Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

A family-run Xiamen snack shop on Meihu Road, with taro parcels, shacha noodles, pork zongzi and onion-oil rice cakes.

Tajima Ramen - Mercury in Kearny Mesa. Published specials, menus and service conditions are shown in the restaurant details.

Ten years after winning a Danish government renewables contest, the island of Samsø matched its annual energy consumption with local wind and biomass production, becoming the first community-driven 100% renewable energy island. It remains a global reference case for island decarbonization.

Taiwan High Speed Rail began service on 5 January 2007 on a 350 km line along the west coast, with 300 km/h trains based on Japan's Shinkansen cutting the Nangang-Zuoying trip to as little as 1 hour 45 minutes.

After leaving Kaido in a promise to meet them at the Koshien tournament, Goro comes back to his home town once again in an attempt to join up with his old friends. Only this time, things aren't as easy to get back in the groove of.

For years, Yuno has dreamed of attending Yamabuki Arts High School, but now that she's been accepted, it means the scary prospect of moving away from her home and family for the first time!

Shinichi Chiaki is a first class musician whose dream is to play among the elites in Europe. Coming from a distinguished family, he is an infamous perfectionist; not only is he highly critical of himself, but of others as well.

The Dixie Chicks won all five of their Grammy nominations at the 49th ceremony at Staples Center, taking Record, Song and Album of the Year for "Not Ready to Make Nice" and Taking the Long Way, four years after their Iraq-war controversy; Carrie Underwood won Best New Artist.

Studio Pierrot's Naruto: Shippuden begins airing, continuing the story of an older Naruto Uzumaki as he works to save his friend Sasuke Uchiha and confronts the shinobi organization Akatsuki.

MV Faust can carry up to 8,000 cars across her multiple decks, making her one of the largest roll-on/roll-off vehicle carriers ever built. Launched by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in 2007, she has weathered rogue waves and icy seas while ferrying vehicles for Wallenius Wilhelmsen.

Alsatian French cooking above Nagoya Station, with branch-specific seasonal menus and a December 8 Marc Haeberlin gala. Current lunch from ¥6,836 including tax and service.

Square Enix and Brownie Brown released the real-time strategy game Heroes of Mana on Nintendo DS in Japan on 8 March 2007, the last Mana game involving series creator Koichi Ishii.

The rebuilt Wembley Stadium hosted its first match, an England vs Italy Under-21s friendly, after the demolition and reconstruction of the original 1923 stadium. The new 90,000-seat stadium had been delayed by disputes with contractor Multiplex.

Meet the Robinsons is a 2007 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It reached US theaters on 30 March 2007.

Gainax's original mecha series Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann begins airing, following underground-village boys Simon and Kamina after they unearth a mysterious mech and fight their way to the surface world.

Michishio Nagasumi's life couldn't be any more normal. In an odd twist of events, during his summer vacation he ends up almost drowning in the sea. Luckily, the cute mermaid Seto San appears to save him.

A specially configured TGV trainset, Project V150, reached 574.8 km/h on the LGV Est line near Le Chemin, France, the fastest a conventional wheeled train has ever run.

In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged.

Liebherr unveils the LTM 11200-9.1 mobile crane at bauma 2007 in Munich, boasting a 100-metre telescopic boom and a 1,200-tonne lift capacity, the longest telescopic boom of any crane.

Square Enix released the real-time strategy sequel Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings on the Nintendo DS in Japan on 26 April 2007. It sold over one million copies worldwide.

A Dongdu Road restaurant serving Ningbo dishes, crab with rice cakes and bean-curd-wrapped yellow croaker.

A brief bonus scene tucked into Japan's 2007 tenth-anniversary Rurouni Kenshin DVD-BOX, animated by Studio Deen — which made the later episodes of the original 1996 TV series. Rather than expanding the story, it restages the manga's own ending beat as a short coda for the boxed-set release.

Square Enix released the PSP remake Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions in Japan on 10 May 2007. It topped Japanese charts and scores 88 on Metacritic.

Kenny Chesney won a third straight Entertainer of the Year at the 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards on 15 May 2007 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, where Carrie Underwood took three awards and Taylor Swift sang to Tim McGraw.

Shrek the Third is a 2007 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig and produced by DreamWorks Animation. Directed by Chris Miller and written by Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, Miller, and producer Aron Warner, it is the sequel to Shrek 2 (2004) and the third installment in the Shrek film series.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End opened in US theaters on 25 May 2007 and was the highest-grossing film of 2007. Its US$300 million budget made it the most expensive film made to that point.

Crystal Dynamics and Buzz Monkey Software's Tomb Raider: Anniversary, a remake of the 1996 original, was released on Windows and PlayStation 2 on 1 June 2007 in Europe (5 June in North America), published by Eidos Interactive.

M.S.C continues The Prince of Tennis's National Tournament arc with the Semifinal OVAs, pitting Seigaku against the Kansai champion Shitenhouji Middle School.

Brad Bird's Ratatouille opened in US theaters on 29 June 2007, about a rat in Paris who dreams of becoming a chef. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.