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  • Week In Rock: The Rapture, Nite Jewel, Blue Giant, Pacific Hurt Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:54PMThe Rapture will be headlining FYF Fest this Saturday | Picture via the Rapture's Myspace This week NYC-based dance-punk trio the Rapture will be headlining Sean Carlson's ever-so-famous Fuck Yeah Fest—now in its seventh year—which is set to take place in Los Angeles State Historic Park . Local electronic chanteuse Nite Jewel , who recently released a new EP entitled Am I Real? , is poised to ...
  • Twin tours de force offer insights into Japan not lost in translation Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:14PMThe year 2010 may come to be seen as a landmark in terms of literature written in English that draws on Japan as a setting. That's because two books released this year — one non-fiction, the other fiction — are each remarkable in the sense of Japanese reality they conjure.
  • Infiniti Launches Performance Line Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:38PMFRANKLIN, TN - Infiniti announced its rumored specialty-performance vehicle collection, the Infiniti Performance Line. The first production vehicle from this group will be the 348-hp 2011 Infiniti Performance Line G Coupe.
  • 'Infiniti Performance Line(TM)' Launches With Dramatic New 348-Horsepower IPL G Coupe Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 2:19PMPEBBLE BEACH, Calif.,
  • Infiniti Announces New Performance Line With 2011 IPL G Coupe Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:34PMInfiniti today announced its rumored specialty-performance vehicle collection, the Infiniti Performance Line™.
  • 'Infiniti Performance Line' Launches With Dramatic New 348-Horsepower IPL G Coupe Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 12:09PMInfiniti today announced its rumored specialty-performance vehicle collection, the Infiniti Performance Lineâ¢.  The first production vehicle from this group, the 348-horsepower 2011 Infiniti Performance Line G Coupe, debuts tomorrow evening at an exclusive event at the 60th annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.  It joins the Infiniti line of performance luxury vehicles at Infiniti ...
  • Culture kept alive at festival in Seabrook Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 1:01PMUPPER DEERFIELD -- Traditional Japanese folk dancing and taiko drumming captivated a large crowd that gathered here for an afternoon of dramatic presentations and Japanese heritage at the 65th annual Obon Festival at Seabrook Buddhist Temple.
  • Wear a yukata July 17 Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 6:45PMThe Japanese Canadian National Museum will teach people how to wear the traditional Japanese yukata on Saturday, July 17 at 2 p.m. A yukata is a summer garment usually made of cotton, often worn to summer fireworks and festivals in Japan.
  • Hold the back page Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 7:08PMHumanity John should look to England:NOW THAT Humanity John Gormley has slobbered over his ounce of green venison and hung the Meath Hunt well and truly out to wither, did you see treatment of our service animals take another giant leap forward when party politicians expatiated on our breeding bitches?
  • Japanese Arts and Culture FREE Workshop Series Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 5:45AMÇѹ·Õè 6 ¡Ã¡®Ò¤Á 2553 17:39 ¹.
  • For Yonemura, discipline lasts a lifetime Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 6:35AMDiscipline. His parents could only hope Earl Yonemura would learn some when they sent him off to the Shobukan dojo and into the care of the legendary Sunao Migita.
  • Is This 'The Last Airbender'? M. Night Shyamalan Prays It Won't Be Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 7:34PMWith his ambitious but flawed adaptation of animated TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender , the hit-and-miss director strives to bring a deeper realism to a sprawling tale of warring nations and supernatural arts.
  • Paraguay vs. Japan: World Cup 2010 Match Preview Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 8:31AMMatch Preview: PARAGUAY versus JAPAN Stage: 1/16th Final Winner Plays Versus: Spain or Portugal Time: 1600h GMT +1 Venue:   Loftus Versfeld Stadium—Tshwane/Pretoria—The capital’s old-fashioned stadium has been the most energetic venue; and being that it's not too large, the camera work has been exceptionally better than in other venues here. Referee:  Frank de Bleeckere (Belgium) a sharp, card ...
  • The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal | Book review Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 10:23AMVeronica Horwell is overwhelmed by the extraordinary story of a unique inheritance The porcelain of the potter Edmund de Waal doesn't usually stand solitary in a glass case or alone on a table. His pieces are often grouped as families on shelves or in niches, as in the new ceramics galleries at the V&A, where they talk among themselves and hold converse with the space they're living in: its past ...
  • Japan’s first lady more than an accessory Sunday, June 27, 2010 @ 4:26PMNobuko Kan takes an active political role but says she’s very different from Hillary Clinton, despite frequent comparisons.
  • Uruguay vs. South Korea FIFA World Cup 2010: Match Preview Saturday, June 26, 2010 @ 8:01AM  Stage: 1/16th Final Winner Plays Versus: USA or Ghana Time: 1600h GMT +1 Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) - one of the better referees in the tournament who is excellent at maintaining control of a game without spoiling its dynamics. Date of Birth: 20.11.1969 Height: 191 cm Occupation: Banker Mother tongue: German Other languages : English ...
