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<Title>Celebrate Iftar with the ELI</Title>
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<Title>This week's activities!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span>1. Do It Yourself (DIY) Dream Catchers</span><div>    </div><div>   Come and j<span>oin us in making your own dream catcher!</span></div><div><span>   </span><span><span>Monday, June 22, 2015</span></span><span> </span><span>· <span><span>Noon - 1 PM</span></span></span></div><div>   At the Commons : Breezeway</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&amp;ik=86ba6efc99&amp;view=fimg&amp;th=14e1bbade862fc0f&amp;attid=0.2&amp;disp=emb&amp;realattid=ii_14e1bad031c6f8a6&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ-paX8egGJvdWPNnDVhW6hEcDGkOHk-lpj0MKE7Wmm2zH7xEsTXRrB7TuG2y0Wqr7l10ky7hSCgBLfGVkr54oWR5ibB9difZmrHMF7TiumWAJ2UShr8KAgx5Ts&amp;sz=w706-h1088&amp;ats=1434984310953&amp;rm=14e1bbade862fc0f&amp;zw&amp;atsh=1" alt="Inline image 1" width="353" height="544" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><div><div></div><div></div></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>2. <span>Root Beer Floats &amp; Cookies</span></div><div><span>Go to the commons for free root beer floats as well as an assortment of cookies!</span><span><br></span></div><div><span><span><span>Wednesday, June 24, 2015</span></span></span><span> </span><span>· <span><span>Noon - 1 PM</span></span></span><br></div><div><div>The Commons : Breezeway</div></div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&amp;ik=86ba6efc99&amp;view=fimg&amp;th=14e1bbade862fc0f&amp;attid=0.1&amp;disp=emb&amp;realattid=ii_14e1bb18b4bc54b8&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ_1WcZz8eUrTDZRhBRtfzXAf3Y2KmDzqV6B43fDLOgymL2cMLaorx_TH8AXLzpFHMZLG5t0izlpzB7B0hVn-6-_p_uuh8hSEDiA9gbArbytVGnHCxTThhMjNrg&amp;sz=w1088-h1088&amp;ats=1434984310954&amp;rm=14e1bbade862fc0f&amp;zw&amp;atsh=1" alt="Inline image 2" width="544" height="544" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><div><div></div><div></div></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>3. Bus Trip: Orioles Game</div><div><br></div><div><div>Watch a baseball game downtown at Oriole Park at Camden Yards! This <span><span>Friday, June 26</span></span> from <span><span>6:00pm to 11:00pm</span></span>. Get the tickets at the Commons Front desk for $10.</div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&amp;ik=86ba6efc99&amp;view=fimg&amp;th=14e1bbade862fc0f&amp;attid=0.3&amp;disp=emb&amp;realattid=ii_14e1bba12586a362&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ9nUj3vuKb6oVaW3KajxfkgkMYfGqvt9ECcVyWgogX1eIUAZNkNVUfe28Wh-BsqQO00ltpxkSgLrGQ3cFI2_UxQgvFSfs0iMlTYGLMKIjFHcaOXBNrEN9UTBlM&amp;sz=w1088-h724&amp;ats=1434984310955&amp;rm=14e1bbade862fc0f&amp;zw&amp;atsh=1" alt="Inline image 3" width="544" height="362" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></div></div></div>
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<Title>Come See The Annual Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race!</Title>
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<Title>Support ELI Student Writers!</Title>
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<Title>ELI SOCCER LEAGUE BEGINS THIS THURSDAY!</Title>
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    <p><strong><span>Online searching in a foreign language</span></strong><strong><span> study</span></strong></p>
    
    <p><strong><span> </span></strong></p>
    
    <p><span>·<span>       </span></span><span>P</span><span>articipants will <strong><span>perform online
    searching tasks</span></strong> </span><span>in a diary study or take part in a <strong><span>focus
    group discussion</span></strong></span><span>.</span></p>
    
    <p><span>·<span>       </span></span><span>Participants will be paid <strong><span>$20</span></strong> (for focus group) or <strong><span>$40</span></strong> </span><span>(for diary
    study) </span><span>for
    their time.</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span>Contact
    </span><strong><span>Ashwag Alasmari</span></strong><strong></strong><span>at</span><strong><span>ashwag1</span></strong><strong><span>@umbc.edu</span></strong><strong></strong><span>for
    more informatio</span><span>n</span><span>.</span><span></span></p></div>
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