Syracuse needs a home grown Under Armour, or White Wave Foods, or Starbucks, relatively new companies whose headquarters provide large numbers of jobs in Baltimore, Dallas and Seattle.

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This includes cutting back on sugary beverages and foods high in carbohydrates such as potatoes, white rice and pasta.

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The most impressive of the foods available to sunbathers has to be the skewers, which come from the white and orange-clad peddlers shouldering small grills on their backs.

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