Demonstration is a central part of the Bertolt Brecht Brechtian approach to acting . It implies a definite distance built into the actor s manner of playing a character in contrast to the absolute identification with a character demanded by the Stanislavsky System Stanislavski influenced Method Acting method acting approach . theatre stub Category Bertolt Brecht theories and techniques Category Theatre stubs Brecht theory ... more details
wiktionary Demonstration demonstrate demonstrated demonstrates demonstrating demonstration demonstrations Demonstration may refer to Demonstration people , a political rally or protest Demonstration proof , a conclusive mathematical proof Demonstration teaching , a method of teaching by example rather than simple explanation Demonstration military , an attack or show of force on a front where a decision is not sought Product demonstration, such as a Technology demonstration , an incomplete version of product to showcase idea, performance, method or features of the product Scientific demonstration , a scientific experiment to illustrate principles Exhibition game or Demonstration, a sporting event with no competitive value to any competitor DemonstrationactingDemonstration album Demonstration album , the first EP by We Came As Romans See also Demonstration of force , the show of armed forces and their capabilities Demo disambiguation disambig bg cs Demonstrace da Demonstration flertydig et Demonstratsioon es Demostraci n eo Demonstro gl Demostraci n nl Demonstratie ja no Demonstrasjon ru sv Demonstration ... more details
Infobox Book name On Acting title orig translator image author Laurence Olivier cover artist country UK language English language English series subject genre publisher Holiday House release date November 1986 media type Print Hardcover and Paperback pages 368 hardcover edition isbn ISBN 0 671 63034 2 hardcover edition oclc 234246359 preceded by followed by On Acting is a book by Laurence Olivier . Laurence Olivier Category Acting Category Theatre non fiction nonfiction book stub ... more details
About the legal meaning Acting law the military sense Acting rank Image Bernhardt Hamlet2.jpg right thumb 200px French stage and early film actress Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet , ca. early 1880s wikiquote more footnotes date February 2011 Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre , television , film , or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a Character arts character and, usually, Speech communication speaking or singing the written text or Play theatre play . Most early sources in the Western culture West that examine the art of acting lang ... , which literally means acting, was the word used in discussions of rhetoric al delivery. ref Definition ... . Acting requires a wide range of skills, including vocal projection, clarity of Speech communication ... to interpret drama . Acting also often demands an ability to employ dialect s, Accent language ... year training on all aspects of acting. Universities will offer three to four year programs, where ... Strasberg , Stella Adler , and others. The ambiguously termed method acting came about through iterations ..., and acting for the camera. Regardless of a school s approach, students should expect intensive ... at a very young age. Acting classes and professional schools targeted at the under 18 crowd are offered in many locations. These classes introduce young actors to different aspects of acting and theatre ... acting. With improv, people can find true expressive freedom since they don t ever know how the situation ... Reflist Sources div class references small Richard Boleslavsky Boleslavsky, Richard . 1933 Acting .... ISBN 952909146X Uta Hagen Hagen, Uta . 1973. Respect for Acting . New York Macmillan. ISBN 0025473905 ... 0415194520. Marston, Merlin, ed. 1987. Sanford Meisner on Acting New York Random House. ISBN 0394750594 .... Acting Re Considered A Theoretical and Practical Guide . Worlds of Performance Ser. 2nd edition ... Acting Category Role playing bn cy Actio es Actuaci n hr Gluma it Arte drammatica hi ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Kazan demonstration of 1876 1876 in Russian language Russian was the first political Demonstration people demonstration in Russia . It took place on December 6, 1876 in front of the Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg Kazan Cathedral in St.Petersburg . The demonstration was organised and conducted by the members of Zemlya i volya Land and Liberty and workers associations. Some 400 people gathered in the cathedral square. Georgi Plekhanov , who was one of the organisers of the demonstration, gave a passionate speech during the demonstration, indicting the autocracy and defending the ideas of Chernyshevsky , who was then in exile. One of the workers Ya.Potapov waved a red flag. The demonstrators offered resistance to the police . As a result, 31 demonstrators were arrested, of which five people would later be sentenced to 10 to 15 years of katorga , other ten to Siberia n exile and other three, including Potapov, to a 5 year incarceration in a monastery . DEFAULTSORT Kazan Demonstration Category Politics of the Russian Empire Category 19th century in Russia Category 1876 in Russia Russia hist stub ... more details
