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Golf Architects/Designers: Archie Simpson
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Born at Earlsferry, Scotland in 1866, Archie Simpson was the son of a linen weaver. There were six Simpson brothers who played the game well, three of which were well known in golfing circles. Jack Simpson won the Open championship in 1884, and became the pro/greenkeeper at Elie. Robert Simpson was in charge of Carnoustie and a respected club-maker. Robert was also involved in golf architecture, including the redesign of Carnoustie and the design of Panmure, both assisted by Old Tom Morris. But of all the brothers Archie was the most famous and the most gifted. He was twice runner-up in the Open; won the first golf tournament at Sandwich (defeating Douglas Rolland in extra holes); and won numerous money matches, including a thrashing of Willie Park-Jr over Musselburgh and Carnoustie.
Simpson began playing the game at an early age on the links of Elie – winning prizes in local competitions when little beyond school age. At age fifteen he had the remarkable accomplishment of coming in with the lowest score of the day in a club match at St. Andrews. Even at this early age he displayed the power and long driving that became his hallmark. Archie was just eighteen years of age when he became a professional, joining his brother Robert at Carnoustie. In March 1891 he went south, taking the head job at Bembridge, Royal Isle of Wight, but by the end of the summer he was back in Scotland working with Charlie Hunter at Prestwick. His stay at Prestwick was short lived as well. He returned to Carnoustie in late 1892, setting up the company Robert and Archie Simpson Clubmakers.
The reasons for Simpson's sudden movements are not known, but one often finds a woman behind such erratic behavior. We do know Archie married around this time, his wife Isabella Low Simpson was from Carnoustie (sister of George Low of Baltusrol fame, and future architectural partner of AW Tillinghast and Herbert Strong) and they had their first child in 1893. Late in 1894 Archie was on the move again, becoming the professional at Aberdeen, Balgownie golf course he and his brother Robert designed in 1888. Here he finally settled down, remaining at Royal Aberdeen for 16 years. This would be his most productive design period.
Regarding Simpson's design career as mentioned his first project was Balgownie in '88. In 1896 Simpson laid out Stonehaven and Dufftown. Then came Cruden Bay in 1899, arguably his greatest architectural achievement, although you wouldn't know it today since the club recognizes Tom Morris and not Simpson as its original designer. Multiple contemporaneous reports gave credit to Simpson although in March of 1899 The Times, when announcing the course's opening, wrote that it had been laid out under the advice of Old Tom. The Great North of Scotland Railway Company developed Cruden Bay as a major golfing destination, spending £50,000 on the links, a hotel, and an electric tramway connecting the hotel and station. With that kind of an investment having a big name attached to the project would be well advised, and certainly Old Tom's name brought a cache Simpson's could not. It is also entirely possible Morris did give some limited advise at some point, nonetheless it seems clear based on the preponderance of reports the original design was Simpson's. In 1902 Golf Illustrated wrote, "Since its inception three years ago, Cruden Bay has rapidly asserted itself as one of the finest greens in the kingdom. On the occasion of the inaugural tournament, the professional competitors were loud in its praises, and Archie Simpson, of Aberdeen, was congratulated on what is undoubtedly his masterpiece."
In 1903 Simpson was back at Stonehaven for a redesign. In 1905 it appears he laid out Banchory, and the new course at Balgagask. In 1909 he collaborated with S.Mure Fergusson on the design of Duff House, constructed by Andrew Simpson his nephew and the pro at Cruden Bay. In 1909 he designed Murcar. Murcar originally was to be a joint effort with Harry Vardon but for whatever reason Vardon opted out. There have also been claims Archie designed Nairn in 1887 but I have yet to find any credible evidence. Presently the official position of the club is Archie Simpson of Royal Aberdeen laid out the course in 1887, although on occasion they substitute Andrew Simpson's name. Royal Aberdeen was not founded until 1888, and Archie was not its pro until 1894, and Andrew Simpson was 13 years old in 1887. The evidence points to Tom Morris as Nairn's original designer, so if Archie was involved it was likely some time after 1887.
In 1911 Archie Simpson immigrated to America accepting a position as professional of the CC of Detroit. It is not known why he moved to the States but there are several possibilities. Financial considerations could have certainly been one – following the success of his brother-in-law and a number of other Carnoustie men in America. Another possibility was his relationship with Carter's Seed Company. Carter's was heavily involved in golf course construction. Murcar had been one of their projects, as was the new course at Detroit, designed by HS Colt. When Simpson arrived in the States his first responsibility was to oversee construction in conjunction with Carters' foreman Leonard Macomber.
After a decade at Detroit Archie Simpson returned to Carnoustie in 1921 and stayed for a year. His wife and children came over before him, as did George Low's wife. Apparently there was a family issue or illness. Late in 1922 Simpson returned to America to oversee the construction of Vincennes CC in Indiana, designed by William Langford. He remained there as pro for a couple of years and then moved to Tam O'Shanter in Detroit, designed by CH Alison and finally Clovernook in Cincinnati, again by Langford. It is not known if he was involved in the construction of those last two courses. He eventually retired to Detroit where he died in 1955, age 88. (source)
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Across all sectors, leaders are recognising good project management as a skill which can make or break an organisation. Dennis Comninos, Programme Director of the Project Management programme at the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business (GSB), answers some questions regarding the increased demand for good project management in the workplace.
A project manager is the person responsible for accomplishing stated project objectives. Key project management responsibilities can include creating clear and attainable project objectives, building the project requirements, and managing time and quality constraints.
According to the recently released Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Salary Survey, the salaries of project managers around the world are continuing to climb. Why is this?
This indicates that not only are project management professionals in strong demand, but also that organisations are increasingly aware of the value of trained project managers to their overall business goals.
In my opinion this increased demand is a result of the realisation by businesses that skilled project management is a valuable currency in today's volatile economy. Organisations are recognising project management as a professional competency that provides distinct competitive advantages.
Slow economic growth, shifting global market priorities, and a push for innovation have all contributed to today's complex business environment, and are in turn contributing factors to the increasing demand for project managers who have the ability to handle the uncertainty and additional ambiguity that comes with this environment.
How has this environment affected project management in practice?
In the past, where project management was used primarily in fields such as engineering and construction and IT, an activity-based approach was often sufficient. Problems were clear, solutions obvious. But as project management has migrated into all aspects of life, challenges within projects have become less distinct, and overcoming them more nuanced. These days most projects are multi-disciplinary and the people managing them need to be 'systems thinkers'.
Bigger is no longer better. Project managers worth their salt realise that it's more about micro-projects that will deliver demonstrable value to a business. Breaking things into smaller bite-sized chunks that are digestible to key players.
How would project managers go about this?
I believe that project managers need to embrace unpredictability not only in the economy but also within the workplace. By making the best use of resources and focusing more on creating value than on deliverables, as well as taking a more agile approach to projects.
An effective project manager is versatile, open-minded, and focuses on people first. Empower yourself with the right tools and knowledge, equip yourself with relevant up-to-date expertise, and you'll be in a strong position to make the best choices for project success today.


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Dames get their frocks on for charity dash in Hackney
PUBLISHED: 11:38 31 October 2013 | UPDATED: 14:41 31 October 2013
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People dressed in dame and pantomine costumes at Dame Dash
Up to 100 people dressed in elaborate pantomime gear brought traffic in Hackney to a standstill on Sunday as they pounded the borough's streets for charity.
The well-dressed dames and villains took to the streets for a one kilometre fun run to raise money for the Hackney Empire and St Joseph's Hospice.
The inaugural Dame Dash raised in excess of £7,000 for the two well-loved Hackney institutions.
Anita Brien, a community fundraiser for St Joseph's Hospice in Mare Street, Hackney, said it had been a "fabulous day".
The 27-year-old continued: "Everybody got in the spirit of things. Because it was a really good day weather-wise, everything went well."
The cast of Hackney Empire's Christmas pantomime Puss in Boots officially started the dash outside St Joseph's Hospice at 1pm. The route continued north up Mare Street before finishing at Hackney Empire where there was a family fun day including activities such as a tea dance, baby disco and drumming workshops.
Rachel Loppas, 45, a voluntary coordinator at the hospice, took part in the fun run with her five-year-old daughter Apollonia.
She said: "It was a really great day. I dressed as a wicked step-mother and my daughter was a princess. It took us half an hour to do the run.
"My daughter loved it. It was the first thing she has done for charity.
"Overall, it was a nice community event and went so much better than we hoped. We were worried about the weather. We had to hold traffic up and people did not seem to mind. It was great helping the two local charities. They are two institutions and it was great doing something lovely for them."
Rod Bentley, Hackney Empire's finance director and the theatre's official dame on the day, said: "I had a wonderful time. We startled quite a lot of people on Mare Street. It was nice to be able to do something frontline at the Empire. A lot of people don't realise it's a charity so it's good to raise awareness. We hope to see a lot more people next year." The money will be divided between the organisations to enable them to continue their work within the community.


