Peter Stone - Böcker

A ground-breaking book that examines the uneasy relationship between archaeology and education. Argues that archaeologists have a vital role to play in education alongside other interpreters of the past. Contributors from different countries and disciplines show how the exclusion of aspects of the past tends to impoverish and distort social and educational experience.

A prominent scholar once noted that lotteries in politics and society--to break vote ties, assign students to schools, draft people into the military, select juries--are "at first thought absurd, and at second thought obvious." Lotteries have been part of politics since the Greek and Roman times, and they are used frequently in American politics today. When there is a two-to-two vote tie for prospective school board members, officials will often resort to flipping a coin (as happened recently in California). And in military drafts, the conventional wisdom is that random selection is far more just than non-lottery drafts. Northerners rioted against the perceived injustice of the non-random draft during the Civil War, and Americans by and large believed that student deferments subverted the justice of the draft during the Vietnam War. Over the years, people who study and practice politics have devoted considerable effort to thinking about the legitimacy of lotteries and whether they are just or not under certain circumstances. Yet they have really only focused on lotteries on a case-by-case basis, and no one has ever developed a substantial and comprehensive political theory of lotteries. In The Luck of the Draw, Peter Stone does just that. Examining the wide range of arguments for and against lotteries, Stone comes to the startling conclusion that lotteries have only one crucial effect relevant to decision-making: they have the "sanitizing effect" of preventing decisions from being made on the basis of reasons. Stone readily admits that this rationale might sound absurd to us, but contends that in many instances it is vital for people to make decisions without any reasoned rationale to compel them. Sometimes, justice can only be carried out through random selection--a fundamental principle of the practice of lottery that Stone comes to call "The Just Lottery Rule." By developing innovative ways for interpreting this pervasive form of political practice, Stone provides us with a foundation for understanding how to best make use of lottery when making political decisions both large and small.

As a discipline, Archaeology has developed rapidly over the last half-century. The increase in so-called ‘public archaeology,’ with its wide range of television programming, community projects, newspaper articles, and enhanced site-based interpretation has taken archaeology from a closed academic discipline of interest to a tiny minority to a topic of increasing interest to the general public. This book explores how archaeologists share information – with specialists from other disciplines working within archaeology, other archaeologists, and a range of non-specialist groups. It emphasises that to adequately address contemporary levels of interest in their subject, archaeologists must work alongside and trust experts with an array of different skills and specializations. Drawing on case studies from eleven countries, Sharing Archaeology explores a wide range of issues raised as the result of archaeologists’ communication both within and outside the discipline. Examining best practice with wider implications and uses beyond the specified case studies, the chapters in this book raise questions as well as answers, provoking a critical evaluation of how best to interact with varied audiences and enhance sharing of archaeology.

A ground-breaking book that examines the uneasy relationship between archaeology and education. Argues that archaeologists have a vital role to play in education alongside other interpreters of the past. Contributors from different countries and disciplines show how the exclusion of aspects of the past tends to impoverish and distort social and educational experience.

Practical, inspiring and instructive, Education and the Historic Environment emphasizes the contribution to both education and heritage that results from a positive relationship between the two disciplines. Education and the Historic Environment examines evidence, case studies and chapters from a wide cross section of the heritage sector and:argues for the value of using the physical remains of the pastshows how and where the historic environment can be used to fit into and enhance learningexamines how guidelines are reinforcedlooks at how physical heritage can not only be used to teach obvious subjects such as history, but are also useful across the curriculum, from literacy and numeracy to citizenship.Teachers at all levels, and students, academics and professionals in archaeology and heritage management, will all be able to use the case studies to reform and enhance their work.

