Category: Broadcast

Video Broadcast on September 8, 2020

NFLC and Burmese

• University of Maryland
  Established NFLC in 1986
• Portal
  For resources
• Burmese Language Project (in 2008)
  Served as Burmese Language Expert
  Listening Comprehension
  Sample : Win Pe Lwe Eik (Win Pe’s Bag)
  Reading Comprehension
  Sample : Short story by U Po Kyar
  

Schools / Centers teaching Burmese

• SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) in UK
  Dr. Hla Pe (Former Professor of Burmese)
  John O’Kell (U Hla Thein, Former Lecturer of Burmese)
  Early Burmese Word Processor for Macintosh
  Used transliteration for inputting Burmese text
  
• NIU (Northern Illinois University) in USA
  U Kyaw Hlaing (Former saya at Burmese Center)
  U Saw Tun (Professor of Burmese)
  Dr. Than Tun (Former Visiting Professor of History and Research)
  Daw May Kyi Aye (Former Library in charge of Burmese section of the Asian Collection)
  
• Cornell University
  Myanmar Sayama teaching in Burmese and French Departments
  
• University of Hawaii
  U Kyaw Hlaing taught Burmese at the Summer School
  
• UC Berkeley
  Kenneth Wong teaches Basic Burmese courses

Burmese Publications in the USA

• Shwe / Golden Padauk
  Formerly published by Henry Lim and team in Northern California
• Mandalay Gazette
  Published by Dr. Maung Maung Kyi and team in Southern California
• Myanmar Gazette
  Published by Ko Kai and team in Southern California

Miscellaneous

• Ahara Magazine (published in Japan)
• Mizzima (published in India)
• Some studies in learning multiple foreign languages
• Make mistakes as much as possible and early as possible in learning a language

Video Broadcast

Definition

Studied history to 8th standard

Saya “Padetha” U Htay Myint

Yazawin vs. Thamaing

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Some Historians

G H Luce

“Chit Dukkha” U Ba Nyunt

Dr. Kyaw Thet

Dr. Than Tun

Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt

Bohmugyi Ba Shin

Daw Mya Sein

Dr. Daw Yi

Daw Kyan

Daw Khin Khin Gyi

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Miscellaneous

History of Civilization

Computer History Museum (CHM)

History of Myanmar Engineering Education (HMEE)

Debates and discussions about Myanmar Thamaing

Video Broadcast on September 24, 2020

Introduction

• Studied up to 8th Standard
• Geography of Burma / Myanmar
• Geography of the world
• Map
• Contour
• Climatic interpretation

L Dudley Stamp

• Professor of Geography and Geology at Rangoon University (1923 – 26)
• Professor, Geography Economics, London School of Economics
• Chairman, Social Geography, LSE
• Land Use Survey (of Britain with student volunteers)
• Authored several books and research papers
• One book was a prescribed text in Burma in the early days.
  
• Lectured to the first year students at LSE (London School of Economics) instead of delegating to his assistants. His rationale : “A major subject can be taught by any qualified teacher, but a minor subject should be introduced by a motivated, senior teacher. The class could be the sole exposure in their academic career; so it is important to give the students an excellent overview of the subject.”

Geography learned at school

• Took World Geography and Burmese Geography in Middle School and a year in High School.
• Studied Contouring and Climatic Interpretation.
• Padetha U Htay Myint taught us Geography and History.

Geography Department

• Dr. Daw Thin Kyi is the first native Professor of Geography.
  She is also one of the early female Professors at Rangoon University.
  Expert in Land Use

• Dr. Tin Htoo
  Senior Lecturer
  Retired as Professor

• U Kyaw transferred as Principal of Worker’s College.

RU Geography

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• I worked as a volunteer assistant for Saya U Hla Tun Aung, who was in charge of the “Zay Nay Yar Cha Htar Yee Committee” for the Rangoon University Golden Jubilee Celebrations in 1970. Among those who applied for permits include U Maung Maung Tar (Academy winning actor, trying to sell his line of make up) and the Playboys (Than Naing, Thein Tan).
  Saya proposed new course requiring statistical analysis.

• Saya Dr. U Win attended UCC courses before going for his graduate studies in the US.
  Collaboration with sayas from the Institute of Economics.
  Doctorate in Water Resource Management
  He later specialized in Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
  He was the last speaker for the conferences held by Burma Research Society (BRS). The higher authorities entered the room and announced that “BRS would be dismantled the following day”.

Miscellaneous

• See album and posts in “Gangaw Myay Yar Pyie”

• There are 24 hours in a day.
• In the old days, most people use a film allowing 24 pictures.
• 24mm and 35mm are two sample sizes for the old projectors.
• There are 24 Relations in the Pathana.
• “24 Hrs” is a TV series.
  
• Several Health Insurance companies provides free access to “24 Hr Fitness” to eligible Seniors.
• Time management is partly based on the fact that everyone — rich or poor — has 24 hours a day. Most people spend 8 hours a day for sleep. There are a few who sleep less (e.g. 4 hours) and live long and healthy. There are others who suffer (e.g. accidents in traffic and work) due to insufficient sleep.
• Some provide 24 x 7 service. (7 days a week)
• It is difficult if impossible to provide 24 x 365 service. (365 days for a common year).
• World Cup had 16 finalists before it was expanded to 24 teams and beyond.