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Joe Biden Commits to Having a Woman as His Running Mate
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Joe Biden said that he would absolutely have a woman as his running mate should he be selected as the Democratic candidate for president.
On Sunday night's Democratic debate, the former vice-president assured the world that not only will he run with a woman as his co-ticket, but said that a Biden cabinet would reflect the rest of the nation. Does that mean it would be multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and have people from different racial, gender identities and social classes?
He said, "If I'm elected president, my cabinet, my administration will look like the country and I commit that I will, in fact, appoint a, pick a woman to be vice president. There are a number of women qualified to be president tomorrow. I would pick a woman to be my vice president."
Sen. Bernie Sanders tried to swiftly gloss over that, but when asked if he heard what his opponent said and if he would commit to the same, he would not.
Sanders stated to the moderators, as there was no audience at the debate, that he would "in all likelihood" choose a woman to be his vice president.
He added to his statement that this was not about "just nominating a woman" and that he had "very strong tendencies… to move in that direction."
Regardless of Sanders' inability to commit to a running female running part, many seemed to applaud Biden's statement, even as it came as a surprise.
Wow Joe just committed to a woman as VP. I like it. Though he didn't mention that to me when we spoke. 😀
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This study aims to increase our understanding of the risks associated with chronic parental illness on university students' life satisfaction, psychological distress, and compulsive self-reliance. A questionnaire that included several carefully selected instruments and demographic items was administered to a sample of 282 students from a large public university in the southwestern United States. The findings indicated a significant difference between individuals coping with chronic parental illness and those not coping with chronic parental illness in regard to the three psychosocial outcome variables analyzed. Furthermore, attachment to mother was found to be a moderator between parental health and life satisfaction; however, resiliency was not found to be a moderator. Lastly, ethnicity had a significant main effect on life satisfaction and psychological distress. These findings suggest that students who have a parent with a chronic illness tend to experience additional distress and parent-child attachment may play a role in the successful coping of parental illness.


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Remember That Song – 4/8/22
April 8, 2022 Paul Stroessner Leave a comment
A dream that seemed for real
If it's a dream, please don't wake me up
It feels so real
Last Song: "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco from Falco 3 (1986)
Great job Karina (@WillieSun), Adora (@Adora2000), Craig (@cdennis0130) and Erwin (@erwin_green)!!!
Er war Superstar
Er war populär
Er war so exaltiert
Because er hatte Flair
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Top 40 Songs This Week – April 5, 1986: Songs 10-1
Well we have arrived at our Top 10 of the week. If you missed the previous songs, check out songs 40-31, 30-21, and 20-11. This has been a fun week so far. So, let's get this going, and Return to the week ending April 5, 1986, and wrap up this week's countdown! And as usual, if you'd like to listen to the song on YouTube, click on the song title. And if you want to listen or buy this song on Amazon, you can click on the album cover.
10. "Nikita" by Elton John
Ah, the good ole days of the Cold War. Too bad those days are over, right? Right? Well, maybe we'll get a Nikita '18 update version this year.
One cool thing about this song that I didn't know, is that George Michael and Nik Kershaw are on the backing vocals.
9. "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer
This is one of the most iconic music videos ever. The five models in the video are Julie Pankhurst (keyboard), Patty Kelly (guitar), Mak Gilchrist (bass guitar), Julia Bolino (guitar), and Kathy Davies (drums). Andy Taylor of Duran Duran (and a bandmate of Palmer's from The Power Station) provides lead guitar.
8. "Let's Go All the Way" by Sly Fox
This very cool song was the only Top 40 hit for Sly Fox, making them a one-hit wonder.
7. "Manic Monday" by The Bangles
This worldwide smash hit was The Bangles' first hit single. It was originally intended for the group Apollonia 6 in 1984. And yes, that means it was written by Prince.
6. "What You Need" by INXS
This was the first Top 10 hit for INXS in the U.S. At the Countdown Music and Video Awards for 1985, in Australia, this won for Best Video.
5. "These Dreams" by Heart
This was the first Heart single on which Nancy Wilson performed lead vocals instead of Ann. It would also be Heart's first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
4. "Secret Lovers" by Atlantic Starr
This was was Atlantic Starr's true breakthrough hit on the pop charts in both the US and UK.
3. "Kiss" by Prince & The Revolution
I still remember listening to the radio while playing a computer game, when the DJ said that they were going to play the new Prince song, "Kiss", for the first time. It was exciting for me to be able to catch the debut of a song on the radio. I've been a fan of this song ever since.
2. "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." by John Cougar Mellencamp
This is a fun rocker by Mellencamp, who had quite a good run of hit songs throughout the '80s.
1. "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco
And we have arrived at the #1 song of the week! Of course, it's a song that will be stuck in your head the rest of the day. While Falco was wildly popular in Germany, his native Austria, and much of Europe, this was his only #1 hit in both the U.S. and U.K. With "Rock Me Amadeus", Falco became the first German-speaking artist to be credited with a number-one single in all mainstream US pop singles charts: the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 Singles. Prior to Falco, "99 Luftballons" by Nena got to number one on Cashbox, but peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
Well that wraps up this week's countdown. I hope you enjoyed it. What were some of your favorite songs this week? And get your passports ready! The next time, we will go back to the U.K. to do a Top 40 there! Until then, Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars.
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One Hit Wonders: After the Fire
March 17, 2016 Paul Stroessner 2 Comments
Der Kommissar by After the Fire
by Robert Mishou
In 1981, I had just moved to Frankfurt, Germany and, at first, my radio was my best friend. There was one American radio station who played Casey Kasem's American Top 40 every Sunday from 2-6 in the afternoon. I listened to that show religiously, but also experimented with some German radio stations. During one of these forays, I heard a song with one of the coolest guitar riffs I had heard. The song was completely in German so I could not understand a word, but I did pick up on the artist: Falco. Fast forward to 1983 and I hear that guitar riff again, only this time I could understand the lyrics. After the Fire covered (and translated) Falco's song and hit #5 on the AT 40 with "Der Kommissar." My wife, who is a high school German and Spanish teacher, tells me that the translations is not bad, understanding that they had to change things to have it make sense in English. A 'kommissar' is a police chief or government officer and in this song he is on the trail of a couple who is constantly trying to escape his notice. The lyric that remains in German, "Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?" is translated into "Everything OK, officer?" They know he is chasing them and they are feigning innocence. When you watch the video look for the waiter – that's Falco! This song has legs. Not only is it recorded in German by Falco and in an English translation by After the Fire, but the music is also used by Laura Branigan in her song "Deep in the Dark" (yes, I am a closet Branigan fan). Of course, we all know that Falco will have his own hit "<a href="http:// " target="_blank">Rock Me Amadeus" in just a few years – can I count him as a One Hit Wonder for that song? I am including links to Falco's German version, After the Fire's English version, and Branigan's song that uses the music.
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January 27, 2014 Paul Stroessner 2 Comments
On January 27, 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born. What does this have to do with the '80s? Well, in the mid-1980s, Mozart had a little resurgence in pop culture.
First of all, the movie Amadeus was released in 1984. It would go on to dominate the Academy Awards, winning 8 categories including Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham), Best Picture, and Best Director (Miloš Forman).
And who can forget Falco's 1985 smash hit "Rock Me Amadeus"? Whenever I hear the words of Wolfgang, Amadeus, or Mozart, the first thing that pops in my mind is:
"Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus"
Anybody else have an earworm now? Your welcome! Here is the #1 smash hit:
Mozart died in 1791 at the young age of 35. But his legacy lives on, and we appreciated it in the '80s.
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Remember That Song: 7/19/12
July 19, 2012 Paul Stroessner Leave a comment
Can you name the Artist and Song and complete the lyrics:
It ain't much I'm asking I heard him say
Gotta find me a future ____ ___ __ __ ___
Last Song: "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco (Great job Wilhelmina!!:
He was a Punker
And he lived in the big city
It was Vienna, was Vienna
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Coming into the inaugural fixture of this edition of ICC Champions Trophy, Bangladesh were the clear underdogs and there were talks from their camp to bring their 'A game' into play to outclass a heavyweight opponent like England. However, when the big day arrived, the MashrafeMortaza's boys were clearly not at their best. The approach was more conservative one and they failed to seize the key moments, which cost Tigers the game.
First of all, after losing the toss and having eight genuine batsmen in the side, 305 was not exactly the score Bangladesh were looking for on that Oval track. They were at least 30 runs short.
They had a cautious beginning, which was understandable, following the batting collapse against India couple of days back. But when TamimIqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim got themselves in and took the team to 163 for 2 after the end of 30 overs, their camp would have expected at least to double the score after 50 overs.
"With eight batters, we are in a great position to score 330-340. But we couldn't. We lost too many wickets in the late order. From 40-42, we start losing wickets, and really no one can go through," Bangladesh skipper, MashrafeMortaza was highlighting the phase in which his team lost both Tamim and Mushfiqur in back to back deliveries and the Tigers ended up with just 46 runs in last six overs.
Bangladesh's centurion of the day, Tamim Iqbal too echoed the same sentiment.
One must feel, that phase was the turning point of the game.
Meanwhile, defending a score of 305 was a tough ask but Bangladesh did get the early breakthrough of Jason Roy. On an ideal day, it could have boosted morale after a poor finish with bat. But unfortunately for Bangladesh, it was not their day as Alex Hales and Joe Root took charge of the proceedings from thereon. Later, when Hales was dismissed it was skipper Eoin Morgan, who along Root did not provide any sniff of opportunity to the opponent and completed the job in hand quite professionally.
According to Mortaza, not getting enough breakthroughs in the middle was a patchy show by their bowlers.
"I think in the middle patches, we couldn't get any wicket, that's also a point," he said in the post-match presser.
However, the issue which the skipper failed to address is – why the chips were down for the Bangladesh boys in the field early in the second half or why there was no slip in place for Morgan, when he first came into the crease?
Hope they will find the answers before the next game and come out as better unit against Australia on next Monday at the same venue.


