NY Times Vs. State Spending Cuts: Michigan’s 6-Week Cut in Jobless Benefits ‘Miserly,’ ‘Stringent’
March 29, 2011 No CommentMore New York Times' s crusading against state spending cuts in Tuesday's edition. Reporter Michael Cooper’s “ Michigan, With Persistent Unemployment, Cuts Jobless Benefit by Six Weeks ” raised quite a grand commotion out of a small cut in Michigan’s unemployment benefit plan: The state will now pay only 20 weeks of benefits to the jobless, instead of the standard 26 weeks (and even those come before federal unemployment benefits kick in, which now run for up to 99 weeks). The story’s text box implied bad faith on the part of new Republican Gov. Rick Snyder. “ A surprise inside a bill whose purpose was to extend federal benefits .” Michigan, whose unemployment rate has topped 10 percent longer than that of any other state, is about to set another record: its new Republican governor, Rick Snyder, signed a law Monday that will lead the state to pay fewer weeks of unemployment benefits next year than any other state. Democrats and advocates for the unemployed expressed outrage that such a hard-hit state will become the most miserly when it comes to how long it pays benefits to those who have lost their jobs. All states currently pay 26 weeks of unemployment benefits, before extended benefits paid by the federal government kick in. Michigan’s new law means that starting next year, when the federal benefits are now set to end, the state will stop paying benefits to the jobless after just 20 weeks . The shape of future extensions is unclear. Cooper overlooked an argument: Perhaps one factor in why unemployment rates are so high is that unemployment benefits are so generous. The idea that unemployment benefits can reduce workers's incentive to work has been advanced by such right-wingers as Paul Krugman , economist turned left-wing columnist for the Times (though when Republicans made the same argument he called them crazy). Cooper implied ulterior motives on the part of “business groups,” and later threw in an anti-business aside: Advocates for the unemployed called it a bad trade. “We have a temporary change to help some jobless workers that is imposing an indefinite or permanent cost on future jobless workers,” said Rick McHugh, a staff lawyer for the National Employment Law Project, which opposed the law. “And that does seem doubly unfair when the temporary help for current jobless workers is almost totally paid for by the federal government.” But business groups saw the state’s need to change its unemployment law as an opportunity to make the cuts to benefits that they have long sought. …. More than half the states together owe the federal government more than $46 billion that they borrowed to pay for their unemployment programs during the downturn. Many states had salted away too little money in their unemployment trust funds during good times — often because they cut taxes on employers — and saw their funds depleted by the length and depth of the recession, and the slow pace at which businesses have begun hiring again. Now some other states are thinking about reducing unemployment benefits. Cooper used still more loaded language, accusing a similar bill in Florida of threatening to “undo a consensus” (so what?) of generous state unemployment benefits, which are in addition to the 99 possible weeks of federal unemployment benefits. In Florida, where the unemployment rate hovers at 11.5 percent, even higher than Michigan’s current rate of 10.4 percent, lawmakers are zeroing in on a similar bill. The Florida House also approved a bill this month to reduce the number of weeks unemployed workers could receive benefits to 20 weeks, from 26, and make it easier for businesses to deny benefits to applicants. A Senate bill takes a less stringent approach and does not cut the number of weeks workers can receive benefits. (It is unclear how the differences will be resolved.) Doing so would undo a consensus that emerged in the years after World War II that states should pay up to 26 weeks of unemployment benefits. And it would come as the average length of unemployment has risen .
