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AP names McCartney as West Coast entertainment editor - WPXI Pittsburgh

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 07/12/2017 - 11:45

WPXI Pittsburgh

AP names McCartney as West Coast entertainment editor
WPXI Pittsburgh
"I think it's quite a compliment to the city of St. Louis that he would choose this venue to come back," said billionaire Rex Sinquefield, who founded the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis in 2008. "It's really an exciting and happy day in ...

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SCRS panel: Multiple units, more research might be facts of life for auto body shops buying welders - Repairer Driven News (press release) (blog)

Chess Research - Wed, 07/12/2017 - 10:10

Repairer Driven News (press release) (blog)

SCRS panel: Multiple units, more research might be facts of life for auto body shops buying welders
Repairer Driven News (press release) (blog)
Bradshaw joined fellow SCRS board member Dave Gruskos (Reliable Automotive Equipment), former board Chairman Andy Dingman (Dingman's Collision Center), and SCRS Education Committee co-Chairman Toby Chess (Kent Automotive) to talk about ...

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A July 4 tradition: Chess in Philly at the World Open - Washington Times

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 07/12/2017 - 09:37

Washington Times

A July 4 tradition: Chess in Philly at the World Open
Washington Times
Former world champion Garry Kasparov, among the greatest ever to play the game, is coming out of retirement next month to play in a rapid and blitz tournament to be held following the Sinquefield Tournament at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St.

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CHESS Study Investigates Economic Burden of Severe Hemophilia in Europe - AJMC.com Managed Markets Network

Chess Research - Wed, 07/12/2017 - 09:24

CHESS Study Investigates Economic Burden of Severe Hemophilia in Europe
AJMC.com Managed Markets Network
“Based on other existing studies of this patient group, we believe that the cost estimates from the CHESS cohort extrapolate well to the population of severe haemophilia patients in the EU5,” concludes the study. “The CHESS study highlights the ...

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After Go, developers are now building AI to beat us at soccer - CNET

Chess Research - Wed, 07/12/2017 - 06:01

CNET

After Go, developers are now building AI to beat us at soccer
CNET
... that aims to advance robotics and AI research, put competitive soccer-playing robots in the field a decade ago. But soccer isn't the only thing that tech can do -- in the same year, IBM's computer, Deep Blue, defeated Garry Kasparov in a game of chess.

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Crafts & Cocktails - Webster-Kirkwood Times - West End Word

World Chess Hall of Fame - Wed, 07/12/2017 - 01:59

Crafts & Cocktails - Webster-Kirkwood Times
West End Word
Crafts & Cocktails: Mirror, Mirror with Yuko Suga will be presented Wednesday, July 12, 6 p.m., at the World Chess Hall of Fame, 4652 Maryland Ave. in the ...

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Crafts & Cocktails - Webster Kirkwood Times

World Chess Hall of Fame - Wed, 07/12/2017 - 01:35

Crafts & Cocktails
Webster Kirkwood Times
Crafts & Cocktails: Mirror, Mirror with Yuko Suga will be presented Wednesday, July 12, 6 p.m., at the World Chess Hall of Fame, 4652 Maryland Ave. in the Central West End. Get ready for some self-reflection with Yuko Suga, one of the participating ...

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Out of the Blue: Medieval Fragments Yield Surprises - Laboratory Equipment

Chess Research - Tue, 07/11/2017 - 08:11

Laboratory Equipment

Out of the Blue: Medieval Fragments Yield Surprises
Laboratory Equipment
Analyzing pigments in medieval illuminated manuscript pages at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) is opening up some new areas of research bridging the arts and sciences. Louisa Smieska and Ruth Mullett studied manuscript pages ...

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So rules Leon Chess Masters - The Manila Times Online - The Manila Times

In the News - Tue, 07/11/2017 - 06:31

So rules Leon Chess Masters - The Manila Times Online
The Manila Times
Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So added another feather to his cap by topping the 30th Magistral De Ajedrez – Leon Chess Masters held in Leon, Spain.

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First-of-its-kind facility for Boy Scouts opens near Laurie - Lakenewsonline.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Mon, 07/10/2017 - 20:15

First-of-its-kind facility for Boy Scouts opens near Laurie
Lakenewsonline.com
Courtesy of a generous donation from Scoutmaster Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield, wife of Rex Sinquefield, the lab currently houses computers, 3D printers, laser engravers, CNC routers, embroidery machines, Scan-n-Cut machines, littleBits, soldering equipment ...

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Out of the Blue: X-Ray Finds Unique Fingerprint in Medieval Manuscript Ink - Newswise (press release)

Chess Research - Mon, 07/10/2017 - 19:57

Out of the Blue: X-Ray Finds Unique Fingerprint in Medieval Manuscript Ink
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — ITHACA, N.Y. – Analyzing pigments in medieval illuminated manuscript pages at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) is opening up some new areas of research bridging the arts and sciences. Louisa Smieska and Ruth Mullett ...

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Your Best Teammate Might Someday Be an Algorithm - MIT Technology Review

Chess Research - Mon, 07/10/2017 - 16:33

MIT Technology Review

Your Best Teammate Might Someday Be an Algorithm
MIT Technology Review
Through a project called People + AI Research, or PAIR, Google will release tools designed to help make the inner workings of AI systems more transparent. The company is also launching several research initiatives aimed at finding new ways for humans ...

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Out of the blue: Medieval fragments yield surprises - Phys.Org

Chess Research - Mon, 07/10/2017 - 15:32

Phys.Org

Out of the blue: Medieval fragments yield surprises
Phys.Org
A portable-point X-ray flourescence (p-XRF) scanner is used on an illuminated manuscript fragment. Credit: Cornell University Library. Analyzing pigments in medieval illuminated manuscript pages at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) is ...

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The Limoneira Co (NASDAQ:LMNR) Director Elizabeth Blanchard Chess Sells 3506 Shares - BangaloreWeekly

Chess Research - Mon, 07/10/2017 - 09:44

The Limoneira Co (NASDAQ:LMNR) Director Elizabeth Blanchard Chess Sells 3506 Shares
BangaloreWeekly
Limoneira Co (NASDAQ:LMNR) Director Elizabeth Blanchard Chess sold 3,506 shares of Limoneira stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 28th. The shares were ... A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company.

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The Bots Beat Us. Now What? - FiveThirtyEight

Chess Research - Mon, 07/10/2017 - 05:01

FiveThirtyEight

The Bots Beat Us. Now What?
FiveThirtyEight
He hadn't played a recorded game of chess for five years, since defeating Boris Spassky and the Soviet machine in the match of the century in Reykjavik, Iceland, capturing the world championship and becoming an American Cold War hero. ... The ...

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