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''All I need you to do is pretend to be me for 2 weeks _________________. That's all.'' Your twin sister was in your house. She had flown all the way from Italy to get you to take her place for her because she had to go somewhere and her husband wouldn't let her.
''Isabella no, I can't. I have a life too.'' You said. As much as you had always wanted to go to Italy, You hadn't seen your sister in 13 years. You didn't even know her husband or her step sons. The only reason she had come all the way was because she needed a favor and she had taken advantage of the fact that she was on a business trip to ask you.
''Please. The plan is simple. My husband thinks that I'm on a business trip. I'm supposed to go back to Italy tomorrow. Instead of me, you'll go. He won't even be able to tell the difference.'' She looked at you.
'' What if I don't?'' You said. She rolled her eyes.
''If you don't I'll die and you'll have to live with the fact that you could have saved my life.'' She turned around and started heading towards the door.
''Isabella wait,'' What were you getting yourself into? She stopped in her tracks but didn't turn to look at you.
''Fine I'll do it, but only for 2 weeks. That's it. If you're not back in two weeks, I'm leaving.'' She turned around and smirked. It looked sort of evil but you brushed that thought aside.
- Later that evening...
''Okay ___________, You need to get to know the family. She sat down on the sofa and you followed. She took out her lap top and started up a power point. She had already planned this. She knew you were too soft hearted to say no.
''Okay. This is Damian.'' She paused the power point at the picture of a boy. He had short choppy brown hair and brown eyes. ''He is the oldest of my step sons. He is 12. He's also the most trouble. He doesn't like me. His mom died when he was 6. He has a strong temper, don't be bothered by his words.'' She moved onto another picture this was a younger boy. He had shaggy curly hair. It was a sort of brownish reddish color. His eyes were a light hazel. ''This is Nicolas. He likes to be called Nico. He is 11 years old. He is more tolerable than Damian but he doesn't like me either.'' She moved to a different picture. This wasn't a boy. He was about your age. ''This is Feliciano. It's my husband's brother. He is a very nice person, always very cheerful. He tries to maintain a good relationship with his brother but my husband is a difficult person. I get along... Well with him. He pesters me way too much. Then last but not least there's... Lovino. This is my husband.'' The guy had dark brown hair that resembled Damian's. He had a curl on the side of his head. It looked cute. His eyes were a light shade or brown, like hazel. In the picture he looked mad. ''Lovino is a very.... Special person. He gets mad easily and I think he feels inferior to his brother. He and I are having some marriage problems at the moment. So when you talk to him try to sound cold and stern.'' This didn't fit your personality but you could give it a try.
''Um... ____________, You're going to have to do something about that.'' She eyed you.
''About what?'' You tried to sound offended.
''About the way you dress. Lovino is very rich. He will not allow,... This.'' She pointed to the casual band T shirt you were wearing.
'' Isabella, unlike you, I don't have all the money in the world. And even if I did I would still dress like this.'' You pointed at your shirt.
''Well that just won't do.'' Isabella walked out the door and came back in with a suit case.
''What are you doing.'' She took out a dress and threw it at you.
''Change into that.''
''Go!'' You went up to your room and changed into the white knee length dress. It had a high clevelage so that made you feel a bit better. You put your hair up so that your hair looked a bit more like yourself.
''Done.'' You said as you got to the living room.
''Good, but..... Your hair, Put it down.'' You rolled your eyes and reluctantly put your hair down.
''Happy?'' You asked throwing the hair tie on the sofa.
''Not quite. You makeup style HAS to change. Come with me.'' She took the suit case and grabbed your hand. When you both reached the bathroom, she took out makeup removal tools and started to take off the makeup from your face.
''Done, now... rule number one about being me __________, No black eyeliner, lipstick, mascara, eye shadow, nothing. Isabella, meaning me, does not wear black makeup.''
''But ''
''No buts. From now until you're you again you wear these.'' She took out what looked like 16 boxes of different makeup. She started to put pink eye shadow on you.
''NO! Isabella if I can't wear the makeup I want, I'm not wearing any makeup at all.'' You tried to sound firm.
''Fine by me. You look better without all the makeup on anyway.'' She put all the boxes back in the suit case as fast as she had taken them out.
''Now, go to sleep. You leave tomorrow at 6:00 am. I am going to stay over till tomorrow and I will take you to the air port where I will catch a flight to Canada. Okay?'' You nodded and headed to your room to get ready and go to sleep.
- The next morning...
As you drove to the airport with Your sister Isabella, You started to question her.
''Isabella, what is it you have to do that your husband won't let you?''
''First of all, I'm not Isabella anymore. I'm ______________, and you're Isabella. You need to get used to being called that.'' You nodded. She was right from now on you weren't _________ __________. You were Isabella Vargas. The name sounded perfect. What about the life?
''What did you mean by problem's when you said you and your husband have problems?'' You asked.
''One question at a time Isabella. First of all I am going to go to a certain place I can't tell you about for a medical reason. And second of all, Lovino won't let me go because, he doesn't know.'' Your sister sighed at the end of her sentence. You were pretty sure she was faking it.
''Doesn't know what?''
''About my sickness.''
''What sickness?''
''Mind your own business Isabella.'' You both stayed in silence until you arrived at the airport.
''Alright, here's your boarding pass.'' She handed you a boarding pass that read Italy.
''Where will you go?'' You had to try.
''That I cannot tell you. Remember, formal talking, No makeup, no band shirts, nothing of that sort. Your name is Isabella Vargas okay?'' You nodded.
''Good bye.'' Your sister turned around and started to walk away.
''Isabella,'' She stopped in her tracks.
''What's my name?''
''Oh sorry, ___________. 2 weeks right?'' You asked. She smiled and continued walking. Was that a yes?
......... Flight hours later ...........
When you arrived in Italy you took a deep breath. You walked to the front of the airport to catch a taxi.
''Ve ~ Isabella!'' You turned around.
''Uh...'' A person hugged you
''I'm sorry Isabella.'' He let go of you and backed away. Then you recognized him. It was Feliciano.
''Oh hello Feliciano.''
''Feliciano? Isabella, you call me Feli remember. Did you forget me on your trip?'' Crap.
''Uh, no of course not Feli. I'm just a little tired. Where's Lovino?'' You asked.
''Silly Isabella. Lovino told you not to expect him to pick you up. Remember?''
''What? Oh um... Yeah.'' You lied.
''Come on. Let's go.''
Feliciano's driving was crazy. You felt like throwing up when you got out of the car , but the feeling went away when you saw the house before you. It was..... like a palace.
''Bella, close your mouth it's unlike you.'' Feli saw that your jaw dropped and lifted your chin to make it closed.
