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USC made its offer to neuroscientists a no-brainer
The courtship that has riveted the neuroscience world blossomed at a Saturday night dinner in a tony Brentwood restaurant. USC provost Elizabeth Garrett and executive vice provost Michael Quick kept the conversation light. Over chicken with braised...
Tags: Technology, Alzheimer's Disease, USC Trojans, Autism, University of Pennsylvania
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Blindfolded chess master competes against Kansas students
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsKansas students helped a grandmaster chess champion play his way into the record books. Timur Gareev, 25, played simultaneous chess matches in Lindsborg Wednesday, blindfolded. Forty students faced off against the North American Open Chess Champion from...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Germany, Chess Playing
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Scrabble at the Bain Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...Tags: Stroke, Personal Service, Howard County, Clubs and Associations, Medicare
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Boyer plays smarter, wins second straight POY
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.When Brett Boyer stepped onto the Cibola tennis courts for the first time, coach Duncan Phillips gave him only two instructions. "I told him to hit the ball to the net and run like hell," Phillips said. While Boyer's game has become more sophisticated...Tags: Tennis, Lifestyle and Leisure, Chess Playing
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Column: Boomers experience more pressure than blood readings
The Spokesman-ReviewA decade ago, my boomer-age sister accompanied my then 80-something mother to the doctor. The doctor said he always took his elderly patient's blood pressure, as well as the blood pressure of the grown daughter or son with the patient. Almost always,...Tags: Sandwiches, Crosswords, Gaming, Arts and Culture, Physical Conditions
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Checkmate
Times-News, Burlington, N.C.George Roy Croft said learning to play chess is a snap. Advancing beyond the beginner's level, he said, is another story. "It's easy to learn the game," Croft said. "It's hard to get good at it." Once a month, Croft does his best to help beginning...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, Cuba, Human Interest, Chess Playing
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Mother overcame tragedies with strength, perseverance
alnotarianni@aol.comDorothy Hull is no stranger to adversity. The 90-year-old mother of eight lives quietly in Martinsburg with her daughter, Darlene Cuddy, filling her weekdays with crossword puzzles and game show reruns, and going out to eat on Saturdays. But her life...Tags: Breast Cancer, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crosswords, Leukemia
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Fort Smith Boys And Girls Club Hosts Chess Tournament
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.Active children with chess on their minds are about to mix concentration with laugh-out-loud fun in Fort Smith. The Evans Boys and Girls Club will host its third annual Ernest Cialone City Elementary Chess Championship Tournament from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m....Tags: Education, Lifestyle and Leisure, Students, Teaching and Learning, Separation of Church and State
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Retirement communities, students train residents in technology
Ann Galezio wants an iPad. At first she didn't know why — she just likes the way they look and everyone seems to have one. But the more she's been thinking about it Galezio envisions doing crossword puzzles while walking on the treadmill or...
Tags: Holidays, Nursing Homes, Skype, Crosswords, Apple iPad
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Film shows game's power to change lives
The Brownsville Herald, TexasEfren Ramirez, who plays Coach Alvarado in the movie "Endgame," says Brownsville has given the film's cast and crew a beautiful welcome. "When you're welcomed with open arms, how can you not put your whole heart into it?" Ramirez asked during a break in...Tags: Entertainment, Lifestyle and Leisure, Brownsville, Efren Ramirez, Rico Rodriguez
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MTV to premiere new “Star Trek Into Darkness” clip
Channel Guide MagazineStar Trek Into Darkness director J.J. Abrams, and stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana and Benedict Cumberbatch, will appear on-air on MTV this Wednesday, May 8, at 7:56pm ET to introduce an exclusive clip from Star Trek Into Darkness, the... -
‘Iron Man 3′: Rebecca Hall talks Maya Hansen, ‘playing a nerd’
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times“Iron Man 3″ brings several Marvel characters to the big screen for the first time, among them Dr. Maya Hansen, ......
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