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Tracy Abrams
Abrams Leads Illinois Past Indiana, 64-54
Tracy Abrams had 25 points to lead Illinois
Postgame Notes - Illinois vs. Indiana (Big Ten Tournament First Round)
Illinois 64, Indiana 54
Illinois Upends No. 18 Michigan State, 53-46
Fighting Illini grab road win for third straight victory.
Illinois Falls to Wisconsin, 75-63
Rayvonte Rice scores a game-high 24 points.
Illini Fall to Iowa, 81-74
Joseph Bertrand scored 20 points and Rayvonte Rice added 13 and pulled down nine rebounds for the Illini
Illinois at Boston University (NIT First Round)
Illinois men's basketball at Boston University in the NIT First Round, March 19, 2014. (Elan Kawesch/Illinois Athletics)
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Illinois vs. Indiana - Big Ten Tournament
Illinois Men's Basketball vs. #12 Michigan - March 4, 2014
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Illinois at Michigan State - March 1, 2014
Illinois Men's Basketball vs. Nebraska - Feb. 26, 2014
The Fighting Illini hosted Nebraska at State Farm Center on Feb. 26, 2014.
AT ILLINOIS2013-14 JUNIOR: Started all 35 games ... Led the team with 3.2 assists per game and was second on the Illini with 10.7 points per game ... Led the Illini in scoring nine times ... Earned the Lou Henson Courage Award at the postseason banquet ... Turned in a season-high 25 points vs. Indiana (March 13) in the Big Ten Tournament ... Opened season with nine points, five rebounds and game-high three assists vs. Alabama State (Nov. 8) ... Made final five shots vs. Jacksonville State (Nov. 10) and finished with 13 points ... Had 12 points, five rebounds, four assists, and a career-high two blocks vs. Valparaiso (Nov. 13) ... Matched a career-high with eight rebounds and added 12 points vs. Bradley (Nov. 17) ... Turned in 15 points, including 12 in the second half, and four steals vs. IPFW (Nov. 29) ... Tallied 17 points and equaled career-high with three 3-pointers to go along with seven rebounds and five assists vs. Auburn (Dec. 8) ... Scored 22 points and made the game-winning free throws with 4.6 seconds left vs. Missouri (Dec. 21) ... Tied a career-high with two blocks vs. UIC (Dec. 28) ... Totaled 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting vs. Indiana (12/31) ... Had five assists and scored 12 second-half points vs. Penn State (Jan. 4) ... Team-high 15 points vs. Michigan State (Jan. 18) ... Dished out a season-high six assists and was 8-of-8 from the free throw line while scoring 13 points at Minnesota (Feb. 19) ... Equaled a career-high five steals and added 12 points at Michigan State (March 1).
2012-13 SOPHOMORE: Played in all 36 games, starting 32 ... Third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.6 points ... Scored in double figures 22 times ... Led Illini and ranked ninth in the Big Ten in assists, averaging 3.4 apg ... Also led team in steals, ranking ninth in Big Ten (1.4 spg) ... One of three recipients of team's Most Improved Player award ... Named Big Ten Player of the Week on Dec. 31 following a career-high 27-point, eight-rebound performance vs. Auburn (Dec. 27) ... Made 13-of-15 at the line against Auburn and also added five assists and four steals ... 13 points, made career-high three 3-pointers and had five assists in opener vs. Colgate (Nov. 9) ... 15 points vs. St. Francis-N.Y. (Nov. 12) ... 22 points with five rebounds and career-high five steals at Hawaii (Nov. 16) ... 11 points, six rebounds and career-high eight assists vs. USC (Nov. 19) ... 17 points vs. Butler in Maui Invite title game (Nov. 21) ... 14 points and five assists at Gonzaga (Dec. 8) ... 13 points, five boards and three steals vs. Eastern Kentucky (Dec. 16) ... 13 points, five assists, six boards and three steals vs. Ohio State (Jan. 5) ... 14 points vs. Minnesota (Jan. 9) ... 16 points, six assists, five boards and four steals at Michigan State (Jan. 31) ... Six assists, six rebounds and five points, including a 3-pointer with 18.1 seconds left to seal the victory at Minnesota (Feb. 10) ... 13 points and seven assists vs. Purdue (Feb. 13) ... Had 13 points and tied career high with three 3-pointers at Northwestern (Feb. 17) ... 16 points vs. Nebraska (March 2) ... 16 points vs. Indiana in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal (March 15) ... 13 points and six assists vs. Colorado in NCAA Tournament Second Round (March 22).
2011-12 FRESHMAN: Team MVP ... Played in all 32 games and started 19 times ... Averaged 4.3 ppg and 1.9 apg ... Scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds in opener vs. Loyola Chicago (Nov. 11) ... Had a season-high three steals vs. SIU Edwardsville (Nov. 14) ... Tallied five assists vs. Chicago State (Nov. 27) ... Scored eight points vs. Nebraska (Jan. 7) ... Notched nine points on 4-of-6 shooting vs. Wisconsin (Jan. 22) ... Hit the game-tying three to even the contest at 40 apiece vs. Michigan State (Jan. 31) ... Dished out career-high eight assists, the most by an Illini during the season, vs. Northwestern (Feb. 5) ... Had eight points at Indiana (Feb. 9) ... Notched a season-high 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting vs. Purdue (Feb. 15) ... Scored in double figures two other times with 11 points at Nebraska (Feb. 18) and 12 points vs. Michigan (March 1).
HIGH SCHOOLConsensus top-100 recruit averaged 17.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists as a senior ... First-team All-State selection by the Chicago Sun-Times, Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) ... Second-team All-State by the Associated Press (AP) ... Third-team All-State by the Chicago Tribune ... Player of the Year by the Northwest Indiana Times ... All-Area by the Sun-Times ... Chicago Catholic League-South Division Athlete of the Year ... Ranked No. 69 on the recruiting services consensus index, including No. 58 by Rivals.com and No. 62 by Prep Stars ... Averaged 18 points, five rebounds and three assists as a junior ... First-team All-State by the News-Gazette, second-team All-State by the Sun-Times, AP and IBCA and special mention All-State by the Tribune as a junior ... High school coach was Mike Flaherty ... Played for the Illinois Wolves AAU program, coached by Mike Mullins.
