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|Adam Schall (汤若望 [湯若望], Tāng Rùowàng, 1591-1666), Imperial Astronomer in Beijing. Designed the current Chinese calendar
|Astronomers at the Istanbul Observatory
|Objectives of the Module
|Topics to be Covered
|Practical Information and Assessment
|Course Schedule
|IVLE Course Page with Discussion Forum
|Recommended Texts
|Astronomical Java Applets and Animations
|Astronomical Video Clips
|Strobel's Astronomy Notes
|Stellarium Software
|Astronomy and its History
|Observing the Sun and the Moon from Different Parts of the World
|The Equation of Time
|Ancient Astronomical Instruments
|Cultural Astronomy
|Astronomy in Nature
|Bad Astronomy and Pseudoscience
|Lecture Notes
|Homework and Tutorials
|Old Exams
|Past Homework
|Past Projects
|Helmer Aslaksen's home page
The goal of this course is to study astronomy and mathematics in a cultural context. We will look at questions like: How is the date of Chinese New Year determined? Why do the Muslim and Chinese months start on different days? Will the Moon ever look like it does on the Singapore flag? What date of the year is the earliest sunrise in Singapore? How did ancient sailors navigate?
After taking this course you will become conscious of the motion of the Sun and the Moon and notice and question things you have earlier taken for granted. You will appreciate mankind's struggle through the ages and throughout the world to understand the mathematics of the heavens.
This course is one of the General Education Modules at the NUS.
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|Astronomical instruments in the Imperial Observatory in Beijing made by the Jesuit missionary Ferdinand Verbiest, 1670
We start by discussing the motion of the Sun and the Moon. Most astronomy books are written from a high northern latitude point of view, but in this course we will take a "hemispherically correct", tropical point of view. We then look at applications with a cultural flavor. In Singapore we use the Gregorian, Chinese, Islamic and Indian calendars for determining the public holidays and you will learn the rules for these calendars. Most people expect the time of sunrise and sunset in Singapore to stay fixed throughout the year, but we will study the equation of time and the analemma to see why there is a half hour variation. Navigation has been important to people all over the world throughout history, and people at different latitudes developed fundamentally different methods. If we have time, we will look at ancient astronomical instruments, astrology, cartography, archaeoastronomy (the use of astronomy in archaeology), cultural astronomy and astronomy in nature.
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|Brian Greig's astronomical instruments for sale at the Melbourne Arts Centre Sunday Market
There will be three hours of lectures and one hour of large group tutorial each week. The time slots in 2010/2011 Semester 1 are Monday and Thursday 8-10 a.m. in LT34. I take a 10 minutes break in the middle, and aim to finish by 15 to the hour. I realize that 8 am is not a good time, but that is what we were given. The module is very lecture intensive, so please do not take the module if you do not plan to attend lectures at 8 am.
I'm only supposed to give three hours of lectures so on Thursday I will use the last hour (9 to 10) as a tutorial starting in Week 3. Alternatively, there will be a small group tutorial, too. (Wednesday 5-6 in LT34, starting in Week 3.) The first two weeks I use all four hours for lectures because there is so much practical stuff to cover. The last week there will be small tutorial and I will use all four hours for lectures and review. Feel free to attend whichever tutorial fits your schedule. The small one tends to be highly interactive.
The timetable on IVLE lists the main tutorial as Thursday 10-11. This is WRONG! It will be Thursday 9-10, but is probably because it can't be listed at time because the lecture is listed at that time.
I use a cordless microphone and walk around in class and ask questions. But don't worry, I only ask easy questions! I also like to create physical demonstrations to illustrate the concepts, and I often need "volunteers" for this. I am not afraid of looking silly, and I hope you are not either!
The lectures will be NUScast. The goal of the webcast if to give you a chance to take another look at things you didn't catch, or to help you if arrive a couple of minutes late. They are not meant as a substitute for going to lectures. I'm afraid my lecturing style is not very suitable for webcast. I move around a lot, and I rely on physical demonstrations that probably will not show up in the webcast. Webcast is great for lecturers who read aloud from their lecture notes, which is not my style. Please do not take the module if you plan to rely on the webcast.
The final exam counts 50% of your grade. There will be a midterm that counts 30%. There will also be a homework that counts 20% and is done in groups of four to six students.
There will be a midterm test on Monday 27/9/2010 at 8 am in MPSH1 Section B.
The homework is due at the beginning of class on Monday 25/10/2010.
The exam will be on Monday 22/11/2010, 9-11 am.
I want both hard copy and soft copy. Don't worry if the printed copy doesn't look nice, if for instance you don't have a color printer or if you have to do a printout of a web page you created.
Please submit the soft copy of the homework to the IVLE workbin. However, I don't want to get 50 files called Homework.doc. Please use the number of your group as the first two characters in the file name. For example "04 Homework.doc".
I have a special system for group assessment. Each group can either choose to have everybody get the same grade (the default), or you can choose to grade the others in your group, by saying how many percent of the final mark the others deserve. If you manage to agree, I will follow what you agree on! Just gather everybody and come and see me. If you cannot agree, come and see me (separately, if necessary), and I will take the average. But I will not let that average count 100%. I will give it a weight of x%, and the uniform distribution will get weight (100-x)%. I will not tell you what x is, and I may even use different x for different groups. I encourage you to discuss this in a polite, friendly, reasonable, generous and compassionate way, and make every effort to reach a unanimous decision. My weightage may not be fair, so try to sort it out yourselves. At the same time, I want to have a way to protect people from unreasonable group mates. To sum up:
Please do the homework in a group of four to six people.
Don't worry if you have a hard time finding a group, you're probably not alone! Post a message on the discussion forum and you'll probably find other people in the same situation who you can form a group with.
I used to have two homework, but many students complained that it was too much work and too dependent on good weather, so I have simplified into one homework.
I get a lot of e-mail, so it would be helpful if you try to observe the following.
Many of the questions involve geometry, and it is hard to discuss it by e-mail. If you want to make an appointment to see me, just mail me and tell me when you are free.
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|Week 1
|First week of lectures, no lecture on Mon 9/8/2010
|Week 2
|Signing up for groups, no lecture Mon 16/8/2010
|Week 3
|Tutorial 1
|Week 4
|Tutorial 2
|Week 5
|Tutorial 3
|Week 6
|Tutorial 4
|Mid-semester Break
|Yippee!!! :-)
|Week 7
|Midterm test Monday 27/9/2010 at 8 am in MPSH1 Section B, Tutorial 5
|Week 8
|Tutorial 6
|Week 9
|Tutorial 7
|Week 10
|Tutorial 8
|Week 11
|Homework due Monday 25/10/2010, Tutorial 9
|Week 12
|Tutorial 10
|Week 13
|Last lecture Thursday 11/11/2010 8-10, no tutorial
|Reading Week
|Don't panic! Stay cool!
|Exam Monday 22/11/2010 9 am. Good luck!
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|Royal Observatory Greenwich
I have a course page at IVLE, the Integrated Virtual Learning Environment. It contains several useful tools.
Otherwise, the current page is the main source of information.
