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Marc Bolan (pron. BOE-lən; born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, and poet. He was best known as the lead singer of the glam rock band T. Rex.
Bolan grew up in post-war Stoke Newington Common, in the borough of Hackney, East London, the son of Phyllis Winifred (née Atkins) and Simeon Feld, a lorry driver. His father was an Ashkenazi Jew of Russian/Polish extraction. Later moving to Wimbledon, southwest London, he fell in love with the rock and roll of Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Arthur Crudup and Chuck Berry and hung around coffee bars such as the 2i's in Soho.
He was a pupil at Northwold Primary School, Upper Clapton. He appeared as an extra in an episode of the television show Orlando, dressed as a mod. At the age of nine, Bolan was given his first guitar and began a skiffle band. While at school, he played guitar in "Susie and the Hula Hoops," a trio whose vocalist was a 12-year-old Helen Shapiro. During lunch breaks at school, he would play his guitar in the playground to a small audience of friends. At 15, he was expelled from school for bad behaviour.
In computer science, A* (pronounced as "A star" ( listen)) is a computer algorithm that is widely used in pathfinding and graph traversal, the process of plotting an efficiently traversable path between multiple points, called nodes. Noted for its performance and accuracy, it enjoys widespread use. However, in practical travel-routing systems, it is generally outperformed by algorithms which can pre-process the graph to attain better performance, although other work has found A* to be superior to other approaches.
Peter Hart, Nils Nilsson and Bertram Raphael of Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) first described the algorithm in 1968. It is an extension of Edsger Dijkstra's 1959 algorithm. A* achieves better performance by using heuristics to guide its search.
In 1968, AI researcher Nils Nilsson was trying to improve the path planning done by Shakey the Robot, a prototype robot that could navigate through a room containing obstacles. This path-finding algorithm, that Nilsson called A1, was a faster version of the then best known method, Dijkstra's algorithm, for finding shortest paths in graphs. Bertram Raphael suggested some significant improvements upon this algorithm, calling the revised version A2. Then Peter E. Hart introduced an argument that established A2, with only minor changes, to be the best possible algorithm for finding shortest paths. Hart, Nilsson and Raphael then jointly developed a proof that the revised A2 algorithm was optimal for finding shortest paths under certain well-defined conditions.
The Suzuki Alto (スズキ・アルト) is a kei car built by Suzuki. Its selling points have long included a low price and good fuel economy. The model, currently in its eighth generation, was first introduced in 1979 and has been built in many countries worldwide. The Alto badge has often been used on different cars in Japan and in export markets, where it is considered a city car.
The first generation (SS30V/40V), introduced in May 1979, was a three-door cargo version of the Fronte passenger car, equipped with a folding rear seat. Front suspension comprised coils struts, with leaf springs at the back. The steering was of the recirculating ball type, and four-wheel drums were used. On introduction, the Alto received the T5B two-stroke 539 cc (32.9 cu in) (SS30) three-cylinder engine, producing 28 PS (21 kW) at 5,500 rpm. The Alto was a "micro sensation" when introduced, largely due to its rock bottom price of ¥470,000 (circa $1,900 in 1979, at a time when the cheapest Ford Pinto cost $4,999 in the US). This low price was made possible by a number of Japanese special concessions for commercial vehicles: most notably, the engine did not require twin catalysts. Two less doors provided another saving, as did the exemption from commodity tax. The Alto's success changed the kei-car market, and other producers such as Subaru (with the "Family Rex") quickly followed suit with cut-price "commercial" vehicles that were really intended for private use. The Alto helped Suzuki move into seventh place in Japanese production for cars and trucks.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (Abbreviation: A*STAR; Chinese: 新加坡科技研究局) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore. The Agency was established in 1991 to foster scientific research and talent for a knowledge-based Singapore.
Established in 1991 as the former National Science and Technology Board (NSTB), A*STAR was established with the primary mission to raise the level of science and technology in Singapore.
The current chairman of A*STAR is Mr. Lim Chuan Poh. He was formerly the Permanent Secretary (Education) and the Chief of Defence Force. Mr Lim took over the reins of A*STAR from Mr. Philip Yeo, who later became Chairman of SPRING Singapore, on 1 April 2007.