PERSONALBorn Feb. 6, 1992 ... Majoring in communication ... Parents are Tracy Abrams and Felicia Sales ... Has four brothers ... Member of the honor roll in high school ... Favorite athlete is Derrick Rose because "He's humble and works hard" ... Fighting Illini heroes growing up were Dee Brown and Deron Williams ... Fierce competitor who says, "I'll do anything to win, because I love my team."

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China as No. 1: True or False?
Photo: David Croxford
It's inevitable that China's economy will overtake America's in the next 20 years, right?
After all, Chinese gross domestic product grew at an average annual rate of 9.3 percent over the past five years, according to the World Bank, while U.S. GDP actually shrank in two of those years and ended up with an average annual growth rate of just 0.6 percent. America seems to have grown dysfunctional and barely able to tread water, while China appears to have 1.3 billion people paddling hard to get ahead.
Of course, with a population more than four times as large as America's, everyone in China does not have to become rich for their economy to reach No. 1 in the world. Undoubtedly, the odds are in China's favor.
Nonetheless, the obvious doesn't always happen and to understand why, it helps to know the past. History suggests this crucial question: Is China more like Singapore or the Soviet Union?
In the 1950s and 1960s, many economists and other observers on both sides of the Iron Curtain believed the Soviet economy would overtake the U.S. within a few decades. After all, Soviet GDP grew at an average annual rate of 4.7 percent from 1950 to 1980, according to a 1987 report published in the Journal of Economic Literature; the American economy grew at an annual rate of 3.3 percent. Nikita Khrushchev, Stalin's heir, famously boasted to Western ambassadors in 1956, "We will bury you." Many people believed him.
Except, it never happened. One reason the Soviet economy grew so fast was it started low; Russia was likely the poorest nation in Europe at the time of the Bolshevik Revolution. China was also poor when it embraced capitalism, so rapid GDP growth was relatively easy in a globalized world economy.
The Soviet command economy, reinforced by Stalin's terror, was very effective at building industry, but less effective at motivating workers, innovating or creating quality products. The Chinese command economy is more effective because it depends on capitalist incentives and markets, but the government's hand is much heavier than in Western economies. Corruption, especially at the regional level, means wealth is often created by expropriating property and rights from the poor and powerless, and an incomplete legal system means businesses and individuals lack confidence in the rules.
But here is the most important Chinese-Soviet similarity: a one-party state. Like the Soviet elite, Chinese leaders prevent a pluralistic system that would allow the Communist Party to lose power. And, as long as the party elite is unwilling to give up power, it will also be unwilling to give up its economic privileges. As China's economy matures, its political leaders will prevent the creative destruction of their huge companies and investments, and that will eventually stifle economic expansion.
Singapore is the only advanced economy governed by a de facto one-party state. Everywhere else, modern national economies thrive only under pluralistic politics. Can China change that rule? I doubt it, because China is much larger and harder to control than tiny Singapore.
So while it is likely that China and its 1.3 billion people will become the No. 1 economy in my lifetime, there is a good chance that a truly modern Chinese economy will only happen after a political revolution transforms China.
America has already had that revolution, and though our politics are often dysfunctional and sometimes dominated by narrow groups, our pluralism usually proves to be our salvation.
Further Reading
My thinking is informed by many sources, but mostly by "Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty," by Daron Acemoglu or MIT and James Robinson of Harvard. The book is a fascinating round-the-world journey through history that explains why some nations prosper and others fail.
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Diddy's Bad Boy Reunion, Superhead Exposes Lil Wayne, Best Top 10 LPs of '13 Lists?
Working Wednesday. We're putting in work to get the day started, so why not get things rolling with Day 26 reuniting? A couple of entertainers that aren't reuniting are Karrine Steffans and Lil Wayne and in fact, it looks like they're at each other's necks? There have been great moments this year, but the best Top 10 albums lists of 2013? All this coming up in SOHH Whatcha Think.
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1. Take That, Take That Back
Is Diddy going to reunite with all of his former Bad Boy Records artists? Not likely but that's not going to stop Day 26 from hooking back up for at least one more run together. TMZ has the details:
Day 26 — the boy band masterminded by Sean "Diddy" Combs on MTV's "Making the Band 4″ — IS TOTALLY REUNITING FOR A NEW TOUR … TMZ has learned. A rep for Day 26 tells us … the band, which was handpicked by Diddy on the 2007 show, is planning a 30-city tour starting in the Spring of 2014 … and it's gonna include ALL of the original members. Back in the day, D26 produced 2 albums before trouble began. Qwanell "Que" Mosley was kicked out of the group in 2009 because of disagreements with management. The whole band broke up in the summer of 2012 … and there've been rumors of a reunion ever since. It wasn't until Que climbed on board that it became a reality. As for Diddy … we're told he's NOT part of the resurrected band … but he's already given the boys his blessing. (TMZ)
Why wouldn't Diddy want to make some bank off of this reunion? He's been trying to get The LOX together on his label, wouldn't Day 26 draw some attention? Even better, will Revolt TV play Day 26's music if Diddy's not involved in their reunion? #SOHHWhatchaThink?
2. Head Check
What's the story with Karrine "Superhead" Steffans? Isn't she messing with Bow Wow? It turns out she and Lil Wayne had a thing in the past and even though some time has past by, Karrine has made it appear like there is something still there. Or at least there was. XXL Mag has the proof:
It's no secret that Lil Wayne and Karrine Steffans have maintained a very public on-again-off-again relationship over the years. However, after all this time Karrine now claims she's done with the rapper and even Instagrammed a few intimate pics to prove it.
Posting several screen shots of a conversation between her and Lil Wayne, Karrine appeared fed up with Wayne's antics. Blaming the break on Weezy being seen with a "mediocre nobody," Karrine says "[she's] got to do better" and that things can resume between the two when several changes are made. (XXL Mag)
In all fairness, isn't Karrine too old and mature to be resorting to these tactics? Exposing rappers with screenshots? Could this be true or just a publicity stunt and plea for attention? #SOHHWhatchaThink?
