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  • Checkers

    Checkers

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Video Broadcast on November 16, 2020

    Board Game

    Use only 32 dark squares on 8 x 8 board

    Two players with 12 pieces each

    Player who has all pieces captured by the opponent loses.

    Player whose pieces are trapped by the opponent loses.

    Player may end in a draw by mutual consent or by a set of rules (e.g position repeated three times).

    ကျား (Myanmar)

    Kyar Bayin (Mandalay)
    Kyar Ba Nyein (Assistant / also Champion Boxer / Evangelist of Myanmar Boxing and Martial Arts)

    Variant

    Player who has all the pieces captured by the opponent wins

    Fun / Trick play

    Player with 12 pieces forces the opponent with a single piece to capture all its pieces and wins!

    Artificial Intelligence

    Arthur Samuel (IBM) developed a Checkers playing program and a data base. Learning from mistakes, the program improved and eventually beat a human player.

    Miscellaneous

    • Draughts (British)
    • Origin / Game from Middle East
    • Chinese Checkers
    • @hmin3664
    YouTube Channel
  • Computer Chess

    Computer Chess

    by Hla Min

    Updated : June 2025

    Video Broadcast on November 19, 2020

    David Levy

    1968 : David Levy’s wager with Don Michie (Pioneer in Machine Intelligence, U of Edinburgh) joined by two other Computer Experts from the USA

    Levy beat several Chess Programs / Computers

    1978 : Levy won the wager

    World Champion Programs

    Belle : by Ken Thompson, UNIX co-creator

    Deep Thought (CMU) : Received Master Rating; Beat Levy

    Deep Thought Team

    • Ph.D students : Designed special chips for Chess. Improved Search & Processing of Decision Tree
    • Chess experts : Created Data base of Chess Strategies. Analyzed Chess Games. Suggested improvements for hardware and software
    • The team was recruited by IBM to develop Deep Blue. Three remained for the Challenge to be the Human World Champion

    Show down

    1997 : Garry Kasparov (then World Champion) beat Deep Blue by 4 – 2

    1998 : Deep Blue beat Kasparov by 3.5 – 2.5
    Kasparov made unexpected errors (especially in the final game)

    IBM retired Deep Blue

    Computer History Museum

    Exhibit on “History of Computer Chess”

    I attended the Panel Discussion at CHM by (Prof Ed Feigenbaum / Expert Systems, Monty Newborn / Organizer of Computer Chess Tournaments, Murray / Member of Deep Thought and Deep Blue, …)

    CHM

    Remarks

    • After retirement, Kasparov became Coach of Magnus Carlsen (Triple World Champion for Classic Chess, Rapid Chess and Blitz Chess).
    • Most Champions have Mentors & Coaches.

    My Videos on YouTube

    YouTube Channel : @hmin3664
  • August

    August

    by Hla Min

    Updated : May 2025

    Video Broadcast on August 26, 2020

    Background

    • 8th month of Gregorian Calendar
    • Named after Augustus Caesar
      Added an extra day to the month to match that of July (named after Julius Caesar)

    Celebrations in August

    Birthdays

    • On behalf of RIT Alumni International, Maurice Chee organized a Soon Kway in 2016 at Dhammanda Vihara, Half Moon Bay, to celebrate my birthday and to give me an Appreciation Award.
    Award
    • Ko Patrick Thein Naing, Ko Myint Swe and several others would host Lunch Gatherings for August-born (Including Daw Mu Mu Kin, spouse of Saya Allen Htay).
    August born
    • Celebrated my Myee (Chit Sa Noe) ‘s birthday at selected places (including Pismo Beach).
    Myee
    • Several relatives (including two sisters) are August-born.