Practical, inspiring and instructive, Education and the Historic Environment emphasizes the contribution to both education and heritage that results from a positive relationship between the two disciplines. Education and the Historic Environment examines evidence, case studies and chapters from a wide cross section of the heritage sector and:argues for the value of using the physical remains of the pastshows how and where the historic environment can be used to fit into and enhance learningexamines how guidelines are reinforcedlooks at how physical heritage can not only be used to teach obvious subjects such as history, but are also useful across the curriculum, from literacy and numeracy to citizenship.Teachers at all levels, and students, academics and professionals in archaeology and heritage management, will all be able to use the case studies to reform and enhance their work.

As a discipline, Archaeology has developed rapidly over the last half-century. The increase in so-called ‘public archaeology,’ with its wide range of television programming, community projects, newspaper articles, and enhanced site-based interpretation has taken archaeology from a closed academic discipline of interest to a tiny minority to a topic of increasing interest to the general public. This book explores how archaeologists share information – with specialists from other disciplines working within archaeology, other archaeologists, and a range of non-specialist groups. It emphasises that to adequately address contemporary levels of interest in their subject, archaeologists must work alongside and trust experts with an array of different skills and specializations. Drawing on case studies from eleven countries, Sharing Archaeology explores a wide range of issues raised as the result of archaeologists’ communication both within and outside the discipline. Examining best practice with wider implications and uses beyond the specified case studies, the chapters in this book raise questions as well as answers, provoking a critical evaluation of how best to interact with varied audiences and enhance sharing of archaeology.

The River Thames has been integral to the prosperity of London since Roman times. Explorers sailed away on voyages of discovery to distant lands. Colonies were established and a great empire grew. Funding their ships and cargoes helped make the City of London into the world's leading financial centre. In the 19th century a vast network of docks was created for ever-larger ships, behind high, prison-like walls that kept them secret from all those who did not toil within. Sail made way for steam as goods were dispatched to every corner of the world. In the 19th century London was the world's greatest port city. In the Second World War the Port of London became Hitler's prime target. It paid a heavy price but soon recovered. Yet by the end of the 20th century the docks had been transformed into Docklands, a new financial centre.The History of the Port of London: A Vast Emporium of Nations is the fascinating story of the rise and fall and revival of the commercial river. The only book to tell the whole story and bring it right up to date, it charts the foundation, growth and evolution of the port and explains why for centuries it has been so important to Britain's prosperity. This book will appeal to those interested in London's history, maritime and industrial heritage, the Docklands and East End of London, and the River Thames.

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Over the last thirty years issues of culture, identity and meaning have moved out of the academic sphere to become central to politics and society at all levels from the local to the global. Archaeology has been at the forefront of these moves towards a greater engagement with the non-academic world, often in an extremely practical and direct way, for example in the disputes about the repatriation of human burials. Such disputes have been central to the recognition that previously marginalized groups have rights in their own past that are important for their future. The essays in this book look back at some of the most important events where a role for an archaeology concerned with the past in the present first emerged and look forward to the practical and theoretical issues now central to a socially engaged discipline and shaping its future. This book is published in honor of Professor Peter Ucko, who has played an unparalleled role in promoting awareness of the core issues in this volume among archaeologists.

Over the last thirty years issues of culture, identity and meaning have moved out of the academic sphere to become central to politics and society at all levels from the local to the global. Archaeology has been at the forefront of these moves towards a greater engagement with the non-academic world, often in an extremely practical and direct way, for example in the disputes about the repatriation of human burials. Such disputes have been central to the recognition that previously marginalized groups have rights in their own past that are important for their future. The essays in this book look back at some of the most important events where a role for an archaeology concerned with the past in the present first emerged and look forward to the practical and theoretical issues now central to a socially engaged discipline and shaping its future. This book is published in honor of Professor Peter Ucko, who has played an unparalleled role in promoting awareness of the core issues in this volume among archaeologists.