Hip wear for the sands and the streets.
Two genuine Ipanema boys Rony Meisler and Fernando Sigal have created a collection of casual and beach clothes for the modern man emblazoned with the name of their favourite beach in Rio: Reserva. Linen trousers, swimmers and some great t-shirts take up the racks in the loft-style shops now also located in Botafogo, Leblon, Barra da Tijuca and São Conrado.


Central Oregon Fishing will happily take you out to experience Central Oregon's beautiful surroundings and fisheries. They offer boat lake trips and river wading trips and will take you to chase world class trophies, cast drys to rising sippers or seek out a lurking largemouth. In order to participate in one of their guided trips, an Oregon fishing license is required. They can sell you a 1-day fishing for $16.75. Rates vary based on the length of trip you want (half- or full-day) and the number of people, starting at $350. They consider a number of fishing destinations their home waters, from Crane Prairie Reservoir, which provides one of the premiere trophy rainbow trout fly fisheries in the West, to Hosmer, Big and Little Lava Lakes, which provide plenty of fun for anglers of all ages. The same professionals behind Central Oregon Fishing are also behind the Stillwater Shop, a large online fly fishing supply resource.


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by James Popple , 1993
"... Most legal expert systems attempt to implement complex models of legal reasoning. Yet the utility of a legal expert system lies not in the extent to which it simulates a lawyer's approach to a legal problem, but in the quality of its predictions and of its arguments. A complex model of legal re ..."
Most legal expert systems attempt to implement complex models of legal reasoning. Yet the utility of a legal expert system lies not in the extent to which it simulates a lawyer's approach to a legal problem, but in the quality of its predictions and of its arguments. A complex model of legal reasoning is not necessary: a successful legal expert system can be based upon a simplified model of legal reasoning. Some researchers have based their systems upon a jurisprudential approach to the law, yet lawyers are patently able to operate without any jurisprudential insight. A useful legal expert system should be capable of producing advice similar to that which one might get from a lawyer, so it should operate at the same pragmatic level of abstraction as does a lawyer—not at the more philosophical level of jurisprudence. A legal expert system called SHYSTER has been developed to demonstrate that a useful legal expert system can be based upon a pragmatic approach to the law. SHYSTER has a simple representation structure which simplifies the problem of knowledge acquisition. Yet this structure is complex enough for SHYSTER to produce useful advice. SHYSTER is a case-based legal expert system (although it has been designed so that it can be linked with a rule-based system to form a hybrid legal expert system). Its advice is based upon an examination of, and an argument about, the similarities and differences between cases. SHYSTER attempts to model the way in which lawyers argue with cases, but it does not attempt to model the way in which lawyers decide which cases to use in those arguments. Instead, it employs statistical techniques to quantify the similarity between cases. It decides which cases to use in argument, and what prediction it will make, on the basis of that similarity measure. SHYSTER is of a general design: it provides advice in areas of case law that have been specified by a legal expert using a specification language. Four different, and disparate, areas of law have been specified for SHYSTER, and its operation has been tested in each of those legal domains. Testing of SHYSTER in these four domains indicates that it is exceptionally good at predicting results, and fairly good at choosing cases with which to construct its arguments. SHYSTER demonstrates the viability of a pragmatic approach to legal expert system design.
A Case-Based Reasoning Solution to the Problem of Redundant
by Stuart J. Brown, Lundy M. Lewis - Resolutions of Non-Conformances in Large-Scale Manufacturing, In Innovation Applications of Artificial Intelligence 3 , 1993
"... By large-scale manufacturing, we refer to the manufacture of a few large, complex items over a long period of time as opposed to the manufac-ture of many smaller items during a shorter period of time. For exam-ple, more than five years are required to build one ship, whereas thou-sands of automobile ..."
By large-scale manufacturing, we refer to the manufacture of a few large, complex items over a long period of time as opposed to the manufac-ture of many smaller items during a shorter period of time. For exam-ple, more than five years are required to build one ship, whereas thou-sands of automobiles are built at a single plant during one year. Further, thousands of person-years go into the making of a single ship. As a result of the complexity of large items and the effort and time re-quired to build them, it is inevitable that episodes of atypical problem solving are unknowingly duplicated. This situation results in lost op-portunities and less than optimal production costs.
...tem and its benefits. Other problem areas to which case-based reasoning techniques have been applied and from which we borrowed some fundamental ideas include legal domains (Ashley and Rissland 1988; =-=Bain 1986-=-; Rissland and Skalak 1989b), medical domains (Koton 1988), engineering design (Daube and Hayes-Roth 1989; Huhns and Acosta 1988), and software diagnostics (Simoudis and Miller 1990). Overviews of cas...
Experience-Based Learning In Deductive Reasoning Systems
by Joongmin Choi , 1993
"... General knowledge is widely applicable, but relatively slow to apply to any particular situation. Specific knowledge can be used rapidly where it applies, but is only narrowly applicable. We present an automatic scheme to migrate general knowledge to specific knowledge during reasoning. This scheme ..."
General knowledge is widely applicable, but relatively slow to apply to any particular situation. Specific knowledge can be used rapidly where it applies, but is only narrowly applicable. We present an automatic scheme to migrate general knowledge to specific knowledge during reasoning. This scheme relies on a nested rule representation which retains the rule builder's intentions about which of the possible specializations of the rule will be most useful. If both general and specific knowledge is available and applicable, a system maybeslowed down by trying to use the general knowledge as well as, or instead of, the specific knowledge. However, if general knowledge is purged from the system after migration, the system will lose the flexibility of being able to handle different situations. To retain the flexibility without paying the price in speed, a shadowing scheme is presented that prevents general knowledge from being used when specific knowledge migrated from it is available and applicable. The combination of knowledge migration and knowledge shadowing allows a deductive reasoning system to learn from and exploit previous experience. Experience is represented by the instance relationship between the general knowledge and the specific knowledge migrated from it. We also
A Comparison of Rule and Exemplar-Based Learning Systems
by Peter Clark - IN INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON MACHINE LEARNING, META-REASONING AND LOGICS , 1988
"... Recently, there has been renewed interest in the use of exemplar-based schemes for concept representation and learning. In this paper, we compare systems learning concepts represented in this form with those which learn concepts represented by decision rules, such as the ID3 and AQ11 rule inducti ..."
Recently, there has been renewed interest in the use of exemplar-based schemes for concept representation and learning. In this paper, we compare systems learning concepts represented in this form with those which learn concepts represented by decision rules, such as the ID3 and AQ11 rule induction systems. We aim to clarify the distinction between the two representational schemes, and compare how systems based on the different schemes address the problem of learning within finite resources. Our conclusions
and databases in design
by M. A. Rosenman, J. S. Gero, R. E. Oxman
"... Design experience can be classified into generalised or compiled knowledge and specific knowledge. Generalised design knowledge has been introduced into computer-aided design in the form of rules, frames and more recently, design prototypes. Case-based reasoning is a well-defined paradigm in artific ..."
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Design experience can be classified into generalised or compiled knowledge and specific knowledge. Generalised design knowledge has been introduced into computer-aided design in the form of rules, frames and more recently, design prototypes. Case-based reasoning is a well-defined paradigm in artificial intelligence and has obvious scope for its use in design reasoning. This paper explores case-based reasoning in design and argues for the integration of both specific and generalised design knowledge. This integration allows for characterising what is in a case by drawing upon the schema developed for design prototypes. Finally, the paper argues that the addition of precedent knowledge, in the form of case bases, to knowledge bases and CAD databases will further extend the experience-based capabilities of design systems.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 153 Pragmatics and Natural Language Generation*
by Eduard H. Hovy
"... This paper addresses the question "why and how is it that we say the same thing differently to different people, or even to the same person in different circumstances? " We vary the content and form of our text in order to convey more information than is contained in the literal meanings o ..."
This paper addresses the question "why and how is it that we say the same thing differently to different people, or even to the same person in different circumstances? " We vary the content and form of our text in order to convey more information than is contained in the literal meanings of our words. This information expresses the speaker's interpersonal goals toward the hearer and, in general, his or her perception of the pragmatic aspects of the conversation. This paper discusses two insights that arise when one studies this question: the existence of a level of organization that mediates between communicative goals and generator decisions, and the interleaved planningrealization regime and associated monitoring required for generation. To illustrate these ideas, a computer program is described which contains plans and strategies to produce stylistically appropriate texts from a single representation under various settings that model pragmatic circumstances. 1.1. The problem 1.
...WN. THEN MIKE HIT JIM SEVERAL TIMES, KNOCKING HIM DOWN. THEN JIM SLAPPED MIKE SEVERAL TIMES, HURTING HIM. THEN MIKE STABBED JIM. AS A RESULT, JIM DIED. (The input was produced by Bain's JUDGE program =-=[4, 5]-=-, a case-based expert system that models the sentencing behavior of a judge. As input, JUDGE accepts the representation of a fight--a set of actions and resulting states--and as output it produces a s...
Case Based Design of Knitwear
by Paul Richards, Paul Richards, Paul Richards , 2012
"... Aston UniversitySome pages of this thesis may have been removed for copyright restrictions. If you have discovered material in AURA which is unlawful e.g. breaches copyright, (either yours or that of a third party) or any other law, including but not limited to those relating to ..."
Aston UniversitySome pages of this thesis may have been removed for copyright restrictions. If you have discovered material in AURA which is unlawful e.g. breaches copyright, (either yours or that of a third party) or any other law, including but not limited to those relating to
...s failures, then re-interpreting the problem. Since a problem in MEDIATOR was divided into a series of sub-problems, it was able to use several previous cases to attempt to solve the main goal. JUDGE =-=[18]-=- was a system that modelled judicial sentencing, in cases involving serious crime. In some ways criminal sentencing is a model task for a CBR system, as the stages in the CBR cycle can be clearly mapp...


