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ENTERTAINERS from across the Black Country have spoken of their shock and sadness at the death of comedian Tommy Mundon.
The much-loved comic lost his battle with Parkinson's disease aged 80 on Monday July 21, leaving performers to remember his legacy as the king of Black Country comedy.
Mr Mundon, who lived in all his life in Hasbury, was regarded as a master of observation whose routines captured Black Country people's way of having a laugh at themselves rather than at the expense of others.
Comedienne and old friend, Marlene Watson, said: "He was one on his own, there will never be another, he was someone special. He will never be forgotten.
"He was the best, the funniest. If Tommy Mundon was on the bill you didn't have to advertise much – the tickets would be gone."
Tommy Mundon began his showbiz career telling jokes at fundraising shows for his local Methodist church before moving on to perform in clubs and at Rotary Club dinners.
He played a major part in the success of the Black Country Night Out show and the MWM light entertainment troupe during the 1970's.
Despite his growing fame the comic, who was also known for drinking nothing stronger than orange juice during his shows, carried on in his full-time job working as a lorry driver for Dudley Council.
He was also a regular charity fundraiser who performed shows to raise cash for many good causes including several mayor's charity appeals.
Cllr Margaret Aston, Mayor of Dudley, said: "He was a wonderful comic and someone who was always proud of his Black Country roots. He will be missed."
Tommy Mundon continued to play shows despite being diagnosed with Parkinson's five years ago and only retired in 2012, when his illness made performing difficult.
Black Country entertainer, Emma Rollason, from Gornal, said: "He was the top man of Black Country comedy. This is the end of an era, he was naturally funny - an all round nice guy."
Deb Nicholls, from the Fizzogs comedy trio, added: "Black Country people have a unique way with their humour and Tommy was very much that way, he picked up on daftness not smut."
Ironically Mr Mundon died just a week after the region's first official national day.
Black Country Festival organiser, Garry Sawers, said: "He was a legend who will go down in Black Country history."

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On Sunday, September 11th, 2005 the Portsmouth Police Explorers, for the THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR, won the NH State Explorers Competition, officially marking this post as a DYNASTY !
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By Yokota Fritz
Tomorrow (Thursday, February 5, 2009) at 10 AM, the Caltrain Joint Powers Board meets to hear and consider various proposals that Caltrain staff will present on increasing bicycle capacity on board the trains. One of the proposals that Caltrain Operations Director Chuck Harvey and special assistant Mark Simon
give is increasing capacity on the 'new' Bombardier bike cars ('bomb cars') to 32 bikes by removing all seats from the lower level.
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Bikes On Board committee has come out strongly opposed to what they call "
Stand or Steal.
" Because there are no seats on the bike level, cyclists will either need to stand for their entire trip, or sit out of view of their bikes, risking theft. SFBC member surveys show that bike theft is a major concern for their membership.
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition counters with their own proposal: All bomb car sets will
have at least two bike cars, and increase bomb car bike capacity by removing seats and adding bike racks to the mezzanine levels. Eventually, the SFBC would like the lower level of
bomb cars converted to bike space.
There are some varying dynamics between morning southbound and northbound Caltrain passengers. In the mornings, relatively few passengers boarding at 4th and King in San Francisco have bikes, leaving hundreds of empty passenger seats, while cyclists are routinely bumped even in the winter. At the San Jose side of things, however, the passenger cars are jam packed, with more crowding on in Sunnyvale and Mountain View before they begin to detrain in Palo Alto and on the Peninsula. The bike cars also are full, but bumping typically doesn't begin until Sunnyvale on northbound trains.
What will the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition propose during tomorrow's meeting? As things currently stand, the SVBC will also reject "Stand or Steal" and insist on more bike cars on all trains to (1) deal with capacity issues and (2) make capacity more consistent. Currently, you don't know if you can expect 16 spaces or 64 spaces for bikes on a train. The SVBC will also encourage Caltrain to get creative to come up with some kind of real time notification system for those along the line.
Another idea that's been floated is increasing capacity on bomb cars to 24 bikes in the lower level; this means fewer seats, but at least a few will be available and a thief won't know if the bike owner is nearby or now.
Something I would personally like to see: Priority boarding for cyclists on the bike cars. Presently, non-cyclist passengers have boarding priority, and there's tremendous crowding at the bike car (always the north car) because that's the train car closest to shuttle bus stops. Cyclists are forced to wait for all other passengers to board because they don't have the option of boarding in another car, which increases dwell time, or the time the train sits at the station. If cyclists have boarding priority, the other passengers have the option of boarding at different cars. Furthermore, cyclists are more likely to find a seat on the bike car once they board.
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"In the mornings, relatively few passengers boarding at 4th and King in San Francisco have bikes, leaving hundreds of empty passenger seats, while cyclists are routinely bumped even in the winter."
I think there is a syntax error there. Do you mean relatively few passengers *don't* have bikes? That's not really true. While San Joser and Sunnyvale have copious parking, 4th/King is a major MUNI connection spot with "some" parking, and 22nd St has "a lot" of parking. The reason we see less SRO crowds is because the SB AM commute has a far more "tech-heavy" crowd that can show up at 10 AM for work, so the entire SB AM commute spreads across more trains.
Additionally, since the NB AM commute is so "Drive to the station" centric, I am guessing that earlier trains become more attractive because the parking lots are filling up, people shoot for the same earlier bullets because later trains cause parking hassles.
this of course is just a WAG.
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SFBC contends there are 'hundreds' of empty seats on the trains (as evidenced by photos that you forwarded to me and are now posted to SFBC/BoB page). You'd never see passenger cars that empty in San Jose in the mornings. I think you're right this is because more people bike to SF station than to SJ station because of copious parking in the South Bay.
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Those photos are taken on trains leaving SF at 8:44, 8:59, and 9:07 respectively. What do the trains leaving San Jose at those times look like?
The 8:14 and 7:14 AM trains - the two bullets stopping at PA, are much more loaded down with passengers. But like I said, we don't really "fill" the trains.
The parking in the South Bay is only part of it. All those NB AM commuters arrive in SF where there is a Jitney, cabs, MUNI, etc... whereas the SB commuters get dumped off in "the sticks" and need a bike if your company doesn't have a shuttle. My company has a shuttle - and it runs from Lawrence so I can't take a bullet.
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Hmm, I don't know what trains that late look like -- my absolute latest departure from SJ is the 8:22 AM train (I like to get home in the evenings in time to see my kids).
