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Thursday, January 17, 2013

RAFA NADAL STEPPING INTO THE CLAY SEASON 2013 in Viña del Mar, Chile

UPDATED February 10, 2013
8:51 p.m., USA EST

 Next tournament I will begin a new post ~
February 11 - 17, 2013
Rafa is to playing 
in the indoor clay ATP World Tour 250 tournament
in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Indoor clay
It is not in English ~ it is in Spanish and Portuguese 
Prize money: $ 519,775

Sao Paulo, Brazil is 3 hours ahead of USA EST

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 VAMOS RAFA!!

 NOTE: This blog is nearly at its end as the 5 GB free space is 88% full. Which at the time I run out of space on this blog, I will most likely begin a blog somewhere else.  At that time, I will put a link here to the new blog.
We are getting a blizzard the next couple of days and if I am not posting, 
it is because we lost electricity. 
We did and now we have electricity (and heat) back after 24+ hours.  Yay!!


Viña del Mar, Chile 
Singles Final 
Horacio Zeballos defeated Rafa Nadal
6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
Sunday, February 10, 2013
6:00 p.m. local time
which was 4:00 p.m. USA/EST
The trophy ceremony was over around 7:30 p.m. USA/EST
2 hours and 46 minutes
This was Horacio's first ATP title.

The Doubles Final started it seemed right after the Singles Final
Doubles Final

Paolo Lorenzi/Potito Starace defeated Rafa Nadal/Juan Monaco 
6-2, 6-4

Sunday, February 10, 2013
after the Singles Final which is at 4:00 p.m. USA/EST
Done at 8:47 p.m. USA /EST
 in 1 hour 6 minutes 39 seconds




@RafaelNadal – Rafa tweeted:

Enhorabuena a Horacio por su gran victoria. Ha sido una semana muy especial para mi. Gracias por vuestro apoyo...

Google translation:

Congratulations to Horacio for his great victory. It has been a very special week for me. Thanks for your support ...




I find not all tweets are correct, however I share this one:


Tomorrow Rafa travels to São Paulo, as tweeted by @b1pr

Live Streaming

 they show the on-court *interviews with the winner
so check it out, even after you watch the Final Singles on TV's The Tennis Channel
*(hopefully with Rafa!)


 tennis channel schedule

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Viña del Mar, Chile
Clay
Tournament name: VTR Open
ATP World Tour 250 Tournament
Prize Money: $ 410, 200




 Note: I have posted some extra and nice things about Rafa, including this tournament at
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Viña del Mar, Chile

Singles
Round 1
Rafa has a bye

Round 2 ~ Round of 16
Rafa Nadal defeated Federico Delbonis
6-3, 6-2
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Singles Quarter Final
Rafa Nadal defeated Daniel Gimeno-Traver
6-1, 6-4
Friday, February 8, 2013 


Singles Semi Final
Rafa Nadal defeated Chardy
6-2, 6-2
Saturday, February 9, 2013

Singles Final 
Horacio Zeballos defeated Rafa Nadal
6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
Sunday, February 10, 2013
6:00 p.m. local time
which was 4:00 p.m. USA/EST
The trophy ceremony was over around 7:30 p.m. USA/EST

Live Streaming

TV
The Tennis Channel 

Live Streaming


Live Streaming (not for USA)
bet365 but not available in USA
due to illegal online gambling in USA'



Viña del Mar, Chile 
Doubles
Round 1
Rafa Nadal/Juan Monaco defeat Frantisek Cermak/Lukas Dlouhy
Tuesday, 2013
 6-3, 6-2
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Rafa in Round 1 of Doubles
February 5, 2013
Viña del Mar, Chile
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Doubles continued
Doubles Round 2
Rafa and Juan Monaco defeated Guillaume Rufin/ Filippo Volandri 
6-2, 7-6(4)
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Doubles Semi Final
Rafa Nadal/Juan Monaco v. Carlos Berlocq/Leonardo Mayer
6-3, 6-4
Friday, February 8, 2013


