2012年12月26日星期三
Even on a good day Minnesota Twins are maddening
Ron Gardenhire is tired. Tired of the mental errors, tired ofthe wasted at-bats, the walks, the errors, of not knowing when hisplayers will be available...everything that has come to define the Twins' miserable 2011 season."We have to get it done," he said after his team's fifthstraight loss. "Get. It,arado rmt. Flipping. Done."So woebegone have the Twins become that even when they didget it done Wednesday, they still couldn't get it done. Jason Kubelatoned for a multitude of sins with a go-ahead, three-run homer inthe seventh, and Matt Tolbert helped tie it in the eighth with adouble, yet the Twins lost 9-7 in front of abewildered 38,938.The booing was diffident and the cheering restrained as Twins fans seemed finally to acceptthe fact that their team is broken, loser of five straight and11-game laggard to Central Division-leading Cleveland after thelatest meltdown."It's only May, and there's still 4-1/2 months left, but wecan't dig ourselves too much of a hole," right fielder MichaelCuddyer said. "There's definitely a sense of urgency, without adoubt. But it's not just a sense of urgency to win, it's a sense ofurgency to play better."We have to do that before we can worry about winning, andthat's all of us, myself included."Still without starters Joe Mauer (leg weakness), TsuyoshiNishioka (broken leg), Jim Thome (muscle strain) and Delmon Young(muscle strain), Minnesota started three position players whoopened the season at Class AAA Rochester, plus Tolbert, who madethe squad as the utility infielder,aion RMT.The Twins got some big at-bats againstthe Tigers, rallying from 5-2 and 7-6 deficits, but it wasn't crispbaseball by a long shot.Starter Scott Baker walked five and threw 99 pitches in 4-1/2innings, and Twins pitchers combined for eightwalks. In the second inning, Danny Valencia failed to move JustinMorneau, after a leadoff double, to third. In the seventh, DenardSpan advanced to third on Luke Hughes' double off the scoreboard inright-center - from second base.Morneau and Span wound up scoring, but that didn't mitigate themanager's ire."That's not good enough. That's not how we play," Gardenhiresaid. "They say, 'Well, I'm trying.' 'OK, you're trying; get itdone.' "The Twins have lost 8 of 12 series thisseason, and been swept three times. They're 11 games below .500 forthe first time since finishing 69-93 in 2000, Tom Kelly'spenultimate season as manager.Hughes, one of six rookies on the active roster, said being newto the majors is not an excuse."Hey, we've been playing baseball long enough," he said. "Iguess some guys are learning, but the thing is, we've played longenough. We've all played the game long enough, and we have to goout there and do it - just play the game the way it should beplayed."They're here mostly because of injuries, and that appears to bewearing on the manager as well. Asked if the Twins simply need to tread wateruntil the starters come back, he said: "No, we're just trying towin ballgames. I don't know about treading water. You call itwhatever you want; we're at where we're at right now."Young, who hasn't played since April 18, is scheduled to returnby Friday, but no one seems to know when Thome, Nishioka or JasonRepko (hamstring) will return from rehabbing in Fort Myers, Fla.And Mauer,ドラクエ10 RMT, battling leg weakness since the first week of theseason, is on the most nebulous of schedules."You can tread water," Gardenhire said, "but you have to knowwhen guys are coming back. There are a lot of question marks stillon how long, so I can't worry about it right now. I have to playwhat I have."And what the Twins have right now clearly isn'tgood enough.
