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Remembering when the Rooks raged and a chess barrier came down
David R. Sands is away, exploring the chess scene across the Atlantic. New columns will resume later this month. The following is the reprint of a column originally published on Aug. 5, 2025. It might have been the biggest U.S. chess story in the mainstream press since Bobby Fischer’s world championship win two decades earlier, and a good one to recall as we mark Black History Month.
Positional chess sacrifices call for delayed gratification
David R. Sands is away, exploring the chess scene across the Atlantic. New columns will resume next month. The following is the reprint of a column originally published on Aug. 18, 2020. Sacrificing a queen for a quick checkmate is always fun, but there’s a lot to be said for sacrificing a pawn in the opening that leads to a winning endgame dozens of moves down the road.
Entrepreneurs Archives - Common Ground
Latest in Entrepreneurs Generation E: Growing the next generation of entrepreneurs The Generation E program for student entrepreneurs is a collaboration among the city of Monroe, its small businesses, and Monroe Public Schools.
Computer Science > Programming Languages
[Submitted on 23 Feb 2026 ( v1 ), last revised 10 Jul 2026 (this version, v2)] Title:The LLMbda Calculus: AI Agents, Conversations, and Information Flow View a PDF of the paper titled The LLMbda Calculus: AI Agents, Conversations, and Information Flow, by Zac Garby and Andrew D. Gordon and David Sands View PDF Abstract:Large language models are increasingly deployed as agents: they plan, call tools, read untrusted data, and act on the results.
GUIDE: How to recycle electronics in Southeast Michigan
Overview: - "By recycling material rather than landfilling it, we can avoid the production of a significant amount of carbon dioxide," says a state environmental specialist. - Michigan's electronic waste takeback program helps recycle about 10 million pounds of electronics each year. - The Detroit Zoo's fall e-recycling event is Saturday, Nov. 8 at Macomb Community College South Campus. Old electronics in landfills can waste valuable materials and harm the environment.
Detroit's Malta Clinic expands services
-The Malta Clinic has served more than 20,000 uninsured, low-income Detroit area patients since opening in 2004. -Many of the clinic’s patient have chronic disease, says medical director Dr. Edward Jelonek Jr. -“We provide their medications for free right here, so they don’t have to go anywhere else. And we also offer some lab services and X-ray services.” Detroiter Milton Lomax, a retired railroad worker, is no stranger to the steep costs of U.S. medical care.
Free Detroit medical clinic expands services: 'It's just a beautiful thing'
Overview: -The Malta Clinic has served more than 20,000 uninsured, low-income Detroit area patients since opening in 2004. -Many of the clinic's patient have chronic disease, says medical director Dr. Edward Jelonek Jr. -"We provide their medications for free right here, so they don't have to go anywhere else. And we also offer some lab services and X-ray services." Detroiter Milton Lomax, a retired railroad worker, is no stranger to the steep costs of U.S. medical care.
On attack's anniversary, Israel takes the fight to its foes
Oct. 7, 2023, ranks as the bleakest day in modern Israeli history, when a massive Hamas surprise attack killed more than 1,200 civilians, captured hundreds of hostages and humiliated the country’s vaunted intelligence and military services. But a year later, it’s a very different picture as stunning Israeli victories have resuscitated the fortunes of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and left Israel’s prime adversaries — Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran — reeling.
Analyze this: Chess rational and irrational
(Editor’s note: David R. Sands is off this week. The following is a reprint of a column first published Nov. 22, 2022.) “I won a pawn, but misplayed the position and was totally busted. Then he missed a knight fork and I had a won game before hanging my queen.
Silver hair, gold medal: U.S. men repeat at world senior team chess event
It was a senior moment — in a good way — for the U.S. as American squads took home a gold, silver and bronze medal at last week’s 2024 FIDE World Senior Team Championships, held in Krakow, Poland. The American women’s Team USA squad captured a silver in the 50+ team competition and a bronze in the tournament for teams aged 65 and older.
