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Ai
Ai , in the Bible. 1 Canaanite royal city, E of Bethel. Abraham pitched his tent there when he arrived in Canaan. It is probably the modern et-Tell, near Bethel (West Bank). Excavations have revealed a strongly fortified city situated there. Ai was in ruins at the time of Joshua's conquest. The ac... Read more
Ts'ai Yüan-p'ei
Ts'ai Yüan-p'ei , 1867-1940, Chinese educator and intellectual leader. He achieved distinction as a classical scholar but later joined (1904) the anti-Manchu revolutionary movement at Shanghai. Ts'ai studied philosophy in Germany (1907-11). He returned to China during the republican revolution ... Read more
Ai Ch'ing
Ai Ch'ing or Ai Qing , pseud. of Chiang Hai-ch'eng or Jiang Haicheng, 1910-96, Chinese poet. After studying painting in France (1929-32), he returned to China where he wrote modernist poetry in flamboyant free verse that showed the influence of the Soviet poet Mayakovsky . He was active... Read more
Ku K'ai-chih
Ku K'ai-chih , c.344-c.406, Chinese painter, one of the most eminent painters before the T'ang dynasty. He was especially noted for his portraits but also painted landscapes. None of his works survive today, but his genius can be surmised from ancient writings and from presumed copies of his works. ... Read more
Gap
Gap , city (1990 pop. 35,647), capital of Hautes-Alpes dept., SE France, on the Luye River at the foot of the Dauphiné Alps. A center for tourism, Gap is an agricultural market that manufactures clothing, wood products, and construction materials. Founded by Augustus c.14 BC, it was the capit... Read more
Chih-i
Chih-i , 538-97, Chinese Buddhist scholar and founder of the T'ien-t'ai (in Japan, called Tendai, or Lotus) school of Buddhism. Chih-i produced a conceptual framework that integrated varying Indian Buddhist schools and scriptures into a coherent whole by classifying the various scriptures into five ... Read more
Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961 by Englishman Peter Benenson; it campaigns internationally against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for the fair trial of political prisoners, to abolish the death penalty and torture of prisoners, and to end extrajudici... Read more
martial arts
martial arts various forms of self-defense, usually weaponless, based on techniques developed in ancient China, India, and Tibet. In modern times they have come into wide use for self-protection, as competitive sports, and for exercise. Jujitsu teaches skills that enable one to overcome a bigg... Read more
artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence (AI), the use of computers to model the behavioral aspects of human reasoning and learning. Research in AI is concentrated in some half-dozen areas. In problem solving, one must proceed from a beginning (the initial state) to the end (the goal state) via a limited number o... Read more
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle , 1890-1970, French general and statesman, first president (1959-69) of the Fifth Republic. The World Wars During World War I de Gaulle served with distinction until his capture in 1916. In The Army of the Future (1934, tr. 1941) he foresaw and futilely advocated for Fr... Read more

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Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Ts'ai Y ü an-p'ei Ts'ai Y ü an-p'ei (1867-1940) was the foremost liberal educator...gained renown as a synthesizer of Chinese and Western ideas. Ts'ai Y ü an-p'ei was born into a merchant family in Chekiang...Chekiang to devote himself to educational reform. By 1902 Ts'ai had become ... Read more
Vitamin D
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine ...calciferol, is essential for strong teeth and bones. There are two...expressed as an Adequate Intake (AI) rather than an Required Daily...exposure to sunlight. Instead, the AI estimates the amount needed to...IU in a microgram (mcg). The AI for vitamin D in the form of... Read more
Wu Tse-t'ien
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Wu Tse-t'ien (623-705) was empress of China. A strong-willed and capable ruler, she was the only female...Kao-tsu, and was presented to his son, Emperor T'ai-tsung, as a concubine in 638. When T'ai-tsung died in 649, she, along with the imperial... Read more
CONJUGATION
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language ...perfect tense (for the first person singular) is respectively j'ai parlé , j'ai fini , j'ai reçu , j'ai vendu . The term is relevant to the grammar of Old English, in which there were seven conjugations of strong verbs, but not to Modern English, although irregular verbs... Read more
BARBADOS
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language ...Independence 1961. The Barbadian variety of English is rhotic with stronger nasalization than in other CARIBBEAN ENGLISH varieties. Word-final /t/ as in about , but is glotalized and /ai/ as in mine , try is narrowed to /əɪ/. See BAJAN . Read more