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Unfortunately, there's no textbook for this course. Maybe I'll try to write one myself? The closest is The Ever-Changing Sky, A Guide to the Celestial Sphere by James B. Kaler. However, it goes into a lot more detail about astronomy than we will cover. The level of astronomy I expect you to learn is comparable to the first chapter and the appendix of The Copernican Revolution, Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought by Thomas S. Kuhn. For convenience, the main reference for the first part will be Strobel's Astronomy Notes on the web.
I have compiled a list of additional references. In addition to the books by Kaler and Kuhn, I've also placed The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy by James Evans and Calendrical Calculations: The Millennium Edition by Nachum Dershowitz and Edward M. Reingold on RBR in the Science Library.
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|Orrery by Brian Greig
Together with Tey Meng Khoon and Frederick H. Willeboordse of CITA (Centre for Information Technology and Applications), I have developed interactive Java applets that I hope will help you understand the motion of the Earth, the Sun and the Moon.
You will notice that a lot of the applets are somewhat similar. They show the same thing, but we're trying to emphasis different aspects or points of view in each one.
You can get the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) at java.com. If you prefer to view the applets off-line, you can download them. Just unzip astro-applets.zip, and open astro-applets.html in your browser.
The last two applets are related to What Does the Waxing or Waning Moon Look Like in Different Parts of the World?
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|Equatorial (left) and ecliptic (right) armillary spheres in the Imperial Observatory in Beijing made by the Jesuit missionary Ferdinand Verbiest, 1670
Together with Keith Phua Kuan Wee of CITA (Centre for Information Technology and Applications), I have recorded video clips to help you understand the material. The clips are available in three formats:
I have recorded video clips to explain the Java applets and Strobel's Astronomy Notes.
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Nick Strobel of Bakersfield College has written a wonderful set of Astronomy Notes for his introductory astronomy course. His chapter on Astronomy Without a Telescope is very relevant background for this module. I have recorded video clips with annotations to some of the sections of the first chapter of Strobel's notes.
Here is the table of content for the first chapter of Strobel's Astronomy Notes with links to my video clips.
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I recommend the wonderful freeware Stellarium Astronomy Software (or from Sourceforge) available for Windows, Linux/Unix and MacOSX. I have written a Help Page.
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How can we use the celestial sphere to understand the movement of the Sun, Moon and stars across the sky? Observing the sky has always been an important part of human civilization. We give a summary of some basic facts from spherical astronomy. One of my students, Viduranga Yashasui Waisundara, has written a beautiful poem about this, called If I were God.
There are a lot of Myths about the Copernican Revolution. Many people whose main interest is philosophy of science, but with little knowledge of astronomy or history of science, have written extensively about it. Unfortunately, much of what they say is incorrect.
|Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)
|The Meridian Line at Greenwich
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How is the date for Chinese New Year, Eid ul-Fitr (Hari Raya Puasa) and Deepavali determined? Singapore is unique in that we use four different calendars for determining the date of the public holidays. Seven of our eleven public holidays move, and we study the rules for Chinese New Year, the two Eid's (Hari Raya's), Deepavali, Vesak Day and Good Friday. The exact rules are very complex, but the basic ideas are simple. We give two simple rules of thumb that determine the date for Chinese New Year with a margin of error of one day. I have written a set of lecture notes on The Mathematics of the Public Holidays of Singapore.
You will also see why both Eid ul-Fitrs (Hari Raya Puasas) in 2000 were celebrated one day earlier than they would have been if MUIS had relied on sightings or scientific criteria.
Why is it difficult to determine the Islamic prayer times in Northern Europe? This is an interesting astronomical problem, which very few people understand.
What are leap seconds? This requires understanding some delicate points in the definition of atomic time.
|Chinese astronomers determining the summer solstice
|Chinese sundials from the Adler Planetarium
|MoonCalc image
Determining the direction to Mecca was together with determining the first visibility of the lunar crescent and computing prayer times one of the central problems in Islamic astronomy. It requires a clear understanding of spherical trigonometry and knowing how to find longitude. However, you would think that at the moment it would be a trivial computation. I was therefore quite surprised when I started to receive e-mails from Muslims in the US and Canada asking me about it. I then realized that it is a major controversy among Muslims in North America.
All the famous Muslim astronomers and mathematicians in the past, like al-Khwarizmi (780-850), al-Battani (858-929) and al-Tusi (1201-1274) agreed that qibla should be measured by great circle. However, some people who are used to looking at Mercator maps and don't understand that lines of sight are represented by great circles argue that you should draw straight lines on a Mercator map, i.e., follow rhumb lines. They strongly attack people who follow the traditional method of great circles. For examples of this, see Direction of Al-Qiblah, Determining the direction of the Qibla and Qiblah.us. For a scientifically correct discussion, please see moonsighting.com, the excellent paper The Correct Qibla by Kamal Abdali or Which Way Is Jerusalem? Which Way Is Mecca? The Direction-Facing Problem in Religion and Geography by Daniel Z. Levina.
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This is one of my favorite topics. I have some lecture notes about this, which I'm trying to expand on. Most astronomy books are written from a "high-northern-latitude-centric" point of view. I will discuss the motion of the Sun and the Moon from a "hemispherically-correct" point of view, with special emphasis on the needs of "latitudinally-challenged" observers.
I have a number of web pages about astronomical topics from a Singaporean point of view.
Some of my students have contributed greatly to this. One of my favorites is the following e-mail from one of my students, LIEW Wen Hwee.
Subject: The theory of hanging clothes to dry
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 12:44:51
Hi Sir,
Ohh my. I just discovered the theory behind my mum's "theory of hanging clothes to dry".
My mum have been telling me since I was a kid that for half of the year that she will have to hang the clothes out in the kitchen and the other half of the year in the corridor for them to dry. I was perplexed by her "theory" for a long time. I thought "wasn't the sun suppose to rise East always?"
And your lesson cleared my doubts!!! My flat lies exactly (ermmm maybe not that exact. didn't notice tat until I used the compass. Was almost scared by a faulty compass that points "west" in the direction where the sun rises!!!) in the East- west plane. And so for half of the year, the sun be in the South-east and the other half in the North-east. MY MUM IS AN ASTRONOMER !!!(ha.).
Sir, what u have taught is of practical purpose!!! (Maybe u could tell the next batch of students abt tat and they could advise their mum on how to better dry their clothes. =))
Thanks a lot, Sir!!!
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I have a separate web page on Which Day Does the Sun Rise Earliest in Singapore? Singapore lies almost on the equator, so most people would expect the Sun to rise at more or less the same time each day of the year. In fact, the sunrise time varies between 6:46 a.m. and 7:17 a.m., with the earliest sunrise on November 1 and the latest on February 9. In the same way, the sunset time varies between 6:50 p.m. and 7:21 p.m., with the earliest sunset on November 5 and the latest on February 13. The difference between the earliest and latest sunrise in 30 minutes, but the difference between the longest and shortest day is only 8 minutes. The key to understanding this is the analemma, which is a graphical representation of the equation of time.
|Analemma picture by Dennis di Cicco
The famous picture by Sky & Telescope's Dennis di Cicco records the Sun's position in the sky at the same time of day on 45 different dates throughout the year.
