Let's Do The News! (September 21, 2015)

- Pope Francis met up with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro during his visit to the South American island after celebrating Mass in front of numerous people in Havana. The two men discussed world affairs and religion in their so-called informal and friendly encounter. It's his first visit to the Communist-ruled island, on a trip that will later take him to the USA.

- The recently-resigned Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and his ruling Syriza party has won an unexpectedly decisive victory in Sunday's parliamentary election, resulting to more seats in the Parliament than it had before. The Syriza Party won over 35% of their votes counted, giving them 145 seats out of 300.

- Meanwhile in the refugee and migrant crisis, an inflatable lifeboat with 46 refugees and migrants onboard capsized after colliding with a cargo vessel in the Aegean Sea in Greece. About 13 people were killed, including six children.

- In the aftermath of Japan's security laws that allows its self-defense forces to expand overseas, a group of Japanese scholars criticized the new security legislation, calling it an outrageous act of abandoning Japan's pacifist policy.

- House leaders sought yesterday the backing of medals to some, if not all of the SAF 44 who survived the anti-terrorism operation against terrorist Marwan in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, last January.

- Volkswagen is currently in the hot seat right now regarding their 2.0L TDi engine didn't meet US emissions requirements and the CEO, Martin Winterkorn, issued a statement regarding the EPA and CARB allegations and orders further investigation into their diesel emission setback.

- The brand new Audi S4 was unveiled and it's now powered by a turbocharged V6 engine producing more power than the previous S4. However, the only transmission available is the 8-speed Tiptronic gearbox. Odd...

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- Mazda discontinues the Verisa compact hatchback after eleven years since its debut in 2004.

- The world's largest hourglass is verified by the Guinness World Records at a sand museum in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. This hourglass is 5.2 meters tall and has a diameter of 1 meter. It takes a year for one ton of sand to drop from top to bottom.

- On the latest update for the PS3-exclusive Free-To-Play ACE COMBAT INFINITY, four vintage "Piston Fighters" are joining the fray such as the Supermarine Spitfire Messerschmidt Mk.IXe, Bf 109 G-10, A6M5 Zero, and the P-38L Lightning. Piston Fighters may be old, equipped only with machine guns (and other ground-based weapons), slow, and weak, but they are easy to master and easy to fly with. Because of the addition of Piston Fighters, a new aircraft restriction is added on the multiplayer as well as the new Retro Combat Evaluation mission where Piston Fighters are allowed. Also, expect a much harder Alps Air Corridor Mission as well as two new fighter planes added to the lineup such as the Tornado and Ace Combat 6's CFA-44 Nosferatu.

- Glu Games announced a new app game made by Bond people for Bond people. Called James Bond: World of Espionage, this official app game allows you to run your own agency, recruit agents, engage on missions, and fight off against iconic Bond villains. It's coming soon on Google Play and the App Store.

- You may remember that last week, AlDub had their first date on Eat Bulaga. Their first date lasted for a precious minutes until her alarm clock rang and she had to rush back to Lola Nidora to give her "chewables" until a car accident that spiraled most viewers into questioning. Don't worry folks. In the latest #KiligPaMore, Yaya Dub's still alive...with a bandage on her head. Now, viewers are facing a bigger problem. Yaya Dub unexpectedly fainted and if things get even worse, an unexpected voice has heard. A voice that says "Lola". Who could it be? Keep watching Eat Bulaga and find out!

TTFN!!!

Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon

Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon

The Pokemon Mystery Dungeon is back and it's bigger than ever imagine in this brand new installment called Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon (日本名：ポケモン超不思議のダンジョン).

Like past installments, players have been given a chance to play as a Pokemon and as a Pokemon venturing to the world of Pokemon, you can take on quests, team up with other Pokemon, and save the world from impending destruction. It's been quite a childhood dream for most kids who want to live a dream as a Pokemon and step to the unknown with a little help from their fellow Pokemon pals.

Because this is SUPER, you can expect 720 Pokemon featured in the game from commoners, legends, to mythicals, even Mega-Evolved Pokemon spanning from six regions. At the start, you can choose two of the twenty starter Pokemons. One as yourself and the other one's your partner. You can choose as Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Riolu, Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie. You can choose it for yourself or take on a random personality test to see which Pokemon fits you for your new adventure.

Your adventure begins at Serene Village as you woke up and unknowingly you became a Pokemon and then you met your partner Pokemon and became friends. Later on, you will notice some string of chaotic events in the Pokemon world, including an unknown phenomena where Pokemon turned into stone. You are tasked to find out what caused these string of events and put a stop to it to become the hero of the Pokemon world.

As you keep playing, you'll be able to befriend other Pokemon to turn the tides on endless dungeon variations because with every obstacles you'll face on every area, you'll always be prepared with the right Pokemon for the right opportunity. In the world of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, no two dungeon are the same so keep an eye for enemy Pokemon and traps you'll encounter and make sure you have adequate amount of moves and items at your dispersal in order to complete your journey.

