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IBM computer squares off against ‘Jeopardy!’ champs
IBM computer squares off against ‘Jeopardy!’ champs
An IBM computer takes on top “Jeopardy!” champs Feb. 14-16, including Seattle’s Ken Jennings. Learn more about the matchup through the book “Final Jeopardy: Man vs. Machine and the Quest to Know Everything” and a NOVA documentary “The Smartest Machine on Earth.”
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Today in history: 100 years ago, monthly magazine launches in Mobile
Today in history: 100 years ago, monthly magazine launches in Mobile
Stories from the Press-Register archives.
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Guthrie Center pulls out defensive struggle
Guthrie Center pulls out defensive struggle
ELK HORN — Neither coach was going to get the upper hand in this one.
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High School Hierarchy: 16-20
High School Hierarchy: 16-20
SLAMonline ranks the top pro-producing high schools of all time.
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Westerhaus puts Holy Family’s program in the big time
Westerhaus puts Holy Family’s program in the big time
Wednesday’s all-school assembly at Holy Family Catholic in Victoria included three football players signing national letters of intent, featuring a Gophers-bound linebacker.
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Driving Park art bids narrowed to four finalists
Driving Park art bids narrowed to four finalists
Two horse-themed art pieces are among four finalists in the Dundas Driving Park public art competition. The former horse racing track was the subject of 13 artist bids last summer. No Dundas-based artists submitted a proposal.
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MIT MBAs Take 9 Lessons Home From Silicon Valley Tour
MIT MBAs Take 9 Lessons Home From Silicon Valley Tour
Guest post by Anagha Ramanujam One hundred and nine students pursuing the Entrepreneurship and Innovation program at the MIT Sloan School of Management began their New Year in the Silicon Valley on the school’s annual, Silicon Valley Study Tour. The school firmly believes that business innovation must drive the economy in the next decade. The [...] MIT MBAs Take 9 Lessons Home From Silicon …
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Dagmar Wilson dies at 94; organizer of women’s disarmament protesters
Dagmar Wilson dies at 94; organizer of women’s disarmament protesters
At the height of the Cold War, the illustrator and mother of three organized 50,000 women to demonstrate against nuclear weapons. Foes tried to paint her as a Communist, but failed miserably. In 1961, the Berlin Wall went up, the Cold War arms race was on and Dagmar Wilson, a storybook illustrator and mother of three, steamed into the national spotlight.
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