In military terminology , a demonstration is an attack or show of force on a front where a decision is not sought, made with the aim of deceiving the enemy. An example of a demonstration in the American Civil War was at the Battle of Gettysburg where, on July 2, 1863, General Robert E. Lee ordered Lieutenant General CSA Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell to stage a demonstration against Culp s Hill on the Union Army Union right flank while Lt. Gen. James Longstreet launched the main attack against the Union left flank. See also Feint References https secure.wikileaks.org w images Jp1 02.pdf Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms Joint Publication 1 02 . Category Military terminology Demonstration ja ... more details
Marketing In marketing , an in store demonstration or demo for short is a promotion where samples of a product are distributed to customers within a store. ref http www.answers.com topic in store demonstration ref The goal of an in store demonstration is to introduce customers to the product in hopes of getting them to purchase that item. Products that often are sampled during in store demonstrations are new products or new versions of already existing products that have recently been introduced to the commercial marketplace, and that the manufacturers are attempting to advertising advertise . In store demonstrations are usually performed at large places of retail, such as supermarket s, department store department or discount store s, or in shopping mall s. ref http www.answers.com topic in store demonstration ref The products that are promoted at in store demonstrations may be food and beverage s, food preparation equipment, housekeeping products, personal care items, or occasionally other types of goods. The samples that are distributed may either be in readymade packets pre assembled for the demonstration, or are prepared on site by the demonstrator. Some demonstrations involve ... oven or hot plate to the location. Often, coupon s for the product are distributed as part of the demonstration ... of the store where the demonstration is being performed, employees or the manufacturer of the product ...&dq 22in store demonstration 22&lr &as brr 3&ie ISO 8859 1&output html ref Advantages In store demonstrations ... books?id wOt2nlSIWJsC&pg PA326&dq 22in store demonstration 22&as brr 3&ie ISO 8859 1&output html ref History The concept of the in store demonstration started to boom in the 1980s. ref http news.google.com newspapers?id hWwWAAAAIBAJ&sjid iRIEAAAAIBAJ&pg 5149,2269627&dq in store demonstration ... gloves, vegetable peelers and slicers, stain removers, and knives. wide image Product demonstration ... tasting References reflist DEFAULTSORT In Store Demonstration Category Advertising techniques Category ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2009 Demonstration effects are effects on the behavior of individuals caused by observation of the actions of others and their consequences. The term is particularly used in political science and sociology to describe the fact that developments in one place will often act as a catalyst in another place. Examples In the late 18th century, the successful American Revolution might have provided a demonstration effect that sparked the subsequent French Revolution . Generally, many argue that political movements are often given a boost from the observed success of similar political movements in other countries. The domino effect thesis relates to this idea it argued that successful communist revolutions in some countries would provide an impetus for communist revolutions in other countries. Countries often adopt economic and other policies similar to those used by successful countries the proven success of the policies provides a demonstration effect that impels other countries toward similar policies in order to emulate that success. Some heterodox economists such as James Duesenberry and Robert H. Frank , following the original insights of Thorstein Veblen 1899 , have argued that awareness of the consumption habits of others tends to inspire emulation in of these practices. Duesenberry 1949 gave the name demonstration effect p. 27 to this phenomenon ... been acceptable consumption practices he dubbed it the international demonstration effect. He believed ... may take care of their parents in order to create a demonstration effect by which their children ... art00001 Economics In economics, demonstration effects may help explain the spread of financial or economic ... Sachs believes that the demonstration effect is encouraging more domestic firms to set up in the IT industry ... that such demonstration effects would speed the development of democracy throughout the Middle ... 2005 Conspicuous Consumption , Penguin Books, London. DEFAULTSORT Demonstration Effect Category ... more details
