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Checkmate Delivered in Chess Hall of Fame Fight - Courthouse News Service

World Chess Hall of Fame - Wed, 10/07/2015 - 10:15

Checkmate Delivered in Chess Hall of Fame Fight
Courthouse News Service
The St. Louis-based museum does business as the World Chess Hall of Fame. It was well-positioned for a victory after a magistrate judge found in July that the World Chess Federation missed an attorney-replacement deadline. U.S. District Judge Robert ...

Prince George's County community calendar, Oct. 8-14, 2015 - Washington Post

Chess Research - Wed, 10/07/2015 - 09:57

Prince George's County community calendar, Oct. 8-14, 2015
Washington Post
Chess club Eagle Chess Academy leads this class for all ages to learn or improve skills. 4 p.m. South Bowie Library, 15301 Hall Rd., Bowie. 301-850-0475. www.pgcmls.info. Free. Lego creative .... “The Birds and the Bees: Why Native Bees Are More ...

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Intelligent Machines: AI had IQ of four-year-old child - BBC News

Chess Research - Wed, 10/07/2015 - 06:38

BBC News

Intelligent Machines: AI had IQ of four-year-old child
BBC News
Increasingly machines are getting better at specific tasks such as playing chess, recognising pictures and making complex commutations. But general intelligence is still ... The history of AI research stretches back to the 1950s. In the early days ...
Artificial intelligence program ConceptNet matches 4-year-old child in IQ testInternational Business Times UK
AI machine achieves IQ test score of young childLifeboat Foundation (blog)

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How should we look after our elderly relatives? - The Guardian

Chess Research - Wed, 10/07/2015 - 05:52

The Guardian

How should we look after our elderly relatives?
The Guardian
I sat on a committee for the Home Office some years ago, giving away money for volunteering projects, and I remember the first two proposals give me an insight into how researchers categorise age. The first proposal was for young people, which they ...

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Artificial intelligence program ConceptNet matches 4-year-old child in IQ test - International Business Times UK

Chess Research - Wed, 10/07/2015 - 04:25

International Business Times UK

Artificial intelligence program ConceptNet matches 4-year-old child in IQ test
International Business Times UK
Artificial intelligence researchers have developed a system capable of matching the IQ of an average four-year-old child in psychometric tests. ConceptNet 4, the open-source AI project used in the tests, has been under development at the Massachusetts ...
AI machine achieves IQ test score of young childLifeboat Foundation (blog)

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NY AG opens inquiry into allegations of fantasy sports insider betting - KLFY

Chess Research - Tue, 10/06/2015 - 21:31

KLFY

NY AG opens inquiry into allegations of fantasy sports insider betting
KLFY
He said his industry is much more likely to attract customers who play chess and the stock market than people who make bets at sports books. ... DraftKings spokeswoman Sabrina Macias said later that the number is based on internal research. On the ...
As daily fantasy eschews 'gambling' label, scrutiny growsMonterey County Herald

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NY AG opens inquiry into allegations of fantasy sports insider betting - CBS News

Chess Research - Tue, 10/06/2015 - 21:06

CBS News

NY AG opens inquiry into allegations of fantasy sports insider betting
CBS News
He said his industry is much more likely to attract customers who play chess and the stock market than people who make bets at sports books. ... DraftKings spokeswoman Sabrina Macias said later that the number is based on internal research. On the ...
At casino trade show, debate over daily fantasy is hot topicMonterey County Herald

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AI machine achieves IQ test score of young child - Lifeboat Foundation (blog)

Chess Research - Tue, 10/06/2015 - 19:50

Lifeboat Foundation (blog)

AI machine achieves IQ test score of young child
Lifeboat Foundation (blog)
We already saw what machines can do in arithmetic, chess and pattern recognition. MIT Technology Review poses the bigger ... The team is from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an AI research group in Hungary. The AI system which they used is ...

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Dance Like Nobody Is Watching... Just Make Sure Your Costume Is Worthy of ... - Huffington Post

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Tue, 10/06/2015 - 16:15

Huffington Post

Dance Like Nobody Is Watching... Just Make Sure Your Costume Is Worthy of ...
Huffington Post
Humberto and Justin were introduced by a mutual friend Marcel Dzama and when Justin asked Humberto to design the costumes for the premiere, Humberto immediately said yes. "Who would pass up an opportunity to work with Justin?" asked Humberto.