3. Best Of The Best
There have been some very good albums that have come out this year. Just take a look at what Jay Z, Wale, J. Cole, Kanye West, Mac Miller, Eminem and Maybach Music Group have put out in 2013. Pretty impressive stuff. Well, some very notable publications have drawn up their best Top 10 lists. Rap-Up has a steady handle on some of the best lists:
TIME Top 10 Albums of 2013
1. Yeezus – Kanye West
2. Modern Vampires of the City – Vampire Weekend
3. mbv – My Bloody Valentine
4. Who Is William Onyeabor? – William Onyeabor
5. The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You – Neko Case
6. Electricity by Candlelight – Alex Chilton
7. Cut 4 Me – Kelela
8. The Electric Lady – Janelle Monáe
9. Mole City – Quasi
10. Matangi – M.I.A.
Rolling Stone Top 10 Albums of 2013
1. Modern Vampires of the City – Vampire Weekend
2. Yeezus – Kanye West
3. Random Access Memories – Daft Punk
4. New – Paul McCartney
5. Reflektor – Arcade Fire
6. …Like Clockwork – Queens of the Stone Age
7. Pure Heroine – Lorde
8. Trouble Will Find Me – The National
9. AM – Arctic Monkeys
10. Wrote a Song For Everyone – John Fogerty
Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Albums of 2013
1. Yeezus – Kanye West
2. Nothing Was the Same – Drake
3. Bangerz – Miley Cyrus
4. Same Trailer Different Park – Kacey Musgraves
5. Kiss Land – The Weeknd
6. Paramore – Paramore
7. Hummingbird – Local Natives
8. My Name Is My Name – Pusha T
9. Modern Vampires of the City – Vampire Weekend
10. Doris – Earl Sweatshirt (Rap-Up)
You have to wonder, if Kanye West's album landed as one of the best albums of the year, why didn't it receive a vote for "Album of the Year" for the Grammy Awards? Could there be a conspiracy going on if some of the most well-known music publications have it listed as either the number one or Top 5 best? #SOHHWhatchaThink?
That about wraps it up for today. This is SOHH On The Spot giving you the morning scoop from your favorite gossip sites.
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Quick Tip: An Easy Way to Roast Winter Squashes
Here it is: roast the squash whole. Just for the first twenty minutes or so until the flesh begins to soften. Then you take it out of the oven and slice it into halves, quarters, chunks, whatever you need. Another forty minutes in the oven will complete the roasting.
Sure, with this method you do have to contend with handling hot squashes. But this seems somehow preferable to me than trying to throw my body-weight against a sharp knife to cut into the un-cooked squash. You could certainly let the squash cool until you're able to handle it without scorching your fingertips. This would also make the squash easier to peel, if that's your aim.
This works for butternut squash, pumpkins, acorn squash, and any variety of hard-fleshed winter squash you pick up during your grocery shopping. Like I said, pretty brilliant, right?
Related: How to Eat Half a Squash for Dinner
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If you have a moderate sized squashes/pumpkins you might want to try my mom's trick - she microwaves her squashes/pumpkins for a minute or two to soften them up before cutting through them. They're not very hot (only warm to slightly hot) at that point, so easy to handle too!
I love the tips like these... because they're often so smart and you would never ever think of them yourselves. Its so helpful with veggies that are relatively new to you!
Ooohh perfect, a scar on my thumb has too long brought back a terrifying memory of raw squash cutting!
I use a cheap cleaver and a something wooden to tap it through. Works like a charm and doesn't take much effort.
I too hate cutting squashes, especially really tough ones like pumpkin. Sounds so silly, but there have been times I literally couldn't get it cut and abandoned it with the knife hopelessly stuck halfway through until my stronger husband came home to finish the job. I love the idea of softening it up first!
With very hard squashes like Hubbard, I put them into a very large Ziploc bag and throw them from my porch onto my front walk. They smash, stay in the bag, and I get my aggressions out. Plus, the bag can be rinsed and reused.
@claritygolden, so embarrassing--I have done the same! Uh, honey...could you extract the chef's knife from the, yeah, that one. Dinner will be a tad late...
Smashing it is brilliant! It's not like it would shatter into small pieces, at least based on looking at the poor pumpkin that was smashed on my street last night -- nice big chunks perfect for roasting :)
I just cut them in half, deseed and roast like that. Maybe 30 minutes later scoop out the good parts, chop them rough, add whatever seasoning I'm using and back on the pan they go for final 20 minutes or so.
Learned this the hard way after trying to peel and cube a butternut squash.
This is probably not a safe tactic, but I use the long skinny part of my knife sharpener to punter the squash a bunch of times in various places. Then I just put it in a baking pan with about an inch of water (for added steam) and bake it in the oven for an hour at 450.
I'd be very cautious with this method. The squash may explode in the oven. Yikes!
I've been wanting to soak the butternut squash in some granny smith apple juice and then bake it. Bet it would be mad good that way.
Yes, poke your squash all over with a sharp skewer or a fork first, otherwise you really do run the risk of a squash explosion!
As it heats up, the steam inside the squash will generate pressure that can't escape through the outer skin. A few puncture holes will help relieve the pressure.
I cut it in half take out the seeds and put in the oven for 1:30hrs at 400s put it on a rack with a little piece of aluminum foil on the top so that it doesn't dry out then when it's done i take out the flesh with a spoon comes out really easily and i put into a frying pan with a little butter smash it all down and put couple of gloves of garlic and a big nut of ginger and when it's done it toss in a couple of green onions(shallots) and Voila!! Learnt that from the frugal goumet on PBS over 25yrs ago!!
Just did this a couple days ago with spaghetti squash and it worked just fine. Don't know why anyone would cut them before roasting. PLUS you don't have to use oil to keep the flesh from burning.
I second the microwave idea - I do this with all hard squashes, making sure to prick them all over first to avoid explosions. Soften them up, then slice and de-seed, and roast until nice and golden brown. If I'm in a hurry I'll even nuke a spaghetti squash all the way (about 11 mins) for my faux pasta bolognese. Tasty!
do you peel it before putting it in the oven or after, or not at all? anyone?
