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Blankenburg blends learning forms in academic mixer - The Philadelphia Tribune

Chess Research - Tue, 01/05/2016 - 22:37

The Philadelphia Tribune

Blankenburg blends learning forms in academic mixer
The Philadelphia Tribune
Blankenburg is known for its outstanding chess club, whose honors including being the first in the School District of Philadelphia to win both the elementary and middle schools citywide chess tournaments in 2014. The elementary team went on to become ...

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Harold Dondis, 93, of Belmont; Globe chess columnist once defeated Bobby Fischer - The Boston Globe

Chess Research - Tue, 01/05/2016 - 18:26

The Boston Globe

Harold Dondis, 93, of Belmont; Globe chess columnist once defeated Bobby Fischer
The Boston Globe
A specialist in corporate and public utility law and estate planning taxation, he kept brief descriptions of US Supreme Court and Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rulings in notebooks and on index cards to aid his research. During chess matches, he ...

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Kamas Chess Club believes the game benefits all ages - The Park Record

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2016 - 18:09

Kamas Chess Club believes the game benefits all ages
The Park Record
"We want to help those who already know how to play chess to improve their games, learn new strategies and, perhaps, participate in local Scholastic tournaments," she said. "The other goal is to teach those who don't know how to play and progress.".

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Kamas Chess Club believes the game benefits all ages - The Park Record

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 01/05/2016 - 17:38

Kamas Chess Club believes the game benefits all ages
The Park Record
"We want to help those who already know how to play chess to improve their games, learn new strategies and, perhaps, participate in local Scholastic tournaments," she said. "The other goal is to teach those who don't know how to play and progress.".

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Smith & Wesson shares surge after Obama unveils gun control measures - The Guardian

Chess Research - Tue, 01/05/2016 - 17:15

The Guardian

Smith & Wesson shares surge after Obama unveils gun control measures
The Guardian
“Many demand drivers (presidential elections, potential regulations, and new product introductions) should allow for very strong top- and bottom-line growth for [Ruger],” he said in a research note. .... I can only say, start playing chess instead of ...

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Human Computation May Be Key to Solving World's Wicked Problems - TechNewsWorld

Chess Research - Tue, 01/05/2016 - 13:49

TechNewsWorld

Human Computation May Be Key to Solving World's Wicked Problems
TechNewsWorld
Researchers from Cornell University and the Human Computation Institute want more humans to help out in accelerating research and finding solutions to life's most difficult problems, such as cancer, HIV, climate change and drought. Crowdsourcing ...

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The battle against dementia: Could 2016 mark a turning point in the search for ... - The Independent

Chess Research - Tue, 01/05/2016 - 13:29

The Independent

The battle against dementia: Could 2016 mark a turning point in the search for ...
The Independent
In October, the Dementia Discovery Fund was launched with $100m (£65m) investment from the UK Government, Alzheimer's Research UK and global pharmaceutical companies to speed up the discovery of new treatments. In November, David Cameron announced the ...

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Artificial intelligence: Can Watson save IBM? - Financial Times

Chess Research - Tue, 01/05/2016 - 12:53

Financial Times

Artificial intelligence: Can Watson save IBM?
Financial Times
The AI highlights reel includes the “expert systems” of the 1980s and Deep Blue, IBM's world champion-defeating chess computer of the 1990s, as well as more recent feats like the Google system that taught itself what cats look like by watching YouTube ...

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Russia and China are drastically scaling up their presence in Antarctica - Business Insider

Chess Research - Tue, 01/05/2016 - 08:52

Business Insider

Russia and China are drastically scaling up their presence in Antarctica
Business Insider
Although Beijing did not establish its first Antarctic research base until 1985, Chinese efforts to expand its influence across the continent have intensified and are now outpacing other nations' plans. As this map from 2013 shows, at the time China ...