Infobox University campus university Michigan State University color afddaf name Demonstration Hall picture DemoHall2.jpg pic caption use Intercollegiate athletics, intramural sports, ROTC style Romanesque Revival erected 1928 location Athletic complex campus main namesake n a architect Bowd Munson free label Area free 86,627 s.f. website http www.msu.edu dig msumap demonstrat.html MSU Demonstration Hall Demonstration Hall is a structure on the campus of Michigan State University . It was built in 1928 with offices, classrooms, and a riding arena for the Military Science department as a replacement for the Armory built 1885, razed 1939 . Exhibitions of agricultural stock and implements were often held here, as well as athletic events. It served as the ice rink for the MSU hockey team from 1949 until Munn Ice Arena was completed in 1974. Today it continues to act as a drill hall for ROTC as well as providing rehearsal space and equipment storage for the Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band Spartan Marching Band . The Bike Project is housed in the basement. ref name bike http www.bikes.msu.edu volunteer index.html Bikes.msu.edu ref Additionally, the arena that formerly held an ice rink now holds an indoor hard rink, used for both rollerhockey and indoor soccer. Demonstration Hall is located at the south end of Demonstration Field, home to the practices of the Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band Spartan Marching Band . Demonstration Field also plays host to the yearly Sparty Spring Party, hosted annually each spring by the University Activities Board and Residence Halls Association. During Sparty Spring Party, the field is often the site of a large outdoor concert. The stage faces north, which allows the backstage area to connect to Demonstration Hall ... end of Demonstration Field is home to Sparty The Spartan . Demonstration Hall serves as the backdrop ... checkered windows on the north side of Demonstration Hall were replaced with matching glass ... more details
Image Bundesarchiv Bild 183 1989 1104 437, Berlin, Demonstration am 4. November.jpg thumb 250px right The Alexanderplatz demonstration on 4 November 1989 in East Berlin The Alexanderplatz demonstration lang de Alexanderplatz Demonstration was a demonstration for political reforms and against the government ... to the Berlin Wall The Fall fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification . The demonstration was organized by actors and employees of theaters in East Berlin. It was the first demonstration in East .... The speakers during the demonstration were members of the opposition, representatives ... Image Alexanderplatz demonstration pamphlet.jpg thumb 200px left The original pamphlet distributed ... 300,000 people joined the Monday demonstrations in East Germany Monday demonstration in Leipzig and many ... 1994 pages 78&ndash 81 isbn 9780813381251 ref The Alexanderplatz demonstration was the first officially permitted demonstration in East Germany that was organized by individuals and not by the authorities. The first idea for a demonstration on the Alexanderplatz in the center of the capital of East ... and decided to hold a demonstration for democratization and against the East German government ... to hold a demonstration was submitted two days later to the authorities by Wolfgang Holz of the Berliner ... demonstration. After long deliberations the authorities decided on 26 October to permit the demonstration ..., members of the opposition and artists. ref name timmer After having permitted the demonstration authorities tried to subvert the demonstration by spreading rumors rumors such as that the Friedrichshain ... Demonstration Image Bundesarchiv Bild 183 1989 1104 005, Berlin, Demonstration cropped.jpg thumb 250px ... the demonstration started at 9 30 with a protest march to the Alexanderplatz in the center of East ... 1104 034, Berlin, Demonstration, Rede Schall, M he.jpg thumb 200px right Stage actors Ulrich M he and Johanna Schall during the demonstration The opening speeches were held by Marion van de Kamp , Johanna ... more details
Demonstration involves showing by reason or proof , explaining or making clear by use of examples or experiments . Put more simply, demonstration means to clearly show. ref name yourdictionary yourdictionary.com. Demonstrating Definition . http www.yourdictionary.com demonstrating. ref In teaching through demonstration, students are set up to potentially conceptualize class material more effectively as shown in a study which specifically focuses on chemistry demonstrations presented by teachers. ref name McKee, Erik, Vickie M. Williamson, and Laura E. Ruebush McKee, Erik, Vickie M. Williamson, and Laura E. Ruebush. Effects of Demonstration Laboratory on Student Learing . Journal of Science Education and Technology . 