Broadcast on October 19, 2020

Gone But Not Forgotten

Contrary to the proverb : “Lost people can be found. Dead people are forgotten after some time”

Remember loved ones (especially their achievements and contributions to society)
Ancestors
Great Grand Parents
Grand Parents
Parents
In-laws
Relatives

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Memories
Homage to Sayadaw U Silananda

Memorial Pages
Sayagyi Dr. Chit Swe
Saya Dr. San Tint
Dr. Htay Lwin Nyo
PBRS
SPHS
RU
RUBC
UCC

For Sayas
For Alumni
For Family members
For Colleagues
For Friends

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Several GBNF in 2020
Myanmar
UK
USA
Singapore

Some due to Pandemic

Broadcast on October 16, 2020

Definition (multiple senses)

Religion
The Last Passion of Christ (movie)
Suffer for a cause

Music
e.g musical piece about St. Matthew

General
Enthusiasm about something
Passion for helping
Passion of life
Attitude

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Success

may require Passion and Persistence in addition to Talent, Big Dreams, Purpose, Goals

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Caution

Nazis and Fascists also have Passion and Goals

Uncontrollable Passion can produce i’ll effects

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Samples

Passion to publish Myanmar magazines overseas
Golden / Shwe Padauk Magazine
Mandalay Gazette
Myanmar Gazette

Passion to prevent starvation (during the pandemic)
14 Local Groups giving out 6 Pyi of rice to eligible households

Passion to help the prevention and treatment of Covid
Donation by individuals and groups around the world
Cash
Kind (equipment, test kits, ambulance car …)

Passion to develop young leaders
Various programs (e.g Community Centers)
On-line courses (various countries
some by retired educators and professionals)

Passion to pay back the metta and cetana of sayas
Saya Pu Zaw Pwe
Health Care for senior sayas

Broadcast on October 29, 2020

Types

• Patent
• Trademark
• Copyright
• Trade Secret

Patent

Patent Law

Varies with Countries

Patent Office

Patent Search

Patent Types

Utility

Design

Plant

Patent Examples

Steeve Kay (U Thaung Sein) and team of IC designers
MOSFET Power Amplifier

Dr. Lay Kay (co-founder of QTC with her elder brother Steeve)
6 patents related to “Disability Claims”

Contentions

John Mauchly’s visit to Iowa College and Atanasoff-Berry’s ABC

Patent violation cases in Computers and Communications

Copyright

Tangible products

Books

Songs

…

After expiration, enters Public Domain

Trade Secret

Example

Coca Cola

Miscellaneous

COPYLEFT
Free Software Foundation

Some small companies (with sizable IP) are bought by big companies

Cross-licensing of patents by big companies

Broadcast on October 12, 2020

Types

Dictator / Tyrant
…
Egoless / Servant Leader

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Qualities

L : Listener
Last to speak at meeting
Lead by example
Leverage technology

E : Ethical
Energetic
Entrepreneurial (set Vision)

A : Authentic (true to self)
Aware
Analytical
Act

D : Decisive
Democratic
Dedicated

E : Egoless (not selfish)
Enquiring mind
Enthusiastic

R : Rational
Responsible (Accountable)
Realistic

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Not all managers are Leaders

Not all who have power are Leaders

Leaders know when and how to delegate

Leaders do not blame team members for making mistakes (as long as they do not repeat the mistakes)

Leaders can come from all walks of life

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Often quoted leaders

John F Kennedy (for his bold plan for sending Men to the Moon)

Winston Churchill (for his war time speeches and leadership)

Mother Theresa

Nelson Mandela

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Proponents of egoless leadership

Broadcast on October 8, 2020

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Kabyar

Nursery Rhyme

Minthuwun (Saya U Wun)

Zawgyi (Saya U Thein Han)

Selected Kabyar Sayas

Kar Yan (Rhyme)

Free Verse

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Poetry

Basics

Men on the Moon (1969)

SAYA PU ZAW PWE (2000)

Publications
Guardian
Working People’s Daily
Forward Magazine
RIT Alumni International Newsletter
Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung
FB pages
hlamin.com (web site)

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Gatha

Poem in Pali

Selected Sutta

Translation in Myanmar, English

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Translation of Kabyars

Tekkatho Moe War
Okpo Maung Yin Maung
Maung Nyunt Htay (Ah Htet Min Hla)
Win Myint (M72)
Maung Sein Win (Padeegone)

Some already published as POETIC ART with illustrations by Bagyee U Myo Myint (M73).

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Miscellaneous

Poetry from other nations

Panelist at 5th Irrawaddy Literary Festival (Mandalay, November 2019)

Books / recordings

Video Broadcast

Several definitions

Example : Ability to use tools to create better tools

Types

The list is not exhaustive

• Human Intelligence
• Animal Intelligence
• Military Intelligence
• Machine Intelligence
• Artificial Intelligence

AI / Artificial Intelligence

Word proposed by John McCarthy and colleagues for a new discipline (different from Cybernetics) about five decades (or so)

Early researchers include

• John McCarthy
• Marvin Minsky
• Alan Newell
• Herbert Simon
• Arthur Samuel
• Ed Feigenbaum
• Raj Reddy

Early works

• Logic Theorist (Newell, Shaw, Simon)
• GPS / General Problem Solver (Newell, Shaw, Simon)
• Checkers Program (Arthur Samuel)
• MIT AI Lab (John McCarthy, Marvin Minsky)
• Knowledge Based System (e.g Medical) : Ed Feigenbaum

Decline and resurgence of AI : At least twice

• Fifth Generation Computer Systems
• Neural Networks / Machine Learning/ Deep Learning
• Games to best human Champions (Chess, Go, Jeopardy)
• Turing Test / Modified Turing Test
• Robotics
• Natural Language Understanding / Processing
• Smart devices and applications

Hype / Too much commercialization/ Rewording of old ideas as AI

Some trusted AI systems have features/ bugs (e.g facial recognition)

IQ / Intelligence Quotient

• Measure introduced by Terman
• Relative measure

Other Measures

• Emotional Intelligence / Quotient
• Sasana Intelligence/ Quotient
  suggested by Panditarama Sayadaw
• Technological Savvy
• Resilience to Adversity