  • 'The People vs George Lucas' brings its case to L.A. Wednesday night Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 5:17PM"The People vs. George Lucas" screens Wednesday night at the Los Angeles Film Festival and Hero Complex contributor Noelene Clark caught with the film's producer and director of photography, Robert Muratore.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-17 07:53 French and Benelux stocks - Factors to watch on June 17 Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 2:17AMPARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and leading stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks.
  • Preview: Japan Vs Cameroon Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 6:25AMJohannesburg, June 14 (FIFA/IBNS) Mangaung/Bloemfontein hosts its first game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ on Monday, a Group E contest pitting Cameroon against a Japan team who managed to win just one of their four warm-up matches, scoring a solitary goal.
  • Breaking down the 2010 World Cup groups Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 8:13PMUSA TODAY looks at the 32 teams in the tournament, which kicks off Friday with host South Africa facing Mexico. A points system (three for a win, one for a tie) determines the two teams that advance in each group. Jerseys shown are for home teams.
  • We are the world: Meet our global panel of UK fans Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 6:09PMSouth Africa
  • Fifa must stop this officious nonsense and set the Kims free Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 5:11PMNo one can be sure how great a part the advance of Peter Schmeichel for a corner kick played in Manchester United’s extraordinary triumph in the Champions League final of 1999 — all we know is that the big goalkeeper’s presence must have distracted Bayern Munich to some degree before the 90th-minute equaliser by Teddy Sheringham that began one of the most famous transformations in the history of ...
  • Never mind the quality, feel the depth: why squad strength is key Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 12:34PMInjuries are already having a significant bearing on this World Cup, writes Michael Lynch in Johannesburg.
  • Lagerbäck and Eriksson rue key player injuries Saturday, June 5, 2010 @ 8:43AMThe Swedish coaches involved at the World Cup, Lars Lagerbäck and Sven-Göran Eriksson, have been left counting the cost of injuries to star players Jon Obi Mikel and Didier Drogba could rule the pair out of the tournament.
  • Pencil This In: Dates Gone Awry in I Made out with him Anyway, Silver Lake Chorus Debuts and Japanese Pop Culture at ... Friday, June 4, 2010 @ 3:18PMSilver Lake Chorus makes its debut tonight at El Cid. SONG The Silver Lake Choru s (TSLC) makes its debut tonight at El Cid in Silver Lake at 8:30 pm. TSLC is a group of 25 young singers who create choral arrangements of indie music, including reimaginings of songs from Beck, Sia, Regina Spektor and more. Special guests for the show tonight include Ben Lee, Alex Lilly (Obi Best), Joaquin Pastor ...
  • Bush: No regrets for waterboarding Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 9:45AMFormer President George W. Bush said Wednesday he has no regrets about authorizing the controversial waterboarding technique to interrogate terrorist suspects. (CNN) - In some of his most candid comments since leaving the White House, former President George W. Bush said Wednesday he has no regrets about authorizing the controversial waterboarding technique to interrogate terrorist [...]
  • Watch closely, ‘Star Wars’ hologram TV is coming Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 7:01PMTHREE-DIMENSIONAL television may be the latest in home cinema, but it will soon seem so 2010. Scientists are already planning its successor — holographic television.
  • Anambra Gets Biggest Rice Mill in W’Africa Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 8:41PMAnambra State Government was yesterday handed the biggest rice mill in West Africa capable of processing not less than 15,000 metric tone of rice yearly, by the Federal Government.
  • Home of the Week: East meets West on the Broadneck Peninsula Saturday, May 1, 2010 @ 2:35AMTucked away on a tiny cul-de-sac on the Broadneck Peninsula, Desiree and Ralph Scherini's dove gray, three-story home nestles into a wooded fringe of the Rosewood community.
  • Fiorito: High Park cherry blossoms? Priceless, minus ticket Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 5:19AMThe cherry blossoms in High Park are magnificent this year; see them soon. But if you aren’t careful where you park, it will cost you $105.
  • KANSAI: Who & What Saturday, April 17, 2010 @ 4:05PMLecture held on support for Korean elderly A lecture on support for the elderly from a different cultural background will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on April 25 in the city of Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, by the Kansai Chapter of the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research.
  • Lightsaber chopsticks are the coolest thing I can’t use Friday, April 16, 2010 @ 6:36AMI don’t get chopsticks. I have a friend up the street who has Japanese heritage that uses chopsticks no matter what she eats. I’ve watched her eat rice with the things and been as impressed as watching an engineering professor in college do calculus in his head. I don’t like chopsticks, but I totally want this lightsaber set. Apparently, these new cool lightsaber chopsticks are series 2.0 and ...
  • Daily (Stale) Bread: The news we didn't post on 4/13 Tuesday, April 13, 2010 @ 10:01PMToday's news was dominated by Gears of War 3, with Nintendo slipping some announcements and Splinter Cell stumbling out of the gate. There were, however, a few cool news bits that we didn't quite find worthy of a full post. This is their home.