This is also related to the concept of time zones. As you can see from the map, Singapore and West Malaysia are in the "wrong" time zone! For more details, please see my page Why is Singapore in the "wrong" time zone?
|Sundial in Enschede, Netherlands, 1836, photo by Fer J. de Vries.
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Why do sundials look different in Singapore and Beijing? We study the theory behind sundials and show how to construct an accurate sundial for any latitude. There are several nice sundials in Singapore.
|Sundial in Jurong Bird Park
There is one in the Jurong Bird Park. one in the Botanic Gardens and one in Marina City Park. As part of their Science is everywhere program, The Singapore Science Centre together with the National Parks Board recently put up a series of sundials representing the planets. With Science Centre representing the sun, unique sculptures are placed at various locations around Singapore. The relative distance of these sculptures from the Science Centre represents the distances of each planet from the Sun. Please check out the map!
Four common types of sundials are the equatorial, armillary, horizontal and vertical sundials.
|Equatorial sundial
|Armillary Sundial at City Hall, Ruurlo, photo by Frans W. Maes.
|Horizontal sundial by Harriet James
|Vertical sundial by Harriet James
For telling the time at night, you can use a nocturnal.
The quadrant is a simple tool for determining latitude.
The astrolabe was made famous by Arab astronomers, and can be thought of as an analog astronomical computer. We discuss the difference between an astrolabe and a mariner's astrolabe.
|Astrolabe by Norman Greene
|Mariner's astrolabe by Norman Greene
There's a lovely Persian astrolabe from 17th century at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore.
|Brass astrolabe, 17th century, Persia, Asian Civilisations Museum's collection, Singapore
One of the most fascinating of all astronomical instruments is the Antikythera mechanism. The Antikythera Mechanism is the name given to an astronomical calculating device, measuring about 32 by 16 by 10 cm, which was discovered in 1900 in a sunken ship just off the coast of Antikythera, an island between Crete and the Greek mainland. Several kinds of evidence point incontrovertibly to around 80 B.C. for the date of the shipwreck.
Geoffrey Chaucer, the author of Canterbury Tales wrote a Treatise on the Astrolabe in 1391.
We then look at the cross-staff and the back staff.
We will compare the relative advantages of the quadrant, mariner's astrolabe and cross-staff.
|Mariner's astrolabe
The Chinese astronomer Guō Shǒujìng (郭守敬,1231-1314) designed many outstanding instruments. We will look at some of the famous observatories in China and India.
|Dengfeng Observatory, designed by Guō Shǒujìng (郭守敬,1231-1314) in 1276
|Armillary spheres at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing designed by Guō Shǒujìng (郭守敬,1231-1314)
We study the armillary spheres made by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601). (My second cousin lives in a castle built by a nephew of Tycho Brahe!) You will learn the difference between an ecliptic armillary sphere and an equatorial armillary sphere. I also have a separate page about "Fake" Armillary Spheres.
|Ecliptic armillary sphere
|Equatorial armillary sphere
How were cathedrals used as solar observatories? We study meridian lines in European churches. I have created a separate page on meridian lines, A Guide to "The Sun in the Church" by J.L. Heilbron.
|Meridian Line. S. Petronio, Bologna, Calter Photo
|Solar eclipse at the Meridian line at S.Maria degli Angeli in Rome by Mario Catamo
The Ambassadors by Holbein is a famous example of Anamorphosis. Do you see the strange object on the floor? Close your left eye, put your face close to the computer screen near the right side of the picture. You will then see a skull! If you can't get it to work, you can cheat and look at a picture of it.
The reason why I include this painting on this page, is because it contains an incredible collection of astronomical and mathematical instruments! Please check out my page about The Ambassadors by Holbein.
|The Ambassadors (1533), by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8 - 1543)
|Celestial globe made for the Beijing Observatory by Ferdinand Verbiest (1673)
|Celestial Star Globe
|The large Samyat Yantra, equatorial sundial, at Jaipur
|Drawing of the small equatorial sundial showing the shadow, quadrants, gnomon, and Sun rays
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Does astrology make sense? I'm personally skeptical. In the past, however, there was a close relationship between astronomy and astrology, and astronomy has great historical interest. We look at the mathematical foundation of some of the key concepts in both Western and Chinese astrology.
|15th century French woodcut
What do astrologers mean when they say that somebody has an Aries ascendant? In order to understand this, we study the division of the ecliptic into houses. This is a very difficult issue, especially in high latitudes.
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Why is it harder to find your position at sea than at land? We study how ancient sailors in different parts of the world navigated in different ways, and how technological advances opened up new possibilities for discoveries and trade.
|Cross-staff used for computing lunar distance and height of buildings on the cover of Introductio geographica by Petrus Apianus, Ingolstadt, 1533
Why is it harder to determine the longitude than the latitude? In 1714 the British Parliament offered 20,000 pound to anybody who could come up with a practical method to determine the longitude at sea. That was the equivalent of US$12 million in modern money! The Astronomer Royal was only paid 100 pounds a year, and had to pay for his own instruments.
We will watch the movie Longitude, starring Jeremy Irons, which is based on the best-selling book Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel. The movie is very interesting, and includes famous names like Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon, Bill Nighy, Ian Hart and Gemma Jones.
Why is it harder to find your position in an air plane than at sea? We look at some modern methods, including GPS.
|Harrison's 4th Timekeeper and Longitude prize-winner
|Danish high school students working on a navigation project
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Most capital cities have a geographical origin of coordinates, which is used when making maps for the country. All cities also have a zero point for road distances from the city center to other points. Why do capital cities need an origin of coordinates? In the past, finding coordinates, especially the longitude, was so hard that the best way was to pick a local origin, do astronomical observations at that point, and then do triangulation for the rest of the country. That's why the origin of coordinates is often at observatories.
In London the origin of coordinates is at Greenwich, while the zero point for road distances is at Trafalgar Square. In Oslo the origin of coordinates is at the Observatory, while the zero point for road distances is at Stortorvet. But what about Singapore? After a bit of detective work, and a lot of help from various people, I found that the origin of coordinates is at Empress Place and the zero point for road distances is at the old General Post Office, now the Fullerton Hotel. For more details, see my page on Where is the Geographical Origin of Coordinates of Singapore?
How big is the Earth? We look at Eratosthenes's solution to this problem.
Did people in the Middle Ages believe that the Earth was flat?
Why is there no perfect map? We define the curvature of a surface and show that the curvature of the Earth is positive while the curvature of the plane is zero.
|Mercator's 1569 world map
|Mercator map of the world attributed to Edward Wright (1599)
|Modern Mercator map
What makes the Mercator projection so important in navigation? We study the geometry of rhumb lines. We also show how it is related to the invention of logarithms.
|This is NOT a medieval woodcut!
