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Tuesday, August 23, 2016

"Teen Mom OG" Star Farrah Abraham Makes Racist Comment, Slams Kardashians

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Farrah Abraham has lost her fair share of fans over the years, but this Teen Mom OG star just said something that might upset even more people. Starcasm shared that during a recent podcast, Farrah Abraham made a comment that is considered racist by a lot of people, and she also slammed the Kardashians at the same time. Farrah was on with the hosts of the Allegedly podcast, Theo Von and Matthew Cole Weiss, when she made these comments.

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Farrah talked to them for an hour, and they talked about a lot of things that were controversial. Cole asked her a question that he asks to all of his guests. He asked Farrah, Would you bang a lot of brothers? The answer that Farrah Abraham gave him isnt going to go over well. At first, Farrah Abraham was very confused, and she said, Brothers? What does that mean? Brothers? I have no brothers. Then she realized what he was talking about in the question. He then explained to Farrah that he meant black guys.

After that, Farrah Abraham gave her answer, and it didnt go over well. In response, she said, Im really not into black guys. I think thats more of a Kardashian thing. G*d bless them.

Of course, some of the Kardashians have dated black men. Khloe was married to Lamar Odom, and Kim Kardashian is married to Kanye West. Kourtney Kardashians ex-boyfriend and the father of her children is Scott Disick, who is white.

Farrah Abraham says she"s never date Black men because that"s a "Kardashian thing" ???? https://t.co/8X2ap58LoB pic.twitter.com/1fjFUuDmpL

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When Farrah Abraham was on The Millionaire Matchmaker recently, Patti Stranger set her up with a black man. Farrah didnt say anything about it, but this may be why this relationship didnt work out. Farrah should have probably told Patti what kind of guys she liked to date before she set her up.

Farrah did retweet an article about someone saying this was low-key racism, and she doesnt seem to mind what people are saying. So far, Farrah Abraham isnt defending herself against the allegations in any way.

It is almost time for Farrah to come back in a new season of Teen Mom: OG. People recently shared some of what you can expect to see from everyone in the upcoming season of the show. Last season, Farrah threatened to quit the show after pushing a producer, but she will be back once again. She left the show and went to Los Angeles at the end of the program.

Now, Farrah Abraham is looking to find love once again, and of course, they will be documenting that on the new season of Teen Mom OG. The relationship with Simon Saran didnt work out, and now, Farrah is moving on to find someone new. Farrah is really busy with her daughter, though. She recently shared some of the details about Sophias modeling career.

What Im most proud of is Sophia is really into fashion. Shes opening up her own Sophia Laurent boutique store in Austin, Texas. Shes mentioned in New York Fashion Week. Shes in children model magazines. Im so proud of Sophia and that doesnt even really impact her real life. Shes just been so successful on her own so thats just awesome to me.

This should be such an interesting season with Farrah Abraham and the other girls on Teen Mom OG. This is a season that you do not want to miss. New episodes start airing on August 22.

Are you shocked by what Farrah Abraham had to say about dating someone who is black and also the Kardashians? Do you think that this is an opinion she should have kept to herself? Sound off in the comments section below, and dont miss Teen Mom OG when it returns to MTV.

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Source: http://www.inquisitr.com/3424424/teen-mom-og-star-farrah-abraham-makes-racist-comment-slams-kardashians/

Monday, August 22, 2016

Sasha Banks Loses WWE SummerSlam Title To Charlotte But Why?

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After Sasha Banks lost to Charlotte during the 2016 SummerSlam on August 21, everyone couldnt figure out why. We also then realized she was removed from all listings for the next house shows overthe entire next month so what happened?

Sasha Banks WWE Womens Title loss was actually decided a week ago, PWInsider is reporting.She was actually hurt and needed time off to recovery; the nature of the injury isnt certain at this time, nor is the length of her hiatus. Of course everyone started wondering what was going on after she was taken offall listings on the WWE websitefor next month. She will not be returning until the event on September 23 on Moline, Illinois.

