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That means, as painful as it may be for this president or whoever follows after, to take an unflinching look at the enemy, and recognize him for who he is. We should show our own troops the respect we pay to those, such as our Saudi "allies," who only pretend to be our friends.
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The 12-hour clock is a timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided, or seperated into two periods called ante meridiem (a.m.
The first mechanical clocks in the 14th century, if they had dials at all, showed all 24 hours, using the 24 hour analog dial, influenced by astronomers' familiarity with the astrolabe and sundial, and their desire to model the apparent motion of the sun.
The abbreviations for the terms ante meridiem (before noon) and postmeridiem (after noon) should not be applied to noon and midnight.
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Dividing 360 by 6 gives you 60, and 60 is also a base number in the Babylonian math system.
These abbreviations stand for ante meridiem, before midday, and postmeridiem, after midday, and they are a Roman invention.
According to Daniel Boorstin in his book The Discoverers, this simple division of the day into two parts was the Romans' first increment of time within a day:
To illustrate this, consider that "a.m" and "p.m." are abbreviations for "ante meridiem" and "postmeridiem." They mean "before noon" and "after noon," respectively.
Logically, the story is simple: noon is noon (meridiem).
Midnight is 12 hourspostmeridiem (12 p.m.) and 12 hours ante meridiem (12 a.m.), because 12 - 12 = 0, and 12 + 12 is 24 = 0.
I’ll make sure to post ‘em later so you can all laugh and point at me.
But hey, in the meantime, make sure you check out the ridiculously fantastic Carnival of the NBA over at CelticsBlog.com, and the ridiculously unexplainable TBJ name-drop in Simmons’ new article.
The WTF is that some people still don't use the 24-hour clock.
The actual meaning of the terms ante meridiem (before noon) and postmeridiem (after noon) are obviously not applicable at exactly noon or midnight.
However, it has become common practice in countries that use the system (such as the United States) to designate noon as 12:00 p.m and midnight as 12:00 a.m.