''I um... sorry.'' You said. Feliciano took out your bags and ran towards the front door of the house. You followed. When you went inside the house, you were overcome by the beauty of it all. Feliciano put the bags in the by the front door and said something in what you presumed was Italian. In a matter of 5 seconds a lady in a maid outfit came in the room and took your bags up the marvelous stairs. Suddenly you saw a boy who you recognized as Damian come out of what looked like the living room. He looked up from his phone at you. He rolled his eyes and made a face.
''Nico, Hell's back!'' He turned around and went up the stairs.
'' Ve ~ they're such nice children. They are so much like they're father.'' Feliciano said. Was this really how Lovino was? You remembered what the real Isabella had told you. 'Don't be bothered by his words' You took that into mind and turned towards Feliciano.
''Do you know when Lovino will be here?'' You had to be prepared to put up with his so called 'anger'.
''No, He never tells me anything Isabella, you should know that... Are you okay?'' Feliciano turned towards you.
'' Yeah uh, I mean yes. I'm fine. Just a... little tired from the flight that's all.''
''Ve, well I should lead you towards your room, I don't want you to fall off the stairs or anything.'' You nodded. You didn't want to wander into any room that you weren't allowed into. You walked up the stairs following Feliciano. When you got up the full stairs you saw what looked like 26 room lined up in one wide hall. You looked to the other side of the hall and there was one door. Feliciano smiled as he pointed to the one door.
''There you go, have a good night bella.'' Feliciano hugged you and ran off. You took a deep breath and walked towards the door. You opened the door and you were relieved to see that Lovino was nowhere in sight. You saw your suit case and the maid putting your clothes in the drawers and in the closet.
''I can do that, if you would like.'' You said referring to putting the clothes away.
'' No ma'am it is fine. This is my job.'' She said keeping her eye on the clothes
''Then let me help you.'' You instantly realized that the real Isabella wouldn't say that the maid gave you a skeptical face.
''If you please.'' You went by the maid's side and started to put the clothes in the drawers. You took a coat out of the suit case and went to put it in the closet. When you got to the closet you tried to keep your cool. The closet was bigger than your whole apartment. You went to where all the coats were neatly put up and put the coat there.
After about 20 minutes all the clothes were put up and the maid left and you sat on the bed. You went to the dresser to look at some of the pictures. There was one that looked like Isabella and Lovino's marriage. Lovino was wearing a tuxedo and wasn't smiling. Isabella was not smiling either. You moved onto another picture. In this one Lovino was smiling, he was next to a guy that was taller than him. The guy had chestnut brown hair that went in every direction and green eyes. You moved onto another picture that was just of Lovino alone. He was smiling and was wearing a white collared shirt. You held the picture in your hand and started at him. He didn't look like a bad person. More misunderstood than bad. Maybe Isabella just didn't know how to treat him.... Either way, that was her problem. You were just doing her a favor. This would only last for 2 weeks. After that you were done with all of this. You went to the drawer and took out what Isabella called her night gown. It was white and has a low clevelage. It wasn't your style but it was Isabella's style and you were in Isabella's life. You went into the bathroom and got dressed. When you walked outside you got into bed and tried to fall asleep. You turned all lights off and hoped you could fall asleep before Lovino got home. That didn't happen.
About 15 minutes after you got into bed, the door of the room opened. You buried yourself in the blanket and only left your eyes so you could see who it was. Lovino. It was Lovino. He walked into the room and you could tell he was taking off his shirt. You felt yourself blush. Then he started to take off his pants. You were pretty sure you were as red as a tomato. Lovino took some clothes out of the drawers and walked into the bathroom. About 20 minutes later he walked out of the bathroom wearing pants and no shirt. You mentally slapped yourself for realizing how good looking he was. He had a towel in his hand and he was drying his hair. He didn't seem to notice you were there. He got into bed and stared at the ceiling. You didn't know whether to talk or not so you just pretended to be asleep. You felt him turn.
''Holy shi! '' He noticed you were there.
''ISABELLA!'' you got frightened by him and jumped. You opened your eyes and he was right in front of you.
''L Lovino.''
''God woman you scared me!'' He seemed to be mad.
''I I'm sorry.'' You sat up.
''I it's okay.'' He looked at you. Could he tell you weren't the real Isabella? He turned the lamp on and turned to look at you again.
''When did you get back?'' He asked not taking his eyes off of you.
''Earlier this evening.'' You found yourself staring at him as well.
'' I'm - ... tired. Please go to sleep.'' He turned around and lay down.
''Oh, sorry... okay. Um, good night.'' You said laying down as well.
When you woke up the next morning you felt... Warm. You opened your eyes and saw you were against Lovino's chest. He was holding you against him. You didn't know what to do. Would Isabella move away or would she stay there? Suddenly Lovino began to move releasing you from his grasp. You decided to get out of bed before he got you again. You got what looked like the most decent clothes Isabella owned. A plain long sleeved collar shirt and a pair of black skinny jeans. You took a bath and changed then got out of the bathroom. Lovino was awake and sitting on the bed.
''Good morning.'' Was the first thing that came into mind So you said it. He stared at you which made you feel self conscious.
''Good morning.'' He said. As he stood up and went to you.
''You seem... different.'' He was right in front of you. You could feel his heart beat against you. He started to play with a strand of your hair.
''You're not doing anything. You're not avoiding my touch. What's wrong with you? Did you really have that much fun with your lover?'' He seemed calm. He was accusing Isabella of having a lover and he was calm?
''I don't have a lover Lovino. I'm married with you aren't I.'' You moved away from him and headed towards the door.
''Isabella you don't have to lie.'' He went towards you and blocked the door.
''I am not lying.''
''Fine. If am the only man in your life, which I highly doubt, prove it.'' He changed sides with you and pinned you to the door.
''Lovino let go of me.'' You tried to break his grip but failed.
''Prove it.'' He said as he leaned towards you.
''How?'' You said giving up.
''For once tell me the truth.'' He said inches away from your face.
''About what?''
''About everything! Why did you do it? Did you really hate me that much. YOU TOOK THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERED TO ME ISABELLA, THE ONLY THING!'' He was yelling in your face but still pinning you to the door. Suddenly someone opened the door which made you fall on top of Lovino.
''CARLA HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU TO KNOCK?!'' The maid jumped at Lovino's yelling and left.
You were still on top of Lovino, he was still holding your wrists. He seemed uncomfortable being the one on the ground and flipped over making him be on top of you. You realized how hard you were breathing and tried to calm down.
''Why do you still make me feel like I need you when all I want is for you to die? I want you to die! I want you to feel what she felt!'' He smashed his lips onto yours it felt like he had wanted to kiss you the entire time he was yelling at you... well.. Isabella. He broke the kiss and got off of you as he went into the bathroom slamming the door behind him. You felt dazed at the speed in which all of this happened. You knew he didn't want you to die.. Maybe. He wanted Isabella to die. Yet you found yourself crying at what he had said. He wanted you to fell what she felt. Who was she? You cried and cried then you heard the bathroom door open. You wiped away the tears as fast as you could. But Lovino noticed you were crying. He groaned and went by your side.
