Sunday, June 5, 2016
Deshauna Barber gana Miss USA 2016
Who is Miss USA 2016 - Deshauna Barber
Las Vegas, Estados Unidos.
La miss Distrito de Columbia, Deshauna Barber, gan inesperadamente el Miss Estados Unidos 2016, donde la favorita era Miss Hawi, Chelsea Hardin.
La triunfadora trabaja como analista de informtica en el Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos. Su padre es sargento mayor retirado.
A Deshauna le encanta bailar, caminar y disfrutar de tiempo de calidad con su familia.
La apasiona servir a los hombres y las mujeres militares de Estadodos. Su trabajo se centra en la plataforma de tratamiento de trastorno de estrs postraumtico para los soldados que regresan de las zonas de conflicto, con el fin de evitar suicidios.
La afroamericana, representante de la capital de EEUU, logr el pase al certamen de Miss Universo en una ceremonia celebrada en el teatro T-Mobile Arena en Las Vegas (Nevada).
Esta es la primera vez en 14 aos que logra llevarse a casa la corona de la belleza una representante de Washington, conocida como la "ciudad del chocolate" por su fuerte presencia negra.
Barber, de 26 aos, se uni al Ejrcito con 17 aos siguiendo el ejemplo de sus hermanos y de su padre, que fue enviado a Irak despus de los ataques del 11 de septiembre.
"Lo considero una tradicin familiar. Es algo que corre por nuestras venas, patriotismo, el servicio a nuestro pas. Es algo que tomamos muy en serio", relata Barber en un vdeo previo al concurso de belleza y en el que se ven icnicas imgenes de la capital de EEUU, como el monumento a Abraham Lincoln.
Con su banda de Miss USA, Barber ahora representar a Estados Unidos en Miss Universo 2016, donde se decidir la sustituta de la filipina Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.
El concurso de belleza Miss USA de este ao estuvo tambin marcado por la ruptura con Donald Trump, virtual nominado republicano para las elecciones presidenciales de noviembre y que presidi los certmenes de belleza Miss USA y Miss Universo entre 1996 y 2015.
La ruptura entre Trump y la organizacin de Miss USA y Miss Universo se produjo despus de que el verano pasado, en el lanzamiento de su campaa, el magnate llamara "criminales" y "violadores" a los mexicanos y prometiera construir un muro en la frontera entre Mxico y Estados Unidos.
En respuesta, el magnate present una demanda contra las cadenas que retransmitan el concurso, Univision y en NBC, por considerar que rompieron "abruptamente" un contrato con la Organizacin Miss Universo, de la que l era dueo.
Las demandas se zanjaron con acuerdo y el magnate inmobiliario vendi los derechos de los concursos de belleza.
Source: http://www.laprensa.hn/sociales/967182-410/deshauna-barber-gana-miss-usa-2016
Miss USA 2016 Top 10 Finalists: Nadia Mejia, Miss California, Moves To Next Round [LIVE UPDATES]
2016 MISS USA contestants arrive in LAS VEGAS
The Miss USA 2016 beauty pageant will have a new winner tonight. Find out who were the girls that made the Top 10 here! MissUSA
The competition to find the next Miss USA 2016in Las Vegas continues to sizzle as the contestants dwindle down. Following the Top 15 cut, Latina beauty Nadia Mejia (California) continued her journey for the crown. Ashley Graham caught up with her backstage and revealed that she was voted fan favorite. As the show continues to find out who takes thetitle from Olivia Jordan and represent America at the Miss Universe pageant the following girls conform the Top 10:Desi Williams(Virginia),Peyton Brown(Alabama),Nadia Mejia (California),Emanii Davis(Georgia),Tiffany Teixeira(Connecticut),Deshauna Barber(District Of Columbia),Sydnee Stottlemyre(Missouri),Abby Floyd(Arkansas), Madison McKeown(South Dakota)andChelsea Hardin(Hawaii).
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Top 15 were the following beauty queens: Leah Lawson (South Carolina), Megan Wise (Ohio), Emanii Davis(Georgia), Chelsea Myers (Arizona), Peyton Brown(Alabama), Nichole Greene(West Virginia), Deshauna Barber(District Of Columbia), Nadia Mejia (California), Sydnee Stottlemyre(Missouri), Tiffany Teixeira(Connecticut), Chelsea Hardin(Hawaii), Madison McKeown(South Dakota), Abby Floyd(Arkansas), Desi Williams(Virginia) and Taylor Gorton(Oklahoma).
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Miss USA California, Nadia Mejia, was also voted fan favorite. The only other Latina in the competition, Daniella Rodriguez (Texas), did not make the first cut and was eliminated.
