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July 18, 2010 by cptwitter

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-18

#WorldCup final: scrappy, yellow cards, Robben is asserting himself, but the Dutch are going to need Sneijder to step up. # Getting late for Van Persie to have an impact on this Cup. #WorldCup # Robben missed a gimme a few minutes back; now it's Villa's turn. #WorldCup # The guard downstairs, a Holland fan, [...]

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July 11, 2010 by cptwitter

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-11

Still getting used to waking up on Sunday morning and finding a flurry of emails from Abu Dhabi, where it's the beginning of the work week. # Dutch seem firmly in control after Van Bronckhorst's incredible long-range strike makes it 1-0. One for the highlight reel. #WorldCup # And Diego Forlan answers with one that's [...]

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July 7, 2010 by Cyrus Patell

NYUAD at NPR

NPR’s All Things Considered ran a brief piece yesterday about the failure of Michigan State’s experiment in the UAE: “Michigan State To Close Dubai Campus.” Reporter Larry Abramson noted that … many observers say growth in overseas campuses will continue. The Middle East and Asia have lots of young people clamoring for higher education. Western [...]

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July 5, 2010 by Cyrus Patell

Old-Time 4th of July

We had a throwback 4th of July with our cousins by a small lake about an 1 hour north of New York City. There was swimming … … not to mention grilled cheeseburgers, sausages, and hot dogs with yellow mustard. And sparklers — lots of sparklers. And some fireworks from the platforms on the lake. [...]

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July 4, 2010 by cptwitter

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04

Today's refereeing is embarassing. C'mon, Sepp, time to make sure your refs see what your global TV audience is seeing! #WorldCup # Wonderful strike by Arjen Robben! I'll have to show that one to my sons tonight. Go Dutch! #WorldCup # Beautiful touch and pass from Kuyt; nice finish from Sneijder. Two lovely goals from [...]

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July 2, 2010 by Cyrus Patell

Soccer Simile

In most of my classes on literature, I teach my students to recognize, analyze, and even make use of figures of speech, literary devices that involve unusual uses of language in order to create deeper meanings. Figures of speech are typically divided into two categories: tropes (sometimes called “figures of thought”) and rhetorical figures. Roughly [...]