16.5 2007 395 400. ref Demonstrations often occur when students have a hard time connecting theories to actual practice or when students are unable to understand application of theories. Teachers not only demonstrate specific learning concepts within the classroom, they can also participate in demonstration classrooms to help improve their own teaching strategies, which may or may not be demonstrative in nature. Although the literature is limited, studies show that the effects of demonstration classroom teachers includes a change of perspective in relating to students, more reflection in the teachers own classroom strategies, and more personal responsibility for student learning. ref name demonstrationclassroom Bruce, Catherine D., John Ross, Tara Flynn, and Rich McPherson. Lesson Study and Demonstration Classrooms Examining the Effects of Two Models of Teacher Professional Development. Google. CD Bruce, Aug. 2009. Web. 15 September 2010. http google.com scholar?q cache 85md7iy3aA0J scholar.google.com &hl en&as sdt 20000000000000 . ref Demonstration, or clearly showing a gamut that ranges from mere pointing to more sophisticated strategies such as chemical ... words can show or demonstrate various types of actions and consequences. When using demonstration, there is a four ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2011 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name A Complete Demonstration Type studio Artist VAST Cover 2005 A Complete Demonstration Large 2.jpg Background Orange Released 2005 Genre Alternative rock Length 58 51 Label 2blossoms Last album Nude VAST album Nude br 2004 This album A Complete Demonstration br 2005 Next album Turquoise & Crimson Retail Version br 2006 A Complete Demonstration is a compilation of early demo tracks by the band VAST . It was made available online in 2005 in music 2005 as a limited edition piece, with the first five hundred copies being signed by Jon Crosby , as well as being numbered. Track listing Tracklist title1 If You Are in Heaven length1 4 41 title2 Channel Zero length2 5 20 title3 Electric Womb length3 3 50 title4 Cannibal length4 3 19 title5 Enemy length5 3 32 title6 Jaded length6 4 09 title7 Dirty Hole note7 demo version of song on the Visual Audio Sensory Theater length7 5 37 title8 Skin Cage length8 4 37 title9 Three Doors note9 demo version of song on the Visual Audio Sensory Theater length9 3 54 title10 Touched note10 demo version of song on the Visual Audio Sensory Theater length10 4 04 title11 Pretty When You Cry note11 demo version of song on the Visual Audio Sensory Theater length11 3 02 title12 I Want to Take You There length12 3 50 title13 The Niles Edge note13 demo version of song on the Visual Audio Sensory Theater length13 4 23 title14 Flames note14 demo version of song on the Visual Audio Sensory Theater length14 4 33 VAST DEFAULTSORT Complete Demonstration, A Category VAST albums Category 2005 albums 2000s alt rock album stub ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Demonstration Type studio Artist Landon Pigg Cover Landonpiggdemonstration.jpg Released 2002 Recorded Genre Indie pop Length Label Landon Pigg Director Producer Reviews Last album This album Demonstration br 2002 Next album LP Landon Pigg album LP br 2006 Demonstration is a 2002 album by American singer songwriter Landon Pigg . Track listing Rally Song 4 05 Carnival 3 38 Dancing 3 35 Sheep Without a Clue 4 38 Sending the Rain 4 14 Little Darlin 4 31 Drowning Child 3 26 Almost West 4 33 Last Call Kneel On a Limb 4 49 Your Ways 3 58 Disappointing Day 5 06 For Me and All My Friends 3 22 External links http cdbaby.com cd landonpigg CDBaby Category Landon Pigg albums Category 2002 albums 2000s indie pop album stub ... more details
An Acting President is a person who temporarily fills the role of an organization s or country s president , either when the real president is unavailable for example ill or on vacation or when the post is vacant for example because of death, injury, resignation, or dismissal . See also Acting law Acting President of Pakistan Acting President of Malta Acting President of Moldova Acting President of the Republic of Poland Acting President of the United States Acting President of the Russian Federation Category Government occupations gov job stub Category Articles lacking sources from June 2009 Category All articles lacking sources sv Interimspresident ... more details
File Bundesarchiv Bild 183 1989 1106 405, Plauen, Demonstration vor dem Rathaus.jpg thumb 220px Monday demonstrations in East Germany helped to bring down the Berlin Wall . File Beirut protest.jpg thumb 220px An anti sectarian demonstration in Beirut Central District , Lebanon A demonstration or street protest is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other .... In other cases it may be to prevent clashes between rival groups, or to prevent a demonstration from ... regarding a public issue, especially relating to a perceived grievance or social injustice . A demonstration ... FEMEN calls for sex boykott for Ukrainian Ministers.jpg thumb FEMEN demonstration against Ukrainian ... with controversial issues, groups of people opposed to the aims of a demonstration may themselves launch a