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Thứ Năm, 9 tháng 7, 2015
Seems like the MLB has one less problem without her.
A day after footage emerged of Ariana Grande saying she hates America after secretly licking doughnuts, the singer has pulled out of a Cincinnati concert for Major League Baseball.
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On Tuesday, TMZ published security footage of Grande and her friends in a doughnut shop in which she covertly licked a doughnut on a display counter...
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Not once, but twice.
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Thứ Tư, 8 tháng 7, 2015
Then take a quick quiz to find the shoe of your running dreams.
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BuzzFeed Life spoke with Harry Pino, PhD, exercise physiologist at the Sports Performance Center at NYU Langone Medical Center, and Mary Arnold, Field Marketing Manager for Running Specialty Group.
Here's what they say you should look for when choosing a new running shoe.
The way your foot pronates determines how your body absorbs the impact of running. There are three kinds of pronation:
Underpronation (also called supination)
This is when you tend to strike the ground with the outside of your feet as you run. You'll notice that the outside edges of your soles usually get worn down first. Underpronators need neutral shoes with extra cushioning.
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The team has lost a significant battle in its efforts to retain its federally registered trademark of the name.
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A federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia has agreed that the Washington Redskins should lose their federal trademark registration because the term is "disparaging" to Native Americans.
In a statement issued to BuzzFeed News, attorney Jesse Witten — who represents the defendant, Navajo activist Amanda Blackhorse — called it "a victory for human dignity and for my courageous clients who have waited so long for this ruling."
In his opinion, Judge Gerald Bruce Lee agreed that there is evidence that the term was known to possibly "disparage a substantial composite of Native Americans" when the trademark registration was issued in 1967.
The team's registered trademark was first stripped in 2014, when the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board found the term was disparaging to Native Americans.
In an interview with BuzzFeed News last week, the team's long-time attorney, Bob Raskopf, said the team would immediately appeal to the 4th circuit if the judge did not rule in their favor. Raskopf did not immediately respond to a request for comment following Lee's decision today.
The decision in the 4th circuit will likely be appealed to the Supreme Court. The team is allowed to use the name and logo as a registered trademark until the appeals process is finished.
In the decision, Judge Lee quoted the outspoken former NBA player, Allen Iverson:
"Just as Allen Iverson once reminded the media that they were wasting time at the end of the Philadelphia 76ers' season 'talking about practice' and not an actual professional basketball game, the Court is similarly compelled to highlight what is at issue in this case — trademark registration, not the trademarks themselves."
The team has argued that the Lanham Act — which says a registered trademark can not be issued if it "may disparage" a group of people — violates their First Amendment rights. Lee argued that the registration "cancellations do not burden, restrict, or prohibit [the team's] ability to use the marks."
In short: The Washington Redskins can still use the name, mascot, and any associated imagery as a legal trademark, but without government registration, so can anyone else. In the past, the team has said the loss of the registration would cause significant loss of profit.
Trademark registrations are issued by the U.S. Government, and the arguments heard by Lee focused heavily on the issue of "government speak," and whether or not having a government seal on a registration is in essence an endorsement of the trademark. This was recently debated in the Supreme Court on the subject of government-issued license plates bearing the Confederate Flag. The Supreme Court ruled against the use of the Flag, and Lee agreed in his opinion today.
"It is within the discretion of the federal government to deny registration to marks that 'may disparage,'" he said.
Team owner Dan Snyder has said on numerous occasions that he will "never" change the name, arguing it "honors" Native Americans.
Lee agreed that the team produced "evidence that some members of the Native American community did not ever, and do not now, find 'redskin' disparaging, whether in the context of the 'Washington Redskins' or not." However, he listed significant evidence presented by Blackhorse's team that evidence from dictionaries, media, and statements from Native Americans between 1967 and 1990 that he feels is evidence enough to conclude that the term was known to possibly "disparage" Native Americans at the time.
In an interview last week, Raskopf argued that those who oppose the term are a small, but vocal, minority, and that "white people think 'Redskins' is worse than Native Americans do."
Read the full decision here:
LINK: Washington Redskins Lawyer: White People Think "Redskins" Is Worse Than Native Americans Do
Mayor Bill de Blasio called for a ticker-tape parade to be held Friday to honor the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, which made history with a 5–2 victory over Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Team USA celebrates at a rally in Los Angeles on July 7.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's office announced Tuesday that the city will hold a ticker-tape parade for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team on Friday.
The parade will kick off at 11 a.m. at the Battery in lower Manhattan, then head up the the Canyon of Heroes before concluding with a ceremony at City Hall for a limited number of people.
The history of ticker-tape parades in New York City extends back to 1886, when the Statue of Liberty was unveiled. There have been a total of 206 ticker-tape parades in the city, the most recent in February 2012 when the New York Giants won the 46th Super Bowl.
The celebrations are named after the material once used as a recording medium for tape machines but that doubles as a type of confetti during parades.
While individual female athletes (like Gertrude Ederle, who successfully swam across the English Channel in 1926) have been honored with parades in the past, the event on Friday appears to be the first for a women's team.
BuzzFeed News has reached out to the mayor's office for confirmation.
Team USA made history and broke records on Sunday when they toppled Japan 5–2 in the FIFA Women's World Cup final match in Vancouver. They also became the only women's soccer team to win three World Cup championships.
United States co-captain and midfielder Carli Lloyd set a record in the match for scoring the fastest hat trick — three goals in a single match — in World Cup history. Lloyd finished the tournament with two awards: the Silver Boot and Golden Ball, given to the top scorer and best all-around player in the games.
American goalkeeper Hope Solo also walked away with an additional trophy, the Golden Glove, which is given to the best keeper in the tournament. The United States defense, collectively, tied Germany for the most minutes played without conceding a goal at 540.
BuzzFeed News has reached out to the USWNT for further comment.
It’s like putting a new extension on your house just to annoy your neighbour.
The 61,000 capacity makes it a few hundred seats bigger than Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, which had Arsenal fans reacting like...
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