The scientific leadership includes Tan Chorh Chuan, George Radda, Sydney Brenner, David Lane, Charles Zukoski and used to include Prof Low Teck Seng. Prof Low Teck Seng left A*Star on 19 July 2012 to join the National Research Foundation of the Prime Minister's Office.
Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Get It On lyrics: Well you're dirty and sweet Clad in black, don't look back, and I love you You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah Well you're slim and you're weak You got the teeth of the Hydra upon you You're dirty sweet and you're my girl Get it on - bang a gong - get it on Get it on - bang a gong - get it on Well you're built like a car You got a hubcap diamond star halo You're built like a car, oh yeah Well you're an untamed youth That's the truth, with your cloak full of eagles You're dirty sweet and you're my girl Get it on - bang a gong - get it on Get it on - bang a gong - get it on Well you're windy and wild You got the blues in your shoes and your stockings You're windy and wild, oh yeah Well you're built like a car You got a hubcap diamond star halo You'r...
Here's our fabulous Mr. Feld in his last performance with Mr. David Bowie on the "Marc" show...you'll enjoy the high quality of this recording! Hey cats, keep a little Marc in your hearts!
T.Rex were formed in 1967 . Marc Bolan died in 1977 at the age of 29. .. but most of us remember his music. No copyright infringement intended. All shared from You Tube with thanks .
Ringo stopped by our London cafe and was kind enough to answer some questions submitted by the fans on our Facebook page. Here he is talking about the late, great Marc Bolan.
#absolut #20thcenturyboy #warhol #trex #marcbolan #1985totoday #borntomix An all-time classic hit single, Demon Music Group presents this Top Of The Pops performance of ‘20th Century Boy’ in its full length for the first time in 50 years.. T.Rex made only one TOTP performance in support of 20th Century Boy, recorded on 28 February 1973, but the BBC did not keep a copy. However, via a licensing agreement with ZDF in Germany the bulk of the performance was broadcast on their “Disco 73” programme and a copy was retained. Demon Music Group have now been able to combine this with the Super 8 footage to complete the performance for the first time. 20th Century Boy remains one of the most-loved T.Rex tracks with its distinctive guitar riff instantly recognised for its power and style. It ...
Hot Love.... lyrics: Well she's my woman of gold And she's not very old aa-ha Well she's my woman of gold And she's not very old aa-ha I don't mean to be bold But may I hold your hand? Well she ain't no witch And I love the way she twitch aa-ha Well she ain't no witch And I love the way she twitch aa-ha I'm a labourer of love In my Persian gloves aa-ha Well she's faster than most And she lives on the coast aa-ha Well she's faster than most And she lives on the coast aa-ha I'm her two-penny prince And I give her hot love aa-ha Well she ain't no witch And I love the way she twitch aa-ha Well she ain't no witch And I love the way she twitch aa-ha I'm her two-penny prince And I give her hot love aa-ha La la la la la la la la
Cosmic Dancer - Wembley /18th March 1972/
The tragic death of T-Rex's Marc Bolan SIGN UP for 10 of the Craziest Stories in Rock N' Roll [Secret Playlist]: https://bit.ly/3vVPAEF Check out our Top 25 Favourite Albums Here https://rockandrolltruestories.com/ Have a video request or a topic you'd like to see us cover? Fill out our google form! https://bit.ly/3stnXlN -----CONNECT ON SOCIAL----- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rocknrolltruestories Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RNRTrueStories Twitter: https://twitter.com/rocktruestories Blog: www.rockandrolltruestories.com #trex #marcbolan I cite my sources and they may differ than other people's accounts, so I don't guarantee the actual accuracy of my videos. Marc Bolan is best known as the frontman of T Rex. In the early 70s, he and the band led a musical movement k...