The harmonization of private international law in Europe has advanced rapidly since the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam. Most aspects of private international law are now governed or at least affected by EU legislation, and there is a substantial and growing body of case-law from the European Court as well as the courts of the Member States. This timely Handbook addresses key questions and problems that currently exist in the rules of private international law laid down by European Union regulations.Bringing together perspectives from both civil law and common law traditions, the book mainly considers issues relating to the Brussels I Regulation on civil jurisdiction and judgments, and to the Rome I and II Regulations on choice of law in respect of contractual or non-contractual obligations. Weaknesses in the current law are identified, and suggestions are made for possible improvements. The expert contributors focus on currently relevant problems including some issues which have tended to be neglected.Academics, law students and public officials interested in private international law will find this Handbook to be a valuable resource. Both practising lawyers and commercial lobbyists will also find many useful insights. Contributors include: O. Bamodu, I. Carr, Y. Farah, G. Güneysu-Güngör, L. Heffernan, S. Hourani, D. Kenny, M. Koutsias, X.E. Kramer, P. Stone, E. Treppoz, A. Yilmaz-Vastardis, H.-L. Yu

A groundbreaking examination of one of the most controversial topics within modern archaeology.The invention of metal detecting technology during the Second World War allowed the development of a hobby that has traditionally been vilified by archaeologists as an uncontrollable threat to the proper study of the past. This book charts the relationship between archaeologists and metal detectors over the past fifty odd years within an international context. It questions whether the great majority of metal detectors need be seen as a threat or, as some argue, enthusiastic members of the public with a valid and legitimate interest in our shared heritage, charting the expansion of metal detecting as a phenomenon and examining its role within traditional archaeology. A particular strength of the book is its detailed case studies, from South Africa, the USA, Poland and Germany, where metal detectors have worked with, and contributed significantly towards, archaeological understanding and research.With contributions from key individuals in both the metal detecting and archaeological communities, this publication highlights the need for increased understanding and cooperation and asks a number of questions crucial to the development of a long term relationship between archaeologists and metal detectors. PETER G. STONE is Head of the School of Arts and Cultures and formerly Director of the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies at the University of Newcastle. He has been interested in the public's role and interest in archaeology for over twenty-five years and has published widely on this topic, especially with respect to formal and informal education. SUZIE THOMAS is lecturer in museum studies at the University of Helsinki.

The harmonization of private international law in Europe has, to a very large extent, been the result of both legislation adopted at EU level and the subsequent case law arising from the interpretation of that legislation. This fourth edition of Peter Stone’s authoritative work has been thoroughly revised and updated to take account of the most recent developments at both EU and national levels, including the recast Brussels I regulation on civil jurisdiction and the recast Insolvency regulation, and numerous decisions of the European and English courts.Key features include:•comprehensive and in-depth coverage of key legislative developments within the EU in relation to private international law• addresses key questions and identifies weaknesses in the current law, following up with suggestions for improvements• combines perspectives from both civil law and common law traditions• extensive tables of cases and legislation.This timely work will be an invaluable point of reference for practising lawyers, the judiciary, legislators and policy-makers throughout the EU. Academics and public officials interested in conflicts of laws will also find this a vital resource.

The harmonization of private international law in Europe has advanced rapidly since the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam. Most aspects of private international law are now governed or at least affected by EU legislation, and there is a substantial and growing body of case-law from the European Court as well as the courts of the Member States. This timely Handbook addresses key questions and problems that currently exist in the rules of private international law laid down by European Union regulations.Bringing together perspectives from both civil law and common law traditions, the book mainly considers issues relating to the Brussels I Regulation on civil jurisdiction and judgments, and to the Rome I and II Regulations on choice of law in respect of contractual or non-contractual obligations. Weaknesses in the current law are identified, and suggestions are made for possible improvements. The expert contributors focus on currently relevant problems including some issues which have tended to be neglected.Academics, law students and public officials interested in private international law will find this Handbook to be a valuable resource. Both practising lawyers and commercial lobbyists will also find many useful insights. Contributors include: O. Bamodu, I. Carr, Y. Farah, G. Güneysu-Güngör, L. Heffernan, S. Hourani, D. Kenny, M. Koutsias, X.E. Kramer, P. Stone, E. Treppoz, A. Yilmaz-Vastardis, H.-L. Yu

