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Pandemic Garden
by Dara Saville
Throughout history the role of gardens has been shaped by cultural viewpoints and conditions specific to the time. Extensive wild-spirited gardens helped ancient people to begin building sedentary societies, develop new lifestyles, improve nutrition, and expand food security. Elite ruling classes across cultures have used immaculately curated landscapes to display their wealth and privilege. In times of war or national crisis, so called 'victory gardens' have been planted to show solidarity and support for nationalist causes. People today still plant gardens for many of the same reasons including sustenance, status symbol, political statement, and for beautification. This year's pandemic garden may have new meaning for many of us.
Photo: A view of my garden with photo insert: compulsory mask, 1918-1919 / Sam Hood, State Library of New South Wales
There is no shortage of anecdotal accounts and scientific studies showing the health benefits of gardening. Gardeners routinely report feelings of happiness and increased well being from the activity of tending to their gardens regardless of their harvests. Researchers have shown the therapeutic and empowering effects of gardening in many different contexts. During a pandemic with stay-at-home regulations, long lines outside many grocery stores, and generalized anxiety about interacting in the community, the garden is a place of increasingly important respite from these practical concerns and emotional realities. It is a way for us to connect with the wisdom of the natural world without leaving our homes.
For many of us who are primarily staying at home as much as possible, the days may pass by without distinction. Time may feel increasingly abstract in pandemic life if we have lost our jobs and daily structure or if we have significantly increased flexibility in our work-from-home day. Many of us are more time-liberated but bound to place. The quality of place and our relationship with it becomes far more significant. The COVID-19 health crisis has brought gardening beyond the realm of hobby, growing food and medicine, or creating habitat for pollinators. It is a safe shelter for the more existential work of sorting out how we feel about our lives past, present, and future. What aspects of pre-pandemic life do we yearn for and which of those would we rather do without now that they are gone? Now that the pollution has cleared, revealing views of long-lost mountains and the vitality of deep breathing, what will we do to keep them?
Photo: War propaganda, 1942
When we have such an unprecedented and profound opportunity to contemplate the direction of our lives, both individually and collectively, we benefit from strong and stable roots. My garden has served many purposes for me over the years. Most important now is the bridge it builds to my ancestors, who provide the grounding required for this kind of introspective odyssey. Membership in the living mosaic of my yard is a collective of natives from my local environment as well as weeds and classic garden herbs from the Old World. No matter where our familial lineage originates, our ancestors give us a legacy of resilience as the survivors of past epidemics and other societal traumas. We are made of that strength and resiliency. Connecting with garden plants known and loved by our ancestors is a way of rediscovering and reinvigorating that in ourselves.
Trifolium pratense, Red Clover
Red Clover was undoubtedly a well-known food, medicine, and story-telling plant among our Old World ancestors. It is one of the most widely distributed weedy medicinal herbs in the world and has acquired great influence in the lives and cultures wherever it spread. The common name of Clover is likely derived from the Latin clava for 'club' and the botanical name Trifolium pratense refers to the 3-lobed leaves growing in meadows. Arriving in 5th century Ireland, legend has it that Saint Patrick used the 3-lobed Red Clover leaves to explain the Holy Trinity concept of 3 persons/one God to the king and people to successfully convert them. This led to the clover's frequent use in church architecture, its representation of Saint Patrick's Day, and the trefoil as a form of the Celtic cross. Red Clover has had a strong association with magic, protection, fertility, and wellbeing since Druid times. Stories tell how this plant opens one's eyes to the faerie world and grows wherever elves live, being potentiated by their presence. Since the 1600s, farmers planted it in their fields to increase soil fertility (fixing nitrogen), grow more nutritious grasses, and fatten their cows. They also kept it in their stables to protect the animals from witchcraft. Clover leaves with more than 3 lobes have long been associated with luck and fortune: 4 lobes for good luck, 5 for fame, 6 for riches, and 7 for prosperity. Four leaf clovers were said to bring safe travels when worn in the shoes, bring dreams of your true love when kept under the pillow, and enable one to identify anyone casting evil spells on you.
As a medicinal herb, its actions and far-reaching and equally applicable in Medieval Europe and modern pandemic America. Flowers are a nutritive tonic, blood purifier, blood thinner, liver tonic, alterative, anti-spasmodic, expectorant, anti-tussive, respiratory tonic, and anti-tumor. With this array of herbal actions, Red Clover blossoms can be prepared as a tea, tincture, syrup, wine, poultice or compress for respiratory weakness or illness, blood and skin purification, and tumors. Syrup or tea is useful for strengthening the lungs and in treatments for colds, bronchitis, or whopping cough and may be particularly helpful for the dry spastic cough associated with COVID-19. Red Clover's ability to cleanse waste from the blood, move the blood and lymph fluids, and its cooling and moistening effect on dry tissues make it a common ingredient in formulas and poultices or compresses for all types of skin conditions including sores, acne, eczema, psoriasis, swollen glands, mastitis, ulcers, and cold sores. These same coumarin-derived beneficial effects on the blood could potentially reduce risk associated with blood disorders and embolisms (a blockage in the vascular system cause by a blood clot or air bubble) now being identified in some COVID-19 cases (Danzi et al., 2020; Rotzingera et al., 2020; Wang et al., 2020). Red Clover is also high in mineral content and is especially rich in calcium, nitrogen, and iron. These nutritive qualities combined with its actions inhibiting abnormal cell growth and regulating hormones, have made Red Clover a commonly used herb for the treatment of tumors, cysts, fibroids, cancer, and menopausal imbalances.
See Dara's previous post on home health care preparations for COVID-19.
Marrubium vulgare, Horehound
Another herb of ancestral European traditions, Horehound is widely naturalized across much of the mountain west and is a willing colonizer of many dry habitats and disturbed areas. Although a gatherable and potentially invasive non-native plant in many wild places, it also makes a lovely garden herb (if you don't mind a few burrs) that attracts bees and adds silvery evergreen beauty to your scene. Many ancient Old World cultures held Horehound in high esteem due to its protective magic and medicinal actions. The name Horehound may originate from the plant's role in Egyptian rituals for the god Horus. It was also thought to guard against witchcraft and fascination, clearing the mind and sharpening mental acuity.