I always split the squash in half and roast in two halves in the oven. I take it out when it's done, scoop it out of the flesh, season and serve.
I love this idea, but strongly echo the warning about exploding an unvented squash, particularly in the microwave. But I'll be trying this after poking a single hole to the core, much easier than doing a through cut.
My recipe for winter squash is to cut off the top, scoop out seeds and pulp, then add a TBSP each of butter and brown sugar and 1/2 tsp of curry powder. Replace the top and microwave for about 10 minutes. Scoop out the flesh and stir to distribute the awesome flavors.


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Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, holders of First M&F common stock have the
right to receive 0.6425 of a share of Renasant common stock for each share of
First M&F common stock held immediately prior to the effective time of the
Merger, plus cash in lieu of fractional shares. Each outstanding First M&F stock
option was converted into a fully vested and exercisable option to purchase
Renasant common stock, while each outstanding share of First M&F restricted
stock converted into a fully-vested share of Renasant common stock, in both
cases with appropriate adjustments to reflect the exchange ratio. Renasant's
outstanding common stock was unaffected by the Merger.
Simultaneous with the Merger, Merchants and Farmers Bank, First M&F's wholly-owned subsidiary, merged with and into Renasant Bank, Renasant's wholly-owned subsidiary, with Renasant Bank surviving the Merger and continuing its existence under the name "Renasant Bank." The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 2.1. On September 3, 2013, Renasant issued a press release announcing the completion of the Merger, a copy of which is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of Registrant.
In connection with the Merger, pursuant to a supplemental indenture dated as of September 1, 2013 by and among Renasant, First M&F and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, Renasant assumed First M&F's obligations with respect to its outstanding trust preferred securities, including $30,928,000 of Fixed/Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due 2036 related to First M&F Statuory Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust, with a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.33%, payable quarterly.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Effective September 1, 2013, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Renasant's board of directors (the "Board") expanded the size of the Board by two to 18 members and appointed Hugh S. Potts, Jr. and Hollis C. Cheek, each of whom served as a First M&F director prior to the Merger, to the Board. Mr. Potts was appointed as a Class 1 director, and Mr. Cheek was appointed as a Class 2 director, each with a term of office expiring at Renasant's 2014 annual meeting of shareholders. The Board committee assignments for Messrs. Potts and Cheek will be determined at a future meeting of the Board. Compensatory arrangements for the two new directors will be consistent with Renasant's previously-disclosed standard arrangements for non-employee directors. Such arrangements are described in Renasant's proxy statement for its 2013 annual meeting of shareholders filed on March 8, 2013, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference. Information relating to the new directors required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, if any, has not been determined or is unavailable at the time of this filing. Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 30, 2013, First M&F redeemed from the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") all of the outstanding shares of its Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Class B Non-Voting, Series CD, originally issued to Treasury in connection with First M&F's participation in Treasury's Community Development Capital Initiative, for approximately $30 million. In addition, on August 30, 2013, First M&F redeemed from Treasury the warrant to purchase 513,113 shares of First M&F common stock originally issued to Treasury in connection with First M&F's participation in Treasury's Capital Purchase Program, for approximately $4.1 million. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired. Renasant intends to file the financial statements of the business acquired under cover of Form 8-K/A no later than 71 calendar days after the date this Report was required to be filed.
(b) Pro forma financial information. Renasant intends to file pro forma financial information under cover of Form 8-K/A no later than 71 calendar days after the date this Report was required to be filed.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Renasant Corporation, Renasant Bank, First M&F Corporation and Merchants and Farmers Bank dated as of February 6, 2013 (attached as exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K of Renasant filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference). 99.1 Press release dated September 3, 2013 issued by Renasant Corporation.


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October 01, 2010
COOPERSTOWN, NY – Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle chased history in 1961 during the New York Yankees' championship season. Forty years later, director and executive producer Billy Crystal immortalized that season in his epic HBO film 61*.
On Friday, Crystal made history again – donating several artifacts from the film to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on the 49th anniversary of Roger Maris' record-setting 61 home run season in 1961, as the Hall of Fame paid tribute to the HBO film.
The Hall of Fame unveiled a new exhibit dedicated to 61* as part of the start of a year-long celebration of the 10th anniversary of the film, which premiered on HBO on April 28, 2001. Crystal, a longtime baseball fan who appeared in a Spring Training game with the Yankees in 2008, was joined in Cooperstown by actor Thomas Jane, who portrayed Mickey Mantle in the film; Ross Greenburg, President of HBO Sports and Executive Producer of 61*; Hank Steinberg, the writer of 61*; and Emmy-Award winning broadcaster Bob Costas.
"To be invited to be a part of the Hall of Fame – for this high school player with one day in the sun – to represent our team, a group of incredible people who made the film, is truly an honor," said Crystal, an award-winning actor who has injected baseball references into several of his other films. "I thought I was going to get here as a player. But to get here as a director is the greatest thrill of my performing career."
Crystal donated the film's bound shooting script from June 2000, along with story boards, a Yankees jersey with the No. 61 on the back and a certificate presented to him for his Best Picture nomination. Other artifacts in the Museum's 61* exhibit include: A Yankees jersey with reverse lettering and numbering worn by actor Anthony Michael Hall (a right-hander who was portraying Yankees' left-handed pitcher Whitey Ford); a Yankees jersey and batting helmet worn by actor Thomas Jane; and newspapers, baseball cards and press credentials used in the film that were copied from 1961 originals.
The 61* exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame will be on display throughout the next year and helped open the fifth-annual Baseball Film Festival at the Museum. 61* was nominated in 2002 for a Directors Guild Award for "Outstanding Directorial Achievement" for Crystal's work on 61*. The film received a total of 12 Primetime Emmy® Awards nominations and was recognized with two Primetime Emmys®.
"It's a big honor for an actor to be involved in something like this today," said Jane, whose portrayal of Mantle drew rave reviews for his spot-on dialogue and mannerisms. "It is the best film experience I've ever had."
