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Excitement over 3-D printers, stocks subside - Tribune-Review

Chess Research - Sat, 10/17/2015 - 19:38

Excitement over 3-D printers, stocks subside
Tribune-Review
“A lot of the machine manufacturers wanted you to believe every room in your home will have a 3-D printer.” Sales of printers to hobbyists may drop 18 percent this year to $112 million and aren't likely to reach the levels of last year's holiday season ...

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AG: DraftKings CEO called daily fantasy sports 'a casino' - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Chess Research - Sat, 10/17/2015 - 19:37

Las Vegas Review-Journal

AG: DraftKings CEO called daily fantasy sports 'a casino'
Las Vegas Review-Journal
During a panel discussion on whether or not fantasy sports is a form of gambling, Robins said daily fantasy sports was a game of skill, similar to chess or playing the stock market. Robins said the players attracted to Boston-based DraftKings were ...

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'I could not put books down, was reading under night lights while hiding from ... - Today's Zaman

Chess Research - Sat, 10/17/2015 - 11:57

Today's Zaman

'I could not put books down, was reading under night lights while hiding from ...
Today's Zaman
My father was encouraging me to learn the piano, chess and drawing," Civan recalls. He notes he was .... In the professional sense I have three alternatives: I can continue to concentrate all of my energy on conducting hardcore scientific research. My ...

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America's Best Set to Compete in Exhibition Games in Saint Louis - PR Newswire (press release)

In the News - Sat, 10/17/2015 - 08:41

America's Best Set to Compete in Exhibition Games in Saint Louis
PR Newswire (press release)
This fall, Grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, the top two players in the United States, will visit the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) and compete in a series of games over four days: Thursday, November 12 ...

America's Best Set to Compete in Exhibition Games in Saint Louis - PR Newswire (press release)

CCSCSL News Feed - Sat, 10/17/2015 - 08:41

America's Best Set to Compete in Exhibition Games in Saint Louis
PR Newswire (press release)
This fall, Grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, the top two players in the United States, will visit the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) and compete in a series of games over four days: Thursday, November 12 ...

Pawn stars - Winnipeg Free Press

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 10/17/2015 - 03:08

Winnipeg Free Press

Pawn stars
Winnipeg Free Press
Zachary Piché is only seven years old, but when he checks the draw for Sunday's Manitoba Scholastic Chess Association's monthly tournament at the University of Manitoba, he won't be too surprised if all the players he is matched up against are more ...

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Thumbs up to library leader, PHS coach and more - Seacoastonline.com

Chess Research - Sat, 10/17/2015 - 01:46

Thumbs up to library leader, PHS coach and more
Seacoastonline.com
In the past, we've seen “Jewels of the MFA” with a curator from Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, chess club and teen movie nights. The list goes on and on. The Seacoast is lucky to have several town libraries that hold these kinds ... the University of ...

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Get up and go! Here's what's going on Saturday, Oct. 17 - Pensacola News Journal

Chess Research - Fri, 10/16/2015 - 21:05

Pensacola News Journal

Get up and go! Here's what's going on Saturday, Oct. 17
Pensacola News Journal
Genealogical Society of Santa Rosa County 10 a.m. Milton Library, 5541 Alabama St. 10 a.m. the third Saturday. Educational programs are presented as well as assistance in research. Patricia Wariner, 623-5160, or pwariner@bellsouth.net. Saturday Chess ...

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News brief from around the region 10/16 - Alton Telegraph

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 10/16/2015 - 17:05

News brief from around the region 10/16
Alton Telegraph
Vernon, a retired Caterpillar Inc. employee, told the Pekin Daily News he tried to calm Brown and deflect his attention from 16 children attending his chess class. However, Brown ... Mega-donor Rex Sinquefield has given Schaefer $500,000 since Sept. 30.

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News brief from around the region 10/16 - Alton Telegraph

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 10/16/2015 - 17:05

News brief from around the region 10/16
Alton Telegraph
Vernon, a retired Caterpillar Inc. employee, told the Pekin Daily News he tried to calm Brown and deflect his attention from 16 children attending his chess class. However, Brown ... Mega-donor Rex Sinquefield has given Schaefer $500,000 since Sept. 30.

