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Welcome to National Periodic Table Day!
National Periodic Table Day is observed annually on February 7.
To understand the development of the periodic table, we first must understand the discovery of elements and their effect on science.
Elements known to ancient man were few. Gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, tin, mercury, sulfur and carbon were the earliest known elements. These were all known prior to the 1st century A.D.
Over time, arsenic, antimony, phosphorus and zinc were discovered. By 1809 there were 47 discovered elements.
One of the earliest attempts to organize the elements was by Johann Döbereiner in 1817. He organized elements into groups of three, or triads, based on similar qualities.
On February 7, 1863, English chemist John Newlands published one of the first table of elements, which divided the known 56 elements into 11 groups based on the “Law of Octaves.” This suggested that any one element will have similar properties to elements eight places before and behind it on the table.
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Frank Howard’s return to full strength a key for Syracuse as conference play heats up (DO; DiSturco)
It came in one swift motion. A behind-the-back dribble was followed by a step back. Frank Howard stood inches behind the 3-point line while Duke’s Alex O’Connell lay on the floor in front of him. Howard nailed the 3 and pulled Syracuse within five.
After SU’s upset over then-No. 1 Duke, it seemed Howard was back to full strength. In a season that started late due to injury and took nearly 12 games before finding his groove, Howard has been the spark during Syracuse’s (16-7, 7-3 Atlantic Coast) hot start to conference play. As the Orange enters its toughest stretch of the season that includes four Top 25 matchups in the next month, their success will be synonymous with the play of Howard.
“Frank has struggled (all season),” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said on Jan. 14, after the Duke win. “When he plays like that, we’re a different team. …Last year, Frank averaged 15 points per game and this year it’s been six. So I hope he’s back.”
Howard’s lower leg injury held him out of Syracuse’s first four games. To make up for his loss, SU went to freshman Jalen Carey and junior Tyus Battle to fill his minutes. Carey struggled turning the ball over and Battle hadn’t adjusted to running point. SU dropped two-straight games at Madison Square Garden.
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FSU Basketball: 3 takeaways from huge Noles win over Syracuse (chopchat.com; Hunt)
FSU basketball went on the road and got a much-needed road win in a tough stylistic matchup against Syracuse.
No. 22 FSU basketball (17-5, 5-4 ACC) went on the road and took it to the Syracuse Orange for the most part.
The Noles led by eight points at the half and survived a Syracuse run mid-way through the second half to pull away for an 80-62 win.
Syracuse cut the lead to 51-49 with 11:55 left in the game before the Noles went on a 16-3 run over the next five and a half minutes to give FSU basketball a 67-52 lead with just over six minutes remaining.
Terrance Mann led all scorers with 22 points and nine rebounds. Mfiondu Kabengele continues his strong play off the bench with 18 points and eight rebounds. MJ Walker shot it well from deep making three of six three-point attempts.
Bubble Watch: Where do your team's tourney chances stand? (si.com; Beller)
The NFL season is over, and we’re less than six weeks from Selection Sunday. That can only mean, well, many things depending on context, but, for our purposes here, it most notably means one thing: NCAA tournament bubble season is upon us. What better way to mark the occasion than with the return of the SI.com Bubble Watch?
Before we get going, let’s lay down some ground rules.
A “lock” is exactly what it sounds like. Any team listed as a lock has already guaranteed itself a bid to the tournament. Even if their realistic worst-case scenario plays out, they’d still be in the dance. Realistic is the key word in the previous sentence. Yes, pretty much anything can happen in the topsy-turvy world of college basketball, but Duke isn’t losing out. Gonzaga isn’t suddenly going to turn into the dregs of the West Coast Conference and lose games to Loyola Marymount and Pacific. We won’t waste your time here.
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Ex-Syracuse star Wesley Johnson traded to his 6th NBA team (PS; Herbert)
Former Syracuse basketball star Wesley Johnson has been traded to the Washington Wizards in a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans. ESPN reports the Wizards traded Johnson in exchange for forward Markieff Morris on Wednesday, before Thursday’s trade deadline. The Wizards also traded Otto Porter Jr. to the Chicago Bulls for Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker.
According to the sports network, the two trades will help Washington save some money, moving the team $232,000 below the luxury tax threshold. Since the start of the season, the Wizards have saved $18.3 million toward the luxury tax.
Johnson is currently averaging 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds off the bench. It’s unclear how much playing time he’ll get, as Washington will need to reconfigure its rotations with the trades and the injury of star point guard John Wall. Wall will miss at least 12 months due to surgery on his left Achilles tendon.
The Wizards will be Johnson’s sixth NBA team. The 31-year-old SU alumnus and former Big East Player of the Year was traded to the Pelicans from the Los Angeles Clippers in October. The 6-foot-7 forward, selected No. 4 overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2010 NBA Draft, also played with the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers in his career.
Tony Bennett on this year's Virginia team: "I like this group; we're in it together" - ACCSports.com (accsports.com; interview; Geisinger)
Tony Bennett on this year’s Virginia team: “I like this group; we’re in it together”
Episode 124- Syracuse Basketball: Florida State Postgame, Boston College Preview! - Armchair All-Americans (aca; podcast; CuseMilitia)
Episode 124- Syracuse Basketball: Florida State Postgame, Boston College Preview!
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Northeast Classic Car Museum a hidden gem in Norwich, N.Y. (PS; Peters)
If you're a car enthusiast, or even think you could be, the Northeast Classic Car Museum, in Norwich, N.Y., is not to be missed.
Located at 24 Rexford Street, this unassuming building could be easily overlooked by passersby, but those who visit will discover a treasure hidden in plain sight.
The museum is filled with dozens of restored and a few original cars dating back to the early 1900s. Of particular interest is the Franklin automobile collection, owned by the family of the late George Staley, of Lincklaen, N.Y.
Staley's, and now the family's collection of Franklins, controlled by his sons, James and Claude Staley, is the largest privately-owned collection in the world. Staley and his in-house crew, did expert restorations on the Franklins and numerous other cars he favored, usually from the late 1900s through the 1940s.
The museum is in its 22nd year, having grown from an initial display of 50 vehicles, largely owned by Staley, to at least 200 cars and trucks today, plus dozens of motorcycles and airplane engines. The museum's footprint has increased too, from one and then two buildings, to five interconnecting buildings today, largely due to the generosity of Staley.
But the museum has grown in other ways, such as marketing itself as a destination, making space available for corporate, business and private groups to host events and parties, luncheons, dinners, and even a recent sock hop.
Robert Jeffrey, executive director of the museum, said the museum's location in a small city in New York's Southern Tier, somewhat holds down the number of visitors, bit it gives the staff reason to beat the drum harder and get the word out about this sparkling gem. So far, they've been successful.
In 1997 when the doors opened, the museum attracted several thousand people, but during 2018 the museum set a new record with 17,412 visitors. More interesting is the fact that 95 percent of those visitors were from outside Chenango County, Jeffrey said. To break it down further, 46 percent of the visitors were from outside Chenango County but within New York state, and 40 percent were from outside of New York state, but live in the United States.
Finally, 10 percent of the visitors were from outside the U.S., from countries such as Canada, England, Belgium, Germany, Russia, China, Japan, Ireland, Australia and Israel.
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