counter demonstration with the aim of opposing the demonstrators and presenting their view ... the date or location chosen for the demonstration is of historical or cultural significance, such as the anniversary of some event that is relevant to the topic of the demonstration. Locations are also frequently chosen because of some relevance to the issue at hand. For example, if a demonstration is targeted at issues relating to foreign nation , the demonstration may take place at a location ... of large or controversial assemblies may deploy and coordinate demonstration marshal s, also ... right thumb 220px Demonstration in front of the British parliament Under the Serious Organised Crime ... States Constitution by their very nature, and that they lessen the impact the demonstration might otherwise have had. In many areas it is required to get permission from the government to hold a demonstration ... Demonstrace protest da Demonstration de Demonstration et Meeleavaldus es Manifestaci n eo Manifestacio ... sq Manifestimi simple Demonstration ckb sr sh Demonstracija fi Mielenosoitus sv Demonstration folk th uk vi Bi u t nh zh ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name The Demonstration Archive Type compilation Artist Agalloch Cover The Demonstration Archive.jpg Released August 4, 2008 Recorded 1996 1998 Genre Folk metal , black metal , doom metal Length 62 20 Label Licht von D mmerung Arthouse ref http www.bravewords.com news 94411 AGALLOCH Release Retrospective CD Collection Commence Work On Live DVD, New Studio Album News bravewords.com ref Producer Reviews Last album The White EP The White br 2008 This album The Demonstration Archive br 2008 Next album The Compendium Archive br 2010 The Demonstration Archive is a compilation album with music from the band Agalloch s unsigned years, which date from 1996 to 1998. Tracks 1 through 3 come from Agalloch s first demo from 1997, From Which of This Oak tracks 4 through 6 come from an unreleased 7 vinyl EP recorded in Autumn 1998 called Of Stone, Wind and Pillor which would later be released as a limited edition MCD with bonus tracks through The End Records and tracks 7 and 8 come from Agalloch s 1998 promo release. ref name Blabbermouth http www.roadrunnerrecords.com BLABBERMOUTH.net news.aspx?mode Article&newsitemID 102199 Agalloch Releases The Demonstration Archive News blabbermouth.net ref All the material was taken from the original DAT tapes and analog reels. Aside from some slight mastering to keep the songs at an even volume, nothing was edited or polished. This collection includes a 12 page booklet with notes, era related artwork, and never before seen photos from a January 1998 session. ref name metalstorm http www.metalstorm.ee events news comments.php?news id 6977 Agalloch To Release Retrospective Album News metalstorm.ee ref The recordings for Hallways of Enchanted Ebony and The Melancholy Spirit are not the same recordings from the album Pale Folklore . ref name Blabbermouth ref name metalstorm Track listing Track listing total ... Haughm compiled by References reflist Agalloch 2000s metal album stub DEFAULTSORT Demonstration Archive ... more details
A demonstration sport is a sport which is played to promote itself, most commonly during the Olympic Games , but also at other sporting events. Demonstration sports were officially introduced in 1912 Summer Olympics , when Sweden decided to include glima , traditional Icelandic wrestling, in the Olympic program, but with its medals not counting as official. Most organizing committees then decided to include at least one demonstration sport at each edition of the Games, usually some typical or very popular sport in the host country, like baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1988 Seoul Olympic Games . From 1912 to 1992, only two editions of the Summer Olympics did not have demonstration sports on their program. Some demonstration sports eventually gained enough popularity to become an official sport in a subsequent edition of the Games. Traditionally, the medals awarded for the demonstration events followed the same .... Demonstration sports were suspended after the 1992 Summer Olympics , as the Olympic program grew ..., since the IOC required the same treatment to be dispensed for official and demonstration sports ... Games. These events are considered by many as a demonstration sport, but are, in fact, used to promote ... skiing Nordic skiing 1988 only were also held as demonstration sports at the Disabled skiing at the 1984 ... . Summer Olympics Here is the list of demonstration sports played at the Summer Olympic Games class wikitable Games Demonstration Sports Entered the br Olympic program br where applicable 1900 Summer ... 4 sup div id bei sup 1 sup Although demonstration sports were officially introduced only in 1912 ... unofficial or demonstration sports as well. ref http www.gbrathletics.com olympic other.htm ... Wushu competition to be run, but this was not an official demonstration sport. Winter Olympics Here is the list of demonstration sports played at the Winter Olympic Games class wikitable Games Demonstration ... more details
