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Monthly archives for August 2009

Hockey

Luongo contract extension

August 31, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Luongo contract extension

Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks have worked out an agreement that would see the Montreal-born goaltender stay in Vancouver for the foreseeable future. Luongo was working with with the Canucks to iron out a deal before the season starts …

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Gaming

Xbox 360 Price Drop

August 28, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Xbox 360 Price Drop

Microsoft announced on Thursday that it will be dropping the price of the Xbox 360 Elite console to $299 USD from $399 USD. Since production has stopped on the Xbox 360 Pro model, Microsoft is cutting the price to $249 …

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Manga

Fullmetal Alchemist volume 20

August 26, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Fullmetal Alchemist volume 20

Fullmetal Alchemist returns to bookshelves on September 15th with volume 20 of the manga for $11.50 CAD (or $9.99 USD). Betrayal and double-crossing are the order of the day. Greed, Pride and Envy prove to be formidable enemies, but one …

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In Pictures, Trains

Canada Line

August 23, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Canada Line

I finally had the chance to ride Vancouver’s latest addition to its rapid transit system, the Canada Line. This line runs from Waterfront in downtown Vancouver before branching off to the west to YVR Airport, or south to Richmond-Brighouse. I …

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Conventions

Sakura-Con 2010 Pre-registration

August 23, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Sakura-Con 2010 Pre-registration

The Pacific Northwest’s leading Japanese culture and animation festival, Sakura-Con, is celebrating their twelfth year on April 2nd to 4th, 2010 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in downtown Seattle. Pre-registration has already started for the 2010 event, …

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Featured

Photos from San Antonio

August 22, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Photos from San Antonio

Located in the heart of Texas, San Antonio is a vibrant city full of colour and amazing people. I took over 170 pictures from my five day trip, however these do not truly capture the amazing essence that is San …

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Conventions

San Japan 2.x

August 22, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
San Japan 2.x

Texas is known for its size, cowboys, oil, big belt buckles, the heat, the Alamo, Big Tex and so on. But for anime fans, Texas also has its conventions and lots of them. At the invitation of a friend, I …

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Anime

Soul Eater English Cast

August 20, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Soul Eater English Cast

Now that FUNimation has acquired the rights to Atsushi Okubo’s Soul Eater, the names for the English voice cast are being released. Soul Eater follows Maka Albarn, Death the Kid and Black Star, who are all students at the Death …

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In Pictures, Travel

San Antonio

August 20, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
San Antonio

I recently returned from a short visit to southern Texas to attend an anime convention in San Antonio, called San Japan 2.x. While there, I had the opportunity to tour the city and take in the sights of one America’s …

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ROFLCOPTER

Crash for Clunkers

August 20, 2009 Frederick Linsmeyer
Crash for Clunkers

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