On Friday evening, Crystal joined Greenburg, Jane, and Steinberg for a roundtable discussion of 61* in the Hall of Fame's Grandstand Theater – with Costas serving as the moderator. The event was sold out.
"How fitting that we gather here on Oct. 1 – coincidentally the 49th anniversary of Roger Maris hitting his 61st home run of 1961," said Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson. "The film 61* not only contributes to the relationship between Hollywood and baseball, but it is a portal into one of the more emotional moments in baseball history. We are incredibly honored to accept these donations."
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is open seven days a week year round, with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. The Museum observes regular hours of 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. from Labor Day until Memorial Day Weekend. From Memorial Day through the day before Labor Day, the Museum is open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Ticket prices are $16.50 for adults (13 and over), $11 for seniors (65 and over) and for those holding current memberships in the VFW, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion and AMVets organizations, and $6 for juniors (ages 7-12). Members are always admitted free of charge and there is no charge for children 6 years of age or younger. For more information, visit our Web site at baseballhall.org or call 888-HALL-OF-FAME (888-425-5633) or 607-547-7200.


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Gopher Adventure Race (GAR)
Adventure Racing has become a popular event among many collegiate institutions across the county. The concept, made popular by the television show Amazing Race, engages participants in mental and physical challenges as they maneuver through a designated course with the goal of crossing the finish line first. The Gopher Adventure Race will be a collaborative effort of the following programs and organizations:
- Recreation, Park and Leisure Studies (RPLS) program
- Recreation Sports Department
- Center for Outdoor Adventure (COA)
- Wilderness Inquiry
- The National Park Service
- The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
- Various community sponsors
This joint effort will combine a University academic unit with two University student service programs and the involvement of our community partners and sponsors all on one event. Students from seven classes in the RPLS program will work collaboratively with the other departments on campus to design, promote, operate and evaluate the event. The event will be designed to promote diversity among the creators as well as the participants, to bring a "green certified" event to the U of MN and to showcase the University, various University departments, community partners and sponsors involved with the event.
Event Goals
- Create an event that is environmentally responsible by incorporating "green" practices in line with the FitPlanet criteria for their Pledge of Sustainability in partnership with Active Network and the Council for Responsible Sport.
- Provide an opportunity to promote and recruit for the RPLS major and showcase the School of Kinesiology and the College of Education to a broad audience within the University of Minnesota and our University Community.
- Encourage cooperation between several U of M departments campus wide along with the inclusion of our community partners.
- Involve a diverse population of University students as participants in the event. An emphasis will be placed on encouraging freshman involvement in this event. Registration slots will be held exclusively for freshman.
- Highlight numerous resources and provide an opportunity for students to discover unique "gems" the University has to offer as they travel around the campuses (East and West Banks and St. Paul) collecting clues, solving puzzles, and completing various tasks.
- Involve RPLS majors and instructors in an ongoing project that encourages a cohesive departmental environment. Recreation majors will be able to be involved in all facets of the event as they move through the REC classes (programming, administration, finance, marketing, leadership, inclusion, risk management, evaluation). Instructors of several courses will have the opportunity to work cooperatively to teach relevant concepts and the application of skills that will be necessary for future careers in the field of Recreation.
- Develop a network of sponsors that will support the efforts of this event and will bring recognition to their agency, product or services.
- Operate the race annually allowing for continued improvement (as suggested by evaluations designed and analyzed by the Research and Evaluation class), growth in number of participants and involvement with University units, and further development of community partnerships and sponsors.
Race Dates
The Gopher Adventure Race will take place on October 22, 2010
Academic Courses Involved
- REC 1501 Orientation to Recreation and Leisure
- REC 2151 Outdoor and Camp Leadership
- REC 3281 Research and Evaluation
- REC 3541 Recreation Programming
- REC 3551 Administration and Finance of Leisure
- REC 5271 Community Leisure Services for Persons with Disabilities
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Grant Radakovich, the son of Georgia Tech's athletics director Dan Radakovich, has changed his college football plans.
Radakovich signed a football scholarship with Mars Hill last February, but said he recently both requested and was requested a release. He is now committed to Mercer University.
The 6-foot-1, 240-pound tight end from Walton High School made the change of plans after visiting Mars Hill with his parents for orientation and student registration a couple of weeks ago. The NCAA Div. II school is located in rural North Carolina.
"I went up to Mars Hill and it was a beautiful campus and everything," Radakovich told the AJC. "I really thought it was going to be the place for me. But after I went up there, looked around, and came back home, my parents and I talked about it. They said 'We're not really sure if it's a good fit for you.' I kind of agreed. I was kind of feeling that way, too.
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He was secretly recorded while pumping iron at a gym in Poland, and the video is the best.
When you're an American President in Poland, what the hell else are you gonna do but hit the hotel gym? And so it was that President Obama wound up in a tracksuit doing squats at the Marriott Warsaw yesterday, much to the surprise of other hotel guests - one of whom apparently thought it wise to shoot a quick video of the president exercising and leak it to the media.
While some were quick to assert that the video is proof of a breach in POTUS' security, the Secret Service denies any such breach, saying that they generally do not shut down public gyms to accommodate the president's workout schedule while traveling.
Nevertheless, we don't often get a candid look into Obama's private life, let alone his workout routine, but based on this video, we like what we see. Watch as the leader of the free world lifts, squats, and jazzercises* his way to a better him. President Obama: He's just like us!
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One can argue there are few things as quintessential to the Purchase experience as the Purchase Soul Voices—a premier 60-student vocal ensemble that explores music genres such as spirituals, gospel, soul, rhythm and blues, funk, and jazz.
The brainchild of Director of Jazz Studies Pete Malinverni, Soul Voices is open to all students and draws participants from every corner of the Purchase community. Malinverni explains, "Soul Voices is a group as diverse as Purchase College itself, with singers taken from all backgrounds and majors, brought together with one mission—to explore and celebrate the music of the African-American experience."
Malinverni, who's been teaching in the Conservatory of Music since 2000, served for eighteen years as Minister of Music at the predominantly African-American Devoe Street Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY. In his work in the Jazz Studies program here, he sensed that he was only seeing a part of the great talent pool on campus. So, seven years ago he put out the word and Soul Voices was born.