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The initial Top 15 was selected by a panel of judges during a preliminary competition that took place on Wednesday, June 1. All 52 women took the stage sporting swimwear and evening gowns and were graded on that.The judges for this first viewing wereFred Nelson, Joey Boukadakis, Keltie Knight, Kristin Conte, Nick Phelps and Rebecca Bienstock.
Two Latinas are participating in this year"s pageant, down from 8 last year. Daniella Rodriguez from Texas and Nadia Mejia from California are representing our Hispanic heritage at Miss USA 2016.
The live telecast of Miss USA 2016 took place at theT-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.Hosted byJulianne HoughandTerrence Jenkins, the opening scene had a special cameo by Steve Harvey poking fun at his Miss Colombia blunder during Miss Universe 2016. Both were joined byAshley Grahamfrom backstage having inside scoop and all the drama from behind the scenes. Musical performances were made possible byChris YoungandBackstreet Boys. Judges for the telecast includedAli Landry,Crystle Stewart,Joe ZeeandLaura Brown.
Source: http://www.latintimes.com/miss-usa-2016-top-10-finalists-nadia-mejia-miss-california-moves-next-round-live-388967
Marshawn Lynch sends San Jose Sharks onto ice in Game 3 (Video)
Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks. 2016 NHL Playoffs. SCF. Game 3. 06.04.2016. (HD)
SAN JOSE, Calif. The San Jose Sharks returned home in an 0-2 hole against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2016 Stanley Cup Final.
They needed something to rally them. Needed that extra level to elevate their game. Needed that Beast Mode.
Enter Marshawn Lynch, the recently retired Seattle Seahawks great, whose unstoppable Beast Mode runs made him the best running back in the NFL for parts of his nine seasons.
The Oakland native who attended the University of California was the celebrity guest who opened the door for the Sharks as they rushed out of their dressing room and through the giant, smoking Sharks head to start the game.
And he rocked a BEAST MODE jersey:
Sharks
He joins an eclectic list thats included Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, former U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice and Metallica singer James Hetfield.
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Corey Brown looking forward to rematch with Aqib Talib
Aqib Talib Falls on Set... Gets Back Up in Excitement! | Super Bowl 50 Post Game | Denver Broncos
More than three months removed from Super Bowl 50, Carolina Panthers wide receiver Corey Brown is still eager for his upcoming rematch with Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib.
Talib, you may remember, intentionally slung Brown down by his facemask in the first half of Denver"s 24-10 victory in Santa Clara. The two continued to trash talk one another throughout the game before Brown suffered a concussion in the third quarter and didn"t return.
While Brown"s memory is a bit unclear after the concussion, his remembrance of Talib is unblemished.
"He"s a Pro Bowler; he"s this and that, going up an undrafted guy," Brown told Black & Blue Review. "I guess he thinks he can bully, but that ain"t happening. Nobody"s going to bully me."
Brown finished the game with four receptions for 80 yards, but it was the Broncos who came out victorious. Nonetheless, there was talk after the game that Talib would be suspended for a game the following year, but he was ultimately just fined. And that was OK with Brown.
"I think he should be out there," he says. "I would be glad to see him play Week 1. I would love to play against him."
Source: http://car.247sports.com/Bolt/Corey-Brown-looking-forward-to-rematch-with-Aqib-Talib-45604681
Tennis|Novak Djokovic"s Latest Opponent in His French Open Quest? His Temper
Novak Djokovic Practice For The Final - Roland Garros 2016
After squandering that opportunity with a unforced forehand error, he swiped his racket at the clay in frustration. It struck the ground and flew backward not Djokovics intent at considerable speed, missing a linesman by a small margin after he twisted away from its flight path.
Oh, I was very nervous, Vajda said of the tossed racket. Oh my gosh, I dont know why he did it. Im not very happy about this. It could turn to be not good for him.
Players have been defaulted on the spot for hitting officials or ball people with rackets or b***s: Tim Henman during a doubles match at Wimbledon in 1995; Richard Gasquet during qualifying at the 2004 United States Open. David Nalbandian was disqualified during the final at Queens Club in 2012 after kicking an advertising board into a line judges leg.
Photo Dominic Thiem, 22, defeated David Goffin to advance to his first Grand Slam semifinal. Credit Caroline Blumberg/European Pressphoto AgencyThere are no automatic defaults, said Stefan Fransson, the French Open tournament referee. The decision is made based on each different situation.
The players intent and the consequences are part of the decision-making equation, but supervisors made it clear on Thursday that if a player hit an official with a thrown racket and caused an injury, there would be a default.
The bottom line: Djokovic was lucky, very lucky, even if he was not much in the mood to dwell on it after his 11th straight victory over Berdych.
Asked if he realized how close he had come to hitting the line judge, Djokovic answered: I mean, its obvious what I tried to do. I dont understand your question. I threw a racket on the ground, and it slipped and almost hit the line umpire. I was lucky there. Thats all.
