Saturday, June 25, 2016

Black Lives Matter withdraws from SF"s Pride Parade due to increased police presence


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Black Lives Matter Bay Area and other organizations said Friday that they will not participate in this weekends San Francisco Pride Parade due to increased policing in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting.

Black Lives Matter, which was to be an organizational grand marshal for the parade themed For Racial and Economic Justice, cited concerns over the San Francisco Police Departments recent track record of racist scandal and killings of people of color and how first responders can be a source of harm to queer communities of color.

The Black Lives Matter network is grateful to the people of San Francisco for choosing us, we choose you too, said Malkia Cyril, a member of Black Lives Matter, in a press release. As queer people of color, we are disproportionately targeted by both vigilante and police violence.

We know firsthand that increasing the police presence at Pride does not increase safety for all people, Cyril added. Militarizing these events increases the potential for harm to our communities and we hope in the future SF Pride will consider community-centered approaches to security at pride events.

Those joining with Black Lives Matter in withdrawing from the parade due to the increased police presence include Janetta Johnson, executive director of the TGI Justice Project that serves imprisoned trans, intersex and gender non-conforming people, and the St. James Infirmary, a clinic for current and former s*x workers.

Other Pride events happening this weekend have also announced beefed up security following the Orlando massacre, including Orange County and New York Citys gay pride parades.

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Jenny Slate Turns Model for an Emerging LA Fashion Label


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When a small fashion labeltakes a chance and sends a few pieces of freeclothingtocelebs they love, they probably assumethe odds thatthosecelebs will love them backand declare that love on social mediaare pretty slim.ButforSamantha Margherita and Kris Chau, thedesigner-duobehind Day Space Night, the often fruitlessmove paid off.

Dubbed the new label artsy babes should look out for, Day Space Nightlaunched their first collection back in November 2015."When we launched, we wanted to send it to women we admired who didgood workso we sent a dress to Lena Dunham and Jenny Slate,"said the designers."We didn"t have very many expectations, but both women have been very gracious and immediately shared it on their social media."

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Fast forward less than a year and Slate, the comedian of Obvious Child, Saturday Night Live, Girls and Parks and Recreation fame,is now modeling for the brand."When we were designing the next collection, we took a chance and reached out to her to model a few of the new pieces," sharedMargherita and Chau."She invited us into her home and we played dress up with her, ate mulberries off of her tree, and talked about her houseplants origins. We feel crazy lucky and very proud."

See more of Slatebelow, then shop the collection at dayspacenight.com

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Johnny Manziel"s Agent Mistexts The AP Explaining EffUps


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Johnny Manziels agent sent a text to the AP obviously meant for someone else about his concerns over if his client ever had to take a p**s test. Heaven help us if one of the conditions is to pee in a bottle, the attorney wrote, among other things. He claims it was a mistake and threatened to sue if the AP published the info.

In Johnnys defense, he was probably pretty loaded when he hired this guy.

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Lake Isabella fire station broken into on Monday


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Lake Isabella, Calif. - Kern County Fire officials are urging the Lake Isabella community to remain vigilant after a fire station was broken into on Monday, investigators said.

The Rio Bravo Hotshot Crew Quarters at Kern County Fire Department 72 in Lake Isabella was burgled sometime Monday evening, Captain Tyler Townsend said.

New security measures are being taken following the break-in.

"We ask the community to remain vigilant and report unlawful and suspicious activity to local law enforcement authorities," Townsend said in a press release.

The Kern County Sheriff"s Department is investigating the burglary.

Source: http://www.turnto23.com/news/breaking-news/lake-isabella-fire-station-broken-into-on-monday

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Coastal Carolina baseball one win away from National Championship Series


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OMAHA, Neb. Andrew Beckwith pitched his second straight complete game and set a school record with his nation-leading 14th win, and Coastal Carolina stayed alive in the College World Series with a 4-1 victory over TCU on Friday night.

The Chanticleers, in the CWS for the first time, forced a second Bracket 2 final Saturday night against a TCU team thats in Omaha for the third straight year. The winner of the rematch will make its first appearance in the best-of-three finals beginning Monday.

Beckwith (14-1), who pitched the first complete game of his career in a 2-1 win over No. 1 national seed Florida last Sunday, scattered six hits, walked one and struck out five in a 137-pitch outing.

The Chanticleers (52-17) scored twice off Mitchell Traver (1-3) in the third inning, on Anthony Marks squeeze bunt single and a sacrifice fly. They added two runs in the seventh on a sacrifice fly and David Parretts ground-rule double.