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The world-famous actor was also the world’s biggest-selling celebrity perfumer – and she had a genuine flair for the business Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor’s obituaries may have praised her acting and charity work, but it seems they left out one thing – the “most beautiful woman in the world” was also the world’s biggest-selling celebrity perfumer . The actor left an estimated $600m – $1bn fortune, largely the yield of her scent empire, it was revealed yesterday. In 1987 Taylor invented the “celebrity perfume” franchise with her first fragrance, Passion, and released her last, Violet Eyes, in 2010. But while today such merchandise is often the result of a popstar turning up to a photoshoot and pointing at a bottle, Taylor’s had a genuine flair. A shrewd businesswoman, she teamed up with the respected Elizabeth Arden company and supervised the entire collection of 11 perfumes, even when her health failed. Unusually, she also always wore her own creation, the top-selling White Diamonds (actor Richard Harris was allegedly kicked out of Taylor’s mansion for drinking it), and never took her side job for granted – perhaps because perfumery gave her a fatter paycheck than Hollywood ever did. But how could an actor who had seldom worked in her last decades, and whose beauty had long since been lost to illness and obesity, continue to shift more perfume than Britney and JLo at the peak of their powers? It’s simple – Taylor represented true glamour at a time when stars are divided between the po-faced elite and the downmarket oversharers. Nobody wants to smell of soy lattes, yoga mats and macrobiotic baby food. Much less beef curries, Prozac and tears. Taylor instead offered a heady world where men were alpha and women were unapologetically, lethally, feminine. Yet Richard Burton’s observation that Taylor was “too bloody much” could just as accurately have been levelled at her potent scents. They pulled no punches and made no allowances for modernity, even while insipid unisex fragrances dominated the market in the 90s. Elizabeth Arden has announced that it has no plans to retire the range in the wake of Taylor’s death. Rightly so. Taylor’s perfumes still offer us the star quality we crave, and represent a woman whose memory will linger long after they fade. Elizabeth Taylor Sali Hughes guardian.co.uk
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Forget the hose . . . firefighters of the future may be putting out fires with a wave of an electric wand Fire extinguishers may soon be a thing of the past: wave a magic electric wand at a flame and you can snuff it out in milliseconds, according to Dr Ludevico Cademartiri. In a paper presented to the American Chemical Society, Cademartiri’s Harvard University team reported that they had been able to extinguish an 18in flame merely by using an electrified metal wire. The beam of electricity came from a 600 watt amplifier, about the same power as a car stereo system; so, the firefighter of the future would only need an ultra-portable power pack and wire rather than a cumbersome hose and large quantities of water or foam. How does it work, though? It’s based on the observation made some 200 years ago that electricity can change the shape of flames. Previous experiments involved direct current, or DC. But Cademartiri’s team used oscillating AC voltage, and found that the effects were “completely different”: the electrical field charges the carbon particles (or soot) generated by the fire, creating an organised “flow” of charged particles inside the flame that literally pushes the flame away from the fuel source, putting it out. “Essentially, the [electrical field] separates the region that’s hot and burning from the unburnt fuel, so that fuel will not continue to burn,” says Kyle Bishop, a researcher who worked with the team. Cademartiri thinks the method could be a more sophisticated way of putting out fires “than just throwing water at them”. And he and his colleagues are looking at applications beyond firefighting: controlling flames at will in the combustion process could, for example, lead to far more efficient coal, oil and gas-fired energy production. Firefighters Jon Henley guardian.co.uk
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The England manager says he needs only 100 words to communicate with his players. Which other jobs could be done so succinctly? England manager Fabio Capello recently defended his limited grasp of English, saying he needed not more than “100 words maximum” to communicate with his players. Here are some other professions where 100 words of English might suffice. Teacher You sit quiet please everyone now enough gum tie shirt homework yes today excuses no book open page talking stop discipline noise courtesy while others trying learn warning first second final exam board bored absent detention suspend imagery Shakespeare GCSE mock coursework maths note paper whose phone confiscate yes I can speaking class assignment Tuesday read chapter important attention chair face this way why bother hours lack support pay cuts thankless bloody babysitter can’t control teach students ignore education why inspire nonsense thanks bunch Jamie fucking Oliver total waste think quit retrain landscape gardener maybe life coach shut it Callum. Health and safety expert No unsafe not improper unable misuse substandard prevent stop inadequate supervision insurance payment broken accident workplace issue risk assessment