Beyonce lip sync national anthem

Beyonce lip sync: Is it possible that Beyoncé sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" live at President Obama’s inauguration, after all? Or that she sang some of it live and let a prerecorded tape carry the rest?

This comes up because the Marine Band has backed off a statement that the ex-Destiny’s Child singer lip-synced the song all the way through. Right now the situation seems to be this: The sound of the Marine Band under the national anthem was a prerecorded track. Musicians did not have enough time to practice with Beyoncé before the inauguration to do otherwise.
But the Marine Band has no idea what Beyoncé herself did.

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Sloane Stephens and Serena Williams

Last night, the torch of American women’s tennis was passed from one generation to the next, from a mentor to her protégé. Or something like that. There are multiple issues with the narrative that sprung up in the hours both leading up to and following Sloane Stephens’s surprising victory over Serena Williams in the Australian Open quarterfinals. But before getting to that, let’s acknowledge one remarkable plot point: for the first time in her nearly two decades as a professional tennis player, Serena Williams lost to an American younger than herself.

Stop for a moment and take that in. It’s a commentary both on Williams’s dominance of the women’s tennis world for much of the past decade and, more broadly, on the otherwise unremarkable state of American women’s tennis. Stephens’s three-set victory, we’re told, offers hope that the latter half of that statement might be a thing of the past.

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Lone Star College (Wednesday, 23/01/2013)

What happened in Texas today? We listened all this words: Texas shooting, School Shooting, Lone Star College shooting, Shooting in Texas, Texas School Shooting, Shooting, Houston Shooting, Texas College Shooting...
As normality returned to a Houston-area community college Wednesday the day after a campus shooting that injured three, officials expressed relief that the violence did not escalate into the kind of mass-casualty rampage that has horrified the nation in past months.

The initial shock that gripped the campus during a lockdown and concern over the injured in the immediate aftermath of the shooting gave way to an almost palpable sense of gratitude Wednesday that the Lone Star College's North Harris campus did not become another "active shooter" scenario. Officials have determined that the shooting started because of an argument.
"A shooting on a campus, in which three people were hit by gunfire, is bad enough," the Harris County Sheriff's Office said in a Tuesday post on its Facebook account. "But we are grateful that this worrisome incident at Lone Star College today (North Harris campus) did not escalate into the kind of shocking event we saw at Newtown, CT."

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Top 5 Pictures That Shocked The World

5. Bhopal Gas Tragedy 1984 (Pablo Bartholomew)

Pablo Bartholomew is an acclaimed Indian photojournalist who captured the Bhopal Gas Tragedy into his lens. Twenty-six years have passed since India’s worst industrial catastrophe injured 558,125 people and killed as many as 15,000. Because safety standards and maintenance procedures had been ignored at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, a leak of methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals triggered a massive environmental and human disaster. Photographer Pablo Bartholomew rushed to document the catastrophe. He came across a man who was burying a child. This scene was photographed by both Pablo Bartholomew and Raghu Rai, another renowned Indian photojournalist. “This expression was so moving and so powerful to tell the whole story of the tragedy”, said Raghu Rai.


4. World Trade Center 9/11 (Steve Ludlum)

The power of Steve Ludlum’s photos are astounding, and the written description only tends to dilute the impact. The consequences of the second aircraft crashing into New York’s WTC were devastating: fireballs erupted and smoke billowed from the skyscrapers anticipating the towers’ collapse and monstrous dust clouds.

3. After the Tsunami (Arko Datta)

One of the most representative and striking photos of the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami was taken by Reuters photographer Arko Datta in Tamil Nadu. He won the World Press Photo competition of 2004. Kathy Ryan, jury member and picture editor of The New York Times Magazine, characterized Datta’s image as a “graphic, historical and starkly emotional picture.”

“After the Tsunami” illustrates an Indian woman lying on the sand with her arms outstretched, mourning a dead family member. Her relative was killed by one of the deadliest natural disasters that we have ever seen: the Indian Ocean tsunami.


2. Operation Lion Heart (Deanne Fitzmaurice)

Pulitzer Prize award winning photojournalist Deanne Fitzmaurice won the highly respected award in 2005 for the photographic essay “Operation Lion Heart.”

“Operation Lion Heart” is the story of a 9-year-old Iraqi boy who was severely injured by an explosion during one of the most violent conflicts of modern history – the Iraq War. The boy was brought to a hospital in Oakland, CA where he had to undergo dozens of life-and-death surgeries. His courage and unwillingness to die gave him the nickname: Saleh Khalaf, “Lion Heart”.

Deanne Fitzmaurice’s shocking photographs ran in the San Francisco Chronicle in a five-part series written by Meredith May.

1. Tragedy of Omayra Sanchez (Frank Fourier)

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Hey...She is real ! Real Barbie

Valeria Lukyanova (21 year old) has become an internet sensation in her home country of Russia, claiming on her blog to be the most famed woman on the Russian-language internet. 
Her doll-like features, long blonde hair and ‘perfect’ body make her look like a real life Barbie. 