Robotics technology has recently advanced to the point of being widely accessible for relatively low-budget research, as well as for graduate, undergraduate, and even secondary and primary school education. This lecture provides an example of how to productively use a cutting-edge advanced robotics platform for education and research by providing a detailed case study with the Sony AIBO robot, a vision-based legged robot. The case study used for this lecture is the UT Austin Villa RoboCup Four-Legged Team. This lecture describes both the development process and the technical details of its end result. The main contributions of this lecture are (i) a roadmap for new classes and research groups interested in intelligent autonomous robotics who are starting from scratch with a new robot, and (ii) documentation of the algorithms behind our own approach on the AIBOs with the goal of making them accessible for use on other vision-based and/or legged robot platforms.

RoboCup2000,theFourthRobotWorldCupSoccerGamesandConferences, washeldfromAugust27thtoSeptember3rd,2000,attheMelbourneExhi- tionCenterinMelbourne,Australia. LikethepreviousinternationalRoboCup events-RoboCup97 in Nagoya, Japan; RoboCup98 in Paris, France; and RoboCup99inStockholm,Sweden-RoboCup2000includedatechnicalwo- shopaswellasseveralroboticsoccercompetitions. RoboCup2000introduced the?rstRoboCupJr. competitionforchildren,aswellasdemonstrationsof humanoidrobotsandoftheRoboCup-Rescuedisasterrescuesimulator. ThisbookdocumentsRoboCup2000. Itconsistsof(i)anoverview;(ii)ch- pionshippapersbythewinnersofthecompetitions;(iii)the?nalistpapersfor theRoboCupchallengeawards;(iv)thepapersandposterspresentedatthe workshop;and(v)descriptionsoftheteamsthatcompeted. Thebookbeginswithanoverviewarticleintroducingthecompetitionsand demonstrationsandincludingthescoresofallofthegamesinthefourc- petitionleagues:thesimulationleague,thesmall-sizerobot(F180)league,the middle-sizerobot(F2000)league,andtheSonyleggedrobotleague. Thefoll- ingsectionpresentsthechampionshippapersfromthewinnersoftheseleagues.TheRoboCupchallengeawardsaredistinctionsthataregivenannuallyto theRoboCup-relatedresearcherswiththegreatestpotentialtoadvancetheir respective?elds. InRoboCup2000,thechallengeaward?nalistswereselected fromamongtheworkshoppapers. Thefourselected?nalistpapersappearin thenextsection. TheannualRoboCupworkshopprovidesaforumforRoboCupresearchers toexchangeideasthataregenerallyapplicableacrossthedi?erentRoboCup leaguesand/orthatareofgeneralscienti?cinterest. TheRoboCup2000wo- shopreceivedmorethan60submissions,fromwhich20wereselectedforfull presentationandanadditional20wereselectedforposterpresentation. These researchpapersformthemainbodyofthisbook. Thebookconcludeswithdescriptionsofmostofthemorethan80teams thatcompetedinRoboCup2000. Theseteamdescriptionsservetocatalogthe fullrangeofresearchersandapproachesthathavebeenappliedtothechallenges putforthbyRoboCup. ThenextinternationalRoboCupeventswillbeheldinSeattle,USA(2001) andinFukuoka,Japan(2002).InadditiontoallexistingRoboCupevents,they arescheduledtointroduce(i)RoboCup-Rescuedisasterrescuecompetitionsfor thetransferofideasandtechniquesdevelopedinthesoccerdomaintoarelated task,and(ii)ahumanoidrobotcompetitionasasteptowardsthelong-termgoal