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I think I'd actually prefer them to do nothing over the stand-or-steal option, honestly. Given that I've been biking for around 2 years and I've already had to replace my bike once because of theft....
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Not that I prefer the Stand or Steal deal, but if it comes to 16 bikes per bomber or 32 stand, I will take a stand. I want to know I get on and not have to stress over whether or not I am going to get bumped. And one advantage, non bikers will not be wantiong to get on board bikes trains knowing there are no seats. Thus making it faster to board/unboard.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Gun control advocates who want the state to revisit the controversial "stand your ground" law are unhappy they have been unable to get a hearing while bills supported by the NRA are passing committees.
Cynthia Stafford filed a bill to make it harder to stand your ground. It hasn't seen the light of day.
"At least give us an opportunity to be heard," said Rep. Cynthia Stafford, D-Miami.
Yet bills supported by the NRA's Marion Hammer are getting a hearing. One revises background checks to include mental illnesses.
Another would give principals the power to allow guns on campus.
Sponsor Rep. Greg Stube said kids are sitting ducks because bad guys know the campus is gun free.
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The legislation requires 40 hours of training. That's the same amount of training given to an armed security guard.
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Lawmakers have a penchant to leaving controversy to the end, so any serious gun debate could still be weeks away.
A U.S. Government study being used to justify arming teachers said that in 37 incidents, perpetrators shot themselves when confronted by authority figures.
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I realized I hadn't made wings in awhile and I hadn't made plain Buffalo Wings in like forever, so I decided to make some up Saturday night to munch on while watching the Baylor game and later the UT game (it was until the last moment that I noticed Baylor wasn't even being aired ). When I ran the plan by Mrs. G, she insisted that I make some Piri-piri wings for her, those being her favorite. Who am I to argue?
Cooked these at 450 on the BGE raised grate along with a foil packet of taters. Wings took about 25 minutes, taters around 35, although next time I'd probably give them another 5 to 10 minutes. Used a few pecan chunks and some apple wood chips for some smoke.
Served 'em up with some ranch to dip 'em in and some celery.
Not sure why it's been so long since I've made Buffalo Wings. Sometimes simple is better, but then again, the Piri-piri wings were pretty darn tasty, too. Wings, beer and football.....love this time of year.


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Super friendly staff, perfect rooms.great!
Modern interior, very nice bathroom, close to port for ferries. Noise of the tv from reception
I liked very much the hotel and we enjoyed our staying. The room was super- designed, even if it's a bit kitch, like a table suported by 5 angels =) We stayed at lux, and we had really cool jacuzzi (thouth it was loosing water, and after ll th floor was wet). In general we liked it, i would've put 9 from 10.They also recomended vr good restaurant downstairs, it calls Castello Nuovo (I guess)), the food was amaizing! The onlu one thing that there was confusion when we arrived. We couldn't find the hotel, coz it's not like they have some billboard on the road or adv ecc. We took the elvator, came to the door of the hotel, and no one opened a door to us, coz' the guy from reception left it... we were waiting kinda 15 min before he came, and we were thinking that they just have stolen our money and our bank accounts are already empty.... lol...and 1 more thing, i didn't like that there was a lot of garbage downstairs... but it's what Napoli like!!! U can do nothing.
Very nice hotel with good location (not far from harbour and center). The rooms are very good, big and with stylish design. Staff was very helpfull. A bit strange building, where the hotel is situated, without special signs about hotel. Poor breakfast like in majority of italian hotels.
Modern interior, very nice bathroom, close to port for ferries. Noise of the tv from reception
The staff was amazing and very helpful!
Super friendly staff, perfect rooms.great!
It is relatively newly built and the air conditioning WORKS unlike many other hotels in Rome, Milan, LaSpezia, Siena and other towns we stayed in. It is very far from the main tourist attractions - so take heed that you will be a 20-30 minute metro ride/wait from anything touristy to do.
hotel is close to the airport, very convenient, very clean, hotel staff is very welcoming, I wish there was a large selection for breakfast. cafe latte cornetto is too light for me.
close to airport very poor dirty area, front door to hotel locked, high fence around hotel
Comfortable room. Convenient to airport. Some repair needed, e.g. shower, toilet seat..
the swimmining pool and the airport neir by we stayed in a room on the frontside of the hotel wich was very noisy caused bij the traffic
close to airport very poor dirty area, front door to hotel locked, high fence around hotel
Clost proximity to the airport 1. Teapot had water and mold. Asked to be replaced - it was not. 2. Sink drain stopper and shower drain stopper both broken. 3. Toilet flush difficult. 4. Did not recognize Priority Membership.
hotel is close to the airport, very convenient, very clean, hotel staff is very welcoming, I wish there was a large selection for breakfast. cafe latte cornetto is too light for me.
Pool is very nice although it's in the middle of the Hertz hire car lot. Did not offer currency exchange.
Close to the airport and immediately next door to the car hire drop off area. porter was extremely helpful. Not easy to find, partly because road signs in Italy are very poor in general. There was no restaurant within the hotel and only one within walking distance which was not very good.
Proximity to airport, helpful "English-speaking" staff, safety Size of room (understandable, though, for a European hotel)
The room had a great, five-head shower - something I would only expect to find in a luxury hotel. Also, the convenience of its proximity to the airport was wonderful.
Fairly close to the airport, though not as close as I had expected.


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Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Notice of Proposed Consent Agreement for Safe Drinking Water Act Violations and Opportunity to Comment in the Matter of GLACs, LLC, Kailu-Kona, Hawaii
Publication Date: August 17, 2011
Public Comment Closes: September 16, 2011
In the Matter of GLACS, LLC
Docket No. UIC-09-2011-0003
EPA is authorized under Sections 1423(c) and 1445(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (the "Act"), 42 U.S.C. Parts 300h-2(c), 300j-4(a), to assess administrative penalties against any person who fails to comply with the requirements of regulations enacted in accordance with Section 1422(c) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. Part 300h-1(c). This action under Section 1423(c) is conducted in accordance with "Consolidated Rules of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties, Issuance of Compliance or Corrective Action Orders, and the Revocation, Termination or Suspension of Permits" ("Consolidated Rules"), set forth at 40 C.F.R. Part 22. EPA is hereby providing public notice of and opportunity to comment on this proposed Consent Agreement in the following matter:
In the Matter of: GLACS, LLC, Docket No. UIC-09-2011-0003.
