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Welcome to Barbie Day!
The history of Barbie Day is the history of Barbie herself as the day marks her official birthday. Barbie debuted on March 9, 1959 at the American International Toy Fair in New York. She was a labor of love from Ruth Handler who was the wife of the co-founder of the toy giant Mattel, Inc. After watching children playing with baby dolls and paper dolls, she thought that the toy market needed something more.
After a trip to Germany where she saw a doll that was in line with what she wanted, she convinced her husband and the company to make the first ever mass produced doll with adult features. While there have been small changes through the years, Barbie came off the production line much like we know her today. There were some who objected to her figure, but as you can see with her success, those thoughts were in the minority.
Do you know the background story for Barbie? Her parents, George and Margaret Roberts, named her Barbara Millicent Roberts. Her nickname is the famous Barbie. What about Ken you ask? His mother, Edna Carson, named him after her father, Kenneth. After a time, Barbie gets a host of siblings, cousins and friends! To learn more, you can head over to your handy search engine and find all the details. It is very interesting to see which dolls are no longer produced and who is newest to the group!
SU News
Catching up with Syracuse football CB Ifeatu Melifonwu at spring practice
ACC schools kick off spring practice with several significant story lines (usatoday.com; Myerberg)
College football is back – sort of. Spring football is the imitation crab meat of college football, but it’s better than the alternative: no football at all.
Two months after Alabama beat Georgia for the national championship, teams from across the Football Bowl Subdivision are reconvening on practice fields and inside cold-weather bubbles to begin preparations for the 2018 season.
USA TODAY Sports’ overview of what to expect this spring from the five major conferences begins with the Atlantic Coast Conference, led by a powerhouse in Clemson and several blue bloods looking to either take the next step or simply return to the national stage. Here’s are a handful of story lines to consider across the two divisions:
Boston College
Is this the biggest threat to Clemson in the Atlantic Division? The Eagles aren’t shying away from embracing those expectations. Even without all-conference defensive end Harold Landry, the defense is strongest along the line. The same is true on the offensive side. What Boston College needs is improved quarterback play, and the team will be without projected starter Anthony Brown this spring while he recovers from last year’s knee injury.
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North Carolina State
How good is this offense? Yeah, the Wolfpack lost some star power on defense, notably among the front four – that group, paced by All-America end Bradley Chubb, was decimated by graduation. But the offense has the tools to pick up the slack. Senior quarterback Ryan Finley will be one of the nation’s best. Three starters are back up front. Another three experienced options dot the depth chart at receiver, and offensive coordinator Eli Drinkwitz has a running back ready to step into the starting role in senior Reggie Gallaspy.
Syracuse
Is the offense ready now? Dino Babers’ offenses at Eastern Illinois and Bowling Green took off in his second seasons in charge. Not so much at Syracuse, partly due to injuries at quarterback. But the offense needs to explode in 2018 to lift the Orange out of the cellar in the Atlantic Division. Babers’ track record is reason for some optimism.
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ACC Football Rx (accfootballpx.blogspot.com; Hokie Mark)
ACC Shares by Enrollment?
We may not know for sure how much money the ACC distributed to each school in 2017 until May (when the ACC tax returns have been made public in the past), but that doesn't stop us from considering some alternative ways the conference could divide the money...
What if the ACC distributed revenue shares unequally - by enrollment? I know it sounds crazy, but indulge me for a moment. The largest schools usually have the most fans (if not right away, after a few years of graduating larger classes and building up a larger alumni base). Larger fan bases purchase more tickets, more concessions, even more cable TV subscriptions. So one could make an argument that distribution by enrollment is merely a way to pay back according to what was earned.
Here is a table showing the 15 ACC teams along with their enrollment* and their percentage of the total enrollment for the conference (all 15 schools combined) and how that compares to the average% (which is what they get now):
Institution Location Enrollment Pie% vs.Now
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 14,250 4% -3%
Clemson Clemson, SC 23,406 7% ---
Duke Durham, NC 14,832 4% -2%
Florida State Tallahassee, FL 41,867 12% +5%
Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA 26,839 8% +1%
NC State Raleigh, NC 34,015 10% +3%
Syracuse Syracuse, NY 21,970 6% ---
Louisville Louisville, KY 22,640 6% ---
Miami Coral Gables, FL 16,801 5% -2%
North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 29,469 8% +2%
Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 12,292 3% -3%
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 34,750 10% +3%
Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22,391 6% ---
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 31,090 9% +2%
Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC 7,669 2% -5%
Total Enrollment 354,281 100%
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Modern Malt Bakeshop closes, Modern Malt diner remains open (PS; Weaver)
Modern Malt Bakeshop closed in late February, about a year and a half after it opened in downtown.
"I had to pull back and just focus on this," said Executive Chef Anthony Donofrio of the larger Modern Malt, the diner and restaurant that remains open just a couple of doors down.
Until a couple of weeks ago, Donofrio was overseeing the kitchen in three restaurants: Modern Malt, the bakeshop, and Clinton Street Pub. The schedule meant he was spread too thin, he said this afternoon.
Now, Clinton Street Pub has a new kitchen manager. And with the bakeshop at 315 S. Clinton St. closed, Donofrio plans to focus his energy back into Modern Malt.
The loss of the bakeshop means he won't able to do as much baking. But it means he'll be more hands on at Modern Malt, which opened in early 2015.
"I really just want to tighten everything up," Donofrio said. He wants the front of the house to run smoother, with more attention to the customer's experience. He's also got a new menu almost ready for Modern Malt. He plans to launch it in April.
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