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Welcome to Holy Monday!
Holy Monday or Great and Holy Monday (Greek: Μεγάλη Δευτέρα, Megale Deutera) is the Monday of Holy Week, which is the week before Easter. Death and Resurrection of Jesus. It is the third day of Holy Week in Eastern Christianity, after Lazarus Saturday andPalm Sunday, and the second day of Holy Week in Western Christianity, after Palm Sunday.
The Gospels tell us of some of the events that actually occurred on the day of the Biblical Holy Monday. Some of the most notable and recognizable of these were the cursing of thefig tree (Matthew 21:18-22,Mark 11:20-26), the questioning of Jesus' authority (Matthew 21:23-27), the Cleansing of the Temple and some diverse parables, depending on which Gospel is read.
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ACC Dominating NCAA Tournament But JB Won't Say ACC Better Than Old Big East (PS; Carlson)
It was fitting that Jim Boeheim, the last bastion of the old Big East, swung a hammer to one of the old league's more impressive college basketball records.
In 2009, a loaded Big East set a record by sending five teams to the NCAA's Sweet 16, an impressive combination of depth and quality. The ACC matched that effort last year with five, including a champion, then topped it with six during this year's version.
Syracuse's victory over Middle Tennessee State was the final win for the ACC during its impressive opening week.
In a year where parity is college basketball's buzzword, only the ACC has been strong enough to avoid all upsets. The conference boasts a pair of top seeds and one of the favorites to win the national title. The record performance doesn't even include one of its better teams, Louisville, which is sitting out the postseason due to a recruiting scandal involving strippers and sex.
Yet when Boeheim was asked whether his new conference had drawn in enough power teams to surpass Syracuse's old home and historic haven, the head coach passed on providing an answer.
"You know I'm never going to say that," Boeheim said.
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Predicting What We Can About the Sweet 16 Field (si.com; Rosenberg)
This NCAA tournament is easy to predict, unless you want to be right. Then you have a problem. I realized this while watching Northern Iowa repeatedly give the ball and finally the game to Texas A&M, in a game that was like a Jackson Pollock painting: I’m sure it belongs in a museum somewhere, but I won’t pretend to understand it.
How does a team blow a 12-point lead in 38 seconds? We now know that Northern Iowa is better at half-court shots than inbounds passes. That does not make sense, but neither does this: Middle Tennessee State’s Reggie Upshaw sank 8 of 14 shots for 21 points against Michigan State in arguably the biggest tournament upset ever—and two days later, in the same building, he shot 1 for 10 in a blowout loss to Syracuse. If that doesn’t give Tom Izzo a drinking problem, nothing will.
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Josh Perkins, Kyle Dranginis and Eric McClellan
How Gonzaga's Supposed Weak Link Has Keyed NCAA Run (nypost.com; Brazilier)
When the brackets were released and many experts felt Seton Hall would advance past Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament’s opening round, the prevailing explanation was the Pirates’ advantage in the backcourt.
The 11th-seeded Zags possessed a dynamic front-court duo in Domantas Sabonis and Kyle Wiltjer, but relative unknowns elsewhere after starting guards Gary Bell Jr. and Kevin Pangos graduated.
They aren’t unknowns anymore, not after Gonzaga cruised past No. 6 Seton Hall and No. 3 Utah over the weekend in Denver, crushing the two higher seeds by a combined 39 points. And while Sabonis was the best player in both games, and Wiltjer averaged 15 points in the two wins, the play of guards Eric McClellan, Kyle Dranginis and Josh Perkins stood out, especially since they were supposedly the Zags’ weak link entering the Tournament.
“They’ve gotten better,” Gonzaga coach Mark Few said before the Tournament began. “They’re making winning plays now. They understand what it takes to win and [they’re] valuing that.”
Perkins was a heavily recruited four-star prospect, but he received a medical redshirt after suffering a broken jaw five games into his freshman season. McClellan averaged just 8.1 minutes per game in his first year after coming over from Vanderbilt. And Dranginis, a four-year contributor, went from a minor role player to a starter. All three battled inconsistencies this season, struggling in big spots. But they all played well in the West Coast Conference Tournament, and were at their best in Denver. McClellan, in particular, showed why there so much hope for him at Vanderbilt.
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Commentary: Few's Coaching Job at Gonzaga is His Best in 15 Years (q13fox.com; Levine)
It’s fair to say that this is the most surprising run by Gonzaga and the most impressive coaching job by Mark Few in at least 15 years.
You can berate the Zags all you want and for whatever reason, because there’s obviously enough disdain for them around this area. But this was the year Gonzaga’s tournament streak was supposed to come to an end – the year they actually looked fallible in their conference. And even when they made the Big Dance, they still had their lowest seed since 2001. This was supposed to be another one of those years when they didn’t survive the first weekend.
And yet, here they are in the Sweet 16. The lowest seed still remaining. And it’s the first time since 2000 that they’ve beaten two higher-seeded teams to get there.
Listen, I get it – when it comes to tournament success, the Zags have under-performed. Any school that makes 18 straight NCAA Tournaments – six of them with a four-seed or better – probably should have reached at least one Final Four or more than two Elite Eights. And yes, the five-year streak of second-round exits was maddening for their fans and only gave their detractors more ammo.
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Syracuse Artist Known for Tree of 40 Fruits Makes Magic and Miracles Using Science (PS; Eisenstadt)
Sam Van Aken made up his mind early. He wanted nothing to do with science. He watched his dad's career in chemical engineering and decided it wasn't for him: too straightforward, black and white, devoid of introspection.
So he became an artist. But at the heart of his art is often a scientific question; his palette is an experiment.
Van Aken's best-known works are in his Tree of 40 Fruit series. Some of the trees are on the Syracuse University campus, where Van Aken is a professor of sculpture.
Each tree is a living sculpture that bears 40 different fruits. Van Aken created the trees by slicing branches from other fruit trees and re-attaching them to his trees, a technique called grafting. When the tree blooms, it is a breathtaking array of colors and flowers. When it bears fruit, it is an entire produce section spread on the branches of one tree.
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17 Upstate NY Foods We All Love (newyorkstateupstate.com)
Coneys!
The dirty water dog carts of Manhattan's busy streets might give most outsiders the idea of what a hot dog in New York is, but for a real taste of the iconic sausage, look to White Hots. The uniquely colored sausages originate in the Rochester area, according to The Washington Post, but backyard cook-outs across Upstate New York aren't complete without the appearance of White Hots, most notably, the Snappy Griller from Hofmann's, which created its version in 1932.
Where to eat it:
Heid's of Liverpool
305 Oswego St
Liverpool, NY 13088
Or enjoy them at The Great New York State Fair
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