''Bella... I.... I didn't mean to ..... I didn't want to.... but... I... God damn it Bella!'' He lifted you up and pulled you against him He was wearing a pair of blue jeans but no shirt. ''You know how hard it is for me to say what I mean Isabella. I '' you caught him off guard and kissed him. Where the hell did this come from? Out of nowhere you just felt like kissing him. You tried to break away but he just pulled you closer to him. His kiss was passionate but.. fierce. He broke the kiss and hugged you. His wet hair brushing against your cheek since he was bending down. If Isabella wanted you to have her life for two weeks at least you wanted to make Lovino not mad at her.
''Do you really want me to die?'' You had to ask.
''.....no. I just still don't know why you did that... Bella, it's best if you don't make me remember what you did or I will seriously lose it.'' His face expressions were back to the angry Lovino.
''I'm sorry.'' You had no clue what else to say. You were completely lost.
''Why are you acting so different? You're acting the way you used to act. What do you want?'' He looked at you suspiciously.
''Lovino, I want '' you had no clue what to say.
''Bella... What?'' He looked like he was willing to give you anything.
''Nothing, I want nothing.''
''Isabella, what do you want?'' His face was getting red. You took his hand and his face got redder.
''Nothing Lovino.'' He was getting impatient.
''ISABELLA!'' you jumped a little at his sudden change in tone.
''LOVINO!'' You seemed to catch him by surprise and he flinched. He chuckled a bit and then smirked. You backed away from him getting a little scared from his smirk.
''I know what you want,'' You looked at him confused.
''You want me.'' You looked up at him a little shocked by his words.
''Lovino I ''
''Is that not what you want?'' He got closer to you.
''I '' You got interrupted by a surprise kiss.
''I got invited to Gilbert's house, hell knows why. You want to come?'' He asked going over to get a shirt. You were caught off guard by the sudden change of topic.
''Ehrm... s- sure.'' You said.
''Okay, be ready by eight. I'll be back from the office by then.'' He said as he put on the shirt. He grabbed a brief case from the dresser and went to you.
''Are you sure you're okay?''
''Uh.. Yes. See you then.'' He left leaving you in complete state of confusion. Who was Gilbert?
Cloned to die : Clone x Romano x reader by XDJAPANWatch
This is the clone x romano x reader series. I will still be going on with the Blue to the heart series this is just a pass time. This is also my first Romano x reader. Hope you like your twin. She is a bad person. You'll see...
Ummm question
am I the clone or the original?
am I the clone or the original?
Isabella is my name so this is awkward XD
That moment when the twins name is my characters twins name
this is your first time?! your such a great writer!
Well, all in all I guess, yes this is my fist time writing a piece that I'm truly concentrated on. Thanks it means a lot to me.
oh my god confused and my first kiss stolen
This is great! Please continue the great work. I'm really interested in what will happen next.
love it!
Lol. I freaked out a bit because there are these two guys at my school called Damian and Nico... owo'
Awesome story x3
Awesome story x3
Wow this is pretty awesome
Isabella is actually very close to my real name
But I'm not all bitchy like the Isabella in the story in any way
Isabella is actually very close to my real name
But I'm not all bitchy like the Isabella in the story in any way
OHMYGOD ASDFGHJKL; WHY IS THIS STORY SO GOOD SINDY PLZ WRITE MORE I BEG YOU o-o
All caps rage i see, I will write more. I am currently working on it, I'm on page 7 i think.
yay c': eh heh~ how are you so good at writing stories shiichan you must tell me how you came up with such a fabulous story line eh?
Holy s--t shii-chan XD more than a thousand views ok congratulations dear~
this is amazing i want more and i can't wait to see what happens.
Can't wait for the next one!
Man, I love seeing Hetalia on the front page :'D
Aaargh!! Where is the continuation???, it is sooooooo interesting
I will be uploading it later this week or during the weekend
I think it's a great testiment to your skill when I enjoyed reading this very much and I know next-to-nothing about the show.
Your artwork of Romano is wonderful. Though I didn't get a chance to read the fanfic.
Please do a full or partial body one of him with the same shirt on. But, wearing Carhartt Bib Overall's. He'd look so cute.
Please do a full or partial body one of him with the same shirt on. But, wearing Carhartt Bib Overall's. He'd look so cute.
I didn't draw it. I spent literally 2 hours to get the link to where I got it but I saved it in my computer abut 6 months ago and I can't remember what I typed up to get it. But all credit goes to who ever drew it. I will continue to look for the link
who the heck is my bitch for a twins lover?
my guess is either france or america
The maid seems like the first person to realize that Reader chan really isn't Isabella. XD
Why is she a bad person D
//reads the 'You'll see' part in description
//reads the 'You'll see' part in description
well they'll find out eventually that that's not the real isabella and they might like her better than isabella and maybe fnd out about lovino's pain
i know one of the facts is that the 'she' he was talking about is his first wife though
i know one of the facts is that the 'she' he was talking about is his first wife though
My sister is a b*tch
wait who's the clone?


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Friday, March 22
7 p.m. - #2/#2 Arizona State at #12/#13 UCLA
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Saturday, March 23
6 p.m. - #2/#2 Arizona State at #12/#13 UCLA
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12 p.m. - #2/#2 Arizona State at #12/#13 UCLA
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The 12th-ranked Bruins host #2 Arizona State this weekend at Easton Stadium to open up Pac-12 play. Friday's game starts at 7 p.m., Saturday's at 6 p.m. and Sunday's contest begins at 12 p.m. Gametracker and free live audio will be available at UCLABruins.com, as well as live updates at twitter.com/uclasoftball.
Sunday's game is sold out for advanced purchase tickets, however 50 tickets will be available on game day on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Easton Stadium ticket office, which opens one hour prior to first pitch. Friday's game has less than 100 advanced purchase tickets available (as of Wednesday), which can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com or by calling 310-UCLA-WIN. Saturday's game has plenty of tickets available for advanced purchase and note the new start time of 6 p.m.
On Saturday, UCLA softball will honor its first national championship team. The 1978 Bruins won the AIAW Championship, four years prior to the start of the NCAA. The leading hitter on the team was Sue Enquist, who batted .391, while in the circle, UCLA posted a 0.30 ERA, producing a 31-3 record.
The Bruins head to Northern California for an Easter weekend series with 15th-ranked Stanford. The games on Thursday, March 28 and Friday, March 29 will both be at 7 p.m. and air live on Pac-12 Networks. The last of the three-game series will be on Saturday, March 30 at 12 p.m.
The Bruins remained at 12th in this week's USA Today/NFCA rankings, but dropped one spot to 13th in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. UCLA earned 11 more points in the NFCA poll, but lost 34 points in the USA Softball rankings. The Bruins received 28 points and were ranked seventh in the preseason Pac-12 Coaches poll.
