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June
28 2
010
NEW YORK, EU. (DPA). - the foresters Carlos Quentin, of Chicago White Sox, and the pitcher Edwin Jackson, of Arizona Diamondbacks, they were elected today Players of the Week in the American and National League, respectively, of the American baseball (MLB). -El guardabosques Carlos Quentin, de Chicago White Sox, y el lanzador Edwin Jackson, de Arizona Diamondbacks, fueron elegidos hoy Jugadores de la Semana en la Liga Americana y Nacional, respectivamente, del béisbol estadounidense (MLB).
27-year-old Quentin, bateó 389 (7 in 18), with six noted down ones, four home runs and 11 tows, in the latter leader of the league. Also it headed the slugging (1.111) and shared the top in the department of quadrangular.
Patrol Josh Hamilton, of Texas Rangers, and the antesalista Alex Rodríguez, of New York Yankees, they were between the nominated ones of the American League, due to its out-standing performances in the last seven days.
June
07 2
010
HOUSTON, the United States (EFE). - after having thrown without hit in April, the Dominican bottle opener Ubaldo Jiménez keeps on being a protagonist, and with its most recent victory it becomes strong like victories leader in the Big Leagues.
Its compatriot, the first base Albert Pujols, also monopolized searchlights on having returned to the home runs leadership in the National, although its team of the Cardinals of San Luis could not enjoy the victory.
While the Panamanian lock Mariano Rivera begins receiving sheen; Rays de Tampa Bay keeps on dominating the competition like team, and Matt Treanor was in charge of putting the power with two home runs.
The game without hit that Jiménez achieved before the Brave ones of Atlanta on April 17, marked the beginning of the leading role of the born in Nagua (Dominican Republic), and with its most recent victory it turned into the first one in the biggest in coming to 11 victories in the campaign.
Jiménez (11-1) guided in seven earnings the victory of the Rockies of Colorado for 3-2 on the Bells of Arizona. The Dominican allowed six unstoppable ones, a quadrangular one, two careers, gave three bases drunk and ponchó to eight leader of the Big Leagues became strong in this paragraph.
The Dominican accepted its second home run in the campaign to batazo of the foresters Conor Jackson in the eighth one, and this was the first note that Jiménez allows in 27 episodes.
This way it saw a gust of 33 earnings concluded without clean career, but it leaves in 0.93 its average of effectiveness, which in 12 openings is the best quarter in the history of the biggest.
In night of Dominican leading role, Pujols returns to the home runs leadership in the National after the Cardinals give one in the defeat of its team for 3-4 before the Brewers of Milwaukee.
This time Pujols (14) Manny Parra tuned in only in the sixth episode on the bottle opener, and it returns like leader leading triple tie with Scott Rolen, of the Red ones of Cincinnati, and Coking Hart, of the Brewers.
Also he leads the paragraph of towed in the National, with 44 joined with Troy Glaus, of the Brave ones of Atlanta. While in batting average in the same league it is third with.317, behind the Venezuelan of the Brave ones of Atlanta, Martín Prado (.328), and of Joey Votto (.318), of the Red ones.
If Jiménez and Pujols are supported monopolizing searchlights, Rivera, the Panamanian stellar lock, he begins receiving leading role on having rescued the victory of the Yankees of New York for 4-3 on the Tiles of Toronto.
Rivera (13) saved in a perfect episode and for the first time in the campaign he places himself between the first five in the American League. The Panamanian one is third, behind the Dominican of Rays de Tampa Bay, Rafael Soriano (15); of Jon Rauch, of the Twins of Minnesota (15), and of the quisqueyano of Observers of Texas, Neftalí Feliz (15), joined in the first place; and of Kevin Gregg (14), of Tiles. de Jon Rauch, de los Mellizos de Minnesota (15), y del quisqueyano de los Vigilantes de Texas, Neftalí Feliz (15), empatados en el primer lugar; y de Kevin Gregg (14), de los Azulejos.
May
27 2
010
THE ANGELS, the United States (EFE).-The American rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, lost approximately 25 kilos in weight (approximately 50 pounds) to give major credibility to the role that it plays in Things Fall Apart, a movie of Mario Van Peebles, he informs today the American press.
Muscular artist, who hung photos of its current physical state on its official web page, usually gives life in the movie to a player of American soccer that fights against the cancer.
For this slimming process the singer maintains a liquid diet and runs in the tape for three hours every day, as wrote the singer in its web portal.
Apr
24 2
010
JACKSON, EU. (AP). - a tornado flogged today, on Saturday, at least three counties between the center and the west of Mississippi, where it caused at least two dead persons and five injured men as well as damages to diverse buildings, said authorities. -Un tornado azotó hoy, sábado, al menos tres condados entre el centro y el oeste de Misisipí, donde causó al menos dos muertos y cinco heridos así como daños a diversos edificios, dijeron autoridades.
