William Kupersmith

Professor Emeritus of English, U. of Iowa. Author of The Chaplain of Blackburne House, a novel about a boarding school on

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@iowafieldhockey Go Hawks!

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@solveiggold Nemesis is slow but sure.

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@UNHfieldhockey Saw her in action at Iowa. She’s good.

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@fgcottam Don’t remind me! Now I’ll have to source my olio from California.

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@fgcottam @MASKEDMANIACXXX I think a long coat goes well with a shotgun. Remember Get Carter?

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@USAFieldHockey It was so moving to see USA back on the pitch again. And this test means a lot to NZ too, having failed to qualify for the Olympics. Lots of debutants on both teams.

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@USAFieldHockey @FIH_Hockey @Paris2024 @NUFHCats @umichfldhockey @TigerFH @NCAA Superb dedication to the sport and the team.

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@USAFieldHockey Absolutely the best!

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@USAFieldHockey @CBSSportsNet @FIH_Hockey I plan to watch in person.

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@fgcottam Grey roll-neck? I still have a woollen one from my sailing days that still smells of diesel, which seems yummy to moths.

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@iowafieldhockey I am so pleased for you. Highly deserved.

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A little history for those wanting to 'restore Palestine'.

1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state.

2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.

3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.

4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.

5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.

6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.

7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.

8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.

9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.

10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.

11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.

12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.

13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.

14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.

15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.

16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.

17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.

18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.

19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.

(The Kingdom of David - historic map for those wondering how the region looked over 2000 years ago, and how deep the roots of the Jewish people run in these lands)

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@sophiehannahCB1 ‘I will always love you’ is my favourite.

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@ClassicGuitarR1 @nicolanovelist I thought Meatloaf was singing ‘Growing like a medal at the end of the night’!

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@nicolanovelist Your futures brokerage experience led to a great novel.

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@fgcottam No, it’s the power of compound interest!

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@susanhillwriter You are one of my favourite authors and favourite Anglicans and a fount of good sense.

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@sophiehannahCB1 Adorable!

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@sophiehannahCB1 He was so beautiful!

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@nicolanovelist Can’t wait to hear more.