If you find out that your next journey is tougher to go on it alone, remember, you're not alone because thanks to connectivity features, journeying never been so...cooperative. First, you can help out your friend to rescue you when all of your playable Pokemon are fainted in the dungeon. Send them your code or use the IR feature on your 3DS to call out another explorer to find you. If a player reached your call, you'll be able to continue your journey and keep your hard-earned items. Also, you can use StreetPass to pass another Super Mystery Dungeon player and use one of their helper Pokemon to help you. Be in mind that your helper Pokemon you used from other players are non-playable.

With so many fun features, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon is a sure fire way to keep your Pokemon fantasies alive and kicking and this turn-based RPG never fails to excite Pokemon fans, new and returning, young and old, whoever are they. However, even though this is the biggest Pokemon Mystery Dungeon adventure yet, expect bigger things to come.

Forza Motorsport 6: Know your Bond Car - Aston Martin DBS

MI6 Tanner to Forza 6 players,

As you may know, some of the Bond Cars recorded from the MI6's Q-Branch have been featured in Forza Motorsport 6, the latest installment in the highly-successful Forza franchise available exclusively on the XBOX One. I'll be briefing you with some of the most iconic Bond Cars featured in FM6.



Today's Bond car is the Aston Martin DBS, which is featured in two Bond films such as Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, as well as Bond games such as Blood Stone and 007 Legends, driven by James Bond actor Daniel Craig.

The DBS is essentially a high-performance version of the DB9 and although it uses the same V12 engine the DB9 carries, the DBS develops about 510HP of power and 569Nm of torque. 0-60 takes about 4.3 seconds and a top speed of 191 mph (307 km/h) and 183 mph (295 km/h) with Aston Martin's TOUCHTRONIC 2 transmission.

There is a well-known tidbit about the DBS when it was featured in Daniel Craig's first Bond movie, Casino Royale, back in Autumn 2006, regarding the scene where Bond violently swerves to avoid Vesper Lynd and then accidentally rolled over seven times. The stunt drivers rehearse the scene using a second-hand BMW which is easier to roll but when they provided a prototype model, in the form of a modified DB9, they figured out that its aerodynamics made it difficult to roll. One person suggested that they should fit a cannon somewhere...and it did. By the time the Aston was totalled, it had set a new record for the most number of rolls in a car stunt.

Two years later in Quantum of Solace, Ben Collins, who was The Stig on Top Gear back then, is hired as a Bond stunt driving instructor and he was a double for Daniel Craig in the opening high-speed chase.

When Daniel Craig was not in the middle of Bond movies before Skyfall, he and the DBS were involved in Bond games as well. In the 2010 Bond game, Blood Stone, the DBS was featured in driving missions involving chasing against a suicide bomber targeting the Acropolis, where the world leaders are stationed for a meeting, chasing down rogue industrialist Stefan Pomerov in Siberia, and chasing down Nicole Hunter, played by singer Joss Stone, in a climactic car chase from Monaco to the Millau Viaduct. Two years later, in 007 Legends, the DBS takes place from the V12 Vanquish on a chase through Gustav Graves' cargo plane in Die Another Day.



When the DBS was featured in Top Gear, The Stig set a lap time of 1:23.93, which is faster than the old Aston Martin V12 Vanquish S. We decided to give it to one of our experts and have it compared against its real-world lap time set by The Stig.



Sadly, our expert from Q-Branch couldn't beat The Stig's lap time because he did it in 1:26.364, which is around three seconds slower than The Stig's.

MI6, end of transmission.

Doctor Who S09E01

Doctor Who S09E01

The ninth series of the BBC hit TV series, Doctor Who, is now on air with Peter Capaldi as The Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald. Speaking of which, Series 9 will be the final time we'll be seeing Clara as The Doctor's companion but how will her tenure as The Doctor's companion end? You'll find out at the right moment but in the meantime, the first of the two-part premiere.

In the first part, titled The Magician's Apprentice, two of the most notorious Doctor Who villains returned such as the creator of the Daleks, Davros, and Missy, played by Michelle Gomez. Here, viewers witnessed Davros' secret origins and his bitter connections between him and The Doctor shocked everyone and they'll be expected to be shocked more in the conclusion next week. Can't believe why they've dragged them to the rogue planet of Skaro just to meet Davros but you can expect more bombshell next week.

Speaking of which, viewers witnessed The Doctor donning his shades during an axe fight with a warrior, who turned out to be a Dalek. If by axe fight...why bringing a guitar and a tank on such a battle? Oh wait, just to make him look cool.

BEHIND THE SCENES:



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On the September 18, 2015 episode of Bubble Gang...

- A medium tries a clever way to communicate to spirits...

- Shoe store gags

- More words to live by from Tata Lino!

- Istambay, Istambay sa Looban, May Bagong Nagtrending sa Tambayan, Dalawang Taong Nag-Kainlaban, Bakit Hindi Pa Natin...SIMULAN???