The mayor of the locality of Yazoo City, McArthur Straughter, said that the deceases were confirmed to him by the forensic scientist of the county of Yazoo.
The tornado caused the biggest breakages in Valley Park, Yazoo City and Durant, in Mississippi, said the meteorologist Mark McAllister, of the National Climatological Service, in Jackson.
"Numerous access routes remained blocked. The emergency personnel mailing is difficult up to the affected parts", he added.
The tornado, 1.2 kilometers wide, it continued its displacement for other regions of Mississippi, according to McAllister.
At least a person was moved by air to a hospital in Jackson, said Jim Pollard, spokesman of the service deprived of ambulances American Medical Response. Another four persons were taken in ambulances to clinics.
Seed drill
08 2
010
THE ANGELS, EU. (EFE). - the wing - center Pau Gasol did not begin of the best way the new year after suffering a light muscular tear in the left leg, of which it improves and which, until now, it does not have worried to the star of the Spanish basketball and of Los Angeles Lakers. -El ala-pívot Pau Gasol no comenzó de la mejor manera el nuevo año después de sufrir un leve desgarro muscular en la pierna izquierda, del que mejora y que, hasta el momento, no tiene preocupado a la estrella del baloncesto español y de Los Ángeles Lakers.
Gasol has already lost the last two parties that the Lakers have disputed since last Sunday he suffered the injury to the beginning of the meeting that its team disputed in and Staples Center opposite to the Mavericks of Dallas.
Nevertheless, its condition has improved of considerable form and the doctors of the team are optimistic that in a very little time will be ready again to return to the competition.
The first one who was recognizing the positive evolution of the injury of Gasol was the trainer of the Lakers, Phil Jackson, who emphasized the fact of having seen the Spanish international player being employed at the rehabilitation without pain.
"It is the best news that we could receive, that Pau has worked without pain", underlined Jackson, which described again the type of injury of Gasol as of Grade 1, nothing to see with that of the Grade 2 who suffered in the pre-season in the right leg and who found it hard to him to lose 11 parties of the new regular period.
Gasol also has admitted before the journalists that the type of injury in the left leg is very different from the one that suffered in the right during the preparation phase for the league competition.
"It happened in different way and the tear is much lighter than the first one", it valued Gasol to the journalists.
Nevertheless, Jackson could not have determined what really caused him the tear, although the trainer of the Lakers "suggested" that the circumstances did not enter inside what there are considered to be anything "normal" for this type of injury.
November
26 2
009
HOUSTON, EU. (Reuters).-Jason Kidd advanced on Wednesday to the second place of the list of players with more assistance in the basketball of the NBA, thanks to added in the victory of Dallas Mavericks on Houston Rockets for 130-99. -Jason Kidd avanzó el miércoles al segundo lugar de la lista de jugadores con más asistencias en el baloncesto de la NBA, gracias a las sumadas en la victoria de Dallas Mavericks sobre Houston Rockets por 130-99.
Kidd ended with 7 assistance for Dallas and it totalizes 10 thousand 337, with what it overcame Mark Jackson (10 thousand 334) in the list and only it has superficially John Stockton (15 thousand 806), while it continues the Mavericks (11-4) with its strong beginning in the period.
Jason Terry added 27 points and 10 assistance, while Dirk Nowitzki noted down 25 and Dallas made use of a partial one of 18-4 in the last quarter to seal the victory.
Carl Landry ended with 24 points and Trevor Ariza added 20 for Rockets (8-7). The Argentinian Luis Scola contributed 15 points and 7 rebounds.
After a disappointing defeat for 111-103 before Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, the Mavericks recovered well and avoided successive defeats for the first time in the period.
Dallas encestó 65 per cent from the field and it specified 9 of its 17 attempts of three points to add up its 14ta. victory before Houston in the last 18 parties.
The Rockets had a promising beginning and they were gaining 25-13 in the first quarter but an avalanche of points of Dallas turned round the scoreboard before it was finishing the period and put the visitors in way to the victory.
"We would have to brake it when they had this bullfight in the first quarter", said Scola. "They did everything what they wanted to do. We are not going to win anybody playing thus", he added. No le vamos a ganar a nadie jugando de esta forma", agregó.
November
23 2
009
WASHINGTON, EU. (EFE).-Aretha Franklin, The Temptations and Stevie Wonder took part in the gala with which yesterday evening the mythical American record company Motown, who helped to catapult to the reputation artists like Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, will celebrate its annual 50. -Aretha Franklin, The Temptations y Stevie Wonder participaron en la gala con la que anoche la mítica discográfica estadounidense Motown, que contribuyó a catapultar a la fama a artistas como Michael Jackson y Diana Ross, celebrará su 50 aniversario.
It was an event in which the company was useful to gather funds for its museum, a trip for the history of the record company Motown Records of Detroit (United States) that the black music threw in the sixty and seventies.
