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Man vs. Pawn - The Weekly Standard

Fri, 10/02/2015 - 00:02

The Weekly Standard

Man vs. Pawn
The Weekly Standard
Fine is a reasonably good writer and does a diligent job in what he would call “field research” and we would call reporting. He attended tournaments and did a great deal of interviewing. His goal, he explains, is to see chess as “a social world with ...

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Man vs. Pawn - The Weekly Standard

Fri, 10/02/2015 - 00:02

The Weekly Standard

Man vs. Pawn
The Weekly Standard
Fine is a reasonably good writer and does a diligent job in what he would call “field research” and we would call reporting. He attended tournaments and did a great deal of interviewing. His goal, he explains, is to see chess as “a social world with ...

Categories: Chess Research

DraftKings, FanDuel Are Uber to casinos eyeing sports bets - Chicago Tribune

Thu, 10/01/2015 - 12:23

ESPN

DraftKings, FanDuel Are Uber to casinos eyeing sports bets
Chicago Tribune
Customer spending may reach $17.7 billion by 2020, from $3.7 billion this year, according to Eilers Research. The casinos' core business of slot ... He likened the business to chess or investing in the stock market. He declined to take questions after ...
Global Gaming Expo unveils what's next for Las Vegas gamblersCovers.com

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DraftKings, FanDuel Are Uber to Casinos Eyeing Sports Bets - Bloomberg

Thu, 10/01/2015 - 11:48

ESPN

DraftKings, FanDuel Are Uber to Casinos Eyeing Sports Bets
Bloomberg
Customer spending may reach $17.7 billion by 2020, from $3.7 billion this year, according to Eilers Research LLC. The casinos' core business of slot ... He likened the business to chess or investing in the stock market. He declined to take questions ...
Global Gaming Expo unveils what's next for Las Vegas gamblersCovers.com

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The spark: How to go from couch potato to sports spud - Chicago Tribune

Thu, 10/01/2015 - 10:39

Chicago Tribune

The spark: How to go from couch potato to sports spud
Chicago Tribune
The research says we change in stages. The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of ... But in her early 30s, she tried fencing on a whim, which is described as "physical chess" because it requires both brainpower and exertion. And so, fencing became a catalyst ...

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IQ Test Result: Advanced AI Machine Matches Four-Year-Old Child's Score - MIT Technology Review

Thu, 10/01/2015 - 09:13

MIT Technology Review

IQ Test Result: Advanced AI Machine Matches Four-Year-Old Child's Score
MIT Technology Review
These machines have long been better than humans at arithmetic, certain games such as chess, and more recently at advanced pattern recognitions tasks such as face recognition. But an outstanding questions is: to what extent do these capabilities add up ...

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'Real Tennis' May Be Obscure, but It Has Fans in Britain - New York Times

Thu, 10/01/2015 - 06:00

New York Times

'Real Tennis' May Be Obscure, but It Has Fans in Britain
New York Times
Generally, I feel pretty confident with a racket in my hand. I've been playing tennis for most of my life and can hold my own with accomplished players. I'm able to make a respectable showing at racquetball and squash and play a decent game of Ping-Pong.

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Depths of learning - Nature.com

Thu, 10/01/2015 - 05:19

Depths of learning
Nature.com
Machine-learning research has always been about getting machines to learn to recognize complex patterns. Connect a computer to a camera, and a good image identification algorithm should be able, from the raw image data, to identify a particular human ...

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

Wed, 09/30/2015 - 22:51

What's happening Thursday in the north valley
Chico Enterprise-Record
Chico Air Museum: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Aircraft, aviation, space artifacts and documents; outdoor museum with jet and propeller driven aircraft; research library, gift shop, speaker series, events by arrangements. Learn about aerospace history of Chico and ...

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Scare tactics: Ghost tours highlight the paranormal side of Pittsburgh - Tribune-Review

Wed, 09/30/2015 - 20:01

Scare tactics: Ghost tours highlight the paranormal side of Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review
In 2013, members from Pittsburgh Paranormal Research conducted a weekend investigation at Brackenridge Heights. Experience ... Candlelight Ghostwalk, Chess Park, West Main Street, Monongahela, 7:15 p.m., Oct. 16 and 17 and 23 and 24. Admission: ...

