Fun brain game may offer other benefits, too

Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

They study their rivals plays, spending afternoons developing strategies and sizing up the competition. The intensity is that of any other popular school sport, but these Wilson Magnet Foundation Academy students after-school activity i ...
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Eagles' Nnamdi Asomugha looks forward to second season in Philadelphia

Source: Biloxi Sun Herald

Nnamdi Asomugha couldn't believe Philadelphia didn't wrap its arms around Charles Barkley. "You would think that Philly would gravitate to that - toward those type of brash athletes," said the nowhere-near-as-brash Eagle ...
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Big turn out in schools chess

Source: Fiji Times

THE Fiji Chess Federation is expecting a large number of participants for tomorrow's Primary and Secondary Schools Chess Championship. The event will be held at the Fiji Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee and organisers are expec ...
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Anand, Gelfand sign truce, again

Source: Calcutta Telegraph

Moscow: Viswanathan Anand used the clock optimally to bring additional pressure on Boris Gelfand as the 11th round of the World Chess Championship, here, on Saturday, ended in a 24-move draw. The last round ...
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Buck – review

Source: Guardian Unlimited

Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off You'll wonder how you swallowed Robert Redford's ersatz Americana after watching this Sundance-praised horse-whisperer doc Saddle up for a one-way ticket to in ...
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With ostriches and chess, US campaign ad goes viral

Source: The Sun Daily Malaysia

WASHINGTON (May 25, 2012): Politicians are famous for tooting their own horns, but not many would offer up riding an ostrich as a qualification to be elected to a congressional seat. So meet Jeff Barth, bi ...
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Best and brightest arrested

Source: Herald Sun

Oh: A PROMINENT Muslim youth leader, who preaches the perils of crime to his community, has been charged with possessing more than $1.5 million worth of cocaine. Police allege 36-year-old Fadi Abdul-Rahman, who featured in Kevin Rudd’s 2020 Summit ...
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Dance competition benefits Monongahela chamber

Source: Pittsburgh Entertainment

Monongahela "celebrities" will show off their ballroom moves during a special fundraiser. The Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Arthur Murray Dance Studio, of McMurray, presents "Dancing with Our Monongahela St ...
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10 you might not know about looooosers

Source: Chicago Tribune

We're at a loss to explain two things: Why JPMorgan Chase took a $2 billion bath on risky trades, and how the Chicago Cubs can maintain such futility, holding the worst record in the National League. It appears to be high season for low ...
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