    Deaths

    • Sayadaw U Silananda
    • My father-in-law
    • My brother-in-law

    Other Notable Events

    • 8-8-88

  • Name (7)

    Broadcast on November 10, 2020

    Naming conventions

    Disciplines
    Astronomy
    Biology
    Chemistry

    Towns / Cities

    Roads / Streets

    Examinations / Awards

  • Ba Than

    Broadcast on September 10, 2020

    Dr. Ba Than (Surgeon, Rector)

    UPI U Ba Than (Journalist)

    Dhammika U Ba Than (Retired Colonel, Writer, Translator)

    U Ba Than (B.A, History teacher)

    Sayagyi U Ba Than (Retired Professor of Mechanical Engineering)

    Other U Ba Than

  • Breath

    Broadcast on September 19, 2020

    Air is freely available

    Breathe in / Inhale

    Oxygen

    First breath (at birth)

    Breath out / Exhale

    Carbon dioxide

    Last breath (at death)

    *****

    Traditions for systematic breathing

    Yoga

    Anapana (Tranquility Meditation)

    Vipassana (Insight Meditation)

    *****

    Deep Breathing

    Shallow Breathing

    Controlled Breathing (using count)

    Equal length
    4/4, 5/5 or 6/6

    Longer exhale
    4/8

    Hold
    4/7/8

    Extremely long exhale
    xx/20

    *****

    Advantages

    Balanced system

    Sleep

    Occasional need for agitation

    *****

    Aids for breathing

    Portable Oxygen Tank

    Ventilator

  • St. Paul’s High School

    Broadcast on September 22, 2020

    Founded by De La Salle Brothers in Yangon in 1860 as “St. Paul’s English High School”

    Centennial in 1960

    Sesquicentennial in 2010

    Recognized as Yangon Heritage Site

    *****

    Alumni

    U Aung Zan Wai survived July 19, 1947
    Participant of Pinlon Agreement

    Dr. Ba Han : Law Professor and Lexicographer

    Deedok U Ba Cho : Arzani

    U Ba Khin : First in Burma, first native Auditor General, Vipassana teacher, mentor of Goenkaji

    Dr. Ba Than : Surgeon, Medical Superintendent of RGH during Japanese Occupation, Rector of Institute of Medicine, Zwe Ah Nyeint founder

    U Tin Tut : First ICS by Invitation, Minister in Bogyoke Aung San Cabinet and Post-Independence Government, Victim of political assassination

    ***

    Top Matriculates from SPHS

    1951 George Chapman

    1952 Dr. Nyunt Tin

    1954 Koon Yin Chu

    1958 Dr. Soe Win

    1959 Dr. Frankie Ohn

    1963 Dr. Khin Maung U

    1965 Bernard Khaw

    See details in my web site hlamin.com

    ***

    Some of my teachers

    Amelia Kyi : Miss Hong Kong (English)

    Brother Xavier (English)

    Brother Austin (English, Moral and Manners, Librarian)

    Brother Clementian (Mathematics)

  • Models

    Broadcast on September 11, 2020

    Definition (multiple senses)

    *****

    Climate model

    Saying : Red at night, shepherd’s delight; Red in the morning, sailors a forewarning

    Complex systems for weather forecasting and alerts

    *****

    Planetary motion

    Geocentric model

    Heliocentric model
    …

    *****

    Physics

    Newton’s laws of motion

    Atomic model
    …

    *****

    Database

    Hierarchical DB

    Network DB

    Relational DB

    Structured data

    Semi-structured data

    Unstructured data
    …
    
    *****

    Miscellaneous

    Mathematical model

    Statistical model

    Economic model

    Simulation model

    Language model

    Computing model

    Decision model

    Convergence

    Collaboration
    …

  • Music

    Broadcast on September 16, 2020

    Fundamentals

    Science or Art?

    Music sheet

    Musical instruments

    Musical education

    Harmony in music

    *****

    Miscellaneous

    U Khin Zaw’s article (from 1958)

    On line courses on “History of music”

    Computer programs for music

    Synthesizers

  • Schools

    Video Broadcast on September 9, 2020

    Formal Education

    • Learning Spaces
    • Learning Environment

    Language of instruction

    • English
    • Vernacular
    • Anglo-Vernacular

    Miscellaneous

    • Curriculum and Syllabus
    • Examination

    Yangon Heritage Society

    • St. Paul’s High School
    • St. John’s Diocesan
    • Methodist English High School
    • Myoma (National School)
    • …

    Extracurricular activities

    • Sports
    • Soccer
    • Tennis
    • Basketball
    • Hiking and Mountaineering
    • Gymnastics
    • Drill
    • Music
    • School band

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