Gametracker and free live audio will be available for all three games this weekend at UCLABruins.com. In addition, in-game updates will be available via twitter.com/uclasoftball.
Sophomore Stacey Nuveman (.466) and Megan Langenfeld (.515) ... junior B.B. Bates, who leads all Pac-12 players in RBI (40), homers (13) and total bases (78), is tied for seventh with volunteer assistant Jodie Legaspi-Kiaha in career homers at UCLA with 43. The senior is also in the Bruin Top 10 in three other categories, placing seventh in slugging (.604) and 10th in both runs (146) and RBI (163) ... sophomore Gracie Goulder is a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts this season. Over her last 10 games, she has raised her batting average 71 points to .365 ... the Bruins are 9-0 on Saturdays and 5-0 in night games ... UCLA has not lost (21-0) when limiting its opponent from leaving the yard.
Arizona State enters the opening week of Pac-12 play with a 29-2 overall record, with both losses coming to ranked teams, Baylor and Michigan. The Sun Devils also have a pair of victories against ranked squads, both coming last weekend in Fullerton versus Texas and Virginia Tech. Arizona State is hitting .366 as a team with 50 home runs and 22 stolen bases, averaging 8.0 runs per game. Two players on the team are hitting over .400, led by junior Bailey Wigness' .443 average with eight stolen bases, which is tied for the team lead. Junior Cheyenne Coyle is tops on the team with 10 homers and 34 RBI and second with a .440 average. Junior Alix Johnson and sophomore Amber Freeman are tied for second on the team with eight homers. In the circle, juniors Dallas Escobedo and Mackenzie Popescue have combined to start 30 of 31 games. Popescue is 13-0 with a 0.84 earned run average and 62 strikeouts in 75 innings, while Escobedo is 15-2 with a 1.77 ERA and 179 strikeouts in 111 innings. Clint Myers is in his eighth season as Arizona State's head coach and has a record of 406-92.
UCLA leads the all-time series against Arizona State 89-31, but the Sun Devils have dominated things of late, winning eight of the last nine matchups, as well as each of the last five. Last season, the Bruins were swept in Tempe (April 5-7) by scores of 9-1 (6 innings), 9-1 (5) and 4-2. This series is the first between the two teams at Easton Stadium since 2010, when Arizona State pulled off a three-game sweep. The Bruins' last victory against the Sun Devils was a 4-1 triumph on April 15, 2011 in Tempe and their most recent win at home versus ASU was a 5-0 decision on May 3, 2008. Despite a 44-13 deficit in contests at Easton Stadium, the Sun Devils have won five straight in Westwood.

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The Outward Bound Camp in Mazama closed its doors on January 1st bringing to an end the successful outdoor leadership program in the MethowValley.
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AN association which looks after Tankersley Welfare Hall is down to two members and desperately needs support.
Tankersley Community Association is responsible for the maintenance and running of the hall and in previous years has organised the village's summer gala and refreshments for the annual bonfire.
But Tankersley parish council vice chairman Paul Simpkin said: "Sadly, one of their members recently died and they are now down to two individuals. Their task now is looking for community support. They really are struggling big-time people-wise."
The community association members are volunteers and donate time and skills to ensure the welfare hall remains a village resource, accessible to all.
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Freeman and a female passenger had to be extracted from the vehicle and the actor was flown to Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., where spokeswoman Kathy Stringer said he was listed in serious condition.
There was no word on the condition of the passenger. The hospital is an acute-care teaching facility that serves patients within 150 miles of Memphis.
Ashley Norris, manager of the Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale that is owned by Freeman, confirmed the actor was in a wreck and had no other details. The accident apparently occurred in Tallahatchie County Mississippi, but the sheriff's department referred calls to the Mississippi Highway Patrol which was not available for comment.


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Frank Spaziani has studied tape of the University of Miami for months. He can tell you everything the Hurricanes did and didn't do in Al Golden's first year in charge of the Miami program.
What the Boston College coach can't do is tell you what the Hurricanes are going to do in Golden's second year or who is going to do it?
Neither can Golden really. Just too many young, new faces in the two-deep mix, so much so that Golden said that he probably wouldn't release a depth chart until the middle of the week.
For Spaziani, this creates a problem since BC will have to deal with Miami on Saturday in a season opener that is crucial for both teams, but more crucial for BC since Golden's job is not on the line based on what happens this season.
What we do know about Miami is this. Expectations are fairly low–the Canes were picked to finish fifth in the ACC Atlantic Division.
Only 11 starters–and only four on offense are returning, so there will be plenty of new faces. That is not to say there isn't potential for some really good things eventually happening at the U.
The problem for BC is that the newcomers are only inexperienced. In terms of talent, Golden brought in a Top 10 recruiting class and has two players who BC will get an up close and personal look at on Saturday afternoon in RB Duke Johnson and CB Tracy Howard who may be very, very, very good.
Johnson is only 5-foot-9 inches, 180 pounds, but scored 70 TDs in his high school career and has been the talk of training camp.
Howard has said that one of his goals was to help the Canes get program get back to its days of being in the Top 10 as quickly as possible. He also said that he has his eyes on making it as a freshman All American.
Ah yes, we do remember those types of Hurricane players don't we?
Throw the always dangerous QB Stephen Morris who is erratic, but is now healthy again and won the starting job during camp and you have some potential problems for not only BC, but the rest of the ACC–if they develop at the pace Golden hopes they develop, which is quickly.
BC comes into the game with as many question marks as the Canes, with a new offensive system and a new offensive coordinator in Doug Martin and after a training camp filled with injuries, some nagging, some serious.
No one, including Spaziani and Martin has seen what the offense can do at full strength and with the latest injury to WR Bobby Swigert (left knee, out several weeks) there are more questions.
So there will be some surprises on Saturday on both sides.
Miami, of course, is also dealing with an ongoing NCAA investigation into its activities and no one knows what the final judgment will be on that. Serious sanctions remain an option that will cause more chaos in a program that has dealt with it for years and often thrived.
Who knows?
The Canes are very young offensively, not quite as young defensively, but there is talent on the roster.
Added to the mystery was the lingering presence of Hurricane Isaac, which forced the Hurricanes to practice indoors at the Dolphin facilities.
By Saturday, Hurricane Isaac is expected to be a rainstorm somewhere in the Midwest.
What kind of force Golden's Hurricanes will be at The Heights remains the question.
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Nov. 15, 2011
Recap |
Final Stats |
Ball State vs. Northern Illinois - November 15, 2011
Huskie Stadium - DeKalb, Illinois
Post Game Quotes
Northern Illinois Head Coach Dave Doeren
On being down 17 points
"I went up and down the sideline when we were down by 17. I said, `Hey, we've been here before. Everyone just keep doing what you're doing, have faith, and we're going to win.' Guys had to make plays, and they made plays."