An Acting Instructor is a person, usually well educated in theatrical arts, who teaches, or instructs , aspiring performers on various acting methods. One example is the France French mime artist Jacques Lecoq , whose methodology has inspired several theatre practitioners including Stephen Berkoff . Category Acting ... more details
Multiple issues orphan February 2009 unreferenced April 2009 Type acting refers to an extension of the acting profession. It is characterised by the absence of spoken language , instead focusing on the manipulation of its reader through inventive writing and abstractions. The emergence of this art form has mainly been exclusive to the northern regions of Nepal . Category Acting techniques ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Live Demonstration Type demo Artist Oasis band Oasis Cover Livedemonstration.jpg Caption Demo tape with the tracks written Released March 1993 Recorded March June 1993, Dock Road, Liverpool and Nowrap Mauldeth Road West, Manchester Genre Rock music Rock , alternative rock Length 35 15 Label Producer Oasis, Mark Coyle , Tony Griffiths, The Real People Chris Griffiths Reviews Last album This album Live Demonstration br 1993 Next album Definitely Maybe br 1994 Live Demonstration is a demo tape made by United Kingdom British rock band Oasis band Oasis in 1993, prior to their rise to fame. The tape helped secure a recording contract with Creation Records , ref name ebay with most of the tracks ending up on the band s first batch of releases, including their debut album, Definitely Maybe . Overview In 1992, Oasis were an up and coming live act in Manchester , with a small following, but no signs of a record contract. Realising their potential, Oasis guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher contacted Tony Griffiths of the Liverpool band The Real People . The two had met on a North American tour with the Inspiral Carpets , on which The Real People had been the opening act and Gallagher had worked as a roadie. Gallagher asked him if Oasis could use their studio to produce a professional sounding demo which they could then send to record companies. Griffiths and his brother Chris claim to have taught the band a lot about recording songs during that period. Around a dozen songs were recorded at the studio at Dock Road, Liverpool in Spring ... http themeaningofsoul.blogspot.com 2007 06 live demonstration.html title Live Demonstration work themeaningofsoul.com ... of the tracks on Live Demonstration was proved by the fact that four of the tracks eventually ... Live Demonstration Oasis tracklist.jpg thumb 250px right Back of an original Live Demonstration cassette ... released albums Category English language albums fr Live Demonstration ... more details
orphan date May 2010 Infobox short story name Lecture Demonstration author Hal Clement country United States language English language English series genre Science fiction published in Astounding The John W Campbell Memorial Anthology publication type anthology publisher media type Print Hardcover pub date 1973 Lecture Demonstration is a short story by Hal Clement . It was first published in Astounding The John W Campbell Memorial Anthology in 1973. Plot introduction The story laid on the planet Mesklin as used in the author s novel Mission of Gravity , but set in an earlier period when the College established by the Terrestrials is still being set up and the teachers as well as the students are still learning. Plot summary Dr LaVerne, a teacher with the College, takes a party of Mesklinite students on a geological expedition. Whilst examining a layer of Rock geology rock , it collapses. Teacher and students fall into a cavern. They are unable to climb out the limiting factor is time as the teacher is enclosed in a suit with a finite oxygen supply. The students and teacher discuss various possibilities until they realise that they can raise the melting point of the surrounding ammonia snow to the point where it soldifies. They climb out to safety. Category 1973 short stories Category Science fiction short stories sf story stub ... more details
A scientific demonstration is a scientific experiment carried out for the purposes of demonstrating scientific principles, rather than for hypothesis testing or knowledge gathering although they may originally have been carried out for these purposes . Many scientific demonstrations are chosen for their combination of educational merit and entertainment value, which is often provided by dramatic phenomena such as explosions. Some famous scientific demonstrations include Ab Rayh n al B r n Al Biruni s reaction time Ibn al Haytham Alhazen s camera obscura , Oil lamp lamp experiment and magnifying lens Al Jazari s crankshaft , elephant clock and programmable robot s Ibn Zuhr Avenzoar s parasite s Detonation Detonating a cloud of flour Foucault pendulum Foucault s pendulum Galileo Galilei s ball experiments, pendulum and telescope Heron s