Complainant: Alexis Strauss, Director, Water Division, U.S. EPA, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Respondents: GLACs, LLC, in care of: Kokua Care Corporation, 3184 B Waialae Ave, Honolulu, HI, 96816.
Description of Business or Activity Conducted by the Respondents: Commercial property management.
Alleged Violations: GLACS, LLC ("GLACs") is allowed to engage in underground injection pursuant to the Underground Injection Control Regulations of 40 C.F.R. Parts 124, 144, 145, 146, 147 and 148. In the proposed Administrative Order, EPA alleges that Respondent operated ten (10) large capacity cesspools in violation of the large cesspool ban that took effect on April 5, 2005. These cesspools were located in Kailu-Kona, Hawaii, and have been closed/converted as of June 2010.
Proposed Order and Penalty: $67,000
Name, Mailing Address, Telephone Number, and email of Regional Hearing Clerk:
Steven Armsey, Regional Hearing Clerk
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX
75 Hawthorne Street (ORC-1)
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 972-3919
Instructions for Submitting Comments:
Please provide the following information along with your comments and submit them in accordance with Part 22: Your full name, mailing address, telephone number, email address, the Docket Number (UIC-9-2011-0003), and a concise statement of the basis for and relevant facts supporting any comment for the case to which you are commenting. Persons wishing to comment on this case, including comments on the amount or basis of the proposed penalty, are invited to submit a statement to the EPA Regional Administrator, attention of the Regional Hearing Clerk (address above), within 30 days of the date of this public notice. All comments received within this 30-day period will be considered in the issuance of the final order. If the 30th day of the comment period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, the deadline shall be extended to the next business day. See 40 C.F.R. 22.7(a).
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Joey Calveri, Rebecca Faulkenberry and More Set for HATE THE HATE Benefit, 11/25
Joey Calveri, who will be starring as Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages on Broadway starting in December, and his band, The Machine Elves, will headline the Hate the Hate Benefit Concert: Broadway Edition at The Highline Ballroom Sunday, November 25th at 7:30pm.
The Machine Elves and frontman Joey Calveri will perform songs from their debut album, Fancy Suits & Cigarettes, featuring special Broadway guest stars Rebecca Faulkenberry (Spiderman), MiG Ayesa (Rock of Ages/Rockstar INXS), Justin Matthew Sargent (Rock of Ages), Tessa Alves (Rock of Ages), Nick Cordero (Toxic Avenger), Ryan Link (Hair), and Jeremy Woodard (Rock of Ages). Doors open at 7:00pm with New York rock scene perennials She Said Fire, Midnight Mob, Seas of Wake, Beyond Visible, Ghosts of Eden & Mother. Hosted by Cisely Saldana, Juliya Chernetsky & Tyler Burrow.
Hate the Hate is the brainchild of promoter Tim Martinez of Brooklyn, known better as Tim No. 37. Calveri and Martinez bring together the downtown rock scene and Broadway community for this one night only event to benefit LGBT advocacy. Proceeds of the concert go The Trevor Project, The It Gets Better Project, and The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Highline Ballroom 431 west 16th New York, NY 10011. Tickets available at the door for $18 or online for $15. http://highlineballroom.com/show/2012/11/25/machine-elves.


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Any post second world war student of the British labour movement should be familiar with the name Bert Ramelson. However, this is not necessarily the case, due to the latent and overt anti-communism in academic and in left circles. As national industrial organiser of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) from 1965-77, Ramelson was at the centre of the fight against incomes policy, the social contract and anti-union legislation.
Of course he was not a one man band – the CPGB was well organised in a variety of industrial advisories, all of which were rooted in their trades or industries, as was the Liaison Committee for the Defence of Trade Union (LCDTU), established in 1966. The great merit of this book is that it offers a well-researched analysis of this period without in any way descending to hagiography.
The authors trace Ramelson's life from his early years in the Ukrainian ghetto Cherkassy, where he was born in 1910 named Baruch Rahmilovitch. To escape the appalling anti-semitism in pre-revolutionary Russia he was taken by his family to Canada. His first language was Yiddish, but very quickly he mastered English sufficiently to gain a first class degree in law.
From Canada he travelled widely: to Palestine; to Spain where he fought with distinction in the Spanish Civil War; and then in the British army as a tank commander in North Africa, India and Italy. After the war Bert moved to Yorkshire and took up full time Communist Party work first in Leeds and then as Yorkshire district secretary.
It was here in Yorkshire that he recognised the key significance of the Yorkshire NUM, then under right wing leadership: a situation which needed to be reversed given the key significance of the Yorkshire coalfield (the largest in the UK).
Bert was a strategist. He was able to appreciate the vicissitudes of the class struggle and so knew the importance of building the party in important regions and industries in an effort to forge left unity. He was never sectarian, and this was why he managed to chart a course which was often successful. It was because of this the ruling class regarded him as one of the most dangerous men in Britain.
Unfortunately, he did not win the battle in the party he loved and to which he had devoted his life. As the eurocommunists increased their ideological and organisational stranglehold, Bert was pushed aside, greatly to the detriment of the Party's industrial work. This section of the book is well worth reading, even for those of us who were also subject to the whims of an over-mighty leadership faction.
All in all there is much to recommend this book, and much that can be learned from it.
What if it's not us who are sick, asks Rod Tweedy, but a system at odds with who we are as social beings?
Survivors of the fire are still relying on thousands of community volunteers, writes Dan Renwick - but the failed council is plotting a comeback
The people could reach a democratic and non-violent solution if they were freed from US meddling, argues Boaventura de Sousa Santos
A decade after the start of the crash, economic power is in our hands – we must take it, writes Ann Pettifor
Nick Dowson looks at the new wave of co-ops and community groups where people are building their own truly affordable homes
Hsiao-Hung Pai meets people affected by the fire, and finds sadness and suffering mixed with a continuing wariness of the official investigations
Chris Williamson MP, winner of the election's tightest marginal, Derby North, and recently reappointed shadow minister for fire services, talks to Ashish Ghadiali about Jeremy Corbyn, the housing crisis and winning from the left
The Corbyn-supporting group is preparing for another election at any moment, writes Adam Peggs – and now has the potential to create powerful training initiatives, union links and party reform efforts
The 'alt-right' is an unstable coalition – with one thing holding it together
Mike Isaacson argues that efforts to define the alt-right are in danger of missing its central component: eugenics
Fighting for Peace: the battles that inspired generations of anti-war campaigners
Now the threat of nuclear war looms nearer again, we share the experience of eighty-year-old activist Ernest Rodker, whose work is displayed at The Imperial War Museum. With Jane Shallice and Jenny Nelson he discussed a recent history of the anti-war movement.
