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Yes, Stacey Dash, white people do get NAACP Image and BET awards

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Donald Trump weighed in on the #OscarsSoWhite situation Wednesday by pointing out what some are calling a double standard: Why do black people get to criticize the Oscars for being nearly all white, when white people dont get nominated at the BET Awards?

In a remote interview with Fox and Friends, Trump said he was impressed with Clueless actress and Fox News correspondent Stacey Dash, who suggested that there shouldnt be a Black History Month, and that the BET Awards and the NAACP Image Awards shouldnt exist.

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Black awards shows are a problem, she said, because youre only awarded if youre black. In his interview, Donald Trump agreed, and went a bit further saying that the whites dont get any nominations at the BET awards.

Actually, neither of those statements is true.

Last year, Sam Smith who is white was not only nominated at the BET Awards, but won the Best New Artist award, beating out the likes of Fetty Wap and Rae Sremmurd. Iggy Azalea, a white rapper from Australia, was nominated for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist.

Sam Smith also won an NAACP Image Award in the "Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration" category that year. In fact, 4 of the 10 nominees in that category were white. Steven Spielberg won a Vanguard Award at the ceremony in 2000, and "Star Wars" director George Lucas received one in 2012.

Returning to the BET Awards, Robin Thicke has been nominated four times, most recently in 2014 for Best Collaboration in Blurred Lines. Daft Punk, a pair of white men from France, were nominated that same year for Best Group.

Other white artists spotlighted at past BET awards include Eminem (nominated five times, including once during the inaugural year of the awards) and Justin Bieber (nominated in 2010 for Best New Artist).

Non-black artists of color have also been represented among nominees, in particular at the NAACP Image Awards. In recent years, stars of South Asian heritage such as "The Mindy Project" star Mindy Kaling, and Erik Valdez, a Latino actor who appears in "General Hospital," have been nominated.

Both the BET Awards and the NAACP Image Awards were founded, and still exist because, as the official NAACP site says, "the lack of racial diversity in the entertainment industry still exists."

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Source: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-white-people-naacp-bet-awards-20160121-htmlstory.html

Chicago Bulls rank second in NBA"s Most Popular Jersey and Team Merchandise lists

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NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2016 The Chicago Bulls once again are one of the most popular teams in the NBA, ranking second in team merchandise sales. The defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors retained top honors on the NBAs Most Popular Jersey and Team Merchandise lists. Results are based on NBAStore.com sales from October 2015 through December 2015 and reflect a record-breaking holiday shopping season. NBAStore.com had its largest Black Friday (Nov. 27) and Cyber Monday (Nov. 30) in history, with combined sales up 20 percent from the previous year.

Rounding out the top five players are the Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James (No. 2), the Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant (No. 3), the New York Knicks Kristaps Porzingis (No. 4), who earned a spot on the list for the first time after a sensational start to his rookie year, and the Oklahoma City Thunders Kevin Durant (No. 5).

Following the Warriors and Bulls, the Cavaliers came in at No. 3, the Lakers at No. 4 and the Knicks at No. 5.

Additional highlights:

The Bulls Jimmy Butler makes his debut on the list at No. 10.
Bryant jumps three positions from the latest list (June 2015) to No. 3, while Durant and Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook each move up six spots to Nos. 5 and 7, respectively.
Two-time NBA All-Star Paul George of the Indiana Pacers earns his highest ranking ever at No. 12.

Top 15 Most Popular NBA Jerseys:

Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors

LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers

Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers

Kristaps Porzingis, New York Knicks

Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder

Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls

Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder

Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers

James Harden, Houston Rockets

Jimmy Butler, Chicago Bulls

Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors

Paul George, Indiana Pacers

Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans

Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers

Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks

Top 10 Most Popular Team Merchandise:

Golden State Warriors

Chicago Bulls

Cleveland Cavaliers

Los Angeles Lakers

New York Knicks

San Antonio Spurs

Oklahoma City Thunder

Miami Heat

Boston Celtics

L.A. Clippers

Source: http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/release/chicago-bulls-rank-second-nbas-most-popular-jersey-and-team-merchandise-lists

Jennifer Lawrence sar Marita Lorenz in un biopic sulla celebre amante di Fidel Castro - BadTaste.it

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Secondo lHollywood ReporterJennifer Lawrence vestir i panni diMarita Lorenz in Marita, biopic sullamante del leader cubano Fidel Castro diventata in seguito un aspirantre assassina.

La sceneggiatura verr firmata da Eric Warren Singer, sceneggiatore di American Hustle LApparenza Inganna.