Chu Teh
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...a Chinese secret society with strong roots in the country's southwestern...with one of his teachers, Ts'ai O, a patriot from the province...lieutenant in the brigade of Ts'ai O, who was a secret revolutionist. Under Ts'ai's command, Chu participated in... Read more
Thinking Machines
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion ...is a matter of much dispute. The feasibility of thinking machines has been promoted by representatives of strong artificial intelligence (AI), such as John McCarthy, Marvin Minsky, and Doug Lenat. A principle formal argument against conscious and... Read more
Exercise
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine ...originated. In China, exercises involving martial arts, such as t'ai chi, qigong , and kung fu, developed possibly 2,500 years ago...in 2001 that running just once a month could help keep bones strong. In addition to physical benefits, a 2001 study showed that...ancient disciplines of yoga and the martial arts ... Read more
T'ao Ch'ien
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...during the Eastern Chin and Liu Sung dynasties. He was born in Ch'ai-sang in present-day Kiangsi Province, the great-grandson of T'...dynasty with its obsession with life's meaning; and with his strong attraction to Confucian endeavor and knightly chivalry, his intellectual... Read more
Reno: Economy
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...over $4 billion to the local economy each year. The business climate also has a strong presence in manufacturing and logistics in industries such as computers, electronics...airports with 90 daily departures to about two dozen nonstop U.S. destinations. Ai Read more

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artificial intelligence
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing ...unconscious in humans, which has made it hard to simulate. AI has had relatively more success at intellectual tasks (e.g...see expert systems , robotics ). Both theoretical and applied AI research have made very significant contributions to computer science. Computational techniques that originated from ... Read more
Yuan Shikai
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Yuan Shikai ( Yuan Shih-k'ai ) (b. 16 Sept. 1859, d. 6 June...Throughout, he was the regime's strongest personality, and carried out...insufficient for him to create a strong government, since he lacked...political platform. It had proved strong enough, however, to destroy... Read more
Li Po
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Li Po ( Li Pai , Li Tʾai-pai ), (701–62). Chinese Taoist poet. Although he spent a short...to earth for a life-time. Whatever the source, his poems express a strong ecstasy, as well as sympathy with the misfortunes of others. He remains... Read more
Gherardi, Antonio
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...ring under the cupola . Even richer is his Chapel of Santa Cecilia, San Carlo ai Catinari (1691–1702). The influences of Bernini , Borromini , and Guarini were strong in his work. Bibliography Portoghesi (1970); Wittkower (1982) Read more
Mizoguchi, Kenji
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...August 1956, in Kyoto, Japan, of leukemia. Films as Director: 1923 Ai ni yomigaeru hi ( The Resurrection of Love ); Furusato ( Hometown...The Queen of Modern Times ); Josei wa tsuyoshi ( Women Are Strong ); Jinkyo ( This Dusty World ); Shichimencho no yukue ( Turkeys... Read more
Gaullism
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...xE7;ais , Union of the French People), which he hoped would gather enough popular support for his constitutional idea of a strong presidency. By 1952 it was clear that the RPF had failed, whereupon it was disbanded and de Gaulle was left in the political... Read more
Mulligan, Robert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...and Filming (London), January 1975. "Je n'ai pas peur du silence," an interview with...visual eclecticism reflects the lack of a strong personality, others could claim that Mulligan...hold up remarkably well. Mulligan has a strong sense of narrative; and all his films are... Read more
Shindo, Kaneto
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...the Bush ) (+ sc); Tsuyomushi onna (&) yawamushi otoko ( Strong Woman and Weak Man ) (+ sc) 1969 Kagero ( Heat Haze ) (+ co-sc...Tooki Rakujitsu (K ô yama) (co-sc) 1995 Miyazawa Kenji sono ai (K ô yama) (sc) Publications By SHINDO: books — Seishun... Read more
Phoenix
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the relationship between Washington and the Phoenix area grew stronger as the Arizona capital became a major military and manufacturing...Electric, Goodyear Aircraft, Kaiser Aircraft and Electronics, Ai-Research, and Sperry Rand. Business initiative, sunny days... Read more

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Making moves in the AI market: strong growth prospects have led to M&A activity in North America.
