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Friday, February 29, 2008
February 29!
February 29 is a date that occurs only every four years, in years evenly divisible by 4, such as 1988, 1996, 2008 or 2016 (with the exception of century years not divisible by 400, such as 1900). These are called leap years, and February 29 is the 60th day of the Gregorian calendar in such a year, with 306 days remaining until the end of that year. February 29 is also known as bissextile day.
Leap years
Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days, a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours. Every four years, an extra twenty-four hours have accumulated, so one extra day is added to that calendar to keep the count coordinated with the sun's apparent position.
A century year, which ends in two zeros, is not a leap year unless it is also evenly divisible by 400. This means that 1600 and 2000 were leap years, and 2400 and 2800 will also be, 1800 and 1900 were not, and the years 2100 and 2200 will not be leap years. To correct a slight inaccuracy that remains (it isn't exactly six hours extra), it has been proposed that years evenly divisible by 4,000 should not be leap years; but this rule has not been officially adopted.
A leap day is more likely to fall on a Monday than on a Sunday. This is because the Gregorian calendar repeats itself every 400 years, which is exactly 20871 weeks including 97 leap days. Over this period February 29 falls thirteen times on a Sunday, Tuesday or Thursday; fourteen times on a Friday or Saturday; and fifteen times on a Monday or Wednesday.
The concepts of the leap year and leap day are distinct from the leap second, which results from changes in the Earth's rotational speed.
The leap day was introduced as part of the Julian reform. The day following the Terminalia (23 February) was doubled, forming the so-called "bis sextum". The first day of the bis sextum (February 24) came to be regarded as the intercalated or "bissextile" day. February 29 came to be regarded as the leap day when the Roman system of numbering days was replaced by sequential numbering in the late Middle Ages.
An English law of 1256 decreed that in leap years, the leap day and the day before are to be reckoned as one day for the purpose of calculating when a full year has passed. Thus, in England and Wales a person born on February 29 legally reaches the age of 18 or 21 on February 28 of the relevant year. In the European Union, February 29 officially became the leap day only in 2000.
There is a tradition that women may make a proposal of marriage to men only in leap years, further restricted in some cases to only February 29. There is a tradition that in 1288 the Scottish parliament under Queen Margaret legislated that any woman could propose in Leap Year; few parliament records of that time exist, and none concern February 29.[1] Another component of this tradition was that if the man rejects the proposal, he should soften the blow by providing a kiss, one pound currency, and a pair of gloves (some later sources say a silk gown). There were similar notions in France and Switzerland.
In France, there is a humorous periodical called La Bougie du Sapeur (The Sapper's Candle) published every February 29 since 1980. The name is a reference to the sapper Camembert. The eighth issue will be published in 2008.
Births
A person who was born on February 29 may be called a "leapling". In non-leap years they may celebrate their birthday on 28 February or 1 March.
For legal purposes, their legal birthdays depend on how different laws count time intervals. In England and Wales the legal birthday of a leapling is 28 February in common years (see Leap Years, above). In Taiwan the legal birthday of a leapling is also February 28 in common years. In both cases, a person born on February 29, 1980 would have legally reached 18 years old on February 28, 1998.
"If a period fixed by weeks, months, and years does not commence from the beginning of a week, month, or year, it ends with the ending of the day which proceeds the day of the last week, month, or year which corresponds to that on which it began to commence. But if there is no corresponding day in the last month, the period ends with the ending of the last day of the last month."
There are many instances in children's literature where a person's claim to be only a quarter of their actual age turns out to be based on counting their leap-year birthdays. A similar device is used in the plot of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance. Frederic, born on February 29, was apprenticed to a band of pirates until his 21st birthday, meaning that with all the missed birthdays, until he was 84 years old.
Leap years
Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days, a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours. Every four years, an extra twenty-four hours have accumulated, so one extra day is added to that calendar to keep the count coordinated with the sun's apparent position.
A century year, which ends in two zeros, is not a leap year unless it is also evenly divisible by 400. This means that 1600 and 2000 were leap years, and 2400 and 2800 will also be, 1800 and 1900 were not, and the years 2100 and 2200 will not be leap years. To correct a slight inaccuracy that remains (it isn't exactly six hours extra), it has been proposed that years evenly divisible by 4,000 should not be leap years; but this rule has not been officially adopted.
A leap day is more likely to fall on a Monday than on a Sunday. This is because the Gregorian calendar repeats itself every 400 years, which is exactly 20871 weeks including 97 leap days. Over this period February 29 falls thirteen times on a Sunday, Tuesday or Thursday; fourteen times on a Friday or Saturday; and fifteen times on a Monday or Wednesday.
The concepts of the leap year and leap day are distinct from the leap second, which results from changes in the Earth's rotational speed.
The leap day was introduced as part of the Julian reform. The day following the Terminalia (23 February) was doubled, forming the so-called "bis sextum". The first day of the bis sextum (February 24) came to be regarded as the intercalated or "bissextile" day. February 29 came to be regarded as the leap day when the Roman system of numbering days was replaced by sequential numbering in the late Middle Ages.