Beckwith retired 13 straight batters over one stretch and held the Horned Frogs (49-17) scoreless until Dane Steinhagen homered with one out in the eighth. Steinhagen was 1 for 10 in the CWS before launching his shot to left.

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Kanye West"s "Famous" video recreates Vincent Desiderio"s Sleep painting


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Fridays reveal of Kanye Wests music video for Famous proved difficult to ignore.Among other eye-popping moments, therapper featured ascene of figures in the likenessof celebrities includingDonald Trump and Taylor Swift sleeping n***d in a bed. Art buffs may instantly recognize the connection between theimage and the 2008 painting Sleep,by Vincent Desiderio.

West commented on the artists inspiration during an event in Los Angeles The Forum in conjunction with the video premiere. Desiderio is a New York-based painter and sculptor, andcurrently a senior critic at thePennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the New York Academy of Art. The stimulus forSleep,first presented in 2004 as a work in progress, was his struggle with a rare form of nasal cancer.

I began being visited by this image of a continuous band of sleepers, Desiderio toldThe Virginia Quarterly Review. He added, I mean, its not all that mysterious how such a notion might have originated for me, all alone like that, feeling so terribly vulnerable and separated from the world of healthy people, this primitive longing for company, the fantasy affording me a sort of comfort.

Wests recreation of the painting for Famous uses the likeness ofhimself,his wife Kim Kardashian West,Rihanna, former PresidentGeorge W. Bush, Caitlyn Jenner, Bill Cosby, Anna Wintour, and more. Regarding the nudity, he told Vanity Fair, We were very careful with shots that had [something] sexual to take them out.

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Friday, June 24, 2016

Euro 2016: Wales and Northern Ireland set for historic last-16 tie in Paris


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Both nations have reached the knockout stage in their first European Championship finalsWales v Northern Ireland: Euro 2016 round of 16Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris Date: Saturday, 25 June Kick-off: 17:00 BSTCoverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC Radio 5 live, BBC 5 live sports extra and BBC Radio Wales. Plus the BBC Sport website and app

Wales and Northern Ireland are set for a historic meeting on Saturday as they each attempt to reach a first European Championship quarter-final.

The last-16 tie in Paris is the first time two home nations have met in the knockout stages of a major tournament.

Wales finished above England to win Group B, with Northern Ireland qualifying from Group C as one of the best third-placed teams.

Thousands of Wales and Northern Ireland fans are expected in Paris.

"It"s a one-off game now and we"ll go into it thinking we can get a victory," said Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty.

Wales manager Chris Coleman said: "It will be about who handles that spotlight the best, who"s capable of performing under that pressure and tension."

There is further home nations interest in the match as England"s Martin Atkinson will be the referee.

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With both nations having limited tournament experience over the years, it is not surprising Saturday"s game will be their first meeting at a major finals.

There have been four World Cup or European Championship qualifiers, countless British Home Championship games and the odd friendly - but nothing matching the pressure and intensity of a knockout tie.

Wales go into the match with the historical advantage, having won 15 of their 34 previous meetings since 1953 - when Fifa ruled Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland must compete under separate names.

Northern Ireland have not beaten Wales in eight attempts, a winless run stretching back to a 1-0 Home Championship victory in May 1980.

Head to head (since 1953)WalesDrawsNorthern Ireland15127

While Michael O"Neill"s men will not dwell on results from previous generations, they do have a recent gauge of the challenge provided by their Welsh opponents.

The nations met in a pre-Euro 2016 friendly just three months ago when Wales nicked a late 1-1 draw in Cardiff.

Coleman"s injury-hit side, however, were missing star men Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey, while nine of the Northern Irish team that night started Tuesday"s final Group C game against Germany.

Highlights: Wales 1-1 N IrelandWhat the Welsh camp has been saying

Wales manager Chris Coleman:

"This is tournament football. Both teams find themselves in a position where they"ve earned respect, they"ve earned the tension.

"That pressure and tension is what we"ve been screaming for for years - there"s no complaints from us. We"re just looking forward to the game."

Wales forward Gareth Bale:

"The support from our fans is incredible - we call it the Red Wall. You know like Borussia Dortmund you see the Yellow Wall, we call it the Red Wall.

"To see the stadium it"s red, it"s like a home game. We see on the big screen fans crying and it means so much, not to just us as players but to us as a nation.

"You hear the stories coming back from home which make you smile and make you laugh and hopefully we can keep giving them more stuff to celebrate.

"I want to thank them first and foremost for keeping supporting us, they have been incredible over here.

"They have been amazingly behaved and hopefully they can continue to keep doing that and we can continue making them proud and happy."