Horehound has a long medicinal history as a valued remedy for colds, coughs, and fevers, bringing this often-underappreciated herb to the front of our pandemic apothecary shelves. Aromatic Horehound leaves are gathered to make tinctures, syrups, infused honeys, cough drops, and even a bitter tasting tea. This herb was described by Dioscorides and Pliny and highly regarded by Egyptians, Romans, and Medieval Europeans. Modern herbalists carry on the traditional respiratory applications of Horehound using it to stimulate fresh lung secretions with new immunological cells (Wood, 2008) and create a relaxant effect on the smooth muscles of the lungs (Hoffman, 2003). This usage may be helpful for COVID-19 respiratory symptoms characterized by dry inflammation and cough. Additional benefits for some COVID cases could lie Horehound's Old World remedies for diabetes, one of the underlying risk factors for more severe symptoms. Ethnobotanical studies have reported Horehound's use for the treatment of diabetes within its original Old World range (Barkaoui et al., 2017; Rachid et al., 2012) and research shows a significant reduction in blood glucose levels, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and other hyperglycemic and hyperlipidemia markers (Elberry et al., 2015), potentially reducing risk for those with other underlying cardiovascular risk factors. In addition to these uses, Horehound is also helpful for digestion as a bitter capable of increasing stimulating digestive secretions, peristaltic action, and increasing bile production in the gallbladder.
The pandemic garden of spring 2020 is a place like no other we have known. Being here has the potential to facilitate a new kind of lucidity accessible through our connectivity with nature while our primal awareness is peaked. As we care for a place – a system of life, a gathering of individual beings – we become acutely aware of the reciprocal exchange that occurs between garden and gardener. Where is the boundary between us as we share our life experience and mutually care for one another in a most intimate manner? This union of ourselves and the rest of the biological world reinforces our vitality at a time when anticipation of illness and the weight of mortality seem to haunt us. In our gardens we may see plants shared with us by friends and fellow gardeners, realizing our connectivity with community as contrast to the otherwise isolating effects of the stay-at-home era. We feel hope in the vibrant diversity of our gardens with each participant finding a place, a valued role as a contributor to the whole. The garden is a model for a functioning society, lost on much of this modern world. In this refugia, we can be a both a designing force and a recipient of nourishing care as part of a dynamic living community. Herein lies the opportunity to bring ourselves into a more intentionally and purposefully crafted future that sees us living in balance with place and with life.
If you suspect you might have COVID-19 or have any concerns about your health, make sure to consult with a qualified healthcare provider. Please follow currently recommended COVID testing and prevention guidelines.
May 22, 2020
For a more in-depth discussion of this topic, read my essay "The New Meaning of Wilderness and Gardens" in the Summer 2020 issue of Plant Healer Quarterly.
Barkaoui, M., A. Katiri, H. Boubaker, and F. Msanda. "Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants used in the Traditional Treatment of Diabetes in Chtouka Ait Baha and Tiznit (Western Anti-Atlas), Morocco." Journal of Ethnopharmacology 198 (February 2017): 338-350.
Cunningham, Scott. Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1985.
Danzi, Gian Battista, Marco Loffi, Gianluca Galeazzi, and Elisa Gherbesi. "Acute Pulmonary Embolism and COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Random Association?" European Heart Journal 41, no. 19 (14 May 2020): 1858.
Elberry, Ahmed, Fathalla M. Harraz, Salah A. Ghareib, Salah A. Gabr, Ayman A. Nagy, and Essam Abdel-Sattar. "Methanolic Extract of Marrubium vulgare Ameliorates Hyperglycemia and Dyslipidemia in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats." International Journal of Diabetes Mellitus 3, no. 1 (May 2015): 37-44.
Hoffmann, David. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press, 2003.
Moore, Michael. Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West. Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico, 2003.
Rachid, Azzi, Djaziri Rabah, Lahfa Farid, and Sekkal Fatima. "Ethnopharmacological survey of Medicinal Plants Used in the Traditional Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus in the North Western and South Western Algeria." Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 6, no. 10 (March 2012): 2041-2050.
Richardson, Rosamond. Britain's Wild Flowers. London: National Trust, 2017.
Rotzingera, D. C., C. Beigelman-Aubvra, C. von Garnier, S. D. Oanadlia. "Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with COVID-19: Time to Change the Paradigm of Computed Tomography." Thrombosis Research 190 (June 2020): 58-59.
Wang, Tao, Ruchong Chen, Chunli Liu, Wenhua Liangc, Wejjie Guan, Ruidi Tang, et al. "Attention Should Be Paid to Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in the Management of COVID-19." The Lancet 7, no. 5 (April 9, 2020): 362-363.
Wood, Matthew. The Earthwise Herbal. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2008.


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Sifting Through Ideas
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
What a fun idea huh?! Vanessa at BloomRightHere posted this a couple of days ago. I like to see innovative lighting AND I'm selling a sifter in my Etsy shop so this idea really clicked. You can see it here. I think it would work good to use it as a shade in a table lamp also.
Thanks Vanessa for letting me share your idea!
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Fun light! I love that folks are being creative with lighting. It is not as scary as most think. I would have paid a quarter for the 5chairs...ReplyDelete
this is such a great idea!ReplyDelete
Now that's one funky light! My husband is an electrician and he recently installed some can lights is a coffee shop that were real coffee cans...that's what that light makes me think of. Very creative!!ReplyDelete
Thanks for featuring my light. How fun to see it on another blog.ReplyDelete
i was just sitting here playing around with different plays on words or funny quips. and i got nothing. ok, some things, but not worth writing. i do like that. i think it would look fab in a country vintage kitchen. or a super modern city kitchen!ReplyDelete
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Everything Happens for a ReasonThursday, October 21st, 2010
I have an awesome story to share with everybody in the Diesel Universe.
So, my driver's license is going to expire on like December 4th, and every time this happens I wait too long and usually my license expires and I drive around illegal for a couple weeks before I finally go to the DMV and get it updated.
I decided that I would make this year different and went today to get it done, roughly 6 weeks before it expired. It was about 10:00 AM when I left.
So, I get in my car and my GPS is in there, so I figured I'd see what the truly shortest route is to the DMV from my house. I live in the countryside of Pennsylvania, and there are lots of back-roads I am not aware of, and it is always nice to know multiple routes, so I followed the GPS lead and got there about 10:30AM, because I had to follow a bunch of Natural Gas trucks through the mountains.
I get out of my Exploder and look at my license card and I see that it says I have Hazel eyes. "That's not right," I say to myself. So when I go inside and walk up to the desk, I point it out to the attendant, and she tells me to take a number. Five seconds into what would be a 45-minute wait, I realize that I have made a serious tactical error, so I pull out my Blackberry and proceed to get a new Personal Record in Word Mole…I rake at Word Mole.
Finally, it is my turn to go back and get my card corrected and I finally get my picture taken. I was becoming very frustrated with the delay that was building in this whole process, but when I saw how great my new license card came out, "relief washes over me in an awesome wave."
So, I get in my car a little after 11 AM and I begin to realize how extremely hungry I am. It then pops into my mind that I will have to drive past the Chinese place in order to get home, and with it being lunch time, the price is cheaper, so I head that way to get my eat on.
When I get there, the place is packed and I lose interest in seating down to put my feedbag on, so instead I grab a carry-out container, load it with the Greatest Hits, pay for it, and head out.
