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Visual arts: Public art along Ste-Catherine St. emphasizes the need for empathy - Montreal Gazette

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Thu, 07/30/2015 - 11:01

Montreal Gazette

Visual arts: Public art along Ste-Catherine St. emphasizes the need for empathy
Montreal Gazette
“You project yourself onto another,” curator Aseman Sabet said in an interview. So, how do the eight artists chosen by Sabet measure up to the theme? The participant with the biggest international reputation is Marcel Dzama, a co-founder of the ...

Can Moscow bet on 'Trump card' in U.S.?; Obama takes Africa for a tango ... - Russia Beyond the Headlines

Chess Research - Thu, 07/30/2015 - 10:16

Russia Beyond the Headlines

Can Moscow bet on 'Trump card' in U.S.?; Obama takes Africa for a tango ...
Russia Beyond the Headlines
Andrei Urnov, ex-Russian ambassador to Namibia, and head research fellow at the Institute of African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, made this comment for Troika Report: “I can say that he has been trying, quite persistently, from the very ...

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Italian man has admitted killing his landlord and eating body parts, jury hears - Irish Independent

Chess Research - Thu, 07/30/2015 - 09:17

Irish Independent

Italian man has admitted killing his landlord and eating body parts, jury hears
Irish Independent
They were acquaintances with "common interests." On the evening of January 11 2014 both men were playing a game of chess. The court heard the first unusual thing to happen was an unusual phone call made by Mr Bellante which suggested there was a ...

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On Chess: 2015 World Cup of Chess has huge field, with strong American players - St. Louis Public Radio

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 07/30/2015 - 05:31

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: 2015 World Cup of Chess has huge field, with strong American players
St. Louis Public Radio
In between, Finegold was a U.S. Junior champion in 1989, a recipient of the prestigious Samford Chess Fellowship in 1993 and a competitor in nine U.S. Championships. He is a popular scholastic coach and commentator for elite events. On Chess comes ...

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This Hololens Tech Brings Us One Step Closer To Star Wars Holograms - Gizmodo Australia

Chess Research - Thu, 07/30/2015 - 01:34

Gizmodo Australia

This Hololens Tech Brings Us One Step Closer To Star Wars Holograms
Gizmodo Australia
But one piece of future that wormed its way even deeper into my brain was the Millennium Falcon's holographic monster mash chess game, aka Dejarik. ... We release several datasets with calibrated inputs and processed results to foster future research.

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Engineering a scholarly summer; Two AHS seniors participate in collegiate program - Andover Townsman

Chess Research - Thu, 07/30/2015 - 01:06

Andover Townsman

Engineering a scholarly summer; Two AHS seniors participate in collegiate program
Andover Townsman
This six-week summer session allows students to conduct research with faculty from the university's College of Engineering in the Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering departments. Founded in 1989, this program seeks to increase the number of ...

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The story of Sikkim's last king and queen reads like a fairy tale gone wrong - Spectator.co.uk

Chess Research - Wed, 07/29/2015 - 22:48

Spectator.co.uk

The story of Sikkim's last king and queen reads like a fairy tale gone wrong
Spectator.co.uk
Duff has undertaken diligent research in diplomatic archives across the world and it is hard to imagine there is much information about this small place in those decades that has escaped his attention. Just as he finished his first draft, Wikileaks ...

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Green djinns and a green boy: the best summer reading for children - Spectator.co.uk

Chess Research - Wed, 07/29/2015 - 22:48

Spectator.co.uk

Green djinns and a green boy: the best summer reading for children
Spectator.co.uk
Through the Looking-Glass is a challenge for children who don't know the first thing about chess. Take the little incident that precedes the Caucus race, when the creatures who have been ... His latest book for children, The Astounding Broccoli Boy ...

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Weekend Top 10 - Henrico Citizen

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 07/29/2015 - 21:36

Weekend Top 10
Henrico Citizen
Legacy Chess Academy will present Team Championships from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Brookdale Imperial Plaza, 1717 Bellevue Ave. There will be a Scholastic Team Tournament (2 Sections, K5 and K12), an Adult Team Tournament and an Individual Open ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Chess Research - Wed, 07/29/2015 - 20:41

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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Think Like a Hacker: At the High-Stakes Junction of Humans and Computers, a ... - Valley News

Chess Research - Wed, 07/29/2015 - 14:32

Think Like a Hacker: At the High-Stakes Junction of Humans and Computers, a ...
Valley News
S ean Smith, the research director of the Institute for Security, Technology , and Society at Dartmouth College, likes to holds office hours at Umpleby's Bakery in downtown Hanover. .... “Chess has rules and at every step you know what the rules are ...

