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Fingerspitzengefuhl: What Elite Tank Commanders, Chess Grandmasters, and Entrepreneurs Have in Common - Business 2 Community
Business 2 Community
Business 2 Community
However, research has begun to reveal that unconscious intuitive feel, Fingerspitzengefuhl, is more reliable in complex situations like choosing a partner, changing professions, or launching a new product line. A Dutch researcher, Ap Dijksterhuis ...
Poor Elijah's Almanack: Getting creative - Torrington Register Citizen
Torrington Register Citizen
A few years ago, Newsweek headlined “The Creativity Crisis.” The cover featured crayons and the alarming declaration that “for the first time research shows that American creativity is declining.” Of course, this declaration has to be considered in the ...
Sam Allardyce bats away questions over Wayne Rooney's role in England victory - The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian
Mr. Kubrick knew it would be difficult to get his way, and inn his research he also knew that Mr. Douglas was an accomplished Chess Player. There was a scene that they were going to shoot the next day and an disagreement came to light between the two.
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OpenSpace Q&A with Robin McAlpine: Talking strategies for independence and more - CommonSpace
CommonSpace
CommonSpace
Any serious political campaign I've ever seen integrates what you'd call 'opinion research' into the preparation stage. That usually means the kind of range of broadly focus-group work that people do, but it can also mean door-to-door and so on. I ...
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Moody's Sees Capital Controls Back on Azeri Agenda as Woes Mount - Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Moody's Investors Service said Azerbaijan may be forced to reconsider some form of capital controls as the former Soviet Union's biggest currency crisis shows no sign of letting up. Tighter monetary policy has failed to “effectively” respond to a ...
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Clubs & Meetings: Sept. 6-12 - Prescott Daily Courier
Prescott 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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America's Young Chess Champs - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal
America’s Young Chess Champs - The Wall Street Journal
America's Young Chess Champs - WSJ - Wall Street Journal
America’s Young Chess Champs - Wall Street Journal
15 Gallery Shows Across Europe Everyone Should See This Fall - artnet News
The editors at artnet News in Europe have sourced the 15 most exciting and challenging exhibitions in galleries all across Europe this fall.
15 Gallery Shows Across Europe Everyone Should See This Fall - artnet News
The editors at artnet News in Europe have sourced the 15 most exciting and challenging exhibitions in galleries all across Europe this fall.
Nick Clegg: 'Michael Gove went from charm personified to hiding in the toilet' - HITC
HITC
HITC
Research also showed that as many as four in 10 children officially categorised as living in poverty were still not eligible to receive free school meals – and that a universal provision would be disproportionately beneficial to those on lower incomes ...
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The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Gene Wilder - JoBlo.com
JoBlo.com
JoBlo.com
... a good preview of the kind of dynamic he'd have with Pryor (albeit somewhat warmer) and watching the two play off each other is a joy, like when they share a joint and Wilder's voice raises several octaves, or the “get drunk, play chess, screw ...
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John Robson: You can't compute your way to a better economy - National Post
National Post
National Post
This might sound about as interesting and relevant as a flaw in the Panov-Botvinnik attack (a chess opening, for the unfamiliar). But if you can stay awake briefly, I'll try to show that it's a major cause of trouble in the world. ... When Galileo said ...
Greenfield Library Notebook, Sept. 5 to 9, 2016 - The Recorder
The Recorder
The Recorder
Writers' Lunch: Noon to 2 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays. LeVanway Meeting Room will be open for a Writers' Lunch. This is a self-directed free writing time open to any writer who is looking for a place to work through their lunch. Bring your own lunch.
Women want to be ahead of the game - Budapest Times
Budapest Times
Budapest Times
Gamers are boys who live in dark basements eating chips and drinking cola, or so goes the prejudice. Five young women are on a mission to prove that girls can be just as good at video games – or even better. Usually games are programmed at Nemesys ...
Bunny in the City: Lumber company challenge brings out best for ALS - Savannah Morning News
Savannah Morning News
Savannah Morning News
The event was set to raise $5,000 to support research to end Lou Gehrig's Disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, in honor of the late Kirby Beam, president of the company from 1988 to 2004. Driving onto the organized six-acre lot, the ... Half of ...
Welcome to Philly's Robot Revolution - Philadelphia magazine
Philadelphia magazine
Philadelphia magazine
While last year he was one of hundreds of eminent figures to sign a letter warning of the dangers such a revolution poses for the human race, a research group he backs recently announced it's developing a “household robot” to wash your dishes and take ...