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We
are interested and curious about a lot (I will just keep quiet about
kalahari.net, loot.co.za and alibris.com) – stars, education, green matters,
food, parrots, fibre crafts, photography…
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The Hartbeesthoek Radio Astronomy
Observatory is tucked into a valley not far from Johannesburg. It was born in 1961 and is going strong. We
spent some very happy times there. It
maintains a really great website at http://www.hartrao.ac.za/
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Download a really cool pdf on radio
astronomy from http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/radioastronomy/
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See the Durban University of Technology
website http://indlebe.dut.ac.za/, for
information on their Indlebe Radio Telescope...
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See http://www.skatelescope.org/
for information on the Square Kilometre Array generally. Choose to enter the site as Astronomer,
Student, Engineer, etc... Download a
Science or Engineering book (unfortunately chapter by chapter)
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See http://www.ska.ac.za/
for information on the South African MeerKAT Square Kilometre Array
Pathfinder project.
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See http://www.atnf.csiro.au/SKA/
for information on the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder
project.
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Radio telescopes generate many, many
stories. The Dish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dish)
is a 2000 Australian movie, about the role of the Parkes Observatory in
relaying live TV coverage of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon mission. Judging by this movie and the location of
MeerKAT in South Africa, radio telescopes and sheep paddocks just seem to go
together...
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System
Engineering is further explained on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_engineering.
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For some good logistics quotes, go to http://www.military-quotes.com/forum/logistics-quotes-t511.html.
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There is a marvellous man named Salman Khan
who is educating the planet on http://www.khanacademy.org/. Please go and look at this site, you are 100%
certain to be a fan.
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Citizen
science rules! Look at http://www.galaxyzoo.org/ and join the
Zooniverse!
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We have found a marvellous variety of cool toys at http://www.thegreenshop.co.za/. The Cape Quarter is a good place to visit.
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Horseback
archery revives the techniques of the ancient Huns. No wonder they were such an effective
force! Wikipedia tells more about this on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mounted_archery#Kassai_school_of_horseback_archery.
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The Cape Guild
of Weavers (read about this guild at http://www.freewebs.com/capeguildofweavers/index.htm)
has a huge amount of knowledge, skill and creativity
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Beware, do
NOT visit David Lebovitz at http://www.davidlebovitz.com/. His recipes
should carry a health warning, because they are all thoroughly addictive!
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One of our homes is in Carnarvon in the Northern
Cape. For just some of this
village’s attractions, go to http://www.carnarvon.co.za/. Better still, visit…