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The Ancient Origins of Clockwise Motion: A Journey Through Timekeeping History

The article explores the historical origins of why clocks always move in a clockwise direction. It explains that the clockwise movement of time is rooted in the historical development of sundials, which operated by casting a shadow with a gnomon onto a flat surface. The article highlights that the earliest mechanical clocks were designed to mimic the familiar motion of …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Madras Day: Iconic timekeepers on campuses

The Hindu

The quartet of clocks at the clock tower at Presidency College do not know the meaning of a breather. Known as Fyson Clock, this timekeeper on Kamarajar Salai finds enabling support from two entities on the parallel Mount Road — The Simpson Group’s establishment and a couple of addresses away, P. Orr & Sons. Prof. Raman notes that The Simpson …

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9 months, 1 week ago

The ancient Roman alternative to daylight saving time

BBC

The ancient Roman alternative to daylight saving time Alamy In ancient Rome, an hour was not a consistent unit of time. Alessandro Launaro The sundial discovered at Interamna Lirenas divides up the available daylight into hours that vary in length with the seasons Reading time, the ancient Roman way Launaro's sundial, which was discovered at the site of the ancient …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

One far-right leader ousted. Another barely hangs on. Is Shasta rejecting MAGA politics?

LA Times

Shasta County voters have booted from office a key figure in the county’s hard-right shift, even as the fate of a second far-right crusader on the powerful Board of Supervisors still hangs in the balance. On the campaign trail, Long said, many voters shared his horror at what they heard coming out of supervisors’ meetings and felt “a desperation for …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Noname’s evolution into a hip hop revolutionary

Live Mint

In 2016, Fatimah Nyeema Warner—the rapper better known as Noname—dropped her debut mixtape, Telefone, to critical acclaim. Noname’s free-wheeling verses—delivered in a silky smooth flow that owes as much to her past as a slam poet as to hip hop convention—tackled subjects as diverse as America’s broken politics, personal struggles with addiction, and erotic Caribbean fantasies. “The same gun that …

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3 years, 2 months ago

At Berkeley’s Alt: Meat Lab, some students learn to be CEOs

LA Times

This story is part of our series on the future of cultured and plant-based meat. Its original creation — a seafood alternative — was born at UC Berkeley’s Alt: Meat Lab, a program that connects students interested in creating plant-based alternatives to animal products with potential investors. Le joined the lab’s inaugural class in 2017 and learned — through fellow …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Column: The sad fate of East L.A.’s forgotten Walk of Fame

LA Times

A pedestrian walks by the sundial plaque honoring labor activist Cesar Chavez on the Latino Walk of Fame on Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles. “My question back to you is, ‘Why do you think we don’t have more?’ Because I want you to get the impression from me that, God, I would love to put one every month.” What …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Janhvi Kapoor posts her candid pic, sister Khushi Kapoor's playful moment as duo enjoy time together, see photos

Hindustan Times

Actor Janhvi Kapoor often shares pictures with her sister Khushi Kapoor and this time too she has posted photos of the duo soaking up some sun and chilling near a beach. Having finished the shooting for her upcoming movie Good Luck Jerry, Janhvi flew to spend some time with her sister who is currently in the US. Janhvi Kapoor joined …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Janhvi Kapoor completes Good Luck Jerry shoot, pens farewell note for film's crew

Firstpost

Janhvi Kapoor has announced that she has finished shooting for her upcoming movie Good Luck Jerry. Janhvi had started filming for Good Luck Jerry in January this year. The same month, the movie’s shooting was disrupted for a brief period twice in Punjab’s Patiala district and Fatehgarh Sahib district after a group of farmers demanded a statement from the actor …

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3 years, 11 months ago

GameStop wraps up a bad week, leaves $18 billion hole

Live Mint

Even with Friday’s bounce, GameStop Corp. wrapped up its worst week on record as a stunning reversal of fortune wiped out $18 billion from the video-game retailer’s stock-market value. The 19% gain on Friday after Robinhood Markets removed buying limits still left it far below last week’s high of $483 as retail trader demand and excitement across platforms like Reddit …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Janhvi Kapoor begins filming for Aanand L Rai's Good Luck Jerry in Punjab; see first look

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Janhvi Kapoor shared her first look from her upcoming film Good Luck Jerry. The shooting of Good Luck Jerry began on Monday, 11 January in Punjab. Check out the first look here JANHVI KAPOOR IN AANAND L RAI PRODUCTION. pic.twitter.com/8kUKU5LxG9 — taran adarsh January 11, 2021 According to The Times of India, Good Luck Jerry is the Hindi remake of …

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4 years ago

‘Zero’ Director Aanand L. Rai To Make A Biopic On Indian Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand

ABP News

BIOPIC ON VISWANATHAN ANAND. pic.twitter.com/fNBtdza2Dq — taran adarsh December 13, 2020 A biopic has been announced on Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, which would be directed by filmmaker Aanand L. Rai. Informing about the same, trade analyst and film critic Taran Adarsh on Sunday tweeted,"BIOPIC ON VISWANATHAN ANAND. It is not yet finalised, which actor would play the Chess grandmaster …

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4 years ago

Get ready for biopic on Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand, courtesy Aanand L Rai

India TV News

Filmmaker Aanand L Rai is set to direct a film on the life of Indian chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand. Film critic and movie trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter and announced the news of the film. Have a look: As of now, no decision has been made on who will play the 51-year-old former world chess champion. Some of …

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5 years ago

For Their First New York Purchase, a Couple Cast a Wide Net. Which of These Homes Would You Choose?

New York Times

Bushra and Surya Sayed-Ganguly met 15 years ago through a shared circle of friends, many of whom, like themselves, were first-generation immigrants. “The first thing he did was help me change some lights and put up some shelves, and I felt he was a keeper,” Ms. Sayed-Ganguly said. “Our agreement was we would move one job at a time per …

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5 years, 3 months ago

Rameswaram: Sundial clock stands ravages of time

Deccan Chronicle

RAMESWARAM: The Tamils' flair for architecture with a "social purpose" is evidenced here in a nondescript hamlet in Rameswaram, where a sundial clock affixed on a tomb in 1937, is still more than an object of curiosity even 82 years after it was built by a family apparently known for its philanthropy. The sundial clock, situated perhaps by design in …

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The Ancient Origins of Clockwise Motion: A Journey Through Timekeeping History

Madras Day: Iconic timekeepers on campuses

The ancient Roman alternative to daylight saving time

One far-right leader ousted. Another barely hangs on. Is Shasta rejecting MAGA politics?

Noname’s evolution into a hip hop revolutionary

At Berkeley’s Alt: Meat Lab, some students learn to be CEOs

Column: The sad fate of East L.A.’s forgotten Walk of Fame

Janhvi Kapoor posts her candid pic, sister Khushi Kapoor's playful moment as duo enjoy time together, see photos

Janhvi Kapoor completes Good Luck Jerry shoot, pens farewell note for film's crew

GameStop wraps up a bad week, leaves $18 billion hole

Janhvi Kapoor begins filming for Aanand L Rai's Good Luck Jerry in Punjab; see first look

‘Zero’ Director Aanand L. Rai To Make A Biopic On Indian Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand

Get ready for biopic on Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand, courtesy Aanand L Rai

For Their First New York Purchase, a Couple Cast a Wide Net. Which of These Homes Would You Choose?

Rameswaram: Sundial clock stands ravages of time