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Welcome to National Hostess Twinkie Day!
James Dewar invented the Twinkie in 1930, calling it "the best darn-tootin' idea I ever had." Improving upon such a beloved and iconic treat was quite a task for Hostess - which produces over 500 million Twinkies a year.
A common urban legend claims that Twinkies have an infinite shelf life or can last unspoiled for a relatively long time of ten, fifty, or one hundred years due to the chemicals used in their production.[22] This urban legend is false, although Twinkies can last a relatively long time (25 days or more). In reality, Twinkies are on the shelf for a short time; a company executive told the New York Times in 2000 that the "Twinkie is on the shelf no more than 7 to 10 days."[23] Twinkies' myth of having a long shelf life has been referenced in films and television shows such as Die Hard, WALL-E, Zombieland, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, The Simpsons, Wizard of Id, Lost and Family Guy."
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Syracuse Basketball Roundtable: Who Stays and Who Goes (DO; Staff)
The Syracuse men’s basketball beat writers look back on the season to sum up the postseason run, put it into context and look toward the future. Who stays? Who goes? Why? Check out Sam Blum, Matt Schneidman and Jesse Dougherty’s responses below.
1. How would you sum up this NCAA Tournament run?
Sam Blum: This NCAA Tournament run was about second-half domination. Syracuse won each game by going on massive second-half runs. And when you look at the game against UNC, being unable to replicate that is what inevitably ended the season. But I think the dynamic of this NCAA Tournament run was so fantastic because Syracuse really played up this “us against the world” narrative. And I think it really worked for them. They were a team on the brink of not making the Tournament, and made it to the final weekend. They overcame a lot of in-season adversity and peaked at the perfect time. This team was playing against the odds, and they played pretty well from that position.
Jesse Dougherty: Madness. Really no other way to say it. Every year there are reminders of why the NCAA Tournament has been branded as such, and Syracuse was that reason this year. Middle Tennessee pulled off a colossal upset, Northern Iowa did some pretty cool and pretty terrible things, and there were a lot of other interesting stories across the board — but Syracuse? A 10 seed in the Final Four after it was pretty much determined that the Orange would either have to go through a play-in game or even play in the NIT? Madness. That’s about it. Madness.
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Cat Barber Did Not Have Nine Lives
Breaking Down the Performances of ACC Teams in 2015-16 (technicanonline.com; Horner)
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7. Clemson (17-14, 10-8): The Tigers started off ACC play strong, but lost momentum toward the end of the season and fell just short of a tournament bid. If forward Jaron Blossomgame leaves for the NBA, they could take a big step back given their relatively absent recruiting class.
8. Virginia Tech (20-15, 10-8): The Hokies were overlooked for much of the season, but gained attention after they won their final five ACC games. They lose virtually no contributors, so despite their poor recruiting class, they project to compete for a national tournament bid next season.
9. Syracuse (23-14, 9-9): The Orange had an up-and-down season that ended in a surprise Final Four appearance. They lose leading-scorer Michael Gbinije, but have lots of rising young talent and a solid incoming recruiting class.
10. Pittsburgh (21-12, 9-9): A first-round national tournament exit casts a sour spell on this season for the Panthers, but they return most of their talent and should return to the Big Dance next season.
11. Georgia Tech (21-15, 8-10): Slated to lose their top-four scorers to graduation, the outlook in 2017 does not look great for the Yellow Jackets.
12. Florida State (20-14, 8-10): The Seminoles fell short of expectations in 2016 but return with freshman sensation Dwayne Bacon and have a top-10 recruiting class on the way in.
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Teen's NCAA Bracket Had Only 3 Wrong Picks, Defying 'Astronomical' Odds (marketwatch.com; Reklaitis)
Rebecca Gentry doesn’t watch much basketball. But the senior at Jasper High School in southern Indiana managed to fill out a March Madness bracket that hoops fans can only dream of.
She didn’t predict Northern Iowa beating Texas, Hawaii topping California or North Carolina triumphing over Syracuse.
But she got every single other pick right.
That’s according to media reports citing a bracket that she handed into her English lit teacher as part of a class contest.
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Fayetteville Deer Culling 'A Success': How Many Deer Were Killed? (PS; Doran)
Fayetteville's deer culling program, conducted throughout March with federal sharpshooters, was a success, killing more deer than expected, Village Mayor Mark Olson said today.
Sharpshooters were able to kill 89 deer, a bit more than than the 80 deer that officials had hoped for initially, village officials said.
Five sharpshooters went out six nights rather than the eight nights they'd planned on because they were so successful, Olson said.
The full U.S. Department of Agriculture report will be given to Fayetteville officials in a few weeks, the mayor said.
"I'm happy that the USDA was able to accomplish everything they said they could with no incidents," Olson said.
The USDA staff operated at night on about a dozen different sites, some public and some private land. They set out bait to draw in the deer and then shot them.
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