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The Parliamentary Gupta divide - eNCA

Chess Research - Wed, 03/30/2016 - 03:13

The Parliamentary Gupta divide
eNCA
That means the space remains open for further manoeuvres in the chess game of politics. Not only in the ANC, but across the broader political landscape – and Parliament. The national ... Too many communities erupt in protest against unresponsive ...

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Barbara Bradley Hagerty Finds the Art and Opportunity of Midlife - KQED

Chess Research - Wed, 03/30/2016 - 02:21

Barbara Bradley Hagerty Finds the Art and Opportunity of Midlife
KQED
I've been slowly getting better. I try to stay hopeful as my condition ultimately is my brain being confused. It triggers my brain to send pain signals when there is nothing wrong. any research that shows staying hopeful and staying in the moment can ...

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On Chess: Heartbreak of the year at the Candidates Tournament - St. Louis Public Radio

In the News - Wed, 03/30/2016 - 02:00
On Chess: Heartbreak of the year at the Candidates Tournament  St. Louis Public Radio

The 2016 Candidates Tournament in Moscow has come to a close. This event determined the challenger for the World Chess Championship against ...

On Chess: Heartbreak of the year at the Candidates Tournament - St. Louis Public Radio

CCSCSL News Feed - Wed, 03/30/2016 - 02:00
On Chess: Heartbreak of the year at the Candidates Tournament  St. Louis Public Radio

The 2016 Candidates Tournament in Moscow has come to a close. This event determined the challenger for the World Chess Championship against ...

On Chess: Heartbreak of the year at the Candidates Tournament - St. Louis Public Radio

In the News - Wed, 03/30/2016 - 02:00
On Chess: Heartbreak of the year at the Candidates Tournament  St. Louis Public Radio

The 2016 Candidates Tournament in Moscow has come to a close. This event determined the challenger for the World Chess Championship against ...

On Chess: Heartbreak of the year at the Candidates Tournament - St. Louis Public Radio

CCSCSL News Feed - Wed, 03/30/2016 - 02:00
On Chess: Heartbreak of the year at the Candidates Tournament  St. Louis Public Radio

The 2016 Candidates Tournament in Moscow has come to a close. This event determined the challenger for the World Chess Championship against ...

'Dark Horse' a loving portrait of hero – Webber, Hurd-Wood to star in Joe Dante's chiller 'Labirintus' - Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

Chess Research - Tue, 03/29/2016 - 23:58

Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

'Dark Horse' a loving portrait of hero – Webber, Hurd-Wood to star in Joe Dante's chiller 'Labirintus'
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
It was a 2003 documentary about the New Zealand chess champ (nicknamed the Dark Horse) that inspired writer-director James Napier Robertson to give Potini's story narrative treatment. But it's Curtis who brings Potini ... “Labirintus” tells the story ...

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Hudson sixth-grader checks competitors and brings home Ohio chess cup - Hudson Hub-Times

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 03/29/2016 - 23:10

Hudson sixth-grader checks competitors and brings home Ohio chess cup
Hudson Hub-Times
"I think I'm very patient, and chess is all about patience and strategy and so you wait for your opponent to make a mistake," Destynn said. "Or you can go crazy if you want to." And to the young player, the game, played on a parquet board, helps in ...

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Defendant asks judge for computer to research his shooting spree - New York Post

Chess Research - Tue, 03/29/2016 - 18:34

New York Post

Defendant asks judge for computer to research his shooting spree
New York Post
Wright-El — who had been arrested twice for attempted murder in Baltimore— fired six times on quiet Bed-Stuy street in October 2014, hitting a 57-year-old man and his 16-year-old nephew as the two played chess together. He then ran down the street ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Chess Research - Tue, 03/29/2016 - 18:32

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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Analysis: The Parliamentary Gupta divide - Daily Maverick

Chess Research - Tue, 03/29/2016 - 17:50

Daily Maverick

Analysis: The Parliamentary Gupta divide
Daily Maverick
That means the space remains open for further manoeuvres in the chess game of politics. Not only in the ANC, but across the broader political landscape – and Parliament. The national ... Too many communities erupt in protest against unresponsive ...

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Alpha Omicron Pi's Smoke Out Arthritis Event - The Charger Times

Chess Research - Tue, 03/29/2016 - 14:53

The Charger Times

Alpha Omicron Pi's Smoke Out Arthritis Event
The Charger Times
There was the delicious sent of barbeque, boisterous music, conversation, and many games including Jenga, giant chess, and giant Connect 4 played at the event. This great event occurred at the Shelby Center for Science and ... Kristen Curtis, Alpha ...

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Chess Players Compete for Championship in Brownsville - KRGV

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 03/29/2016 - 13:13

KRGV

Chess Players Compete for Championship in Brownsville
KRGV
“This weekend we're hosting the 2016 Texas State Scholastic Chess Championships.” “It was long, exhausting but it was fun. It's always fun to come out to these tournaments,” Jesus Guillen, a chess player, said. There's almost 1,800 players registered ...

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Is AlphaGo Really Such a Big Deal? - Quanta Magazine

Chess Research - Tue, 03/29/2016 - 12:07

Quanta Magazine

Is AlphaGo Really Such a Big Deal?
Quanta Magazine
A monthly column in which top researchers explore the process of discovery. ... observation that there are more potential positions in Go than in chess, but they don't explain why this should cause more difficulty for computers than for humans. In ...

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UPDATE - Trifacta Introduces Photon Compute Framework, Enhancing the Industry's Most Fluid Data Wrangling ... - Marketwired (press release)

Chess Research - Tue, 03/29/2016 - 12:02

UPDATE - Trifacta Introduces Photon Compute Framework, Enhancing the Industry's Most Fluid Data Wrangling ...
Marketwired (press release)
Building on new concepts in high-performance, data-centric computing from both research and industry, Photon powers an unprecedented, immersive user experience. Trifacta users can now explore, profile and transform serious volumes of ... Enhanced ...

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Calculating the Human Brain's Processing Capacity Is a Flawed and Meaningless Exercise - Slate Magazine

Chess Research - Tue, 03/29/2016 - 10:34

Slate Magazine

Calculating the Human Brain's Processing Capacity Is a Flawed and Meaningless Exercise
Slate Magazine
... at arithmetic, and yet the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA's, best robots can't match a 3-year-old in tying shoelaces. So you can say a system with x bits or MIPS can match the brain at some well-defined task y, such as chess or ...

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District 191 chess teams win state championships - SW News Media

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 03/29/2016 - 10:33

SW News Media

District 191 chess teams win state championships
SW News Media
Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 10:30 am. District 191 chess teams win state championships. Teams from Metcalf Junior High in Burnsville and Harriet Bishop Elementary in Savage won state titles at the Minnesota State Scholastic Chess Championship, ...

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Vancity Futures: Taking the Human out of Human Resources. - Vancity Buzz

Chess Research - Tue, 03/29/2016 - 10:14

Vancity Futures: Taking the Human out of Human Resources.
Vancity Buzz
A new study by Vancouver-based research firm Intensions surveyed 2299 adults across Canada, found that a quarter (26%) of Canadian adults would prefer to be screened and hired, or have their job performance assessed, by an unbiased computer program ...

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