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Was Stonehenge an observatory? When were the pyramids of Egypt built? Archaeoastronomy is a very active area these days. Many ancient monuments reveal an astronomical background.
|Winter Solstice Sunrise at Newgrange
|Winter Solstice Sunrise at Maeshowe
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|Astronomical instruments in the Imperial Observatory in Beijing made by the Jesuit missionary Ferdinand Verbiest, 1670
What is "wrong" with the Singapore flag? Why is the coat of arms more correct? I have a page on The Mathematics and Astronomy of the Singapore Flag.
|The Singapore Flag
|The Singapore Coat of Arms
What is a Harvest Moon? What is a Blue Moon? What is Groundhog Day? There are a lot astronomical terms that people use but don't really understand.
What was the Star of Bethlehem? How can eclipses be used to date historical events?
Chaucer wrote a book on the astrolabe, and the Canterbury Tales are filled with astronomical references.
Celestial Navigation Net has a very interesting section on Dante and Celestial Navigation!
Donald Olson and others have championed a new field called forensic astronomy. A nice example of this is Astronomers turn detectives to pinpoint date of Ansel Adams image.
|Phil the groundhog
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I have a separate page on What Does the Waxing or Waning Moon Look Like in Different Parts of the World? This is a complex question that confuses many people.
|Moonrise from Sky & Telescope
What does the orbit of the Moon around the Sun look like? Most people, even almost all mathematicians I've asked this question, tend to believe that it will have loops and look something like the picture below.
In fact it looks like this picture!
It is not a circle, but is close to a 12-gon with rounded corners. It is locally convex in the sense that it has no loops and the curvature never changes sign. I have a page that explains why The Orbit of the Moon around the Sun is Convex!
|Halls Harbour, Nova Scotia, six hours apart
Why are there two high tides each day? This is very frequently asked question! I used to think that the answer was simple, but after looking around in the library and on the web, I discovered several different attempts at explaining it. Newton's equilibrium theory from 1687 used the differential of the gravitational force, but some people (especially oceanographers) also consider a centrifugal force caused by the rotation of the Earth around the Earth-Moon barycenter. Unfortunately, it seems to me that the methods using a centrifugal force are unnecessarily complicated, if not outright wrong! I will describe some of the attempted explanations I found.
How often can we see lunar and solar eclipses in Singapore? It turns out that it is fairly easy to make reasonably accurate eclipse predictions. There are several solar eclipses each year, but at a given place, they occur on average only every 360 years. Solar eclipses, Singapore lists all solar eclipses visible from Singapore between 1700 and 2100. The last total eclipse was in 1821, and there will be annular eclipses in 2019 and 2053, but I'm afraid there will not be any total eclipses in Singapore before 5 July 2168.
How is astronomy related to the ice ages? It turns out that changes in the Earth's movement is related to the ice ages.
Why does the Moon look bigger when it is near the horizon?
Can you balance an egg on the Spring equinox? This turns out to be related to the Chinese calendar!
In October 1995 I went with Professor John Parkinson to Sabah to watch a total solar eclipse.
|What's Wrong With This Moon?
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The truth may be out there, but there's a lot of crap, too! I will discuss some common misconceptions and hoaxes. One of my favorites is the "Mars will be as big at the Full Moon" e-mail. It has several variations, but here is a common one.
The Red Planet is about to be spectacular! This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be certain t! hat Mars has not come this close to Earth in the Last 5,000 years, but it may be as long as 60,000 years before it happens again.
The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.
Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m. By the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m.
That's pretty convenient to see something that no human being has seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month. Share this with your children and grandchildren. NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN!
Does this make you think that Mars will be as big as the Full Moon in the sky? That's NOT what they're saying, but you have to read carefully to not get tricked.
|Kepler's Mysterium Cosmographicum, 1596
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The first part of the course gives a basic introduction to spherical astronomy. Here are the slides from the lectures.
The second part of the course is about calendars.
The last part of the course is about time and navigation.
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A brief summary of some of the main points.
|Armillary sphere at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing designed by Guō Shǒujìng (郭守敬,1231-1314)
|Armillary sphere at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing designed by Guō Shǒujìng (郭守敬,1231-1314)
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I have a separate page for past homework.
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Before 2009, students did a project. I have a separate page for past projects.
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I have a separate web page with references.
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|Adam Schall (1591-1666), Imperial Astronomer in Beijing
|Armillary sphere
Congratulations! You've made it to the end of my page! Thanks for your patience! But before you go, it's time for a little quiz. In the picture of Adam Schall above, can you name the five astronomical and three geometrical instruments in the picture? Can you tell what is wrong with one of them? Hint: Look at the picture on the right. I have included answers.
I hope you have found something of interest. That makes my efforts worthwhile. Feel free to send me a message.
And remember, if life is hard, do like the sundial: Count only the bright hours!
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He looks really great!
- casual but still just enough design
- i really like the extra wide cuff on the more casual pants
- double-monk strap worn casually
- sleeves pushed not rolled
- shirt is open two buttons but still very closed at the neck
- his look is all Thom Browne, it is great to see Thom worn in a more casual way.
- love the smaller aviators
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
How I Would Wear Thom Browne p.1
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I love the Thom Browne look. Unfortunately, it's not one that would suit me. That guy above looks so cool…and I love his shoes.
that is one expensive outfit.
Hi Sart,
Just checked out your posts on the Men.Style.com site – they're great!!
Loving this too.
Now this is a look I would love to try.
but..of course..also you are fantastic
thats how i would like to wear it too, but only when i'm fifty of course. you know, when i can afford thom browne.
He would look fine, if his trousers were a decent length. Seriously, there's no way I'd wear those, but maybe I'm getting old. :)
A very well balanced picture. The blue of shirt with the blue in the background,the almost white pants and the white cars behind the man.
the pants are too short.
I hate to leave negative messages, and I know the shorter, tapered leg is the *key* menswear look this season… but I think the trousers paired with those huge leather shoes looks "wrong."
He's definitely a marked, confident sense of style and good for him! But this particular cut of trousers looks slightly uncomfortable. And his sockless feet must be chaffing in those lovely leather shoes.
He looks cool but some points:
1. The wide cuff makes it look like he's going in the water next.
2. The monk straps still look too dressy for this
3. How can one keep a shirt open two buttons but still closed at the neck?
4. Small aviators need the corresponding face to work.
I love his haircut too, it finishes off the oufit perfectly.
those pants are just a tad too short for my liking.. otherwise very cool and casual
He looks great because he is probably a fashion insider, or model or Thom Browne employee, right?. This get up would be a disaster on any average man in the street or in the office. Ridicule and mockery would certainly follow.
Now we are talking…this guy has it down
Great example of casual cool! He does Thom Browne well, without veering into Pee Wee Herman. Love the wide pant cuffs.
It's nice to see Thom worn in a way that contradicts TB's own self-advertising. The look here is slim without seeming shrunken. The sockless ankle (but no calf)looks casual with the monkstraps (which I think is a better choice in a Thom context than loafers). This man exudes the type of masculinity that Thom's brand is all about–Strong and confident; elegant without being fussy. The salt n pepper hair and the jawline only add to the allure.
However, at second look, it seems he might be doing that awful "half-tuck" with the shirt, which muddles the look of the higher waisted beltless trousers that make Thom so great.
looks great. great shirt, love the pushed sleeve. Whats going on with the belt, or lack there of. Are is pants rolled on the top?
i dont know if it would have worked quite as well without the tan…but its really cool. good catch.
