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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 1626418, member: 27"] [IMG]http://www.bayportmarina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/344043.jpg[/IMG] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff0000]Welcome to Martin Luther King Jr Day![/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [I][SIZE=3][B]Martin Luther King, Jr. Day[/B] (officially [B]Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.[/B])[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._Day#cite_note-1'][1][/URL] is an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_holidays_in_the_United_States']American federal holiday[/URL] marking the birthday of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.']Martin Luther King, Jr.[/URL] It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around King's birthday, January 15. The holiday is similar to holidays set under the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Monday_Holiday_Act']Uniform Monday Holiday Act[/URL]. King was the chief spokesman for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolence']nonviolent[/URL] activism in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955%E2%80%931968)']Civil Rights Movement[/URL], which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.']his assassination[/URL] in 1968. President [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan']Ronald Reagan[/URL] signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000. ...[/SIZE][/I] [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff8000]SU News[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][URL='http://sujuiceonline.com/2016/01/18/recruiting-roundup-sean-riley-devon-clarke-commit-to-syracuse-lindsey-scott-decommits/']Sean Riley, Devon Clarke In, Scott Out (the juice; Cheng)[/URL][/B] [I]There was no shortage of recruiting news over the weekend, so let’s get right to it… Nathaniel (CA) Narbonne athlete [B]Sean[/B] [B]Riley[/B] flipped his commitment from Arizona to Syracuse, he announced on [URL='https://twitter.com/seankriley/status/688838842984607744']Twitter on Sunday[/URL]. He also had offers from Hawaii, San Diego State, Utah and Wyoming. He was joined by Osceola (Fla.) safety [B]Devon[/B] [B]Clarke[/B], who also announced his commitment to [URL='https://twitter.com/wolf_gangclarke/status/688874231434719232']Syracuse on Twitter[/URL]. The three-star defensive back He was also considering offers from Bowling Green, Memphis, Purdue, Tulane and USF. They joined Cathedral (Ind.) defensive end [B]Kendall[/B] [B]Coleman[/B], who flipped from Western Michigan to Syracuse on Friday, [URL='http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2016/01/kendall_coleman_defensive_end_syracuse_football.html']he posted on Twitter[/URL]. He was also considering offers from Ball State and Miami (OH). It was not all good news for the Orange over the weekend, with 3-star quarterback[B]Lindsey[/B] [B]Scott[/B] announcing his [URL='https://twitter.com/_lj18_/status/688886931187306496']decommitment on Twitter[/URL]. Syracuse co-offensive coordinator Sean Lewis had spent [URL='https://twitter.com/TheOC_CoachLew/status/688153872787849216']a full day[/URL] with Scott last week, and all reports seemed to indicate that the visit went well. But his depature now leaves the Orange with just one QB (Rex Culpepper) in SU’s 2016 class. Syracuse also lost out on two-star running back [B]Jawon[/B] [B]Hamilton[/B], who committed to UCF over the weekend. The South Dade (Fla.) prospect had originally lined up an official visit to the Orange, but canceled it, reports [URL='https://twitter.com/Stephen_Bailey1/status/688773484705660928']Syracuse.com’s Stephen Bailey[/URL]. He had offers from Louisville, Miami, Kansas and FIU, among others. ...[/I] [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff8000]Other[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [IMG]http://image.syracuse.com/home/syr-media/width960/img/post-standard/photo/2016/01/13/-8a934e8ce5430509.jpg[/IMG] [B][URL='http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2016/01/what_will_the_commute_look_like_snow_and_cold.html#incart_river_home']Blowing Snow, Cold Could Make for a Tough Commute on MLK Day (PS; Hannagan)[/URL][/B] [I]Temperatures that feel like zero and blowing snow will greet Central New York commuters as they make their way to work on Martin Luther King Day. [B]Syracuse[/B] residents will wake up at 6 a.m. to a temperature of about 17 degrees, but it will feel like 1, according to [URL='http://www.weather.com/weather/today/l/USNY1434:1:US']Weather.com.[/URL] The temperature stalls through 10 a.m. when it rises to 18 degrees, with a feel like temperature of 3. Commuters in [URL='http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ018&warncounty=NYC067&firewxzone=NYZ018&local_place1=Syracuse%20NY&product1=Lake+Effect+Snow+Warning&lat=43.0446&lon=-76.1459#.VpxvJHarTIU']Onondaga, Oneida and Madison[/URL] can expect 8 to 15 inches of snow. The National Weather Service warns that travel could be very dangerous in the heavy snow, with poor visibility from falling and blowing snow. Winds will come from the west about 15 to 25 miles per hour, with gusts of up to 40 miles per hour. Oneida County issued a [URL='http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2016/01/oneida_county_issues_travel_advisory_for_sunday_through_monday_night.html#incart_2box_poststandard']travel advisory[/URL] on Sunday night. [B]Auburn[/B] commuters will wake up at 6 a.m. to a temperature of about 18 degrees, but it will feel like 2, according to Weather.com. Temperatures stick at 18 degrees through 10 a.m. Central Cayuga, and the northern portions of Cortland, Chenango and Otsego counties will see 4 to 8 inches of snow, according to the [URL='http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ017&warncounty=NYC011&firewxzone=NYZ017&local_place1=Auburn%20NY&product1=Lake+Effect+Snow+Advisory&lat=42.9317&lon=-76.566#.Vpxvn3arTIU']National Weather Service.[/URL]Travel will be slippery. Blowing and drifting snow will create poor visibility. Winds from the west will be 15 to 20 miles per hour, with gusts of up to 35 miles per hour. [B]Oswego[/B] will get 4 to 7 inches overnight Sunday, with 5 to 9 inches on Monday, according to the [URL='http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ006&warncounty=NYC075&firewxzone=NYZ006&local_place1=Maple%20View%20NY&product1=Lake+Effect+Snow+Warning&lat=43.4501&lon=-76.1496#.VpxvXXarTIU']National Weather Service.[/URL] ...[/I] [/QUOTE]

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