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Before SummerSlam went down, Sasha chatted with WWE and actually choked up about the recent change with WWE the Divas were now remained to SuperStars, and put on the same level as the men.

I dont know why Im crying. I cant take it, she said at the beginning of the injury. First of all, I never thought this day would actually happen. I always prayed that they would change that title Ive always hated it, the Butterfly belt.

To know that theyve renamed almost a whole devision because theyre treating us like were equal it;s not the divas devision anymore, were superstars, she raved. We work so hard. The women here at WWE work so hard to be respected. Were here as WWE Superstars. The belt, the championship, is so beautiful. Its more than a dream come true.

Of course, her emotional response makes us realize just how difficult it must have been to give it up. However, were happy to see that shes taking time to recover. Are you sad to see her go,HollywoodLifers? Let us know.

Source: http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/08/22/sasha-banks-loses-wwe-summerslam-title-reason-hurt/

Power Take: Meb Keflezighi"s final marathon will bring back memories

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He is one of the ultimate American athletic success stories.

Meb Keflezighi and his family fled their native Eritrea in the late 1980s, refugees from a war for independence with Ethiopia. He grew up in San Diego, becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1998, the same year he graduated from UCLA. He is probably best known for his performance in the 2014 Boston Marathon, the year after the bombings at the famed footrace.

Keflezighi became the first American to win Boston in 31 years with a gutsy run. His fist pumps as he approached the finish line to the chants of USA! and the tears on his face embody the emotion of that day. Keflezighi understood his run, and his win, wasnt for himself but for the country, now his country.

Sunday, at age 41, he will run in his final Olympics and face a formidable field.

He isnt a favorite to medal, but as marathoners know anything can happen over 26.2 miles and you never count Meb out. What is guaranteed from Keflezighi is a mixture of heart and courage with gratitude and joy.

Its a journey from refugee to American running inspiration with its final act on the international stage.

Source: http://buckyandsully.buffalonews.com/2016/08/18/power-take-keflezighis-final-marathon-will-bring-back-memories/

Welcome, Billy Bush! TODAY celebrates the newest member of our family

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Viewers who tuned in throughout our Olympic coverage in Rio saw Billy Bush join the rest of the TODAY gang live on Copacabana beach. And we"ve got good news the Games may be over, but Billy"s sticking around!

Monday marks his first day in Studio 1A as an official member of the TODAY team, and we couldn"t be more excited about it.

With Natalie Morales making her move to Los Angeles to serve as our West Coast anchor and to tend to her "Access Hollywood" hosting duties and with Sunday TODAY and "Morning Joe" anchor Willie Geist passing one of his "many hats," we had a big spot to fill at the TODAY"s Take table, and Billy has pulled up a chair.

Willie Geist passes one of his "many hats" to Billy Bush: TODAY"s 3rd hour Play Video - 1:56

But Willie and the other anchors weren"t the only ones with a special welcome for Billy Monday. Ellie Kemper, Meghan Trainor, Lori Loughlin and a long line of other stars offered him some warm words, too.

And one special guest even stopped by to deliver his welcome and some of Billy"s favorite New York noshes live and in person: Regis Philbin!

"Let me tell you something, Billy Bush lived down the street and grew up 20 blocks from here," the legendary host said. "And I"ve see him all the years out in L.A. and here he is, finally, back in New York where you belong!"

But it was one not-so-star-studded greeting via video from a couple of Billy"s biggest fans that really got to him.

Get to know Billy Bush - from Billy himself, as his parents send special wishes Play Video - 4:39

"Billy Boy, you"ve given us a lot of joy in the last 15 year on "Access Hollywood," and now you"re coming home," his father, Jonathan Bush, said in the clip. "We"re going to have great fun watching the new show."

Mom Josephine added, "Thanks for all the joy you"ve given us. We love you!"