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Sunburn for January 5 – The future of the free world is at stake today - SaintPetersBlog (blog)

Chess Research - Tue, 01/05/2016 - 06:54

SaintPetersBlog (blog)

Sunburn for January 5 – The future of the free world is at stake today
SaintPetersBlog (blog)
With the drawing of a number, the Florida Senate either has a clear line of succession through 2022 or it has another season of chess-boarding. Like the ..... TOP FLORIDA-BASED POLLING FIRM MERGES via Adam Smith of the Tampa Bay Times – EMC Research ...

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Winning lottery ticket auctioned; hero cat; female farmers - Arizona Daily Star

Chess Research - Tue, 01/05/2016 - 05:08

Arizona Daily Star

Winning lottery ticket auctioned; hero cat; female farmers
Arizona Daily Star
In 2014, Tennessee became the first and so far the only state to pass a law criminalizing drug use during pregnancy, according to a December 2015 report from the Guttmacher Institute, a research center that supports abortion rights. Alabama and South ...

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Should We Teach Kids To Monetize Their Passions? - Fast Company

Chess Research - Tue, 01/05/2016 - 04:06

Fast Company

Should We Teach Kids To Monetize Their Passions?
Fast Company
As Vivek Nasta, a father of two and the cofounder and CEO of the investment research app Scout Finance, told me, "Like any parent, I want my children to be happy. And for me, that means they grow up knowing they can do what they love on ... he is going ...

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GreenBiz 101: Get smarter on artificial intelligence - GreenBiz

Chess Research - Tue, 01/05/2016 - 04:02

GreenBiz

GreenBiz 101: Get smarter on artificial intelligence
GreenBiz
Just ask Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is so concerned about the ethical implications of the technology that he recently co-founded a $1 billion-backed, non-profit organization called OpenAI dedicated to responsible AI research and development. Musk and his ...

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Santa Barbara-Based Gas Pods Company Aims to Save Drivers Money, Carbon Emissions - Noozhawk

Chess Research - Mon, 01/04/2016 - 23:45

Noozhawk

Santa Barbara-Based Gas Pods Company Aims to Save Drivers Money, Carbon Emissions
Noozhawk
Research finds GasPods work best on blunt-back vehicles like hatchbacks or mini vans, Chess said, creating a low-pressure area behind a vehicle. “If you make a vehicle more aerodynamic, it will save fuel,” she said. Seeing desirable results, GasPods ...

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How to Help Your Religion Win in 2016 - Huffington Post

Chess Research - Mon, 01/04/2016 - 21:47

Huffington Post

How to Help Your Religion Win in 2016
Huffington Post
It also reminds me of a cool chess set I saw in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul which pitted Byzantine crusaders against Ottoman Turks. The Turkish shopkeeper tried to lure me into a purchase: "Come, let's play...you can be the Christians!" ... Recent ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Chess Research - Mon, 01/04/2016 - 18:55

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, from ... Anyone interested in genealogy research is welcome to attend. Information: www.yvgs.org; ...

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Brand Study Links Clinton To Stella, Trump To Red Bull And Bush To Sears. Now ... - Forbes

Chess Research - Mon, 01/04/2016 - 18:38

Forbes

Brand Study Links Clinton To Stella, Trump To Red Bull And Bush To Sears. Now ...
Forbes
I know political surveys abound, but here's one that is a bit more thought-provoking than the usual suspects, and offers up responses that are actually more candid than most. It's the recent Presidential Branding Study that, full disclosure, I ...

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After winning at chess, this computer may decide loans - Economic Times

Chess Research - Mon, 01/04/2016 - 18:25

Bloomberg

After winning at chess, this computer may decide loans
Economic Times
After defeating an expert in Japanese chess, this computer programme's next task is to figure out if you can make the payments on a new mortgage. Heroz, a small Japanese startup whose engineers designed computer systems that were the first to defeat an ...
After Winning at Chess, This Computer May Help Decide LoansBloomberg
After winning at Japanese chess, this computer may help decide loansThe Japan Times
After defeating an expert in Japanese chess, this computer program's next task ...New Zealand Herald
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