On making mistakes
"In the first half, I thought our seniors didn't make the plays they normally make. We turned some stuff over. Same guys that had the turnovers - Chandler had a hell of a second half, Nate Palmer had that play to get us going with the bubble for a touchdown. Those are the guys that turned it over in the first. That's what you have to do when you make mistakes; you have to come back and make up for them . And that's what our guys did tonight."
On Harnish's fumble
"Nobody panicked, nobody flinched. He was disappointed in himself. I mean, I heard him on the sideline say, `I screwed up, I'll make up for it.' That's what we do. That's what our team is. We're tough guys, we're blue collar guys. We make mistakes - myself included. We're going to own up to them, take pride in fixing it, and being accountable.
On Ball State's fake punt
"They had done that earlier in the year with a different punter. It was good execution by them. Obviously, we needed to be more sound than we were right there. It was a good call by them."
On moving forward
"Our guys are excited to be playing on the day after Thanksgiving for a chance to return to Detroit. We'll have 10 days to get ready for a very good Eastern Michigan team. I know they'll be very excited for that challenge. Just very proud to be their coach; I know they're proud to be Huskies right now."
Northern Illinois Quarterback Chandler Harnish
"There were a lot of things going through my head; we were about ready to score and they score. I thought man what a bone-headed move. I felt terrible but at the same time I was going to put it on my shoulders, and it was my job to get the offense going."
On having some crazy games this year
"We've got some scars because we lost some tough games early in the year, but those scars are what make us who we are right now. We've been through some tough losses and we don't want to feel that again. We have to play better so it's not so interesting."
On Ball State's Defense
"I'd like to give credit to Ball State's defense; they played hard and we got out of rhythm. We had to get away from our game plan a little bit. They had us in some tough situations."
Northern Illinois Wide Receiver Martel Moore
On coming back from injury
"It's was great coming back, but as you've seen in the past two weeks, we have some great receivers and we all do our job. We have to work together to get to that championship."
Northern Illinois Kicker Matt Simms
On the game-winning kick
"I was just happy that I could help my team. The whole team got me into position to do my job. That's just what I have to do; I have to get it through the uprights. That was the first time ever I got a game winning kick, high school or college. It was just like any other kick, just take a swing and kick it and the holder got it down and the offensive line blocked for me."
Ball State Head Coach Pete Lembo
On the game overall
"I would like to congratulate Coach Doeren and his team. (They are) really an impressive football team with many athletes. They play with a lot of confidence and they certainly deserve to be where they are at. I thought our guys gave very good effort tonight. We didn't tackle quite well enough to win the game and we didn't connect on enough passes to win the game. We certainly had enough shots. We were aggressive and we stepped up to the plate tonight and swung the bat tonight. We were exposed in space a few times on the defensive side. On the offensive side, we just needed to stay on the field a little longer and make plays, but we didn't get that done."
On making adjustments for Chandler Harnish
"He certainly came out with a lot of fire in the second half. Our guys were in position a number of times and made good plays. There were other times where we missed tackles. We gave up some big plays."
On the Scott Kovanda fake punt
"We came in prepared. Our players knew that we had a good chance of running it tonight."
On the fast start
"To go down and score early, then make a couple turnovers on the defensive side - of course, the one that Josh (Howard) ran back for a touchdown - was great to see. It allowed us to hang in there early in the game."
On growing the program and if there is a lesson learned from this loss
On whether BSU had a safe lead while up 17
"No. The caliber of the athletes, you're never comfortable against this team. We're very realistic about where we're at. We have to play next to perfect to beat people like this and we came close, but that doesn't get us anywhere. Hopefully, we will learn from this. I don't think this was a situation where there was any lack of effort or lack of preparation by our coaches or our players. I just think we played a really good team tonight that has some very good athletes across the board. We put ourselves in a position to have a chance to win it. We dug deep and pulled out all the stops to make it happen and, in the end, they were able to make more plays down the stretch than we did."


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Lady Raiders to Play in the Challenge at Wolfdancer
Nov. 1, 2008
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech women's golf squad is competing in its second tournament in as many weeks, as the Lady Raiders are scheduled to play in the Challenge at Wolfdancer held at the par-72 Wolfdancer Golf Club in Lost Pines, Texas, Sat., Nov. 1-2.
Tech is coming off a seventh-place finish at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown. Senior Ulrika Van Niekerk recorded her third-straight top 10 finish of the year. Junior Rosalyn Kim earned a 14th place finish her highest of the season. Senior Megan Dowdy, sophomore Alex Gibson and senior Tracy Stanford complete the team and sophomore Jackie Smith will be playing as an individual.
The teams competing in the tournament are No. 50 Baylor, College of Charleston, No. 32 Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State, McNeese State, Michigan, Missouri State, Nebraska, Northwestern, SMU and Texas State.
The Lady Raiders have a shotgun start at 8 a.m. for the first two rounds tomorrow.


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Lobero Theater Reopens in Santa Barbara
With Monumental Jam Session to Benefit Notes For Notes
L. Paul Mann
California's oldest continuously operating live production theater reopened after it's most recent renovation, on Friday night December 6th, with a benefit concert for Notes For Notes. The theater was originally founded in 1873, as the only opera house south of San Francisco. It was rebuilt in 1924 and has undergone several renovations in recent years. The latest project featured a redesign of the seats, removing 70 of the 670, tiny old seats designed for the little people who apparently inhabited Santa Barbara in the 1800's. The new plush seats are larger and more comfortable. The renovation also enlarged the bathrooms to handle a full house and added central air and heating. Thankfully the original ornate interior was left mostly untouched, and most importantly the near perfect acoustics of the building remain intact. The grand reopening was made all the more joyous spectacle with the production of the third annual Notes For Notes benefit concert and auction. Notes For Notes raises money to provide instruments, education, and facilities to teach music to aspiring young musicians, who may not have the funds to pursue music on their own. The Lobero benefit is the brainchild of local guitarist Seymour Duncan, who is somewhat of a legend in the electric guitar world for his production of custom made guitar pick ups.
The show featured a three hour jam session anchored by Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band. The house band for the Conan O'Brien television show, the group proved the perfect backdrop for an ever changing collaboration of an army of well known rockers. The Basic cable Band began the festivities with some smoking, horn-driven numbers, ending with James Brown's "Sex Machine," sung by the band's dance crazed trumpeter Mark Pender.
Seymour Duncan then took the stage with L.A. guitarist Johnny Hawthorn for the first guitar jam of the night. They were then joined by singer Shari Puorto for the thundering Jeff Beck version of "Going Down." The first surprise guest of the night came next, with English rocker and long time local resident Alan Parsons performing "Sirius," "Eye in the Sky" and "Don't Answer Me." Parsons, who now calls Santa Barbara home, has been a generous supporter of local charities. He sponsered a benefit concert two years ago for the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara at the same venue, a charity that has strong ties with Notes for Notes. Parsons' longtime guitarist, also now a Santa Barbara local , Alastair Greene, joined in.
