The Dome

Happy Easter Eve

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March 30th 2013
Happy Saturday. I woke up early to fit in a 5K run. It was weird to see the distance on the treadmill actually calculate in KM versus the US standard mile. When I hit 2K and looked at the time, it was impressed at my faster speed... only to be disappointed when it dawned on my that 2K=1.2 miles... time=slightly slower than normal. At the end, I managed to fit in 5K in 44 min. I'll take it for ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more