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Inside students' heavy backpacks, why it's too much and how to help - CNN

Chess Research - Wed, 10/21/2015 - 14:19

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Inside students' heavy backpacks, why it's too much and how to help
CNN
More research is needed to uncover whether heavy backpacks are causing other lasting effects or making people shorter, though, she said. One small 2010 study of eight children published in the journal Spine found that ... Westminster Lower School ...
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Shippensburg wins trophy at middle school chess tournament - Carlisle Sentinel

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 10/21/2015 - 12:48

Shippensburg wins trophy at middle school chess tournament
Carlisle Sentinel
Shippensburg's Danny Kennedy, Andrew Wang and Noah Kennedy swept all of their games to finish a perfect 3-0 and claim the trophy for the top scholastic team. The Shippensburg team of Calvin Prowant, Jimmy Logan and Wade Kipe was second with a ...

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Woodall Chess Team scores victories - Tahlequah Daily Press

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 10/21/2015 - 10:11

Tahlequah Daily Press

Woodall Chess Team scores victories
Tahlequah Daily Press
Woodall School chess team members Case McDonald, Payton Smith, Cannon Smith, Bodee Jimerson, Tiger Jimerson, and Darryn Spahr competed in the Oklahoma Scholastic Chess Organization's Cherokee Nation Chess K-12 Scholastic Open at ...

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Harness your own psychic powers with a mystic medium, Thursday - www.parrysound.com

Chess Research - Wed, 10/21/2015 - 08:30

Harness your own psychic powers with a mystic medium, Thursday
www.parrysound.com
Computers available for research, and they come with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher to help them get projects done. The Parry Sound Public Library has Adobe Photoshop for working on media projects. The library is also a great place if your ...

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Secret maps which helped prisoners to escape Colditz prison during the Second ... - Daily Mail

Chess Research - Wed, 10/21/2015 - 06:33

Daily Mail

Secret maps which helped prisoners to escape Colditz prison during the Second ...
Daily Mail
Secret maps which helped prisoners to escape Colditz prison during the Second World War were hidden in gramophone records, chess sets and in the handles of cricket bats. The maps - sent by intelligence officers in London - assisted first British ...
How we outwitted the Colditz guardsThe Times (subscription)

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Economist measures the value of earnings and education - UIC News

Chess Research - Wed, 10/21/2015 - 00:01

UIC News

Economist measures the value of earnings and education
UIC News
“Our research suggests that the total consequences of these layoffs extend beyond the direct impacts on workers.” Ost also looks at what happens when college students leave school because they're doing poorly. “In the short term, their earnings ... Ost ...

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Road deaths down but renewed focus on safety - Chronicle

Chess Research - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 22:21

Chronicle

Road deaths down but renewed focus on safety
Chronicle
My other interests include jogging, playing chess and watching documentaries. There's ... "Research shows that being distracted with a mobile while you drive is exactly the same as driving drunk, but people haven't yet adjusted to that reality," Mr ...
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What's happening Wednesday in the north valley - Chico Enterprise-Record

Chess Research - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 21:07

What's happening Wednesday in the north valley
Chico Enterprise-Record
Chico Wednesday Market: 7:30 a.m.-noon in North Valley Plaza parking lot, Pillsbury Road, adjacent to Trader Joe's. Southside Farmer's Market: 2-6 p.m. Jesus Center Community Farm, 435 W. 16th St. at Normal. WIC and EBT.

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Technology can help councils but is no cure-all - Chronicle

Chess Research - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 19:19

Chronicle

Technology can help councils but is no cure-all
Chronicle
My other interests include jogging, playing chess and watching documentaries. There's not a ... He said while information technology could help council deal with pressures, research showed residents still wanted face-to-face communication. "The idea of ...

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How we outwitted the Colditz guards - The Times (subscription)

Chess Research - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 17:43

The Times (subscription)

How we outwitted the Colditz guards
The Times (subscription)
Hidden in hollowed-out chess sets, the handles of cricket bats and Christmas crackers, secret maps helped thousands of British prisoners who escaped during the Second World War. Now research has revealed how the maps sent by intelligence officers in ...

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The one skill you need in today's jobs market… - MarketWatch

Chess Research - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 14:13

MarketWatch

The one skill you need in today's jobs market…
MarketWatch
Jobs like computer research scientists are in higher demand than the average rate of job growth, government figures show, but that's also because they are among the math- and computer-centric jobs that also require polished social skills, according to ...

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Not just high schoolers anymore: My middle school students are feeling the ... - Washington Post

Chess Research - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 13:06

Washington Post

Not just high schoolers anymore: My middle school students are feeling the ...
Washington Post
Along the way, I spent time in corporate cubicles, newsrooms and research firms, and I value all of these experiences. Nearly 20 years later, ... The chess champion who performed gymnastics stunts on the back of moving animals? Denied. The child who ...

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Judgement Day comes calling - Hindu Business Line

Chess Research - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 11:18

Judgement Day comes calling
Hindu Business Line
The letter, which stresses on the need to “maximise the societal benefit of AI” while “avoiding potential pitfalls” was also signed by thousands of other researchers, academics, scientists, entrepreneurs, philosophers and engineers working on ...

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Chess under the space rocket -- Chess Day in Alabama - AL.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 10:31

AL.com

Chess under the space rocket -- Chess Day in Alabama
AL.com
Next, Stripunsky and International Master Jake Kleiman, of Tennessee, then conducted a day-long chess camp on Saturday and Sunday in Madison. alexander.jpg Former US Chess Champion Alexander Stripunsky was a big hit with scholastic chess players ...

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How one Israeli investor overcomes fears and continues to invest in games - VentureBeat

Chess Research - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 09:35

VentureBeat

How one Israeli investor overcomes fears and continues to invest in games
VentureBeat
The latter company is now owned by Caesars and has become the world's largest social casino game company, according to market analyst Eilers Research. Caesars bought ... You can beat a brand chess master if you move twice for every move he makes.”.

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Genome-wide differential expression of synaptic long noncoding RNAs in autism ... - Nature.com

Chess Research - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 08:41

Genome-wide differential expression of synaptic long noncoding RNAs in autism ...
Nature.com
The Hospital Ethics Committee reviewed and approved the research project. Informed consent was obtained from the parents of the participating children. All the material and data were previously de-identified and coded, and were anonymous to the ...

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Annual renaissance festival continues to foster deep ties in Shoals - Times Daily

Chess Research - Tue, 10/20/2015 - 00:05

Times Daily

Annual renaissance festival continues to foster deep ties in Shoals
Times Daily
Alabama Renaissance Faire chairman Billy Warren said according to his research, if an event organized by an all-volunteer group lasts even eight years, it's done well for itself. So what makes the Alabama Renaissance Faire an exception? Warren credited ...

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Initiative seeks to stem slaughter of elephants, other threatened wildlife - The Seattle Times

Chess Research - Mon, 10/19/2015 - 22:43

The Seattle Times

Initiative seeks to stem slaughter of elephants, other threatened wildlife
The Seattle Times
1 of 2 Research professor Samuel Wasser examines an elephant tusk at his University of Washington lab. (Ellen M. ... Most ivory objects — from antique letter openers and chess sets to bead necklaces and carved tusks — won't qualify for an exemption.

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