2012年12月17日星期一
Twins 4 Mariners 2 Nick Blackburn outstanding in complete
RECAP: Nick Blackburn pitched a brilliant complete game Tuesdaynight at Target Field, throwing strikes and pitching inside to keepthe Seattle hitters off balance. The only blemish on his night wasa two-run home run by Miguel Olivo in the fourth inning. Blackburnreceived a standing ovation when he came out for the ninth. Hethrew 125 pitches,RMT.The Twins broke a 2-2 tie in the seventhwhen Seattle pitcher Doug Fister balked in a run.Jason Kubel had two hits and made two outstanding plays in rightfield. He snared a liner by Adam Kennedy in the second,pso2 RMT, thenplanted and threw a bullet to second base to double up Jack Cust.In the fourth, he made a diving, backhanded catch on a hard-hitball by Kennedy.Denard Span had a triple and a double and drove home a run.MEANING: The Twins (16-31) snapped a four-gamelosing streak.ETC,メイプルストーリー RMT.: Matt Tolbert, who struck out with a runner on third and noouts in the first inning, squeezed home a run in the third. ReneRivera took quite a jolt but blocked the plate and kept Olivo fromscoring on an infield grounder in the seventh.VIDEO: For Twins video highlights, go totwincities.com/twins .-- Tom PowersUP NEXT: vs. Mariners, 12:10 p.m. today, FSN, KSTP-AM 1500.
2012年11月20日星期二
Video Watch real-life Call of Duty map g
As you might've noticed by the abundance of army men holding guns on the site this weekend,Lineage2 RMT, Activision held a rather large Modern Warfare-themed event last week called Call of Duty XP.As part of the treasure trove of attractions at the event, the publisher gave fans - and video game writers - the opportunity to take on a real-life version of Modern Warfare 2 Spec-Ops mission The Pit,aion RMT.In the video below, you can watch a man Veteran it. While the paintball gun he uses can't be found in-game, he clearly smashes the 35 second challenge time required to earn three stars. Watch in HD No comments yet,DQ10 RMT, be the first! In case you missed the Call of Duty XP madness, stick your eyes on the first official Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer details, plus our Modern Warfare 3 hands-on from Los Angeles. For the word-shy, we've also posted video interviews on Call of Duty Elite and Modern Warfare 3 itself. Andy Robinson
Skyrim, From Dust invade Team Fortress 2
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Valve has released a new update for Team Fortress 2 and as well as the usual gameplay tweaks it's also thrown in a few awesome items as a shout-out to games such as From Dust, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Quake.We're guessing this is just a marketing stunt designed to (mostly) promote QuakeCon, which takes place this week,RMT, but since the items are pretty cool we're willing to let this bit of shameless marketing pass.There's a total of five goodies; the first is the 'Tamrielic Relic' for The Heavy, the headware worn by Dovahkiin in the first Skyrim trailer. The Engineer gets the 'Wingstick', the boomerang-esque weapon from RAGE as well as a Pip-Boy from the Fallout series,カバル RMT. The Sniper can wear an item called 'The Anger', which is styled to resemble the bandanas worn by the resistance in Brink. Meanwhile The Demoman gets the mask worn by the tribesmen in From Dust. Finally is 'The Original', a new rocket launcher that looks like the iconic weapon from Quake. You can check them all out in the images below. Or since Team Fortress 2 is now free-to-play you can go ahead and grab them yourself. Tamoor Hussain
2012年11月14日星期三
McCourts Investigated by IRS
The Internal Revenue Service is investigating the finances surrounding the L,ドラクエ10 RMT.A. Dodgers as well as Frank and Jamie McCourt ... sources connected with the team tell TMZ.TMZ has learned of the investigation in the wake of Commissioner Bud Selig's announcement that Major League Baseball has taken over the financial operation of the team,DQ10 RMT.Sources tell TMZ ... the IRS investigation was triggered by a number of disclosures surrounding the McCourt divorce. In particular, IRS agents are interested in the fact that the McCourts took $145 million from the team and paid no taxes (certain court documents place the figure at around $105 million, but we're told it's actually $145 mil).The IRS is also interested in the fact that the McCourt children have drawn a salary from the team but performed no apparent services to justify the payout.And the IRS is focusing on certain team losses that were carried forward.And we're told the California Franchise Tax Board is also looking at the situation,aion RMT.
