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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 2035826, member: 27"] [IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-copbCZAYzbU/UVIgyC3YZ4I/AAAAAAAARZE/1P7W7cja7kI/s1600/k9bJuFz.png[/IMG] [B][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff0000]Welcome [/COLOR][COLOR=#0000b3]to[/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000] Ben [/COLOR][COLOR=#0000b3]Franklin[/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000] Day![/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [I][SIZE=3]January 17 is celebrated worldwide as Benjamin Franklin Day. Born on this day in 1706 to a soap and candle maker in England, Benjamin Franklin grew up to become one of the most well-known and celebrated Americans in history. [/SIZE][/I] [B][I][SIZE=3]Founding Father[/SIZE][/I][/B] [I][SIZE=3]Ben Franklin was a polymath - someone who is an expert on a variety of different subjects. In addition to being one of America’s founding fathers, Franklin was a prolific inventor, author, printer, politician, diplomat, musician, and postmaster. The fact that he stopped attending school at the age of 10 makes him one of the most impressive person in American and world history. [/SIZE][/I] [B][I][SIZE=3]A Widely Read Author[/SIZE][/I][/B] [I][SIZE=3]Franklin was a Freemason who published several books under the pseudonym, Richard Saunders. One of his most famous works is called Poor Richard's Almanack, an annual almanac that included poems, weather, and astrological information. For the 25 years that it was in publication - the first one came out in 1932 - it was the most widely read almanac in the American colonies.[/SIZE][/I] [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff8000]SU News[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [IMG]http://image.syracuse.com/home/adv-media/width620/img/newyorkupstatecom_national_desk_blog/photo/2017/01/16/21878333-mmmain.jpg[/IMG] [B][URL="http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2017/01/syracuse_football_recruiting_get_to_know_wr_cameron_jordan.html"]Syracuse football recruiting: Get to know WR Cameron Jordan[/URL] (PS; Mink)[/B] Each day leading up to national signing day on Feb. 1, Syracuse.com will take a look at one of Syracuse football's verbal commitments or signees for the Class of 2017. Today we spotlight Half Hollow Hills West High School (N.Y.) wide receiver Cam Jordan. [SIZE=5][B]The basics[/B][/SIZE] Name: Cam Jordan Position: Wide receiver Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 187 pounds High School: Half Hollow Hills West Twitter: @Cam_J1 [SIZE=5][B]Recruit ranking[/B][/SIZE] Jordan is rated three stars and the No. 254 receiver in the Class of 2017 by 247Sports.com's composite rankings. 247Sports.com rates Jordan three stars and the No. 135 receiver this cycle. ESPN.com rates Jordan three stars and the No. 148 receiver this cycle. rates Jordan two stars. At their request, this network is being blocked from this site. rates Jordan three stars and the No. 182 receiver this cycle. ... [IMG]http://b.fssta.com/uploads/2017/01/9778050-dalvin-cook-ncaa-football-orange-bowl-michigan-vs-florida-state.vadapt.767.high.0.jpg[/IMG] [B][URL="http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/acc-football-would-dominate-head-to-head-battles-against-power-five-011517"]ACC Football Would Dominate Head-to-Head Battles Against Power Five | FOX Sports[/URL] (foxsports.com; Parker)[/B] [I]The ACC had a magical season in 2016 – possibly the best ever for the conference – and would win head-to-head battles against the other power conferences.[/I] For the second time in the last four seasons, the Atlantic Coast Conference is the kings of major college football. With Clemson’s come from behind instant classic victory over Alabama earlier this week, the ACC has now joined won two of the last four national titles and showed they aren’t just a basketball conference anymore. In 2016, it was the ACC with the best winning percentage against teams from the other “Power Five” conferences – the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12 and SEC. In fact, only one conference had a record above .500 against the others…you guessed it, the 14 team league covering the Atlantic Coast and several states nowhere near water. So, just how would the conference do in a tournament (similar to what many of the top ones do in basketball) with teams playing each other at the end of the 2016 campaign? We seeded the teams in the Power Five conferences based on regular season record and pitted the ACC head to head against each one. ... [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff8000]Other[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][URL="http://www.syracuse.com/business-news/index.ssf/2017/01/closed_destiny_ihop_now_owes_mall_550000_for_defaulting_on_lease.html#incart_m-rpt-1"]Closed Destiny IHOP now owes mall $550,000 for defaulting on long lease[/URL] (PS; Dowty)[/B] Five months after Destiny USA's IHOP restaurant closed suddenly amid sluggish sales, the mall won a $553,162.18 judgment against its owner. While a lot of money, it's far less than the $2.1 million Destiny had sought at the beginning of its lawsuit. The mall [URL='http://www.syracuse.com/business-news/index.ssf/2015/11/destiny_usa_threatens_to_cut_power_to_ihop_sues_for_21_million.html']took IHOP to court[/URL] in November 2015 for failing to pay rent and breaching the terms of a multi-million dollar lease that ran until 2024. The mall had threatened to cut power to the third-floor restaurant, but never did. Instead, the two sides waged battle before state Supreme Court Justice Anthony Paris. IHOP ripped Destiny in court paperwork for [URL='http://www.syracuse.com/business-news/index.ssf/2016/01/ihop_rips_destiny_mall_claimed_to_be_doing_better_than_it_is_not_enough_visitors.html']claiming to be doing better than it was.[/URL] The restaurant remained open for nine months during the legal battle before [URL='http://www.syracuse.com/business-news/index.ssf/2017/01/2014-07-10-kt-ihopdestinyus.JPG']closing in August 2016.[/URL] That didn't put an end to the lawsuit. Both sides were ordered to court soon after the Christmas break to determine how much money IHOP would owe in back rent and other charges. Paris ruled that IHOP owed Destiny $224,739.67 in back rent, $313,112.04 to cover the unearned part of a cash allowance and $15,310.47 in legal fees. That's a total of $553,162.18. It's not clear if the owner has that money to pay back: a judgment against the restaurant was entered in the clerk's office. It's not the first time Destiny has taken a tenant to court for leaving before the end of a lease. ... [/QUOTE]

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