Each "Learning Lab" seamlessly integrates Programmr's programming lab technology into Pearson's web-based learning platform that includes screencast videos, graphics, and interactive assessment; all embedded within an instructional text written by Pearson's best-selling professional technical authors. Readers will be able to learn theory while simultaneously practicing coding skills in a real-time "code sandbox" environment.
Programmr has taken the programming lab and put it into the cloud so users can access the latest coding technologies from any browser, eliminating the need for complicated desktop tools, removing one of the biggest impediments to learning to code.
In 1992, Butler Lampson received the Turing award in for his contributions to the development of distributed, personal computing environments and the technology for their implementation: workstations, networks, operating systems, programming systems, displays, security and document publishing.
On Saturday, 24th November, Neeran Karnik, Senior Architect at BMC Software, will give a talk about Butler Lampson's work. This talk is a part of the Turing Awards monthly lecture series that happens at Persistent's Dewang Mehta Auditorium.
This will be followed by a session on ["Experience Sharing – Systems design and development Projects in India"]. The speakers include Dr. Basant Rajan, CEO of Coriolis Software (previously CTO of Symantec India), and Abhay Ghaisas, Product Development Architect BMC Software.
Pune is participating in the Global Code Retreat day 2011. It's a day-long programming event based on principles of good design. Its on Dec 3, from 9am to 6pm at Thoughtworks, Pune. The event is free but has a Rs. 200 deposit which will be refunded if you actually attend the event (to prevent people from registering if they're not serious).
You only need to bring a laptop with the development tools you require to write code using your chosen programming languages. A breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Please spread the word amongst other developers and mailing lists.
This is a language-agnostic event. Each session, the pair chooses what language they want to work in. So, no matter what your language of choice, you are welcome. We practice the fundamentals: TDD and the 4 rules of simple design – these are applicable regardless of language.
The idea of day long practice sessions for programmers was formalized by Corey Haines. Read more on his blog about How does Code Retreat work?
Do read this blog post by Corey as well.
This 3:21minute video from Code Retreat Orlando is another wicked cool introduction!
What's the deal with the Rs. 200 registration deposit?
CodeRetreat is a free event paid for by sponsors. For larger events, though, it is important to have an accurate view of attendance. This helps us purchase the right amount of food, snacks, etc. If people register, but don't show up and don't cancel, then we waste a lot of food, as well as have to turn some people away that want to come. To this end, we are asking for a Rs. 200 deposit to hold your space.
The Rs. 200 will be refunded to you at the event. Don't worry, though, you may cancel your registration and get a refund up to 7 days before the event. If you want to transfer your registration to someone else, we can do that, too.
Location: ThoughtWorks Technologies, GF-01 and MZ-01, Tower C, Panchshil Tech Park, Yerwada. December 3, 9am – 6pm.
ThoughtWorks Pune invites all developers to their latest GeekNight tomorrow at 6:30pm. GeekNight is a series of a talks about cutting edge technology, where you also get to meet like-minded geeks.
This GeekNight features a talk "JRuby for the win" by JRuby Core Developer Ola Bini.
JRuby is an implementation of Ruby for the JVM. It gives you unprecedented integration with the Java ecosystem while still having access to great Ruby libraries such as Rails, RSpec and many more. The last year has seen lots of uptake for JRuby, many new committers, thousands of bugs fixed and lots of new functionality.
This talk will give a short introduction to JRuby, and then provide more information about where the project is now and where it is going.
Ola Bini is a core JRuby developer and is the author of the book "Practical JRuby on Rails". He works for ThoughtWorks in Chicago. His technical experience ranges from Java, Ruby and LISP to several open source projects. He likes implementing languages, writing regular expression engines, YAML parsers, blogging, and other similar things that exist at the border of computer science.
GeekNight is an informal meeting for technologists to exchange ideas, code and learning. It is held periodically at ThoughtWorks offices in Bangalore, Pune, Chennai and Gurgaon.
This time we have a technical drink-up. We shall have 1 or 2 technical sessions followed by networking.
Thanks to IntelleCap for sponsoring this meetup entirely!
Agenda: We have 2 technical talks of 45 minutes each.
This is a live-blog of TechWeekend 5 on Functional Programming. Please keep checking regularly, this will be updated once every 15 minutes until 1pm.
Dhananjay Nene started off with an introductory talk on FP – what it is, and why it is important.
FP is a language in which functions have no side-effects. i.e., the result of a function is purely dependent on its inputs. There is no state maintained.
Side-effects are necessary: FP doesn't mean completely side-effect free. If you have no side-effects, you can't do IO. So, FP really means "largely side-effect free". Specifically, there are very few parts of the code that have side-effects, and you know exactly which those are.
Testability: Unit Testing becomes much easier. There are no "bizarre interactions" between different parts of the code. "Integration" testing becomes much easier, because there are no hidden effects.
Immutability: There are no "variables". Once a value has been assigned to a 'name', that value is 'final'. You can't change the value of that 'name' since that would be 'state' and need 'side-effects' to change it.
Lazy Evaluation: Since a function always produces the same result, the compiler is free to decide when to execute the function. Thus, it might decide to not execute a function until that value is really needed. This gives rise to lazy evaluation.
Concurrency control is not so much of a problem. Concurrency control and locks are really needed because you're afraid that your data might be modified by someone else while you're accessing it. This issue disappears if your data is immutable.
Easier parallelization: The biggest problem with parallelizing programs is handling all the concurrency control issues correctly. This becomes a much smaller problem with FP.
Good for multi-core: As the world moves to multi-core architectures, more and more parallelism will be needed. And humans are terrible at writing parallel programs. FP can help, because FP programs are intrinsically, automatically parallelizable.
You need to think differently when you start doing functional programming.
Once you get used to FP, it is much more enjoyable.
Faster, better, cheaper and more enjoyable. What's not to like?
Re-training the developers' brains (this is a fixed cost). Because of having to think differently. Can't just get this from books. Must do some FP programming.
You can suffer from a lack of third-party libraries(?), but if you pick a language like Clojure which sits on the JVM, then you can easily access java libraries for the things that don't exist natively in your language.
Should a company do it's next project in a functional programming language? Dhananjay's recommendation: start with small projects, and check whether you have the organizational capacity for FP. Then move on to larger and larger projects. If you're sure that you have good programmers, and there happens to be a 6-month project for which you're OK if it actually becomes a 12-month project, then definitely do it in FP. BG's correction (based on his own experience): the 6-month project will only become a 8-month project.
Bhasker is the CEO of http://hover.in. They use Erlang in production for their web service.
Erlang was created in 1986 by developers at Ericsson for their telecom stack. This was later open-sourced and is now a widely used language.
Erlang is made up of many "processes". These are programming language constructs – not real operating system processes. But otherwise, they are similar to OS processes. Each process executes independently of other processes. Processes do not share any data. Only message passing is allowed between processes. There are a number of schedulers which schedule processes to run. Normally, you will have as many schedulers as you have cores on your machine. Erlang processes are very lightweight.
Garbage collection is very easy, because as soon as a process dies, all its private date can be garbage collected because this is not shared with anyone else.
Another interesting thing about Erlang is that the pattern matching (which is used in all functional programming languages) can actually match binary strings also. This makes it much easier to deal with binary data packets.
Erlang has inbuilt support and language features for handling failures of processors, and which process takes over the job and so on, supervisor processes, etc.
Erlang allows you to think beyond for loops. Create processes which sit around waiting for instructions from you. And then the primary paradigm of programming is to send a bunch of tasks to a bunch of processes in parallel, and wait for results to come back.
Who is using erlang? Amazon (simpledb), Facebook (facebook chat), microsoft, github, nokia (disco crawler), ea (the games company), rabbitmq (a messaging application), ejabberd (the chat server, which has not crahsed in 10 years). Indian companies using erlang: geodesic, http://hover.in.
LISP is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it. That experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use LISP itself a lot.
BG had conducted a 2 day Clojure tutorial in Pune a few months back, and he will happily do that again if there is enough interest. This talk is not about the basics of Clojure. It is talking about a specific problem, and how it is solved in Clojure, in the hope that it gives some interesting insights into Clojure.
Clojure is a dialect of lisp. And the first thing that anybody notices about lisp is all the parantheses. Don't be afraid of the parantheses. After a few days of coding in lisp, you will stop noticing them.
first-class regular expressions. A # followed by a string is a regular expression.
code as data and data as code. Clojure (and lisp) is homoiconic. So lisp code is just lists, and hence can be manipulated in the program by your program to create new program constructs. This is the most 'difficult' and most powerful part of all lisp based languages. Google for "macros in lisp" to learn more. Most people don't "get" this for a long time, and when they "get" lisp macros, the suddenly become very productive in lisp.