The biggest surprise of the night came next with the unexpected arrival of Eagles guitarist Don Felder, who played a cover of Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Pride and Joy" and one of the Eagles biggest hits, "Hotel California," which Felder co-wrote. Felder's amazing solo at the end of the latter song, was a highlight of the concert that had many others.
There was an intermission for people to check out the great items up for silent auction including some classic signed guitars. Patrons also took advantage of the expanded selection of beverages available at the outside bar, including local microbrews and wine selections. Thankfully the theater has relaxed the rules and now allows beverages to be brought inside the venue.
The second half of the concert began with Robert Randolph, who may be the best living Blues slide guitar player in the world. He played a ferocious medley, wildly swinging his sit down slide guitar and even playing with his feet. He had the crowd on their feet dancing wildly by the end of his jam. Then there was Slash, who next to Keith Richards may be one of the most revered rock guitarists of all time.
Slash first gained prominence as the lead guitarist for Guns N' Roses, and he played with Velvet Revolver, Slash's Snakepit, and is currently pursuing a solo career. With his signature curly hair and black top hat, he was a commanding presence at the Lobero.
Slash began in a funky blues mode, starting off with an acoustic duet cover of Robert Johnson's"Ramblin' On My Mind" with Vivino, then going electric for a cover of The Temptations' "Papa Was a Rolling Stone."
The covers continued with Chuck Berry's "Back in the U.S.A." and Jimi Hendrix's"Red House," and climaxed with Sly and the Family Stone's"Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)."
During the latter, while the band kept the funky groove going, Slash's guitar was signed by the legendary guitarists onstage and was auctioned off. When the bidding stalled around $5,500, Randolph decided to up the ante and throw in his guitar as well, bringing the winning bid for Notes for Notes up to $8,000.
This song also featured one final guest solo some from 15-year-old Notes for Notes Hall of Fame inductee Chimaway Lopez.
Just when it seemed the evening was over, Slash decided to play one more song, and the band launched into a cover of The Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter." Special credit goes out to Puorto for nailing the background vocals made famous by Merry Clayton.
What an awesome welcoming back party for the Lobero made all the more festive knowing that the kids will benefit the most from the concert. Thanks guys for a wonderfully perfect evening.


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The politics of interpreting Islam: Freshman course on Muslim culture strives to separate religious faith from acts of terrorist perpetrators
By Nancy Neff
It's unfortunate that it's taken the events of Sept. 11 and the terrorism crisis for America to realize the importance of understanding Islam, say University of Texas at Austin students who have been studying the Muslim culture since classes began in August.
In a freshman seminar on "The Foundations of Classical Islamic Culture," the 15 students and their professor Dr. Akel Kahera say they are making every effort to separate the faith of Islam from the acts of the terrorist perpetrators.
Muslims make up one-fourth of the world population and are an ever growing part of the American population, said Alia Khan, a business major from Austin. "Thus, it's important that the rest of America understands what our religion is truly about especially when the current misconceptions are so negative and dangerous in nature," she said.
The need to understand Islam is much more urgent in light of recent events, Khan said. "Americans need to understand the terrorists are a very select group of people with very extreme views," she said.
Kahera, a university faculty member in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, said the politics of interpreting Islam is complex and cannot be done with "sound bites."
"Students want to know and understand why Islam, a religion which advocates peace, and Muslims, who adhere to its teachings, are portrayed in the media in such a negative manner," said Kahera. "Students complain that media experts make too many instant generalizations and use too many cliches such as 'fatalism,' 'holy war' and 'Muslim terrorist.'"
Kahera said the students in his freshman seminar want to know hard facts, and they ask tough questions. And, because the seminar is three hours, he has the time to respond.
"They want to know," he said, "how is it possible that someone can be defined as a Muslim and a terrorist at the same time? What is jihad? Is suicide allowed in Islamic law or the Quran?
"We thrash out the complexities of these issues and examine the close affiliations between language and politics," said Kahera, who has taught the seminar for four years.
"Knowledge is power," Kahera said. "I prefer to teach my students to appreciate the positive aspects of knowledge that can be gained from studying any non-Western culture. It is better to try and connect different cultures rather than separate them."
Michael Hulsey, a history major from Grapevine, said he believes there is a great Continued from Page 1
"I think the popular belief would be that it is more important now to learn about Islam than on Sept. 10. But, in reality, the necessity to better understand the Islamic people and Islamic nations has been very important for dozens of years," Hulsey said. "Unfortunately, only in light of the recent tragedies, are people realizing this."
Hulsey and another student, Harrison Speck of Austin, said they learned little in high school about Islamic or Eastern Asian history and culture.
"I could write all the Islamic history taught in my high school on a single sheet of paper," said Speck. "I think it's important to learn about as many cultures as possible to understand more about the world we live in, although a culture based solely on its current activity only gives the illusion of understanding."
The major misconception after Sept. 11 is that terrorists are supported by Islamic culture, said Speck. "There are many related misconceptions which go along with that idea, such as issues with violence," he said. "Ironically, the nation of Islam teaches peace, rather than violence."
Razi Asaduddin of Houston said he enjoys the seminar because it's a small class with open discussions.
"Basically, we're all in the same boat," said Asaduddin. "The Muslim kids in the class do not know THAT much more than the non-Muslim kids in the class. Sometimes we know things, sometimes we have just heard of them, other times it's old forgotten knowledge from Sunday school as a child."
Asaduddin said he feels lucky to be going to college in Austin because it's an educated community. "There hasn't been anyone who has told me to go back where I came from," he said.
In learning about the Islamic culture, students are turning to one of Islam's most famous historians and philosophers Muhammad ibn Khaldun. Ibn Khaldun lived from 1332 to 1406 and is widely believed to be the father of cultural history, modern science and social science and the precursor of Machiavelli, said Kahera. The class examines Ibn Khaldun's Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History.
"It is no accident that Alan Greenspan and other economists quote Ibn Khaldun," said Kahera.
The university scholar said the misconceptions about Islam and Muslims are too numerous to mention, and are largely due to "ignorance, prejudice and intellectual racism. I teach peace. We have more to gain from peace than engaging in war," Kahera said.
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They mentioned that he has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder; somehow his disorder seems to be helping him in his performances with his incredible ability to focus on the music that he hears, translating it "from his ears to his brain to his fingertips" (his own words) rapidly and accurately. And it seems to have given him an ability to look past typical social inhibitions, allowing him to express himself in a uniquely pleasant and engaging way.
Rock on, little Ethan!