Doubles Final

Paolo Lorenzi/Potito Starace defeated Rafa Nadal/Juan Monaco
6-2, 6-4

Sunday, February 10, 2013
after the Singles Final which is at 4:00 p.m. USA/EST
Done at 8;447 USA /EST
 in 1 hour 6 minutes 39 seconds

Live Streaming

 ATP Website for Tournament

Pictures
Rafael Nadal meets Chilean President
More pictures

Doubles
google

Singles
Singles ~ Round 2
terra

Quarter Final
yahoo

Semi Final
daylife

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Articles: 
bbc.co.uk/sport this one explains Rafa's knee and more


Upcoming Three Tournaments
February 4 – 10, 2013
Rafa is playing as a wild card 
at the ATP World Tour 250 Tournament
in Viña del Mar, Chile
Clay
Tournament name: VTR Open
ATP World Tour 250 Tournament
Prize Money: $ 410, 200
 
ATP Website for Tournament

Viña del Mar, Chile Time
2 hours ahead of USA EST

The official tournament website is in Spanish: VTR Open



The VTR Open returned to Viña del Mar in 2012, after a brief stint in Santiago. It is the first clay-court tournament of the ATP World Tour season and also the opening leg of the four-tournament swing through Latin America, aptly coined the "Golden Swing" in honour of top Chileans and Olympic Gold medalists Fernando Gonzalez and Nicolas Massu. Gonzalez is a four-time champion.

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February 11 - 17, 2013
Rafa is to playing 
in the indoor clay ATP World Tour 250 tournament
in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Indoor clay
ATP Website for Sao Paulo Tournament
 Sao Paulo Tournament Website
It is not in English ~ it is in Spanish and Portuguese 
Prize money: $ 519,775

Sao Paulo, Brazil is 3 hours ahead of USA EST
Current time in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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February 25, 2013 to March 2, 2013
Rafa is playing in
Tournament Abierto Mexicano Telcel
ATP World Tour 500
Acapulco, Mexico
Clay
Prize Money: $ 1,212,750

The Crowning Jewel Of The Golden Swing
The Abierto Mexicano Telcel, one of 11 ATP World Tour 500 events, concludes the four-tournament "Golden Swing" through Latin America. The event, held at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess, is a favourite destination amongst players - particularly clay court specialists. In 2007, Acapulco won the ATP World Tour award for best tournament of the year in its category. 

ATP Acapulco Website

Acapulco Tournament Website 
is in Spanish

Current time in Acapulco, Mexico
Acapulco is an hour behind USA EST

Acapulco Tournament Facebook

David Ferrer won in 2012, 2011, 2010
Nicolas Almagro won in 2009, 2008
Rafa Nadal won in 2005


ATP website for English Info ~ Vina del MarATP World Tour ~
scheduleMore Pictures of Rafa with President of Chilegoogle

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

IL VOLO ~ AMBASSADORS FOR ITALY


Ignazio, Piero and Gianluca of Il Volo
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Just the best of the best videos...makes you fall in love with humanity. 
What wonderful ambassadors for Italy...and the human race.



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Monday, January 7, 2013

NEED YOUR SPIRITS LIFTED? LISTEN TO THE MUSIC OF IL VOLO


Il Volo
Gianluca Ginoble, Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto.

If you had been in my virtual life recently, you would have no doubt had heard me rave about Il Volo.

Here is a favorite song of a difficult choice to make, as I love so much so many of their songs.  I don't really dislike any song they have done.




With English lyrics included:



The ages of Il Volo as listed on their latest CD, We Are Love: Piero Barone (19), Ignazio Boschetto (18) and Gianluca Ginoble (17).  I believe Gianluca turns 18, February 11, 2013.

I have spent more hours than I would like to admit listening and watching multiple youtube videos of their interviews, music since their becoming Il Volo, the group.  But I also like seeing the videos of them in talent performances as soloists before their career took off together.  Ignazio Boschetto sings in the following videos when younger.
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 Ignazio Boschetto sings  Luna
 Also sung by Alessandro Safina 
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Ignazio Boschetto sings on Italian Talent Show, Ti Lascio Una Canzone  - La Nostra Favola
Tom Jones' Delilah
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Ignazio Boschetto sings Miserere 2008 
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Ignazio Boschetto sings Il mare calmo della sera 2008 

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Ignazio Boschetto sang Quando l'amore diventa poesia for the TV talent show Ti lascio una canzone in 2009

Ignazio sings Tu che m'hai preso il cuor


My playlists of Il Volo videos at Youtube.