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Chess groups to meet in October - Bradford Era

Wed, 09/30/2015 - 19:10

Chess groups to meet in October
Bradford Era
Meanwhile, the 25th annual Bradford Businessmen's Chess League competition will begin Nov. 4 and run through March 2. Many activities are scheduled, including pizza parties, matches and tournaments. Research continues to confirm the educational ...

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New club connects students through gaming - El Camino College Union

Wed, 09/30/2015 - 15:54

El Camino College Union

New club connects students through gaming
El Camino College Union
Around 60 students plus attended to the meeting where some of them played, “The Walking Dead” board game, chess, Pandemic, and Empire. The meeting ... “Research shows that students who join a club get higher GPA than students that don't,” Page said.

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Prince George's County community calendar, Oct. 1-7, 2015 - Washington Post

Wed, 09/30/2015 - 14:55

Prince George's County community calendar, Oct. 1-7, 2015
Washington Post
Chess club Eagle Chess Academy leads this class for all ages to learn or improve skills. 4 p.m. South Bowie Library, 15301 Hall Rd., Bowie. 301-850-0475. www.pgcmls.info. Free. Lego creative club Build ... Bikers for Babies The 12th annual motorcycle ...

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Whatever your nature, you need nurture: David Epstein's 'The Sports Gene' - Chestnut Hill Local

Wed, 09/30/2015 - 13:55

Whatever your nature, you need nurture: David Epstein's 'The Sports Gene'
Chestnut Hill Local
He devised a test for a panel of chess players who represented four skill levels: A world champion, a master, a city champion and an average club player. He flashed before them, for three seconds, a chessboard with chess pieces set up in realistic ...

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Cosmology: A story of cosmic proportions - Nature.com

Wed, 09/30/2015 - 11:57

Nature.com

Cosmology: A story of cosmic proportions
Nature.com
This aspect of Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs conveys the excitement and uncertainty of cutting-edge, big-idea research. In a chapter called 'The ... A rich set of rules (think chess) can lead to complex and interesting outcomes. I would take this ...

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What is the Future for Traditional Advertising Agencies? - Search Engine Journal

Wed, 09/30/2015 - 10:49

Search Engine Journal

What is the Future for Traditional Advertising Agencies?
Search Engine Journal
An example of machine learning for a traditional digital agency is completing keyword research. Experts have a clear process that they follow identically each time they complete the task. Although this ... Men (amateur men) and machine (average ...

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HGH Infrared Systems Supporting UK Navy with Revolutionary, Mobile C2S ... - GlobeNewswire (press release)

Wed, 09/30/2015 - 10:02

HGH Infrared Systems Supporting UK Navy with Revolutionary, Mobile C2S ...
GlobeNewswire (press release)
Leading the project is UK-based Qinetiq, research and technology group, who have paired HGH's Spynel sensor alongside the SharpEye radar from Kelvin Hughes and a Chess Dynamics Sea Eagle providing electro-optical surveillance system, the ...

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'Limitless' TV Series Spoilers: Episode 2 Sees Finch Learn His Role At The FBI ... - International Business Times

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 22:51

International Business Times

'Limitless' TV Series Spoilers: Episode 2 Sees Finch Learn His Role At The FBI ...
International Business Times
Together, they chase down a string of leads that takes them to the office of a biological research company. Although they have proof enough, there's no hard evidence that the company's business manager is responsible for ... that his dad's new live-in ...

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DraftKings CEO compares fantasy sports to chess, stock investing - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 19:40

Las Vegas Review-Journal

DraftKings CEO compares fantasy sports to chess, stock investing
Las Vegas Review-Journal
In a research report last week, Eilers Research gaming analyst Adam Krejcik estimated daily fantasy sports entry fees will hit $3.7 billion this year and $17.7 billion in 2020. Krejcik said DraftKings overtook FanDuel and collected more than $10.9 ...

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Miss Diane Gave Kenny A 2nd Shot - New Haven Independent

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 15:03

Miss Diane Gave Kenny A 2nd Shot
New Haven Independent
Under the leadership of Brown—who grew up attending a previous incarnation of Stetson in Newhallville—Stetson became the new de facto “Q,” a place for adult book groups, a chess club, after-school tutoring, “community conversations” about Long Wharf ...

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