NFL Star's Alleged Beating Victim -- BLOO
Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson allegedly beat his roommate's face to a bloody oozing pulp, putting the guy in the HOSPITAL -- and TMZ has obtained a photo of the facial destruction.As we previously reported, Cedric and his now ex-roommate -- a guy named Clavens Charles -- got into an argument last weekend in Texas over their living arrangements,pso2 RMT, when all of the sudden Benson allegedly rocked Charles in the face,DQ10 RMT.According to the police report, Benson allegedly continued to strike Charles "with several more closed fists all over Clavens face resulting in severe injury to his face,メイプルストーリー RMT."Cedric's attorney released a statement, claiming the NFL star was provoked in the attack -- and Charles was exploiting the incident as an opportunity to extort the running back.Charles' attorney shot back with his own statement, calling the alleged attack "an unprovoked, violent assault" ... DENYING the extortion claims -- insisting Charles hasn't made a single request for money since the incident.According to his attorney, Charles has already incurred THOUSANDS of dollars in medical bills ... and still has further medical procedures pending.
2012年11月3日星期六
Catherine sells 200k copies in a week
Bizarre Japanese drama adventure game, Catherine, has sold 200,000 copies in its first week on sale in US. Atlus confirmed the news with a picture of a Catherine-themed cake with the message: Congratulations: 200,ダークブラッド RMT,000 sold in the first week",ドラクエ10 RMT.The firm has since replied to request for more info saying, "We don't comment on numbers. We just eat cake". Fair enough. The firm's VP of sales and marketing, Tim Pivnicny,ro RMT, did however tell IGN yesterday, "Catherine has exceeded our highest expectations.""Catherine can boast the largest launch in the 20-year history of Atlus, and continues to see strong sales at retail," he added.The game launch in US on July 26 on PS3 and Xbox. After a long wait for UK gamers, Deep Silver has signed a deal to publish it here later this year.Can we haz cake? Mike Jackson
2012年11月1日星期四
叔叔要卖婚房筹集医疗费给侄儿看病
昨天，北京儿童医院外科3号病房，四岁的陈雨乐玩得很开心，丝毫看不出是个身患腹部神经母细胞瘤的孩子。去年来京，雨乐已经历多次化疗和手术，目前仍在等待下一次手术。为筹集医疗费，雨乐的80后叔叔欲卖掉婚房为侄子看病。“房子卖了可以再挣，只要能治好孩子的病。”陈先生说。
父母残疾儿患重疾
昨天中午，记者来到儿童医院外科3号病房，找到了小雨乐和他身有残疾的父亲。白净的雨乐正蹲在地上，摆弄着奶奶刚为他买的玩具拼车。玩腻了，他就跑到其他病床，看看其他小朋友。活泼的他，丝毫看不出身患重疾。
“我自己的腿脚不利索，他是奶奶看大的，最近总是腻着我，要我陪床。”雨乐父亲站在一旁，看着他在病房里跑来跑去，也跟着幸福地笑。雨乐父亲说，现在一家人就盼着孩子的手术顺利。“今年5月10日，肝移植前，医生发现雨乐腹部有上次手术未做完的残余，还要再次进行开腹手术切除。”
据雨乐的奶奶介绍，雨乐的父母都是残疾人，母亲生活近乎不能自理,ドラクエ10 RMT。雨乐出生后，他和老伴儿帮忙照看，叔叔更是对雨乐疼爱有加。
叔叔欲卖婚房救侄子
去年中秋，雨乐反复高烧，后在南京儿童医院确诊为神经母细胞瘤。去年9月，全家带着雨乐到北京儿童医院就诊，其间做过几次化疗、手术。为给孩子看病，一家人花光了所有积蓄，还欠债20多万元，其中，大部分都是雨乐的叔叔借来的,ダークブラッド RMT。日前，雨乐的这位80后叔叔更是打算卖掉三间婚房，为侄子看病。
记者在儿童医院附近的居民楼见到了雨乐的叔叔。高高的个子，秀气的脸。面对记者的采访，雨乐的叔叔有些羞涩。“卖房这事儿,aion RMT，我媳妇也挺理解我的。从没找人开口借过钱，一下借了那么多钱，哥们儿都没让我打欠条，谢谢大家吧。”雨乐的叔叔称，房子是前两年新盖的，一共三间。“刚盖的房子谁想卖呢，可是没办法，为了孩子。只要能把孩子的病看好，卖房算啥？！”
爷爷在医院打工挣花销
目前，为照看雨乐，爷爷奶奶租住在医院附近居民楼的一间小阳台，叔叔临时租了一间几平方米的房间。57岁的爷爷到人民医院打扫卫生，维持一家人的日常花销。叔叔则还要尽快赶回山东老家，继续打工、种地来挣雨乐的医药费。“他一直就是家里的顶梁柱。现在就是希望赶紧把房子卖出去，把账还清。”雨乐奶奶说。
去年11月，儿童希望基金会得知陈雨乐的消息，为雨乐成立了专项基金。记者致电儿童希望基金会，工作人员称，陈雨乐本该在5月24日进行手术，但由于对血液过敏，手术将推迟到5月28日进行。“好心人士可登录儿童希望基金会官网为陈雨乐在线捐款，也可以拨打热线。捐助金额、名单，我们都会在官网上公布。”工作人员表示。
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Deus Ex Human Revolution goes gold