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from allauth.socialaccount import providers
from allauth.socialaccount.providers.base import ProviderAccount
from allauth.socialaccount.providers.oauth2.provider import OAuth2Provider

class VKAccount(ProviderAccount):
    def get_profile_url(self):
        return self.account.extra_data.get('link')

    def get_avatar_url(self):
        ret = None
        photo_big_url = self.account.extra_data.get('photo_big')
        photo_medium_url = self.account.extra_data.get('photo_medium')
        if photo_big_url:
            return photo_big_url
        elif photo_medium_url:
            return photo_medium_url
        else:
            return ret

    def to_str(self):
        dflt = super(VKAccount, self).to_str()
        return self.account.extra_data.get('name', dflt)

class VKProvider(OAuth2Provider):
    id = 'vk'
    name = 'VK'
    package = 'allauth.socialaccount.providers.vk'
    account_class = VKAccount

    def extract_uid(self, data):
        return str(data['uid'])

    def extract_common_fields(self, data):
        return dict(last_name=data.get('last_name'),
                    username=data.get('screen_name'),
                    first_name=data.get('first_name'))

providers.registry.register(VKProvider)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


It's no accident you just typed in a search term related to search engine optimization or SEM and and found us here in the Oslo search results – we used specific strategies and technical maneuvers to increase our visibility here in search engines.
Over 80% of consumers use search engines to find local businesses, and 90% of searchers never go past Page 1 of Google. Also, 94% of people will click on Organic Results rather than paid advertisements, and trust organic results more than ads which increases avg conversion rate. Without good SEO you are losing over 90% of all Oslo prospects searching online for the exact products and/or services your business provides.
SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is basically the process which gets your business to show up as the #1 result on Google (or other search engines) when someone searches for the products or services your business provides in Oslo. Our SEO agency knows the proper steps to get your website in the top Google results no matter the location or size of your business.
Look at SEO as a large banner that you view every day as you head into town in Oslo. If the banner promotes a discount in an apparels store, there is a high possibility that people looking out for new clothes will check that store out and eventually boost the business once the customers increase in number. This is the very same principle with SEO. Search engine users looking for specific information will become interested in a business that keeps showing among the search results.
Search engines use spiders to crawl the web, collect information and organize it. The optimization process includes editing titles and meta descriptions. There are millions of people using search engines on a daily basis to seek for information, and businesses are always tweaking their websites so that they can reap the benefits of SEO. These are a few advantages of investing in SEO all entrepreneurs should take under consideration when preparing their digital marketing budgets.
A huge step for all entrepreneurs is looking at SEO as an investment rather than a form of spending. Investments often get profits while expenditure reduces them. Many people believe SEO to be just another hoax, considering that creating a website is so easy nowadays. However, it is vital to keep in mind that the role of SEO is to drive traffic to your firm.
For instance, someone looking for a good restaurant to dine at in Oslo will choose a place that pops up on the first page of results, not the second or the third. Always remember that businesses can't be successful in the absence of investments.
Several web users today search for items utilizing their mobile devices. This is no new thing since cellular devices are convenient to carry around and when you get stuck somewhere, they can come in handy and help you find a way out. Cell phone users rely on natural search results as opposed to ads. This is simply due to the fact that organic searches are totally tailored to the mobile user. Business owners who understand the significance of mobile internet search should focus on SEO.
The utilization of cell phones can be related to social media pages. A lot of people discuss business on Twitter, Facebook or WhatsApp everyday. When these people need to get something, they often search for it on the internet, and it is vital that they get your site ready and simple to reach out to. By offering credible information, you can rest assured these people will share your content with friends.
Local establishments in Oslo have a lot to gain since they can easily get good reviews from clients who are dedicated to their enterprises. If you were thinking SEO would be only a financial burden to your company, remember that people are constantly moving into new areas or searching for new experiences.
It's very difficult for small businesses in Oslo to draw in clients from established brands. SEO offers a cost effective and fair platform where online presence could help you rise to the challenge. An old business may overlook the importance of SEO, thus giving small businesses a tremendous competitive edge and an opportunity to acquire clients. Eventually, one time buyers become loyal customers, as they start trusting the small business more and more.


Check out this crazy good trick dump video from Shion Araya and Yoshihiro Abe. We love watching these guys play! There are so many great ideas in here...settle in and get some inspiration.
Check out this crazy good trick dump video from Shion Araya and Yoshihiro Abe. We love watching these guys play! There are so many great ideas in here…settle in and get some inspiration.
Congrats to Remy Baskin on picking up a sponsorship from Duncan Toys! Hope it's a great opportunity for both parties. Congratulations, Remy! Yoyo used is the Duncan Orbital.
Congrats to Remy Baskin on picking up a sponsorship from Duncan Toys! Hope it's a great opportunity for both parties. Congratulations, Remy!


how many posts are made on a typical day?
I'm cringing so much for this to end.
I guess it started to change back, page load time has increased a bit.
Khanu is an idiot edition?
Czechoslovakian Commaricharder is here to seize the day, and any other loose bodypart.
psh, i won't fall for that again uhh... what was your name again?
It's only 10 pm you idiots.
I'm not going to end it until 12 am.


