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THINGS TO DO: Sept. 24-Oct. 1 - Marco Island Sun Times

Chess Research - Tue, 09/22/2015 - 19:36

Marco Island Sun Times

THINGS TO DO: Sept. 24-Oct. 1
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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Meet the 'most-hated man in America' who hiked the price of an AIDS drug from ... - wtkr.com

Chess Research - Tue, 09/22/2015 - 19:03

wtkr.com

Meet the 'most-hated man in America' who hiked the price of an AIDS drug from ...
wtkr.com
His path to becoming a millionaire began on a chess board in Brooklyn. Shkreli's ... People who have known him for years say he has a younger sister with a rare disease, which may have motivated his switch into drug research and production. On Twitter ...

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This CEO raised drug price from $13.50 a pill to $750 - Q13 FOX

Chess Research - Tue, 09/22/2015 - 17:44

Q13 FOX

This CEO raised drug price from $13.50 a pill to $750
Q13 FOX
His path to becoming a millionaire began on a chess board in Brooklyn. Shkreli's ... People who have known him for years say he has a younger sister with a rare disease, which may have motivated his switch into drug research and production. On Twitter ...

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Facebook's artificial intelligence research director says today's 'best AI ... - Tech Insider (blog)

Chess Research - Tue, 09/22/2015 - 16:33

Facebook's artificial intelligence research director says today's 'best AI ...
Tech Insider (blog)
Researchers have created artificial narrow intelligence (ANI) — programs that are very good at very specific tasks, like IBM Watson's Jeopardy-playing supercomputer or a world-champion-beating chess program. But no computer scientist or AI researcher ...

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Meet the guy behind the $750 AIDS drug - fox13now.com

Chess Research - Tue, 09/22/2015 - 16:28

fox13now.com

Meet the guy behind the $750 AIDS drug
fox13now.com
His path to becoming a millionaire began on a chess board in Brooklyn. Shkreli's ... People who have known him for years say he has a younger sister with a rare disease, which may have motivated his switch into drug research and production. On Twitter ...

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Iran's Grand Chess Game Continues - Huffington Post

Chess Research - Tue, 09/22/2015 - 16:24

Iran's Grand Chess Game Continues
Huffington Post
Identifiable Information is used for research purposes, and is not used for sales solicitations. With surveys sponsored by a third party, only aggregate non-identifiable information is reported to the sponsor. Personally identifiable information ...

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Joint Press Conference with Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, Indian External ... - US Department of State (press release)

Chess Research - Tue, 09/22/2015 - 14:55

Joint Press Conference with Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, Indian External ...
US Department of State (press release)
American companies and research institutions are committed to help our partners achieve that goal. We're also launching a Fulbright Climate Fellowship program to facilitate ..... And we – there's no message to China here intended other than the sort of ...

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8 questions to ask when comparing Greater Boston public schools - Boston.com

Chess Research - Tue, 09/22/2015 - 13:12

8 questions to ask when comparing Greater Boston public schools
Boston.com
“Choosing a school is a really tough but important decision,” said Holly Yettick, director of the Education Week Research Center, a branch of nonprofit Education, which publishes Education Week . Yettick helped Boston.com identify some ... a good arts ...

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CBS' 'Limitless' leans toward superheroes over Sherlock - Zap2It

Chess Research - Tue, 09/22/2015 - 10:07

Zap2It

CBS' 'Limitless' leans toward superheroes over Sherlock
Zap2It
He stumbles across the pill in a similar way in the beginning, but what's really special about him is he only goes through this brief honeymoon period of wish-fulfillment where he's like, “I can play chess, I can play the guitar, I can give this guy ...

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High Achievers: Shawville-born wrestler close to pinning down spot at Olympics - Ottawa Citizen

Chess Research - Tue, 09/22/2015 - 10:05

Ottawa Citizen

High Achievers: Shawville-born wrestler close to pinning down spot at Olympics
Ottawa Citizen
“It's an intense, physical chess game. There's action and .... Kitchen, 77, was honoured in 2000 and 2009 by the Society for International Hockey Research with the Brian McFarlane Award for his outstanding research and writing. A celebration of his ...

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Despite NRA Victory Claims, Latest Heller Decision Importantly Upholds ... - Huffington Post

Chess Research - Tue, 09/22/2015 - 08:44

Huffington Post

Despite NRA Victory Claims, Latest Heller Decision Importantly Upholds ...
Huffington Post
Were it not for the fact that the 68 square miles that covers Washington, D.C. wasn't owned lock, stock and barrel by the Federal Government, most of the decisions reached by the D.C. District Court wouldn't attract much attention, even when the ...

