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Checkmate: Nonagenarian chess whiz influences generations of players - Dearborn Press and Guide
Dearborn Press and Guide
Dearborn Press and Guide
Frank Maguire, 90, plays a game of chess in his west Dearborn home. The nonagenarian taught his son, Mike, to play 50 years ago, and Mike in turn has taught scores of students the game as a chess coach in Indiana. Elizabeth Barbieri -- For The Press & ...
Good For The Body, Good For The Mind - Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
"It's becoming more accepted, but there hasn't been enough research in this area to make people confident." He noted in a statement explaining the study that "major depressive disorder is often characterized ... Maddock pointed out that exercise is one ...
REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts
Redlands Daily Facts
Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival children's workshop: Opera with Frank Fetta, a Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival children's workshop for ages 4 to 12, is 10 to 10:45 a.m. at Redlands Community Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave., Redlands.
This AI-powered robot will destroy you in a game of foosball — but it's not unbeatable - Digital Trends
Digital Trends
Whether it's chess, Go, or TV's Jeopardy!, it seems that computers (and their programmers) aren't willing to stop in their ongoing quest to beat human players at every possible game out there. The latest? A robot developed at the Swiss ... Created as a ...
Checkmate: Nonagenarian chess whiz influences generations of players - Dearborn Press and Guide
Dearborn Press and Guide
Dearborn Press and Guide
Frank Maguire, 90, plays a game of chess in his west Dearborn home. The nonagenarian taught his son, Mike, to play 50 years ago, and Mike in turn has taught scores of students the game as a chess coach in Indiana. Elizabeth Barbieri -- For The Press & ...
AI can excel at medical diagnosis, but the harder task is to win hearts and minds first - The Conversation UK
The Conversation UK
The Conversation UK
Owen A Johnson receives research funding from MRC, EPSRC, NIHR, the NHS and InnovateUK. He is a director of X-Lab Ltd., an e-health software company focused on disruptive innovation in healthcare.
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Spirits are high after vandalized windows are replaced at metro-east school - Belleville News-Democrat
Belleville News-Democrat
Belleville News-Democrat
We have a grant from the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis to teach chess to the first-graders, third-, fourth- and fifth-graders,” Nickerson said. And because of a grant provided by Chavius, the school will offer a robotic program for ...
Libs Gone Insane: HuffPo Will Be Just as Nuts Without Arianna - CNSNews.com
CNSNews.com
It should continue to give the gift of garbage for years to come. On the plus side, I expect it to provide the Media Research Center with lots of ridiculous content to criticize. All Lives Matter = 'Separate But Equal': Liberals have three default ...
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The Messenger Community Calendar - Gadsden Messenger
Gadsden Messenger
Nichols Memorial Library in Gadsden is open every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for anyone interested in family history research. The library .... 20 The main branch will host Chess Club from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the Lena Martin Room. All skill ...
School shortens summer break to stop learning loss - The News Journal
The News Journal
The News Journal
While kids may love going for months without school, research suggests the long hiatus means they forget some of what they learn during the school year — on average, about two months' worth of math skills. The problem is worse for low-income students ...
Playtime is over… when we say so - eNCA
eNCA
eNCA
“Academic research shows that active play is the natural and primary way that children learn,” said Sir Ken Robinson, an educationalist and advisor to Persil's manufacturer, Unilever. “It is essential to their healthy growth and progress, particularly ...
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Libs Gone Insane: HuffPo Will Be Just As Freakin' Nuts Without Arianna - NewsBusters (blog)
NewsBusters (blog)
NewsBusters (blog)
It should continue to give the gift of garbage for years to come. On the plus side, I expect it to provide the Media Research Center with lots of ridiculous content to criticize. All Lives Matter = 'Separate But Equal': Liberals have three default ...
The table service that changed history — and other remarkable discoveries - Christie's
Christie's
Christie's
About to leave for London after two days spent hunting through the castle's attics and backrooms for potential consignments, he came across an interesting chess set locked inside a glass-fronted display cabinet. The chessboard reminded him at once of a ...
Why kids need monsters and magic, even in tumultuous times - Omaha World-Herald
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha World-Herald
This book cover image released by Scholastic Inc., shows the cover for the U.S. trade paperback editions of J.K. Rowling's blockbuster "Harry Potter" series. The new edition of "Sorcerer's Stone" is scheduled for September, the 15th anniversary of ...
Imagine if your own computer could heal itself when attacked - Bend Bulletin
Bend Bulletin
Bend Bulletin
LAS VEGAS — A glimpse of “self-healing” computers unfolded in a massive Las Vegas ballroom last week, and the moment evoked crucial leaps in computer development, such as when IBM's Deep Blue beat a reigning world master at chess in 1997 and more ...
Sinquefield Rd6: So leads after action-packed round - Chessbase News
After the dearth of decisive games in rounds with plenty of action but not results, round six saw three wins that could easily have been four. Aronian missed a ...
India and China: Playing 'Go' in the Indian Ocean - The Interpreter
The Interpreter
China and India are fast emerging as major maritime powers in the Indo-Pacific as part of long-term shifts in the regional balance of power. As their wealth, interests, and power expand, the two countries are also increasingly coming into contact with ...
Charles Krauthammer: To each his own Olympics - STLtoday.com
STLtoday.com
STLtoday.com
Chess legend Garry Kasparov (left) plays Magnus Carlsen during a grandmaster exhibition team tournament at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. Looking on are Fabiano Caruana and founder Rex Sinquefield.
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Charles Krauthammer: To each his own Olympics - STLtoday.com
STLtoday.com
STLtoday.com
Chess legend Garry Kasparov (left) plays Magnus Carlsen during a grandmaster exhibition team tournament at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. Looking on are Fabiano Caruana and founder Rex Sinquefield.
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OnMarket BookBuilds and CMC Markets partner for online IPO offerings - LeapRate
LeapRate
LeapRate
In recognition of the increasing investor demand for access to Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), CMC Markets Plc (LON: CMCX) and OnMarkets BookBuilds (OMB) have entered into a deal which allows CMC Markets' clients to bid for IPOs through their broking ...