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Friday, January 22, 2016

National Hug Day evokes bad memories for Dodgers" AJ Ellis

Farnham celebrates birthday, National Hug Day

National Hug Day is a fun-spirited day designed to unite people, but for Los Angeles Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis, it ended up reminding him of some bad times -- with the "help" of his teammate, of course.

In celebration of National Hug Day, a fan sent a photo to Ellis of him and ace Clayton Kershaw embracing after Kershaw pitched a shutout in San Francisco to clinch the NL West division title last season.

Ellis retweeted the photo to his followers, admiring Kershaw"s ability to hold him -- a "230-pound(ish) giddy schoolboy," in his own words -- after pitching nine scoreless innings.

.@ClaytonKersh22 pitches CG shutout and still has strength to catch and hold a 230lb(ish) giddy schoolboy. #hugday https://t.co/BBDeP5CjVX

AJ Ellis (@AJEllis17) January 21, 2016

Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner seized the otherwise fuzzy moment as an opportunity to taunt his teammate -- because, well, that"s what athletes do.

@AJEllis17 @ClaytonKersh22 @DodgerFoodie @Dodgers I think he was trying to keep you from landing on your mask! #Sniper

Justin Turner (@redturn2) January 21, 2016

Turner is referring to an unfortunate incident that Ellis would rather forget.

While celebrating Josh Beckett"s no-hitter on May 25, 2014, Ellis stepped on the catcher"s mask of the day"s catcher, Drew Butera, and sprained his ankle, which sidelined him for three weeks.

Ellis had some fun with Turner"s conjuring of his unflattering incident, blaming Butera, who is no longer with the Dodgers.

.@redturn2 @ClaytonKersh22 better friend then @drewbutera pic.twitter.com/mY1JtEdBXv

AJ Ellis (@AJEllis17) January 21, 2016

Well, that was a successful celebration of National Hug Day -- with no sprained ankles, thankfully.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2016/01/22/national-hug-day-evokes-bad-memories-for-dodgers-aj-ellis.html

The 100"s New Season 3 Trailer Warns That We Better Start Preparing For Another War

The 100 | Hunted Trailer | The CW

Hope for peace. Prepare for war.

That seems to be The 100"s battle-cry heading into hits highly anticipated third season, which premieres on Thursday, Jan. 21. E! News has your exclusive first look at the CW hit"s newest trailer, which debuted at the 2016 Winter TCA Press Tour, and finds our heroine Clarke (Eliza Taylor) on the run as she"s being "hunted" by everyone after taking off on her own at the end of the season two premiere.

And Clarke is sporting a wild new look in the footage, as well as getting hot and heavy with someone who is not Lexa (Alycia Debnam-Carey, who is returning) or Bellamy (Bob Morley). (Sorry, Clexa and Bellarke fans.)

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Eliza Taylor talked about Clarke"s surprising evolution over the course of the series thus far on the panel, saying, "It has evolved to my surprise. Constantly not knowing where the story is going...every day I get to work and I get to learn and grow with this character."

And Clarke isn"t the only character learning and growing in season three, as a devastated Jasper (Devon Bostick) is still having a hard time dealing with Maya"s death in the season two finale and Raven (Lindsey Morgan) is putting on a tough front about her leg injury...but not everyone is buying her act.

And it looks like that truce with the Grounders might not be a long-lasting one, as Lincoln (Ricky Whittle) warns "the truce will break and we"ll be at war" in the promo. On the panel, showrunner Jason Rothenberg teased fans will learn more about the Grounders in season three, saying,"We tell a lot of stories in [the Grounder capitol] Polis this season," adding there may or may not be a "civil war brewing" there as well.

The 100 season three premieres Thursday, Jan. 21 at 9 p.m. on the CW.

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New planet could be named in honour of Arab thinker

Scientists who discovered new planet explain how they did it

Once it has been confirmed the discovery is definitely a planet, Arab names have been nominated for it.

Al Battani, or Al Batenius, a ninth-century Arab astronomer, astrologer and mathematician, from Syria, would be a great name for the new planet, said Prof Hamid Al Naimiy, an astrophysicist and chancellor of the University of Sharjah and director of the Sharjah Centre for Space Sciences and Astronomy.

Al Battani wrote many books on astronomy and trigonometry and his work was quoted by famous figures such as Nicolaus Copernicus.

Al Battani lived and worked in Raqqa, Syria, and one of his best-known achievements in astronomy was the determination of the solar year as being 365 days, five hours, 46 minutes and 24 seconds, a calculation that was only two minutes and 22 seconds off.

He made great contributions to the field of space and astronomy, and so it would be great to honour him like that by naming a new planet after him, said Prof Al Naimiy, who is also the president of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences, and a member of the International Astronomical Union.

This is exciting news for us, because there are many objects out there, and the more we discover and understand our own solar system, the more information we get the more we understand about our own planet and about our history, he said, pointing out that Planet 9 was still a maybe at this stage.

There will be lots of investigations going on, because for something to be called a planet, it must have a complete orbit around its own star, and in the case of the ninth planet, a complete orbit around the Sun, he said.

The Sharjah Centre for Space Sciences and Astronomy will also be looking into this new discovery. It is an exciting time to be working and studying astronomy and space and beyond, Dr Al Naimiy said.

Ibrahim Al Qasim, project supervisor and manager of strategic research at Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, came up with a more philosophical name for the new planet.

Al Ghareeb, strange one, he said. Because we just discovered it and know nothing about it. Demystifying it will be an exciting journey.

As the UAE prepares to send Al Amal, the Hope probe, to Mars in 2021, which will make the UAE the first Arab country to reach the Red Planet, the possibilities for discoveries are endless.

Who knows, maybe one day we will get a chance to explore it, Mr Al Qasim said.

Both agree that the latest discovery should be a lesson for mankind. The more we discover, the smaller we find we are, and so it should push us closer together as a human race, Mr Al Qasim said.

rghazal@thenational.ae

Source: http://www.thenational.ae/uae/science/new-planet-could-be-named-in-honour-of-arab-thinker

Thursday, January 21, 2016

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

Donkey Of The Day 2016 | Stacey Dash (There Shouldn"t Be A Black History Month)

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

Geraldo Rivera - Part 2 - Marita Lorenz
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/