circumstances statistically liable beyond control checks scaffolding helmet harness handrail ventilation potential harm noise restriction comply glass signage conker licence venue security fire hazard guidelines slippery visibility sharp exposed danger radiation maximum capacity minimum requirement footwear injury strain repetitive tree masonry responsible adult caution fire electric shock loose lighting litigious compensate of course we’re all going die madam that’s hardly the point due care attention just doing job Daily Mail Littlejohn jerk blame culture lawyers all fun until someone loses eye. Public relations manager Hi very my special new really client clientele like great totally fantastic beautiful legendary iconic fabulous perfect match cutting-edge brilliant world-class true alternative surprising unique buzz angle help relationship synergy we proud partnership longstanding brand profile traditional discerning element visual identity exciting business contact media official press release embargo super idea showcase huge story meet mobile interview Google tweet contact team soon lunch forward look to hearing speak further hesitate don’t call email details host launch champagne reception celebrity A-list mwah RSVP please bring invitation with thanks best love bye Christ you quick coffee now fired idiot Taxi driver Where left right lights immigration stop roadworks traffic not being funny but come over here free council houses bloody liberty politicians all same lying sorry which terminal mate cheeky my right of way pillock anyway immigrants EU taxpayer whole country hell handcart Cameron Clegg Obama not racist bone in body but still Berlusconi hand it to him his age complete mess blocked off cops everywhere dunno go round high street this hour Friday night innit North Circular could do petrol Libya unemployment celebrities Amy Winehouse you’ll never guess who had back cab other day that Lionel Blair no me neither. Fabio Capello Tim Dowling guardian.co.uk
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Airport operator breakup moves step closer as Competition Commission asks interested parties to look again at ruling on BAA’s monopoly Ferrovial, the Spanish industrial group, could on Wednesday move one step closer to the break-up of BAA, the British airports operator it bought five years ago for £10bn. Almost exactly two years ago, the Competition Commission ordered BAA to sell Stansted, Gatwick and either Glasgow or Edinburgh, arguing that the group had a monopoly. BAA, backed by Ferrovial, successfully appealed on a technicality, but the competition watchdog overturned it and the court of appeal reinstated its original ruling. The Competition Commission will now ask interested parties if anything has changed in the intervening two years to make its ruling invalid. Ferrovial has spent the last two years selling off assets – including Gatwick – which has helped it avoid producing a second consecutive annual loss. Selling more BAA airports will boost the coffers further. Ferrovial is also in talks with potential investors to offload a 10% stake in BAA. The sale would take its current 56% stake below the crucial 50% level, allowing it to deconsolidate the debt, wiping €14bn of debt from its balance sheet at a stroke. Ferrovial may be best known in Britain as the owner of BAA, but it also builds roads, bridges, railways and other infrastructure, as well as large commercial buildings such as hotels and offices. Almost two-thirds of its revenues come from outside recession-hit Spain. It has been a torrid couple of years for Ferrovial. Its share price has slumped in over concerns about higher debt costs and slumping public spending on infrastructure projects in Spain in particular and, to a lesser extent, Britain. Construction activity has also severely contracted in Spain because of the economic downturn. Ferrovial president Rafael del Pino recently urged the Spanish government, since it had got the deficit under control, to loosen the purse springs for public investment in infrastructure, citing Brazil and Britain as examples to imitate. The Spanish government has announced a €70bn programme to kickstart the economy with new infrastructure projects, such as more high speed rail links bypassing the capital, in line with the trend for the increasing regionalisation of Spain. But these projects are a long way off. The government also recently announced as part of the privatisation of its airports that it will invite companies to bid to run two of Spain’s biggest airports – Madrid’s Barajas and Barcelona – which could interest Ferrovial. BAA Travel & leisure Air transport Transport Recession Tim Webb guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …NBC, CBS Morning Shows Gloss Over Low Support for Obama’s Libya Attacks, Harsh Criticism
