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Famed Ebony journalist Alex Poinsett dies at 87 - Amsterdam News

Chess Research - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 15:33

Famed Ebony journalist Alex Poinsett dies at 87
Amsterdam News
But this article was just one example of Poinsett's diligence and research, which he applied to subjects as disparate as religion, education, sports and, perhaps most rewardingly, the Civil Rights Movement. ... He also enjoyed chess, bridge and playing ...

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Dixon High School Student of the Month, October: Jacqueline Fazekas - SaukValley.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 15:12

SaukValley.com

Dixon High School Student of the Month, October: Jacqueline Fazekas
SaukValley.com
School activities: I'm in band as an alto sax and drum major, jazz band as a tenor sax, math team, Scholastic Bowl, Key Club president, National Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars, tennis, and boys tennis manager. Civic, church ...

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Dixon High School October Student of the Month: Jacqueline Fazekas - SaukValley.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 15:12

SaukValley.com

Dixon High School October Student of the Month: Jacqueline Fazekas
SaukValley.com
School activities: I'm in band as an alto sax and drum major, jazz band as a tenor sax, math team, Scholastic Bowl, Key Club president, National Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars, tennis, and boys tennis manager. Civic, church ...

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Outstanding local high school orchestra student Kathleen McFarland selected to ... - RiverBender.com

World Chess Hall of Fame - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 13:55

RiverBender.com

Outstanding local high school orchestra student Kathleen McFarland selected to ...
RiverBender.com
... such as: playing principal viola in ILMEA All-District, All-State, winning the John and Kay Kendall junior division concerto competition, receiving best All-State string seminar award from Millikan University, and performing at the World Chess Hall ...

Watch Ridley Scott Receive His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - Variety

Chess Research - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 12:01

Variety

Watch Ridley Scott Receive His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Variety
That resistance to hard scientific theory endures to this day: When preparing for his blockbusting space drama “The Martian,” he was content to trust the intricate astrophysical research undertaken by screenwriter Drew Goddard and Andy Weir, author of ...

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Troubled Ferguson Schools Try Something New: Chess - Here And Now

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 11:49

Here And Now

Troubled Ferguson Schools Try Something New: Chess
Here And Now
With private funding, the district's 20 elementary and middle schools, with the help of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, implemented an after-school chess club. Tony Rich, executive director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St.
On Chess: Coming Showdown has Nakamura meeting CaruanaSt. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Chess Club, Mike Matheny Host Chess FundraiserCBS Local

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Troubled Ferguson Schools Try Something New: Chess - Here And Now

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 10:15

Here And Now

Troubled Ferguson Schools Try Something New: Chess
Here And Now
With private funding, the district's 20 elementary and middle schools, with the help of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, implemented an after-school chess club. Tony Rich, executive director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St.
On Chess: Coming Showdown has Nakamura meeting CaruanaSt. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Chess Club, Mike Matheny Host Chess FundraiserCBS Local

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The CEO of Google's £400 million AI startup is going to meet with tech leaders ... - Business Insider

Chess Research - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 09:58

Business Insider

The CEO of Google's £400 million AI startup is going to meet with tech leaders ...
Business Insider
Last night, Hassabis — a Cambridge graduate with a double-first in computer science and a chess master at the age of 13 — acknowledged the impact AI systems like DeepMind could have on the world. "If we have something this powerful we need to think ...

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The CEO of Google's £400 million AI startup is going to meet with tech leaders ... - Business Insider Australia

Chess Research - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 09:52

Business Insider Australia

The CEO of Google's £400 million AI startup is going to meet with tech leaders ...
Business Insider Australia
Last night, Hassabis — a Cambridge graduate with a double-first in computer science and a chess master at the age of 13 — acknowledged the impact AI systems like DeepMind could have on the world. “If we have something this powerful we need to think ...

