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Welcome to Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is one of the most popular and important holy days in the liturgical calendar. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer.
Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, and is chiefly observed by Catholics, although many other Christians observe it too.
Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. As the priest applies the ashes to a person's forehead, he speaks the words: "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
Alternatively, the priest may speak the words, "Repent and believe in the Gospel."
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SU News
The Lions will have at least 7 coaches from the 2001 Syracuse team. Here's why. (mlive.com; Meinke)
Matt Patricia wanted to hire a new director of video operations this week. And anyone paying attention to how he's assembled his staff could have predicted the hire.
Just go find yourself a Syracuse football program from 2001.
You'll find Paul Pasqualoni listed under head coach. Now he is Patricia's defensive coordinator. Brian Stewart was the defensive backs coach and David Walker was the running backs coach. They'll hold the same positions in Detroit.
Chris White filled various roles at Syracuse from 2000-08. He'll coach Detroit's tight ends in Detroit. David Corrao was at Syracuse from 2000-03. He'll be Detroit's director of football research.
So when Patricia went to hire a new director of video operations this week, it comes as no surprise he tapped Erik Kunttu for the position. After all, he was the director of video operations at Syracuse from 1994-2011.
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ACC Football 2018 recruiting classes ranked by blue chips (chopchat.com; Hunt)
ACC football is trying to remain among the best conferences in the nation. We look at how each school fared in 2018 recruiting cycle.
It’s almost time to turn out attention to the 2019 recruiting cycle, but wanted to take a look at how ACC football fared as as conference on National Signing Day last week.
ACC football has been the best or near the best football conference in the nation the past couple of seasons even though major networks blindly support the SEC.
Most ACC schools are in the southeast where a ton of great football prospects reside, and the ACC usually brings in their fair share of top talent compared to the SEC.
In fact, the ACC finished with four schools in the top 11 in the nation(if we’re counting Notre Dame since they’re kind of a member of the conference).
There were eight more ACC schools in the top 30, but there’s a clear distinction among which ACC schools pull in the best recruits.
We categorized them into three groups by the number of blue chip players (four-star or higher) they signed.
It’s funny to see which coaches earn their checks and those that underachieve.
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The 25 most popular cars in Central New York, ranked for 2018 (PS; photo gallery; Alexson)
Central New Yorkers drive a diverse selection of vehicles, but they share the broader Upstate New York region's preference for bigger cars, like SUV's and trucks.
Below, you can find the 25 most popular cars sold in Central New York in 2017, ranked by market share, according to market research company Edmunds. See if your car is on the list, then check out the Upstate New York ranking to compare.
25. Volkswagen Jetta
1.2% market share
Class: Compact car
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