This defines "panache". He also has great hair. The colour of that shirt is so rich…Love the pant length. There's something very old world about the fit.
I'll probably never be a fan of monkstraps, though. The Puritans were NOT a good fashion moment.
He looks fantastic!
That style is straight killer. Although the pants are a little high-waterish, this man has an air of sophistication and swagger that is undeniably attractive.
He's HOT!
He does indeed look sharp. That blue shirt is beautiful – somehow that colour looks so crisp. It's a European-Thom-Browne-casual-Friday!
what's the make on those aviators?
He looks brilliant. Very late 50s early 60s. I think I'll try this look out today.
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The shirt is really great, I love the color, the details on the sleeves, and the contrast of the white buttons. And the shoes are really great too
The shirt is really great, especially the blue color, details on the sleeves, and the contrast w/ the white buttons.
the shoes are very nice too, & of course you can't go wrong with a pair of gold/green aviators.
Yes, this is great: the shortness of the pants could be deliberate or not (though we KNOW it's the former), which makes the whole thing happily unselfconscious….
Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but "high water" cuffed pants don't do it for me. I do love the shirt.
another hot summer look, thank you!
He does look great – and this is one of the few times I've seen a guy pull off the short pant look without appearing cartoonish or like he was trying too hard. Not sure whether it's the casual, slightly baggier pant, the fact that the pants aren't pulled up to his chest, or the worn-in shoes and short sleeved shirt, but whatever the reason, it works.
Shoes just look ridiculous with such high water trousers. In my opinion the cuffs make it even worse. 2-3″ more of trousers and it would be a really nice casual outfit.
e.g. I like the colour of the shirt and the sunglasses are nice, too.
His look is entirely effortless! He doesn't look as though he planned this outfit per se, and I strongly suspect that he has many variations on this one theme! This is definitely his signature look and I for one love it! I wish women could do this look and still look feminine!
Great photo Sart!
I respectfully suggest that this isn't Thom Browne or representative of his style (save of course for the abbreviated hems).
Thom Browne's signature is about looking insouciant past the point of ridiculousness. There is decidedly "indie" cum thrift store cum "f-you" about Thom Browne that this gentlemen, thankfully, has eschewed.
Thom Browne would take another two or three inches off these cuffs and have the waistband up to the second from bottom button of his shirt and it probably wouldn't stop there (see the "tux" of 29 Mar 07)
- Eminence Grise
he looks great, especially the sleeves. but i noticed that it's not as charming to me without the smiling face that characterizes so many of your photos. what great accessories smiles are! (i understand it's a candid shot and i'm sure he smiles a lot in life — i'm just speaking as to this particular photo)
that is george cortina! he is a major stylist. he always looks fantastic! pushed sleeves is signature george. and also leaving the top button of button fly pants undone.
He manages to take the stuffy/tweaky out of Thom Browne, for better or worse. TB has certainly had an impact, no matter what you might think of his current work; even Prada has suits on the rack today with short legs and a velcro strap to tighten at the ankle, constructed very much like the khakis this fellow is wearing.
I agree that this is a 'wearable' look, but I like the tension in a typical TB ensemble (even though I don't wear it myself, mostly due to the expense!). I just got back from London, and Vivienne Westwood is doing a navy shirt like this one (but with a few extra straps for fun).
I think a lot of people are ignoring the fact that it's hot and any extra relief for the heat is wonderful. I'm referring to the high cuffed pants, of course. I roll my pants up to expose some ankle in the heat. Not everyone wants to spend all day in the air conditioner wearing socks and long pants, and shorts aren't the greatest either. Now, if these pants were rolled up by the wearer rather than made that way, would some find it more acceptable?
I love the shirt, no question.
I'm sorry though, I'm not buying the short pants look this year. And sockless leather.
i've never been a fan of the too short trousers thom browne look. i agre this guy looks good but seriously the pants need some length!
Oh, so lovely.
bloody hell… sexy. in the right hands, thoms stuff is so nonchalant.
this is how to do it in my humble opinion.
He reminds me of David Lynch.
Very nicely done. Thom Browne would be proud!!
I'm curious, if the guy isn't wearing socks, won't the shoes bruise his ankles? It doesn't look like he can walk very far in those shoes.
This is great. Carries off this look easily and without pretension.
That's the idea.
this look is alright, but i cant stand when people unbutton button down collars, it just never looks right.
i'm still having trouble adjusting to the short pants length. they remind me of pedal pushers from the '60s. and look a little femme for my tastes. but if that's what's in, what are you gonna do?
That is George Cortina, a major men's stylist. I think he is doing his own thing because he has great style whatever he wears!!!!!!!!
i think he needs a tattoo with the outfit, then the insouciance would be carried off to a T.
love his style
I absolutly agree with anon1:03PM (-Eminence Grise). I understand Mr. Browne is like a prophet for a lot of americans (newyorkers), but it´s important to remember this abbreviated hems were in the european catwalks since a long time ago… maybe this are the reasons why you SARTO would wear this (not so) Thom Browne look.
Those pants just bother me.
This looks fantastic – what David Lynch would wear if he had a day job.
HE IS SO HOT. I'm melting
I am sorry, but as a female I am blind to the supposed greatness of his outfit. I see a wrinkled pair of pants that are too short and shoes (why, oh why?) without socks, that really bothers me. In my opinion, an outfit is perfect when all the details fit the picture so well that attention is not drawn to the details.
The whole Thom Browne look is lost on me I'm afraid.
Here in the UK the shorter trouser with zero break is a sure-fire way to bemused looks and unpleasent comments.
I have never seen the attracttion of the deep cuff either. If those trousers were of a normal length with a slight break you have a killer outfit though.
Maybe I am too much of a traditionalist.
anon 10:10- the sunglasses are Oliver Peoples (areo style). They are a few years old now but still very popular. Retail about $300- $400 depending on if they are polarized.
where can i get some smaller aviators like these?
any specific models?
The Thommy Browne look is hard for me to get into. I remember how hard it was for me to discontinue wearing a full break. This could take years.
Interesting nobody makes comments when a man is smoking…as they shouldn't for either sex…He's looking good on all counts. Shows how STRONG the Thom look can really be.
in response to above, though this short hem look has been going on in europe for a while…it actualy stems from a short lived look in the 1960s (64-66) from the british invasion/mods…..I think thom brownes playing off that, and not the europeans…and I have to say…even if you dont like it….his designs have had some resonance in modern design.
I didn't get a chance to comment on this one: it's perfect.
The pants are too short, and he forgot the socks. But I like the aviators and the cigarette, and the shirt is more than cool.
Such a hair cut!
This is so now! I love this look!
Very Gene-Kelly-dressed-as-choreographer. A little tough and cool and a little soft at the same time. This is a hot look on a man who has the confidence to carry it off.
This is such a great look! What is the appropriate cuff lenght when you want to wear your pants cropped, i know show an inch of your ankle.
That man is so SEXY!! A mature man wearing all buttoned shirt with a tough of youth by rolling his sleeves, it's really a nice match! I love it! Saving this picture for inspiration for my school projects!

