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Welcome to National Hot Mulled Cider Day!
Today is National Hot Mulled Cider Day! Hot mulled cider is a delicious drink perfectly suited for crisp September afternoons. Apple cider is produced using a cider press and is a time-honored favorite of the autumn season.
To make mulled cider, slowly add brown sugar to apple cider in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until all the sugar has dissolved. Add other ingredients such as nutmeg, allspice, orange juice, and lemon juice, and bring to a boil. Strain out the spices, pour into a mug, and add a cinnamon stick.
Enjoy National Hot Mulled Cider Day as you sip on your homemade brew!
SU News
SU Offers 5-Star Kevin Knox, Son of Former Buffalo Bill (PS; Carlson)
Syracuse has extended a scholarship offer to Kevin Knox II, a five-star forward in the Class of 2017, the prospect announced on his Twitter account.
Knox was listed as 6-foot-8 and 194 pounds by USA Basketball when he made the Under-16 team this summer. He helped the team to a gold medal in the FIBA Americas tournament, averaging 10.6 points and 4.6 rebounds over five games.
Recruiting website 247 Sports lists him with offers from Florida State, Florida, Maryland, Miami, North Carolina State and many others. He is ranked by ESPN as the No. 16 player in the class and one of the top three small forwards in the country.
According to the St. Petersburg Times, Knox wasn't on the radar of most major recruiting websites until June, when he was one of 12 players to make the U.S team. Knox averaged 24 points and 10 rebounds as a sophomore for Tampa Catholic (Fla.) High School.
The Times reported that Knox's father, Kevin, was a wide receiver on the 1993 Florida State national championship team and was a sixth-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills. His mother, Michelle, played volleyball for the Seminoles.
Knox joins a list of Syracuse's 2017 offers that are nearly all considered elite prospects.
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Projected Cost of NYS Fair Makeover Climbing (PS; Knauss)
Thursday is the deadline for contractors who want to be the construction manager for a massive makeover of the New York State Fair, which could cost more than $60 million, according to the state's request for proposals.
Officials plan to choose a construction manager by December and begin work on the project soon thereafter. They will issue a two-year construction management contract worth about $4.5 million, with the potential for a one-year extension.
The state fair renovation is being evaluated for a project labor agreement, under which contracts would be negotiated with unions to supply the labor, according to an addendum to the RFP issued Monday by the state Office of General Services.
A state contractors' group criticized the possibility of a PLA today, saying it will sharply reduce the number of companies that will submit proposals. Representatives from the 400-member Associated Builders & Contractors also complained that notice of a possible PLA was issued just three days before proposals are due.
"PLAs are restrictive measures that would exclude the vast majority of local workers and contractors from bidding the work,'' said Joshua Reap, the group's director of government affairs.
Workers hired under a PLA would come from Central New York, responded Heather Groll, speaking for the Office of General Services.
Project labor agreements are commonly considered for state construction projects of this size, pursuant to an 18-year-old executive order, Groll said. State officials will review "the economic viability of a PLA that includes the ability to get a number of projects done in time for next year's State Fair,'' she said.
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