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Did Chang Hêng’s Seismoscope (“Earthquake Weathercock”) Ever Exist?
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . . For more than eighteen centuries, people have used devices such as seismoscopes (“Earthquake Weathercock”) to study of earthquakes. The earliest known seismoscope recorded...
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Hail Columbia!
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . On October 8, 2012, Americans solemnly celebrated Columbus Day, marked by parades and pageantry, and mugs of fake red blood splashed on namesake statues. A few activists...
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50 Adjectives of Beautiful: The Story of Lizzie Velasquez
Readers have viewed this post more than 33,635 times. . . . By T.V. Antony Raj .. “The stares are what I’m really dealing with in public right now, … But I think I’m getting to the point where instead...
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Effects of Hurricane Sandy
A shopper stands between empty frozen food containers and half-empty shelves in the refridgerated section of a grocery store that was depleted ahead of Hurricane Sandy, in Alexandria, Va., on Monday....
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“Fascination That Comes With Change” by Elaina Pasangha
…By Elaina Pasangha (Std 10) Change is defined as a difference or alteration in something, be it the system, society or even one’s behavioural change. From the invention of the light-bulb to the...
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Wish You a Happy Birthday James Sinegal, Co-founder of Costco!
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . . Born on January 1st, 1936 into a Catholic working-class family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, James Wright’s mother placed him in an orphanage. At the age of 11, his mother...
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The Preacher and the Aged Woman
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . . During his morning walk on a pleasant Saturday, the preacher saw an aged woman seated on her front step, happily puffing a cigar. He walked up to her. “Good morning ma’am,”...
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Who Needs a Grill? Build a Hot-Box Solar Oven
. He “grills out” with a homemade solar oven, which heats up to 350 degrees. This solar oven gets hot enough to bake a killer batch of scones—and in the summer, it can whip up brownies in a brownout. ....
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The Chains of Saint Peter
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Saint Peter’s chains at the Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome . In a short textual passage In the Acts of the Apostles is the story of “The Liberation of Saint Peter”...
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A Drive through the Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore, Maryland.
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . On our way from Ellicott City, MD to North Brunswick, NJ we whisked down through the Fort McHenry Tunnel, a 7,200-foot-long, four-tube, 8-lane, bi-directional tunnel that...
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