ofcreatingafullteamofhumanoidrobotsthatcompeteonarealsoccer?eld. Welookforwardtocontinuingresearchinnovationsandexcitingdemonstrations ofroboticsandAItechnologyintheseandotherfutureRoboCupevents. March2000 PeterStone,TuckerBalch,andGerhardKraetzschmar RoboCupFederation TheRoboCupFederation,thegoverningbodyofRoboCup,isaninternational organizationthatpromotesscienceandtechnologyusingsoccergamesbyrobots andsoftwareagents.President: HiroakiKitano,JapanScienceandTechnologyCorporation,Japan Vice-Presidents: MinoruAsada,OsakaUniversity,Japan EnricoPagello,UniversityofPadua,Italy ManuelaVeloso,CarnegieMellonUniversity,USA Trustees: Hans-DieterBurkhard,HumboldtUniversity,Germany SilviaCoradeschi,OrebroUniversity,Sweden DominiqueDuhaut,UniversityofSouthernBretagne,France FransGroen,UniversityofAmsterdam,TheNetherlands AndrewJennings,RoyalMelbourneInstituteofTechnology,Australia MilindTambe,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,USA ExecutiveCommittee: TuckerBalch,CarnegieMellonUniversity,USA AndreasBirk,FreeUniversityofBrussels,Belgium MasahiroFujita,SonyCorp. ,Japan GerhardKraetzschmar,UniversityofUlm,Germany PaulLevi,UniversityofStuttgart,Germany PedroLima,ISR/IST,TechnicalUniversityofLisbon,Portugal HenrikLund,UniversityofSouthernDenmark,Denmark DanieleNardi,UniversityofRome"LaSapienza",Italy ItsukiNoda,ETL,Japan DanielPolani,Lub .. eckUniversity,Germany Raul ' Rojas,UniversityofBerlin,Germany PeterStone,AT&TLabs-Research,USA SatoshiTadokoro,KobeUniversity,Japan GordonWyeth,UniversityofQueensland,Australia AdvisoryCommittee: LuigiaCarlucciAiello,Universit'adiRoma"LaSapienza",Italy DanielBobrow,XEROXPARC,USA MichaelBrady,OxfordUniversity,UK ToshioFukuda,NagoyaUniversity,Japan MichaelP.George?,AustralianAIInstitute,Australia AlanMackworth,UniversityofBritishColumbia,Canada DavidWaltz,NECResearch,USA WolfgangWahlster,DFKI,Germany RoboCup2000OrganizationandSupport GeneralChair: AndrewJennings,RoyalMelbourneInstituteofTechnology,Australia DeputyGeneralChair: JeremySamuel,AustralianAIInstitute,Australia OrganizingCo-chairs: EnricoPagello,UniversityofPadua,Italy ManuelaVeloso,CarnegieMellonUniversity,USA MinoruAsada,OsakaUniversity,Japan SimulatorLeagueCommittee: PaulScerri(chair),Link..opingUniversity,Sweden TomoichiTakahashi,ChubuUniversity,Japan GalKaminka,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,USA MikhailProkopenko,CSIRO,Australia RyszardKowalczyk,CSIRO,Australia Small-SizeRobotLeague(F180)Committee: GordonWyeth(chair),UniversityofQueensland,Australia Raul ' Rojas,FreeUniversityofBerlin,Germany YukiNakagawa,KitanoSymbioticSystems,Japan AndrewHoward,UniversityofMelbourne,Australia Middle-SizeRobotLeague(F2000)Committee: Ste?enGutmann(chair),UniversityofFreiburg,Germany YongFookSeng,NgeeAnnPolytechnic,Singapore Wei-MinShen,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,USA PaulParisi,AustralianAIInstitute,Australia SonyLeggedRobotLeagueCommittee: MasahiroFujita(chair),SonyCorp.,Japan MinoruAsada,OsakaUniversity,Japan ManuelaVeloso,CarnegieMellonUniversity,USA DominiqueDuhaut,UniversityofSouthernBretagne,France WorkshopProgramCommittee: PeterStone,(co-chair),AT&TLabs-Research,USA TuckerBalch(co-chair),CarnegieMellonUniversity,USA GerhardKraetzschmar(co-chair),UniversityofUlm,Germany GiovanniAdorni,UniversityofParma,Italy