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Ferguson-Florissant students introduced to chess - fox2now.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 09/16/2015 - 09:26

Ferguson-Florissant students introduced to chess
fox2now.com
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Students in elementary and middle schools in the Ferguson-Florissant School District are getting a new activity _ chess. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis is teaming with Ascension, a Catholic health care system, ...

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Experience Wanted, And Needed - Irish Illustrated

Chess Research - Wed, 09/16/2015 - 09:16

Irish Illustrated

Experience Wanted, And Needed
Irish Illustrated
During Notre Dame's sub-par defensive performance last Saturday against Virginia, which featured four Cavalier touchdown drives of 75 yards or more by maybe one of the less powerful offenses the Irish will face in 2015, six of the 11 starting members ...

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Alabama chess champion Scott Varagona and National Chess Day action - AL.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 09/16/2015 - 09:05

AL.com

Alabama chess champion Scott Varagona and National Chess Day action
AL.com
Settling down to business. K-12 chess players make their opening moves at the recent Central Alabama Scholastic Chess Tournament. Held alongside the 2015 Alabama State Championship at Samford University, many of these young players want to one ...

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At De La Salle Blackfeet, chess is on academic agenda - Cut Bank Pioneer Press

Chess Research - Wed, 09/16/2015 - 07:33

Cut Bank Pioneer Press

At De La Salle Blackfeet, chess is on academic agenda
Cut Bank Pioneer Press
Dr. Mark Anderson of Blackfeet Community College explained the class was made possible through a Native American Research Centers for Health grant written by Lola Wippert of BCC and approved by BCC President Dr. Billie Jo Kipp. “Over the summer ...

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Ultra-thin noise suppression sheets with the world's highest permeability - Phys.Org

Chess Research - Wed, 09/16/2015 - 07:30

Phys.Org

Ultra-thin noise suppression sheets with the world's highest permeability
Phys.Org
That was a likely argument before IBM surprised the world about computers playing chess. In 1997, Deep . ... Yet the humans are the ones with the extreme RF sensitivity, as it affects what the 'us offices of naval research' concluded in a study, was.

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Data Pipelines, Amazon Culture, Real-time NFL Data, and Deep Learning for Chess - O'Reilly Radar

Chess Research - Wed, 09/16/2015 - 05:00

Data Pipelines, Amazon Culture, Real-time NFL Data, and Deep Learning for Chess
O'Reilly Radar
Giraffe: Using Deep Reinforcement Learning to Play Chess (Matthew Lai) — Giraffe, a chess engine that uses self-play to discover all its domain-specific knowledge, with minimal hand-crafted knowledge given by the programmer. See also the code. (via ...

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Play it again: One fan's quest to save old video games - The Japan Times

Chess Research - Wed, 09/16/2015 - 02:53

The Japan Times

Play it again: One fan's quest to save old video games
The Japan Times
When the French native moved to Tokyo in 2000 to research and archive retro Japanese PC titles he was shocked to find collections left to languish within an inclusive community. He wormed his way inside through online auctions and forums to contact ...

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Nonprofit Health System Executive Brings After-School Chess Program to Ferguson-Florissant Schools - Daily Signal

In the News - Wed, 09/16/2015 - 02:00
Nonprofit Health System Executive Brings After-School Chess Program to Ferguson-Florissant Schools  Daily Signal

An after-school chess program for 20 elementary and middle schools launched this fall in the Ferguson-Florissant school district.

How I got into my pupils' good books, reveals librarian up for top award - Irish Times

Chess Research - Wed, 09/16/2015 - 01:00

Irish Times

How I got into my pupils' good books, reveals librarian up for top award
Irish Times
... or flick through a magazine before school begins; or charge through the door to get their homework done before they go home; or even do some research during their lunch break; or play games and socialise with classmates and peers is wonderful to ...

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Chess program begins in Ferguson-Florissant schools - KSDK

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 09/15/2015 - 19:50

KSDK

Chess program begins in Ferguson-Florissant schools
KSDK
After-school chess will now be coming to each of the twenty elementary and middle schools in the Ferguson-Florissant School district this semester. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, and Ascension, a Catholic, non-profit healthcare ...
Chess comes to Ferguson-Florissant schoolsSTLtoday.com
Ferguson gets after-school chess program thanks to Ascension, St. Louis Chess ...St. Louis American
St. Louis-based Ascension Providing Hope through Chess to Students in Ferguson ...SYS-CON Media (press release)

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Chess Research - Tue, 09/15/2015 - 19:13

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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Chess comes to Ferguson-Florissant schools - STLtoday.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 09/15/2015 - 15:32

STLtoday.com

Chess comes to Ferguson-Florissant schools
STLtoday.com
Kids in Ferguson-Florissant elementary and middle schools will have the opportunity to play chess after school this year because of a new partnership announced on Tuesday. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis and Ascension, the nation's ...
Ferguson gets after-school chess program thanks to Ascension, St. Louis Chess ...St. Louis American
St. Louis-based Ascension Providing Hope through Chess to Students in Ferguson ...SYS-CON Media (press release)

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Pawn Sacrifice Star Tobey Maguire on Bobby Fischer, Celebrity, and the ... - Vanity Fair

Chess Research - Tue, 09/15/2015 - 14:31

Vanity Fair

Pawn Sacrifice Star Tobey Maguire on Bobby Fischer, Celebrity, and the ...
Vanity Fair
Perhaps what was most interesting to Maguire and Zwick, in their research and conversations with grand masters, was learning the physical demands of the intellectually rigorous sport. “They talked a lot about the need of being in great physical shape ...
Steven Knight Talks 'Pawn Sacrifice', 'World War Z 2', 'Taboo' and MoreCollider.com
A Game of Pawns During the Time of the Cold WarThe New Indian Express

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Ferguson gets after-school chess program thanks to Ascension Health, St. Louis ... - St. Louis American

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 09/15/2015 - 13:48

Ferguson gets after-school chess program thanks to Ascension Health, St. Louis ...
St. Louis American
The world's largest nonprofit health system has partnered with the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center to help launch a new after-school chess program for the Ferguson-Florissant school district. Faculty, students, and staff gathered inside of ...

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Board games that almost didn't pass Go - New York Daily News

Chess Research - Tue, 09/15/2015 - 12:40

New York Daily News

Board games that almost didn't pass Go
New York Daily News
Influenced by chess, crosswords and jigsaw puzzles, the 32-year-old built the idea for Scrabble in his Queens apartment — but it took another 15 years for the game to catch on. To decide on the number and value of each letter, Butts is thought to have ...

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Innovation, New Product Success Topic of CHESS Retail Panel - Home Furnishings News

Chess Research - Tue, 09/15/2015 - 12:12

Innovation, New Product Success Topic of CHESS Retail Panel
Home Furnishings News
The Future of Retail: Implications for the Housewares Industry, will be presented by Dana Telsey, retail analyst, CEO and chief research officer at Telsey Advisory Group. Brand Shift: The Future of Brands and Marketing, will be presented by futurist ...

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Modelling the singularity - FT Alphaville (registration)

Chess Research - Tue, 09/15/2015 - 11:46

FT Alphaville (registration)

Modelling the singularity
FT Alphaville (registration)
But, before anyone gets too freaked out, it's worth taking some time to digest the following new research paper by William D. Nordhaus from Yale University's department of economics, by way of the NBER working paper series (our emphasis): ... For ...

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