Friends, foes of Donald Trump around the world rush to condemn assassination attempt
World leaders, including many who had been critical of former President Donald Trump and his policies, were quick to express sympathy for Mr. Trump and condemn the assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
Iran's top leader shrugs off weak turnout numbers as presidential runoff vote begins
Iran’s top leader attempted to shrug off plunging turnout numbers as Iranian voters headed to the polls Friday for a runoff presidential election between a moderate candidate and one of the country’s best-known hard-liners.
French conservatives looking strong on eve of critical election test
French President Emmanuel Macron’s gamble to hold a snap election to thwart the power of rising right-wing parties is looking ever more risky as final polls showed the far-right National Rally poised to score major gains in the first of two rounds of voting Sunday.
The Physics of the Thermodynamic Entropy
Preprint Article Version 1 This version is not peer-reviewed Version 1 : Received: 19 January 2024 / Approved: 22 January 2024 / Online: 22 January 2024 (09:02:41 CET) Sands, D. The Physics of the Thermodynamic Entropy. Preprints 2024, 2024011574. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1574.v1 Sands, D. The Physics of the Thermodynamic Entropy. Preprints 2024, 2024011574. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1574.v1 Export citation file: Bib TeX | RIS MDPI and ACS Style Sands, D.
Another innovation from ST Robotics for 2023
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Resilient Neighborhoods: This NW Detroit Park has become a hub for biking and wellness activities.
By David Sands It’s a sunny Tuesday, and Catherine Smith is getting ready to practice tai chi at Cool Cities Park. Smith, a resident of northwest Detroit’s HOPE Village neighborhood, briefly practiced the Chinese martial arts form known for its slow graceful moves when she lived in Louisiana and is looking forward to trying it out again. “It’s relaxing. It calms my nerves,” says Smith. “Because sometimes I get so overwhelmed doing things, it gives me a migraine.
Resilient Neighborhoods: This northwest Detroit park has become a hub for biking and wellness activities
By David Sands On a sunny Tuesday, Catherine Smith was getting ready to practice tai chi at Cool Cities Park. Smith, a resident of northwest Detroit’s HOPE Village neighborhood, briefly practiced the Chinese martial arts form known for its slow graceful moves when she lived in Louisiana and is looking forward to trying it out again. “It’s relaxing. It calms my nerves,” Smith said. “Because sometimes I get so overwhelmed doing things, it gives me a migraine.
The Toothpick Project: Commercialization of a virulence‐selected fungal bioherbicide for Striga hermonthica (witchweed) biocontrol in Kenya
The high-level view of global food systems identifies three all-encompassing barriers to the adoption of food systems solutions: knowledge, policy, and finance. These barriers, and the siloed characteristics of each of these, have hindered the development and adoption of microbial herbicides. How knowledge, policy, and finance are related to the Toothpick Project's path of commercializing a new bioherbicide, early in the scope of the industry, is discussed here.
Igus® robots and the ST robot controller
A typical Igus based R15 linear robot R18 Delta robot in 3 axis format ST Robotics K11R controller Igus robots show improved performance and UI with the ST Robotics controller. Igus robots are transformed with the ST controller with dramatic improvements in performance thanks to 24bit ADL inverse kinematics and the super fast DSP.” — CEO of ST Robotics, serial inventor David Sands PRINCETON, NJ, USA, July 30, 2023/ EINPresswire.com/ -- Igus® Cartesian and Delta robots are great value.
Poem: Visiting the Riverwalk with Heraclitus – Planet Detroit
With each step I take my voice sounds more foreign. They say that across the river is a whole other country, but the water whispers the truth, lapping the hardened, barrier-laden shores. My #1 riverwalk would be one where I can feel the cool current flow over my hand. Where I can greet these narrow, curving waters by touch, a handshake, an embrace between friends. Who dared mark these boundaries dividing the land dividing the self so starkly? Am I not 70% water already?
Resilient neighborhoods: Southwest Detroit nonprofit celebrates opening of youth-driven community center
By David Sands Jesus Sanchez, 21, has watched a once-blighted apartment complex in his Southwest Detroit neighborhood slowly come back to life over the last few years. Now he’s full of enthusiasm to see it used in a way that benefits his community. Located near the intersection of Junction Avenue and St. Hedwig Street, the building is now a neighborhood space established and operated by the Congress of Communities (COC), a local nonprofit that’s strongly focused on community organizing.