Now, what happens next is the most important part, so please don't hate me for dragging you through all this.
Before I get to that part, keep in mind that until this point, I have done roughly a half dozen things that I did not need to do. I did what I felt like doing, or what I felt would be good. I wasn't going by a routine or a schedule. I was just going with the flow.
When I get to the door, there are at least ten people there wanting to come in, so I hold the door open for them. As I hold the door I look out to my car at how bad the back of it sags from carrying around Inch Dumbbells and Blobs, and other grip equipment all over the countryside for the first couple of years I owned it, and as I am looking, I see this huge figure cross between my eyes and my Exploder.
"Man that dude is a big son of a gun," I thought to myself.
I looked again, and to my surprise, the gigantic figure that was blocking my view to my car was none other than Phil Pfister.
If you don't know who Phil Pfister is, I will tell you. Phil Pfister won the World's Strongest Man championship in 2006, becoming the first American to do so since 1982. At 6 feet, 6 inches and around 350lbs, the guy casts a pretty substantial shadow.
So, I stand there holding the door and introduce myself and it turns out he is in town for the night having just done a speaking engagement at the high school I attended as a teenager. "You need a place to train tonight, brother," I say. "You should come over to my place tonight. I've got everything."
"How's 4 PM sound," says Phil. "It sounds great!" Phil takes my number and I rush home to straighten up my garage a bit for the workout.
So, I meet Phil about 4 PM and he follows me to my house and we train for about 2.5 hours.
I show him around my gym, and he falls in love with my Stronger Grip equipment, especially the Stronger Grip Club and Mace, so we take them along with my Demolition Club out to the concrete pad in my yard and get warmed up with it. I PR'd on the Demolition Club, getting two sets of two gama casts – Awesome.
Then we move on to Tire Flips. Phil was just getting warmed up still and hit a couple doubles on the tire with ease. I did a few singles. It's cold out, so we go back into the garage for some log press.
We manage to hold off for about an hour, and then the Grip Feat onslaught takes place. Here's a run-down of everything we tried…
Two Hands Pinch: Phil gets roughly 230lbs on it, which puts him near the top 10 in the world first time touching it. I'm fairly certain with an additional 10-mil insert in there he could add another 20lbs if not more. I have two cut up thumbs, but was able to get 243 roughly 6 inches off the floor and controlled it on the way down.
Wrist Developer: This thing is a serious bastard to work with. I think the first time I worked on it I got level 4 or something like that. Phil proceeds to hit Level 3, 4, 5, and 6 with ease. He takes two tries to get Level 7. I work up to either a good attempt at 8 or it was damn close. I know it felt like I had solid contact, but I couldn't hear it click and it was shaking so bad I couldn't see it. That matches my best ever. I did not try level 9.
Blobs: Phil deadlifted it with ease the hard way and then made it look even easier the easy way. He wasn't able to lift it by the face, but that is a very hard way to lift it the first time you try, even with hands the size of Phil's. I got it by the face pretty easy, as I have most recently been training to lift the Fatboy Blob by the face, which is much harder.
Anvils: I have two anvils here right now. One is the standard 55lb anvil and the other is a big gruesome 120lber on loan from Rick Walker. We started out with the big 120, trying to pinch lift it by the top. In all the months I have been training to do this, I have managed to break it off the floor only once and it was roughly one inch. I hit hard with some good chalk and managed to pop it off the floor on my first try. Phil then proceeded to air lift it at least 6 inches off the floor. I let out this big scream because I thought he was going to deadlift it. I then get it about 4 inches off the floor for a nice partial PR.
Vertical Bar: We set up the 2″ Vertical Bar and worked up to a max lift. Phil gets 280lbs with one of his hands and misses with the other. I was able to get 260lbs. This was pretty late in the game. I think he can probably get 300lbs fresh.
Rolling Thunder: I set a new PR on the new handle, with a lift of 190lbs with each hand. 200lbs was welded to the floor. I forget what Phil got with the new handle, but he got about 230 with the old handle. By this point his grip was completely wasted.
All told, I hit like 6 PR's and had a very memorable workout with one of the most famous strongman competitors in United States History. It was an incredible experience.
And none of it would have happened if I hadn't decided to hold the door for those people, or get Chinese, or take a new route to the DMV, or decided to even get my license card updated today.
What does this all mean?
Don't be bound to a schedule all the time. Have a plan but don't be a slave to it.
Do something different for a change. Expand your boundaries. Continue to stretch yourself with your life, your training, your relationships, and who knows what come about from it.
I had the best training session I've had since August, because I looked down in my center console and saw my GPS laying there…
Here's a couple pictures I got with Phil after the session was over.
Here, you can see that Phil is saying I am number 1,
as in the #1 best story teller in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Phil shows off his monster Pinky Pad
while I try to pry his big meaty hand off of mine.
We compare thumbs. I think I've got him by a bit. What do you guys think?
All kidding aside, I had a great time tonight. It was awesome having Phil push me and I fed off his intensity for some solid PR's. I really need a full-time partner.
Phil, you're invited back anytime, brother.
All the best in your training.


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The best reference you can have is one that lasts over time and provides the interviewer with the satisfaction that you are whom you say you are and can do what you say you can do. This is usually a written reference as opposed to a verbal comment about your accomplishments and abilities.
Wherever possible, it is preferable to leave your last employer on good terms. A poor reference will hang around and often haunt you for many years to come. Unless you have already announced your leaving, it is unlikely that you can approach your current employer for a reference. Therefore, you should make it a part of your career activities to conduct a brief exit survey with each of your employers and learn how you were viewed from their perspective. This provides you with excellent growth related information and a painless segue to request a letter of reference. Even if past job performance was not sterling, certainly your last employer can isolate one or two situations where you satisfactorily met his or her expectations.
Accumulate as many reference letters as you can from your past employers, direct supervisors, co-workers, etc. Try to have each of them describe a specific project or work perspective to avoid having your backup materials appear the same. Wherever applicable, categorize each of the letters into groups: Leadership, Problem Solving, Customer Relations and the like. In this way you will create a database of potential letters from which you can draw and submit during the interview process.
Hints & Tips:
- DO NOT INCLUDE reference letters or list names and telephone numbers with your résumé. Wait until you are in the interview and are requested to supply information.
- Where possible, provide the interviewer with copies of appropriate reference letters. If they are written on company letterhead and make reasonable statements about you, most interviewers will accept the letter at face value and won't bother calling your reference contact.
- If you are offering the same reference name on several résumé applications, ensure that you call this contact, ask his or her permission, and advise which companies might call. It is also a good idea to provide this reference with a copy of your résumé so that there will be "no surprises" should the interviewer start asking direct questions about your claims.