Popcorn popping in slow motion. The 400x stuff at the end is amazing.
slowmoguys" videos I watched as a result of your link even though they aren't quite as flat out crazed as those two other guys. (they come close a few times, though)
I still really wanna' have a Phantom Flex to play with the more I see what these cameras can do.
Go to NC State University and learn how to break things for science.
There is an interesting video making the rounds that purports to be an unidentified "pulsating winged being" briefly caught on a security camera in Cilandak Town Square, South Jakarta Indonesia on September 11, 2011.
It is allegedly surveillance camera footage from an outdoor shopping mall and a group of "security guards" immediately comes running over to investigate the spot where the "creature" landed.
Usually, these kind of things turn out to be hoaxes or just an insect in front of the lens. That may likely be the case here as well but after watching it carefully several times and stopping the action, I am intrigued by the light reflecting off the floor, nearby objects and the far walls and when viewed frame by frame the "being" does have a certain "humanoid with wings" appearance. Anyway, see what you think.
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Amazing Russian Gymnasts - Probably Not Human
Well, I guess I kind of enjoyed the whole thing anyway and it definitely fit that criteria for "Interesting Video Finds".
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This timelapse video of the Northern Hemisphere is the highest resolution single-shot imagery ever taken of the Earth at 121 Megapixels (0.62 miles per pixel)
It was captured by Russia's first domestic geostationary meteorological satellite Elektro-L during its orbit 36,000 kilometers above the equator.
Unlike most NASA photos of the Earth from space, these images were snapped in a single shot. By contrast, NASA's photos are usually composites of several photographs.
This next one is one of the largest whole disk images of our planet, each image is 121 megapixels, and the resolution is 1 kilometer per pixel. The video is composed of still images taken every half hour in four different wavelengths of light, three visible, and one infrared that have been interpolated (smoothed) to create the video. The infrared light is reflected by forests and vegetation, which appear orange in these images.
Edit: If you have the bandwidth try viewing these videos in 1080P or 720P full screen HD directly on YouTube.
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Amazing and humbling images, Ezo. Thanks.
I read that these videos are being compared to the famous "Blue Marble photo" taken on December 7, 1972, by the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft.
Somewhere I read that it is the most famous, most viewed photo in history.
1972 original
2001-2002 NASA update
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This video by photographer Patrick Colpron of a remarkable six-sail kite designed and flown by Steve Polansky was shot, edited and posted to YouTube with an iPhone4.
The soundtrack is Lighthouse by Patrick Watson.
It is like an impromptu video poem.
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This one made me laugh so hard:
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I've did my fair share of jumping off cliffs into water but nothing like this. I would buy this guy lunch too.
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Staring Out The Window - Fulton Lights
That was cute and a little disturbing at the same time!
If you're a reporter who's been sent out to cover a sandstorm and you arrive too late for the storm, don't try to fake it.
Very very nice. Now we want to ad this song to our ipodOriginally Posted by EZO
Here's another nice video.
How to ask your girlfriend to marry you:
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HeheOriginally Posted by Monocrom
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Solve a 4x4x4 Rubik's Cube. I've tried it. What it's made with. LEGO's and a computer.
~ Chance
Never point a flashlight at anything you don't intend to illuminate!
Cube solver? . . . Where's the fun in that though?
"The World is insane. With tiny spots of sanity, here and there... Not the other way around!" - John Cleese.
Designing, building, then watching it work was probably fun. That's why I posted the video, I think it's pretty cool & interesting that they built it using LEGO'S.
~ Chance
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Never point a flashlight at anything you don't intend to illuminate!
I'll admit, it's an interesting piece of engineering.
"The World is insane. With tiny spots of sanity, here and there... Not the other way around!" - John Cleese.
Scary amusement park ride in Russia.
"People don't plan to fail, they fail to plan."
What's more fun than free beer from an iPad?
~ Chance
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Meet the newest addition to the Ford Men's roster, Jesse. We could tell you all about how amazingly handsome and funny he is, but we thought we'd let Jesse speak for himself. Click through his shoot (photographed by Ethan James Green and styled by Mark Jen Hsu) and learn more about this up-and-comer below.
Where were you discovered?
Honestly, My mom said I needed gas money. I thought "I'll give it a shot" and submitted photos online to ford where one of my lovely agents (Kati) contacted me
3 Random Facts about yourself?
1. I can cook a mean creme brûlée
2. Im huge on European cars, right now my favorite is the Mclaren P1
3. I fell in love with surfing 3 years ago and it's been one of my passions ever since
Describe your personal style in one sentence.
Beach bum with a high fashion twist
What are you currently listening to?
Disclosure and Slightly Stoopid
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|Children Get Choosy with IMMA
Children Get Choosy with IMMA opens to the public at Wexford Arts Centre on Wednesday 23 January 2011. An initiative of the Arts Department of Wexford County Council, Art Alongside is a visual arts programme based in primary schools throughout County Wexford. The six schools involved in the 2010 / 2011 project are Barntown National School, St. Patricks N.S, Craanford, Scoil Naomh Aine, Rathgarogue, Cushinstown National School, Kildavin National School and Courtnacuddy National School.
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Accessible, interactive and inclusive in ethos, Altered Images aims to stimulate engagement with the visual arts for the general public and particularly for people with disabilities.
30 Oct 2010
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|Record - Siamsa Tire, Tralee
Record consists of three film works from the IMMA Collection by artists Sarah Morris, Phil Collins & Gerardo Suter. The exhibition focus is on film works, which represent reality in a documentary style. This collaboration will coincide with the Kerry Film Festival, now in its twelfth year. www.siamsatire.com
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| Line Exploring Space: Drawings from the IMMA Collection in Thurles
Line exploring space: Drawings from the IMMA Collection opens at The Source Arts Centre, Thurles, Co Tipperary, at 8.00pm on Thursday 9 September 2010. The exhibition continues at the Tipperary Institute, Thurles Campus. The collaboration is the result of an established relation between The Tipperary Institute and The Source Arts Centre. However, it is the first time both venues have worked together with the National Programme at the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
02 Jul 2010
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|Dust in the Air Suspended, County Museum, Clonmel
Dust in the Air Suspended is an exhibition of works from the collections of IMMA and the Arts Council of Ireland, hosted by South Tipperary County Council.
25 Jun 2010
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|Sacred, Higher Bridges Gallery and off site venues in Enniskillen
The project used the visual arts as a tool to initiate conversations around the notions of sacred, divinity and spirituality by discussing the shared, experiential aspects of religions as opposed to focusing on their differences.
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| Altered Images, Irish Museum of Modern Art
Accessible, interactive and inclusive in ethos, Altered Images aims to stimulate engagement with the visual arts for the general public and particularly for people with disabilities.
31 May 2010
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| Abode, Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Wexford
This year Art Alongside is continuing its successful partnership with IMMAs National Programme with the creation of a new exhibition Abode.