Put public purpose at the heart of government
Victoria Chick stresses the need to restore the public good to economic decision-making
Don't let the world's biggest arms fair turn 20
Eliza Egret talks to activists involved in almost two decades of protest against London's DSEI arms show
The new municipalism is part of a proud radical history
Molly Conisbee reflects on the history of citizens taking collective control of local services
With the rise of Corbyn, is there still a place for the Green Party?
Former Green principal speaker Derek Wall says the party may struggle in the battle for votes, but can still be important in the battle of ideas
Fearless Cities: the new urban movements
A wave of new municipalist movements has been experimenting with how to take – and transform – power in cities large and small. Bertie Russell and Oscar Reyes report on the growing success of radical urban politics around the world
A musical fightback against school arts cuts
Elliot Clay on why his new musical turns the spotlight on the damage austerity has done to arts education, through the story of one school band's battle
Neoliberalism: the break-up tour
Sarah Woods and Andrew Simms ask why, given the trail of destruction it has left, we are still dancing to the neoliberal tune
Cat Smith MP: 'Jeremy Corbyn has authenticity. You can't fake that'
Cat Smith, shadow minister for voter engagement and youth affairs and one of the original parliamentary backers of Corbyn's leadership, speaks to Ashish Ghadiali
To stop the BBC interviewing climate deniers, we need to make climate change less boring
To stop cranks like Lord Lawson getting airtime, we need to provoke more interesting debates around climate change than whether it's real or not, writes Leo Barasi
Tory Glastonbury? Money can't buy you cultural relevance
Adam Peggs on why the left has more fun
Essay: After neoliberalism, what next?
There are economically-viable, socially-desirable alternatives to the failed neoliberal economic model, writes Jayati Ghosh
With the new nuclear ban treaty, it's time to scrap Trident – and spend the money on our NHS
As a doctor, I want to see money spent on healthcare not warfare, writes David McCoy - Britain should join the growing international movement for disarmament
Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India
Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India, by Shashi Tharoor, reviewed by Ian Sinclair
A Death Retold in Truth and Rumour
A Death Retold in Truth and Rumour: Kenya, Britain and the Julie Ward Murder, by Grace A Musila, reviewed by Allen Oarbrook
'We remembered that convictions can inspire and motivate people': interview with Lisa Nandy MP
The general election changed the rules, but there are still tricky issues for Labour to face, Lisa Nandy tells Ashish Ghadiali
Everything you know about Ebola is wrong
Vicky Crowcroft reviews Ebola: How a People's Science Helped End an Epidemic, by Paul Richards
Job vacancy: Red Pepper is looking for an online editor
Closing date for applications: 1 September.
Theresa May's new porn law is ridiculous – but dangerous
The law is almost impossible to enforce, argues Lily Sheehan, but it could still set a bad precedent
Interview: Queer British Art
James O'Nions talks to author Alex Pilcher about the Tate's Queer British Art exhibition and her book A Queer Little History of Art
Cable the enabler: new Lib Dem leader shows a party in crisis
Vince Cable's stale politics and collusion with the Conservatives belong in the dustbin of history, writes Adam Peggs
Anti-Corbyn groupthink and the media: how pundits called the election so wrong
Reporting based on the current consensus will always vastly underestimate the possibility of change, argues James Fox
Michael Cashman: Commander of the Blairite Empire
Lord Cashman, a candidate in Labour's internal elections, claims to stand for Labour's grassroots members. He is a phony, writes Cathy Cole
Contribute to Conter – the new cross-party platform linking Scottish socialists
Jonathan Rimmer, editor of Conter, says it's time for a new non-sectarian space for Scottish anti-capitalists and invites you to take part
Editorial: Empire will eat itself
Ashish Ghadiali introduces the June/July issue of Red Pepper
Eddie Chambers: Black artists and the DIY aesthetic
Eddie Chambers, artist and art historian, speaks to Ashish Ghadiali about the cultural strategies that he, as founder of the Black Art Group, helped to define in the 1980s
Despite Erdogan, Turkey is still alive
With this year's referendum consolidating President Erdogan's autocracy in Turkey, Nazim A argues that the way forward for democrats lies in a more radical approach
Red Pepper Race Section: open editorial meeting – 11 August in Leeds
The next open editorial meeting of the Red Pepper Race Section will take place between 3.30-5.30pm, Friday 11th August in Leeds.
Mogg-mentum? Thatcherite die-hard Jacob Rees-Mogg is no man of the people
Adam Peggs says Rees-Mogg is no joke – he is a living embodiment of Britain's repulsive ruling elite


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Being atop of a mechanical bull in the middle of Cowboys Stadium is no place for a fat, middle-aged gay man to be on a Wednesday afternoon. But there I was yesterday, risking life and ego for eight seconds of possible glory.
The idea was a valid one: Raise money ($2,500 for first place; $1,000 for second) for my charity of choice. I chose two beneficiaries: Legal Hospice of Texas, for which I am committed to raising $500 by the middle of next month; and Mercy for Animals, because I thought it would be cool to give an animal rights group money for basically abusing a cow. (Since it was mechanical, it didn't really count as animal exploitation, although Eddie Garza, MFA's Texas coordinator, said he'd take the donation even if it were on a real bull — and he seemed unconcerned that my body would be the one taking the real beating.)
Cowboys Stadium is a charmless cavern when there are no events taking place other than something as small as this one, though admittedly, the lack of crowds was nice. On the huge screens play a continuous loop of Dallas Cowboys highlights, all of them winning plays — in other words, none from last season. Ten days earlier, the eyes of the world were focused on this billion-dollar temple to excess; today, the field looks like the parking lot of an abandoned strip mall. Gone is the Astroturf, revealing ugly concrete underneath where dirt is being shipped in. The rodeo will be there this weekend, and they need to dust it up.
That's kinda what we're all here for. Dickies is sponsoring, again, a media mechanical bull-riding challenge, where members of the press are invited to a bracketed elimination competition to see which pencil pusher can claim, briefly, some degree of athletic prowess. And they asked me to participate.


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PSU Faculty Senate committee pushes for academic representatives on board of trustees
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State's board of trustees should add academic representatives to the school's governing body, a faculty group said on Monday in the latest recommendations for governance reforms following the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.
The report from a Penn State Faculty Senate committee is thought to be the first recommendations from a group affiliated with the university.
