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NY AG opens inquiry into allegations of fantasy sports insider betting - CBS News

Tue, 10/06/2015 - 21:06

CBS News

NY AG opens inquiry into allegations of fantasy sports insider betting
CBS News
He said his industry is much more likely to attract customers who play chess and the stock market than people who make bets at sports books. ... DraftKings spokeswoman Sabrina Macias said later that the number is based on internal research. On the ...
At casino trade show, debate over daily fantasy is hot topicMonterey County Herald

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AI machine achieves IQ test score of young child - Lifeboat Foundation (blog)

Tue, 10/06/2015 - 19:50

Lifeboat Foundation (blog)

AI machine achieves IQ test score of young child
Lifeboat Foundation (blog)
We already saw what machines can do in arithmetic, chess and pattern recognition. MIT Technology Review poses the bigger ... The team is from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an AI research group in Hungary. The AI system which they used is ...

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Universal Tennis Rating is a new system for grading tennis players - Sports Illustrated

Tue, 10/06/2015 - 13:27

Sports Illustrated

Universal Tennis Rating is a new system for grading tennis players
Sports Illustrated
UTRs also resemble the chess players' ratings—they are derived from match results and similarly, take into account the strength of one's opponent. (In golf, the opponent is the course, which has its own difficulty rating.) Chess outcomes are simply ...

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MMA Psychology: The use of verbal aggression in combat sports - Bloody Elbow

Tue, 10/06/2015 - 12:04

MMA Psychology: The use of verbal aggression in combat sports
Bloody Elbow
"A championship-caliber chess player wouldn't help his game by verbally taunting his opponent, and could actually end up performing below his abilities by doing so, as he would likely lose the cognitive abilities needed to be successful by staying calm ...

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In 'The Outsider,' Frederick Forsyth shares his life of intrigue - Washington Post

Tue, 10/06/2015 - 11:11

In 'The Outsider,' Frederick Forsyth shares his life of intrigue
Washington Post
Then Forsyth found an editor who understood that the story's fascination lay not in de Gaulle's fate but in the complex chess game between a determined assassin and the French leader's formidable security team. The editor surprised Forsyth with the ...

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Report: Fantasy sports employees used insider info to bet - KYTX

Tue, 10/06/2015 - 09:46

KYTX

Report: Fantasy sports employees used insider info to bet
KYTX
He said his industry is much more likely to attract customers who play chess and the stock market than people who make bets at sports books. "It's really the ... DraftKings spokeswoman Sabrina Macias said later that the number is based on internal ...

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THINGS TO DO: Oct. 8-14 - Marco Island Sun Times

Tue, 10/06/2015 - 08:52

Marco Island Sun Times

THINGS TO DO: Oct. 8-14
Marco Island Sun Times
Kids free Fridays 10 a.m. Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Learning Center, 300 Tower Road, Naples, kids free when accompanied by adult, summer education program provides free admission for children ages 12 and younger ...

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Perception vs. reality of the only child - Detroit Free Press

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 22:37

Detroit Free Press

Perception vs. reality of the only child
Detroit Free Press
The one-child phenomena has caused lots of hand-wringing and generated a slew of research to determine whether only children are as popular, as smart, as well-adjusted as kids with siblings. Parents want only the best ... She read books such as “One ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 19:30

REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR
Redlands Daily Facts
Chess club: Redlands Chess Club meets 2 to 5 p.m. every Friday at Redlands Community Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave. Players of all ages are welcome, from ... Anyone interested in genealogy research is welcome to attend. Information: www.yvgs.org; ...

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Report: Fantasy sports employees used insider info to bet - CBS News

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 18:38

CBS News

Report: Fantasy sports employees used insider info to bet
CBS News
He said his industry is much more likely to attract customers who play chess and the stock market than people who make bets at sports books. ... DraftKings spokeswoman Sabrina Macias said later that the number is based on internal research. On the ...