"There is something very real about Soul Voices; something very real about 60 people giving of themselves to create a force bigger than the individual," describes Sean McVerry, a member of the group and a senior in the studio composition program.
He remembers a transcending moment last spring when then-senior Kameron Smith sang his last solo, John Legend's "If You're Out There." In a dead silent recital hall, Smith became choked up and the choir, trying to retain its composure, sang quietly with him through the end of the song. "It was one of the most powerful moments I have ever had in my entire musical career," McVerry recalls.
Soul Voices will perform on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 7 pm in the Recital Hall of the Music Building.
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Suzuki unhappy with Volkswagen
It was made very clear when we tied up with Volkswagen that we did not want to become consolidated, and that we would remain independent, said Executive Vice President Yasuhito Harayama, who is in charge of Suzuki's relations with Volkswagen.
He added that there were other automakers who were willing to work with Suzuki on an equal footing, and that Suzuki would continue to pursue operational tie-ups with a broad range of companies while holding back on any projects with Volkswagen until the two can reaffirm their initial understanding.
Right now, there is no specific joint development project going on with Volkswagen, Harayama told reporters in a group interview with Suzuki's four new executive vice presidents.
Harayama's comments indicate a major step back for the Volkswagen-Suzuki partnership, which had been cheered by financial markets when it was formed in December 2009.


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Song Joong Ki keeps it real and candid
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He's still the same ol' Song Joong Ki from his last visit to Singapore in late 2010 when he charmed the socks off everyone with his sweet gestures and endearing personality. Looking a tad leaner than before, the Korean actor was back in town over the weekend for his first full-scale showcase in Singapore as part of his Asia Fan Meet tour "Thrill & Love".
In between press conferences, closed-door fan events and a fan meeting, the 26-year-old managed to squeeze time out for a short interview with xinmsn.
Upfront and gracious, while questions related to Running Man (he left the programme in May 2011) were scraped by his management, the Korean cutie brought it up on his own accord without batting an eyelid during the interview. Joong Ki also exuded too-good-to-be-true niceness when he extended our originally-scheduled 10-minute-long interview by a couple of minutes - even after the minder said it was time to wrap things up.
Clad in a nondescript cotton top and navy blue pants, the likeable artiste touched on topics centered on his wide fan base and fame after starring in productions such as Running Man and Sungkyunkwan Scandal.
Maintaining that he's still far from success, the Korean cutie mused, "I don't know what it takes to be successful," when asked to rate his career success thus far.
"To have so many fans in Asia and the world may come across as a sign of success to people, but I don't share the same thoughts."
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Sexy time! Five decades of Bay Area bathing suits (photos)
Fred Larson/Chronicle 1992 I was looking for a summer-y theme for this week's Let's Go to the Morgue! archive series, and ran into several files with bikinis and other swimsuits from the 1940s to 1990s. At first I was worried that the post would look like the shameless pandering of sex. (To add to my […] [Read More]
Riding on the Niles Canyon Railway party caboose
"… pass the paper bag that holds the bottle, feel the wheels rumbling beneath the floor …" There was one huge downside to the recent afternoon I spent at my nephew's birthday party on the Niles Canyon Railway. I couldn't get the song "City of New Orleans" out of my head for three straight days. […] [Read More]
The women's bathroom at last night's Rush concert …
"It's not how fast you can go. The force goes into the flow." I'm an outspoken supporter of the Canadian trio, and mean no offense to fans of the band. But I wanted to offer these photos as proof that there's no place on the planet lonelier than the women's bathroom at a Rush concert. […] [Read More]
The Grateful Dead on "Evening Magazine"
. One of my favorite interviews of the last couple of years was with Jan Yanehiro and Richard Hart, co-hosts of the original "Evening Magazine." I have fond childhood memories of watching the show with my family, and was excited to learn that Yanehiro and Hart are working together again at the Academy of Art […] [Read More]
Fan Lot for Father's Day
This was a splash hit. My wife got this super fancy bike with a kid seat on the back of it last week, thinking it would be perfect for taking the kid to school when she starts kindergarten in the fall. Little did I know, it would make for the most amazing Father's Day I […] [Read More]
San Francisco Pride parade: The first two decades (photos)
Vince Maggiora/Chronicle 1982 This Sunday's Pride parade is the 41st in history. I've watched it close to a dozen times, and marched in it at least four — before I was a Chronicle reporter I would join the pack surrounding my aunt's float, and I marched in the early 2000s with a group of gay […] [Read More]
Running for cover — the worst recycled songs ever
More than 20 years after U2′s controversial free concert at Justin Herman Plaza, I still think people got it all wrong. In retrospect, the spray painting of the Vaillancourt Fountain didn't go far enough. Bono could have strapped some dynamite to it and history would have declared him a hero. amazon.com I'll probably break down […] [Read More]
Shocking 1980s Joe Montana car commercial (NSFW!)
. I was making my weekly YouTube search for new Paul from the Diamond Center videos, when I ran into this absolute gem of a car commercial featuring Joe Montana and longtime KGO personality Jim Dunbar. It was posted on YouTube by Peter DeCristofaro, who apparently has a pipeline into local commercial blooper reels — […] [Read More]
Your favorite kid-friendly Bay Area hikes
We left the Nintendo DS in the car. Looking at my duties at the San Francisco Chronicle, I'm pretty much the anti-Stienstra. Even though I've worked with Tom Stienstra for 12 years, I've never met the guy in person. It's a "Ladyhawke" thing. Pretty much everything I write involves stuff that's indoors. And he writes […] [Read More]
How will you pose for your mug shot?
My family has always complained that I don't smile in photos. They think I'm disinterested, but I'm really just practicing for my mug shot. Chances are good that if the time ever comes, I'm going to be A) very inebriated; and B) in Arizona. In other words, I'll be out of my element and not […] [Read More]
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Now satisfied with his car's ass-kicking abilities, it was time for Viet to work on the visual impact. He decided on a bespoke body kit and heard a lot of good things about Auto Explosion in Gardena, Calif. After analyzing the stock design and figuring out what needed to change, what needed to stay and what would present a problem, they were ready to begin the custom transformation. Although the stock color was retained, a layer of PPG blue pearl clearcoat was added to create a unique appearance. He also dressed up the engine bay with highly polished parts for everything possible.