March 29, 2011 No CommentOnly Good Morning America's Jake Tapper on Tuesday pointed out the relatively low public support for Barack Obama's military actions in Libya and the harsh criticism from both the right and the left. On NBC's Today, Chuck Todd parroted, “[Obama] also took the opportunity to rebut critics on the left and the right about how and whether to target Qadhafi with the military. In total the President used the framework of American values to make the case.” On CBS's Early Show, Bill Plante explained, “The President defended his decision to use military force in Libya, he said that when the interests and values of the U.S. are at stake, he has a moral obligation to act.” Good Morning America's Jake Tapper, on the other hand, highlighted both the economic cost and the poor poll numbers. Tapper explained, ” The public, too, is deeply divided. Less than 50 percent of Americans support the military actions and taxpayers are facing a heavy price tag.” Tapper, uniquely, added, “192 Tomahawk missiles at $1.4 million each. $10,000 an hour for each jet and the first week of military action alone? More than $600 million .” The ABC reporter featured clips of Republicans such as Sarah Palin, John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Democrat Dennis Kucinich criticizing the President. To be fair, McCain did appear on the Early Show. But, co-host Erica Hill did not mention the cost or the low poll numbers. Over on Today, Todd rather than quote or feature critics such as McCain, he merely summarized: “Despite this being a foreign policy speech, the congressional reaction is split harshly along partisan lines with Republicans upset about the lack of a time line for an exit strategy and even John McCain being upset that the President didn't want to use the military to dictate regime change.” A transcript of the March 29 GMA segment can be found below: JAKE TAPPER: President Obama described last night how a confluence of events compelled the U.S. to act. The U.S. having a unique ability to stop a massacre, a moral and strategic case to act and, of course, broad support for the action throughout the world. But, George, that did not stop the President's critics. The President said they were a special set of circumstances. BARACK OBAMA: The United States has worked with our international partners to mobilize a broad coalition, secure an international mandate to protect civilians, stop an advancing army, prevent a massacre and establish a no-fly zone. TAPPER: Also clearly informing his decisions were lessons from two previous presidents. Why would the U.S. not militarily seek regime change in Libya? OBAMA: To be blunt, we went down that road in Iraq. TAPPER: But, also the responsibility to prevent a massacre, as did not happen in the former Yugoslavia during Bill Clinton's tenure in 1995. OBAMA: As President, I refuse to wait for the images of slaughter and mass graves before taking action. TAPPER: The critics quickly came out swinging. From the right- SARAH PALIN: That was a profoundly disappointing speech because it proved that President Obama doctrine is still full of chaos and questions. It's dodgy. It's dubious. SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ): We are now fighting on the side of the pro- the anti-Qadhafi rebels. We are paving the way for them. He should acknowledge that. SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-SC): It was almost too late. If we had done this three weeks ago, it would be over. TAPPER: -and from the left. REP. DENNIS KUCINICH (D-OH): People have to understand that we're sacrificing our domestic agenda here. TAPPER: The public, too, is deeply divided. Less than 50 percent of Americans support the military actions and taxpayers are facing a heavy price tag. 192 Tomahawk missiles at $1.4 million each. $10,000 an hour for each jet and the first week of military action alone? More than $600 million. By comparison in Afghanistan, it costs twice that each week. But that's a war with over 100,000 troops on the ground. And President Obama did not offer much by way of cost. That price tag for this action still remains elusive as does an end game. Although President Obama did say he anticipated Qadhafi would desperately cling to power, perhaps setting the stage for a long and protracted conflict. — Scott Whitlock is a news analyst for the Media Research Center. Click here to follow him on Twitter .
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Anne Marie Davis, 46, says Appropriate Adult will cause ‘unimaginable distress’ to victims’ families Fred West’s daughter Anne Marie Davis has broken a 10-year silence to criticise an ITV drama on the “untold story” of how the serial killer and his wife, Rosemary, were brought to justice. Davis, whose mother Rena Costello and half-sisters Charmaine and Heather were all murdered, says the two-part show will revive deeply traumatic memories for the families of the Wests’ victims. “I felt physically sick when I heard about the plans to turn the tragic events which devastated so many people’s lives into a TV drama,” she said. “I haven’t spoken about this for 10 years, and the only reason I am speaking now is because I want ITV to realise they will be causing unimaginable distress to the families of the young girls who were murdered. “No one should kid themselves. The object of this drama is to make money. But the programme makers have to recognise that a lot of vulnerable young women died. “They were real people and their loved ones are real people too who are still suffering and their wounds will only be reopened by a TV drama like this.” The ITV drama, Appropriate Adult, is to focus on the period between Fred West’s arrest and his suicide in prison on New Year’s Day 1995, as he awaited trial for 12 murders. Dominic West, the British star of The Wire, is playing the Gloucester builder, and Monica Dolan has been cast as Rosemary West, who is in prison for 10 murders. The “appropriate adult” referred to is the voluntary social worker Janet Leach, who sat in on police interviews with West because of concerns over his ability to understand the proceedings. She is being played by Emily Watson, who has described the drama as “tasteful” and “dark … but not nasty”. Davis, 