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Billy Bush"s parents Jonathan and Josephine.

Here"s hoping Billy wasn"t planning to make it through his big day with dry eyes.

What TV moment does Billy Bush regret? Regis Philbin quizzes Al and Tamron Play Video - 3:34

Of course, while Billy"s officially an anchor now, he"s long been a familiar face around here. Before his work in Rio, he had already established himself as a friend, frequent visitor and guest host on TODAY.

Willie put it best when he said, "(He"s) a good and an old friend and a great guy who we already feel is part of the family."

RELATED: Congratulations, Natalie Morales! TODAY anchor to head west for new role

And we can"t wait to see what the future holds now that he"ll be with us every morning.

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Source: http://www.today.com/popculture/welcome-billy-bush-today-celebrates-newest-member-family-t102076

Provost Wickert discusses construction, classroom improvements on ...

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Provost Jonathan Wickert sat down with the Iowa State Daily on Friday afternoon to discuss goals, initiatives and recent news from the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost. One of the topics discussed was recent and future classroom renovations on campus.

In order to accommodate continued growth in student enrollment, his office has taken a series of steps to improve classrooms on campus.

The first step was to use the full capacity of current spaces, using them as responsibly and efficiently as possible, Wickert said. He and his office use data to look at how classrooms are being used throughout the course of the day, focusing on both the instructional periods of the day and time outside of those periods, such as in the evenings when the classrooms are often used for study groups, clubs and lectures.

Being conscious about space usage has allowed the school to become more efficient over the last eight years.

"We are [now] using our existing classrooms about as efficiently as we can," Wickert said.

The second step was to be systematic about renovating and improving current classrooms.

About two years ago, an initiative was implemented on campus called the "Classroom Improvement Initiative." To start this initiative, an external architect graded all 214 of the centrally controlled classrooms on campus based on the quality of the space, the ventilation, the technology, the seating, etc., and gave advice on how to use the spaces better.

"We looked at all those classrooms and prioritized some projects, so every year we"re going to work on the highest priority projects and improve the quality of these classrooms," Wickert said.

Pearson Hall is the first building in this series that will see renovations.

An example of one of these major renovations is Marston Hall, home of the College of Engineering.

This summer, the 110-year-old building named after Anson Marston, the first dean of the College of Engineering, went through a complete renovation process.

The building is rich in ISU history, but its outdated infrastructure had started causing tangible facility issues, and the overall design of the building was not meeting the needs of students with student growth and changes in technology.

"[We said], lets keep the historic part of the building, which is wonderful. We want to keep that feel, but we want to update it," Wickert said. "Make it a more modern kind of place that you would want for a college of engineering."

During the renovation process, construction crews completely gutted the entire inside of the building, and removed all of the walls on the inside of the building to put in two new elevators, move the stairwells, etc.

"Saying renovation is almost not doing the project full credit," Wickert said.

The new design highlights improved offices, added classroom capacity, increased technology capabilities and more.

"What we"ve accomplished with [this renovation] is to make it a more student-focused kind of building," Wickert said.

The construction on the hall was finished this summer, and an official rededication of the building will be on Sept. 29.

The last step in accommodating student growth that Wickert discussed is constructing new buildings.

A large addition to Bessey Hall is being added this fall, and a new teaching/research building for the biosciences programs is being constructed near the horse barn on campus. These projects are supported by state appropriations and private funds and will add classrooms, office space and more.

Construction for a new Student Innovation Center, a more than 100,000-square-foot four-story building, will begin this winter, starting with the demolition of a few buildings on campus. The new center will be located between the College of Engineering and the College of Design on Central Campus, Wickert said.

The combination of these steps using space efficiently, doing renovations and building new facilities mixed with new, improved teaching methods has allowed Iowa State to better accommodate the growing number of enrolled students.