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh, who was hired by the school to investigate its handling of sexual abuse allegations against the former assistant football coach, and former Auditor General Jack Wagner are among the others who have weighed in with suggestions for the school.
"One of the best means of ensuring that the Board understands the mission, values, unique structures and operating systems of the complex academic institution that it governs is to select members who have academic expertise and professional experience in higher education," the report said.
The lack of academic representation on a school governing board has been a question raised at institutions across the country, according to the faculty members.
Freeh's report accused three high-ranking university officials, including former President Graham Spanier, of helping to cover up complaints about Sandusky. Those former administrators, who have maintained their innocence, face criminal charges.
Wagner last year recommended the removal of the president as a voting trustee.
But the Faculty Senate committee urged that the president remain on the 32-member board, in large part because the president is the only member on the panel with direct higher education governance experience.
The committee advocated academic representation on the board, including at least two faculty members. While not widespread, the inclusion of faculty on governing boards is becoming more common at public universities, the report said.
University spokesman Dave La Torre said the board would carefully review the recommendations and the report would be an important component in the efforts to study governance.
The 32-member board includes alumni, business and agricultural representatives, as well five appointees by the governor. The governor is an ex-officio member, along with the school president and the Pennsylvania secretaries of agriculture, education and conservation and natural resources.
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Apple trying to force up take of iOS 7 on those how haven't done so yet??
Wow! First I hear the bluetooth & Wifi greying out on 4S devices on iOS7+ firmwares and now this... It's strange, FaceTime worked so well while there was no iOS7... and now this?! I smell cheap tactics by Apple to force people into upgrading to iOS 7. Such a shame.. I love the products they make but hate the cheap tactics they use and blame it on the consumers for not upgrading on time... control f**ks!
I guess in a year or two, it'll be time to jump ship to the next best OS even if it's not as good as iOS.
I have an iPod touch 4g, which highest software is 6.1, has not YET been affected by this and I very much hope it shall not as it is unfair, I don't want have to buy a new iPod and I do not appreciate being 'pushed' (well, shoved!) into doing this and I find this atrocious that they are doing this!!!
[QUOTE=roger1079;7066805]Why? Unless you are pirating software or using themes that never work right the jailbreak is useless and has been for a while now. Every tweak I used with the jailbreak became available from Apple with the release of iOS 7 so why stick with inferior and unstable tweaks when the manufacturer offers a suitable solution? Either upgrade your device or stop crying that Apple is no longer supporting features on old operating systems. I wonder, are you also upset that there will be no more security updates on Windows XP too?[/
I had to delete what I said wasn't very nice to above comment.
Not all apple devices will run iOS 7 and new devices are EXPENSIVE.
Also, which iOS 6 tweaks were 'inferior and unstable'? I'm using 6.1, have a whole bunch of tweaks installed and running fine.
Also, if I want to 'cry' that Apple no longer supports "old" operating systems; I will, and you can't stop me. Wha Wha wha!😭
Also, get stuffed.👍👍👍
As far as useful tweaks, iOS7 brought everything to the table that was a worthwhile Cydia tweak natively. All that is left are themes that only half work and most of which suck, stupid little tweaks that are pointless, and repositories that assist in helping users steal from app store developers. If you are still using a device that is 4-5 years old that can't use iOS7 it is time to break open the piggy bank and go to the store. If not, there is already a solution from Apple. Bring your software current or grab a tissue to wipe away your tears.


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California Dreams Meet European Glamor in Ashley Ashoff's Gorgeous Silk Scarves
Ashley Ashoff's silk scarves combine Old World charm with New World dreaminess. Grab one for yourself at BettyConfidential Shop!
-The Betty Editors
Designer Ashley Ashoff is a woman of the world. Ashley was born in Northern California and is currently based in Paris (with stops in Southern California and New York along the way), and her beautiful silk scarves reflect all the best parts of her travels: European glamor, New York sophistication, and Californian dreaminess. She founded her company, the Ashley Ashoff Design House, in the summer of 2005 with an eye to create a unique product no other designer was making. Scarves, you see, have stories. They can be art, they can be heirlooms, and they can be as precious as any jewel. Be sure to snap up one of Ashley's gorgeous scarves in our exclusive flash sale at BettyConfidential Shop before they're all gone!
We got the chance to sit down with Ashley and chat with her about her inspiration, her favorite fashion memories, her dreams for the future, and more!
BettyConfidential: What does "fashion" mean to you?
Ashley Ashoff: Fashion to me is anyone who accomplishes putting colors, designs, and shapes together to reflect their taste and their current state of mind.
BC: Where do you turn for inspiration?
AF: The majority of my inspirations come from nature, travels, literature, and art.
BC: What's your motto in life?
AF: Think positive!
BC: How would you describe your personal style?
AF: I would describe my personal style as a combination of the glamour and sophistication of Old World Europe with the breeziness and dreaminess of California.
BC: What is your first fashion memory?
AF: My first fashion memory was when I was 2 years old. My parents took me for the first time to a department store to go Christmas shopping. I looked up at my dad from the stroller and said, "Take me to the diamonds". The sales person let me try on all of the jewelry in the display, and my eyes were immediately drawn to the glitz of the Judith Leiber clutches.
Ashley Ashoff's Baudelaire scarf, available at BettyConfidential Shop.
BC: When did you develop a passion for fashion?
AF: My passion for fashion started at a very young age with the classic romantic film My Fair Lady. I fell in love with the style Givenchy created for Audrey Hepburn in that role. Fashion was simply part of my nature. I feel particularly partial to certain memories I have of my athletic background. I started playing soccer at the age of 8 and later played Division 1 at Cornell. I also played for three years on the Lacrosse National Team. I could not help but match my socks to my shoes, to my shorts, to my t-shirts to even the ribbon in my hair, which inevitably became a fad on my team. There had to be symmetry and color coordination. I was late regularly to my practices because I was too busy choosing my outfit. "Ash, hurry up, it's only soccer practice not a fashion show" is what I commonly heard.
BC: Tell us about your designs and your line of scarves – how did you start? why scarves?