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Rescued dog steals the show at 3rd annual Pets Rock fundraiser
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Supporters of the 3rd annual Pets Rock Fundraiser got quite a surprise Friday night. Waiting behind closed doors was living proof of the event's success.
Amber, a tan mixed-breed, amazed the crowd when she walked out in the ballroom at Sir Tyler on the Terraces.
When Amber came into Atlantic Animal Hospital a few months ago, she couldn't walk. Dr. Michelle Rohrer and Dr. Laura Parish first thought she was weak from atrophy. As it turns out, she has a skeletal disease. Still, they were able to treat her condition and get her back on her feet.
That's the purpose of the Coastal Animal Rescue Effort or C.A.R.E. The mission is to help homeless animals in need of medical attention. Once they are considered healthy, the dogs, cats, even birds are available for adoption.
Since C.A.R.E. started three years ago, dozens of animals have been treated and adopted out.
The veterinarians would eventually like to open a no-kill shelter. But they say they'll approach that one step at a time, much like the way they treated Amber.
If you would like to learn more about C.A.R.E., and how you can help the cause, click here.
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text: Happy Winter Solstice! Here in south-central Alaska, our midday sunrise has rolled along the Chugach Mts. into a mid-afternoon sunset. As if that low-light show weren't enough, the sun is now scattering splotchy rainbow sun dogs over the sea as it goes down — reminding me that there is always more than one way to do just about everything. In the same way, bearbones is due for a change. Today marks two years of weekly poems. I have immense gratitude for the practice, and for anyone who has taken the time to read along. Thank you, from the bottom of my sunlit heart. After today, I plan to take some time to update this website. When I post again (maybe in late January, 2020), I am imagining twice-monthly poems + short essays, offered as a pair. We'll see how it goes… your feedback is always welcome. In the meantime, "may the long time sun shine on you, all love surround you, and the pure light within you guide your way on" ( — lyrics from an old camp song). With best wishes, bearbones/Tricia Elliott ]]>


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Standing in the musty locker room of the local middle school, I was confronted by a girl who wanted to fight with me. I was 13 years old, no bigger than a minute, and the only fighting I had ever done was with my little brother over the last Oreo cookie. But there she stood. Cheri. With her dark hair and winged eyeliner, her expression declared that she was already the winner.
We didn't fight that day. Or ever. She didn't come to a realization that we had no reason to fight…I just ran away. Everyday. For 2 years.
I'm not a fighter by nature. Truth be told, I'm not even a Christian warrior by nature.
My nature is to quit. When something gets too difficult, I just quit. Can't open that jar of marinara sauce? Looks like we're having something else for dinner.
But one year ago, I was placed back in that musty locker room. Someone was ready to with fight me. But this time I was ready to win.
Last year my husband was tragically killed in the line of duty while he was assisting firefighting efforts a couple hours north from home. The enemy was ready to take me down, waiting for me to run away.
But on that day, I refused to run. I vowed to fight. And I became a warrior.
The sad realization is that we will all endure trials and heartache. There is not a single person alive who is born immune to difficulties. In fact, scripture nearly promises that we will all face hardship.
"…when you face trials of many kinds…" – James 1:2
"…your faith is going to be tested…" – 1 Peter 4:12
"…after you have suffered for a little while…" – 1 Peter 5:10
" In this world you will have trouble…" – John 16:33
I find this so reassuring. Why? Because it tells me that I'm not alone. I'm not the only one experiencing heartache.
And it also tells me that this is part of God's plan.
"God's plan." I've seen people roll their eyes at this statement. I've heard argument that God's plan is "messed up." I've watched people scoff at my belief that God has a greater plan for the broken heart sheltered within my chest.
But it's true. There is a plan, even if I never live to see it come to fruition.
Have you ever paid attention to the stories of the bible? The stories that produce our faithful heroes like David, Abraham, Sarah, and Job?
Every great victory first began with hardship and heartache. I have yet to come across a story where our hero wakes up faithfully strong every morning and never experiences pain, either physically or emotionally.
Even our Savior, the King of Kings, didn't get a free ride.
Oddly comforting, right?
When we are in the midst of heartache, we are amongst heroes of faith. And to be honest, I don't mind runnin' with that crowd. Hannah, Esther, Mary, Rahab? Oh yeah, they are my #squadgoals.
Something happens when we are delivered into hardship. Something we can't see nor can we feel. We can't see the blueprints and we can't find the logic. But as soon as our trial begins, so does the story of victory.
My favorite hero in the bible is, of course, the man who died for me. Jesus. If there was ever anybody who deserved to walk through life without hardship, heartache or trial, it was that guy. Blameless, faithful, loving, perfect.
Yet, he went through hardship, as well.
"Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, 'Sit here while I go over there and pray.' …'My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.' Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, 'My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.'" – Matthew 26:36-39
What was that? Jesus was afraid? He was sad? Scared? He prayed for God to change the outcome??
Yes. Yes. Yes.
"Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. 'Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?' he asked Peter. … He went away a second time and prayed, 'My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.'" – Matthew 26:40-42
Hold on, Jesus was frustrated? Brokenhearted? Disappointed? And still asked God to change the outcome?
Yes. Yes. Yes.
"When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing." – Matthew 26:43-44
Wait a second. I thought Jesus wanted to go to the cross…
Correction: Jesus wanted to live according to God's will. And if God's will was for him to endure the cross, he was willing to accept that.
God asked Jesus to carry a heavy burden. God knew exactly what His son would have to endure should he accept His will. God heard his son's cry to find another way. God watched as his son's friends deserted him in his time of great sorrow. And God's heart broke as he watched his son suffer a torturous and humiliating death.
And He let it happen. He didn't intervene, even when his son was begging.
He couldn't interrupt the plan He had for His son because attached to the hardship was magnificent glory. Without the pain, the promise would be broken.
Thankfully, our hero of the story followed through with God's will. Had Jesus taken control of the situation himself, God's glory would've never been revealed. And we would've never known a relationship with God.
Man, what a faithful warrior. He trusted God, even through his fear and his sorrow.
Jesus let God lead the way, even when it hurt.
I don't know what God's plan is for me. I don't know His plan for my children.
But I know there is victory ahead. I know there is a promise of glory mixed within the reality of pain.
Therefore, I will put on the armor of God, and I will continue to fight for my faith. The battle always comes before the victory – and one year ago, I declared myself a warrior.


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Yeeh yeeh , I am silly and I am just kidding . God , I don't sleep at all ?!?!?! I guess most of my tweeps know that, what should I do? I don't take naps in the afternoon, I don't sleep at night?!?! I pull together all my weekly sleeping hours , till weekends then sleep all day !!!
