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New Stanford Research Identifies Strategic Toolkit for Problem-Solving - Business Wire (press release)
Business Wire (press release)
The idea is growing in cognitive psychology that experts in information-intensive domains, like teaching, chess, or medicine, become skilled because they garner enormous mental libraries of heuristics and patterns, he says. When faced with a tough ...
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XCOM 2 Revealed, Coming to PC First in November - GameSpot
GameSpot
GameSpot
Research, Develop and Upgrade: Configure and build rooms on the Avenger to give XCOM new capabilities on the battlefield. Use your Scientists and Engineers to research, develop and upgrade weapons and armour to fit your preferred tactics.
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Russia & Kazakhstan: Using EU Ruling to Press for More Web Censorship - EurasiaNet
EurasiaNet
EurasiaNet
The Kazakh parliament, seen here in September 2014, passed a law last year allowing local authorities to block any website and social media without a court order during a declared “state of emergency.” Kazakh and Russian officials may be considering ...
Raytown Mid-Continent Library June activities - Blue Springs Examiner
Blue Springs Examiner
We will walk you through getting the research done right the first time so you can start off on the right foot. • Science City: ... Play chess, learn the basics, brush up on your chess skills, challenge other players at Free Chess Play at the Library ...
Raytown Mid-Continent Library June activities - Blue Springs Examiner
Blue Springs Examiner
We will walk you through getting the research done right the first time so you can start off on the right foot. • Science City: ... Play chess, learn the basics, brush up on your chess skills, challenge other players at Free Chess Play at the Library ...
Mine closures, job losses on Brazil's iron ore frontline - Reuters
Reuters
With less efficient infrastructure, smaller mines usually have higher costs and struggle in a price slump. Calculations by commodities research firm Wood Mackenzie suggest smaller iron ore producers in Minas Gerais have an average cash cost of around ...
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Michael David “Heilsey” Heil - Glens Falls Post-Star
Glens Falls Post-Star
Forever busy, he then did computer research for friends and family. He liked playing chess, fishing, shooting his pistols, enjoyed music and concerts, especially trips to see RUSH at SPAC with John Pagano. Before his accident, he loved motocross racing.
Rex Sinquefield: The Tyrannosaurus Rex of State Politics - Governing
Billionaire Rex Sinquefield's crusade to control Missouri politics sheds light on the power and limits of money in contemporary American politics.
Rex Sinquefield: The Tyrannosaurus Rex of State Politics - Governing
Billionaire Rex Sinquefield's crusade to control Missouri politics sheds light on the power and limits of money in contemporary American politics.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex of State Politics - Governing
Governing
Governing
He put the city on the map as a chess capital, underwriting the move of the World Chess Hall of Fame from Miami to his St. Louis neighborhood, where he provides six-figure purses annually for the U.S. chess championships and the Sinquefield Cup. He's a ...
The Tyrannosaurus Rex of State Politics - Governing
Governing
Governing
A decade after returning to the state with a fortune he earned managing money in California, 70-year-old Rex Sinquefield has become a powerful presence in Missouri politics. Unlike most people who disagree with the positions politicians take ...
'Queen' of Lake Placid Elementary School volunteers - Highlands Today
Highlands Today
Highlands Today
Sueppel didn't know much about chess when she started the club. She did some research and discovered the game wasn't so hard after all. She purchased a number of copies of “No Stress Chess,” a version of the game that incorporates playing cards.
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The Intelligencer Community Calendar June 1 - The Intelligencer
The Intelligencer
Patrick Connelly of National Archives presents, Military Research. Open to public. David Library of the American Revolution, 1201 River Rd., Washington ... Chess sets available. Doylestown Historical Society Park, 56 S. Main St. Free. 215-345-4140 ...
Opinion: Can chess rescue Australia's education system? - The Educator
The Educator
The Educator
Given the growing international interest in chess and the worrying trends present in Australia's education system, I recently announced that I was launching an Australian research project investigating the public policy benefits of chess across a suite ...
Triumphant success for Queens Park Relay for Life walkers - Toowoomba Chronicle
Toowoomba Chronicle
Toowoomba Chronicle
Many of those walking took part because they had personally felt the impacts of cancer. Jayde Austin said her grandmother died from cancer three years ago. "Ever since then I've been participating in Relay for Life and raising funds for cancer research ...
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Hot concerts, cool classes fill June's roster of activities - Burlington County Times
Burlington County Times
Wednesday (7 p.m.): Learn how to research your family's lineage during the Genealogy Huddle. Thursday (2:30 p.m.): Get an Introduction to MS .... June 10 (2 p.m.): Play or learn during Chess for Parents and Adults. June 17 (6:30 p.m.): Financial ...
Choose Yourself: What I learned about life after interviewing 80 highly ... - Appeal-Democrat
Appeal-Democrat
Appeal-Democrat
Dan Ariely was burned all over his body and used that experience to research the psychology of pain and ultimately the psychology of behavior and how we can make better decisions. Tony Robbins lost everything when his marriage ended, but he came back ...
Backed by RiiDL, hardware enthusiasts from Mumbai build an automated chess ... - YourStory.com
YourStory.com
YourStory.com
“It is uncommon to see freshers work on such projects but we were glad to be put in touch with RiiDL – the research lab of Somaiya Vidyavihar,” recollects Bhavya. RiiDL is Somaiya Vidyavihar's innovation centre and accelerator which is focused on ...
John Nash's 'beautiful mind' opened whole new vista for mathematics - South China Morning Post (subscription)
South China Morning Post (subscription)
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Zero-sum games, such as chess or tennis, have a winner and a loser. Real-world interactions, however, are seldom zero-sum. Interaction ... Nash's work opened up a new vista of research. Problems analysed through the lens of game theory now include ...
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Asheville area family friendly activities - Asheville Citizen-Times
Asheville Citizen-Times
The conversation will cover what to expect, tools to handle it and ways to research the climate at colleges you are considering. Contact Rochelle at rochelle@jcc-asheville.org to learn more. Free and open to the public. Tuesday ... Hall Fletcher's ...