46, said: “If the story is scripted from my father’s arrest it will cover the time when all those poor victims were found. I will never forget the images of police officers carrying their remains out of 25 Cromwell Street in crates. “I know how traumatic my own losses have been, but I cannot possibly imagine the pain the other families have suffered and are continuing to suffer.” Davis added: “I knew Fred and Rose were dangerous people, but I didn’t realise how dangerous. I knew they were involved in incest and paedophilia, but I thought it was confined to me. “These are not fictional characters, but extremely complex individuals who only shared their darkest secrets with each other.” Davis, who works in a Gloucester supermarket, said: “I have had customers come up to me and say, ‘Is there anything you can do to stop this programme – or anything we can do?’ “All I can say is that a lot of women and young girls lost their lives in desperately tragic circumstances and they deserve to be remembered – not to be seen as mere public property.” ITV says Appropriate Adult is being produced by the team responsible for previous dramatisations of the Moors murders and the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper. An ITV spokeswoman said: “Appropriate Adult is a factual drama which focuses on the involvement of Janet Leach who was appointed as appropriate adult in the police interviews Fred West gave during the investigation. “We have sought to contact as many relatives and victims as we could with assistance from the police, to let them know about the project and try to address any concerns they may have. “We have conducted dozens of interviews with individuals directly involved in the case over several years. It is certainly not ITV’s wish to cause distress to the families of the Wests’ victims, or their children, and Appropriate Adult does not contain any recreation of the actual crimes themselves. But we believe the factual drama genre is a valid form in which to explore and throw new light on real events.” ITV Crime Television industry Television Steven Morris guardian.co.uk
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Bashar al-Assad is expected to lift emergency laws and announce a crackdown on corruption in a speech Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has sacked his cabinet and suggested significant reforms in his first public intervention in a 10-day-old nationwide uprising. The authoritarian leader, whose silence so far has provoked anger among his people, is expected to deliver the most important speech of his career on Wednesday as he tries to win the trust of a rebellious Syrian people insisting on widespread reform and democratic freedoms. Assad is likely to lift emergency laws, which outlaw public gatherings, and introduce a corruption crackdown in a bid to stay ahead of the revolutionary current sweeping the Middle East. Protests of the scale seen over the past week are unprecedented in Syria, where one of the region’s most formidable police states has crushed dissent, but largely delivered stability for more than four decades. Large pro-government demonstrations were held in the capital Damascus on Tuesday, a week after running street battles between demonstrators and security forces who opened fire on them in the southern city of Deraa and the northern port of Latakia. They came as Assad, who succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, as president in 2000 and has ruled with the same unchecked power, was clearly calculating how to deliver concessions that would appease citizens without being seen to capitulate to them. “What we have in Syria is not yet a revolution. It is unrest in pursuit of legitimate reform,” a Syrian official said. “Assad is a popular president. If there was a vote tomorrow, I think he would win 60% or maybe more. “We have the problem of economic corruption but not political corruption. Assad has a lot of credit in the bank. He needs to cash it in or else we are heading for the unknown. Whatever happens, Syria has changed. The wall of fear for expressing your views has collapsed.” Syria’s protesters have been galvanised by the region’s uprisings and Assad faces a difficult task of convincing the country’s largely impoverished citizens that his old guard can offer the same political buy-in that was triumphantly seized by demonstrators in Tunisia and Egypt. “This is what this is all about for us,” said a Syrian businessman in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. “We want the same opportunity that everyone else is getting. We will not be taken for granted any more.” Another Syrian, who also refused to be named, outlined the fear felt by many in Damascus as the tide of full-blown revolt draws near. “There are a lot of people invested in the status quo,” he said. “And there are good reasons for that. Stability has been paramount in Syria and it is a formula that has delivered safety for many and success for some.” Syria’s ruling class almost exclusively stems from an Alawite sect, which is an offshoot of Shia Islam. Its citizens are majority Sunni Muslims, along with Christian and Druze minorities. Syria has long been prominent in the geopolitics of the region, but has taken on increasing importance over the past three years as the United States has tried to disengage it from Iran, which acts as a main patron. Israel has also tried to lever Syria free from Iran and from the Lebanese militia, Hezbollah. While the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, has