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So starting from tonight my campaign will start , I will leave all my devices OUT in the living room , tuck in bed from 9 P.M , read a book , read Quran , o bas
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The Truth Behind Popular Fitness Myths
I love the fitness industry, helping women be the best they can be, get strong, fit and build confidence that comes from lifting heavy weights.
What I love less are some of the myths that are out there, so today I've decided to rant a bit about some of the marketing malarkey that is used to bamboozle foxes out there.
HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). This is where you train in very hard bursts and take short rest periods. No doubt, HIIT is effective but it's not suitable for people just starting their fitness journey. For HIIT, you'll need to train past what's known as your anaerobic threshold – where your body can't supply enough oxygen to fuel the activity, and this is where if you're not in reasonable shape you risk getting injured. And worse, if you find a class where you're not training this hard, it's not HIIT, it's marketing.
"Tabata" workouts. You might have heard about Tabata, where you train for 20 seconds, rest for 10 and repeat this seven more times for a total of 8 sets of work in 4 minutes. Tabata is basically HIIT taken beyond what most people can do! So if you see a supposed tabata workout and the perky instructor is not a sweaty heap on the floor afterwards – that's not Tabata!
Toning. I'm guilty of using this word myself, it really is part of the women's health and fitness regime – but what does it mean, really? And that's the problem. Toning doesn't mean anything! It's more of a vague description than something that can be defined. When I dig a bit deeper, speaking to first time clients, toned means having shape and definition to their physiques. And that's developed by losing body fat and building some lean muscle. Which leads me onto the next myth.
Isolating body parts. I want slimmer, "toned" arms, so let's do loads of bicep curls, I want firmer thighs so let's do loads of adductor machine squeeze thingies and finally I want that rounded butt so I'll do loads of donkey kicks…notice a pattern? There's a touch of illogic to this thinking. Why would the same method both reduce (or tone) and increase the size of a muscle? Worse, it just doesn't work.
"Clean" eating – I love a good Instagram food pic as much as the next Fox but I don't love the idea that there are "clean" or "dirty" foods. Just a quick skim through Instagram shows off perfectly framed photos of avocado toast, which granted – is healthy, but makes the average Fox feel guilty if she's having a cereal bar on the tube. Compare this to how nutrition is marketed to men, who get sold supplements for performance and "gainz", you'll see how we women get guilt tripped about what we eat! To defeat this marketing ploy we have to treat food as fuel. And every so often we just indulge because we want to, not because it's being sold to us.
Anyway, glad I got all that off my chest – off to a HIIT session and have a salmon buddha bowl after 😉


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These are the system requirements for product update 251 of Exact Synergy Enterprise. Please be informed that third party software products like for example Microsoft Windows (Server), Microsoft Office, and Microsoft SQL Server have their own system requirements, which might be different from the system requirements of Exact Synergy Enterprise. For more information, see the following:
Please take into account that third party software products such as Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and Microsoft SQL Server have their own system requirements which might be different from the system requirements of Exact Globe. Moreover, please note that Exact follows the Microsoft support lifecycle policy. In this policy Microsoft provides guidelines for product support availability throughout a product lifecycle. For more information, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy.
A complete overview of the system requirements per product update can be found at the Hardware and Software Requirements for Exact Synergy Enterprise Start page.
In addition, from product update 243 onwards, the SQL reporting services will be required in order for you to generate the Reporting Services Integration reports. From product update 250 onwards, SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services is required to run the reports supplied with the PSA solution as well as Exact Globe Next Dashboards. For more details on the system requirements for Reporting Services Integration, see System Requirements Reporting Services Integration.
As of product update 244, Microsoft Exchange 2010 and the 32-bit version of Microsoft Office 2010 (locally installed), excluding the click-to-run suite are supported. For more information on 32-bit version and recommendation from Microsoft, see http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/choose-the-32-bit-or-64-bit-version-of-microsoft-office-HA010369476.aspx?CTT=1. In line with this, Synergy Office Integration (SOI) now works with Microsoft Office 2010. However, note that Office Add-in does not support Microsoft Office 2010.
For an overview of the system requirements for Synergy Office Integration and Office Add-in, see System Requirements - Synergy Office Integration and Office Add-in.
Exact Word Merge Integrator makes use of Windows Services for the merging process. Background job is not required for the process. The services are installed on the server while running and waiting for word merge requests. When the request for merging is initiated, the services will pick up the request and process it immediately. For more information on the pre-requisites and installation, see How-to: Installing Exact Word Merge Integrator.
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The Internet, and all its related products, is commonly referred to as "insecure". This is directly related to the open nature of its technology which is in fact one of its greatest benefits. When implementing Exact Synergy Enterprise, a number of strict security policies must be maintained to protect both the application software and data against malicious acts. Total system security includes various types of safety measurements, each with their own characteristics and demands for maintenance. The necessary security policies are not limited to the Exact Synergy Enterprise application alone; the integrity of all elements of the entire system must be assured.
Exact Synergy Enterprise data traffic is vulnerable along the entire path between the Client and the Application Server (and even up to the Database Server). This means that all traffic paths, the data source, the data destination and data storage have to be protected. The best way to do this is to use data encryption (HTTPS) for the e-Synergy Application Server and install a firewall to separate the company's Local Area Network (LAN) from the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) (with the public web servers) and the Internet. For more information about this issue, read security checklist of Exact Synergy Enterprise.
The application is installed as a program on the IIS web server and all data is stored in an SQL database, which is stored on a Microsoft SQL Database Server. Both the IIS web server and the SQL database can be installed on the same machine in small Exact Synergy Enterprise implementations. Each webserver can handle a maximum of 150 concurrent users. For every 150 concurrent users, a separate web server is recommended.
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Perform regular database maintenance.
For the core edition of supported Microsoft Operating System, Internet Explorer must be installed.
Use scalable hardware.
In a network environment a Microsoft Active Directory (domain) needs to be present. The workstations, the SQL Server, and the Windows Terminal Server need to be part of the same active directory.
For support in a WAN environment see document 10.287.204.
Exact Synergy Enterprise has been tested in a VMware environment. This test was conducted with VMware Server version 1.0.4 in combination with Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Office 2003. For all other combinations, please see document 16.037.327.
The system requirements are based on the usage of Exact Synergy Enterprise only if other applications are used on the same machines the requirements should be increased.
Every new service pack is supported automatically by Exact, unless explicitly announced otherwise.
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Canapes of smoked mackerel topped with a apple-horseradish cream, garnished with chervil. Recipe courtesy of Chef Uta Schepers.
Servings 40 canapes
- 10 slices sourdough bread
- soft butter as needed
- 5 sides smoked mackerel
- 2 granny smith apples finely diced
- 4 tbsp horseradish
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp honey
- chervil as needed
- salt and pepper to taste
Recipe courtesy of Uta Schepers, Special Projects Chef, Johnson and Wales University
- Cut sourdough bread in quarters. Spread soft butter on bread. Cut mackerel on a bias in strips and place on each piece of bread.
