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Antikythera shipwreck shows how ancient world's one percent lived - Christian Science Monitor

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 13:31

Christian Science Monitor

Antikythera shipwreck shows how ancient world's one percent lived
Christian Science Monitor
This summer alone, divers recovered more than 50 artifacts from the wreckage: the remains of a bone flute, fine glassware and ceramics, a chess-like piece from an ancient board game, and even a bronze armrest that researchers say may have once fit on a ...

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September 29, 2015 | Student Spotlight: Chess builds on student's math skills ... - Your Niskayuna (registration) (blog)

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:43

Your Niskayuna (registration) (blog)

September 29, 2015 | Student Spotlight: Chess builds on student's math skills ...
Your Niskayuna (registration) (blog)
A year later, he took part in tournaments at the Niskayuna Recreation Center where he was noticed by Richard Chu, World Youth Under 18 chess champion. Shortly after, Chi went on to take chess lessons from Chu, who saw potential in him, encouraging him ...

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NASA's John B. Charles Discusses Ridley Scott's The Martian - Consequence of Sound (blog)

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 11:49

Consequence of Sound (blog)

NASA's John B. Charles Discusses Ridley Scott's The Martian
Consequence of Sound (blog)
... orbital mechanics and astronomy. In celebration of The Martian's debut as a major motion picture, we decided to run the details of the story by a definitive source: John B. Charles, the Associate Manager for International Science of NASA's Human ...

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Internet Addiction Isn't An 'Official' Diagnosis, But This Center Is Devoted ... - Huffington Post

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 11:01

Huffington Post

Internet Addiction Isn't An 'Official' Diagnosis, But This Center Is Devoted ...
Huffington Post
Diagnostic criteria ebb and flow as the years pass and more research emerges, which offers advocates some hope that proposed behavioral addictions like Internet gaming disorder will at some point actually cross the threshold into becoming recognized ...

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Scientists are learning more about how the ancient Greek 1% lived - Business Insider

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 10:04

Scientists are learning more about how the ancient Greek 1% lived
Business Insider
This summer alone, divers recovered more than 50 artifacts from the wreckage: the remains of a bone flute, fine glassware and ceramics, a chess-like piece from an ancient board game, and even a bronze armrest that researchers say may have once fit on a ...

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How to keep robots from taking your job - The Boston Globe

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 08:39

The Boston Globe

How to keep robots from taking your job
The Boston Globe
A lot more research needs to be done before this point is settled, but recent work by Harvard economist David Deming has found that social skills seem to provide a big advantage. Going back to 1980, the most vulnerable jobs have been the ones built ...

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How Epy Quizon prepared for Mabini role in 'Heneral Luna' - GMA News

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 07:21

GMA News

How Epy Quizon prepared for Mabini role in 'Heneral Luna'
GMA News
When they research about Mabini, the first thing they're going to look at is Wikipedia, so binuksan ko ang Wikipedia and there it said 'Sublime Paralytic.'" After discussions with the ... Siya 'yung chess player, chess pieces lang tayo." Quizon ...

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The neuroscience of immortality - Times of India

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 04:06

Times of India

The neuroscience of immortality
Times of India
This turns out to be even harder than it sounds, because today's computers, which can beat human chess grandmasters, can't reliably recognize on electron microscope images where one neuron ends and another begins: they need human tutoring and ... And ...

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Minority Report Recap - A Cinderella Murder Story: Season 1 Episode 2 "Mr ... - Celebrity Dirty Laundry

Mon, 09/28/2015 - 22:11

Celebrity Dirty Laundry

Minority Report Recap - A Cinderella Murder Story: Season 1 Episode 2 "Mr ...
Celebrity Dirty Laundry
Now, in 2065 Washington DC, Dash stands in a busy park and the guy he was playing chess with says it's his move. He checks all the ones he .... They tell her they did research and the killer is Tyson Cole and the tattoo is African tribal. He's an ...

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

Mon, 09/28/2015 - 21:02

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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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Mon, 09/28/2015 - 19:52

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, .... Anyone interested in genealogy research is welcome to attend. Information: www.yvgs.org; ...