AF: I am the creator of a luxurious brand of silk scarves called Ashley Ashoff. I hand-paint silk scarves for men and women in my atelier on my family's resort property in Northern California called Vichy Springs Resort. I think of scarves like pieces of fine jewelry – as heirlooms. A scarf is timeless and accessorizes any outfit from season to season. It is a fashion investment that never goes out of style. I enjoy the art of silk painting. I don't work in a controlled manner. My designs are very free-spirited and romantic. I like to think of my scarves as the haute-couture of scarves, as I often custom make them for clients. Scarves allow you to accessorize any ensemble from day to night. A scarf is extremely versatile. In my personal opinion I don't think there are any rules on how to wear a scarf. You can play with it and make it work with whatever you are wearing. Scarves allow you to go from casual to chic. I am sure I was subconsciously very inspired by French women who often have a scarf on them at all times. I started designing scarves in 2005 when one of my best clients in California knew that I did textile design and requested a silk scarf to match an outfit custom made by a French designer for a New Years' Gala. I was excited by the idea of customizing a scarf for a special occasion. I realized that this is something I could commercialize and that would be a niche market in the fashion world. My designs are romantic yet abstract. There is a harmony about them that is unique.
Up next: Ashley dishes about her big break and more!


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Leaked materials provided to IGN by a reader have revealed story details and concept art from Destiny, Bungie's follow-up to the Halo franchise. Bungie has confirmed to IGN that the document was prepared by an advertising agency and represents an outside look at Destiny's plot, key values and more.
The name Destiny first emerged in May when court documents revealed details on four games in the series. At the time, installments in the Destiny series were revealed to be coming in fall 2013, fall 2015, fall 2017 and fall 2019. In 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020, downloadable expansions known as "Comet" were also said to be planned.
The contract suggested the first Destiny game would be available first on Xbox 360 as well as "the next successor console platform released by Microsoft," which the contract referred to as Xbox 720. Releases on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PC were said to be planned in the years following, though today's information suggests and more closely timed release could be a possibility.
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Previous leaks:
Leak 1 (Contract and release details): http://www.neogaf.co...ad.php?t=474970
Leak 2 (Some descriptions of the game): http://www.neogaf.co...ad.php?t=498734
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Well, that just happened… again.
Posted by DeeJ at 11/27/2012 4:26 PM PST
Take Our Jobs...If You Dare!
Join Bungie!
Go ahead. Take a peek. It's alright. We weren't quite ready, but we will be soon, and we can't wait to finally show you what we've really been up to.
Stick around, we haven't even started yet.
Link name: http://www.bungie.ne....esthecharm.jpg
Las teneis todas y a mayor tamaño aqui: http://www.ign.com/a...cept-art-leaked
No se que me da que en los VGA podriamos ver almenos un teaser.


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AN award-winning children's nursery group is to convert a former library in Studley into its administration and training headquarters.
It has been taken over by the Bright Kids brand in an overall £150,000 purchase and investment deal, with property agents CPBigwood advising on the sale on behalf of Warwickshire County Council.
The building will be refurbished predominantly as a training centre for the 65-strong full and part-time nursery staff.
Tricia Wellings, chief executive of Millennium Bright Kid Co, said: "We have been in Studley since we launched in 1999 and wanted to remain.
"It is a central location and so an ideal opportunity for us. It will give us a platform for further growth."
The library closed earlier this year and has moved into Studley Village Hall where it is run by volunteers.
There are three main Bright Kids centres in Studley, Crabbs Cross in Redditch and Northfield in Birmingham, catering for around 250 children.
There are also three out-of-school Clubs within schools, each linked to one of the nurseries including Studley Infants, close to Studley nursery and The Harry Taylor first school, opposite Crabbs Cross nursery.
James Ironmonger, CPBigwood's Stratford-upon-Avon-based property manager, said: "Villages today need all the help they can get and this will maintain an important Studley facility, albeit in a different guise.
"Bright Kids has been a real success story and I am sure their expansion plans will prove equally progressive."
The new facility will offer a training room for up to 25 people, various meeting rooms, a toy library and will act as the company's new head office. It intends to work closely with other local community organisations.
The courtyard surrounding the former library will also get a "green" makeover.


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Topic: First Chemo Yesterday (Tues) Swelling, Itching and more Onc Troubles
I had my first infusion yesterday of Gem and Cis with a first bag of stuff of steroid, potassium and something else I can't remember. They ran the first bag through, then did the Cisplatin in about an hour and a half. After that, came the Gem for a half hour. Part way through the Cis, I noticed that my legs were swelling and uncomfortable so raised the foot rest. Half way through the Cis, I suddenly had a tightness in my chest and had a lot of pressure with about half a breath. The nurse checked my blood pressure, pulse and lungs and everything checked out okay. She had me sit up (thus my legs had to go down) and it alleviated a little of the tightness , but then my ear lobs throbbed for about 30 seconds and when that stopped, my lower teeth actually throbbed for about a minute (actually this is when she checked blood pressure). So, then we had to halt things for a while..maybe half an hour....before the oncologist was free to give her instructions to give me something to kick my kidneys into action. (no urination at that point). Gradually, I was able to eliminate the fluid several times and it seemed to help the chest tightness mostly. We finished the Gem and then waited for over half an hour or more again for the oncologist to come out and speak to me about a drug interaction between an antibiotic he gave me on Sunday with a beta blocker (Atenolol). I had two instances on Monday of very low blood pressure (one tine it was 79/43) which both occurred about 2 hours after taking the antibiotic. I did an internet check for this antibiotic and low blood pressure and low blood pressure. Sure enough, there is a warning about it and in fact if the patient is on Atenolol, it isn't advised and instead a Z-pack should be used instead of the Erythromycin. The nurse left a sticky note to advise him that we needed to discuss this, but after waiting a long tine, she checked on him again, to find he'd gone into a room with a new patient which was going to take a long time. She advised us to go eat and go home and she'd call us later, which she did at 4:20 p.m. I full expected him to change the antibiotic, but instead he said to take both it and the Atenolol. Well, I hadn't taken it yesterday morning and did not take it last night either, because sudden cardiac death is a possible side effect of combining these two drugs. Since yesterday, my blood sugar (Type 1.5 diabetic caused by Prednisone) went up to 292 at 2 pm lunch time after getting the steroid in the first fluids bag. Then, at supper it was about 322, even with the insulin I took at lunch time which should have covered it. It was 262 at 2 a.m.. Elevated my legs on pillows in bed and woke up at 4 a.m. with swelling mostly gone in lower legs, but then was itching and burning on the legs below the knee , as well as the backs of my arms itching. Took two Benadryl I keep around for hives and put Udder Cream on my legs to relieve any dryness that might be making this worse. Now it is 6:30 a.m...up since 4 and again had some tightness in my chest when I tried to take the Benadryl capsule. It isn't as bad as during chemo when it happened, but it's there and happened suddenly right after I tried to swallow the pill. Have downed a bottle of water since being up at 4 and sipping more as I sit here. I took the Benadryl because I thought this could be an allergic reaction..but mild. The nurse said she'd call me today (Wed) to see how I am doing concerning the antibiotic and Atenolol. I will ask her about that then.