- In a medium size bowl combine diced apples, horseradish, sour cream, lemon juice, honey and season with salt and pepper.
- Place apple-horseradish in a piping bag and pipe on mackerel.
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Turn the National Tide Away from Sin and Toward God
- Whitney Hopler Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
- 2012 19 Mar
Editor's note: The following is a report on the practical applications of Charles F. Stanley's book, Turning the Tide: Real Hope, Real Change (Howard Books, 2011).
The United States faces many crises, from financial troubles and escalating crime to corrupt leaders and families that are falling apart. If Christians don't pray and act to help reverse the destructive tide that is sweeping across our nation, the tide may eventually sweep away the freedoms that American citizens now enjoy.
Here's how you can help turn the national tide away from sin and toward God:
Pledge your allegiance to God first. Make your relationship with God your top priority in life, and develop a habit of seeking God's guidance for your daily decisions – including the decisions you make about how to impact your government. Regularly confess and repent of your sins so that nothing blocks you from growing closer to God each day and recognizing His voice speaking to you. Place your confidence and hope for a better future in God and His purposes, rather than in fallible government officials and changing laws.
Pray for God's guidance. Recognize that the problems facing our nation are all spiritual problems at their roots, even though on the surface they must just appear to be diplomatic, economic, etc. Keep in mind, too, that God knows how to solve the problems facing our nation much better than any one person does, since God's perspective is not limited as human perspectives are, and God is the source of all wisdom. So pray regularly for the wisdom you need to figure out specifically what God wants you to say and do to help solve national problems.
Live faithfully so you can represent Jesus well and inspire people to grow closer to Him. The people you want to impact are watching you closely to see how you choose to live as a Christian, so do your best to be the kind of role model God wants you to be. Also, be sure to speak and act with both truth and love when trying to impact people. Take a stand on issues that you sense God calling you to address, but be sure to do so in a way that doesn't disgrace Jesus' name or hinder other people from developing saving relationships with Him. Keep in mind that the greatest way to fight unrighteousness is to point people toward the righteousness that they can gain only through relationships with Jesus Christ.
Study the past to learn from it. Read about the history of the United States, including the story of how it was founded on Christian principles. Notice how Americans have both failed and succeeded, and how those failures and success have related to how faithful they either have or haven't been at various times. Ask God to teach you the lessons He wants you to learn from studying history. Pray for God to help you and all Americans return to His purposes and work to fulfill them.
Deal with financial problems. Help with financial problems such as debt and unemployment by getting your own finances in order (paying off debt, sticking to a budget, giving generously, etc.) and encouraging others to do the same. Become an advocate for wise financial management in the government, and hold government leaders accountable for their financial decisions.
Help bear people's burdens without making them dependent. Reach out to people in need with compassion and be willing to help them, but do so in ways that empower them to live independently rather than becoming dependent on you or others to meet all of their needs for them. Help people in need learn the skills and work ethic they need to support themselves once they get out of their current crisis.
Exercise your freedoms of religion, speech, and assembly. Use the freedoms you have as an American to make your voice heard, saying "no" to what is wrong and "yes" to what is right. Don't let opportunities to take a stand against immorality pass you by – but when you protest a problem, be sure to also point people toward a solution. Also, be sure to relate to people out of love, rather than anger. People who disagree with you will receive your message much better if you present it in a loving way than if you alienate them with anger, and they'll be drawn to Jesus in the process.
Choose faithful government leaders and hold them accountable. Get to know the views and lifestyles of people who are up for election to government offices. Pray for guidance to know who to vote for – people who are governed by God before they try to govern other people. Look for objective and verifiable evidence that candidates possess good moral character. Communicate with government leaders in office, asking them questions and sharing your views on the legislation on which they're working.
Stand against pride and embrace humility. Guard yourself against prideful attitudes in your own life, and pray regularly for God to show you your life from His perspective. Acknowledge God's sovereignty in all situations, and pray for God's will – not just your own – to be done in every national issue that concerns you. Be willing to admit that you've made a mistake when you've done so, and that you don't know something when you need to learn more about an issue. Seek God's guidance often, and trust Him to show you what to say and do. Be willing to obey God, even when you don't understand why He is leading you in a certain way.
Gain wisdom from God's Word. Make a habit of reading, studying, and meditating on the Bible, letting God's wisdom from it soak into your soul. Ask God to use what you read in the Bible to guide you to the ways He wants you to impact the nation, and to transform you into the person He wants you to become. Understand biblical principles and make you're personally living by them so you can best voice your opinion about how national issues should be handled.
Pray for government leaders. Intercede in prayer regularly for the government leaders you know, praying specifically about the various issues they're working on, and asking God to guide them to learn and do His will.
Keep going. Never give up your efforts to help turn the national tide from sin to God. Remember that God has promised to forgive people's sin and heal the land, if people like you keep praying and seeking His will for the issues that face the nation. Believe that God will work through you to accomplish good purposes as you work to be a good citizen and a faithful Christian.
Adapted from Turning the Tide: Real Hope, Real Change,copyright 2011 by Charles F. Stanley. Published by Howard Books, a division of Simon & Shuster, Inc., New York, NY, www.simonandschuster.com.
Charles F. Stanley is a New York Times bestselling author who has written more than 35 books, with sales of more than 6.5 million copies. He has been senior pastor of the First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., since 1971 and has served two terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Whitney Hopler is a freelance writer and editor who serves as both a Crosswalk.com contributing writer and the editor of About.com's site on angels and miracles (http://angels.about.com/). Contact Whitney at: firstname.lastname@example.com to send in a true story of an angelic encounter or a miraculous experience like an answered prayer.
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Product: Osea Anti-Aging Body Balm
What I Love: I can spend hours exfoliating, extracting, moisturizing, and primping my face, neck, and chest. But the rest of my body?! Truth is I'm super lazy and often neglect any body lotions, opting to pour naturally scented oils in my bath, which keep my skin soft and hydrated.
I use my fancy body lotions maybe (?) three times a week. I can honestly say, none of them compared to my experience with this body balm. This is my first time trying a body product with "anti-aging" in its name, and the quick results amazed me!
At first I thought, ooh that's a small bottle for a body lotion, and I have a lot of body to cover. But this product melts in your hands and very little goes a long way! I've been using it every day for three weeks, and I still have half the bottle left.
I have to mention the scent. It's very unique, and not like anything I've ever smelled before in a body lotion. I know it's a very natural (marine) smell, I just don't recognize it. What I can be sure about, though, is that if you're looking for a perfume-y scented lotion, this is not for you. OSEA uses marine ingredients, like gigartina algae and alaria esculents, and the scent is reflective of that.