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On Wednesday morning, Donald Trump held a long-awaited press conference to address how he will deal with the potential conflicts of interest posed by his massive business empire. For weeks, ethics watchdogs have called on the president-elect to fully divest from his business operations and place them in a blind trust.
Trump ignored those demands, announcing that he will retain ownership of his businesses, which his sons will oversee in a trust. To address concerns about possible violations of the Constitution's emoluments clause, Trump said that he will donate all of earnings from hotel bookings made by foreign governments to the U.S. Treasury. (Sheri Dillon, Trump's attorney has argued that his hotel holdings do not violate the Emoluments Clause.)
Trump continued to insist that none these measures were required by law and that he was making these moves voluntarily. "[My sons] are going to be running it in a very professional manner. They're not going to discuss it with me. Again, I don't have to do this. They're not going to discuss it with me," Trump said.
In response, House Democrats plan to launch a "Democracy Reform Task Force" that aims to hold Trump accountable for conflicts of interest and ethical lapses. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has tapped Maryland Congressman John Sarbanes, a leading proponent of ethics reform, to head the task force.
Trump's plan "doesn't come close to solving the problems that these conflicts of interest present," Sarbanes says in an interview with the Prospect. "This notion that giving it to his sons to look after is absurd as representing any real distancing from these conflicts."
"Without fully divesting ownership, there's no way to avoid potential for divided loyalties. When he goes to make a decision [as president], somewhere in his brain, if he still has business ownership, he's got to be thinking if the decision as president will hurt or benefit his business," Sarbanes adds.
While the Democrats' new task force won't have any formal power to investigate Trump, Sarbanes said that members will hold ethics forums around the country; provide resources to ranking Democrats on relevant committees; and highlight Democratic legislation—like Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren's bill that would require Trump to fully divest or Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin's bill to ban "golden parachute" bonuses for private-sector executives entering public service—that address the ethical concerns of Trump's administration. "[The task force] can be a very effective clearinghouse on this broad issue of accountability," Sarbanes says.
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The Demon Brothers, Gōzu and Meizu, are two chūnin from Kirigakure that assisted Zabuza Momochi in defecting from the village. They subsequently worked with Zabuza in assassinations to earn enough funds for a second attempt at the Mizukage's life.
The brothers are a paragon of coordinated attacking. Their large metal gauntlets (Gōzu wears the gauntlet on his right hand while Meizu wears his on his left) house a retractable shuriken-styled chain running between the two of them, which they can use to bind an enemy and then slice them to pieces. In the event that the shuriken chain is neutralised, they also have a release mechanism, to free them up for individual attacks. They use the sharp, poisoned claws on their gauntlets to shred their opponents.
Known Missions
- Assassinate the bridge builder
- Rank: None
- Status: Failure
The Demon Brothers were assigned to deal with Tazuna by Gatō but they were stopped by Team 7. Team 7 tied them both to a tree and left them to be arrested.


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Sweet on Honey: 28 Favorite Recipes
Honey-Rosemary Shortbread Cookies
Chicago chef Myk Banas created these utterly delicious and subtly sophisticated cookies.
Honey-Rosemary Shortbread Cookies
Honey Cream Scones
Fresh thyme and finely shredded lemon or lime peel add delicate flavors to these soft scones. Serve warm, and drizzle with a little extra honey if you like.
Fingerling Potato Salad with Honey-Thyme Vinaigrette
"Potato salad is classic summer fare, but I rarely see one as light as this," says amateur beekeeper and chef Myk Banas from the Chicago Marriott Downtown. The addition of fresh haricots verts gives it fresh-from-the-garden taste.
Peach-Topped Honey Rice Pudding with Chocolate
Peaches poached in sweet wine and rich dark chocolate add a sophisticated twist to homey rice pudding. The recipe comes from Urban Roots Farm in Springfield, Missouri.
Feta, Honey and Date Spread
This spread can be made ahead and stored in the fridge up to 3 days. For a flavorful dipper, brush pita wedges with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and thyme before toasting in oven.
Lemon-Mint Honeyed Iced Tea
Stir lemonade or limeade concentrate and honey into a combination of mint tea and green or black tea for an easy, refreshing drink.
Honey-Glazed Buttermilk Oatmeal Coffee Cake
Turning this homey cake out of the pan reveals a honey glaze that baked at the bottom. Lemon juice and zest add a little zing.
Honey Berry Frozen Yogurt Sundaes
Fresh raspberries, blackberries, strawberries or blueberries star in our Honey-Berry Frozen Yogurt Sundaes, which take only 15 minutes to make from start to finish.
Whipped Honey Butter
Try this creamy three-ingredient spread on freshly baked corn bread, biscuits or bran muffins.
Lemon-Herb Grilled Chicken
Herbed lemon marinade cooks down with honey to a glossy, gorgeous glaze that gives this chicken a golden color.
Fresh Fruit Salad with Honey-Rum Dressing
Mint, lime juice, rum and honey bathe this fruit mixture in fresh flavors.
Bavarian Honey-Bran Muffins
Honey, sugar and raisins sweeten these hearty bran muffins. Serve warm with honey or butter.
Noodles with Honey-Balsamic Beef
Tangy balsamic vinegar, sweet honey and the bite of red pepper flakes blend as they season this beef stir-fry. We like the crunch of the Chinese cabbage called bok choy.
Hot-Off-The-Grill Tropical Treat
Looking for an informal yet special dish? Surprise your family or guests with this sweet fruit hot-off-the grill. Fresh pineapple slices get brushed with a lime and honey sauce.
Romaine Hearts with Lemon-Honey Vinaigrette
We based this salad on heart of romaine lettuce because it's so easy to serve. Colorful cherry tomatoes and tangy kalamata olives add flavor and visual interest.
Sweet and Spicy Caribbean BBQ Sauce
Cookbook author Nina Swan-Kohler created this sauce to remind her of the Caribbean flavors she enjoyed while living in Trinidad and Tobago after college. Brush the sauce -- a combination of honey, chili sauce and spices -- on beef, chicken or pork.
Honey and Poppy Seed Hearts
Honey gives these cinnamon-spiced cookies great flavor and a slightly soft texture.
Honey-Rhubarb Muffins
Lemon-flavor honey butter accents the sweet-tart flavor of the rhubarb in these muffins. Either frozen or fresh rhubarb work.
Honey-Ginger Salmon
Simple but sophisticated, this sweet and spicy salmon gets great flavor and aroma from a combination of honey, soy sauce, bourbon and ginger. Try serving the fish with steamed asparagus and a tossed salad.
Nut and Honey Crunch Granola
Get creative with this breakfast or snack food! Layer the granola with yogurt, serve it with milk or eat it plain.
Wisconsin Honey Bee and Vanilla Bean Pudding
Jill Prescott, a Midwest cooking-school teacher, shared this dessert named for her home state.
Curried Yogurt Marinade
Use this spicy, golden marinade on pork, chicken, lamb or beef. Marinate your meat for 2 to 4 hours before grilling. Grill long-cooking meats over indirect heat, so the splash of honey in the marinade doesn't burn during cooking.
