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• The Geography of Recent Genetic Ancestry across Europe (Ralph and Coop 2013)

  
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  This paper first came out last July on the arXiv  and went through four versions there before its final form which has now appeared in PLoS Biology . Its great that its early release allowed other people to read it without having to wait for the completion of the peer review process. I think that this is a good ...
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• Catherine of Siena

  
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  (March 25, 1347 - April 29, 1380) was a Dominican Tertiary (lay affiliate) of the Dominican Order. Catherine was the 23rd child out of 25 (her twin sister, the 24th, died at birth); her parents were Giacomo di Benincasa, a cloth-dyer, and his wife, Lapa Piagenti, daughter of a local poet. A native of Siena, Catherine ...
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• Ora e sempre resistenza

  
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  Today it’s my favorite of Italy’s public holidays. To keep a long story long, at the start of WW2, Italy, which was an ally of Germany, was initially neutral, in part because its armed forces were completely unprepared for war. At some point in the May of 1940, with German troops advancing into France, and ...
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• Romes Castel SantAngelo

  
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  The Castel SantAngelo (Castle of the Holy Angel) was an attraction I knew nothing about prior to visiting Rome, even though its a pretty big deal. After having spent the morning touring the Roman Forum, a friend of mine had suggested heading back over to Citta Vaticana (Vatican City) and visiting the Castel. Although ...
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