Side note: are "Gigartina" and "Alaria" not the cutest names for my next pets?
I was excited to try the product right away, not only is it beauty from the sea, but did you hear it's also anti-aging!? Wink wink! So I lotion up and let the magic happen. There is a bit of a sensation when you first apply, not enough to call it tingling, but there is definitely a sensation on your skin. It's magic!
I have sun damage on my chest from years of neglect and it's amazing how smooth it looks after 3 weeks. I love this body balm and so happy to recommend it.
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Our Victorian semi-detached cottage is situated in a quiet, no through road, within walking distance of the many speciality shops, attractions and railway station. It enjoys views of the 900 year old Catherdral from the upper floor windows and is only a very short walk away from the bronze statue of the Saxon king, Alfred the Great, and ancient watermill and the lovely walks across the ancient water meadows.
The two bedroom cottage retains a wealth of features and charm including sash windows, an open fire place and stripped wooden flooring. It is furnished with a mix of antique and older style furniture and has interesting library of books. French doors lead to a private terrace complete with garden furniture.
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Smart Sensors Systems Design (Online Course)
This online course was created in the frame of EC Marie Curie Chair (EXC) project MEXT-CT-2005-023991 SMARTSES and supported in part by the International Frequency Sensor Association (IFSA).
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Overview. An online engineering course describes modern developments and design trends in the field of smart sensors systems. After a general overview of data acquisition methods, modern smart, digital and quasi-digital (with frequency, period, duty-cycle, pulse-width modulated (PWM), pulse number output) sensors, smart systems details are discussed including: sensors, ADC (frequency-to-digital conversion based on advanced methods for frequency-time domain parameters measurements with adaptive possibilities), communications buses, PC interfacing and software. A systematic approach towards the design of low-cost high-performance smart sensors systems is presented.
The course will focus on the novel measuring methods and techniques to build full intelligent sensor systems, digital sensors, data acquisition and measuring systems with self-adaptation and self-identification possibilities. Particular focus will be given on the novel frequency-to-digital and voltage-to-frequency-to-digital conversion and processing methods, which let achieve high metrological performances and extended functionalities with special emphasis on new and future applications of the designed sensor systems within a broad range of areas. The online course consists of 481 slides divided into 14 parts.
To give practical knowledge in smart sensors and systems design; virtual instrumentation; sensors buses and interfacing circuits
To help in evaluating and application of novel frequency-to-digital conversion methods in order to use it in smart digital sensors and data acquisition systems
To show how to apply the Smart Transducer Interface standard IEEE 1451 to quasi-digital sensors
To give 'hints' for software and hardware level smart sensors design
Audience. This course is suitable for engineers who design different digital and intelligent sensors, DAQ, and measurement systems. It should be also useful for graduate and post graduate students.
Prerequisite. The prerequisite for the course is a basic knowledge of electrical circuits, microcontrollers and measurements.
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From Press Release
NXT Lacrosse Club's NXT Youth tryouts are in the books and the NXT 2020 and NXT 2021 rosters are set.
More than 230 players showed up for NXT Youth tryouts last weekend at Episcopal Academy and from there, a talented group of players was picked for both the 2020 and 2021 teams. The 2020s will be coached by Nico Capron and Shawn Mowry, as well as Chris Williams in the spring. The 2021s will be coached by Gerry Smith and Ethan Heisman, as well as Marty Kupprion in the spring.
"We were excited to see the amount of kids that came out, but even more so by how talented those kids were," said Kupprion, the NXT LC Director. "We think that our teams are going to be extremely competitive, but we're primarily looking forward to helping these kids develop their skills as they get closer to high school. This is the first year that we'll be incorporating year-round meetings at the middle school level and we've also added more positional training for the seventh and eighth grade teams."
Luke Grayum, Shipley
Grant Hawkins, St. Thomas More
Colin Hopkins, E.T. Richardson
Brendan Murphy, Tredyffrin Easttown
Lucien Trudel, St. Joseph
Alec Brogle, Saucon Valley
Grayson Dague, Hempfield
Maximilian Eugster, Emmaus
Tyler Gearhart, Hempfield
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Jared Kolinsky, Downingtown East
Jackson Shand, Hempfield
Tyler Wolverton, Downingtown Middle
Faceoff Specialists
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Patrick Schmidt, Hempfield
Cole Schwartz, Radnor Middle
Danny Albany, E.T. Richardson
Aidan Carr, Downingtown Middle
Ben Dobbs, Orefield Middle
Myles Pittman, Tredyffrin Easttown
Sean Russell, St. Mary of the Lakes
Casey McCullough, Radnor Middle
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WORLD5 started with five close friends who were professional musicians.
Although life and personal projects put them in different locations around the globe, they kept alive the desires of making music together. Realizing that very long distances separate them physically but not musically, they used the power of the World Wide Web to shorten the physical distance. They recorded their first album "Global Experience" over 3 continents together, founding members were Raimund Breitfeld, Steffen Goeres, Don Bruner, Stephan Goessl and Roland Childs.
Texans Pat Hunt and Randy Miller, who produced the bands first album, joined the band replacing Don Bruner and Roland Childs december 2012.
June 2013 brought the departure of saxophonist Stephan Goessl and the arrival of Texan guitarist Joe Gavito. 2016, Album Nr.2 "Heartbeat Of The World" was released on Spectra Music Group.
2017- WORLD5, in its 3rd incarnation, has a new line up. Joining Rai, Steffen, and Joe is Swedish bass player, Jimmy Olsson.
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U.S. President Donald Trump says he has chosen Robert O'Brien to replace John Bolton as White House national security adviser.
"I have worked long & hard with Robert. He will do a great job!" Trump said in a tweet on September 18 in announcing the appointment.
O'Brien is currently a presidential envoy for hostage affairs at the U.S. Department of State.
In April when Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was visiting New York he admitted receiving a letter from O'Brien about foreign nationals detained in Iran. It is not clear if the letter contained any offer of a prisoner swap, but Zarif said at the time it was a "unilateral" communication simply asking for prisoner release by Iran.
Trump has been searching for a new national security adviser since he fired Bolton on September 10 saying they "disagreed strongly" on many issues.
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Here are some contenders and pretenders as March looms on the horizon
Photo courtesy of sbnation.com | Freshman sensation Trae Young is leading the nation in both points and assists per game, but is it enough to lead his Sooners on a tourney run?
As we transition into February, conference championships and March Madness for the college basketball season are just a short month away.
But in a season that has yet to see a single clear-cut favorite to make a championship run in March, you may be wondering who actually has a chance to make some noise in the big dance.
Right now we will discuss just that, looking at who the "contenders" and "pretenders" are for the college basketball postseason.
CONTENDER: Virginia Cavaliers
As the saying goes, "Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships."