Anger management has been an issue for Djokovic of late. He remains the worlds dominant player by a wide margin, but it has been a challenging clay-court season, one in which he has sometimes snapped with little warning. In Rome last month, he pushed the chair umpire Carlos Bernardess arm out of the way as they were examining a ball mark on the clay (and received no penalty from the ATP). In the final against Andy Murray, a match Djokovic would go on to lose, he also flung his racket in frustration after losing his serve in the fourth game. It ended up bouncing into the stands.
No wonder Vajda wants to tape the grip to Djokovics hand.
When asked about the Rome and Roland Garros incidents, Djokovic said: Im just not thinking about those kind of situations. I am aware that I have been lucky, and I apologized to, you know, to people that have been in this particular situation with me and that could have been hurt by my racket. But, you know, it was never the intention. It was just some unfortunate bounce, but fortunate ending of that scenario.
Todays top players are mild-mannered compared to some combustible champions of the past; see Ilie Nastase, Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe. But Djokovics recent behavior could also be a reflection of the pressure he is feeling as his latest great chance at winning the French Open comes into clearer focus.
Vajda, the good-humored Slovakian who has been a key figure in Djokovics rise, understands the situation, but likes Djokovics chances.
Its more mental, he said. I think he has to refocus even more, and I hope he can find it. Hes fine so far, but this is getting closer, and he might be worse. So he has to stay calm and take it as a positive as he can, just be there in the match, just try to be present, which is tough. But he can do it.
Djokovic certainly recovered his composure quickly on Thursday, despite hearing a few disapproving whistles and boos from the French Open crowd that he has worked so hard to win over through the years. He went on to break Berdych in the game in which he threw his racket.
When tournament officials briefly stopped play with the drizzle intensifying at 3-3 in the third set, Djokovic quickly packed his bags and marched off court while Berdych fumed, maintaining that the conditions had not changed enough to warrant a stoppage.
This is an absolute circus; one big circus! he said to the supervisor, Wayne McEwen.
Berdych would not win another game after they resumed play less than 15 minutes later.
They are relying on someone who is closed in little room and saying that hes a meteorologist, and hes predicting whats going to happen or not, Berdych said later.
It has been a Drench Open, with the rainiest May in Paris since 1873. But it is the homestretch in June that has been the stumbling block for Djokovic, who has lost in three of the last four French Open finals.
He will have a huge edge in experience against Thiem, who advanced with a 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-1 quarterfinal victory over David Goffin. Thiem had never been past the fourth round at a major until now.
Djokovic won their two previous matches in straight sets, but both were on hardcourts. Thiem, who is seeded 13th and will break into the top 10 for the first time next week, is at his most dangerous on clay.
Hes playing the best tennis of his life, no doubt about it, Djokovic said.
Thiem is coached by Gunter Bresnik, a fellow Austrian who once worked with Boris Becker, the three-time Wimbledon champion. With Becker part of Djokovics coaching team, Fridays match will also be about Becker versus his former mentor.
With the rain playing nasty tricks on this years schedule, Friday will be the fourth straight day of singles play for Djokovic and Thiem. In the bottom half of the draw, Murray and Stan Wawrinka, who will meet in Fridays other semifinal, had Thursday off.
But Djokovic, a tightly wound man of late, was able to conserve precious resources by defeating Berdych in straight sets.
Very important, Vajda said. To save the energy and to save the best for tomorrow.
But the physical challenge is surely not the biggest challenge at this stage, not in his 12th visit to the French Open. There seems to be no point in Djokovic and his team trying to ignore the elephant in the room.
Exactly, Vajda said. Elephant in the room. Good one.
Continue reading the main storySource: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/03/sports/tennis/novak-djokovic-dominic-thiem-french-open.html
Ramadan 2016: Top quotes to commemorate the holy month
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The ninth month of the Muslim Lunar calendar is known as Ramadan, which is expected to begin on 5 or 6 June depending on the moon sighting. Muslims around the world will observe the day by fasting from sunrise to sunset. The observance of the holy month is one of the five pillars of Islam. The month-long fast is to commemorate the first Quranic revelation to Muhammad.
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The beginning of the month is decided through moon sighting and continues for 29 or 30 days depending on the moon sighting for Eid-al-Fitr. During the fasting period, Muslims are prohibited from eating, drinking, smoking and having sexual relations during daylight hours. Devotees are also expected to increase donations to the poor and other charities.
When Ramadan 2016 begins Muslims in the Arabic, Asian and European countries are expected to observe the first day of the holy month on 7 June. Meanwhile, The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has appealed to Muslims around the Kingdom to report the sighting of the Crescent.
To commemorate the month, IBTimes UK has compiled a list of quotes to share with friends and family .
Source: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ramadan-2016-top-quotes-commemorate-holy-month-1563749
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