Robots in entertainment, art and film
The Zone 28 arm in action select the product you want on a touch screen ST robots can be fun too! The Zone 28 system is the first of it's kind anywhere. Itatu are also breaking new ground in a growing market for wearables. And Pindar Van Armen brings AI and robotics into the world of art.” — CEO of ST Robotics, serial inventor David Sands PRINCETON, NJ, USA, May 18, 2023/ EINPresswire.com/ -- Increasingly robots are finding applications in the entertainment industry.
Crash Proof Robot Software
This robot has been sent the coordinates of the asparagus but clearly can't reach. ST robot arm picking fruit from un-programmed bowls Robot software in unstructured environments such as AI machine vision guided systems need to be immune from human error! This is another innovative solution unique to ST Robotics. All too often autonomous systems fall over because these exceptions have been overlooked.
New Southwest Detroit mixed use development prioritizes affordability Original
By David Sands Claudia Enriquez says it’s becoming increasingly difficult for younger people to find affordable housing in Southwest Detroit, where she lives. “Right now in Detroit, rent is so high. There’s a lot of students that want to live here and they want to live by themselves,” she said.
FILM: Claiming Connections – Planet Detroit
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ST Robotics Collaborative Robot Safety for 2023
Safety First! ST Robotics New Safety Software for their R12 Collaborative Robots. We need to be honest about collaborative robot safety. There are too many discrepancies between the sales departments and the safety manuals.” — ST Robotics CEO Serial inventor Dr. David Sands PRINCETON, NJ, USA, April 19, 2023/ EINPresswire.com/ -- ST Robotics Collaborative Robot Safety for 2023 Safety First! ST Robotics New Safety Software for their R12 Collaborative Robots.
ST Robotics Collaborative Robot Safety for 2023
Safety First! ST Robotics New Safety Software for their R12 Collaborative Robots. We need to be honest about collaborative robot safety. There are too many discrepancies between the sales departments and the safety manuals.” — ST Robotics CEO Serial inventor Dr. David Sands PRINCETON, NJ, USA, April 19, 2023/ EINPresswire.com/ -- ST Robotics Collaborative Robot Safety for 2023 Safety First! ST Robotics New Safety Software for their R12 Collaborative Robots.
The Energy Free Tool Changer for bench-top robot arm
Image1: ST Robotics TC12 tool changer with 3-position tool rack New small compact energy free tool changer for ST Robotics small R12 robot It's tempting to say we thought of it first but luckily we are in different sectors! We get on well with Applied having purchased their products for many years for our larger R17 robot arm!” — ST Robotics CEO Serial inventor Dr. David Sands PRINCETON, NJ, USA, March 26, 2023/ EINPresswire.com/ -- New practical innovations from ST Robotics for 2023 Energy...
New practical innovations from ST Robotics for 2023
Tool mode used to insert a vial into a fixture ST Robotics announces upgraded version of its wireless teach console, now available for all ST robot models and suitable for 4, 5 and 6 axis robots. ST Robotics CEO Serial inventor David Sands who conceived the idea says “This innovative solution to a real problem seems to be unique to ST Robotics.
New ‘Get the Lead Out Detroit Coalition’ holds first outreach event in Southwest Detroit – Planet Detroit
Mareesha Walker has a message for Detroit’s parents: lead poisoning is a big risk for city kids, and knowledge is power. Walker, a health educator with Detroit’s Health Department, was in attendance at the Lead Safe Kids Resource Fair on Sat., Feb. 11, at the Ford Resource and Engagement Center in Southwest Detroit. She is a part of the new Get the Lead Out Detroit Coalition that aims to raise awareness and advocate for policies to reduce the threat of lead poisoning to Detroit’s children.
A resident-led group has drastically cut vacancies on Detroit's West Side
By David Sands The five communities that make up Detroit’s Grandmont Rosedale district found themselves confronting — and ultimately overcoming — a serious crisis during the late 2000s. Known for its historic homes and close-knit community, Grandmont Rosedale has a reputation for being a highly desirable place to live. But at that time, residents were leaving the area in droves.