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How to Paint a Concrete Floor

Painting a concrete floor can turn a room you didn't want to step into, into a room where you want to spend hours together! When the best hardwood or the most luxurious carpet doesn't do the trick, you can create magic with concrete floor paint. Now we're going to leave you to visualize the space and the design, and tell you how to go about the actual process, which you can further enhance with your creativity.

Before You Begin
The method provided here is best suited to interior spaces that are not exposed to excessive heat. For instance, in case you have to paint your garage floor, it is better to consult an expert in the field and get the work done professionally. In these areas, the heat is excessive which may cause the paint to peel if the floor has not been prepped thoroughly.
When using any solution/paint, follow only the manufacturer's instructions. This is particularly important because some products are to be used at particular temperatures, have to be mixed before use, have to be cured for a certain amount of time, or simply applied in a particular manner.
Certain products are likely to have strong fumes, which if inhaled can be dangerous. Always follow the procedure in a well-ventilated room and wear a mask while dealing with these products.
The material required mentioned below depends on the current condition of the floor that you are going to paint. Read through the instructions before purchasing any material.

 

Material Required
Paint Stripper
Acid Etch Solution
Household Ammonia
Degreaser
Lacquer Thinner
Concrete Patching Compound
60-grit Sandpaper
Pole Sander
Plastic Brush
Plastic Scraper
Putty Knife

Prepping the Floor

Thorough cleaning of the floor before you begin the painting process is imperative. The floor should be free of dust and debris, moisture, and cracks before it can be beautified with a paint of your choice.

Clean the surface thoroughly; remove any traces of dust and debris. Sweep the floor to remove debris and use a vacuum cleaner for the dust.
If there are any traces of moisture in the concrete, it should not be coated and painted till the problem has been solved. Painting should be done only after the moisture is removed, along with the source of moisture being determined and eliminated. Using a dehumidifier for this purpose may help in smaller cases. In case of excessive water seepage into the floor, professional help is necessary.
If you are painting a previously painted floor, use a paint stripper and remove all the loose and flaking paint. Then sweep and vacuum the floor.
If the floor is new, use an acid etching solution to etch the floor. The etching process increases the adherence of the paint to it. To check if the floor needs etching, pour some water on the floor. If it does not get absorbed easily, it means the etching is necessary. If the floor is glossy or has glue, it may not adhere easily. You may etch even in these cases. Once the acid etching is done with, the entire surface should be thoroughly washed with water to remove any residue of the acid. If available, household ammonia can work as an excellent neutralizer of the acid along with water.
To remove any grease from the floor if the floor, use a degreaser.
If there is residual glue on the floor, pour lacquer thinner on it to soften it, till the thinner evaporates. Scrape and clean with a plastic brush thereafter.
If there are holes or cracks in the floor, clean them to get rid of gravel and dust, and fill them up using a concrete patch compound. Smooth these surfaces with a putty knife.
To smooth out uneven patches due to the filling process, sand the entire floor. Use a 60-grit sandpaper and attach it to a pole sander. Sand the floor at least twice in opposite directions to ensure that the floor is completely smooth. After each sanding procedure, ensure that all the dust and debris has been cleared out.
Do not allow the floor to get wet after this process. If it does, you must wait for a minimum of 24 hours, or until it dries completely, before you can move to the next step.

 

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Best Electric Hot Water Heater

Water heaters are an indispensable part of any home, and it's only fitting that people do a lot of thinking before buying them. The main factors to be considered while making this purchase are, the size of your family, your requirements, and finally, your budget. Which is to say that the climate you live in, the quantity of hot water you consume and the frequency at which you consume it, must be given a thorough thought before buying a water heater.

If you happen to live in a region with warm sunshine all year, your best bet would definitely be a solar water heater. Those living in colder climes have to choose between installing a gas or electric water heater. When compared, electric water heaters are easy to maintain and they can be installed in houses, both big and small. They come in storage (ones that have a tank) and tankless variants.

Before you go on to reviewing the different types of water heaters available, answer these questions to understand your needs. Use this information to zero in on the right water heating appliance for you.

How many members are a part of your household?
How many bathrooms does the house contain?
How many fixtures/taps will the heater supply water to?
Are there any space constraints regards to fixing a new water heater?

With these points in mind, you can now move on to consider the types of electric water heaters available.

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We Thought Giants Were Mythical Creatures

According to the archaeological researches in Greece (and Saudi Arabia) it was proven that what we knew as mythical creatures - Giants, actually walked the Earth some time in the distant past. The archaeologists excavated human skeletons that are about 5m high, some more some less, but it is way above our height today. Of course, thanks to this, lots of questions about their existence emerged, like how it was possible to bi so tall… And if the stories about the Giants and the Titans are not just myhts, what if the other ‘mythical’ creatures were alive to? What would it say about our past? Then, there certainly must be something (or lots of things) we don’t know about our past and our origins. Well, maybe one day we found centaur, minotaur, maybe even the pegasus and unicorn, dragon bones… One can never know.

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111 Years Old Man

The Cuban Ignacio Kubilla Banos previously worked in a sugar factory in Havana.
But it was very long, as has already been more than 45 years of his retirement.
What is not surprising, as Ignacio Banos on Thursday celebrated its 111 years.
He has 11 children 40 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

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