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Opportunity awaits Boilers around the Bend -According to Danny Hope, Notre Dame already has been the perfect Week 1 opponent for Purdue. You might ask: How is that possible? Hope's Boilermakers and the Fighting Irish don't even play until Saturday afternoon in South Bend. What if Purdue gets pummeled? It wouldn't be the first time, as Notre Dame leads the all-time series 53-26-2 and has won 15 of the teams' last 16 meetings at Notre Dame ... Date: 2010/09/03
Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/25730/opportunity-awaits-boilers-around-the-bend

Long wait over for Purdue -Once the hugs and handshakes were complete and Purdue's 2009 season had concluded with November's victory over Indiana, the countdown to 2010 was underway. Date: 2010/09/04
Source: http://jconline.com/article/20100904/SPORTS020101/9040340

Southern Decadence, Audubon Aquarium activities today in New Orleans -Events in and around New Orleans. Date: 2010/09/04
Source: http://www.nola.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2010/09/southern_decadence_audubon_aqu.html

Mixed reaction to codeine clampdown -YOU can’t have failed to notice it. Date: 2010/09/04
Source: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kfcwsnididcw/rss2/

Rattle the goalie, that was the idea -Long before there was Noel Hickey, Pa Dillon was the benchmark for defenders. Full-back on the Kilkenny team-of-the-century, the farmer from Freshford left an indelible mark in the county where hurling is all. Tipperary’s Seán McLoughlin, himself no shrinking violet, was a powerful attacker with the magnificent Tipp team of the early 60s. Diarmuid O’Flynn met the duo in calmer waters this week ... Date: 2010/09/04
Source: http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfcwsnideyoj/rss2/

Carlow Choir to preview concert at Fatima -A chance encounter by Mississippi and Louisiana Carlow Choir members on the streets of Italy two years ago led to the choir’s upcoming concert tour of Ireland, which will preview next Saturday in Biloxi. Date: 2010/09/04
Source: http://www.sunherald.com/2010/09/03/2451588/carlow-choir-to-preview-concert.html

Catholic revelations trump pin dance debate -A pastor once prayed for a relative of mine suffering from a puzzling, often lifelong, sometimes fatal malady. She was cured. Oh, by the way, the patient was also treated by five highly trained professionals, following strictly scientific principles, their religious beliefs unknown. Date: 2010/09/04
Source: http://www.nsnews.com/Catholic+revelations+trump+dance+debate/2755751/story.html?id=2755751

Bellemare files lawsuit against Quebec premier -Ex-Quebec justice minister Marc Bellemare has launched a $900,000 countersuit against his former boss: Premier Jean Charest. Date: 2010/09/03
Source: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20100903/bellemare-sues-charest-100903/

Audubon Aquarium celebrates 20 years and more in New Orleans -Events happening in and around New Orleans. Date: 2010/09/03
Source: http://www.nola.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2010/09/audubon_aquarium_celebrates_20.html

Rugby Union -With the opening match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup at Eden Park in Auckland just over 12 months away, the launch of the Aviva Premiership this weekend signals the start of the battle to make Martin Johnson's squad for the biggest tournament in the sport. Date: 2010/09/02
Source: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/rugby/article-23873245-the-men-with-an-eye-on-a-bigger-prize.do