fountain and aeolipile Ibn al Nafis pulmonary circulation and coronary circulation Gyroscope Gyroscopic bicycle wheel Prince Rupert s Drop s Shooting a candle through a plank Taqi al Din Muhammad ibn Ma ruf Taqi al Din s alarm clock , steam turbine Using a linear motor as a gun Using compressed air to drive a water rocket Using liquid nitrogen to shatter a rose William Harvey s circulatory system Note many scientific demonstrations are potentially dangerous, and should not be attempted without considerable laboratory experience and appropriate safety precautions. Many older well known scientific demonstrations, once mainstays of science education, are now effectively impossible to demonstrate to an audience without breaking health and safety laws. Some older demonstrations, such as allowing the audience to play with liquid mercury, are sufficiently dangerous that they should not be attempted by anyone under any circumstances. See also Technology demonstration Sci stub Category Science education sv Vetenskaplig demonstration ... more details
In computer science , programming by demonstration PbD is an End user development technique for teaching a computer or a robot new behaviors by demonstrating the task to transfer directly instead of programming it through machine commands. The terms programming by example PbE and programming by demonstration PbD appeared in software development research as early as the mid 1980s ref cite paper first Dan last Halbert author Dan Halbert authorlink coauthors title Programming by Example version publisher U.C. Berkeley PhD diss. date November 1984 url http www.halwitz.org halbert pbe.pdf format accessdate 2008 05 26 ref to define a way to define a sequence of operations without having to learn a programming language. The usual distinction in literature between these terms is that in PbE the user gives a prototypical product of the computer execution, such as Query by Example a row in the desired results of a query while in PbD the user performs a sequence of actions that the computer must repeat ... programming languages that are similar to simulators. Robot programming by demonstration The PbD ... robots naturally brought a growing interest in robot programming by demonstration. As a humanoid ... of work in robotics, the notion of Robot programming by demonstration also known as RPD or RbD ... by Demonstration publisher MIT Press url http www.acypher.com wwid isbn 0 262 03213 9 year 1993 ..., R. Dillmann and S. Schaal title Robot Programming by Demonstration origyear 2008 journal Handbook ..., Demonstration, and Imitation, Part B at 37 2 date April 2007 . Citation title RSJ Advanced Robotics ... Mechanisms of Robot Programming by Demonstration publisher Elsevier year 2006 . Key Laboratories and People Citation url http lasa.epfl.ch research control automation demonstration publisher EPFL LASA title Machine Learning techniques for Robot Programming by Demonstration place Lausanne, VD ... client kinesthetic demonstration place CH . Citation url http www.cns.atr.jp dbent first Darrin last ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In law, when someone is said to be acting in a position it can mean one of three things. The position has not yet been formally created. The person is only occupying the position temporarily, to ensure continuity. The person does not have a Mandate politics mandate . The term acting is often used in one of these senses to refer to a temporary occupant of an office in government. An acting official holds office to ensure both the stability and continuity of his department will continue despite the absence of a formal leader. For example, if the United States Secretary of Defense U.S. Secretary of Defense died suddenly in office, the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense would take over. However, he would only be acting in the position, as he she will not formally hold the office unless he she is nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate , as required by the Constitution. Acting officials typically play a caretaker role while acting, as it is usually considered questionable for someone to exercise full authority in a very activist way without having been specifically hired or elected to the office. Acting for has the same basic meaning as acting , except it indicates that the original occupant of the position still formally holds power. For example, in 2006 when Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had a severe stroke, Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert assumed power on the basis that he was acting for the incapacitated Sharon. Sharon was still formally the nation s leader, as he had not died or resigned, but Olmert was executing the powers of the office. See also Acting President of the United States Acting Vice President of the United States Acting president Acting governor Acting Mayor Interim leader Acting Prime Minister gov stub DEFAULTSORT Acting Law Category Legal terms sr zh ... more details
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