Winter is still putting up a fight, but we're paying tribute this week to Spring, in all its rage and glory, in hopes that the gesture is rewarded with plenty of warm weather, a calm rain season, and loads of hearty blooms.
Spring Affair is from Donna Summer's 1976 concept album, Four Seasons of Love. The song represents spring on the album and is over eight minutes long. It tells of the beginning of a new relationship and was sampled heavily on Super Disco by Étienne de Crécy (feat. Alex Gopher) on the 1996 album, Super Discount.
Spring Fever is from Elvis Presley's 1965 album, Girl Happy. Excluding compilations, it was his sixth consecutive album that was also a soundtrack. The movie, Girl Happy, was released on March 12, 1965 and was Presley's eighteenth feature film.
Spring Again is by Lou Rawls and was released from, Unmistakably Lou (1977). The album won a Grammy in 1978, but See You When I Git There was the only song released as a single in the US. Though Spring Again isn't as popular as some of his other hits, we certainly do appreciate this jam.
Spring Vacation is from That's Why God Made the Radio, the twenty-ninth studio album from The Beach Boys. The album was released in 2012 to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary. It was the first album to feature original material since 1992 and the first since co-founder Carl Wilson died.
Spring Day is by South Korean boy band, BTS. Released as the lead single from their 2016 album Wings, the song uses seasonal metaphors to discuss the temporary absence of a friend. It won Song of the Year at Melon Music Awards in 2017 and has currently surpassed 2.5 million downloads.
Bom Bom Bom (Spring Spring Spring) is from South Korean singer-songwriter Roy Kim. It was the first single released from his 2013 album, Love Love Love. It wasn't until after Bom Bom Bom was released that he recorded the rest of the album.


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Multiscale mechanics: folded globular proteins as hydrogel Lego bricks
Competition funded
Professor Lorna Dougan
Proteins are bionanomachines. These workhorses of the cell are responsible for a vast array of biological functions. Acting in isolation or as part of larger, often complex machinery, they perform their function through structural and mechanical changes. Mechanical properties are an essential property of biological scaffolds, where cell behaviour can be controlled by designing material scaffolds that incorporate specific structural and mechanical cues.

 Proteins are semi-flexible polymer and biopolymer networks formed by semi-flexible polymers have emerged as a new class of biological soft matter systems with remarkable material properties, motivating many theoretical developments. Such theories include the mechanics and dynamics of individual semiflexible polymers, bundles and entangled solutions and non-affine approaches for disordered polymer networks.

 You will join a multidisciplinary team to understand the physics of the building block (the folded protein) and its connectivity (the protein network). This will be achieved through a cross length scale, physics based approach which will translate knowledge of the nanoscale biophysics of folded proteins to the mesoscale architecture and function of novel folded protein hydrogels. Experimental techniques will include single molecule force spectroscopy, rheology and scattering.

Formal applications for research degree study should be made online through the University's website. Please state clearly in the Planned Course of Study that you are applying for PHD Physics & Astronomy FT and in the research information section that the research degree you wish to be considered for is Multiscale mechanics: folded globular proteins as hydrogel Lego bricks as well as Dr Lorna Dougan as your proposed supervisor.

If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence that you meet the University's minimum English language requirements (below).

As an international research-intensive university, we welcome students from all walks of life and from across the world. We foster an inclusive environment where all can flourish and prosper, and we are proud of our strong commitment to student education. Across all Faculties we are dedicated to diversifying our community and we welcome the unique contributions that individuals can bring, and particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to Black, Asian, people who belong to a minority ethnic community, people who identify as LGBT+ and people with disabilities. Applicants will always be selected based on merit and ability.

Applications will be considered on an ongoing basis.  Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the supervisors for an informal discussion before making a formal application.  We also advise that you apply at the earliest opportunity as the application and selection process may close early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications or that a suitable candidate is appointed.

Please note that you must provide the following documents at the point you submit your application:

Full Transcripts of all degree study or if in final year of study, full transcripts to date

Personal Statement outlining your interest in the project

CV

Funding information including any alternative sources of funding that you are applying for or if you are able to pay your own fees and maintenance

The minimum English language entry requirement for research postgraduate research study is an IELTS of 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component (reading, writing, listening and speaking) or equivalent. The test must be dated within two years of the start date of the course in order to be valid. Some schools and faculties have a higher requirement.

Self-Funded or externally sponsored students are welcome to apply.

UK – The Leeds Doctoral Scholarships and Leeds Opportunity Research Scholarship are available to UK applicants. The Bell Burnell Scholarship Award is available to support applicants who are from groups that are currently under-represented in physics (awarded by the IOP).  Alumni Bursary is available to graduates of the University of Leeds.

Non-UK – The Bell Burnell Scholarship Award is available to support applicants who are from groups that are currently under-represented in physics (awarded by the IOP).   The China Scholarship Council - University of Leeds Scholarship is available to nationals of China. The Leeds Marshall Scholarship is available to support US citizens. Alumni Bursary is available to graduates of the University of Leeds.

Important:  Any costs associated with your arrival at the University of Leeds to start your PhD including flights, immigration health surcharge/medical insurance and Visa costs are not covered under these studentships.

Please refer to the UKCISA website for information regarding Fee Status for Non-UK Nationals.

For further information about your application, please contact Doctoral College Admissions: e: maps.pgr.admissions@leeds.ac.uk

For further information about this project, please contact Dr Lorna Dougan by email: L.Dougan@leeds.ac.uk