Roasted Root Vegetables
Get fresh, sweet flavor from parsnips, turnips, potatoes, carrots and onions with a drizzle of honey and sprinkle of sage.
Pancetta-Feta Red Cabbage
Our warm red cabbage salad makes a tasty accompaniment to any roasted meat or chicken. The honey-mustard dressing brings tang and the baconlike pancetta a familiar salty flavor. Add the feta, and the blend is mouthwatering.
Polynesian Honey-Pineapple Chicken
Marinate chicken in a sweet and tangy mixture of honey, pineapple juice, minced garlic and fresh ginger before grilling.
Orange-Honey Sweet Rolls
The recipe for these hearty rolls comes from Jean Hixson of the Kansas Wheat Commission. They'll keep in an airtight container for a couple days, or you can freeze them (unfrosted) for up to 2 months. They're best served warm, so when ready to eat, wrap the frozen cinnamon rolls in foil and bake about 25 minutes in a 300° oven. Frost as directed.
Fruit Brunch Medley
Honey and lime add snap to this fruit bowl with Granny Smith and Delicious apples, red and green grapes, kiwi, and dried tart cherries. Serve it at brunch or as a meal accompaniment.
Honey-Baked Cornish Hens
Team baked honey-glazed game hens with fruited wild rice and a trio of vegetables for a company-special meal.
Honey cooking tips
Substituting for sugar: When you substitute honey for other sugar in a recipe, you're adding liquid, so you need to adjust the recipe accordingly. When baking, you can substitute honey for up to half of the granulated sugar in a recipe. For every cup added, reduce the nonsweet liquid by 1/4 cup, add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and lower oven temperature by 25 degrees.
Measuring: When measuring honey, spray the measuring cup or spoon with nonstick vegetable spray coating so the honey won't stick to the surface.
Choosing a honey flavor: Many cooks like adding bold-tasting honey to baked goods, such as buckwheat honey in wheat muffins. Milder honey complements sauces, glazes and salad dressings. For example, try apple honey in a light vinaigrette. See next slide for more information on honey flavors.
Checking labels: Honey blends--honey and syrup--are increasingly common in stores today. To ensure you're buying 100 percent pure honey, always check the label.
Storing: Honey keeps for years in your pantry. If your jar of liquid honey becomes too granular, heat it in a pan of warm (not boiling) water until it's smooth and clear again.
For more honey information, go to the National Honey Board website (honey.com).
Honey colors and flavors
Honey's color gives clues to its source and flavor. As a rule, light-color honey tastes mild. Dark honey tastes bolder. Try one of these Midwest varieties:
Alfalfa Delicate flavor with a subtle spiciness.
Apple Mildly floral, delicate taste.
Basswood Sweet and light with a hint of mint.
Blackberry Mildly sweet with a trace of fruit.
Blueberry Hints of green leaves and lemon.
Buckwheat Definite molasses and malt flavor with lingering aftertaste.
Clover Most common. Flowery aroma and mild taste. Hints of its blossom.
Goldenrod Slightly strong, almost spicy.
Raspberry Mellow, smooth flavor with raspberry finish.
Soybean Distinctive, mildly fruity flavor.
Star thistle Moderate sweetness with a grassy, anise aroma and flavor.
Sunflower Slightly herbal with citrus notes.
Tulip poplar Very mild for a dark honey.
Wildflower Taste varies by flower.
Honeys pictured include (left to right), buckwheat, prairie wildflower, goldenrod and clover. To order a four-jar sampler of some of our favorite Midwest honeys ($49.95), call 800/678-5752 or visit MWLcatalog.com.


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Microsoft invited the CRN Test Center to its Redmond, Wash. headquarters last week for an up-close and personal look at its upcoming Windows Server 8.
Before the first hour was through, it was clear that the unofficial slogan for the unofficially-named Windows Server 8 was, "It Just Works."
The excitement was palpable, as exec after high-level exec paraded through the room with their presentations, each more animated than the next to tell -- and to show -- what was in store for the next edition of Windows Server. And there was plenty to say. Here's just a sample -- the top 17 features of Windows Server 8.


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China's Production Cools
Data from HSBC showed manufacturing activity in China expanded in February at a slower pace than the previous month, but Donna Kwok from HSBC tells the WSJ's Jake Lee China has nothing to worry about.
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Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off Breakfast
By ODU Athletics
Sept. 1, 2010
NORFOLK Va. - On Wednesday, Sept. 29 the Hampton Roads college basketball community is coming together for a special event: The Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off Breakfast, and ODU basketball coaches Wendy Larry and Blaine Taylor, along with honorary chairs Paul Webb and Coach Lefty Driesell would like Monarch fans to come out and support the worthy cause.
Fans will have the chance to mingle with coaches, players and other fans. There will be food, drinks, entertainment and a special silent live auction of basketball items. But, most importantly, all in attendance will be supporting the lifesaving programs and services of the American Cancer Society.
The event will run from 8-10 a.m. at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. General Admission is $35. Visit http://www.coachesvscancerhamptonroads.org or contact Jennifer Stout at firstname.lastname@example.com or 757-493-7968.
Schools participating in the event include: Christopher Newport University, Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Old Dominion University, Virginia Wesleyan College and The College of William & Mary.
All proceeds from the event benefit the American Cancer Society.
For nearly a century, the American Cancer Society has fought for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. By taking what they've learned through research and turning it into what they do, they have contributed to a 15 percent decrease in the overall cancer death rate between the early 1990s and 2005. That means that they've helped avoid about 650,000 cancer deaths and created the potential for more birthday celebrations. Overall, 11 million cancer survivors in America will celebrate a birthday this year. Now that's a reason to party, so join us!


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There I was, Facebook stalking again. But I wasn't chasing after an old boyfriend or trying to see if my niece was having too good a time in Italy. As the internship coordinator for Roll Call (now CQ Roll Call), a newspaper covering Congress on Capitol Hill, I was looking at the faces of candidates for internships.
One might ask: Why did I care about what a prospective intern would look like? The answer was that I was told that out of three interns hired each semester at Roll Call, one of them had to be from a racial minority: African-American, Hispanic, Asian, South Asian, Native American. And in some cases, what you can't tell from a name you can see from a picture.
Mike Mills, the paper's editorial director, denies that Roll Call had a policy to "tip the scales in favor of any candidate solely to fulfill our our diversity goals," but I was given a clear directive otherwise, initiated when I was with Roll Call in 2009 and 2010. It was part of an overall push to improve diversity at the newspaper, which is owned by The Economist Group. The company felt, laudably, that an ethical work environment is one that offers opportunities to those who may not have had them in the past.
I want to be clear that I think the goal is a good one: Most newsrooms these days are anything but diverse, and that lack of diversity affects the kinds of stories covered, the approach to those stories, the photographs, the headlines, everything.
But is there a way to fix this – at least a better way than using race as a key part of the selection criteria? The US Supreme Court will to take up a version of that question itself when it hears a case that challenges the University of Texas's race-conscious admissions practices later this year. In 2003, the court ruled that public colleges could use race in a vague way as a criterion for college admissions. But now the court has agreed to look at a case involving admissions at the University of Texas. Observers predict that the more conservative bench today is likely to end any kind of race-based preference in higher education.