As the frontrunner for the ACC title, Virginia has one of the most dominant defenses in college basketball not only this year but also in recent college basketball history.
This stifling defense, matched with a fairly consistent offense, gives the Cavaliers a great chance to be in San Antonio for the Final Four.
PRETENDER: Auburn Tigers
Sure, Auburn has only lost two games, but exactly who has it played that's good? 11 of the Tigers' 21 wins have come against teams that are sub-100 in the RPI.
Along with that, Auburn has the second worst strength of schedule within its conference (67th in the nation).
In order for the Tigers to gain some respect, they'll need to beat more teams than just their subpar SEC opponents.
CONTENDER: Seton Hall Pirates
I know Xavier fans and J.P. Macura may not agree with me on this but hear me out.
Seton Hall this year is in a very similar situation that Xavier was in last year: a veteran-loaded team that had high preseason expectations it hasn't lived up to yet still show signs of being a great team every now and then.
If the Pirates can string a few wins together at the end of the season and find a spark in the Big East Tournament, do not count them out of making a deep tournament run with whatever seed the committee gives them.
PRETENDER: The Big 12 Conference
In most recent projections, the Big 12 has as many as seven teams being projected to make the NCAA Tournament, but this does not mean any of those teams will make a deep run.
Yes, Trae Young and the rest of the conference can score a lot of points but that won't get you anywhere without a good defense because shooting can go cold at any minute.
Only three teams in the conference are ranked in the top-20 of defense efficiency.The other seven are not even close to having a good rating.
The Big 12 may be flashy and fast, but I would advise you to not buy into the hype.
CONTENDER: Saint Mary's Gaels
My sleeper pick for a tournament run comes from the West Coast Conference and is currently ranked 11th in the nation: the Gaels of Saint Mary's.
Currently boasting a 12-0 conference record and 23-2 overall record, the Gaels are in position to take the WCC title.
That is contingent upon a victory for the second time this year against their rival Gonzaga.
The Gaels are also a frequent NCAA Tournament team, so don't be alarmed if they surprise some teams when it comes March.
PRENTENDER: North Carolina Tar Heels
The defending National Champions are aiming to repeat, but it's going to be a struggle to do so.
Even with the championship-caliber players of Luke Maye and Joel Berry II, the Tar Heels have just not been able to put it together this year.
Battling inconsistency all season long from their veteran leaders, seven losses has North Carolina not looking primed for another title run come March.
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While Scandal returned last night, a glowing Kerry Washington stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live.
During the interview they shared a hilarious telenovela version of Scandal called Escandalo featuring other stars of the hit show, who actually sound really good speaking Spanish.
Washington also took the time to dish about her pregnancy, Scandal-fan Michelle Obama, and spilled some details on what's next for Scandal.
On her eating habits during pregnancy:
"I'm just sort of doing the healthy thing cause we're still shooting the show."
On her parents reaction to her taking up acting:
"Well my parents were devastated. My mother cried- Have some sympathy, it's true. She wanted me to be like a lawyer. She use to say 'Don't be an actor, be a lawyer for actors.' But then I when I was applying to colleges, my parents realized for the first time that my acting could pay for stuff because I was actually on a theater scholarship at George Washington University. The only problem or challenge or privilege was that I had to audition for every single production."
On Michelle Obama watching Scandal:
"I'm actually on a committee [Committee for Arts and Humanities] for the White House, which is chaired by Michelle Obama. But I never wanted to be like 'So what do you think about my show?' I've never brought it up with her. But she shared recently that she binged watched all three seasons during her holiday and is really enjoying it."
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Luther's Lessons: Why Real Estate?
I have lived and breathed real estate for the past twenty years. Now, as the CEO of Platinum Real Estate here in Atlanta, I help other people in my industry figure out how to maximize their earning potential and become million dollar producers, and I act as a professional coach for agents who are just starting their real estate journey and are in need of council. There is nothing more rewarding than watching one of my agents or workshop attendees take my advice to heart and transform into a savvy real estate professional before my eyes. So, I started this blog with the intention of helping an even wider audience of people who are interested in becoming agents to figure out how and where to start their real estate career.
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Why? Because real estate is an equalizer. The real estate industry provides opportunities for professional and personal growth without the high barrier of entry that exists for almost every other industry. It's only really in real estate that we are still seeing Horatio Alger stories coming true – hardworking people coming up from low-income backgrounds to become not only financially successful, but empowered professionals who take pride in their careers.
If you feel that you're lacking professional direction and are looking to embark on the next step of your professional journey, I cannot underscore enough how valuable a real estate license would be in helping you shape your own future and become independently wealthy as a result of your hard work. Why spend your life like a duck on water, desperately paddling below the surface just to get by, when you could become a real estate professional and go through life enjoying the swim, instead?


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- Available via HTTP as well as HTTPS, under the URL https://domainfinder.nic.at/api/v1/suggest
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- In case of errors, the API responds with status code 400, and an object-encoded error message, with "message" being the only attribute of that object.
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source: Mark Kulek 2017年9月17日
In this video, you will learn important English grammar structures and patterns for speaking English. This is a long playing video, 39 minutes long made of 8 videos. After each grammar structure, you will be able to practice on your own. This is important to build your speaking and fluency skills. All the grammar patterns are in sentence form and with illustrations for better understanding. This video is great for beginners and those of more advance levels to review. Have fun learning and speaking English now.
Grammar patterns and use in this video:
Pronouns: I and You.
Prepositions: on, in, at
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Question Words: what, where, when, why, who, whom, whose, how
Time: every day, yesterday, tomorrow
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Here's Where to Find America's Worst Drivers
Is your city known for bad driving? We're not just talking about running yellow lights or forgetting to signal before merging, we're talking about bad driving with dangerous consequences. Every year, Allstate gathers data about the U.S.'s 200 largest cities and their surrounding suburban metropolitan areas. This information is then organized into a list of the safest and unsafest cities. and the least safest.
Check out the top 15 cities with the worst drivers.
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Fullerton, California
- Oakland, California
- Portland, Oregon
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Los Angeles, California
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- Glendale, California
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- Washington, D.C.
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Baltimore, Maryland
According to Allstate, the average driver in America will experience a collision around once every 10 years. Studies also found that 94 percent of collisions are caused by preventable human factors. This means that good driving habits can help you – and others – to stay safe on the road.
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Chemotherapy is one way your child may be treated for a brain tumour. Chemotherapy uses drugs to destroy tumour cells by interrupting or stopping their growth. Chemotherapy can be used on its own, with radiotherapy, or it may be used before or after surgery.
Chemotherapy is the use of cytotoxic (anti-cancer) drugs that affect the growth of tumour cells by interfering with the way they divide and create copies of themselves.
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What side-effects might my child have?
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