On 18 March 1972 T.Rex performed two sell-out concerts at the Empire Pool, Wembley (capacity 10,000 per show). They were only the second group to play there – the first having been Led Zeppelin in November 1971 – other than for multi-artist NME awards and charity shows in the 1960s. The Empire Pool was originally just that – a swimming pool built for the 1934 Empire Games. Having had three number one singles (with two more at number two) and the Electric Warrior album at number one for eight weeks either side of Christmas 1971, T.Rex were the hottest group in the UK. Both concerts featured 10 songs, mixing the hits (Jeepster, Telegram Sam, Hot Love, Get It On) with b-sides and album tracks performed by the band (Cadilac, Baby Strange) and as an acoustic interlude (Spaceball Ricochet, Gi...
Improving on Dijkstra, A* takes into account the direction of your goal. Dr Mike Pound explains. Correction: At 8min 38secs 'D' should, of course, be 14 not 12. This does not change the result. Dijkstra's Algorithm: https://youtu.be/GazC3A4OQTE How GPS Works: https://youtu.be/EUrU1y5is3Y http://www.facebook.com/computerphile https://twitter.com/computer_phile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/nottscomputer Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at http://www.bradyharan.com
Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) a star algorithm: Informed search with example Class Notes ( pdf ) website : https://education4u.in/ Lec-20 : https://youtu.be/wJ9RyRBkgPo Lec-22 : https://youtu.be/CexUzBDTdCc
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Welcome to the first part in a series teaching pathfinding for video games. In this episode we take a look at the A* algorithm and how it works. Some great A* learning resources: http://theory.stanford.edu/~amitp/GameProgramming/ http://www.policyalmanac.org/games/aStarTutorial.htm Source code: https://github.com/SebLague/Pathfinding If you'd like to support the creation of more programming videos, I'd greatly appreciate your support on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SebastianLague Background music is 32. The Hidden Path by longzijun.
This video will clear all your doubts regarding A * algorithm in Artificial Intelligence with examples.
This A* Path Finding tutorial will show you how to implement the a* search algorithm using python. We will be building a path finding visualizer tool to visualize the a star pathfinding algorithm as it runs. This astar pathfinding algorithm is an informed search algorithm which means it is much more efficient that your standard algorithms like breadth first search or depth first search. ⭐️ Thanks to Simplilearn for sponsoring this video! Check out their data scientist masters program here: https://www.simplilearn.com/big-data-and-analytics/senior-data-scientist-masters-program-training?utm_source=Tim&utm_medium=affiliate-cpm&utm_campaign=product_review_July2020 💾 Source Code: https://dev-cms.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/astar_269af97564.zip ⭐️ Timestamps ⭐️ 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:17...
Marc Bolan (pron. BOE-lən; born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, and poet. He was best known as the lead singer of the glam rock band T. Rex.
Bolan grew up in post-war Stoke Newington Common, in the borough of Hackney, East London, the son of Phyllis Winifred (née Atkins) and Simeon Feld, a lorry driver. His father was an Ashkenazi Jew of Russian/Polish extraction. Later moving to Wimbledon, southwest London, he fell in love with the rock and roll of Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Arthur Crudup and Chuck Berry and hung around coffee bars such as the 2i's in Soho.
He was a pupil at Northwold Primary School, Upper Clapton. He appeared as an extra in an episode of the television show Orlando, dressed as a mod. At the age of nine, Bolan was given his first guitar and began a skiffle band. While at school, he played guitar in "Susie and the Hula Hoops," a trio whose vocalist was a 12-year-old Helen Shapiro. During lunch breaks at school, he would play his guitar in the playground to a small audience of friends. At 15, he was expelled from school for bad behaviour.
Met a woman she's spouting prose
She's got luggage eyes and a roman nose
Her body is slung from side to side
Need a lift she said much obliged
I'm riding piggy-back
Then I came to her shack
We go inside the place it's a mess
She said my name's the liquid poetess
She unties her mouth
And her buckskin dress
She drinks from a bottle
labelled tenderness
I'm in one hand in the other's a can
She puts me in the can
And smiles through the wall
I got the horror's cos I'm one inch tall
Next thing I know's a girl by my side
Dressed in a bayleaf she's trying to hide
I asked her name she said Germaine
Do the rock do the one inch rock.