I had made the decision to go ahead and do the chemo here at home instead of Mayo, 3 hours away, due to the overwhelming referrals saying this guy is the best in town and listens...and is compassionate. But, while he did come to his clinic on Sun afternoon to check and treat me for an infection, I have had two encounters with him that we less than great and when I saw him yesterday morning before the chemo, he barely looked at my leg (where he thought the infection was located) and said we would start chemo that day anyway. Then, when I mentioned something he'd said to us during our consult on the 4/21, he rather angrily railed back that he'd never mentioned that word. I was sitting , plugged into the port, so I was sitting, but stood my ground and told him that he had indeed said that...as it wasn't something I had thought about and had gone home to research it. He again denied more forcefully that he hadn't said it, so my husband then chimed in and told him that he had heard him too. The "conversation" went down hill from there, if that was possible, after a few exchanges, when he pretty nastily said, "Show me the studies." I told him I'd have had it there to give to him, but my printer is broken. He left abruptly...never saw him again the rest of the day. In fact, he never came into the chemo rooms to personally check on anyone, including me when I had the problems. I left there in total confusion and tears again....and frankly never wanted to go back. I am again contemplating ditching this guy....I have a suspicion that he is overloaded with work by trying to be an oncologist as well as run the chemo clinic. On one hand, I admire him very much, but doesn't seem to have time for me and as of the first chemo day, he was downright nasty. Crap, that's the last thing I need as a patient...trying to worry too much about his sensitivities. I know that he encouraged a male friend of ours to research and they talked at length about his cancer, so I don't know exactly why he is not taking the time with me...other than maybe it is because he's over loaded...or...maybe it's because I'm female and asking questions....I don't know. But, I do know I deserve better than this. So, today, I will make another call to Mayo...about possibly moving my chemo up there...so that I can make use of the Mayo diabetes department to better control the blood sugars during this and hopefully have a more personal treatment than I feel I'm getting. My other option would be to go to another oncologist in a group in town, but I have NO idea who...and fear I'd be getting into a worse position than I am now. On one hand the local oncologist would be available to see me without the 3 hour drive up there for a possibly emergency, but if we go to Mayo...I may fare better in the short and long run. Right now, I'm wondering if this itching and chest discomfort is a mild allergic reaction and if I will not be able to do one of the two drugs...probably the Cisplatin. Today, I will also probably call my cardiologist here in town to see what he says about the drug interactions. He will probably want me to come down to his office for an EKG, which probably won't show anything because I did not take the Atenolol for the past two doses and as of this morning, 3 doses. I had such high hopes yesterday when they said to go ahead with the chemo ...I needed to get started, but now I'm totally in a mess again, wishing I'd have done something different. Still itching and burning on my legs at 7 a.m....tired and mad. Help.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A man federal prosecutors say used someone else's identity for more than 22 years to board Navy ships and access secure sites at Jacksonville's port was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison.
Authorities admit they still don't know the man's real identity.
"John Doe" -- also referred to in court documents as Leroy or L.T.H. -- was convicted in May of seven counts of aggravated identity theft, six counts of falsely representing a Social Security number and one count of passport fraud.
Prosecutors say the man used the Social Security Number of a living victim to obtain at least 23 government-issued forms of identification, including a passport, two Mayport Naval Station military contractor ID cards, three Florida ID cards and six replacement Social Security cards.
Investigators said the man had unescorted access on at least five different Navy vessels and used the personal identification information of the victim at to fraudulently obtain credentials from the Transportation Security Administration, allowing him unescorted access to secure areas of the Jacksonville Port Authority's Blount Island Marine Terminal.
Federal investigators won't discuss the case. A spokesman for Mayport Naval Station told Channel 4 that John Doe worked on the base in 2010, but he is "as much a mystery to the Navy as he is to the feds."
Attorney Sean Cronin, a former Navy security officer, said this is especially troubling because John Doe had access to military facilities and Blount Island was during the height of the war on terror, when large quantities of arms and supplies were being shipped through Jacksonville.
"This person has gone to great lengths to make their old life disappear and come up with a new, valid identity that they use to breach security here in the Jacksonville area," Cronin said. "There really is a potential here that this gentleman could be a spy."
The FBI, Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of State and Florida Highway Patrol were all involved in the investigation.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) today issued a Call for Presentation Proposals as part of the annual CIO.IT track for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Information Technology (IT) executives at The Cable Show 2012. NCTA's 61st Annual Convention and International Exposition will take place at the Boston Convention & Exposition Center, May 21-23, 2012.
CIO.IT brings together leading industry CIOs, developers and professionals in a one-of-a-kind conference devoted to the vital category of information technology. Featuring panel discussions, networking opportunities and the CIO.IT | Competition 2012 presentations, the special track offers a one-stop immersion into everything IT.
For the third consecutive year, CIO.IT's steering committee, comprising the industry's top ranking CIOs, is seeking to review vendor/partner suggestions that focus on the industry's major IT issues. The steering committee has asked for proposals related to the following cable system and/or content provider issues:
- Big Data/Predictive Analytics
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- Mobility for the Workforce
Cable IT vendors and partners are invited to submit presentation proposals for brief, targeted, non-product-specific presentations that offer solutions to these and related issues. Proposals will be evaluated by a representative panel of cable's most prominent CIOs. Those that are awarded a presentation slot will enjoy the opportunity to present their solution in a competitive format during panel presentations for CIO.IT track attendees during the two-day program at The Cable Show.
The deadline for proposals is 11:59 p.m. (EST) on Friday, February 3, 2012. Proposals may only be submitted online at 2012.thecableshow.com/Attending/CIOIT. Proposals should not exceed 500 words. Those that are awarded a presentation slot will enjoy a 10-15 minute opportunity to present their solution in a competitive format during panel presentations for CIO.IT track attendees. Cable industry CIOs will comprise a board of reactors, pose questions of the presenters, provide feedback, and choose their favorite presentations. Based on the success of their actual presentations, panel presenters may have the opportunity to meet further with cable industry CIOs and IT executives to discuss their ideas in more detail.
