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Business - Economics
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Special Report
Innocence and Broken Dreams - "The idea of the power of three was an intriguing concept"
By SUZY MENKES
Published: September 21, 2009
Behind the apparent simplicity of Christopher Kane's summer 2010 collection was a disturbing mood and a message.
LONDON — In her pleated gingham checks, simple cardigan and with shoe heels like a twist of candy, the model looked as sweet and innocent as her inspiration: Nancy Reagan in the White House garden.
But behind the apparent simplicity of the clothes that Christopher Kane showed in his collection on Monday was a mood and a message that ignited London’s summer 2010 season.
“Jonestown,” said the designer backstage, referring to the 1978 cult deaths in Guyana, when drinks laced with cyanide killed hundreds of acolytes.
But this was a case of “Do drink the Kool-Aid,” because Mr Kane’s collection was powerful on several levels.
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Science
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 Definition
There are three types of twilight; Astronomical, Nautical and Civil.
From a scientific perspective, twilight is defined according to the position of the Sun
(its centre) relative to the horizon. There are three established and widely accepted subcategories of twilight: civil twilight (brightest), nautical twilight and astronomical twilight (darkes
| Definition |
Position of sun |
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degrees below the horizon |
| Night |
more than 18° |
| Astronomical twilight |
12° - 18° |
| Nautical twilight |
6° - 12° |
| Civil twilight |
less than 6° |
| Day |
(sun above the horizon) |
For comparison, the angular diameter of the Sun is 0.5°.
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Entertainment
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 Probably the most familiar 3D chess variant to the general public in the middle 20th century and early 21st century is the game of Tri-Dimensional Chess (Tri-D Chess), which can be seen in many Star Trek TV episodes and movies, starting with the original series and proceeding in updated forms throughout the subsequent movies and spinoff series.
The original Star Trek prop was assembled using boards from 3-D Checkers and 3-D Tic Tac Toe games available in stores at the time (also visible being played in the original series episodes) and adding futuristic chess pieces. Rules for the game were never invented within the series; in fact, the boards are sometimes not even aligned consistently from one shot to the next within a single episode.
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