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Students at Christian Brothers School in New Orleans recognized for achievements - NOLA.com (blog)

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 08/06/2015 - 07:51

NOLA.com (blog)

Students at Christian Brothers School in New Orleans recognized for achievements
NOLA.com (blog)
The chess team won first place in the sixth grade division at the Louisiana State Scholastic Chess 2015 Tournament. Team members were Dhiren Brickman, Mike Daly, Austin Hebert, Tanner Hebert and David Webster. In individual honors, Brickman tied for ...

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Why Schools Need More Teachers of Color—for White Students - The Atlantic

Chess Research - Thu, 08/06/2015 - 07:30

The Atlantic

Why Schools Need More Teachers of Color—for White Students
The Atlantic
Noah Caruso, 17, calls South Philadelphia home. Known for cheesesteaks, pizza, and bakeries, South Philly is a close-knit, largely Italian American neighborhood where much of the population has traditionally shared the same background, culture, and race.

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Talking Nick Saban-Urban Meyer with Saban author Monte Burke: 'Not a lot of ... - cleveland.com

Chess Research - Thu, 08/06/2015 - 06:15

cleveland.com

Talking Nick Saban-Urban Meyer with Saban author Monte Burke: 'Not a lot of ...
cleveland.com
And there was a name that popped up now and then during Burke's research: Urban Meyer. "It did ocassionally, not as much as I thought it might," Burke told the Northeast Ohio Media Group in a phone interview about the book, which was released Tuesday.

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BioMed, Illumina set sights on Foster City: Planners consider traffic impacts ... - San Mateo Daily Journal

Chess Research - Thu, 08/06/2015 - 03:28

BioMed, Illumina set sights on Foster City: Planners consider traffic impacts ...
San Mateo Daily Journal
BioMed Realty Trust, owner of the Lincoln Centre Life Sciences Research Campus, is planning a $149 million build-to-suit headquarters for Illumina Inc., a gene sequencing technology firm. The Foster City Planning Commission will ... The intersections ...

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The World Chess Hall of Fame | Local | dailyjournalonline.com - Daily Journal Online

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Thu, 08/06/2015 - 02:00
The World Chess Hall of Fame | Local | dailyjournalonline.com  Daily Journal Online

For those who do not want to attend another fair, go to the lake or hike through the forest when the heat index is approaching triple digits - but still.

The World Chess Hall of Fame | Local | dailyjournalonline.com - Daily Journal Online

World Chess Hall of Fame - Thu, 08/06/2015 - 02:00
The World Chess Hall of Fame | Local | dailyjournalonline.com  Daily Journal Online

For those who do not want to attend another fair, go to the lake or hike through the forest when the heat index is approaching triple digits - but still.

The World Chess Hall of Fame - Daily Journal Online

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Thu, 08/06/2015 - 02:00
The World Chess Hall of Fame  Daily Journal Online

For those who do not want to attend another fair, go to the lake or hike through the forest when the heat index is approaching triple digits - but still.

The World Chess Hall of Fame - Daily Journal Online

World Chess Hall of Fame - Thu, 08/06/2015 - 02:00
The World Chess Hall of Fame  Daily Journal Online

For those who do not want to attend another fair, go to the lake or hike through the forest when the heat index is approaching triple digits - but still.

The World Chess Hall of Fame - Daily Journal Online

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Thu, 08/06/2015 - 02:00
The World Chess Hall of Fame  Daily Journal Online

For those who do not want to attend another fair, go to the lake or hike through the forest when the heat index is approaching triple digits - but still.

The World Chess Hall of Fame - Daily Journal Online

World Chess Hall of Fame - Thu, 08/06/2015 - 02:00
The World Chess Hall of Fame  Daily Journal Online

For those who do not want to attend another fair, go to the lake or hike through the forest when the heat index is approaching triple digits - but still.

Charity speed chess at the White Hart in Grays - YOURTHUROCK (blog)

Chess Research - Thu, 08/06/2015 - 01:45

Charity speed chess at the White Hart in Grays
YOURTHUROCK (blog)
THREE-time Polish junior chess champion Ella Vine, who lives in Thurrock, is organising a "chess simultaneous" in aid of a local charity providing accessible transport, Trans-Vol. The simultaneous will take place on Saturday the 15th August between 1 ...

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Teaching Machines to Understand Us - MIT Technology Review

Chess Research - Wed, 08/05/2015 - 23:03

Teaching Machines to Understand Us
MIT Technology Review
One such company is Facebook, which hired LeCun from NYU in December 2013 and put him in charge of a new artificial–intelligence research group, FAIR, that today has 50 researchers but will grow to 100. LeCun's lab is Facebook's first significant ...

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On Chess: Club is taken over by 16 young talents - St. Louis Public Radio

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 08/05/2015 - 21:20

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Club is taken over by 16 young talents
St. Louis Public Radio
This past week, two of the programs, the Schein-Friedman Scholastic Project and U.S. Chess School, have joined resources to run a tuition-free, accommodations-free, invitation only chess camp to some of the most promising youngsters. Sixteen bright ...

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THINGS TO DO: Aug. 6-12 - Marco Island Sun Times

Chess Research - Wed, 08/05/2015 - 21:16

Marco Island Sun Times

THINGS TO DO: Aug. 6-12
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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Singapore by design: Cool products to celebrate SG50 - CNBC

Chess Research - Wed, 08/05/2015 - 18:24

CNBC

Singapore by design: Cool products to celebrate SG50
CNBC
That's the concept behind "Game of Chope", a board game playing a pun on the name of popular U.S. television series "Game of Thrones" and largely based on the rules of a nostalgic favorite called "Aeroplane Chess." Launched by design studio and brand ...

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The 25 best beasts in literature - The Independent

Chess Research - Wed, 08/05/2015 - 18:10

The 25 best beasts in literature
The Independent
Medvei's chess-playing good companion belongs with her greatest forebears. Cat: Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore .... The elephant characterisation draws its strength from research into the African herd life. Whale: Herman Melville, Moby Dick.

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Dershowitz: Obama is an abject failure—by his own standards - Observer

Chess Research - Wed, 08/05/2015 - 18:00

Observer

Dershowitz: Obama is an abject failure—by his own standards
Observer
“This book took me less than two weeks to write and ten years to research, so I've been thinking about and writing about this potentially for ten years,” explained Dershowitz. “I wrote my first long article about this in 2005. I had my ideas and I've ...

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British Library's new show Animal Tales celebrates the best beasts in literature - The Independent

Chess Research - Wed, 08/05/2015 - 16:25

The Independent

British Library's new show Animal Tales celebrates the best beasts in literature
The Independent
Medvei's chess-playing good companion belongs with her greatest forebears. Cat: Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore .... The elephant characterisation draws its strength from research into the African herd life. Whale: Herman Melville, Moby Dick.

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How I reclaimed my love for maths - Daily Life

Chess Research - Wed, 08/05/2015 - 15:58

Daily Life

How I reclaimed my love for maths
Daily Life
Research shows 9 through 14 is the crucial age span for getting kids interested in math. ... He taught me to play chess, and after our games, we'd have long chats about my future, where he made it clear he expected great things from me intellectually ...

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Game Blotter - Purple Pawn

World Chess Hall of Fame - Wed, 08/05/2015 - 13:44

Game Blotter
Purple Pawn
The St. Louis museum claimed rights related to a World Chess Hall of Fame, a trademark for which it registered in 2002 based on a deal with FIDE. The Las Vegas organization announced plans for a World Chess Federation Hall of Fame in 2011. A default ...

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