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Being Thankful
Can't let Thanksgiving pass without at least a mention of it. It's one of my favorite holidays and I think part of that is because, although the food definitely gets a lot of attention, Thanksgiving is the one holiday that truly defies the rampant commercialism of our society and retains a lot of its original meaning. It's a simpl…
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Just Contemporary Review — Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly
Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly is another book I had been meaning to read for a while that became a prod from Allison to read now. And I am so glad that she pushed it so hard because OhMyGosh! This book is amazing and if you haven't read it yet you are so missing out and you need to go buy a copy right now because it shouldn't ha…
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Malta: 50 new sites in Malta scheduled for protection
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) has scheduled 50 newly discovered archaeological sites within the area of Mġarr and Żebbiegħ. In addition, the Authority also extended the scheduled boundary of the Area of Archaeological Importance (AAI) to incorporate land to the south of Tà Ħaġrat Temples in Mġarr and a sizeab…
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More Stuff: Forbes: The British Museum should return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
On December 5, the British Museum announced that it would loan a piece of the Elgin Marbles to the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg to memorialize its 250thbirthday. Although intended as a kind gesture to Russia, it was also a stinging insult to Greece—the country has been requesting the return of the Elgin Marbles for dec…