AAAI-06

• AAAI-06
  • Tutorials
  • Workshops
    • Modeling and Retrieval of Context
      • Invited talk: Anind Dey, Usability in Context-aware Applications (slide)
  • List of papers
  • Mobile Robot Competition and Exhibition
  • Computer Poker Competition
  • Game Competition

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• AAAI-06 Student Information Supersite
  • AAAI-06 blog

Life is ….. (I)

沒有名次的考試

如果要台灣人來定義人生像什麼，也許有人會說：人生像一場考試。

台灣的社會似乎很愛去跟別人做比較； 作父母的愛拿自己子女的成就出來比； 上班族會拿升遷出來比； 同儕間愛拿學歷、頭銜出來比； 就連小孩子也免不了被父母拿出來跟鄰居的孩子比功課， 種種和別人比較的壓力，常讓人猶如重石壓心頭…。

這讓我想到一個故事。 蘇士沙是一位猶太賢者，在他晚年的時候，有人問到他對人生的看法，他回答說： 「如果有一天我到了天堂，我可以很坦然無懼地面對上帝。因為祂不會問我：『你為什麼不是亞伯拉罕？』也不會問我說： 『你為什麼不是摩西？』『你為什麼不是大衛王？』祂只會問我說：『你為什麼不是蘇士沙？』『你有沒有用我賜給你的一切 ，做好蘇士沙該做的事？』 任何人只要能把自己的角色給扮演好，在上帝眼中都是一樣寶貝的。」

從這個故事的觀點來看，如果人生像一場考試， 我想那會是一場「沒有名次的考試」。

在上帝的眼中，每個人都是獨一無二，無可取代的。也因為這個緣故，祂永遠永遠永遠不會拿你跟別人比較！
任何人只要做好份內之事，都是一樣傑出！一樣優秀！

人生，是一場沒有名次的考試。

換個角度想一想；如果上帝都不會拿你跟別人比了，又何必自己給自己太大的壓力呢？

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耶和華不像人看人：人是看外貌；耶和華是看內心。（撒上16:7）

Setting the Date and Time

The date MMDDHHmmYYYY can change the system date and time.

$ date 071121282006
Tue Jul 11 21:28:00 CST 2006

Note: Only the super user (i.e. root) has the right to change the system date.

Shutdown Linux

Shutdown at a specified date-time :

$ sudo at MMDDYY
at> shutdown -P hh:mm
at> press Ctrl-D

Boston Attractions

Go Boston Card

並不划算, 因為只限當天購買開始使用, 無法預購；也就是說, 要一大早9AM先去排隊買到Go Boston Card, 再去登記/參觀GoBoston簽約的Tour或museum。在時間&旅遊景點的方面都不是很便利。

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Boston City Pass

提供9天內6個著名景點的免費參觀Pass, 但這幾個點都是要花一點時間才能”看”到東西的地方, 如果待的時間夠久, 可以考慮購買, 否則也不建議。以下為Pass中包含的6個景點:

• Museum of Science
• New England Aquarium
• Skywalk Observatory
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• Harvard Museum of Natural History
• John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

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Attractions list by Nearest MBTA Station

Boston Attractions

Cheers Beacon Hill
Street Address: 84 Beacon Street
Nearest MBTA Stop: Green Line, Arlington Street
Directions: Exit Arlington Station at Boylston and Arlington Streets. Walk down Arlington Street with the Public Garden Park on your right. The Ritz Carlton will be on your left at Commonwealth Avenue. At Beacon Street, Cheers will be across the street one block up on the left. A very popular Boston attraction for tourists.

Children’s Museum
Street Address: 300 Congress Street
Operating Hours: Daily 10-5pm, Fri 10-9 pm
Admission: Adults $9, Children (2-15) and Seniors $7
Nearest MBTA Stop: Red Line, South Station
Directions: Exit the station in front of the Federal Reserve Tower (an H shaped white 40 story building). Walk behind the building to Dorchester Avenue, and along the water to the next bridge at Congress Street. Go across the bridge and the museum is on the left. There is a 40 foot milk bottle in front of the building.