For registration information for the CIO.IT program, and for a more complete explanation of CIO.IT | Competition 2012, visit the official website of The Cable Show at 2012.thecableshow.com/Attending/CIOIT. Additional, up-to-the-minute information for The Cable Show is available via the official website or from NCTA's Department of Industry Affairs, at 202/222-2430. Prime exhibition space and sponsorship opportunities are now available. Visit www.thecableshow.com for further information, or contact NCTA Convention Headquarters at (202) 463-7905 or [email protected].
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ACTRESS, campaigner, film-maker and speaker Amanda Waring has become a patron of Poole's Lewis-Manning Hospice.
Following the death of her mother in 2001, the acclaimed actress Dame Dorothy Tutin, who she says was treated with, "dismissive contempt that amounted to cruelty" by nursing staff during her final illness, she has become a passionate campaigner for older people's rights.
Amanda first visited the hospice last year when she was invited to talk at the Ladies Lunch by her close friend Elizabeth Purcell, the hospice's chief executive officer.
Elizabeth said: "Amanda's mother Dorothy Tutin was a student at RADA with my parents, Lionel and Eileen Jeffries, and it seems such a great coincidence that this friendship now continues with their daughters, with myself and Amanda being both colleagues and friends."
In 2005 Amanda sold her flat to help fund her powerful award winning awareness raising film, "What Do You See?" and has since been invited to speak around the world and at conferences focusing on dignity and respect within care.
She said: "To care for another human being is sacred work and the ability to cherish, nurture and restore someone's self worth particularly at end of life is so important. I am delighted and honoured to be a patron of such a wonderful hospice, led by such a passionate team. I look forward to the future developments."
She joins the likes of Harry Redknapp, Fiona Castle and Debra Stephenson among celebrities who have lent their support to the Lilliput hospice which helps more than 650 people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses.
"Amanda brings a wealth of professional and life experience to her new role here which will really contribute to the provision of care," added Elizabeth.


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Marriage and pregnancy hasn't stopped Evan Rachel Wood from having racy dreams about women. Her girl crush? Kristen Stewart. This week, the actress tweeted, "Had a dream I made out with Kristen Stewart. Good morning." I think they would make a cute couple. [Just Jared]
Gay, straight, or whatever—every lady has a girl crush. Strangely enough, my girl crush has been Kate Winslet ever since I saw the movie "Heavenly Creatures" and fell in love with her. Guess Ned Rocknroll and I have the same taste in women — surely the three of us could work something out?
Anyway, click onward for more celebrity girl crushes — and tell us, who's yours?


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Righty allows four hits in ninth career shutout; Gordon slugs homer
KANSAS CITY -- When James Shields threw a called third strike past Pablo Sandoval to seal his shutout Saturday, the Kansas City starter turned and tendered a salute to the left-field bullpen.
"They've been doing a great job, saving our behinds all year long, and it's nice to give them the day off," Shields said. "It was just a nice little salute to the bullpen, telling them to take a day."
Shields made that easy, throwing a four-hit, 5-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night, sending an appreciative Kauffman Stadium crowd into ecstasy. Alex Gordon's home run got the Royals started, and they made it a wrap with a four-run seventh inning.
"The crowd was awesome. The second I walked out to go warm up in the bullpen, they were cheering us on -- me and Salvy [Perez] out there. KC fans are great," Shields said.
The right-hander rewarded them with his ninth career shutout and first in his two seasons with the Royals. There were plenty of bonus gifts as well.
For one, the Royals edged to within 1 1/2 games of leading Detroit in the American League Central. The Tigers lost Saturday to Toronto. Never mind that Wild Card stuff, the Royals are intent on winning the division.
They're certainly playing like they might. They've won six straight games and 14 of their last 17. They've now won six series in a row and could make it a sweep Sunday.
"We're all feeling pretty confident now," said outfielder Lorenzo Cain. "It's through the roof but we've just got to keep it going."
Tim Hudson, the Giants' 39-year-old right-hander, breezed through four innings while giving up only a bloop single by Perez. There was nothing bloopy about the Royals' next hit, however.
Gordon led off the fifth by sending Hudson's 2-0 pitch over the right-field wall, Gordon's 11th home run this season.
The blast also gave the Royals eight homers in their last eight games, a rapid pace for a team that had just 61 homers in its first 107 games.
"The power definitely helps," manager Ned Yost said. "If you can score a run with one swing instead of having to get two or three hits to produce a run, it's huge. And if you can produce two or three runs with one swing, that's even better."
There were no more homers in this game, but the Royals nudged Hudson out of the game during their big seventh inning.
Billy Butler, extending his hitting streak to six games (12-for-23, .522), opened the inning with a double to deep left. He got home courtesy of singles by Gordon and Cain, the latter punching a hit to right in a eight-pitch at-bat that ended Hudson's night.
"I was up there battling," Cain said. "He was keeping me off balance, most of us off balance to start the game. I was just trying to find a way to get the ball in play or drive it to the opposite field and definitely get Billy in with that second run."
Reliever Jeremy Affeldt induced Raul Ibanez to ground into a double play, but Mike Moustakas kept things going with a rocket double down the right-field line.
"Affeldt's tough on left-handed hitters and Moose steps up there and knocks in a big run for us," Yost said.
Then came RBI singles by Alcides Escobar and Jarrod Dyson and 1-0 had become 5-0.
With that kind of a lead, Shields was headed for a complete game. He pitched past a leadoff double by Joe Panik in the eighth and finished the inning with 98 pitches. So out for the ninth he went.
"Absolutely a no-brainer," Yost said. "Normally I'll ask, in a game like that, 'How ya doing?' We didn't even ask. He had managed his pitch count to the point where we didn't even think twice about it."
Although closer Greg Holland made a few light tosses in the bullpen, just in case, Shields reeled through a 1-2-3 ninth.
After struggling for a while, Shields (11-6) has put together a fine seven-start span in which he's 3-2 with a 1.65 ERA. No special secret to that, according to the pitcher.
"Just staying consistent and just being a grinder really," he said. "These last two months is where we've got to show up."
Shields finished the game with 109 pitches, four hits, one walk and five strikeouts.
"Tonight was a tough draw for us," Hudson said. "Shields was really good. He didn't need too many runs to win tonight."
Shields' complete game was the second for the Royals in three nights. Jeremy Guthrie threw one Thursday night at Arizona.
"We've been playing hard baseball, one through nine. It's good to see," Shields said.
"We're having fun right now and that's when we play at our highest level -- having fun."
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.