Square Enix has announced that development on sci-fi RPG Deus Ex: Human Revolution is complete - and that the game has gone gold,メイプルストーリー RMT. The title,ダークブラッド RMT, which is being developed at the firm's own Eidos-Montreal studio, will be available in European retail stores on August 26, 2011. "We couldn't be more excited that Deus Ex: Human Revolution has gone gold and will soon be in the hands of expectant gamers," said Stephane D'Astous, general manager of Eidos-Montreal. "As the first release for Eidos-Montreal, it's impossible to express how extremely proud we are of the final product and all of the hard work that went into its creation."The game will release in boxed form on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC - as well as on Steam, and OnLive,DQ10 RMT.
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 release da
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Nintendo will release Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 on DS in UK and Europe on October 7, it confirmed today. Joker 2 is a turn-based RPG spin-off of the blob-starring Dragon Quest series that Japan goes mental for with each new game,pso2 RMT. This one sees the player working to scout out a team of fighters to battle their way to safety on a mysterious island,メイプルストーリー RMT. As Nintendo explains: "After the Albatross airship crash lands on a faraway island, you must capture and train the wild monsters you hunt down - building a team to help you battle other monster scouts in the annual race to become the world's greatest monster scout." It adds: "Rescue your fellow airship passengers and crew members who've gone missing and solve mysteries on the island to escape for good. With over 250 monsters on the island, including final and secret bosses from previous titles in the series, there is plenty to get your monster teeth into. You can also synthesise new monsters - allowing you to create and breed even more powerful monsters with exactly the right skill points for your needs."Online monster battles and trading features are in, and it even lets you "connect with owners of Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie and Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies via Tag Mode to scout out monsters from even more faraway lands".
2012年10月26日星期五
Kings of Leon Drummer -- Gassy During Roo
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The man behind the gas mask is Kings of Leon's drummer Nathan Followill -- who just Tweeted a photo of himself moments before undergoing one of the most hated surgeries of all ,ドラクエ10 RMT... a root canal.Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks,ダークブラッド RMT.
2012年10月25日星期四
Transformers Fall Of Cybertron Trailer
The world can never have enough entertainments that centers on giant robots beating the hell out of each other,aion RMT. Whether it's Real Steel, Transformers: The Movies or Transformers:The Video Games,ro RMT.With this in mind, please enjoy the cinematic teaser trailer for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Cinematic Teaser Trailer »,ドラクエ10 RMT;
Kings of Leon -- Concert Tribute to Ryan
The band Kings of Leon honored their friend Ryan Dunn at a concert in London this week ... asking the crowd to make a toast to "a friend of ours who passed away" ,ドラクエ10 RMT... before playing a song in his memory. ,pso2 RMT;The band then broke into a rendition of their song, "McFearless" ... and lead singer Caleb Followill told the crowd, "This is for Ryan."During the performance ... images of the "Jackass" star appeared on the giant screen behind the band ... followed by the words, "Ryan Dunn 1977 - 2011,DQ10 RMT."