Source: http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/academics/article_8da9b7a8-679b-11e6-899c-c7a440aef07b.html

Judge in Texas temporarily blocks Obama"s transgender rules

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Austin A federal judge in Texas is blocking for now the Obama administration"s directive to U.S. public schools that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.

Hundreds of school districts Monday woke up to news of the order by U.S. District Judge Reed O"Connor on the first day of class in Texas and elsewhere.

The decision dated Sunday comes after Texas and 12 other states challenged the Obama directive as unconstitutional during a hearing in Fort Worth last week. It applies to schools nationwide, as many districts reopen this week after the summer vacation.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, immediately cheered the decision.

"This president is attempting to rewrite the laws enacted by the elected representatives of the people, and is threating to take away federal funding from schools to force them to conform," Paxton said. "That cannot be allowed to continue, which is why we took action to protect states and school districts."

The federal government told U.S. public schools in May that transgender students must be allowed to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity. That announcement came days after the Justice Department sued North Carolina over a state law that requires people to use public bathrooms that correspond with the s*x on their birth certificate, which U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch had likened to policies of racial segregation. Republicans have argued such laws are commonsense privacy safeguards.

Schools were not explicitly told to comply or lose federal funds. But the Obama administration also didn"t rule out that possibility in court documents filed in July, saying recipients of federal education dollars "are clearly on notice" that antidiscrimination polices must be followed. Texas alone gets roughly $10 billion in federal education funds.

The lawsuit was filed in May by Texas, Alabama, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Utah and Georgia, and the Republican governors of Maine, Mississippi and Kentucky. Two small school districts in Arizona and Texas, which have fewer than 600 students combined and no transgender persons on their campuses, also joined the effort to prevent the directive from being enforced.

Source: http://www.whio.com/news/national/judge-texas-temporarily-blocks-obama-transgender-rules/ZWFL5P1qja4C9XDMpvRc6N/

NY Times reporter wants Google to suppress information about Hillary

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Farhad Manjoo is a reporter for the New York Times who writes about tech issues. His latest passion is a beef with free speech, though of course as a leftist, he would never frame it that way.

More specifically, Manjoo is upset that a Google search about Hillarys health turns up what he calls conspiracy theories. And because hes decided the negative information available on line about her health is unfounded, Google should fix the problem.

Now as a quick aside, the point isnt even whether something is a conspiracy theory, or not. Free speech means that if people want to put hard facts up on the Internet, they can. And if people want to put conspiracy theories on the Internet, they can as well.

And, as another aside, Mr. Manjoo is not the arbiter of what is fact and what is fiction, or a conspiracy theory as he calls it. Thats the whole point of free speech. When speech is censored, who does the censoring? Who decides what is acceptable speech and what is unacceptable? That is the slippery slope we should not step on (though its a bit late for that warning since were already sliding and picking up speed with black ice ahead when October rolls around, America loses control of the Internet, and the vacuum is filled by countries that are bad actors.)

Breitbart reports:

Go online and put down, Hillary Clinton illness, and take a look at the videos yourself, Rudy Giuliani recently said on Fox News, during an argument about how sick Clinton really is.

Manjoo of the Times called for Google to fix the problem of search results possibly hurting the Democratic nominee.

Google should fix this. It shouldnt give quarter to conspiracy theorists, Manjoo tweeted.

Democrats = leftists = progressives = fascists.

Farhad Manjoo is a reporter for the New York Times who writes about tech issues. His latest passion is a beef with free speech, though of course as a leftist, he would never frame it that way.

Breitbart reports:

Go online and put down, Hillary Clinton illness, and take a look at the videos yourself, Rudy Giuliani recently said on Fox News, during an argument about how sick Clinton really is.

Manjoo of the Times called for Google to fix the problem of search results possibly hurting the Democratic nominee.

Google should fix this. It shouldnt give quarter to conspiracy theorists, Manjoo tweeted.

Democrats = leftists = progressives = fascists.

Source: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/08/ny_times_reporter_wants_google_to_suppress_information_about_hillary.html