DavidAndre,U. C.Berkeley,USA RonArkin,GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology,USA AndreasBirk,UniversityofBrussels,Belgium AndreaBonarini,PolitecnicodiMilano,Italy MichaelBowling,CarnegieMellonUniversity,USA IanFrank,ElectrotechnicalLaboratory,JAPAN DougGage,SpaceandNavalWarfareSystemsCenter,USA WiebevanderHoek,UtrechtUniversity,TheNetherlands VIII OrganizationandSupport HuoshengHu,UniversityofEssex,UK KurtKonolige,SRIInternational,USA RobinMurphy,UniversityofSouthFlorida,USA LynneParker,OakRidgeNationalLaboratory,USA JukkaRiekki,UniversityofOulu,Finland Wei-MinShen,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,USA Sho'jiSuzuki,OsakaUniversity,Japan MasayukiOhta,TokyoInstituteofTechnology,Japan GordonWyeth,UniversityofQueensland,Australia Supportedby: FujiXerox Australon RMITUniversity RoboCupWorldWideSponsors: SonyCorporation SGI TableofContents OverviewofRoboCup-2000 ...1 EditedbyPeterStonewithMinoruAsada,TuckerBalch, MasahiroFujita,GerhardKraetzschmar,HenrikLund, PaulScerri,SatoshiTadokoro,andGordonWyeth ChampionTeams FCPortugalTeamDescription:RoboCup2000SimulationLeagueChampion29 Lu'?sPauloReisandNunoLau TheCornellRoboCupTeam...41 Ra?aelloD'Andrea,Tamas ' Kalmar '-Nagy,PritamGanguly, andMichaelBabish CSFreiburg:DoingtheRightThinginaGroup ...52 ThiloWeigel,WilliAuerbach,MarkusDietl,BurkhardDuml .. er, Jens-Ste?enGutmann,KornelMarko,KlausMu..ller,BernhardNebel, BorisSzerbakowski,andMaximilianThiel TheUNSWRoboCup2000SonyLeggedLeagueTeam...64 BernhardHengst,DarrenIbbotson,SonBaoPham,JohnDalgliesh, MikeLawther,PhilPreston,andClaudeSammut ChallengeAwardFinalists AdaptivePathPlannerforHighlyDynamicEnvironments ...76 JackyBaltesandNicholasHildreth CommunicationandCoordinationAmongHeterogeneousMid-Size Players:ART99...86 ClaudioCastelpietra,LucaIocchi,DanieleNardi,MaurizioPiaggio, AlessandroScalzo,andAntonioSgorbissa ALocalizationMethodforaSoccerRobotUsingaVision-Based Omni-DirectionalSensor...96 CarlosF. MarquesandPedroU. Lima BehaviorClassi?cationwithSelf-OrganizingMaps ...108 MichaelWu..nstel,DanielPolani,ThomasUthmann,andJu..rgenPerl X TableofContents TechnicalPapers FullPapers FlexibleSynchronisationwithinRoboCupEnvironment:AComparative Analysis...119 MarcButler,MikhailProkopenko,andThomasHoward ExtendedQ-Learning:ReinforcementLearningUsingSelf-OrganizedState Space ...129 ShuichiEnokida,TakeshiOhasi,TakaichiYoshida,andToshiakiEjima AndtheFansAreGoingWild!SIGplusMIKE...139 IanFrank,KumikoTanaka-Ishii,HiroshiG.Okuno,JunichiAkita, YukikoNakagawa,K. Maeda,KazuhiroNakadai,andHiroakiKitano FastandAccurateRobotVisionforVisionBasedMotion...

This book includes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 16th Annual RoboCup International Symposium, held in Mexico City, Mexico, in June 2012. The 24 revised papers presented together with nine champion team papers and one best paper award were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The papers present current research and educational activities within the fields of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence with a special focus to robot hardware and software, perception and action, robotic cognition and learning, multi-robot systems, human-robot interaction, education and edutainment, and applications.