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Welcome to Deoxiribonucleic Acid Day!
National DNA Day is a holiday celebrated on April 25. It commemorates the day in 1953 when James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin and colleagues published papers in the journal Nature on the structure of DNA.[1][2][3] Furthermore, on that day in 2003 it was declared that the Human Genome Project was very close to complete, and "the remaining tiny gaps [we]re considered too costly to fill."[4][5]
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Syracuse basketball coaches maneuver around NCAA sanctions during open evaluation period (PS; Waters)
When it found the Syracuse University basketball program guilty of committing rules violations in 2015, the NCAA levied several sanctions against the Orange.
One of those penalties included the limitation of just two coaches being allowed to go on the road for recruiting purposes.
So how did Syracuse put head coach Jim Boeheim and assistant coaches Adrian Autry and Gerry McNamara on the road this past weekend?
Two reasons. And both involved interesting wrinkles in the NCAA's rules.
First, the NCAA's term regarding a coach being "on the road'' for recruiting is misleading. A coach can be out of the office, but as long as he's not in the gym at an AAU or high school game, he's not technically on the road.
So this past weekend, Boeheim and Autry headed to Hampton, Va., to attend Nike's EYBL event known as the Boo Williams Invitational. Meanwhile, McNamara went to Dallas for the Adidas Gaunlet.
If Boeheim and Autry were both watching games at the Boo Williams Sportsplex, McNamara stayed at his hotel in Dallas. If McNamara needed to be at a game to observe a potential recruit, Autry left the gym in Hampton, Va.
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This Week In Syracuse Recruiting: Ayala Stays in the 2018 Class | Orange Fizz - Free Syracuse Recruiting News, Always Looking at the Future of the Orange (orangefizz.net; Dickinson)
Syracuse basketball and football are still months away from their first games of the 2017-18 season, but this is the time where games are won and lost. SU hits the recruiting trail every offseason in an attempt to bring the best players in the country to Central New York, and it can be a lot to try and keep up with. Luckily, I had nothing better to do.
SU Basketball Offers Kofi Cockburn
I would argue Syracuse basketball still has work to do in this year’s recruiting class before thinking about the future, but Monday the Orange offered a scholarship to a big man who still has two full high school seasons to play.
Syracuse, LSU, Florida State all offered Class of 2019 Christ the King and @RENShoops 6-foot-11 @kxng_alpha Kofi Cockburn
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) April 24, 2017
Kofi Cockburn is originally from Jamaica, but moved to the United States less than two years ago to play basketball in New York. He plays at Christ the King in Queens during the school season and for the NY Rens — who sent three players to Power Five schools last season — during AAU ball. He’s 6-11 and 250 pounds, which is more than enough to fill the middle of the 2-3. But Syracuse’s problem has never been finding a body to put in that spot, it’s been finding the right basketball mind. Dajuan Coleman couldn’t do it, Paschal Chukwu has struggled in short time there and Tyler Lydon just wasn’t big enough to beat the best bigs in the ACC. Cockburn would be a nice get for SU, but it’s way too early to speculate much of anything.
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How to restore Onondaga Lake? Fishing spots, wetlands, trails proposed (PS; Coin)
Onondaga Lake may have new fishing spots and longer hiking and biking trails, under a proposed restoration plan issued today by the state and federal governments.
The plan would also set aside more than 1,400 acres of land for public use along the lake and its tributaries, restore wetlands, and extend the Erie Canal trail from a dead-end in Camillus to Onondaga County's lake shore trail. (See full report below.)
The plan is the next step in trying to repair the damage caused by decades of industrial pollution to the lake. Honeywell will pick up the tab, which will be in addition to the estimated $451 million it will cost to clean up the lake.
There are no cost estimates for the work outlined in the restoration plan, and no deadline for when the projects might be completed. The plan isn't set in stone, either: It will need to be negotiated with Honeywell.
An open house on the plan will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Honeywell Visitors Center on the west shore of the lake.
The public will be able to submit written comments until June 2.
The federal Superfund law that forced Honeywell to clean up the lake also requires companies to pay for damages suffered by the environment and humans because of the pollution. For years, the U.S. Department of Interior, the state Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Onondaga Nation have conducted that "damages assessment," studying how pollution has harmed the lake and surrounding areas.
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Route 20 road trip ideas in Upstate NY: 14 stops from Albany to Buffalo (newyorkupstate.com; D'Imperio)
Before it was a vital artery for New York State's agricultural community and commerce, U.S. Route 20 was a primitive Native American path that helped develop westward enterprise in the state. Today, Route 20 is America's longest federal highway and stretches from the New York-Massachusetts border to the town of Ripley, on the western fringes of the state near Pennsylvania.
Route 20 is a glimpse into New York's past, dotted with small towns and generations-old farms. The development of the interstate highway system has detracted from traffic on this roadway, but the charm remains. Try taking the low-way, the old way, on your next excursion across the state, and check out some of these stops along the Scenic Byway.
The only major city that Route 20 passes through in the state is Albany, the capital and hub of political activity. Take a tour of the storied and stunning Capitol building, experience a bit of culture at the State Museum, Albany Institute of History and Art, or one of the many historically relevant concert halls and theaters, or spend the day exploring the Hudson River.
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