Category: Eastern Europe
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Post 12: Marathon Runner versus Bike and Car
Today was the 127th running of the Boston Marathon, one of the world’s most prestigious footraces. The race originally started out at a little over 24 miles in length, based on the distance the Greek runner Phidippides allegedly traveled between Marathon, a town in Greece, and Athens to report on a Greek victory at the…
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Post 6: The Equinox That Isn’t
Today is the vernal equinox for the Northern Hemisphere, when the Sun crosses the equator and heads into the Northern Hemisphere. It heralds the beginning of spring for the North and the beginning of fall for the South. According to astronomical predictions, the day should be exactly 12 hours long on the equinox regardless of…
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Post 5: Gifted Trauma
Many people believe that if you are intellectually gifted, everything comes easily to you. If you have any problems whatsoever, you can overcome them easily. This is in fact incorrect. Gifted adults have to deal with their own, special kinds of issues, many of which are not easily understood by the majority of the population.…
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Post 5: Gifted Trauma
Many people believe that if you are intellectually gifted, everything comes easily to you. If you have any problems whatsoever, you can overcome them easily. This is in fact incorrect. Gifted adults have to deal with their own, special kinds of issues, many of which are not easily understood by the majority of the population.…
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