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Hawkman: His Comic Book Origins Explained
Hawkman is one of DC Comics' most iconic characters first appearing in Flash Comics #1 back in 1940.
The character was created by Gardner Fox and Dennis Neville.
In his first appearance in Flash Comics, it is revealed that Hawkman is the alter-ego of weapons collector and research scientist Carter Hall.
Not only is Hawkman Carter Hall, but Carter Hall is actually the reincarnation of a man named Prince Khufu. After receiving an ancient Egyptian knife from a man named Jim Rock, Hall falls asleep and has a dream where he relives the final moments of Prince Khufu.
In those final moments, it is revealed that Prince Khufu is fighting against the evil machinations of Hath-Set, a man intent on becoming the master of the globe.
Prince Khufu is unsuccessful in defeating Hath-Set and is captured and executed. However, after being stabbed in the chest by Hath-Set, Khufu reveals the Dying Prophecy saying, "I die – but I shall live again – as shall you, Hath-Set. And then I shall be the victor."
After awakening from his dream, Carter Hall discovers that a rail line is being flooded with "millions of volts of electricity." While going to investigate the rail line he runs into his ancient love, Shiera, who has also been reincarnated.
After saving Shiera, he brings her to his home and puts her to bed, and then dons his Hawkman garb. But it's not just an outfit, the costume actually contains extraordinary powers and are "derived from Carter Hall's discovery of the secret of the ages – the ninth metal – which defies the pull of the Earth's gravity."
He discovers the cause of the lightning attack on the rail line by using his Dynamo Detector. The device leads him to the laboratory of Doctor Hastor, who plans to rule the world with his lightning machine.
A battle ensues with Hawkman revealing some of the powers of his ninth metal costume. Specifically, it repels electricity. However, Hastor is able to escape while Hawkman attempts to destroy the lightning machine.
With Hawkman unable to find Hastor, it is revealed the villain is the reincarnated priest of Anubis, Hath Set. He flees to a temple and issues a summons to bring Shiera to his altar where she will be sacrificed like in ancient times. Fortunately, Hawkman discovers the ruse and is able to stop the sacrifice and put an arrow through Hastor's chest.
By his second appearance in Flash Comics #2, Carter Hall and Shiera have become engaged and the two are already a well-oiled team as they take on the villainous Alexander the Great and his gravity machine that has the power to create earthquakes.
As he faces off against Alexander, Hawkman reveals more of his collection of Ninth Metal weapons including a net and a trident.
Unfortunately, he underestimates Alexander and is caught by surprise with a shot to the gut and placed under the rays of the gravity machine preventing him from moving.
Fortunately for Hawkman, Shiera rescues him by shutting off the machine, and Hawkman is able to defeat Alexander the Great.
Hawkman would continue his adventures taking on Russian scientists attempting to gain eternal life, an Arabian assassin cult leader trying to dominate the world, and Sheba the queen of the dessert, who sells off women and men as slaves.
By All-Star Comics #3, Hawkman would become a founding member of the Justice Society of America alongside The Flash, The Spectre, Doctor Fate, Hourman, The Sandman, The Green Lantern, and The Atom.
However, it wouldn't be until All-Star Comics #4 where the team would actually work together to take on the enemies of America.
The team is tasked by the F.B.I. to take on a number of spies and saboteurs that have infiltrated the United States. An agent from the F.B.I. explains that these spies and saboteurs are taking advantage of America's generosity and liberality.
Specifically the agent notes that newspapers are being threatened with bombings if they print the truth about totalitarian nations, munitions plants are being attacked with women and children the victims of the destruction, and spies are stealing defense secrets.
The agent goes on to detail that colleges are being infiltrated by "alien teachers and students, preaching hatred for democratic ideals." In fact, these teachers and students are even preaching "that freedom is useless – outmoded!"
The agent goes on to detail that there are soapbox orators trying to stir up "class and race hatreds" as well. In fact, the agent concludes that all of this is being done by a "widespread, powerful organization" that is "at work in America plotting sabotage and revolution to pave the way for the dictator nations who seek to overcome us with fire and sword!"
The organization would be called The Fifth Column and they would face the full might of the Justice Society.
Hawkman's mission would take him to California, where he was tasked with defending aviation plants from spies attempting to steal the designs of new American planes specifically the new Flying Fortress.
Hawkman would beat a number of the greyshirted spies to a pulp and would receive help from Shiera Sanders in discovering the identity of one of the ring leaders, Fritz Klaver, the creator of a gas used to attack a Flying Fortress.
In All-Star Comics #8, Hawkman would be promoted to the Justice Society's leader by holding the position of Chairman. He would lead a team that included Johnny Thunder, The Sandman, The Atom, Doctor Fate, Dr. Mid-Nite, The Spectre, and The Starman.
The group would also see Superman, The Flash, Batman, and Green Lantern as honorary members.
Hawkman would abdicate his role of Chairman of the Justice Society and enlist in the United States Army where he is assigned to the Interceptor Coast Command and begins training to fly a United States Pursuit Plane.
He would eventually return to the Justice Society and continue his adventures until his last adventure in the pages of All-Star Comics #57 where he and the Justice Society worked to solve the mystery of the vanishing detectives.
However, as you might have noticed, his costume was changed. The first redesign occurred in the pages of Flash Comics #85, where his Hawk mask's beak was removed.
In Flash Comics #98, his mask would be changed again into a basic yellow mask with a hawk symbol on his forehead.
In Adventure Comics #466 it would be revealed that Hawkman and the rest of the JSA would eventually retire after refusing to appear before the Joint Un-American Activities Committee, which demanded the heroes unmask themselves and reveal their identities.
Hawkman would be reimagined in The Brave and the Bold #34 as an alien policeman from the planet of Thanagar that had the ability to communicate with birds.
Instead of being Carter Hall, this new Hawkman was named Katar Hol and he arrived on Earth with his Shayera in pursuit of a shape-shifting criminal named Byth.
In their pursuit of Byth they would adopt the names Carter and Shiera Hall and become museum curators in Midway City.
The Katar Hol version of Hawkman would eventually join the Justice League of America in Justice League of America #31 and go on a number of adventures with the group.
The original or Golden Age Hawkman and Carter Hall would eventually return and it would be revealed his original adventures took place on Earth-2 in the pages of Justice League of America #21.
He and Shiera would eventually get married and have a son named Hector Hall, who initially took on the mantle of Silver Scarab.
Not only would Hawkman have a son, but he would also be the godfather to the hero Northwind as revealed in Infinity Inc. #1
Eventually Hawkman and Shiera as Hawkgirl are caught in an unending battle against Ragnarok as seen in the Last Days of the Justice Society of America special.
Doctor Fate explains, "Thus does it begin anew upon the plain of Vigrid below — that which the Norse called Ragnarok, the germans Gotterdammerung. Even without Power Girl and the Star Spangled Kid, the Justice Society will triumph — today, tomorrow, forever. Forever suffering — some of them forever perishing — yet always living again, atogether besting black-hearted Surtur in a victory in which the gods themselves would rejoice!"
Hawkman and the JSA would be saved when a superpowered tribe agrees to substitute themselves in the Ragnarok cycle.
Upon exiting the Ragnarok cycle, Carter Hall merges with Katar Hol, a hawk god creature, and all others "who have worn the wings — past, present and future, both here, and on Thanagar — are absorbed."
This merging included Shiera Hall as seen in Zero Hour #3.
Later in Zero Hour #3 Waverider confirmed the merging stating, "Out of the chaos, all the Hawk timeline variants seem to have stabilized in him! He's not just Katar Hol anymore, he's–"
This new Hawkman would eventually lose his sanity and and be sent to the Hawk God's Realm by Martian Manhunter and Arion the Immortal.
A new version of Hawkman would be resurrected by the High Priests of the Downsiders in order to defeat Onimar Synn and prevent him from enslaving Thanagar.
This version is Carter Hall and maintains his memories, but he also has the memories of Katar Hol as well. As revealed by one of the priests, Carter Hall's soul was "trapped in the nether-realm."
It's unclear if this is a reference to the Hawk God's Realm where the merged Hawkman was sent by Martian Manhunter and Arion the Immortal.
This resurrected Hawkman would eventually join the JSA and eventually take over as chairman leading the group against Black Adam and his takeover of Khandaq.
He would abdicate his chairman position and leave the JSA after failing in Khandaq. After leaving the JSA, he would participate in the Rann-Thanagar War and eventually become a member of the Thanagarian police force.
This version would go on to participate in Final Crisis, Blackest Night, and Brightest Day.
Hawkman would once again be reimagined during the DC Rebirth comic book line beginning with Dark Days: The Forge. Here he's Carter Hall and has been reincarnated numerous times. Eventually he comes in contact with the dark god Barbatos and hits him with his mace.
It's unclear what happens, but we are eventually shown a giant hammer-wielding hawk-like beast that claims it is Carter Hall, Dragon of Barbatos, Keeper of the Dark Forge.
Following the Dark Knights Metal event, it would be revealed that Carter Hall aka Hawkman actually reincarnates across time and space.
Not only that, but his past lives include a Kryptonian historian known as Catar-ol as well as the more recognizable Prince Khufu and Katar Hol of Thanagar.
And there you have the comic book origins of Carter Hall aka Hawkman.
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Updates On Aquaman And Shazam
Look, a picture from Aquaman with minimal water! (Photo: Warner Bros.)
Christopher Lloyd is game for a fourth Back to the Future film. The Walking Dead recruits another time-skip character from the comics. Danielle Panabaker will head behind the camera for The Flash's next season. Plus, a new look at Fear the Walking Dead's return, and what's to come on The 100. To me, my spoilers!
Speaking with the Phoenix New Times, Christopher Lloyd revealed he's game to return for a fourth Back to the Future film.
I'd be delighted. I'd love to be in a fourth film, if they could come up with the right idea that extends the story and does it as well as the first three.
Freddy Freeman meets Shazam and his very glowy chest in a new image from Entertainment Weekly.
A set report from Coming Soon describes a scene in which Aquaman and Mera investigate magic while searching for the King's Trident:
"It's completely dried out!", says Aquaman.
Mera uses her hydrokinesis to extract water from Arthur's hair. After pouring it in the well, a "message" beings to play: "Only a true king can wield the trident."
Mera smashes the well, warning "We can't let Orm find this", but Aquaman protests "Whoa, whoa, whoa….Don't you think you should have written it down or something?"
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Keanu Reeves ride a dark horse through Manhattan in a new set video. One way to beat traffic, I guess.
Keanu Reeves rides horse at full speed for "John Wick 3" in New York, NY https://t.co/fSdBxImNwE pic.twitter.com/TrnUqfcaX9
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Coming Soon has character posters of each Hundred Acre Wood inhabitant. Click through to see the rest.
Here's a second US trailer for the Brazilian werewolf movie, Good Manners.
Entertainment Weekly reports Leighton Meester will guest-star in an episode of The Orville's second season.
Lauren Ridloff as joined the cast of season nine as Connie, "a seasoned survivor deft at using her senses to read people, situations, and trouble. Her character is deaf and uses American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate." There is a similarly-named character in the comics who joins the Alexandrian survivors after the book's big post-Negan time jump, but she wasn't deaf. [Entertainment Weekly]
In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Danielle Panabaker revealed she'll be directing an episode of The Flash's fifth season.
I am so humbled by this opportunity to utilise everything that I have learned as a storyteller to bring an episode of The Flash to life. I couldn't be more thrilled to have the chance to work alongside our extremely talented (and vast) team that works so hard to make each and every episode of the show. I wouldn't be here without the support of my Flash family, and I am so thankful for this opportunity to continue to grow and challenge myself as an artist.
Coming Soon has images from Hulu's upcoming Mars drama from the creator of House of Cards, starring Sean Penn, Natascha McElhone, Oded Fehr, James Ransome, LisaGay Hamilton and Hanna Ware. More at the link.
Entertainment Weekly has new images from the second half of season four. Click through for more.
Black Lightning heads to Comic-Con in a new teaser.
Another teaser has the cast of the Charmed reboot taking a road trip to San Diego Comic-Con.
Finally, Octavia threatens to put Indra in the arena in a clip from this week's episode, "The Warrior's Will".
Banner art by Jim Cooke.
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Q: Using filters in pyGtk I am writing a script to display a GUI in which certain files can be chosen. I am using pyGtk and as of now, my code can display all the zip files. I want to add another filter to display only the zip files with the latest date.
Below is my function that displays only zip files.
 def open_file( self, w, data=None):
    d = gtk.FileChooserDialog( title="Select a file",
                               parent=self.window,
                               action=gtk.FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN,
                               buttons=("OK",True,"Cancel",False)
                               )
    #create filters
    filter1 = gtk.FileFilter()
    filter1.set_name("All files")
    filter1.add_pattern("*")
    d.add_filter(filter1)
    filter2 = gtk.FileFilter()
    filter2.set_name("Zip files")
    filter2.add_pattern("*.zip")
    d.add_filter(filter2)