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At gambling trade show, the debate over daily fantasy leagues is hot topic of ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 17:01

At gambling trade show, the debate over daily fantasy leagues is hot topic of ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
He said his industry is much more likely to attract customers who play chess and the stock market than people who make bets at sports books. "It's really the ... DraftKings spokeswoman Sabrina Macias said later that the number is based on internal ...

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20 Reasons Why Debate Club Kids Were Better Prepared For Adulthood - Bustle

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 14:56

Bustle

20 Reasons Why Debate Club Kids Were Better Prepared For Adulthood
Bustle
Your friends might have been good at track or chess or whatever, but I bet none of them had someone throw a chair out of anger during a debate round. Or how about a judge that didn't listen to a word you said because they already picked a winner by ...

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The Laws of Adaptation - Harvard Law School News

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 14:32

The Laws of Adaptation
Harvard Law School News
As a rules-based system, law is similar to chess, he notes, in which Watson's predecessor, Deep Blue, prevailed 14 years earlier, beating the world chess champion. “The Watson people say, 'We won't replace doctors or lawyers; ... Because of technology ...

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Glen Burnie West: St. Paul's 5K to benefit local charities - CapitalGazette.com

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 13:52

CapitalGazette.com

Glen Burnie West: St. Paul's 5K to benefit local charities
CapitalGazette.com
Center member Phil Levery will teach the basics of chess 12:30 to 3 p.m. every Friday to beginning and intermediate players. ... Guest speaker is Laura Taliaferro from the Hearing Research Lab at the University of Maryland College Park. Taliaferro will ...

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AI scored on par with a four-year old - ZME Science

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 13:42

ZME Science

AI scored on par with a four-year old
ZME Science
In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue computer defeated world chess champion Gary Gasparov. Then, in 2011 Watson defeated the best Jeopardy! human player ever. Both made headlines, but it's important not to lose sight of the fact that these machines, when taken out ...

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Sean Pendergast Texans Post-Game Rant Transcript - CBS Local

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 12:14

CBS Local

Sean Pendergast Texans Post-Game Rant Transcript
CBS Local
Kyle Shanahan was playing chess out there today and Romeo Crennel was playing Candyland. And I mean he's getting picked apart. ... I need to do my quarterback research a little better for the upcoming draft. Is Trevone Boykin a guy who's considered an ...

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What's happening Tuesday in the north valley - Chico Enterprise-Record

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 12:04

What's happening Tuesday in the north valley
Chico Enterprise-Record
Based on her book, “Entry to a Life of Travel and Tourism Research.” Meriam Library, Chico State University ... Chess games, instruction: 3:30-5 p.m. Beginners to advanced, K-12; instruction by Chico High School volunteers. Chico library, 1108 Sherman Ave.

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Brainteasers, IQ Tests, and Other Ways of Derailing Your Interview Process - Pulse

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 07:42

Pulse

Brainteasers, IQ Tests, and Other Ways of Derailing Your Interview Process
Pulse
Over the years I've had a propensity to hire chess players or young people who distinguish themselves in mathematics or logic. I wanted .... Research even shows a definitive link between emotional distress and serious forms of illness, such as cancer ...

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Stuart Bradford for The Chronicle Review - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

Sun, 10/04/2015 - 23:21

Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

Stuart Bradford for The Chronicle Review
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
But for the past five years, he has been involved with and studying the Good Judgment Project, a team in an annual forecasting tournament funded by a government agency called Iarpa, for Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity. Led by Barbara ...

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Clubs & Meetings: Week of Oct. 5 - The Daily Courier

Sun, 10/04/2015 - 22:04

Clubs & Meetings: Week of Oct. 5
The Daily Courier
Northern Arizona Genealogy Society free assistance with genealogy research, 1 to 3 p.m. the 2nd and 4th Thursday by appointment at Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St. 928-777-1500. Occupy Prescott, in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, meets 5 ...

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