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Daily Briefs (Anime News Network)

Buried Garbage - Idol Fighter Su- Chi- Pai It should come as a surprise to nobody that a short OAV based on a strip mahjong video game would probably be one of the most mind- numbing pieces of animation Japan ever crapped out.

September 4, 2008   Comments Off

Anime Expo Organizers Picks New CFO, Steve Rezayat (Anime News Network)

The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), the non-profit organization that runs the Anime Expo convention, has announced that it has selected Steve M. Rezayat to be its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Its former CFO, Trulee Karahashi, had been promoted to be SPJA’s current Chief Executive Officer in August of 2007. According to SPJA, Rezayat has 36 years of experience, a …

September 4, 2008   Comments Off

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Extends Seattle Run (Anime News Network)

Bandai Entertainment and Kadokawa Pictures USA have announced that the Landmark Theatres Varsity Theater will continue screening Mamoru Hosoda ’s award-winning The Girl Who Leapt Through Time anime film until September 11 in Seattle, Washington.

September 4, 2008   Comments Off

Buried Garbage - Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai (Anime News Network)

It should come as a surprise to nobody that a short OAV based on a strip mahjong video game would probably be one of the most mind-numbing pieces of animation Japan ever crapped out.

September 4, 2008   Comments Off

Tales of lost homes and new horizons, brewed to perfection (China Daily)

lHidden in a hard-to-find alleyway, just down the road from the bustling Wudaokou subway station, is a tiny tea house. I’d seen the sign several times before, and suggested to a friend named Andrew that we swing in and check the place out.

September 3, 2008   Comments Off

MAP: Recent floods in West Africa (as of 02 Sep 08) (AlertNet)

Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) View the PDF version of this map The boundaries and names shown and the …

September 3, 2008   Comments Off

Senior citizens can get a workout in Neptune (The Florida Times-Union)

In one room, several women stood up and held hands as they pledged to support each other in their efforts to lose weight.

September 3, 2008   Comments Off

Gambling teacher cheats parents at elite Hong Kong school (EARTHtimes.org)

Hong Kong - A female music teacher at an elite Hong Kong school faced jail after cheating parents out of tens of thousands of US dollars to feed her gambling habit, a newspaper report said Wednesday. Jacqueline Lau, 37, swindled parents out of more t…

September 2, 2008   Comments Off

Chicks on Anime (Anime News Network)

Bamboo is the managing editor for ANN, and writes the column Shelf Life. Casey is a freelance journalist, and also writes reviews for ANN. Robin is an illustrator, and also the creator of Anime News Nina.

September 2, 2008   Comments Off

YEVGENIY TIMOSHENKO WINS HISTORIC APT MACAU! (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

ATTENTION EDITOR, GENERAL DESK

September 1, 2008   Comments Off

WHAT’S NEW - September 5th ‘08 (MCV)

MCV’s look at all the titles scheduled to hit UK retail this Friday

September 1, 2008   Comments Off

EVENT SEARCH RESULTS (East Bay Express)

Little Shop of Horrors Sure, they later wrote the songs for the Disney versions of The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, but Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s best-loved musical must surely be their tender story of a boy and his murderous, man-eating plant, Little …

September 1, 2008   Comments Off

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Wins Historic APT Macau! (Thaipr.net)

Çѹ·Õè 1 ¡Ñ¹ÂÒ¹ 2551 13:01 ¹. 20-year-old Yevgeniy Timoshenko, a highly rated player from the United States of Ukrainian descent tonight made history by winning the APT Macau, Asia’s largest guaranteed tournament at the glamourous Galaxy StarWorld. 257 players from over 40 countries lined-up for a GUARANTEED prize pool of US$1.5 million and GUARANTEED first prize of US$500,000 - a landmark for …

September 1, 2008   Comments Off

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Wins Historic APT Macau! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

20-year-old Yevgeniy Timoshenko, a highly rated player from the United States of Ukrainian descent tonight made history by winning the APT Macau, Asia’s largest guaranteed tournament at the glamourous Galaxy StarWorld. 257 players from over 40 countries lined-up for a GUARANTEED prize pool of US$1.5 million and GUARANTEED first prize of US$500,000 - a landmark for the development of poker in …

August 31, 2008   Comments Off

Calendar (Orlando Sentinel)

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August 31, 2008   Comments Off

Busy Kajang (The Star)

Founded in 1807, Kajang still draws visitors with its famous satay. But the town that borders Kuala Lumpur is no longer the quiet town it used to be. There has been rapid development in Kajang, especially in recent years. Tall buildings and highways were constructed, and the town will probably be unrecognisable to those who have not been here for awhile.

August 30, 2008   Comments Off

8 accused for mayor’s slay (Sun Star)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Three persons and five John Does have been charged at the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office in Alaminos City for the assassination of Agno Mayor Arthur Cabantac on August 2, 2008.

August 30, 2008   Comments Off

Village chief charged for mayor’s slay (Philstar.com)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Task Force Cabantac created by the police provincial office to probe and solve the gunslaying of Agno Mayor Arthur Cabantac, filed murder charges Friday at the Prosecutor’s Office in Burgos town against a barangay captain, a chief tanod and the alleged gunman plus five John Does.

August 30, 2008   Comments Off

Cybertech International Holdings Ltd. recently announced that Robert Border, former twenty year veteran of Las Vegas … (Press Release Network)

Cybertech Ltd. is a privately-held, international investment group with offices in China, Hong Kong and India. With over 80 personnel distributed globally, their team is from all walks of life and with years of hands-on experience, with over fifty percent who are engaged in cutting edge research and development of current and future gaming technologies. [Wired by: PressReleaseNetwork.com]

August 30, 2008   Comments Off

Friday August 29, 2008 - 12:33 EST (Rolling Good Times)

CANADA — (PRESS RELEASE) — Joyland Casino announced the online casino’s biggest winner who took more than $4 Million at the “Beach Life” Progressive Jackpot.

August 29, 2008   Comments Off

Friday August 29, 2008 - 12:27 EST (Rolling Good Times)

CANADA — (PRESS RELEASE) — Joyland Casino announced the online casino’s biggest winner who took more than $4 Million at the “Beach Life” Progressive Jackpot.

August 29, 2008   Comments Off

Friday August 29, 2008 - 12:27 EST (Rolling Good Times)

CANADA — (PRESS RELEASE) — Joyland Casino announced the online casino’s biggest winner who took more than $4 Million at the “Beach Life” Progressive Jackpot.

August 29, 2008   Comments Off

The Beach Life Progressive Jackpot Explodes at Joyland Casino (PRWeb)

One Lucky Player Has Won More Than $4,000,000 at the Beach Life Progressive Jackpot at Joyland Casino. (PRWeb Aug 29, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1255094.htm

August 29, 2008   Comments Off

The Beach Life Progressive Jackpot Explodes at Joyland Casino (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

One Lucky Player Has Won More Than $4,000,000 at the Beach Life Progressive Jackpot at Joyland Casino.

August 29, 2008   Comments Off

GigaMedia Sells Legacy ISP Business; One-Time Gain Expected (Broadcast Newsroom)

HONG KONG , Aug. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — GigaMedia Limited (Nasdaq: GIGM) announced today the sale of its legacy cable and corporate Internet service provider (”ISP”) business, consistent with GigaMedia’s focus on the high-margin, high-growth online entertainment sector.

August 28, 2008   Comments Off