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The organisers say the day allows the world’s bagpipes and piping traditions to be celebrated. Pipers from across the globe are encouraged to organise events - including talks, lectures and concerts - to mark the event. Bagpipes have been played for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, Turkey, and Northern Africa. The first clear reference to the use of the Scottish Highland bagpipes is from a French history, which mentions their use at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh in 1547. George Buchanan (1506–82) claimed that they had replaced the trumpet on the battlefield. During the expansion of the British Empire, spearheaded by British military forces that included Highland regiments, the Scottish Great Highland bagpipe became well-known worldwide. This surge in popularity was boosted by large numbers of pipers trained for military service in World War I and World War II. The surge coincided with a decline in the popularity of many traditional forms of bagpipe throughout Europe, which began to be displaced by instruments from the classical tradition and later by gramophone and radio.
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ACC Football Rx (accfoolballrx.com; hokiemark)
OK, I have to comment on the Notre Dame/ACC schedules because I smell something fishy...
2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Schedule
Date Opponent Location
SAT Sep. 1 Michigan Wolverines Notre Dame, IN
SAT Sep. 8 Ball State Cardinals Notre Dame, IN
SAT Sep. 15 Vanderbilt Commodores Notre Dame, IN
SAT Sep. 22 @Wake Forest Demon Deacons Winston-Salem, NC
SAT Sep. 29 Stanford Cardinal Notre Dame, IN
SAT Oct. 6 @Virginia Tech Hokies Blacksburg, VA
SAT Oct. 13 Pittsburgh Panthers Notre Dame, IN
SAT Oct. 20 OFF
SAT Oct. 27 Navy Midshipmen San Diego, CA
SAT Nov. 3 @Northwestern Wildcats Evanston, IL
SAT Nov. 10 Florida State Seminoles Notre Dame, IN
SAT Nov. 17 Syracuse Orange Notre Dame, IN
SAT Nov. 24 @USC Trojans Los Angeles, CA
2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Schedule
Date Opponent Location
MON Sep. 2 @Louisville Cardinals Louisville, KY
SAT Sep. 7 OFF
SAT Sep. 14 New Mexico Lobos Notre Dame, IN
SAT Sep. 21 Georgia Bulldogs Athens, GA
SAT Sep. 28 Virginia Cavaliers Notre Dame, IN
SAT Oct. 5 Bowling Green Falcons Notre Dame, IN
SAT Oct. 12 USC Trojans Notre Dame, IN
SAT Oct. 19 OFF
SAT Oct. 26 Michigan Wolverines Ann Arbor, MI
SAT Nov. 2 Virginia Tech Hokies Notre Dame, IN
SAT Nov. 9 @Duke Blue Devils Durham, NC
SAT Nov. 16 Navy Midshipmen Notre Dame, IN
SAT Nov. 23 Boston College Eagles Notre Dame, IN
SAT Nov. 30 @Stanford Cardinal Stanford, CA
That's back-to-back years of 3 ACC home games for Notre Dame. What's up with that?* The fact is, so far the only season in which Notre Dame is set to play more ACC away games than home games will be 2017. Prior to that every season has either been even or more home games for Notre Dame - a trend which continues for 2018 and 2019...
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How A Misheard Lyric Spawned An Urban Legend Around Bell Biv DeVoe's "Poison" | Genius (genius.com; Partridge)
Last month, Bell Biv DeVoe’s 1990 debut single, “Poison,” turned 27 years old. The song is best known for the line, “Never trust a big butt and a smile"—some of the soundest advice ever espoused on record—but the lyrics contain another warning that has kept people talking:
Wrong move, you’re dead
Officially, that’s the line delivered in the hook by BBD member Michael Bivins. But for years, some fans have heard a much more specific threat:
Rob Moore, you’re dead
This has spawned an urban legend involving late-‘80s Syracuse University football star Rob Moore. As the story goes, Moore stole Biv’s girlfriend, and that inspired the singer to issue a very public threat. Lending credence to this theory is the fact that Biv rocks a Syracuse hat in the “Poison” video.
It’s a neat story, but unfortunately, it’s completely untrue. In a 2014 interview with Syracuse.com, Biv debunked the rumors:
No, I think it’s, “Wrong move you’re dead.” Whoever thought of that was reaching a little bit. I don’t even know who [Rob Moore] is. Who is that?
For the record, Moore played wide receiver for the Orangemen from 1987 to 1989 before embarking on an NFL career that lasted 11 seasons. After retiring in 2002, Moore traded his helmet for a headset, and he now serves as wide receiver coach for the Oakland Raiders.
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Syracuse St. Patrick's Parade closings: Which city streets will be closed? (PS; Sturtz)
City officials have released traffic advisories for Saturday's St. Patrick's Parade in downtown Syracuse.
About a dozen streets will be closed at various points to accommodate the parade and its participants. The 35th annual parade begins at noon.
The following streets will close for the parade:
10:30 a.m.
- Erie Boulevard West, between Clinton and Van Rensselaer streets
- Tracy Street, between Van Rensselaer and Plum streets
- Leavenworth Street, between Wilkinson Street and Erie Boulevard West
- Plum Street, between Park Avenue and Erie Boulevard West
- Wilkinson Street, between Barker and Plum streets
- Barker Street, between Wilkinson and Tracy streets
- West Street off-ramps at Erie Boulevard West
- West Water Street, between Franklin and Clinton streets
- North and South Franklin streets, between Washington and Genesee streets
- South Clinton Street, between Genesee to Washington streets, and from Jefferson to Onondaga streets
- South Salina Street, between Fayette and Willow streets
- West Washington Street, between Clinton and Salina streets
- James Street, between Salina and Warren streets
- Erie Boulevard East, between Warren and Salina streets
- East Washington Street, between Warren and Salina streets
- East and West Fayette Street, between Warren and Clinton streets
- East and West Jefferson Street, between Warren and Clinton streets
- Harrison Street, between Warren and Salina streets
- West Onondaga Street, between Salina and West Adams streets
- South Salina Street, between Fayette and Adams Street
