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            <title><![CDATA[The 52 Cheesesteak Challenge]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:45:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[31 Books from my 2025 Reads for Your 2026 List]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:21:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Keys to Long Term Survival (and Success) as an Immigrant in France (and Anywhere)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:09:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bishop Richard Williamson, RIP]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:12:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[My First (and Possibly Last) Brocante]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:48:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[45 Books from my 2024 Reads for Your 2025 List]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 02:37:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[URSSAF’s Summer Robbery (and Autumn Reimbursement)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:18:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Apply for French Citizenship, Part II: Interview Prep]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:39:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The State of Coffee in Paris (and what is Cafe Richard, anyway?)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:02:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Do I Start Learning About Palestine?]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen L M Heiner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 18:39:31 GMT</pubDate>
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