- The Itim In Tandem discovered something's plasticky about that rice...

- Maria Sofia Love takes you behind the scenes on making this Bubble Gang episode!

- More lait-lait from Lala Ytera!

- A news report about a man who went missing for 20 years!

- The biggest problem is why your kid got hooked on computers for too long...

- The Itim In Tandem discussing about SONA...

- Another one of the Bubble Gang cast will survive TSUGI O CHORVA!

Let's Do The News! (September 18, 2015)

- The president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, visited a town near Coquimbo that was hit by a 4.8-meter tsunami and suffered the most damage. So far, eleven people reportedly died on a M8.3 quake last night.

- The controversial security bills in Japan may be enacted this Friday, but opposition parties aim to block the plenary session of the Upper House from passing them. This legislation would allow its Self Defense Forces to expand their operations outside Japan.

- Smartmatic announced that production of their optical mark readers, which will be using for next year's elections, will be transferred to Taiwan despite their additional cost of P400 million and the reports that China may sabotage the elections.

- As Blaise Compaore was ousted from being the president of Burkina Faso by the coup d'etat, the coup leaders seized power of the nation, with over 10 people died amid protests in the capital Ouagadougou. They've imposed a night-time curfew across the West African state, and closed the land and air borders.

- The top officials of the Philippine National Police welcomed President Benigno Aquino III's clarification that there is no alternative truth regarding the Mamasapano clash and the proof that the SAF neutralized the terrorist Marwan as planned.

- The upcoming 007: SPECTRE film has been selected for The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund's Royal Film Performance 2015. The world premiere for the latest Bond movie is set at the Royal Albert Hall in London this 26th of October and it will be attended by the stars of the film, including Daniel Craig as James Bond, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw as Q, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista as Hinx, Monica Bellucci, and Ralph Fiennes as M, among many other guests who are attending the premiere/

- Pikachu Libre is added on the latest update of the Pokken Tournament arcade game. Pikachu Libre is one of the Cosplay Pikachu variations as seen on Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire games and it represents toughness. Pikachu Libre comes with the exclusive Flying Press attack.

- Tomorrow on Eat Bulaga, it's the first date between Alden Richards and Maine "Yaya Dub" Mendoza...in person!? Or is it? Tune in tomorrow and find out!

- It's Showtime presenter Coleen Garcia responded on Joey De Leon's cryptic tweets about copying, regarding the whole Pastillas Girl appearance compared to AlDub's, saying that everybody is entitled to their own opinion.

TTFN!!!

Forza Motorsport 6: Know your Bond Car - Aston Martin DB5

MI6 Tanner to Forza 6 players,

As you may know, some of the Bond Cars recorded from the MI6's Q-Branch have been featured in Forza Motorsport 6, the latest installment in the highly-successful Forza franchise available exclusively on the XBOX One. I'll be briefing you with some of the most iconic Bond Cars featured in FM6.



This is the Aston Martin DB5, undoubtedly one of the most iconic Bond cars ever made since its appearance in the 1964 Bond film Goldfinger, where Bond must prevent an economic meltdown by taking on the nefarious Auric Goldfinger. In the movie, Q-Branch given the DB5 some modifications include a smokescreen, oil slicks, machine guns, mechanical tire shredders, and an ejector seat. 007 makes use of all of the DB5's gadgets until he crashed the DB5 somewhere at Auric Headquarters in Switzerland.

When Goldfinger was shown in theaters in the Autumn of 1964, it became a box office hit and production of the DB5 have doubled to keep up the demand, sparking a wonderful collaboration between Aston Martin and James Bond. The DB5's recent appearance was 2012's Skyfall, featuring Daniel Craig as James Bond.

There is a known trivia that when the Bond makers wanted this car to be in that film, Aston Martin rejected the idea. They will lend their car for a full price of 4,500 Pounds back in 1960's but the Bond creators decided not to because it's too expensive. They tried various cars fit for Bond but because of their desire of putting the Aston Martin in the Bond movie, the folks lend them a second-hand development car and the Bond people cost them five times more than the car itself to rig it with the Bond modifications.

The DB5 is powered by a 4.0L six-cylinder engine generating 282 bhp (210 kW) of power and a top speed of 145 mph (233 km/h). It was mated with a ZF five-speed transmission (except for some of the very first DB5s).

A total of 1,023 DB5 units produced, with most of the units are hardtop coupes.



We asked someone if they can do a lap round the Top Gear Test Track just to prove how good the DB5 was but because it was raining outside, we weren't so sure what to do with it. However, our client insists that because this is Forza Motorsport 6, he's very obliged to do his first ever wet lap on the Top Gear Track. Here's the clip that sums everything up...



Our client set a lap time of 1:39.524 on a wet track and by our amazement, even in wet conditions, our client handled better than what Top Gear's The Stig done in the TV show.

MI6, end of transmission...