Yes, that can replicate much of the classroom experience but it does not necessarily make it more exciting.

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Upshaw tried to send staff out to replicate it but I was advised by the NFL to not allow the union further entry.

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Google claims it will not replicate this sales force, but instead work towards the kind of simple, self service capability that underlies its Adwords system.

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But a virtual school does not fully replicate an actual classroom, and even if it did, we should be deeply troubled by the funneling of public education dollars into the coffers of for-profit businesses with very dubious transparency and even more dubious results.

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If Facebook with its 1 billion users can replicate that kind of success, it could mark not only a step forward for Facebook but a shift in the way we all communicate.

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But even if it could usurp the dollar's role as the world's currency, it will not replicate the American set-up.

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