Universal Tennis Rating is a new system for grading tennis players - Sports Illustrated

Chess Research - Tue, 10/06/2015 - 13:27

Sports Illustrated

Universal Tennis Rating is a new system for grading tennis players
Sports Illustrated
UTRs also resemble the chess players' ratings—they are derived from match results and similarly, take into account the strength of one's opponent. (In golf, the opponent is the course, which has its own difficulty rating.) Chess outcomes are simply ...

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MMA Psychology: The use of verbal aggression in combat sports - Bloody Elbow

Chess Research - Tue, 10/06/2015 - 12:04

MMA Psychology: The use of verbal aggression in combat sports
Bloody Elbow
"A championship-caliber chess player wouldn't help his game by verbally taunting his opponent, and could actually end up performing below his abilities by doing so, as he would likely lose the cognitive abilities needed to be successful by staying calm ...

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In 'The Outsider,' Frederick Forsyth shares his life of intrigue - Washington Post

Chess Research - Tue, 10/06/2015 - 11:11

In 'The Outsider,' Frederick Forsyth shares his life of intrigue
Washington Post
Then Forsyth found an editor who understood that the story's fascination lay not in de Gaulle's fate but in the complex chess game between a determined assassin and the French leader's formidable security team. The editor surprised Forsyth with the ...

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The Birmingham Challenge and a Chess Grandmaster visiting Alabama - AL.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:16

AL.com

The Birmingham Challenge and a Chess Grandmaster visiting Alabama
AL.com
The National Chess Day Scholastic will be held on October 10, at the Brookwood Village, 780 Brookwood Village, in Homewood. Rated and non-rated sections will be open to all K-12 students. Onsite registration opens at 8 a.m. First round begins at 9 a.m. ...

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Report: Fantasy sports employees used insider info to bet - KYTX

Chess Research - Tue, 10/06/2015 - 09:46

KYTX

Report: Fantasy sports employees used insider info to bet
KYTX
He said his industry is much more likely to attract customers who play chess and the stock market than people who make bets at sports books. "It's really the ... DraftKings spokeswoman Sabrina Macias said later that the number is based on internal ...

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THINGS TO DO: Oct. 8-14 - Marco Island Sun Times

Chess Research - Tue, 10/06/2015 - 08:52

Marco Island Sun Times

THINGS TO DO: Oct. 8-14
Marco Island Sun Times
Kids free Fridays 10 a.m. Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Learning Center, 300 Tower Road, Naples, kids free when accompanied by adult, summer education program provides free admission for children ages 12 and younger ...

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Perception vs. reality of the only child - Detroit Free Press

Chess Research - Mon, 10/05/2015 - 22:37

Detroit Free Press

Perception vs. reality of the only child
Detroit Free Press
The one-child phenomena has caused lots of hand-wringing and generated a slew of research to determine whether only children are as popular, as smart, as well-adjusted as kids with siblings. Parents want only the best ... She read books such as “One ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Chess Research - Mon, 10/05/2015 - 19:30

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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Report: Fantasy sports employees used insider info to bet - CBS News

Chess Research - Mon, 10/05/2015 - 18:38

CBS News

Report: Fantasy sports employees used insider info to bet
CBS News
He said his industry is much more likely to attract customers who play chess and the stock market than people who make bets at sports books. ... DraftKings spokeswoman Sabrina Macias said later that the number is based on internal research. On the ...

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At gambling trade show, the debate over daily fantasy leagues is hot topic of ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Chess Research - Mon, 10/05/2015 - 17:01

At gambling trade show, the debate over daily fantasy leagues is hot topic of ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
He said his industry is much more likely to attract customers who play chess and the stock market than people who make bets at sports books. "It's really the ... DraftKings spokeswoman Sabrina Macias said later that the number is based on internal ...

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20 Reasons Why Debate Club Kids Were Better Prepared For Adulthood - Bustle

Chess Research - Mon, 10/05/2015 - 14:56

Bustle

20 Reasons Why Debate Club Kids Were Better Prepared For Adulthood
Bustle
Your friends might have been good at track or chess or whatever, but I bet none of them had someone throw a chair out of anger during a debate round. Or how about a judge that didn't listen to a word you said because they already picked a winner by ...

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