News and notes from Oahu Kansas City Star | Oahu is the hub of Hawaiian tourism, and anyone who has visited Waikiki during spring break or summer vacation knows why the island has the nickname "The Gathering Place." Here are a few items I picked up on my visit last month (and since my return): | Ukulele fail, take two: Hawaii failed for a s...
Nikkei slides to 3-month low as Europe, US worries bite The Times Of India Tweet | TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average slid nearly 3 per cent to its lowest close in three months on Monday after elections in Europe stoked worries about efforts to resolve the euro zone debt crisis and US jobs data disappointed. | The 2.8 per cent drop in the Nikkei marked the index's biggest fall ...
Kyoto's Allred has unique perspective on game, life Japan Times | The Japan Times periodically features interviews with players in the bj-league. Lance Allred of the Kyoto Hannaryz is the subject of this week's profile. | Position: center | Age: 31 | Ht: 211 cm | Wt: 122 kg | Hometown: Salt Lake City | College: W...
Mazda on mission to join V8 Supercars grid The Daily Telegraph Australia | MAZDA are looming as a shock candidate to join Nissan on the V8 grid with a key powerbroker from the Japanese company making a 8000km trip to Phillip Island this weekend for a secret reconnaissance mission. | The Daily Telegraph can reveal Mazda de...
Okada to get another chance at Wynn Resorts documents Review Journal | Japanese gambling magnate Kazuo Okada will get another chance to pry business documents out of Wynn Resorts Ltd., in which he was formerly the largest shareholder. | At a Thursday morning hearing, Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzale...
Exclusive Media, Cross Creek Partnership Launches with Liam Neeson Thriller The Wrap Print this page Tweet | Exclusive Media has signed a three-year deal with Cross Creek Pictures to finance, develop and produce at least two films a year. | The two companies will split financing, production and development evenly, aiming for budgets ...
Alex Lloyd: In engine battle, Honda banking on 500 win Courier Journal individual: 6 numChar :2272 | -->individual: 12 numChar :2068 | -->TOTAL ELEMENTS IN ARRAY: 14 | TOTAL CHARACTERS IN ARRAY: 4399 | TOTAL CHARACTERS IN PAGES: 4340 | LAST PAGE CONTAINS: 59 | --> | One of the most fascinating story lines of 2012 has to...
Alex Lloyd: In engine battle, Honda banking on 500 win Indianapolis Star | One of the most fascinating story lines of 2012 has to be the war between rivals Honda and Chevrolet. The first four races were wrapped up and stamped with a gold bow tie as Chevrolet dominated -- winning every event. It's the women's World Cup soc...
Revel Resort: Atlantic City’s high-class gamble The Charlotte Observer | “Remember, this is not a casino,” said the man whose name tag read “Lyvonne,” as rows of slot machines flickered behind him. “It’s a resort with a casino.” | That’s easy enough to remember. Re...
Joel Edgerton Writing and Starring in 'Felony' The Wrap Print this page Tweet | Joel Edgerton won't just sit back and wait for the good roles to come to him. | The Aussie up-and-comer is taking matters into his own hands by writing "Felony," a new thriller in which he will also take a starri...
Serena, Venus stay on course Sky Sports | Serena and Venus Williams both reached the quarter-finals of the WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia with straight-sets victories on Thursday. | Having been pushed hard by Nadia Petrova, Serena eased through to the last eight with a 6-3 6-1 triumph over Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain. | The ninth-seeded American has now won 16 matches on clay in a ...