Resilient Neighborhoods: East Side nonprofit seeks to highlight businesses hurt by streetscaping
By David Sands Detroit’s streetscape program is aimed at reinvigorating commercial corridors across the city, but for business owners like Denise Moore, the construction involved has brought some short-term frustrations. Moore is the owner of ZAB Cultural Collective, a co-working space and art gallery located on East Warren Avenue on the city’s East Side.
Resilient Neighborhoods: East Side Teen Center opens new kitchen to promote cooking skills, wellness
Youth involved with the Eastside Community Network (ECN) now have a newly renovated place to prepare meals for their teen cooking program. Chian Hamilton, a Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School student who participates in the nonprofit's Teen Advisory Council (TAC), is certainly looking forward to using the space, which will be known as the Grill & Chill Kitchen. "I feel the kitchen is really nice. I really like how it came out," she says.
Resilient Neighborhoods: These three nonprofits are working to keep East Side Detroiters in their homes
By David Sands Daisy Jackson, a community organizer and caregiver who lives in Detroit’s Islandview neighborhood, found something unexpected when she ran a title check on her house. Someone had placed a lien on the home, the three-story Foursquare-style residence on Field Street where she’s lived for more than 50 years. Confident that her home has been fully paid for, Jackson suspects the lien may be part of some kind of scam.
Advocates 'feel really damn good' on transit vote, say region still has far to travel
Advocates ‘feel really damn good’ on transit vote, say region still has far to travel10 min read Reading Time: 7 minutes Three regional millage proposals set the stage for stronger regional transit. But the region has a lot of catching up to do. During last Tuesday’s election, Rochester Hills resident Thomas Yazbeck’s ears were perked up for all the news he could get about three regional millage proposals on the ballot in Southeast Michigan.
Resilient Neighborhoods: Green infrastructure would address parking, drainage issues on Grand River
Gallery owner Asia Hamilton knows that popularity can come with its own challenges. She's the founder and owner of Norwest Gallery of Art, a contemporary art space located in the city's historic Rosedale Park neighborhood that specializes in African and African-American artwork. While her gallery can draw anywhere from 50 to 100 people for an event, parking has been an issue for visitors.
This Southwest Detroit neighborhood will soon have a new pocket park and greenway
By David Sands DETROIT – Until recently, Bieniek Park and Dingeman Park in Southwest Detroit’s Chadsey Condon neighborhood were often referred to as ‘ghost parks’, abandoned recreation areas that have fallen by the wayside. Ethelyn Carroll, a Southwest Detroiter and president of the area’s United Block Club Council, remembers how bad things had become at the two parks a few years ago. “The grass was not cut,” she says. “Weeds, rocks, dirt, tires. No fencing or boundaries. Nothing there.
3 creative ways financial institutions are addressing Detroit homeownership disparities
When Darius Jones and his fiancée, Aleja Reed, learned they were going to have a child late last year, they started looking to move out of their small apartment in Taylor. The couple were eager to find a bigger space to raise their new child but felt their options were limited. Jones is a 26-year-old musician and audio engineer who works at a Detroit-area music store.
Resilient Neighborhoods: Delray earth upheaval incident raises concerns for Southwest Detroit neighborhood
By David Sands Authorities were baffled by a geological incident that caused the ground itself to buckle in Detroit’s Delray neighborhood last fall. On the night of Sept. 11, 2021, the intersection of Dearborn and West Fort Street experienced a shifting of the ground that left a roughly eight-foot-high mound of earth. The upheaval disrupted gas and water service and destroyed the Stash Detroit medical marijuana dispensary.
Resilient Neighborhoods: Delray earth upheaval incident raises concerns for SW Detroit neighborhood.
By David Sands Authorities were baffled by a geological incident that caused the ground itself to buckle in Detroit’s Delray neighborhood last fall. On the night of Sept. 11, 2021, the intersection of Dearborn and West Fort streets experienced a shifting of the ground that left a roughly eight-foot-high mound of earth. The upheaval disrupted gas and water service and destroyed the Stash Detroit medical marijuana dispensary.