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Western think tank getting flak for escaping Russian ban - Chicago Tribune

Chess Research - Wed, 07/29/2015 - 13:26

Western think tank getting flak for escaping Russian ban
Chicago Tribune
Its target was Moscow Carnegie Center, a subsidiary of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a 105-year-old think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. Its Moscow office is tiny with just 10 senior researchers, but it's influential; Michael ...

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Robots can kill but they do not understand us - Financial Times

Chess Research - Wed, 07/29/2015 - 12:09

Financial Times

Robots can kill but they do not understand us
Financial Times
Artificial intelligence researchers do not see the barrier in principle to robots developing higher reasoning powers, or the kind of physical dexterity that humans possess. The last remaining workers on car assembly lines are people who can attach ...

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It's all in the game for Bellaire High junior - Chron.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 07/29/2015 - 11:40

Chron.com

It's all in the game for Bellaire High junior
Chron.com
Curran "Ray" Han, 16, was one of 10 players selected to compete for the by-invitation-only U.S. Junior Closed Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, Missouri. Han flew out of Houston on July 5 for the competition, which ...
Grand Chess Tour Aug. 22-Sept. 3 In CWEWest End Word

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It's all in the game for Bellaire High junior - Chron.com

World Chess Hall of Fame - Wed, 07/29/2015 - 11:40

Chron.com

It's all in the game for Bellaire High junior
Chron.com
The city hosts the chess champions at Webster University, the World Chess Hall of Fame and three of the largest tournaments in the country, the Junior Closed Championship, U.S. Chess Championship and the U.S. Woman's Chess Championship. Rich said ...

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This Hololens Tech Brings Us One Step Closer to Star Wars Holograms - Gizmodo

Chess Research - Wed, 07/29/2015 - 10:31

Gizmodo

This Hololens Tech Brings Us One Step Closer to Star Wars Holograms
Gizmodo
But one piece of future that wormed its way even deeper into my brain was the Millennium Falcon's holographic monster mash chess game, aka Dejarik. ... We release several datasets with calibrated inputs and processed results to foster future research.

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Stateless South Asians finally get identity under landmark deal - Qantara.de

Chess Research - Wed, 07/29/2015 - 09:26

Livemint

Stateless South Asians finally get identity under landmark deal
Qantara.de
According to folklore, the enclaves resulted from a series of chess games played between two maharajahs centuries ago. But research by Australian geographer Brendan Whyte showed the enclaves were created after peace treaties between the local ruler ...
Enclave residents finally get identityGulf Times

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Aaron Teitelbaum's New Chess-Themed Kingside Diner Is a Clear Winner - Riverfront Times (blog)

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 07/29/2015 - 08:52

Riverfront Times (blog)

Aaron Teitelbaum's New Chess-Themed Kingside Diner Is a Clear Winner
Riverfront Times (blog)
So the next time Carlsen -- or any other grandmaster, for that matter -- is in town for a championship tournament at the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center, the last thing he'll order at the adjacent Kingside Diner is the "Kingside Slider." He ...

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Community briefs for July 29 - Republican Eagle

Chess Research - Wed, 07/29/2015 - 08:16

Community briefs for July 29
Republican Eagle
Research has shown practicing yoga can help reduce symptoms of chronic health conditions, improve sleep, increase energy and improve balance. Cost for 6 sessions is $45 individuals, $80 couples. All ability levels are welcome. Socialize while playing ...

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Leonid Bershidsky: Putin hurts think tank by not banning it - Bradenton Herald

Chess Research - Wed, 07/29/2015 - 07:09

Bloomberg View

Leonid Bershidsky: Putin hurts think tank by not banning it
Bradenton Herald
Its Moscow office is tiny with just 10 senior researchers, but it's influential; Michael McFaul, U.S. ambassador to Moscow at the time of the ill-fated "reset" of the U.S.-Russian relationship, once worked there. ... Former chess champion Garry ...
Putin Hurts a Think Tank by Not Banning ItBloomberg View

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