In my case, what I discovered in my hunt for the right interns was an obstacle that had less to do with racial factors and more to do with economic ones. When I started at Roll Call as features editor in charge of internships, we offered three unpaid internships each semester and in the summer. What that meant was that one of the main qualifications for the job was a set of parents who were able and willing to allow their child to work fulltime for free for several months, with the hope that it might lay the groundwork for future employment.
Meanwhile, besides my Facebook-stalking of candidates who had sent in resumes and published clips, I was systematically approaching groups such as the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association, and historically black colleges like Howard University. But as soon as I mentioned the fact that these were unpaid internships, the conversation was over.
Eventually, I convinced Roll Call that offering a salary to interns was a way to widen the search. And that $10-an-hour slot did seem to improve the diversity of the candidates applying for the spots.
The next problem was that I was pressed for time and collecting applications from all over the country, which meant that I was unable to interview candidates in person. I was back to sleuthing: Did the student belong to any organizations that might give an indication of his racial background? What about languages spoken? Did her newspaper clips reflect an interest in diverse topics?
These all turned out to be more useful methods of research than the illegal tactic of simply asking a job applicant about his race. And in some ways it was all part of the thorough investigation I did of most candidates for these spots, since I needed to hire interns who had a foundation in journalism experience and could write well. I spent hours reading clips, poring over cover letters, making notations, ranking the applicants in a pile. For summer internships, the competition was fierce: as many as 100 viable applications for what had been reduced to two spots.
In the end, I can say that I put my finger ever so slightly on the scale for the candidates who were both accomplished journalists and from diverse backgrounds. Most of the time that meant that one out of my two interns was from a racial minority but also highly qualified to be an intern at Roll Call.
Occasionally, the process got clumsy and almost funny: Once, I assumed from the spelling of a name an ethnicity that wasn't there. Sometimes a intern from a racial or ethnic minority was from a private-school, privileged background that seemed to defeat the purpose of giving advantages to those who might not otherwise have them. Another time a young man announced to me on the last day of his internship that he was biracial. Who knew? Who cared?
Overall, this focus on race felt ultimately racist itself, a process that was less about journalism and more about race. To this day, I haven't admitted to any of the wonderful interns I hired that their ethnic or racial background had been even the remotest factor in the hiring process. In fact, I'm sure they would be appalled to think that they were chosen for anything other than their journalistic potential.
In a perfect world, I would have been able to hire the absolute best interns whether they were from Mars or Hoboken. The process should have been color blind, focused on who could write the best ledes, who could be brave enough to cold-call a source, and who had the attention to detail that made a good story memorable.
In a less-than-perfect world, a reasonable solution could be a better approach to outreach, such as formal programs at newspapers to encourage diversity. In the same way that I reached out to organizations like the National Association of Black Journalists, newspapers could establish regular programs to allow diverse young journalists to visit newsrooms and hear from reporters and editors about their daily lives. Once they got there, they would need to have a mentor who could guide them through the sometimes-overwhelming world of breaking news and cutthroat competition.
In fact, my old employer had started to do just that with regular talks given to student groups and monthly pizza lunches for the interns who were already in place. I never had the time to travel, but an internship coordinator could go to career fairs and journalism classes at historically black colleges to make the point that this publication cared about reaching out to diverse journalists.
In addition, I think there's nothing wrong with a hiring manager paying attention to the organizations someone belongs to, the languages he speaks, and the story ideas he cares to cover. It's all part of a thorough investigation of candidates in any tough hiring environment, and a person with a wider perspective is going to be a more valuable candidate than someone with a more narrow approach to life and journalism.
Having said that, I do think that a broad experience of life – whether it's through passionate involvement in curling or ballet or whether it's through gospel singing or fluency in Portuguese – is more important than the color of one's skin.
We have to find an approach to hiring that is both positive and straightforward. Giving an extra advantage to an applicant beyond that is degrading for both the applicants and those doing the hiring. For me, I'm happy not to have to stalk anyone on Facebook anymore, except maybe that niece.
Debra Bruno is a Beijing-based journalist who has written about everything from air pollution to fashion to poetry. She describes her experiences on her blog, www.notbyoccident.blogspot.com.


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There is still time to register for summer classes at Campbellsville University.
June and June/July term classes begin June 3 and July and late summer term courses start July 1.
Summer classes offer a way for students to get ahead and avoid the higher cost of tuition.
"Attending summer school gives a student the opportunity to either catch up or get ahead toward their graduation goal," said Dave Walters, vice president for admissions and student services.
Samantha Stevenson
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville University will have graduation ceremonies for its largest class of students on Friday and Saturday.
Including the December graduates, the 2012-2013 class totals a record 647 students.
Graduate students will receive their diplomas at 7 p.m. Friday in Ransdell Chapel with 170 students receiving degrees.
Campbellsville/Taylor County Anti-Drug Coalition partnered with local law enforcement and others to give residents an opportunity to dispose of unwanted and expired medications.
According to Karen Hayes, coalition co-chair, 1,400 medications weighing 226 pounds were collected.
Those who were unable to attend Saturday's drop off can bring unwanted medication, with the exception of injectibles and syringes, to a collection box in Campbellsville Police Department lobby.
Shoppers searched for bargains last week at the annual KY 55 yard sale.
The sale extended through several counties and vendors set up in Taylor County last Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Campbellsville Trail Town Task Force recently initiated "Get Fit Taylor County Week," which will be celebrated May 6-11.
The week is funded by McDonald's Corp. to gear up for an August Connextions event at Green River Lake State Park.
The Task Force is dedicated to raise awareness about the benefits of exercise and the abundance of recreation opportunities in Taylor County through these events.
Author and Campbellsville native Janna McMahan will help celebrate the opening of the Taylor County Public Library, a library that she says was pivotal in her life.
As an 11-year-old with a great desire to read, McMahan begged her parents to allow her to volunteer when Campbellsville opened its first community library.
Decades later, McMahan will return to her hometown to help celebrate the opening of the new Taylor County Public Library.
Lucas Pennington
Fred Luter Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Convention, will speak at Campbellsville University's chapel service on Wednesday, April 10. The service will be at Ransdell Chapel and is free and open to the public.
A Clean Taylor County event will be Friday, April 26, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the paved back parking lot of the former Fruit of the Loom building.
Those attending should enter and exit off West Main Street only. Signs will be posted.
There may be a long line of those dropping off unwanted items, so organizers ask that those attending be patient and watch for traffic and workers.
Those wishing to drop off items must be in line before 4 p.m.
Joan C. McKinney
Campbellsville University's Semper Paratus Severe, the veterans' club at CU, will present a program on post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and service dogs at 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, in Ransdell Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.
It's a way to fight obesity and cancer, and get a little color.
Those passing by Miller Park on March 16 might see something a bit unusual. People will be sprayed with colored cornstarch as they compete in a 5K walk and run.
And the event will raise money to fight two causes, obesity and children's cancer.
Campbellsville's "Color to Conquer" walk and 5K run will be Saturday, March 16, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Miller Park. Registration begins at 7 a.m.
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