The earnings begin in 350 dollars, but also, the record company will celebrate an exclusive holiday with the stars most known about the artistic panorama American, whose assistants will contribute with thousand dollars to the cause.
The businessman Berry Gordy founded the record company half a century ago with a clear bet for the young African Americans and new musical rhythms, which during the sixties it gave place to the acquaintance like "sound Motown".
October
16 2
009
VIENNA, Austria. (EFE).: does he know who is the most successful Argentine singer in Europe in these moments? It is probable that it does not know it. His name is Semino Rossi, he is 47 years old and has sold in the last four years more than 3 million discs, especially in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.¿Sabe quién es el cantante argentino más exitoso en Europa en estos momentos? Es probable que no lo conozca. Se llama Semino Rossi, tiene 47 años y ha vendido en los últimos cuatro años más de 3 millones de discos, sobre todo en Alemania, Austria y Suiza.
Its voice is one of most recognized of the "Schlager", a branch of the popular music of German speech, that it is to central Europe what the bootblack to Latin America.
Rossi - that in fact Omar Ernesto Semino calls himself - came in 1985 to Spain with the sleep of opening way to him in the world of the music in Europe.
"The first years in Europe were very hard. I could not find the correct way and had to sing for eight months in the street. Then I sang in hotels and restaurants. "This way for 20 years", remembers Rossi in an interview with Efe in Vienna. Luego canté en hoteles y restaurantes. "Así durante 20 años", recuerda Rossi en una entrevista con Efe en Viena.
Born in Rosary (north of Argentina), son of a singer of tango and of a pianist, from child knew that he wanted to be a musician, although it never imagined to turn into a star singing in German, a language that today dominates with ease, although with pronounced accent.
"To sing in German was quite difficult at first, but thanks to it the doors were opened to me for my big sleep", tells Rossi, minutes before be raising to the stage in the main sports pavilion of Vienna, in which 10 thousand spectators wait for him.
The last one of its seven discs, Die Liebe bleibt (The love remains, in German), entered in last August like number two the lists of Germany, only behind Whitney Houston, while in Austria he even cleaned Michael Jackson of the first place out.
October
13 2
009
THE ANGELS, EU. (EFE).-Michael Jackson will compete for the title of better artist of the year of 37 edition of American Music Awards, which are granted every year in the United States by means of popular vote carried out across Internet, he informed today the organization. -Michael Jackson competirá por el título de mejor artista del año de la 37 edición de los American Music Awards, que se conceden cada año en Estados Unidos mediante voto popular efectuado a través de internet, informó hoy la organización.
The deceased "king of pop", who there died on June 25 in Los Angeles victim of a sharp poisoning of medicines, obtained five candidacies, one less than the singer of country music Taylor Swift, who heads the list of nominated.
Swift will be one of the rivals of Jackson for the artist's title of the year, for which also Lady Gaga, Eminem and Kings of compete León.
The author of Thriller will choose also to the awards of favorite masculine artist so much in pop/rock as in Soul/Rhythm and Blues, musical styles in which its disc Number Ones competes for the award of better album of the year.
The award of favorite artist of Latin music will be disputed by them the Dominican group Adventure, Puerto Rican Luis Fonsi and the reguetoneros Wisin and Yandel, also boricuas.
37 edition of American Music Awards will take place on Sunday, the 22nd of November at 8:00 p.m. local time of Los Angeles (05:00 ON Monday GMT) in the theater Nokia of the Californian city and it will be re-transmitted for the United States by the chain of television ABC.
October
12 2
009
LONDON, the United Kingdom. (Reuters). - the new single of Michael Jackson, This Is It, began to circulate along Internet and to sound in the radio stations today, on Monday, almost four months after the "king of pop" was dying for a medicines overdose prescribed at the age of 50. -El nuevo single de Michael Jackson, This Is It, comenzó a circular por internet y a sonar en las emisoras de radio hoy, lunes, casi cuatro meses después de que el "rey del pop" falleciera por una sobredosis de medicamentos prescritos a los 50 años.
The song, which includes choirs of the brothers of Jackson, begins with a soft and sentimental introduction with the phrases: This is it, here I stand/I'm the light of the world, I feel grand (This is quite, here I am / am the light of the world, feel grand).
The piece will be able to be bought inside an album of two discs, This Is It, that October 26 will come to the shops internationally and in North America on October 27 to coincide with the world throwing of the movie namesake on October 28.
A brief collection of videos of the movie also was appearing on pages webs, where there is seen Jackson and to its ballet dancers testing the choreographies for the series of 50 concerts that it was intending to offer in the O2 Sand of London.
"This song only defines, once again, what the world already knows: that Michael is one of the biggest gifts of God", said John McClain, co-producer of the album and executrix of the heredity of Jackson.
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