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Resistance may be futile, but it's fun Game Review: 'XCOM2' - Waterbury Republican American
Waterbury Republican American
Onboard, teams of scientists and engineers eagerly await your orders to build new tech and research alien artifacts. Much like the combat layer, the Avenger continues to evolve as you journey deeper towards disrupting the alien hierarchy. You can ...
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Aiken-area chess players defy gender stereotypes - The Augusta Chronicle
The Augusta Chronicle
The Augusta Chronicle
Tori, who started playing in third grade, was the top female scholastic chess player in South Carolina by the time she was a sixth-grader. That accomplishment came with an invitation to play in the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls ...
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Aiken-area chess players defy gender stereotypes - The Augusta Chronicle
The Augusta Chronicle
Tori, who started playing in third grade, was the top female scholastic chess player in South Carolina by the time she was a sixth-grader. That accomplishment came with an invitation to play in the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls ...
North Shore Community Calendar - The Salem News
The Salem News
Marblehead: Children's Chess Club, 6 to 8 p.m., Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St. Learn chess with Mikhail Perelsteyn. Beginners lessons ... Marblehead: Free Story Time, 10:30 a.m., Boston Scholastic, 165 Pleasant St. For all ages. Free and open ...
North Shore Community Calendar - The Salem News
The Salem News
Middleton: Genealogy Class: Part 2, 6 to 7 p.m., Flint Public Library, 1 South Main St. Learn about research tools and facts about ancestors. For adults. Register at 978-774-8132. www.flintlibrary.org. Marblehead: Poetry Salon, 2 to 4 p.m., Abbot ...
REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts
Redlands Daily Facts
Cycle for ALS fundraiser: The Energy Lab, 304 E. Citrus Ave., Redlands, holds a Cycle for ALS fundraiser 2 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Funds raised will go to the Blazeman Foundation for ALS Inc., to be used for ALS research. For information on the Blazeman ...
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Go and the end of humanity as we know it - Rappler
Rappler
Rappler
Computers have been trying to beat humans at Chess and Go since the 1950's, but the first major breakthroughs didn't occur until 1977 when Northwestern University's "Chess" won a tournament against human participants. By 1980, the program Belle was ...
Nigeria without oil - Vanguard
Vanguard
Vanguard
Finland also has a very well educated work force, perhaps the best in Europe and it is always at the cutting edge of research and technology. Quality education unfortunately, is one of Nigeria's Achilles heels at the moment. In considering the ... A ...
$12B Army IT RFP is out - FCW.com
FCW.com
FCW.com
Cuts to the CHESS travel budget will make it harder for the Army component on its own to drum up interest across the service in ITES-3S, according to Neff. "We're looking, obviously, for industry folks that are going to go out and help sell this ...
Hannibal Buress Joining Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron in 'Baywatch' (Exclusive) - Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter
Magnus, a feature documentary on Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, has been snatched up by multiple buyers in Berlin, one of several strong sellers from Scandinavian sales outfit TrustNordisk. Magus sold to NFP for Germany and Austria ...
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French Researchers Make New Strides in Engineering Acoustic Absorption, Soon to 3D Print Metasurfaces - 3DPrint.com
3DPrint.com
From the smallest things—for instance, my son couldn't find his chess set after our recent move, so he just hopped on over to Thingiverse for ideas and then began 3D printing out a new one for the whole family to enjoy—including a new board. And to ...
Love In The Time Of Robots: A Chat With Ex Machina Director Alex Garland - The FADER
The FADER
The FADER
In Garland's movie, an alcoholic billionaire hermit-genius has created a self-aware humanoid android named Ava. The billionaire recruits a meek, low-level employee of his company to his far-off estate/research-lab/dance-palace. The employee has a task: ...
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ASX wavers over future of Chess platform as it begins work on blockchain settlement - Finextra (press release)
Finextra (press release)
The Australian Stock Exchange says it plans to hire more staff as it lays the groundwork for the introduction of of a new post-trade platform based on distributed ledger technology. In its full-year report, the ASX provided more details on its plans ...
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Social Media News Roundup: Young People Ignoring Social Media Age Limits - Internet Marketing News
Internet Marketing News
Internet Marketing News
Adam Stokes runs through this week's social media marketing news, including new research on the amount of younger users across social media, major changes to Twitter's timeline, and Easter eggs in Facebook Messenger.
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Entrepreneur inspired by video game competition is launching Global Poker League - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
He plans to impose a chess-like clock, limiting the time that teams have to make moves. Games should be four times faster, Dreyfus claims. Players will stand at a table to encourage them to release rage and excitement, with cameras capturing chest ...
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Why reps are not using their digital sales aids … and how to inspire them to change - PharmaLive (press release) (subscription)
PharmaLive (press release) (subscription)
According to our research, apps that are updated only once during the course of a year have a usage rate of just 39 percent, but two updates per year push that usage rate up to 55 percent, and three or more drives it to 74 percent. This should not come ...
TGIF: Your guide to entertainment and events in NEPA - Scranton Times-Tribune
Scranton Times-Tribune
570-969-1040 or artistsforart.org. 2016 SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS FOR NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA: through Wednesday. .... CHESS CLUB: Tuesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Abington Community Library, Clarks Summit. 570-587-3440 or lclshome.org.
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Strongest ever US Championships this year - Chessbase News
Strongest ever US Championships this year - Chessbase News
CALENDAR: Theater, Sustainability, Nancy Pelosi and more - Claremont Courier
Claremont Courier
Claremont Courier
RE-DO GENEALOGY RESEARCH Hal Horrocks is a professional genealogist, teacher, author and lecturer and has been doing family research for 15 years. He is a member of several professional genealogical associations and is the current president of the ...