condemned the use of violence by security forces, US politicians have been restrained in their criticism, describing Assad as a reformer and insisting that the western military intervention to protect civilians in Libya will not be repeated in Syria. The US recently sent an ambassador to Damascus after an absence of more than five years, during which the Bush White House had accused Assad of allowing his border with Iraq to be used as a turnstile for insurgents fighting US troops. However, suspicions have remained about Syria’s role in the region and its motivations, with near neighbours Iraq and Lebanon convinced that its rulers are continuing to play a pervasive role in their countries. “That is why we are looking at what is happening to Assad with such utter fascination,” said one Lebanese member of parliament. “The circle has turned for him and he is learning that he can no longer get by with the thuggish ways of the past.” As has been the case in Libya and Bahrain, Syria’s rulers have blamed the uprising on outside forces. Buthaina Shaaban, a top adviser to Assad, said that “armed gangs” had been responsible for the chaos. Anti-foreigner sentiment is running high and numerous reporters have been deported. The government has mounted an intensive propaganda campaign, sending demonstrators to the streets of the capital. On Saturday hundreds of families drove through the city waving flags and chanting “God, Syria and Bashar only”. Syria Bashar Al-Assad Arab and Middle East unrest Middle East Martin Chulov guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …Megyn Kelly and Lou Dobbs are Terribly Concerned About the Wisconsin Recall Efforts
March 29, 2011 No Comment
Click here to view this media Remember when Lou Dobbs was on CNN trying to pretend that he was somehow looking out for the working class in America with his reporting on outsourcing and as his series he called ” The War on the Middle Class ?” I used to have an ounce of respect for the man and some of his reporting before he lost his damned mind over the immigration issue and then further lost his mind and went full birther on us after a black man dared to think he could be President of the United States. He got booted off of CNN for his over the top fear mongering on the immigration issue, but he had already proven during his time there that he hated unions . He’s shown himself to be nothing but another corporate shill willing do whatever it takes to make a buck with his recent move to the Fox Business Channel that Kelly touted at the end of this segment with him. He was more than happy during this segment here to help Megyn Kelly sound the alarm on those evil union members looking like they’re possibly going to have some success in the recall efforts in Wisconsin. So much for him being a man of the working people which he clearly showed us he was not a long time ago. Sorry Lou, but when you attack unions and are doing the bidding of the Koch brothers and their allies, you’re attacking their members and the working class, because they are the union. Chris Bowers has more on that in his article at DailyKOS which I’m posting in full here since it was a very short post there to begin with and the content there needs to be spread as far and wide as possible to get the word out to help get these Republicans recalled in Wisconsin. Republicans getting scared about Wisconsin recall : Fox News is sounding the alarm bells in Wisconsin: Their fear is well-grounded. For example, some local organizers are now saying they have surpassed the number of recall petition signatures required against Rpublican state Senator Randy Hopper’s district: Efforts to recall Republican State Senator Randy Hopper from Fon du Lac have reached another milestone, as organizers issue a call for volunteers to turn in any remaining petitions to be counted. Organizer Scott Dillman says he’s sure they have enough signatures to trigger the recall, but he can’t give exact figures yet. He says, processing all the information they’ve collected so far will take a week. Meanwhile, your ad campaign against Randy Hopper is now live. Since 7 am, central time, Monday morning, it has recorded over 400,000 impressions in Randy Hopper’s district. There are only 175,000 people in Randy Hopper’s district. It will run until Monday, April 4th. We’ve got a full-service range of ways to contribute to the recall effort at Orange to Blue now. Please, chip in $5 to help out. And here’s one more link from ActBlue where you can donate towards the recall effort in Wisconsin .
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• Turn on the auto-refresh button below for the latest updates • Email barney.ronay@guardian.co.uk with any musings • Keep up to date with all tonight’s goals with our live scoreboard • And why not follow Barney on Twitter , if that’s your thing 7.24pm: Hello and welcome to live coverage of the most significant England friendly this week. It’s England B v Ghana at Wembley Stadium: The Black Stars versus the slack stars in front of sell-out crowd, many of whom presumably bought their tickets quite a while ago. The big issue here is of course the selection of a weakened team by Fabio Capello. And here is that weakened team in full: England Joe Hart; Glen Johnson, Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Phil Jagielka, James Milner, Gareth Barry, Jack Wilshere; Andy Carroll, Ashley Young, Stewart Downing England Ghana Friendlies Barney Ronay guardian.co.uk
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