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Welcome to Can Opener Day!


Does it seem odd that there is a day dedicated to the can opener? Well, did you know that there was about a half century between the invention of canned food and the invention of the can opener? Maybe after all those years of people struggling to open cans without one, they thought the can opener needed some recognition. There was some canning of goods in the Netherlands before 1800, but it was not until 1810 when the preservation of food in cans was patented. By the 1820's, food was being canned in Britain, France, and the United States. But, the first can opener was not patented until 1855 in Britain, and 1858 in the United States. Prior to this, phrases such as "Cut round the top near the outer edge with a chisel and hammer" were written on cans. The early can openers were primitive, however, and the first rotating wheel opener was not patented until 1870. This too was problematic, as the can had to be pierced before the opener could be used. In 1925, a second serrated wheel was added by the Star Can Opener Company, which greatly improved the functionality of the opener. This opener was improved in 1931 so that it had pliers-like handles and could hold a can on its own. This two wheeled opener that held the can is the main style that is still in use today. The first electric can openers were patented in the 1930's, but it wasn't until 1956 when a free standing electric opener by Udico became successful.

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Syracuse Basketball: ‘Cuse a fringe top-25 team with Alan Griffin on board (itlh; Adler)


National pundits aren’t super high on Syracuse basketball in 2020-21, but wing Alan Griffin in the line-up should boost the squad’s outlook.

Pre-season prognostications on Syracuse basketball haven’t proven all that lofty to date, with Alan Griffin not factored into the equation. The Orange frequently has gotten deemed by experts as a squad that will reside on the proverbial NCAA Tournament bubble and finish somewhere in the No. 8 to No. 10 range in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Yes, the ‘Cuse struggled a stanza ago. Yes, Syracuse basketball leading scorer Elijah Hughes – the immensely talented forward who paced the entire ACC in scoring during 2019-20 – has departed the Hill for the professional ranks.

But … the Orange returns four starters heading into the 2020-21 campaign. Syracuse basketball boasts a 2020 recruiting class featuring a four-star wing, a four-star power forward, and a four-star center.

And now the ‘Cuse will have Griffin officially in the line-up this fall and winter, after the NCAA recently did a logical thing and granted the transfer from Illinois a waiver for immediate eligibility.

Look, I’m not opining here that Griffin, a rising junior, all by himself can replace Hughes. No one can. He put forth one of the most spectacular individual terms in recent program memory.

However, with Griffin available, Syracuse basketball possesses a 12-man roster that is relatively deep at each position. Each of the team’s starters has a year of additional experience under his belt.
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Syracuse Basketball: Alan Griffin waiver makes Orange true 2020-21 threats (bustingbrackets.com; Freeman)

The question of whether Syracuse Basketball transfer Alan Griffin would get a waiver has finally been answered.

When Alan Griffin made the somewhat surprising decision to transfer from Illinois to Syracuse Basketball, it was viewed as a major coup for the ACC program. Not only was Elijah Hughes the team’s leading scorer (19.0 ppg), he also was the ideal wing to play for the Orange on both ends of the court.

Hughes’s early departure to the NBA hurt Syracuse’s chances of getting back to the NCAA Tournament for next season. The team finished the regular season with an 18-14 overall record, going 10-10 in the ACC. They do return four other starters, including guards Buddy Boeheim and Joe Girard III but the transfer exodus from the bench limits much of their potential depth for 2020-21.

Without a waiver and forced to sit out the upcoming season, the starting wing for Syracuse would’ve either been four-star freshman Kadary Richmond or 6’7 combo forward Quincy Guerrier, a sophomore who averaged 6.9 ppg and 5.3 rpg last year.

Ready to go for '20-21!@alangriffin_ has been ruled immediately eligible.

Griffin Earns NCAA Transfer Waiver - Syracuse University Athletics
— Syracuse Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) August 18, 2020
Last season at Illinois, the 6’5 guard/wing averaged 8.9 ppg and 4.5 rpg off the bench in 19 mpg. That converts to nearly a 20 and 10 average per 40 minutes for the sophomore. Although Griffin wasn’t a volume shooter, he made 42% of his three-point attempts and had seven games of at least 15 points, including a career-high 24-point effort against Northwestern.

Griffin will likely be plugged in as the wing starter he also can play at the shooting guard position, giving either Boeheim or Girard a breather. Those two played some of the most minutes in the country and with no other incoming guards will be playing a bunch once again this season.
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Syracuse Basketball: Arthur Kaluma is key with 2021 frontcourt targets out (itlh; Adler)

Syracuse basketball has some ground to make up with 2021 four-star forward Arthur Kaluma, according to one national analyst.

Syracuse basketball is set to lose two big men after this season, and the Orange has recently missed out on two 2021 frontcourt targets, making the recruitment of four-star power forward Arthur Kaluma a critical one.

Here’s the backstory. Current power forward/center Marek Dolezaj and center Bourama Sidibe are both expected to exhaust their eligibility on the Hill after the 2020-21 term.

A pair of 2021 big men whom Syracuse basketball had targeted recently removed the ‘Cuse from contention. Three-star Ashton Smith, a 6-foot-9 power forward/center out of Legacy the School of Sport Sciences in Spring, Texas, has disclosed a top four of Virginia Tech, Seton Hall, Houston and Nebraska.

And four-star Samson Johnson, a 6-foot-10 power forward/center from The Patrick School in Hillside, N.J., has committed to Connecticut.

Additionally, perhaps the Orange’s top frontcourt priority in this recruiting cycle, 2021 four-star center Micawber Etienne, has received so many high-major scholarship offers that his recruitment is tough to read, per national analyst Eric Bossi.
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Axa sign removed from Axa Towers in Syracuse (PS; Moriarty)


The Axa name has come off Axa Towers, a 19-story downtown Syracuse landmark since they were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The Axa sign has been removed from the twin office towers, leaving for the moment no name on the building. The company did not respond Friday to an inquiry from syracuse.com | The Post-Standard, but a new sign with the name Equitable is expected to go up soon.
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