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Dershowitz: Obama Playing Checkers, Putin Playing Chess - Newsmax

Mon, 09/28/2015 - 18:18

Newsmax

Dershowitz: Obama Playing Checkers, Putin Playing Chess
Newsmax
Clare Lopez, intelligence and national defense expert and vice president for research and analysis at the Center for Security Policy, said it wouldn't be a surprise if the Unied States joined an alliance with Moscow, Baghdad, Damascus, Tehran and Lebanon.

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Antikythera shipwreck shows how the ancient world's one percent lived - Christian Science Monitor

Mon, 09/28/2015 - 10:57

Christian Science Monitor

Antikythera shipwreck shows how the ancient world's one percent lived
Christian Science Monitor
This summer alone, divers recovered more than 50 artifacts from the wreckage: the remains of a bone flute, fine glassware and ceramics, a chess-like piece from an ancient board game, and even a bronze armrest that researchers say may have once fit on a ...

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Box Office: 'Hotel Transylvania 2' sets September record with $47.5M - CNN

Mon, 09/28/2015 - 06:42

CNN

Box Office: 'Hotel Transylvania 2' sets September record with $47.5M
CNN
... grossed a meek $3.5 million to come in No. 9, versus the $4 million-$5 million the filmmakers were hoping for. Read more: 'The Intern' premiere: Anne Hathaway, stars talk online-fashion research ... Edward Zwick's Pawn Sacrifice, starring Tobey ...
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Asheville family activities, week of Sept. 28 - Asheville Citizen-Times

Mon, 09/28/2015 - 06:18

Asheville Citizen-Times

Asheville family activities, week of Sept. 28
Asheville Citizen-Times
SciGirls is co-hosted by the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) and the Transylvania County 4-H for girls ages 9-14. Program on ..... SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHESS CLUB: Meets 1-4 p.m. Thursdays at Blue Ridge Books, 152 S. Main St., Waynesville.

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The Future of Work: Navigating the Whitewater - Pacific Standard

Mon, 09/28/2015 - 06:00

The Future of Work: Navigating the Whitewater
Pacific Standard
When I ran Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center, which helped pioneer everything from the personal computer to the laser printer to spelling checkers, I always felt that what gave us an edge was real engineers—craftsmen who could actually build amazing ...

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China's ETS will boost Turnbull's chances of shifting Coalition policy - ABC Online

Mon, 09/28/2015 - 01:19

ABC Online

China's ETS will boost Turnbull's chances of shifting Coalition policy
ABC Online
China's announcement that it will implement a nationwide emissions trading scheme in 2017 is globally significant, but it also shifts the power balance in Australia's climate policy chess game. For Turnbull, and others in the Federal Government who ...

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Clubs & Meetings: Week of Sept. 28 - The Daily Courier

Sun, 09/27/2015 - 22:52

Clubs & Meetings: Week of Sept. 28
The Daily Courier
Drop-in Chess 2 p.m. Saturday at Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St. 928-777-1526. Drumming Circle, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays on the square, downtown Prescott. Dawn Gilbreath Whitehawk, 928-830-9482; email ... Northern Arizona Genealogy ...

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Back to Afterschool Care - NY City Lens

Sun, 09/27/2015 - 22:38

NY City Lens

Back to Afterschool Care
NY City Lens
Carol Wong casually eats her lunch while poking at a puzzle on her desk, wishing she were busier. It's the day before elementary schools begin their semester, and as the coordinator for True Light Lutheran Church's Afterschool Care Program this should ...

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Thoughts from the Frontline - Balloons in Search of Needles - Gold Seek

Sun, 09/27/2015 - 21:11

Gold Seek

Thoughts from the Frontline - Balloons in Search of Needles
Gold Seek
I love waterfalls. I've seen some of the world's best, and they always have an impact. The big ones leave me awestruck at nature's power. It was about 20 years ago that I did a boat trip on the upper Zambezi, ending at Victoria Falls. Such a placid ...

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