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Graveling tops the tournament leaderboard and school chess teams start new season - AL.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 08:03

AL.com

Graveling tops the tournament leaderboard and school chess teams start new season
AL.com
The Mobile-Baldwin County Scholastic Chess League kicked off their new chess season in October. The League has been holding scholastic competitions for 46 years. Twelve area schools are competing: Daphne High, Davidson, Alabama School of Math ...

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Graveling tops the tournament leaderboard and school chess teams start new season - AL.com

In the News - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 08:03

AL.com

Graveling tops the tournament leaderboard and school chess teams start new season
AL.com
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis will host the 2015 Showdown in Saint Louis. The Showdown will be two exhibition matches between GM Hikaru Nakamura versus GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Hou Yifan versus GM Parimarjan Negi.

St. Louis Chess Club, Mike Matheny Host Chess Fundraiser - CBS Local

World Chess Hall of Fame - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 07:42

CBS Local

St. Louis Chess Club, Mike Matheny Host Chess Fundraiser
CBS Local
Visitors to the World Chess Hall of Fame play an interactive, oversized game of chess outdoors next to the world's largest chess piece in St. Louis on June 22, 2012. The king piece is 14 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 2,280 pounds and is made of layered ...

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Schoolboy genius stuns academics with maths theory that calculates answers ... - Mirror.co.uk

Chess Research - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 05:45

Mirror.co.uk

Schoolboy genius stuns academics with maths theory that calculates answers ...
Mirror.co.uk
Ivan attended Brisbane's Anglican Church Grammar School, but normal teenage education has not kept his attention in the same way as his mathematical research. "School did feel like an obstacle for me to my work, Year 12 isn't as interesting as these ...

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Hamilton-Wenham Public Library - Wicked Local Wenham

Chess Research - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 05:39

Wicked Local Wenham

Hamilton-Wenham Public Library
Wicked Local Wenham
Chandler will discuss her extensive research on the training, professional and personal lives of many Essex County midwives, including Wenham midwives Elizabeth and Mary Kimball. Presented in partnership with the Hamilton Historical Society. Page 2 of ...

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The Ministry of Silly Walks in each of your cells - Phys.Org

Chess Research - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 04:32

Phys.Org

The Ministry of Silly Walks in each of your cells
Phys.Org
Research on intracellular transport, carried out by the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPC PAS) in Warsaw, Poland, in cooperation with the Dresden University of Technology, explains the movement of kinesin, the ...

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Schoolboy genius, 17, develops maths theory that calculates problems faster ... - Daily Mail

Chess Research - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 01:31

Daily Mail

Schoolboy genius, 17, develops maths theory that calculates problems faster ...
Daily Mail
An Australian teenager has made a ground breaking mathematical discovery, developing a maths theory which could be the key to solving some of greatest unknown mysteries about the universe. His next challenge will be to finish Year 12 – although he'll ...

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DSG modifies instant runoff system to increase turnout - Duke Chronicle

Chess Research - Thu, 11/05/2015 - 00:45

Duke Chronicle

DSG modifies instant runoff system to increase turnout
Duke Chronicle
DSG voted to uphold a Financial Oversight and Appeals Committee decision to deny the funding of a $3,765 trip to a competition for five members of the Duke Chess Club, on the grounds that it is not open to the general student body. Finally, DSG passed ...

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On Chess: Coming Showdown has Nakamura meeting Caruana - St. Louis Public Radio

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 11/04/2015 - 23:30

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Coming Showdown has Nakamura meeting Caruana
St. Louis Public Radio
2015 has been a very busy year for chess worldwide and especially in St. Louis. To wrap-up a very successful year for American chess, an exhibition match will be held from Nov. 12-15 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Top-10 ranked ...

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On Chess: Coming Showdown has Nakamura meeting Caruana - St. Louis Public Radio

In the News - Wed, 11/04/2015 - 23:30

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Coming Showdown has Nakamura meeting Caruana
St. Louis Public Radio
2015 has been a very busy year for chess worldwide and especially in St. Louis. To wrap-up a very successful year for American chess, an exhibition match will be held from Nov. 12-15 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Top-10 ranked ...

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