Marita Lorenz incontr Fidel Castro quando era una diciannovenne. I due iniziarono una relazione che lasci Marita incinta di Castro. Dopo otto mesi di passione, il leader cubano perse interesse verso la donna, che fu costretta ad abortire. In seguito Marita attir lattenzione della CIA,e venne cos ingaggiata per assassinare il proprio ex-amante, missione che non port mai a termine.

La Sony Pictures produrr il film insieme a Matt Tolmach. Prossimamente vedremo al Lawrence in Joy, nuovo film di David O. Russell.

Source: http://www.badtaste.it/2016/01/20/jennifer-lawrence-marita-lorenz-biopic-celebre-amante-fidel-castro/157915/

Ashley Tisdale Says She"s "Open" to Doing NBC"s Live "Hairspray" Musical ...

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With the 10th anniversary of High School Musical right around the corner, is Ashley Tisdale is ready to take on another musical extravaganza?

The Clipped star chatted with ET recently, where she opened up about whether or not she"s join NBC"s upcoming live production of Hairspray.

"I"d have to obviously stay open to [the idea]," said Tisdale, whose HSM co-star, Zac Efron, starred in the acclaimed big-screen Hairspray remake in 2007.

However, the 30-year-old actress said that the pressure would be a lot greater than what she"s accustomed to.

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"With sitcoms it"s in front of a live audience, but you"re able to go back and, like, redo it if you mess up," Tisdale explained, adding that she "couldn"t imagine" how embarrassing it would be if she "messed up" on live TV.

While there"s no word yet on whether fans will hear Tisdale singing the hits from Hairspray, she did reveal that she"s working on some new music of her own -- but it might be a while before it"s ready.

"I have some ideas, but Im just in the studio kind of feeling out where my voice is," Tisdale shared. "Right now I"m just trying to figure out what kind of music I want to do and where I fit in."

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In the meantime, Tisdale is keeping herself busy with her newest endeavor: a line of graphic tees for Signorelli.

"A lot of the stuff is inspired by me and my girlfriends and what we say together," said Tisdale, who also serves as creative director for Signorelli.

With all her various projects occupying her time, Tisdale says that starting a family with her husband, Christopher French, isn"t something she"s planning on in the immediate future.

"I"m not having kids anytime soon!" Tisdale told ET, laughing.

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While having children might not be in the cards for her just yet, she is working on creating a new show for herself to star in.

"I think one of the main priorities right now is producing a TV show for myself and doing a character that I love," said Tisdale, who executive produces Freeform sitcom Young & Hungry.

Tisdale recently spoke with ET about Disney Channel"s highly-anticipated High School Musicalanniversary. Check out the video below to hear more.

Source: http://www.etonline.com/tv/180414_ashley_tisdale_says_she_open_to_doing_nbc_live_hairspray_musical_teases_new_music/

IG Slams OPM for Continued IT Security Weaknesses

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In the wake of a massive data breach OPM is finally beginning to improve its IT security posture but continues to fail to meet FISMA requirements, the OPM inspector general has said.

It said it has additional concerns with the manner in which the agency is attempting to quickly fix longstanding problems that have been mounting for decades.

OPM is migrating all its systems into a new technical infrastructure the Shell but is not prepared to address many of the very difficult challenges this entails, according to the IG.In its fiscal 2015 FISMA audit of the agency, the IG noted an overall lack of compliance that seems to permeate the agencys IT security program.

As an example, it highlighted OPMs extremely poor decision to put system security assessment and authorizations on hold until applications are migrated into the Shell, and one that make it likely that the IT security controls of OPMs systems will remain neglected during the time that it takes to move the systems to the new environment something that could take years.

The IG said it remains concerned that agency systems will not be protected against another attack.

It credited OPM with having reorganized the Office of the CIO and for establishing an enterprise network security operations center responsible for incident detection and response.

However it cited a long list of shortcomings including:-OPMs system development life cycle policy is not enforced for all system development projects;-OPM does not maintain a comprehensive inventory of servers, databases, and network devices;-Up to 23 major OPM information systems are operating without a valid Authorization;-OPM does not have a mature continuous monitoring program;-Multi-factor authentication is not required to access OPM systems in accordance with OMB memorandum M-11-11;-Many individuals with significant information security responsibility have not taken specialized security training in accordance with OPM policy; and,-OPM has not configured its virtual private network servers to automatically terminate remote sessions in accordance with agency policy.

Source: http://www.fedweek.com/uncategorized/ig-slams-opm-for-continued-it-security-weaknesses/

Ashley Tisdale Says She"s "Open" to Doing NBC"s Live "Hairspray" Musical ...

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