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Want to Seem Like a Genius? Talk About Light Bulbs a Lot - Inverse
Inverse
Inverse
He would be wiser, however, to embrace a literal interpretation of “one-on-none” and actually compete against himself, mimicking the habits of the world's best chess players. Take, for instance, the example set by Luke Cage's local chess guru, Bobby ...
New collaboration between Marcel Dzama and Raymond Pettibon at David Zwirner - AMA
AMA
Artists Marcel Dzama and Raymond Pettibon are on display at the David Zwirner gallery in London at a show called “Let us compare mythologies”. This is a new collaboration between the artists, following on from their work called “Forgetting the Hand”, ...
Why Obama's 'One-on-None' Basketball Strategy Never Fails - Inverse
Inverse
Inverse
In 2010, the Harvard University biologist Christoph Randler, Ph.D., published research suggesting that early birds were more proactive and better able to anticipate problems than their late-waking peers. ... Researchers published a study on the benefit ...
"'Queen Of Katwe' Was An Oasis For Me" - Elle UK Magazine
Elle UK Magazine
Elle UK Magazine
The Queen of Katwe (released 21 October), directed by Mira Nair, is set in the slums of Uganda's capital, Kampala. It tells the real life story of a girl - Phiona Mutesi - who becomes a national chess champion after discovering that she could get a cup ...
Disney's new king of QueenIrish Independent
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How library and information studies research is shortchanging libraries (essay) - Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed
In this down-at-the-heels library he's the teacher.” Among his students was 9-year-old Ali Osman, whose mother explained that her son's confidence had soared after playing with Conrad, that he was now bragging to friends about being a chess player.
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U.S. News & World Report ranks NYC's top 50 high schools for 2016 - New York Daily News
New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The school stresses the importance of independent thinking and community engagement. All students must complete an extended essay that mirrors college-level research writing. Extracurricular offerings include basketball, soccer, wrestling and flag ...
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Duterte's tightrope walk - Inquirer.net
Inquirer.net
The landowners should have a substantial share. Western oil-gas firms always gave the tail of the fish to us. If China agrees to this, he should defer determining the exact sharing scheme until our energy and trade departments do research, especially ...
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Cheyenne Middle School brings home 1st-place trophy - Edmond Sun
Edmond Sun
Edmond Sun
The Oklahoma Scholastic Chess Organization (OSCO) is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to promoting the benefits of chess for kids. Participants' skill levels range from beginner to Master. The next tournament will be held in October at Tahlequah.
US Bringing World To The Brink Of Nuclear War - Center for Research on Globalization
Center for Research on Globalization
The ranking Democrat on the U.S. Congressional House Intelligence Committee, uber-Zionist Adam Schiff of California, said of the phenomena of CIA-funded militias fighting in places like Aleppo, “It's part of the three-dimensional chess game.” This ...
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Bryce Dessner Featured in NSO DECLASSIFIED - Broadway World
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... a 17-minute score co-commissioned with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, premiered in May 2015 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, and The Most Incredible Thing, a ballet created by Dessner, Justin Peck, and Marcel Dzama, ...
Chess tourney for students set in Lindsborg - Salina Journal (subscription)
Salina Journal (subscription)
LINDSBORG — A scholastic chess tournament, sponsored by the Anatoly Karpov International School of Chess, will be today at Smoky Valley High School in Lindsborg. Registration will be from 8:15 to 8:45 a.m., with play beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at ...
US Playing Catch Up On Artificial Intelligence As Biggest Rival Seizes Top Spot - Daily Caller
Daily Caller
A man plays Chinese chess with a robot during Guangdong International Robot and Intelligent Equipment Expo, in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China, November 18, 2015. Picture taken November 18, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer ... This subcommittee created the ...
Scholastic chess tournament Oct. 16 in Charlottetown - The Guardian Charlottetown
The Guardian Charlottetown
A Scholastic chess tournament is Sunday, Oct.16, at Colonel Gray High School cafeteria. It's open to all students from kindergarten to Grade 12. Everyone plays at least four games. Students are divided into four- or six- player groups by CMA rating and ...
Programs growing at Grover Cleveland Middle School - New Jersey Hills
New Jersey Hills
WEST CALDWELL TWP. – Grover Cleveland Middle School (GCMS) Principal James Brown briefed the audience on the new programs featured at his school during the Monday, Oct. 10 meeting of the grades K-12 Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education.
Researching Chess Prodigies: An interview with Dr. Kenneth Kiewra - Chess News | ChessBase
Researching Chess Prodigies: An interview with Dr. Kenneth Kiewra - ChessBase
A Millionaire Chess champion is a student at Saint Louis University - St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
One of the most attractive and unique open tournaments in the world has just finished. From Oct. 6-9, Harrah's Resort Atlantic City hosted this chess-revolutionizing event – the 3rd Millionaire Chess Open. Players from all around the world came to New ...
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A Millionaire Chess champion is a student at Saint Louis University - St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess is provided by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Katerina Nemcova is a Prague-born, Czech chess champion who learned to play at age 4. She won her national youth championship in eight different age categories on her ascent, ...
Richmond speed chess tournament commended for inclusivity - Richmond Confidential
Richmond Confidential
Richmond Confidential
“Chess players don't care who they play,” said TC Ball, Director of the West Coast Chess Alliance (WCCA), a Richmond-based nonprofit whose work Ball describes as “chess advocacy” for scholastic and community enrichment. October 9 was declared ...