    ok = d.run()
    if ok:
      import os
      fullname = d.get_filename()
      dirname, fname = os.path.split( fullname)
      size = "%d bytes" % os.path.getsize( fullname)
      text = self.label_template % (fname, dirname, size)
    else:
      text = self.label_template % ("","","")
    self.label.set_label( text)
    d.destroy()

Is there a way I can choose a filter to display only the latest zip files in a each folder?
Thanks in advance for your help!

A: Instead of using filter2.add_pattern("*.zip") use filter2.add_pattern("filename")where filename is the name of the file with the latest date. You can write a function that would return a list with file names of the latest zip file.

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In mod manager, right click on wog mod to open plugins list.
Still not working. But thanks. Maybe time can solve everything.
Edited by Forsberg at 08:59, 21 Sep 2018.
Thanks, it worked GUI is bigger now.
Is there a script for caravans like in great Heroes 5? Yesterday I had 10 castles and wanted to bring all units to one for a final fight. Must have been recruiting new heroes as transporter... (except Call to Arms which is very basic).
Sorry, no ready scripts, except Call to Arms, which I wrote for the same reason. Was tired of manual hiring.
Reinforcement spells by Ivor. Hero can summon troops from all towns he owns with a new spell.
Edited by TehAchilles at 23:45, 23 Sep 2018.
Message: "Failed to create log file at "Debug/Era/log.txt".
Probably another Heroes 3 instance is running"
Can anyone help? Would really love to play this, been a long time fan of HoMM games, with HoMM3 being my favorite like many others.
Edited by igrik at 13:10, 24 Sep 2018.
Create directory DebugEra in root heroes 3 directory. This small issue will be fixed in the next release, I'm working on.
I don't understand any of this I'm afraid, but I hope someone might be able to help me out here.
Seems strange, please install 2.7.6 temporarily over 2.7.7. I'm currently struggling with mods support for maps editor, cannot test.
Edited by Orzie at 11:24, 02 Oct 2018.
Actually, why don't you try using ERM? Given the ERM Help, an inexperienced user could easily get into this kind of stuff.
P.S. If you create a separate thread for your work, it might get a little more views.
Edited by Morglin at 13:45, 02 Oct 2018.
I don't want to learn the whole ERM at this moment. I think that the most important is fix town screen issues, make script for special buildings abilities and for some creature abilities (proper script for schooting for sure). And knowledge why creature statistics don't display properly.
If that will be done, I can replace rest of the graphics/sounds and do rest of works by hexadecimal editing.
I was encountering the same problem btw. I was able to solve it by right clicking and go to Properties > Compatibility and set it to compatibility mode to Windows 8. Hope it works for you!
I tried installing the 2.7.7 version on a Complete Edition from GoG and it didn't work, the same error as TehAchilles reported showed for me as well. But the installer from the link you provided did the trick. Hopefully there's a fix soon for the issue (I preferred installing it the old way, not sure if there's any significant difference).
Edited by Hero_of_Light at 20:52, 12 Oct 2018.
If so, why did you do that? The old one was just fine. The new one is smaller and not that good. Is there a way to change it back to normal?
Also, my old campaigns saves do not work. Is that normal?
Luckily I found an older version (2.46), though I would like to have a newer one.
This worked for me, odd thing happened with v2.7.7 I can only get 1 other person playing it. If a 3rd person joins it always drops the 3rd person and trying a 4th they cannot even see the game in the lobby if a 3rd person has joined.
Really like the work done on this (haven't played since 2.4ish) way more stable, only crash we have had is if I'm viewing a allies town and they upgrade that town it tends to crash. (I'll have a few more tests before bothering with a log) but it hasn't happened since we just told each other when we were upgrading.
Edited by splendorbean at 07:38, 22 Nov 2018.
Creating the folder Debug/Era seem solve the "Assert violation in file" issue.
But i still got some probs while running 2.7.7 with HD mod, can't change resolution and stretch filter for example (got error).
2.7.7 seem conflict with the complete edition + PATCH (mine is 2.0.1.17).
The original complete edition only works fine.
Edited by Squee_1 at 14:01, 25 Nov 2018.
" Failed to load angel.dll"
I installed 2.7.4 and still get the same problem.
Anyone have any idea/help/solution for me ?
If someone can tell me how to upload a jpeg, I will add the exact message I get.
Is there any solution yet to the problem I reported ?
Would love to use Safe SOD.


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A magic horseshoe crab turns three children into threatened species so they can experience the lives of the bay creatures. Commissioned by the Jacques Cousteau Center for Estuarine Research.
clarinet, viola, piano. For the Halcyon Trio.
Based upon the Biblical story of Jacob wrestling with the stranger.
Famous hymn tunes of William Batchelder Bradbury are cast in an Ivesian soundscape. Bradbury lived in Montclair, NJ, and is buried in neighboring Bloomfield. Ives' first post-Yale job was as organist in the Presbyterian Church on the Green in Bloomfield. He certainly knew Bradbury's hymn tunes.
Commissioned by Ron Levy for the Palisades Virtuosi as part of their Ondine Festival at Lincoln Center, New York.
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SATB, high voice solo, piano (organ). (ca. 7:00) Commissioned by Marcia Reardon in memory of her mother.
Deus Tuorum Militum Grenoble Antiphoner, 1868 arr. P.M.S.
SAB, piano (organ) (ca. 2:15) A languid tango..
Commissioned by the Colonial Symphony, Yehuda Gilad, conductor. Premiered, May 2004.
September 11 observance: soprano and mezzo-soprano solos (text based on a quote within the September 11 Commission Report); solo cello in or behind audience, four violins, one viola, three celli, bass — all one to a part.
2, 2, 2, 2; 2, 2; timp., strings. Three movements without pause.
Premiered by the Bay Atlantic Symphony with violinist Jorge Ávila, Jed Gaylin, conductor, on March 26 & 27, 2011.
Piano solo. Originally "Christmas Pastoral", composed as a Christmas gift for Rosamund Danielson, an amateur pianist.
Piano solo.(for intermediate piano students).


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The main function of Icicle Group is establishing a relation with various brands and promoting or connecting them with the world. Various types of services that are offered by them are cross-media brand strategy and development, digital –web and mobile, video and photography, print, packing and sourcing, visual merchandising, retail displays & venue decoration and social media. All these services will help your brand in developing a relationship with the outside world. A detailed version of all these services is available on their website.
Various strategic partners of Icicle Group are Openinfluence, Studio SV and Printer & Co. there are many other companies who are the customers of Icicle Group and working with them from few past years. These are AXA, Bloomberg, AEON, Mannings, Citi, Kate Spade, Dorsett, Marriott, Dior, Duddell's, MacDonald and many more. You can also check other IT companies of HK by clicking on their names. These are Cognizant Technologies, ACW Group, Deloitte and Nielsen.
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