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Welcome to National Pastry Day!
It’s National Pastry Day! Did you know that pastries have been around since 2600 B.C.? The Egyptians made doughnut-like pastries out of crude flour and honey, and then dipped them in wine.
In the 7th century, pastry-making developed as a culinary art form in the Middle East. It spread to Europe after the Crusades, and French and Italian chefs developed their own version of the recipes and experimented with new techniques. There are now many different types of pastry including shortcrust, flaky, puff, choux, and phyllo.
Make a trip to your favorite local bakery to pick up your favorite kind of pastry in honor of National Pastry Day!
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Dino Babers was never leaving Syracuse football - The Juice Online (the juice; Stechschulte)
Well, it appears Syracuse has made it through the first scary stretch of having Dino Babers as its head coach. That is not a wisecrack in any way about Babers’ first season at the helm.
It is not a joke about the defense that gave up 45 or more points six times, all of which were losses.
It is not an elbow to the ribs about a coach who employs a high-powered offensive scheme presiding over a rushing attack that did not average even four yards per carry in any single game until the season finale.
It is not a smart remark about giving up 76 points in that same season finale (blah, blah basketball, blah).
It is a joke about Babers not getting hired away after his first season in Orange. Actually, it is more of the verbal equivalent of a sarcastic barb, complete with eye-roll.
And there is more sarcasm to come.
A segment of the Syracuse fanbase was concerned about Babers getting hired away by a bigger football program, particularly a couple that run similar offenses – Oregon and Baylor, the latter a former employer where he became an acolyte of the pedal-to-the-metal offensive scheme his teams have run.
That’s right, the coach of a 4-8 team that finished 120th of 128 FBS teams in points allowed per game and 115th in rushing yards per game was such a hot commodity, two of the highest-profile open jobs had him in mind as a candidate.
There was some of that sarcasm I mentioned above.
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Western Kentucky: WKU has spoken to Idaho head coach Paul Petrino about the WKU head coaching job, according to CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd.
LSU: Ed Orgeron will receive an additional $675,000 payment for his interim stint, and interim offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger will receive an additional $75,000, according to The Advocate.
Cincinnati: The school is meeting with Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Luke Fickell today, according to CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd, who adds that it’s unlikely Charlie Strong ends up at Cincinnati.
South Florida: USF’s top candidates include Cowboys special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia, Florida State wide receivers coach Lawrence Dawsey, Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, former LSU head coach Les Miles, Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano and former Texas head coach Charlie Strong, according to ESPN’s Brett McMurphy.
Houston: Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley is no longer under consideration for the Houston head coaching job, according to the Houston Chronicle, which adds that Lane Kiffin, Les Miles, Todd Orlando and Major Applewhite remain in consideration for the job.
Oregon: Willie Taggart will have a 5-year contract that pays an average of $3.2 million per year, according to Sports Illustrated. Taggart earned $1.7 million this year, and former Oregon coach Mark Helfrich earned $3.3 million.
Assistant salaries: USA Today has released its assistant salary database. Here are 10 takeaways.
South Florida: Co-offensive coordinator / wide receivers coach T.J. Weist will serve as the interim head coach in the Birmingham Bowl. Weist was UConn’s interim head coach in 2013.
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Outer structure of Destiny USA hotel complete; construction moves to interior (DO; Sahinturk)
The construction at Destiny USA for a hotel intended to bring more tourists to visit the city of Syracuse has reached a milestone: The outer structure of the building is complete.
The hotel, Embassy Suites By Hilton Syracuse-Destiny USA, has 209 rooms and will open in fall 2017. The project will also feature an on-site restaurant and pool.
From now until next year, construction workers will work on the interior of the hotel, said Aiden McGuire, the director of marketing at Destiny USA.
The cost of the construction is $48 million and financed by M&T Bank, Berkshire Bank and Tompkins Trust Company. The hotel will be operated by Aimbridge Hospitality, the nation’s second largest independent hotel management firm.
Destiny USA, McGuire said, is an international tourist destination. Destiny USA was the sixth largest shopping complex in the country and the largest one in New York state, he said.
“We are not your typical shopping mall. We are truly a destination,” McGuire said. “We have outlets. We have an entire floor dedicated to entertainment. We are truly so much more than a mall.”
McGuire said the hotel would be yet another tool Destiny USA will have to grow itself as a destination and bring people in from further destinations for longer periods of stay.
“This project was done with tourism in mind,” he added. “This is going to be another great way for traveling families from Canada and other parts of the globe to extend their stay in Syracuse.”
He said aside from the obvious highlight of the hotel, which is being the only hotel on property, the hotel has several important features. Every room was in a suite format that is intended to attract families looking to “play and stay,” which was a unique attribute of the project, McGuire added.
McGuire also said the fact that they could customize their packaging with the hotel was another important aspect of the project.
“We very much see our hotel not as a competitive threat to other hotels in Syracuse but as a part of a joint effort to bring more tourists to central New York,” McGuire said. “We are working with the entire hotel community to bring more people here, as a collective effort.”
Nikita Jankowski, Visit Syracuse Communications Manager, said the Destiny USA hotel would offer “so many benefits” to the local community.
