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The Maui News Veteran Hawaii island astronomer Doug Simons has been selected as the next director of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, which oversees observatories on Haleakala and Maunakea. Simons will assume the post on Sept. 1, subject to the formal posting on the agenda of the UH Board of Regents’ meeting on Thursday. He has worked on Maunakea since 1990 after earning his Ph.D. from the institute, and has also served as the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope executive directo...

By CHARLIE QUIMBY I was not the only reader mystified by William Perry Pendley’s attempt to use Enstrom Candies and owner Doug Simons as a cudgel to beat on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). Pendley framed a quote—“you didn’t make that widget”— by the right-wing’s favorite target to suggest that Democrats hate and misunderstand America’s entrepreneurs. In fact, the quote was not about local business owners like Doug Simons, so let’s leave him o...

SPIE announces new fellows including Céline d’Orgeville, Michael Hoenk, Ian McLean, and Doug Simons Date Announced: 17 Dec 2020 During the 2020 SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation Digital Forum, the Society celebrates these new Fellow Members.   GOOD FELLOWS: From left to right: Hoenk, McLean, DOregeville, Simons. Bellingham, WA., USA -- In 2020, SPIE welcomes 72 Members as new Fellows of the Society. Fellows are Members of distinction who have made significant scientific an...

share-square-1083719 NEW YORK -- The Rule 5 Draft is Major League Baseball’s annual opportunity for teams to take a chance. Often, that means a rebuilding club selecting a player with potential and hoping he sticks. The Twins famously received Johan Santana in the Rule 5 Draft, using it to grab one of the best pitchers of his generation. • While the Mets have never experienced that type of success in the Rule 5 Draft, which allows clubs to draft eligible, unprotected Minor Leaguers away fr...