During this time, Viet was busy taking care of other aspects of the vehicle. The interior remained fairly stock, except for some high-quality suede upholstery and an impressive sound system. For the suspension, HKS coilovers were imported from Japan, the rear bars were custom-sized GT Spec pieces and the endlinks are from SPL. The 22-inch HRE Performance 648R wheels also needed to be reworked to fill the widebody kit. A whole assortment of modifications were ready to be installed once the car was given a green light from the body shop. Viet hoped everything would fit without much hassle, although he knew he'd at least need a new exhaust to allow for the shorter rear bumper.
After 10 weeks of constant work and rattled nerves, the FX emerged from Auto Explosion as a drastically different animal-just in time to be entered into the summer auto shows. Immediately the car was a raging success and has taken home over a dozen wins to date, ranging from Infiniti-specific events to multiple Hot Import Nights competitions. All the while, it remains his everyday car, with a daily commute of nearly 100 miles.
Viet says this would never have been possible had it not been for his friends and online communities, and is especially grateful for www.infinitiscene.com, www.g35driver.com and www.my350z.com. He says that this is the most powerful FX to spin a dyno, as well as the one with the fastest timeslips. Sounds like a challenge...
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I can't imagine having that much weight on my back. Simply an awesome lift!
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I can't imagine having that much weight on my back. Simply an awesome lift!
Always super cool to see dad and son training together!
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First things first. You are by far, my favorite lifter. I am amazed at your strength and even more so by your technique. I continue to wait for new vids from you, as I have learned a lot for...
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Thanks Chris!
I have seen some post supplements that have BCAA's, Creatine, and Beta Alanine in them, is there anything wrong with mixing BCAAs and Results for use as a intra and/or post drink?
Smitty knows his stuff.
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My thought is that its extremely difficult to listen to anything this guy has to say.
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Eden Hazard edges closer to accepting Chelsea's 5-year deal
The January transfer window may be more than three months away but that won't stop the gossip, speculation and rumours! Transfer Talk brings you the very latest ...
Hazard set for mega deal
After swatting away interest from Paris Saint-Germain all summer, Chelsea have now made moves to secure Eden Hazard's long-term future at Stamford Bridge.
The Mirror are reporting that the former Lille star has been offered a whopping 200,000 pounds a week to ply his trade for the Blues for the next five years.


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Can These 3 Stocks Jump on Cloud-Computing Trends?
Bill is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
If one were to name the top few tech trends of 2013, cloud computing would surely be toward the top of the list. This new trend has caused a surge of start-ups in this market, as well as pushing companies to begin offering cloud data storage. Most of these services allow syncing files across several devices, and quick and easy sharing capabilities, which allows people to upload and access their digital lives from anywhere.
Recently, the CIA has been looking to expand into the cloud and has its eyes on either Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) or IBM for support. There are several companies to watch in this market, but with this news, I see Amazon joining the ranks of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as a leader and a good bet for investors.
Google: The solid provider
Google's Drive online file system is its answer to the cloud-based storage offering question, but the power behind it lies in the ease of use for every consumer. It is essentially making the cloud available to all for everyday use. With sync capabilities that integrate Google Docs, Google Apps, et al, the certain eventuality of it shipping with every Android phone will boost usage.
Google Drive has not generated massive amounts of revenue for Google, as Google Apps account for less than 1% of Google's total revenue. However, Google is able to use the usage data generated by users to improve its personalized search offering, ad targeting, and possibly bolster revenue from its core advertising business (also known as the other 99% of its revenue).
Companies seem to be looking to Google in order to gauge its effectiveness. Google Drive was one of the main thrusters in pushing Microsoft to a hefty and ongoing investment in Office 365 -- the online edition of its productivity suite.
Apple - The convenient choice
Apple is also in the cloud game with iCloud, which syncs each of a user's files into all of their Apple products through iCloud, which comes with an embedded email account. The downside of this is that it targets only current Apple users – those who would find it most convenient to sync their music from iTunes and their docs from iWork- and leaves out those who just want to upload a document.
On the upside, the company went to great lengths in recent days to point out that it's 'getting there' and that Apple is migrating toward the web with its applications. It also announced the upcoming version 7 of iOS that will update iPhones and iPads this fall, and its update to the office productivity suite as it relates to the cloud.
It is no secret that the stock has been through the trenches this year. However, as I see it, the single greatest threat to Apple's stock over the next several months is the direction of the broader stock market. In the absence of a real game-changing product, Apple will be subject to the vagaries of the overall equity market. Even if stocks can continue to run higher from here, a correction is likely over the course for the rest of the summer and fall. When this happens, Apple's stock is likely to hover in the $420's.
Amazon: The growing force
Along with these two leaders is Amazon. The world's largest online retailer has grown from just selling books to being an online 'everything store' as well as producing consumer electronics - notably, the Amazon Kindle e-book reader and the Kindle Fire tablet computer.
Not widely recognized, however, is its more than five-year presence in the cloud- computing industry. The giant, which now sells practically everything, provides Amazon Web Services (AWS), allowing companies of all sizes to rent hosted computing and storage. The company is extending its reach by bundling content through Amazon Prime, and reaching more users by selling tablet-device hardware almost at-cost.
It has caught the attention of the CIA, which, as previously mentioned, is looking for a place to hang its proverbial hat. Both Amazon and IBM are contenders for the $600 million contract to set up a cloud-computing system for the company. While IBM has long supplied the U.S. military and intelligence services with computers, software and the know-how to operate them, a win for Amazon could help unlock doors with other security-sensitive government agencies and commercial clients like Wall Street banks—big.
Fundamentally, Amazon is somewhere in the middle of the two aforementioned stocks. While total revenue has increased every year, operating income has been on a slight decline over the last few years, going from $862 million to $676 million in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Earnings per share is expected to dramatically increase in subsequent years, which can be mainly attributed to the expectation that Amazon will become a bigger name in cloud computing.