Magazine article from: Nonwovens Industry; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...This represents just half of the overall AI market. The institutional arm of the segment...material effectively in place. M&A Is Strong New products are not the only factor shaping...Whitestone announced it was purchasing fellow AI supplier Humanicare. The combined company...severe problem areas where ... Read more
'Emperor AI, where is your new mind?' (artificial intelligence)(Natural Language Processing)
Magazine article from: AI Magazine; 12/22/1997; ; 700+ words ; Is AI dead as a science for investigating the nature of intelligence...Penrose (1989), is the emperor's mind actually hollow? Should AI be used simply to superficially describe those studies that...progress to date, and worse, interests in these questions among AI researchers are on the wane or nonexisting; ... Read more
The coevolution of AI and AAAI.(American Association for Artificial Intelligence, artificial intelligence)
Magazine article from: AI Magazine; 12/22/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...AI research and the funding of AI research. And those two issues...can AAAI do to help the global AI community? Although AI has traditionally been strong in North America, other regions...network of national and regional AI societies and IJCAI? As the global... Read more
Fourteenth Innovative Applications of AI Conference (IAAI-02). (AAAI News).
Magazine article from: AI Magazine; 6/22/2002; 326 words ; ...applications with measurable benefits arising from the use of AI technology. Award winners present papers on their systems...developers to learn about tools and techniques for next-generation AI applications. IAAI is organized in conjunction with the AAAI...organizers are introducing the Entrepreneurs Forum. It ... Read more
Components, curriculum, and community: robots and robotics in undergraduate AI education.(artificial intelligence)
Magazine article from: AI Magazine; 3/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...trade-offs in choosing among them. We then highlight the variety of AI curricula supported by low-cost robotic platforms. We conclude...educators, as we all invite students to share our enthusiasm for AI. Robot Platforms for AI Education Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig frame their widely used AI ... Read more
AAAI's National and Innovative Applications Conferences celebrate 50 years of AI.(AAAI-06/IAAI-06 Highlights)(American Association for Artificial Intelligence)(Conference news)
Magazine article from: AI Magazine; 12/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...continued innovation. The celebration of the first 50 years of AI began the previous week at the Dartmouth Conference on Artificial...AAAI conference full of discussions and reflection in honor of AI's fiftieth anniversary. The scientists shared their group think...the panel summarized the fellows' reassessing ... Read more
AI Growing UP: The Changes and Opportunities.(artificial intelligence)
Magazine article from: AI Magazine; 12/22/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...DEEP BLUE, which beat the world chess champion in 1997. Many AI researchers have spent some effort to distance themselves from...chess program has no intelligence in it, and hence it is not AI. I think this is simply wrong and will spend some time trying...everyone feels that they are familiar with the object ... Read more
Beyond AI.(Beyond AI: Creating the Conscience of the Machine)(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Internet Bookwatch; 10/1/2007; 142 words ; Beyond AI J. Storrs Hall, Ph.D. Prometheus Books...28.00 www.prometheusbooks.com BEYOND AI: CREATING THE CONSCIENCE OF THE MACHINE...making it a fine pick not just for libraries strong in computer studies, but for college-level and even general-interest holdings equally strong in social science. Read more
Beyond AI.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Bookwatch; 10/1/2007; 142 words ; Beyond AI J. Storrs Hall, Ph.D. Prometheus Books...28.00 www.prometheusbooks.com BEYOND AI: CREATING THE CONSCIENCE OF THE MACHINE...making it a fine pick not just for libraries strong in computer studies, but for college-level and even general-interest holdings equally strong in social science. Read more
AIS gets an investor; Audax buys large stake of Hudson firm.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 10/16/2007; 534 words ; ...because of its position in the value segment of the office furniture market. AIS plays in a niche segment of the market with a strong dealer base and efficient manufacturing which enables AIS to better serve the value segment, Mr. Rehnert wrote. The value segment... Read more