22 Apr 2010
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| Drawing to form: Art from the Weltkunst Collection, Crawford Art Gallery
'Drawing to form' comprises some 56 drawings and sculptures from the Weltkunst Collection of British Art
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| Prospect, Friars Gate Theatre, Co Limerick
Prospect features five film-works from the IMMA Collection which survey environments that bring together a range of perspectives.
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The company has a good cruise pedigree: it is helmed by Gerry Herrod, a long time cruise entrepreneur who formerly was chairman of Orient Lines, Ocean Cruise Lines and Pearl Cruises. The Ft. Lauderdale-based company, which actually was formed in 2002, will charter its ship. And it also comes with pedigree. The 20,216-ton, 650-passenger M/V Discovery was built in 1972 as Island Venture. Princess Cruises aficionados may recognize the vessel from its long tenure – 17 years, in fact – as Island Princess.
M/V Discovery will depart on its maiden voyage – a 25-night Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro sailing – on November 27. Its largely exotic itineraries – a major focus for this destination-oriented line – will include, in its inaugural season, Antarctica, the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Hawaii and the Panama Canal. The ship's 2003/2004 season will end next spring with a 17-night trans-Atlantic crossing to from Ft. Lauderdale to Europe.
Until its launch under Discovery World Cruises banner, the ship has been chartered by Voyages of Discovery, a British company, since it left the Princess fleet. Since then as well, M/V Discovery has been given a total overhaul. The ship has three restaurants, a health club and beauty salon, casino, two pools – including one with retractable dome – and an Internet center, among other features. Alas, one "modern improvement" that's missing: there are no cabins with private balconies.
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No. 7 Bruins Fall to Fifth-Ranked Trojans, 6-1
UCLA women's tennis team ends the regular season 16-5 overall.
No. 7 Women's Tennis Heads to No. 5 USC
Bruins and Trojans to battle on the Pac-12 Networks this Thursday.
No. 6 Women's Tennis Downs Oregon, 6-1
Bruins improve to 16-4 and 7-2 in Pac-12 play.
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Bruin men are at home against Washington and Oregon; women travel to Eugene.
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Bruin women head to Eugene; men to host Washington, Oregon
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Earned All-America honors in doubles ... Ended the season ranked No. 4 in the country (w/Courtney Dolehide) ... Advanced to the semifinals in doubles (w/Dolehide) at the NCAA Championships, falling to Georgia's Nadja Gilchrist and Chelsey Gullickson, 6-1, 6-2 ... Teamed with Dolehide to take home the doubles title at the Freeman Memorial Championships in Las Vegas, downing third-ranked Kaitlyn Christian and Sabrina Santamaria of USC, 8-4 in the final ... Posted the most doubles victories on the team, finishing the season with a 35-10 record ... Also notched an 18-7 mark in dual matches, teaming mostly with Dolehide at the No. 2 position ... Also went 5-1 with Dolehide at the No. 1 position ... Played several dual matches with Chanelle Van Nguyen and McCall Jones ... Finished the year listed at No. 63 in the Final ITA Singles Rankings ... Highest ranking of the year came in the fall when she was ranked No. 45 in singles ... Ended the season with a 25-13 overall singles record ... Went 14-6 in dual matches, playing mostly at the No. 3 position ... Defeated six ranked singles opponents on the year ... Highest ranked win came over No. 30 Anett Schutting of Cal in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Team Championships ... Quarterfinalist in both singles and doubles (w/Jones) at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regionals during the fall season ... Reached the singles final and won the doubles title (w/Skylar Morton) at the Kramer Tennis Classic.
Ended the season listed at No. 66 in singles and No. 73 in doubles (w/McCall Jones) in the Final ITA Rankings ... Led the team in singles wins, finishing the season with a 30-8 overall record ... Went 16-4 in dual matches, playing primarily at the Nos. 3 and 4 positions ... Also recorded a 4-2 mark against nationally ranked opponents ... Highest ranked win on the season came over No. 47 Stacey Tan of Stanford ... Also led the team in doubles victories, registering a 28-10 overall record ... Was 19-5 in dual matches, playing mostly with Maya Johansson at the No. 3 position ... The duo went 4-1 in the NCAA Team Championships, helping UCLA reach the semifinals ... Listed at No. 115 in the Preseason ITA Singles Rankings ... Posted a 8-2 overall record ... Quarterfinalist in both singles and doubles (w/Noelle Hickey) at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regionals ... Was 6-3 in doubles ... Teamed with McCall Jones to advance through prequalifying and into the qualifying draw at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships.
Ended the season with an 18-10 overall singles record ... Went 15-4 in dual matches ... Played primarily at the No. 4 position, going 10-4 ... Was also 4-0 at the No. 3 spot and 1-0 at the No. 5 position ... Owned a 3-4 record against ranked opponents ... Highest ranked win on the season came over No. 53 Csilla Borsanyi from Baylor (6-2, 7-5) in a dual match on March 10 ... Also had a victory over No. 54 Stacey Tan of Stanford (6-4, 6-3) on Feb. 26 ... Listed as high as No. 96 in the ITA Singles Rankings (March 16) ... Finished the year with a 24-13 overall doubles record ... Teamed primarily with Carling Seguso, going 14-6 at the No. 3 spot ... Advanced to the third round of singles at the Wilson/ITA Southwest Regionals in the fall ... Also participated in prequalifying for the Riviera/ITA All-American and in the Flight-I Draw at the Duals in the Desert Tournament ... Teamed with Nina Pantic to advance through prequalifying and into the qualifying draw at the Riviera/ITA All-American ... Reached the quarterfinals (w/Maya Johansson) at the Wilson/ITA Southwest Regionals ... Teamed with Stephanie Hoffpauir to win a pair of Flight-II matches at the Duals in the Desert Tournament.
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CIF Southern Section singles champion in 2008, becoming the first player from La Quinta High School to capture the title ... Finished her senior season with a perfect 46-0 record ... Reached a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 41 in the world ... Ranked in the top 5 in Southern California ... Has captured a number of ITF tournaments throughout Mexico and Latin America ... Represented Mexico at the Junior Fed Cup ... Participated in the qualifying draw for the U.S. Open Junior Championships in 2008 ... Reached the round of 16 in singles at both the ITF Easter Bowl and USTA International Spring Championships in 2009 ... Southern California Junior Sectional champion in 2009 ... Singles winner at the 2008 Wilson Junior Championships ... Captured the title at the Fullerton Junior Championships in 2008 ... Won the women's open title at the 2009 Ojai Valley Tennis Championships.
Born January 1, 1991 in Palm Springs, Calif. ... Mother's name is Nora ... Older sister is Sandra ... Admires former tennis professional Martina Hingis ... Enjoys reading ... Majoring in Classics Civilizations ... Hopes to one day become a lawyer.