The 200-day moving average is rising, indicating a bullish trend, and the current stock price is 22.6% below its one-year target estimate of just over $315. There are other fights Amazon is embroiled in as well, such as declining use for the past two quarters, a forward P/E of 71.9, and a tablet war with both the Apple icon and the Google/Samsung powerhouse. All that said, the third-party platform is still growing 40% year-over-year, and with e-retailing growing by the day, Amazon is still in a good position.
Estimates put current public cloud services upwards of $50 billion for 2013 and growing to a staggering $70 billion in 2015. This growth is approximately four times faster than the IT market as a whole. Cloud-based applications are becoming an easier, more cost-effective way to operate.
There's no doubt that Apple is at the center of technology's largest revolution ever, and that longtime shareholders have been handsomely rewarded with more than 1000% gains. However, as the cloud computing continuum continues to flourish, investors should consider Google and Amazon as the 'aces' for this hand.
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The argument was about the allocation of two sites for residential development, one being on the edge of an area seen as Protestant/ unionist and the other in an area seen as Catholic/ nationalist. With housing need in North Belfast being disproportionately in the latter community, the debate was about whether the sites had been allocated in order to respond to housing need, or was it a political compromise. Which, according to Spotlight, we couldn't judge because the Housing Executive hadn't been consulted.
So let's take a step back and look at what we do know.
There can surely be no disagreement that the site is the most contested regeneration project in Northern Ireland, which means it's likely to be one of the most difficult in the world. The area consists of the land previously occupied by Girdwood Barracks, which closed in 2005, but also the Crumlin Road Gaol, closed in 1996 and redeveloped as a tourist attraction without significant community opposition, and the burnt out eyesore of the privately owned Courthouse which is consequently not included in any of the regeneration plans.
An Advisory Panel was established in 2006 and a consultation process led to a 2007 Masterplan on which there was more consultation. The 2007 document proposed housing as part of 'mixed use development' in the main body of the site. The consultation responses to the 2007 document, summarised in the updated 2010 plans, show that there continued to be no agreement on housing – where it should go, or even on whether there should be housing on the site at all. See also an interesting research paper (subsequently published in Urban Studies, for readers who have access to academic journals).
The 2010 Equality Impact Assessment and updated Masterplan still located housing on the main site, but now at the back and separate from the 'mixed use' element. It stated:
... the preferred way forward is to advance the Masterplan in a staged or incremental manner. The experience of successful implementation at each stage will help build good relations between local communities and so increase the chances of success for later projects. In this way, the climate for resolution of more contentious issues attached to the Masterplan may be improved over time (p.1).
Specifically, the proposals relating to housing included to consider 'locating part or all of the housing to specific parts of the site' (p. 5); a shared future housing scheme to be worked on with local community; housing for sale to include affordable homes for first time buyers; and that social housing must reflect local need.
In the following year, electoral considerations intervened briefly to highlight housing issues and to set the boundaries of the current debate. In March 2011, the then Minister for Social Development Alex Atwood of the SDLP announced 200 homes on the Girdwood site, apparently without local consultation. After the May 2011 Assembly election, the new Minister – the DUP's Nelson McCauseland – overturned the decision. The positions of the respective parties were set out in an Assembly debate about the site later in the year:
Alban Maginness (SDLP): 'Housing is an overriding need of such proportions that it requires to be satisfied as soon as is practicable..... Lack of consensus around those issues should not be used as a veto'.
Nelson McCausland (DUP, Minister): 'My approach is to develop the site on an integrated and comprehensive basis rather than through piecemeal developments..... housing development alone cannot regenerate or sustain communities.... Girdwood represents a significant opportunity to regenerate this part of the city in a way that both communities can buy into and benefit from. It must be delivered for the good of all the community in a genuinely shared manner'. 15th November 2011.
But in the meantime, a more positive development looked like at least one aspect of the regeneration could at last get started. Belfast City Council obtained £10m from the Peace III programme for the Girdwood Community Hub. Very good, except that the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) not unreasonably wanted to know that the project would be viable (in other words, would not be burnt to the ground). They requested assurance by June 2012 that there would be a plan for the wider site and that there would be 'community and public buy-in'. Without meeting that timescale, the SEUPB doubted that the Hub could be built within the funding period, and had made it clear that other projects would be funded instead.
So the timing of last week's announcement is likely to be in response to the Community Hub funding deadline. That's why there are no numbers for the housing elements – it's not the most important part of the package as yet. The significant factors are the non-housing elements listed in the press release such as training and leisure facilities, plus the overriding importance of high profile cross-community support of a document that is not available to the public. Smoke and mirrors.
And housing is the red herring. Of course it's important to try to meet housing need in North Belfast, and the continuing delay on this site isn't helping. But the most significant housing aspect of this announcement is that the two housing sites have been moved to the edges of the development. No specific details of the schemes have been given and if the Housing Executive haven't been consulted then the sites won't be in the Social Housing Development Programme, which is actually how social housing gets built. I suspect it'll be a long time before construction begins – by which time two shared schemes may be more possible than they are now. Nelson McCausland is right to say that all social housing on the site will be allocated on the basis of need, whichever community is involved. The question is how long applicants have to wait, with waiting times much longer if you want to live in a Catholic/ nationalist area because there are more households in the queue.
But the hardest decision of all has been kicked down the road yet again. The real question for housing on Girdwood is whether to go with the demographics and with housing need as measured by the Housing Executive, in which case the majority of the new housing will go to Catholic/ nationalist households; or to argue that sustainable regeneration requires a mix of different communities and that therefore measures should be taken to ensure some housing is provided for the other community. And if as a Minister you intend to get agreement on one of these approaches, you need to keep the support of parties representing the other community through the entire process of site identification, programme allocation, design, construction and allocation to tenants. This is the heart of the debate that's been ongoing since 2006. It has been fudged again, but, to be fair, is any other outcome possible at the present time?


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The Auburn women's basketball utilized 33 points from 26 Western Kentucky turnovers and grabbed 20 steals en route to an 84-66 win Sunday at Auburn Arena in the second round of the WNIT.
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