What the Northern Irish camp has been saying

Northern Ireland manager Michael O"Neill:

"We don"t want this to end. The players want more.

"The prize is massive for both teams. We are playing for a place in the quarter-finals and we have to make sure it is us going through."

Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis:

"I think both sets of players will be extremely pumped up because of what"s riding on it and what"s at stake.

"There are a lot of similarities with the two teams in terms of progress over the last couple of years.

"It probably will have an edge because of what"s riding on it, both sets of fans have been magnificent and both sets of players believe we can progress.

"It"s going to be a great opportunity, and one we"re looking forward to.

"I think there"s a respect for each other as countries. There will definitely be an edge but maybe not that rivalry."

Wales analysis - Dafydd Pritchard (BBC Wales Sport)

Wales were frustrated when they last played Northern Ireland, unable to play with any cohesion as they drew their March friendly 1-1 at the Cardiff City Stadium.

It was an example of how Chris Coleman"s men can struggle to break teams down when opponents drop deep, and Northern Ireland demonstrated against Germany how obdurate they can be as a defensive unit.

However, the big difference between the friendly and Saturday"s encounter was that Wales were without Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey in Cardiff.

The talismanic pair have played in all three of Wales" Euro 2016 group games, with both in sparkling form as they demolished Russia so spectacularly to reach the second round.

Manager Chris Coleman says Wales must guard against the emotion of a UK derby when they play Northern Ireland at Euro 2016.

Northern Ireland may defend deep in an attempt to negate Bale"s pace, though that could create space for Ramsey, an intelligent playmaker whose performance against Russia was perhaps his best in a Welsh shirt.

Bale expects Michael O"Neill"s side to employ a "defensive" approach and, having been a Real Madrid player for three years, he will be well accustomed to facing teams whose first aim is to shackle the opposition.

Both sides are riding a wave having reached the knockout stages of a major tournament for only the second time in their history, both backed by a loud and partisan following.

But whereas Northern Ireland lost two of their group games, Wales enter this game fresh from what was arguably their greatest performance, confident their superior firepower will be enough to overcome their dogged opponents.

Northern Ireland analysis - Lyle Jackson (BBC Sport NI)

Northern Ireland knew they would be playing hosts France or Wales at the last-16 stage.

Manager Michael O"Neill expressed a preference for the Welsh and got his wish - now his team have to deliver on the Paris pitch.

They believe they have a decent chance in a match which they expect to be more like a Premier League or Championship fixture, rather than a continental style game. The match has an English referee in Martin Atkinson.

NI boss O"Neill believes the knockout format of the last 16 will suit Northern Ireland

Another solid defensive display will be required and Gareth Bale will somehow have to be shackled.

Cutting the supply to the Real Madrid star is seen as a crucial ploy which will require a team effort.

Manager O"Neill may be more adventurous in his selection and team formation.

NI believe the Welsh may be suspect at the back, so there is a case for striker Kyle Lafferty being recalled to the starting 11.

The back four of Hughes, Gareth McAuley, Craig Cathcart and Jonny Evans should be retained.

In midfield, the big-game experience of skipper Steven Davis will be crucial for Northern Ireland, while the likes of Stuart Dallas and Oliver Norwood have certainly not looked out of place at the tournament.

Who will be the key men?

Gareth Bale is undoubtedly Wales" star player - and the world"s most expensive player has been integral to their progression into the last 16.

The Real Madrid forward, 26, scored in each of the three group games, becoming only the seventh player to achieve this feat in the European Championship finals.

Bale is now Wales" outright top scorer in major finals with three goals, netting one more than Ivor Allchurch (two, all in the 1958 World Cup)

But Bale will have to find a way past Northern Ireland keeper Michael McGovern, who has also been in inspired form during the tournament.

The 31-year-old, who is currently without a club, made eight saves in the 1-0 defeat by Germany, enabling his team to progress to the last 16 on goal difference.

McGovern"s tally of eight saves against Germany is only bettered at Euro 2016 by Russia"s Igor Akinfeev, who made nine saves against WalesThe full last-16 draw

(All times BST)

Switzerland v Poland - Saturday 14:00, BBC

Wales v Northern Ireland - Saturday, 17:00, BBC

Croatia v Portugal - Saturday, 20:00, ITV

France v Republic of Ireland - Sunday, 14:00, ITV

Germany v Slovakia - Sunday, 17:00, ITV

Hungary v Belgium - Sunday, 20:00, BBC

Italy v Spain - Monday, 17:00, BBC

England v Iceland - Monday, 20:00, ITV

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