Boston University

Fenway Park
Street Address: 4 Yawkey Way
Nearest MBTA Stop: Green Line, Kenmore Square
Operating Hours Tours: Seasonal, Daily 9am-4pm, or up until 3 hours before games
Admission Tours: Adults $12, Seniors $11, Children under 14 $10
Directions: Exit the station and walk up Brookline Avenue. Kenmore Square has several crossroads. Brookline Avenue crosses over the Massachusetts Turnpike. Fenway Park is only one long block away over this bridge on the left.

Museum of Science
Street Address: Science Park at Charles River Dam
Operating Hours: Daily 9-5 pm, Fri 9-9 pm
Admission: Adults $15, Children (3-11) $12, Seniors $13
Nearest MBTA Stop: Green Line, D Tram, Science Park Station
Directions: The museum is about 200 yards from the station over the Charles River dam.

New England Aquarium
Street Address: Central Wharf
Operating Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5 pm, Sat-Sun 9-7 pm
Admission: Adults $17.95, Children (3-11) $9.95
Nearest MBTA Stop: Blue Line, Aquarium Station
Directions: Exit Aquarium Station, Look for red brick Marriott Hotel that is said to resemble a large long ship. The aquarium is to the right of the hotel. The aquarium is at the foot of State Street and many visitors enjoy walking from State Street Station to Faneuil Hall and its Marketplace, then walking across to the Aquarium and Columbus Park.

Prudential Skywalk
Street Address: 800 Boylston Street
Operating Hours: Daily 10am-10pm
Admission: Adults $10.50, Children Under 12 $7.00, and Seniors $8.50
Nearest MBTA Stop: Green Line B, C, or D, Hynes/ICA Station
Directions: Exit the station at Mass Avenue. Take a left and walk over the Mass Turnpike highway to Boylston Street. Cross Boylston Street and walk 1.5 blocks to the Prudential Center Mall. Climb the outside stairs and enter the mall through the food court. The kiosk for the Skywalk is located in the Prudential Arcade section of the mall. If the kiosk is closed, purchase tickets at the observatory.

Swan Boat Ride, Public Garden
Street Address: Public Garden Park (Arlington and Boylston Streets)
Operating Hours: April 16th-September 18th, Daily 10-4 pm, Summertime Daily 10-5 pm
Admission: Adults $2.75, Children (2-15) $1.25, Seniors $2.00
Nearest MBTA Stop: Green Line, Arlington Street
Directions: Exit the station at Arlington Street. Walk down Arlington Street to the entrance to the Public Garden opposite the Ritz Carlton Hotel. The swan boats are at the pond in the center of the park.

TD Banknorth Garden
Street Address: 100 Legends Way (off Causeway Street)
Nearest MBTA Stop: Green/Orange Lines, North Station
Directions: Exit North Station, the Garden is directly across Causeway Street.

Do More

Do More	更上一層樓
Do more than plan, act.	實踐吧，不要只留在計劃。
Do more than imagine, create.	創造吧，不要只停在想像。
Do more than look, perceive.	觀察吧，不要只是在觀看。
Do more than regret, repent.	悔改吧，不要只停在懊悔。
Do more than think, reflect.	思考吧，不要只留在想想。
Do more than work, enjoy.	享受吧，不要只停在工作。
Do more than teach, disciple.	訓練吧，不要只是在教導。
Do more than believe, trust.	信任吧，不要只留在相信。
Do more than agree, commit.	委身吧，不要只停在同意。
Do more than talk, behave.	行動吧，不要只是在談談。

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 by 李順長

Create a new icon for WinEdt button

Test Environment WinEdt 5.4

1. create a 16 x 16 x 24b bitmap image file, ex: bg5latex.bmp
2. put bg5latex.bmp to $WinEdtHome\Bitmaps\Buttons and $WinEdtHome\Bitmaps\Images, where $WinEdtHome can be equal to C:\Program Files\WinEdt Team\WinEdt, it depends on the installation directory of WinEdt in your computer
3. Add a new line
   202 %B\Bitmaps\Buttons\bg5latex.bmp
   to $WinEdtHome\WinEdt.btn
4. Add a new line
   228 %B\Bitmaps\Images\bg5latex.bmp
   to $WinEdtHome\WinEdt.img
5. Restart WinEdt, you will get a new icon for Adding a New Button to WinEdt.

