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When Inga Met Alice - Volume One

Chess Research - Wed, 06/29/2016 - 15:27

Volume One

When Inga Met Alice
Volume One
When Alice traveled through the looking glass, she discovered a land populated with talking flowers, living chess pieces, and Jabberwocks. When Inga traveled through a 21st century looking glass into her own TV ... In addition to the segments with the ...

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Ole Missus vs. Mammy: Who Owns Southern Food? - Munchies_ Food by VICE

Chess Research - Wed, 06/29/2016 - 15:06

Munchies_ Food by VICE

Ole Missus vs. Mammy: Who Owns Southern Food?
Munchies_ Food by VICE
As a culinary historian myself, I have to do the hard work of justifying my research. .... This complicated sisterhood, fraught with serious rage and undeniable trauma, is a more important arena to examine than authoritative formulas for lemon chess pie.

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New artificial intelligence beats tactical experts in combat simulation - Science Daily

Chess Research - Wed, 06/29/2016 - 12:40

Science Daily

New artificial intelligence beats tactical experts in combat simulation
Science Daily
ALPHA is currently viewed as a research tool for manned and unmanned teaming in a simulation environment. In its earliest iterations, ALPHA consistently outperformed a baseline computer program previously used by the Air Force Research Lab for ...
When AI goes Top GunGCN.com
beats tactical experts in combat simulationUniversity of Cincinnati
Fighter jet AI consistently beats “Top Gun” tactical expertsDesign ENGINEERING

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When AI goes Top Gun - GCN.com

Chess Research - Wed, 06/29/2016 - 10:23

GCN.com

When AI goes Top Gun
GCN.com
First it was Deep Blue and chess. Then Watson won "Jeopardy!" Now an artificial intelligence dubbed ALPHA has bested a highly skilled human fighter pilot in simulated aerial combat. And while Deep Blue and Watson relied on massive, multi-million-dollar ...
beats tactical experts in combat simulationUniversity of Cincinnati
Fighter jet AI consistently beats “Top Gun” tactical expertsDesign ENGINEERING

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John Broven, Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans (Pelican Publishing) - OffBeat Magazine

Chess Research - Wed, 06/29/2016 - 09:30

OffBeat Magazine

John Broven, Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans (Pelican Publishing)
OffBeat Magazine
Broven's encyclopedic knowledge, his painstaking research and his unabashed love for all things NOLA give Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans a fascinating combination of academic rigor and fanboy praise. ... Men like Lew Chudd, Art Rupe, the Braun ...

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Reclaiming public spaces for women - gulfnews.com

Chess Research - Wed, 06/29/2016 - 03:02

gulfnews.com

Reclaiming public spaces for women
gulfnews.com
There are people sitting, chatting or reading newspapers. And here and there are small groups of men, squatting on the metal railings, huddled over chessboards. This flyover space is an informal chess club of sorts. Men come here in the evening after ...

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On Chess: Is there an expiration date for learning about chess? - St. Louis Public Radio

In the News - Wed, 06/29/2016 - 02:00
On Chess: Is there an expiration date for learning about chess?  St. Louis Public Radio

In many competitive sports like ice hockey, soccer and gymnastics, there is an expected pattern of an athlete's life. First, children start practicing.

On Chess: Is there an expiration date for learning about chess? - St. Louis Public Radio

In the News - Wed, 06/29/2016 - 02:00
On Chess: Is there an expiration date for learning about chess?  St. Louis Public Radio

In many competitive sports like ice hockey, soccer and gymnastics, there is an expected pattern of an athlete's life. First, children start practicing.

But Why Tho? On Affirmative Action - Willamette Week

Chess Research - Tue, 06/28/2016 - 21:54

Willamette Week

But Why Tho? On Affirmative Action
Willamette Week
But, after at least two hours of research—which is two more hours of research than our society requires anyone do before forming an opinion—I am here to tell you the conclusive truth about affirmative action: It's vague as fuck. ... But after reading ...

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But Why Tho? On Affirmative Action - Willamette Week

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 06/28/2016 - 21:54

Willamette Week

But Why Tho? On Affirmative Action
Willamette Week
... be in any given workplace or scholastic environment before dictating that qualified applicants from minority groups be given certain considerations over equally qualified—but more highly represented—white folk until those probable percentages ...

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Library's children's section named most magical by Goodreads - Brentwood Home Page

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 06/28/2016 - 20:09

Brentwood Home Page

Library's children's section named most magical by Goodreads
Brentwood Home Page
The library has a huge children's program, including events like After School Explorers, Brentwood Bunch Book Club, Twisting Time Yoga and a Scholastic Chess Club. They have story time quite frequently and even host Lego Mania events. The library is ...

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Bravin' it with Bryan: Chess - KBOI-TV

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 06/28/2016 - 19:08

KBOI-TV

Bravin' it with Bryan: Chess
KBOI-TV
The Boise resident will compete in the U.S. Junior Closed Championships which run July 7-18 in St. Louis, Missouri at the Chess Club and scholastic Center of St. Louis. The tournament is the nation's top event for American chess players under the age ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Chess Research - Tue, 06/28/2016 - 18:28

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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Legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt passes away - Hartford Courant

Chess Research - Tue, 06/28/2016 - 15:12

Hartford Courant

Legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt passes away
Hartford Courant
In November 2011, Summitt announced the formation of her foundation, the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund, with the proceeds going toward research. The SEC and its member institutions donated $100,000. And in June of that year, NASCAR driver and ...

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ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD - UVA Today (press release) (registration)

Chess Research - Tue, 06/28/2016 - 15:03

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD
UVA Today (press release) (registration)
Hamilton's research focuses on the evolution of popular music, and he's the author of the forthcoming book, “Just Around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination.” ... He was a bass player for Chess Records, but he wrote a lot of songs, too.

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Rare Chinese Woodblock Prints to Go on View in Major International Loan Exhibition - Pasadena Now

Chess Research - Tue, 06/28/2016 - 14:42

Rare Chinese Woodblock Prints to Go on View in Major International Loan Exhibition
Pasadena Now
These manuals prescribed appropriate pastimes for a cultivated life, instructed on calligraphy, and advised on chess strategy and drinking games for men, and embroidery patterns for women. They also illustrated musical and dramatic ... Research ...

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Inside the making of the enchanting Brentwood Library children's section - Brentwood Home Page

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 06/28/2016 - 14:19

Brentwood Home Page

Inside the making of the enchanting Brentwood Library children's section
Brentwood Home Page
With the Brentwood Library's children's section being recognized by so many websites this year as a top place for kids, BHP decided to take a look at what went into the making of the enchanting space. The work that went into the children's section is ...

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