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Tobey Maguire – Pawn Sacrifice - Moviehole

Chess Research - Tue, 09/22/2015 - 08:14

Moviehole

Tobey Maguire – Pawn Sacrifice
Moviehole
For the first time in the story of chess prodigy Bobby Fischer, he combines acting and producing, and the result is the quietest war movie you've ever seen. Maguire spoke to ... How did you research and discover Bobby as a character? I watched ...
Edward Zwick Talks Pawn Sacrifice, Bobby Fischer and How To Get Great PerformancesFilm School Rejects (blog)
'Pawn Sacrifice' Actor Michael Stuhlbarg On Appearing In Every Biopic EverBustle
Paranoid guy and a tense political climateThe Statesman

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Anti-Growth 'Make It Fair' Lobby Pushes For $9 Billion Tax Increase In California - Forbes

In the News - Tue, 09/22/2015 - 02:00
Anti-Growth 'Make It Fair' Lobby Pushes For $9 Billion Tax Increase In California  Forbes

California voters approved the People's Initiative to Limit Property Taxation (Proposition 13) in 1978. To this date, Proposition 13 stands as one of the most ...

What's happening Tuesday in the north valley - Chico Enterprise-Record

Chess Research - Mon, 09/21/2015 - 21:08

What's happening Tuesday in the north valley
Chico Enterprise-Record
Based on her book, “Entry to a Life of Travel and Tourism Research.” Meriam Library, Chico State University ... Chess games, instruction: 3:30-5 p.m. Beginners to advanced, K-12; instruction by Chico High School volunteers. Chico library, 1108 Sherman Ave.

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Chess Research - Mon, 09/21/2015 - 19:39

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

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South Korean Instant Messaging Giant Daum Kakao to Explore Online Gaming - Casino.Org News

Chess Research - Mon, 09/21/2015 - 15:29

Casino.Org News

South Korean Instant Messaging Giant Daum Kakao to Explore Online Gaming
Casino.Org News
“It is mostly what you would consider head-to-head games, like Chess, Baduk, and Go-Stop, a traditional Korean card game, and this is something we will launch this year probably around October. And that is something we have not done before. “The thing ...

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Edward Zwick Talks Pawn Sacrifice, Bobby Fischer and How To Get Great Performances - Film School Rejects (blog)

Chess Research - Mon, 09/21/2015 - 11:50

Film School Rejects (blog)

Edward Zwick Talks Pawn Sacrifice, Bobby Fischer and How To Get Great Performances
Film School Rejects (blog)
Maguire stars as Bobby Fischer, the tortured chess genius. Steven Knight's (Locke) script shows us Fischer's upbringing, but it largely depicts Fischer's famous match against Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber), an immensely charming Russian chess master.
'Pawn Sacrifice' Actor Michael Stuhlbarg On Appearing In Every Biopic EverBustle
Paranoid guy and a tense political climateThe Statesman

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How two 20-year-olds made $30000 in one night playing StarCraft - Washington Post

Chess Research - Mon, 09/21/2015 - 10:46

Washington Post

How two 20-year-olds made $30000 in one night playing StarCraft
Washington Post
The total gaming market is expected to grow to $74.2 billion this year, according to SuperData Research. One slice of that market, e-sport ... It's like chess but much faster and much more interesting to watch," Yu said. The players are beginning their ...

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Pope Francis in Cuba: pontiff holds mass in Holguín's Revolution Square - live - The Guardian

Chess Research - Mon, 09/21/2015 - 09:13

The Guardian

Pope Francis in Cuba: pontiff holds mass in Holguín's Revolution Square - live
The Guardian
“While Presidents Obama and Castro are treating Pope Francis's first visit to Cuba like a diplomatic reaffirmation of US-Cuba ties, Cuban Americans see it quite differently than a chess move on the world stage. For us, it's personal,” Cuban-American ...

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The case against equality of opportunity - Vox

Chess Research - Mon, 09/21/2015 - 07:30

The case against equality of opportunity
Vox
Research by behavioral geneticist Robert Plomin comparing British standardized test results of twins and non-twin siblings suggested that genes explained a substantial share of the variation in scores. The point is not to identify the exact size of the ...

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