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Dr Stephen Covey’s inspirational book – 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People®

Dr Stephen Covey is a hugely influential management guru, whose book The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People, became a blueprint for personal development when it was published in 1990. The Seven Habits are said by some to be easy to understand but not as easy to apply. Don’t let the challenge daunt you: The ‘Seven Habits’ are a remarkable set of inspirational and aspirational standards for anyone who seeks to live a full, purposeful and good life, and are applicable today more than ever, as the business world becomes more attuned to humanist concepts. Covey’s values are full of integrity and humanity, and contrast strongly with the process-based ideologies that characterised management thinking in earlier times.

habit 1 – be proactive®

This is the ability to control one’s environment, rather than have it control you, as is so often the case. Self determination, choice, and the power to decide response to stimulus, conditions and circumstances

habit 2 – begin with the end in mind®

Covey calls this the habit of personal leadership – leading oneself that is, towards what you consider your aims. By developing the habit of concentrating on relevant activities you will build a platform to avoid distractions and become more productive and successful.

habit 3 – put first things first®

Covey calls this the habit of personal management. This is about organising and implementing activities in line with the aims established in habit 2. Covey says that habit 2 is the first, or mental creation; habit 3 is the second, or physical creation. (See the section on time management.)

habit 4 – think win-win®

Covey calls this the habit of interpersonal leadership, necessary because achievements are largely dependent on co-operative efforts with others. He says that win-win is based on the assumption that there is plenty for everyone, and that success follows a co-operative approach more naturally than the confrontation of win-or-lose.

habit 5 – seek first to understand and then to be understood®

One of the great maxims of the modern age. This is Covey’s habit of communication, and it’s extremely powerful. Covey helps to explain this in his simple analogy ‘diagnose before you prescribe’. Simple and effective, and essential for developing and maintaining positive relationships in all aspects of life. (See the associated sections on Empathy, Transactional Analysis, and the Johari Window.)

habit 6 – synergize®

Covey says this is the habit of creative co-operation – the principle that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, which implicitly lays down the challenge to see the good and potential in the other person’s contribution.

habit 7 – sharpen the saw®

This is the habit of self renewal, says Covey, and it necessarily surrounds all the other habits, enabling and encouraging them to happen and grow. Covey interprets the self into four parts: the spiritual, mental, physical and the social/emotional, which all need feeding and developing.

Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits are a simple set of rules for life – inter-related and synergistic, and yet each one powerful and worthy of adopting and following in its own right. For many people, reading Covey’s work, or listening to him speak, literally changes their lives. This is powerful stuff indeed and highly recommended.

This 7 Habits summary is just a brief overview – the full work is fascinating, comprehensive, and thoroughly uplifting. Read the book, or listen to the full tape series if you can get hold of it.

In his more recent book ‘The 8th Habit’, Stephen Covey introduced (logically) an the eighth habit, which deals with personal fulfilment and helping others to achieve fulfilment too. The book also focuses on leadership. Time will tell whether the The 8th Habit achieves recognition and reputation close to Covey’s classic original 7 Habits work.

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Detailed description can be found in : LeadershipU, White Dove Books

Smart Chairs

iJoy ZipConnect Massage Chair with Built-In Speakers & Subwoofer

Luxurious iJoy® ZipConnect™ Massage Chair blends music and massage into the ultimate relaxation experience! iJoy® ZipConnect™ includes a FREE ZipConnect module (with convenient retractable 18-inch cable and mini stereo plug) for playing any iPod, MP3, portable CD or satellite radio — any audio source with a headphone jack! The universal FREE ZipConnect module is interchangeable with available Made for iPod modules that charge as they play. Listen to your iPod or MP3 through the chair’s excellent built-in stereo speakers in the headrest and a powered subwoofer in the base. Incredibly realistic Human Touch™ Technology (HTT®) Robotic Massage® feels amazingly like the hands of a skilled — and tireless — masseuse. Replicates the actual back-massage techniques used by massage therapists and chiropractic professionals — smooth Rolling, deep Kneading, tapping Percussion and therapeutic Compression. Product Manual video

dual speaker in the headrest	Control panel built flush into the left armrest	ZipConnect module is built into the right armrest	Built-in cup holder

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