Efforts to update Detroit's livestock ordinance in play again
Efforts to update Detroit’s livestock ordinance in play again9 min read Reading Time: 6 minutes Mark Covington might live in the city, but he knows a lot about raising farm animals. The lifelong Detroiter is the founder of the Georgia Street Community Collective, an urban farm on the east side. Located near Harper and Gratiot, the site is a combination garden and community center encompassing 17 lots and features a fruit orchard, community space, kitchen, computer lab and library.
Resilient Neighborhoods: This Southwest Detroit neighborhood will soon have a new pocket park and greenway
By David Sands Until recently, Bieniek Park and Dingeman Park in Southwest Detroit’s Chadsey Condon neighborhood were often referred to as “ghost parks”, abandoned recreation areas that have fallen by the wayside. Ethelyn Carroll, a Southwest Detroiter and president of the area’s United Block Club Council, remembers how bad things had become at the two parks a few years ago. “The grass was not cut,” she said. “Weeds, rocks, dirt, tires. No fencing or boundaries. Nothing there.
Resilient Neighborhoods: Corktown nonprofit debuts mental health gym during outdoor market series
On a balmy Friday in late July, a DJ is blasting Latin dance music from stage under a willow tree on Trumbull Avenue in Corktown. The music is directed towards a parking lot where people are mingling and vendors are selling food, art, crafts and a variety of other products. The festivities are part of an initiative called Fantazma Market & Cafe, sponsored by the nonprofit Detroit Hispanic Development Center (DHDC).
How good was Tony Tucker?
If you really look at it, he was a pretty awesome contender. The highest B fighter you will ever see. Statically after 12 and half years in boxing his record was the following- 50 Fights 48 Wins 2 losses (decision to Tyson, L. Lewis - Two all time top ten greats) 39 Knockouts Wins over - James Broad, J. B. Douglas, O. Norris, O. McCall From a qualitative perspective or in a simpler term visual footage analysis, he in my opinion lost 9 round to 3 to Tyson, and 8 rounds to 4 Lewis.
California Court of Appeal Addresses Derivative Standing and Failure of Oversight Claims Under Delaware Law
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Climate resilience hubs find a foothold on Detroit's East Side by helping residents face disasters
Reading Time: 8 minutes This story is a joint collaboration between Model D and Planet Detroit. The torrential rains that hit Southeast Michigan this summer really turned life upside down for Detroiter Delores “Misty” Davis. Davis, who works in the entertainment industry, lives with three relatives in a two-story house located in the East Side’s McDougall-Hunt neighborhood. In late June, their home flooded due to a combination of drainage issues and rainfall from one of the season’s bigger storms.
The DNR turns 100 this year. Here’s how it’s shaped Southeast Michigan’s natural areas.
Doug Coombe – Mount Magna at Holly Oaks ORV Park in Holly. Doug Coombe – The Border-to-Border Trail between Dexter and Hudson Mills Metropark. Doug Coombe – Milliken State Park in Detroit. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has created, managed, or otherwise supported numerous natural areas in Southeast Michigan over the past century.
Biocontrol: A Novel Solution to Agricultural Pests
Delayed by the pandemic for nearly a year, the Kenyan government has at last approved a new natural weedkiller just in time for the rainy season. This alternative to traditional pesticides is based on a locally-growing fungus that will help farmers reap a bigger harvest. With wider government approvals, innovative solutions like this can help solve Africa’s food security crisis and bring hope to millions around the world. Read Full Article »
Biocontrol: A novel solution to agricultural pests
Delayed by the pandemic for nearly a year, the Kenyan government has at last approved a new natural weedkiller just in time for the rainy season. This alternative to traditional pesticides is based on a locally-growing fungus that will help farmers reap a bigger harvest. With wider government approvals, innovative solutions like this can help solve Africa’s food security crisis and bring hope to millions around the world.
Biocontrol: A Novel Solution to Agricultural Pests
Delayed by the pandemic for nearly a year, the Kenyan government has at last approved a new natural weedkiller just in time for the rainy season. This alternative to traditional pesticides is based on a locally-growing fungus that will help farmers reap a bigger harvest. With wider government approvals, innovative solutions like this can help solve Africa’s food security crisis and bring hope to millions around the world.
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