I have given CDs to friends and piano students. A friend, Fernanda, who grew up in Lisbon, Portugal, like me, now, is so in love with their music.  When she played the Il Volo CD that I gave her on the way to the work, she called me the next day to say that she almost got lost (as she was so enjoying the music).  I had never heard her get so excited.  When I went into the local "record" shop on Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island before Christmas, I was curious if they had any CDs of Il Volo. According to a staff person, many people had been asking for their CD.  They only had one CD left and it was the older one, their self-named  Il Volo CD.  When I checked out the DVD live concert from the Detroit Opera House, the librarian said he had seen their PBS special (the very DVD that I was checking out) and that it was very good.  And he typically shows no change in his voice inflection. Again, when I let my friend, Fernanda borrow the DVD of the live concert in Detroit at the Opera House, she called to tell me she loved it and that her husband had to sit down to watch too.

This is what got them noticed by Tony Remis:


I love them because their music makes me feel great.  They are cute, becoming handsome as they get older. You can understand the lyrics, the musical arrangements are integral elements to the spirit of their expressive singing. It is clear they love the music which simply makes it infectious. There apparently is a universal response to such music, because all ages turn out loving their music.

I have enjoyed watching their interviews and seeing them grow up before our eyes.  They are charming, honest and full of heart that they are willing to share with the world.

From Il Volo's wikipedia page ~

Piero Barone was born on June 24, 1993, in Naro (pop. 8,700), province of Agrigento, Sicily, in southern Italy.

Ignazio Boschetto was born in Bologna, Emilia Romagna, in northern Italy on October 4, 1994, and grew up in Marsala, Sicily (pop. 82,700).

Gianluca Ginoble was born on February 11, 1995, in Roseto degli Abruzzi (province of Teramo), in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. He grew up and continues to live in the nearby hilltop town of Montepagano (pop. 1,207).

The name of the trio was changed to Il Volo in the fall of 2010.

Today arrived in my mailbox~

Self-named CD - Espanol ~ Il Volo
We  Are Love
Live in  Concert at the Detroit Opera House - DVD

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Sunday, January 6, 2013

YOUR GLOW ♫ A TRIBUTE TO THOSE AFFECTED BY SANDY HOOK MASSACRE

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Thursday, January 3rd, 2013, the bus drivers, the surviving Sandy Hook Elementary School children and staff went back to another building to resume their school year.
 
The song ~ Your Glow ~ is a tribute for those affected by Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre. I wrote the music December 14 on the day it happened. I wrote lyrics to the music later on December 26 & 27. Yesterday, I used Garage Band to improvise a flute and bass part along with the keyboard. It is not a polished version, only put together in a few hours.

Your Glow
 by Sandra Hammel
Verse 1

Breath is no more, your bright light shines on.
Oh the pain seeps so deep, grace come to me to free.

Oh our hearts entwined for eternity,
Oh touch me now…fly……
Oh, angel.
Love never die

Surround me now, for now, I hold you sweetly within, lighting up my way.
Going on for you.

I lift my eyes to you,
Wanting all the world to see your star.

Verse 2

Breathe life in me, oh, bright star that shines on.
Where to go when overcome, estranged from peace and calm.

Oh our hearts entwined for eternity,
Oh touch me now…fly……
Oh, angel.
Love live on.

Surround me now, for now, I hold you sweetly within, lighting up my way.
You left behind your glow.

I lift my eyes for you,
Knowing your tender soul remains in mine.

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When I was still teaching in the schools, I taught 5 to 10 year olds.  I was the music teacher.  So, when I picture these children and the staff, I can picture it in my mind very personally.  I think it is the wrong thing to do to arm teachers. I wrote about it here.

The second amendment has outlived its relevancy.  When it was written, guns had a single bullet capacity and it took considerable time to reload it.

 Pictures from my music class and outdoor concerts
at Hathaway Elementary School
Portsmouth, Rhode Island 
 

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