An English law of 1256 decreed that in leap years, the leap day and the day before are to be reckoned as one day for the purpose of calculating when a full year has passed. Thus, in England and Wales a person born on February 29 legally reaches the age of 18 or 21 on February 28 of the relevant year. In the European Union, February 29 officially became the leap day only in 2000.
There is a tradition that women may make a proposal of marriage to men only in leap years, further restricted in some cases to only February 29. There is a tradition that in 1288 the Scottish parliament under Queen Margaret legislated that any woman could propose in Leap Year; few parliament records of that time exist, and none concern February 29.[1] Another component of this tradition was that if the man rejects the proposal, he should soften the blow by providing a kiss, one pound currency, and a pair of gloves (some later sources say a silk gown). There were similar notions in France and Switzerland.
In France, there is a humorous periodical called La Bougie du Sapeur (The Sapper's Candle) published every February 29 since 1980. The name is a reference to the sapper Camembert. The eighth issue will be published in 2008.
Births
A person who was born on February 29 may be called a "leapling". In non-leap years they may celebrate their birthday on 28 February or 1 March.
For legal purposes, their legal birthdays depend on how different laws count time intervals. In England and Wales the legal birthday of a leapling is 28 February in common years (see Leap Years, above). In Taiwan the legal birthday of a leapling is also February 28 in common years. In both cases, a person born on February 29, 1980 would have legally reached 18 years old on February 28, 1998.
"If a period fixed by weeks, months, and years does not commence from the beginning of a week, month, or year, it ends with the ending of the day which proceeds the day of the last week, month, or year which corresponds to that on which it began to commence. But if there is no corresponding day in the last month, the period ends with the ending of the last day of the last month."
There are many instances in children's literature where a person's claim to be only a quarter of their actual age turns out to be based on counting their leap-year birthdays. A similar device is used in the plot of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance. Frederic, born on February 29, was apprenticed to a band of pirates until his 21st birthday, meaning that with all the missed birthdays, until he was 84 years old.
Article is taken from Wikipedia.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
PIKOM PC Fair 2008 (I)
Dates and Venues:
4 - 6 April 2008(11:00 am - 9:00 pm)
Persada Johor International Convention Centre, Johor Bahru, Johor
Jalan Abdullah Ibrahim, 80000 Johor Bahru
Dewan Perbandaran Taiping, Taiping, Perak
Jalan Taming Sari, 34000 Taiping
Level 5, Permata Car Park Building, Kuching, Sarawak
Jalan Padungan, 93100 Kuching
Dewan Masyarakat Sandakan, Sandakan, Sabah
Jalan Leila, 90000 Sandakan
Dewan Masyarakat Tawau, Tawau, Sabah
Jalan Bakau, 91000 Tawau
11 - 13 April 2008(11:00 am - 9:00 pm)
KL Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50888 Kuala Lumpur
Stadium Indera Mulia, Ipoh, Perak
Jalan Stadium Perak, 31400 Ipoh
Berjaya Megamall, Kuantan, Pahang
Jalan Tun Ismail, Sri Dagangan, 25000 Kuantan
Dewan Milenium, Kepala Batas, Penang
Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas
Dewan Jubli Intan Sultan Ibrahim, Muar, Johor
Jalan Arab, 84000 Muar
18 - 20 April 2008(11:00 am - 9:00 pm)
Penang International Sports Arena, Penang
Jalan Tun Dr Awang, 11900 Relau
Mahkota Parade Melaka, Melaka
Jalan Merdeka, 75000 Bandar Hilir
Sibu Trade & Exhibition Centre, Sibu, Sarawak
Power Road, 96000 Sibu
Miri Indoor Stadium, Miri, Sarawak
Jalan Sukan, 98000 Miri
Dewan Merdeka MPM, Seri Manjung, Perak
Jalan Pinang Raja, 32040 Seri Manjung
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine's DayHere's a funny poem I would like to share. Funny Valentine poems can also be love poems. This funny Valentine's Day love poem speaks of love's all-encompassing thoughts and feelings.
Everything Reminds Me Of You
And what do I see?
My Valentine's face
Smiling back at me.
But, oh what a shock,
For it reminds of you
And that is no crock.
My feelings just burn
With thoughts about you,
My love please don’t spurn!
Each cloud and each bee,
The earth and the sea,
It all reminds me...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Simple Plan - Simple Plan(album)
01. When I'm Gone
02. Take My Hand
03. End
04. Your Love Is A Lie
05. Save You
06. Generation
07. Time To Say Goodbye
08. I Can Wait Forever
09. Holding On
10. No Love
11. What If
Download(39.54Mb).
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Happy Chinese New Year 2008!
7th of February is the real day, but I'd to post now, I guess I can't online~
Anyway, I'm here to wish everybody whom celebrates Chinese New Year.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Friday, February 1, 2008
Hari Wilayah Persekutuan
What day is today? Hari Wilayah!!!Public holiday for the 3 states below:
Kuala Lumpur
(me here,hehe)
Labuan
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