  • If Star Wars Characters were Feudal Japanese Art Tuesday, April 13, 2010 @ 5:29PMImagine if the mythic saga of Star Wars took place a little closer to our home and only a few hundred years ago rather than proclaimed setting in the films, ” Long ago in a galaxy far, far away.” What do I mean by that? Let’s say, for example, the epic battle between the light and dark [...]
  • Local News Columns web_opinion Comments policy Monday, April 5, 2010 @ 5:39AMOf all the ways to lose your money these days, none is harder to resist than record companies repackaging old music and trotting it out as something new from the best years of rock 'n' roll.
  • High hopes may turn to dismay for African teams Sunday, April 4, 2010 @ 4:04AMWith Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and Samuel Eto'o all playing in the first World Cup to be staged on their own continent, hopes are high that African football will produce its best performance yet. But amid the natural euphoria generated by South Africa hosting the championship, the six African teams will do well just to reach the second round.
  • Symbolism, tradition and whimsy inspire Passover tables Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 12:08AM'Tis the season for matzo meals. With the first Passover Seder starting at sundown March 29, Jewish families throughout Metro Detroit are laying in supplies of the flat unleavened bread called matzo and readying their homes for the eight-day observance.
  • Pleasure principle Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:00AMHymn To Beauty: The Art Of Utamaro Art Gallery Of Nsw, Sydney. Until May 2.
  • Too many robo cooks spoil the broth Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:49AMScientists have now developed robots that can make omelettes, chop vegetables and serve up dinner, but it's not just about the food
  • Get your red hot nostalgia fix right here Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:04AMAre we in retro mode right now? The Ranch House has been rebooted as a destination for Island-style comfort food; not a free-standing "ranch house," like the original in Äina Haina, but in a second-story walk-up on Kapahulu Avenue, where Sam Choy's and Sergio's used to be.
  • Bobcats Bounce Cardinals Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:09AMWHEELING - Eleventh-seeded West Virginia Wesleyan, avenging a 91-74 loss to Wheeling Jesuit University earlier this season, returned to the Alma Grace McDonough Center on Tuesday night and pulled off the only upset in the opening round of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball tournament.
  • Lost: Jack Earns His Degree Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 11:55AMLost "Lighthouse" Originally aired February 23, 2010 Mario Perez: ABCGAH, DAD. You're so embarrassing. WHY DON'T YOU JUST START CRYING AGAIN, ALREADY. I'M LATE! I'M LATE FOR A VERY IMPORTANT DATE! NO TIME TO SAY HELLO, GOODBYE, I'M LATE I'M...
  • Daniel Bruno Sanz: Sanjusangendo Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 5:33PMHeaven, may I be a Yurikamome amid Chrysanthemum flowers at Gion Matsori? High over Yasaka, show me a bird's eye view of Kannon, the god...
  • Merpeoples bewitch; The Party's . . . party Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:04PMFour cute young women clad in ghostly white robes prance around in a forest holding twigs: No, it's not an outtake from the classic 1973 pagan spookfest "The Wicker Man." Yes, it is the excellent video for the Merpeoples' spankingly sublime song "Sherman." Singer/guitarist Charlotte and drummer Rico must be the star pupils in their art-school class, as Merpeoples — completed by keyboardist ...
  • International League News And Notes Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:44PMOBI WINS CARIBBEAN WORLD SERIES: With the help of a few familiar faces, Bisons Manager Ken Oberkfell captured the 2010 Caribbean World Series.
  • Inter grab an edge over Chelsea Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 5:21PMJOSE Mourinho got one over his former employers as Inter Milan beat Chelsea 2-1 in the Champions League first-leg clash at the San Siro in Milan today.
  • Students increasingly don’t list their race on forms Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 11:28PMSACRAMENTO, Calif. - About half of the 37 students in teacher Jeanne Kirchofer’s Laguna Creek High School classroom, who span nearly every combination of race and ethnicity, have joined the growing number of California students who decline to state a race on official forms and tests. “We shouldn’t be judged by our race,“ said senior Jessica Mae Belcher, 17, whose roots are African and Cherokee ...
  • Time to Swoop in on Toyota? Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 8:10AMThe worlds number-one automaker is reeling, but the question is: How low can it go?
  • Students’ refusal to state race on forms frustrates officials Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 8:02AMSACRAMENTO, Calif. — About half of the 37 students in teacher Jeanne Kirchofer’s Laguna Creek High School classroom, who span nearly every combination of race and ethnicity, have joined the growing number of California students who decline to state a race on official forms and tests. “We shouldn’t be judged by our race,” said senior Jessica Mae Belcher, 17, whose roots are African and Cherokee ...
  • Six Degrees Of Separation, Old Vic, London Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 6:25PMWe are getting a double helping of the paintings of Mark Rothko in the London theatre at the moment. Red, at the Donmar Warehouse, takes us into the great abstract expressionist's New York studio. And now in David Grindley's stunningly well-directed revival of the 1992 John Guare hit, Six Degrees of Separation – a piece in which the central couple of moneyed Manhattan-ites own a double-sided ...