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Resolution in honor of the producers of the motion picture Endgame - The Edinburg Review

Chess Research - Fri, 10/16/2015 - 15:38

The Edinburg Review

Resolution in honor of the producers of the motion picture Endgame
The Edinburg Review
The film, which is playing at the Carmike Theater in Edinburg, tells the story about the coming of age for a young boy who joins the high school chess team. Endgame ... Several programs under the umbrella of the Undergraduate Research Conference at UT ...

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Resolution in honor of the producers of the motion picture Endgame - The Valley Town Crier

Chess Research - Fri, 10/16/2015 - 14:52

The Valley Town Crier

Resolution in honor of the producers of the motion picture Endgame
The Valley Town Crier
The film, which is playing at the Carmike Theater in Edinburg, tells the story about the coming of age for a young boy who joins the high school chess team. Endgame ... Several programs under the umbrella of the Undergraduate Research Conference at UT ...

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It's confusing when the Swiss go to the polls. Here are 6 surprising things ... - Washington Post (blog)

Chess Research - Fri, 10/16/2015 - 14:36

Washington Post (blog)

It's confusing when the Swiss go to the polls. Here are 6 surprising things ...
Washington Post (blog)
Let's play chess! The Swiss electoral system is “unusually complex,” according to the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe). Its free list system gives each voter as many votes as there are seats in his or her district (between one ...

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What's it like to party with Mensans? - Calgary Herald

Chess Research - Fri, 10/16/2015 - 13:17

What's it like to party with Mensans?
Calgary Herald
People in Mensa might be interested in chess, so they can form a chess special-interest group. There's a subgroup ... It's very funny, but it helps raise funds for the Mensa Education and Research Foundation Scholarships that are given to students. I ...

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Nevada: DFS Sites Need Sports Betting Licenses - CardPlayer.com

Chess Research - Fri, 10/16/2015 - 12:26

CardPlayer.com

Nevada: DFS Sites Need Sports Betting Licenses
CardPlayer.com
Nevada's move comes less than three weeks after DraftKings CEO Jason Robbins was in Las Vegas to compare his product to skill-based games like chess and to try to make a clear distinction between DFS and sports betting. It apparently wasn't convincing ...

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Last Christmas' 3D printers gather dust as Stratasys slumps - Chicago Tribune

Chess Research - Fri, 10/16/2015 - 12:20

Last Christmas' 3D printers gather dust as Stratasys slumps
Chicago Tribune
Sales of printers to hobbyists may drop 18 percent this year to $112 million and aren't likely to reach the levels of last year's holiday season, according to IDTechEx Research. Home Depot Inc. has a few models available online and in fewer than 100 of ...

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Sofía Merajver: Using reasoning to save lives - U of M News Service

Chess Research - Fri, 10/16/2015 - 11:15

Sofía Merajver: Using reasoning to save lives
U of M News Service
I thought I could have similar successes all the time," said Merajver, professor of medical oncology at the University of Michigan Medical School, who treats patients and does research at the U-M Health System's Comprehensive Cancer Center. It was that ...

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Nevada: Sorry, fantasy sports is gambling, not a game of skill - Washington Post

Chess Research - Fri, 10/16/2015 - 01:55

Washington Post

Nevada: Sorry, fantasy sports is gambling, not a game of skill
Washington Post
Which NBA point guard will sink more baskets? The United States and Canada boast more than 56 million fantasy sports players who wager millions on such questions — many after doing more research than is needed to spin a roulette wheel. “They do their ...

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Texas Book Festival and more free things happening this week - Austin American-Statesman

Chess Research - Fri, 10/16/2015 - 00:00

Austin American-Statesman

Texas Book Festival and more free things happening this week
Austin American-Statesman
A large chess board will be part of the Pop Up Park at the Manchaca Road branch of the library. “Little Red Riding ... Astronomy on Tap. Three out-of-town astronomers will discuss topics like people-powered research, explodding stars, and the Kupier Belt.

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Last Christmas 3D printers gather dust - The Australian Financial Review

Chess Research - Thu, 10/15/2015 - 23:38

The Australian Financial Review

Last Christmas 3D printers gather dust
The Australian Financial Review
Sales of printers to hobbyists may drop 18 per cent this year to $US112 million and aren't likely to reach the levels of last year's holiday season, according to IDTechEx Research. Home Depot has a few models available online and in fewer than 100 of ...

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