2012年10月24日星期三
Dodger Suspect EXONERATED in Stadium Beat
Stunning development ... the person the LAPD claimed brutally beat a San Francisco Giants fan has been exonerated ... and two new suspects have reportedly been arrested.Giovanni Ramirez is now officially off the hook for the beating of Bryan Stow outside Dodger Stadium on opening day. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the two suspects were arrested this morning and taken to Parker Center -- downtown L.A. police headquarters. They are both male Hispanics. At least one of them is in his mid-20's. Search warrants were served at 4 homes at 2 AM today.Our sources say ... there was concern that the intial investigation was flawed, so the case was sent to the Robbery Homicide unit for a fresh look. We're told Robbery Homicide detectives "looked at the case from scratch, and the case against Ramirez fell apart."One law enforcement source called the new development "a major embarrassment to the department,ro RMT."The LAPD police chief held a news conference early on, saying he was "confident" they had their man -- i.e., Ramirez,メイプルストーリー RMT.TMZ then posted several stories ... which called into question whether Ramirez was even at the game. And we posted a photo and video of Bryan Stow in a verbal altercation with a Dodger fan during the game, and many other Dodger fans heard Stow go off on the team.Ramirez is currently in jail on a parole violation.UPDATE: Ramirez' family tells TMZ ,pso2 RMT... they are "ecstatic and thrilled" that what they've been telling people all along is true -- "Giovanni did not do this."
Mass Effect 3's winning femshep in wallpa
BioWare has shared this lovely high-res wallpaper of the female Shepard that fans of the series helped design,メイプルストーリー RMT. If you can recall, BioWare held a series of poles to determine the best default look for the female Shepard. First you chose her look and hair style, then hair colour and this red head is the result. Drawn by BioWare's new concept artist Patryk Olejniczak, the image below is wallpaper size unless you have a monitor the size of an IMAX screen, and you can look out for her mug on the cover of the Collector's edition of the game, full details for which can be had over here.Mass Effect 3 is due for release on Xbox 360,ダークブラッド RMT, PS3 and PC in March next year,DQ10 RMT. Mike Jackson
2012年10月23日星期二
Haiti president's 2nd choice for PM annou
PORT-AU-PRINCE,ro RMT, Haiti — Haitian President Michel Martelly has chosen a former justice minister as his nominee for prime minister in his second attempt to fill the position, a government official said Wednesday. Bernard Gousse was chosen in the hopes that his experience and reputation as a prominent attorney will overcome opposition from lawmakers who rejected the president's first candidate for the post, businessman Daniel-Gerard Rouzier, said Martelly's chief of staff, Thierry Mayard-Paul,DQ10 RMT."He's an honest man. He has experience in public administration," Mayard-Paul told The Associated Press. "We believe that Mr. Gousse can drive this country out of its turmoil."The nominee still may face a challenge winning approval from a Senate and Chamber of Deputies dominated by the opposition Unity party of former President Rene Preval.Gousse served as justice minister under the interim government that was formed after the ouster of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2004. Critics accused him of persecuting supporters of Aristide, who returned to Haiti in March and remains a popular figure in the impoverished country.Unity party Deputy Patrick Joseph said Gousse would be rejected. "The choice is a bad choice," he said. "He won't be ratified."In Martelly's first major political setback, lawmakers last month overwhelmingly rejected Rouzier,メイプルストーリー RMT. The absence of a prime minister has left the government in limbo.Martelly told reporters in St. Kitts on Friday that he had been considering Gousse along with current Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive, and Jean Henry Ceant, who was among the candidates in November's first round of the presidential election. He met with lawmakers in an attempt to avoid another defeat.
Paris -- My BF's Attacker PROPOSED at Med
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Paris Hilton just realized ... the guy who attacked her boyfriend at an L,ドラクエ10 RMT.A. courthouse this week PROPOSED to her at a So Cal media event back in February ,ダークブラッド RMT... and it was all caught on tape. Hilton just went to her Twitter page and wrote, "OMG! I just realized that the attacker from [the attack] video is same nut who proposed at [a Macy's event in February]."The man -- James Rainford -- was arrested after smacking Cy Waits in the back of the head Wednesday as Cy was walking Paris into court. Rainford -- who was already on probation -- plead no contest to misdemeanor battery and was sentenced to 227 days in jail.