Sochi 2014 Highlights - Day Four

10th of February, 2014 - DAY 4

German skier Maria Hoefl-Riesch is declared the victor of the Women's Super Combined Slalom after posted a 2:34.62 time and winning the gold medal for her fellow German athletes while two of the French athletes for the Men's 12.5km Pursuit did a good show on the spectators. Martin Fourcade placed 1st place with a 33:48.6 time while his fellow French Jean Guillaume Beatrix placed 3rd with a time of 34:12.8.

On this day, Canada scores big time as Alex Bilodeau won the Men's Moguls after three consecutive rounds and Charles Hamelin cleared the Men's 1500m Finals after posting his 2:14.985 time and won the gold medal.

At the second round of the Men's 500m Speed Skating, the Dutch done a 1-2-3 punch combo at the finish line as Michel Mulder placed 1st, Jan Smeekens placed 2nd, and Ronald Mulder placed 3rd.

Details: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/daily-schedule-day-4

Sochi 2014 Olympics runs until February 23, 2014 and as the slogan suggest: HOT. COOL. YOURS.

Six Nations 2014 - Round 2

The second round of the RBS Six Nations 2014 is a disaster for our hero rugby team, the Wales' WRU, as they got overwhelmed by Ireland at the score of 26 to 3, in favor of the Irish, and if that wasn't enough, the try from Ireland's Chris Henry and Paddy Jackson is worth more than enough to topple our Welsh heroes at the Aviva Stadium.

Highlights:

 

Full report here.

Well, that was a disappointing loss for our Welsh rugby heroes but when they face FFR in Round 3, things are going to be different from now on.

Also in Round 2 of the RBS Six Nations 2014, the England Rugby never let Scotland to score not even one point and because of such overwhelming progress, England wins at the score of 20-0. Tough luck for Scotland.

Highlights:



Full report here.

And lastly, France's FFR won the round against Italy's FIR at the score of 30-10.

Highlights:



Full report here.

So, Ireland and France are in the lead at the standings with two wins each while England and Wales had one win each and the teams with no wins each were Italy and Scotland. Tune in for Round 3 of the RBS Six Nations 2014 soon!

And one more thing before I go: GO WALES!!!

Sochi 2014 Highlights - Day Three

9th of February, 2014 - DAY 3

Matthias Mayer from Austria won the Men's Downhill while Slovakia's Anastasiya Kuzmina posted a 21:06.8 time and won the gold medal at the Women's 7.5km Sprint Biathlon. In the Men's Skiathlon 15km Classic + 15km Free, Switzerland's Dario Cologna posted a 1:08:15.4 time and took home the gold medal.

At the Team Ice Dance Free Dance, the Russians did a very good job on that portion of the Winter Olympics and they took home the Gold Medal. That's a score for Team Russia. 

On the Men's Singles Run 4 (the Luge portion of the games), a German named Felix Loch ousted the competition with an amazing 3:27.526 time, winning a gold medal for his German winter athletes while the final round of the Men's Normal Hill Ski Jumping for Individuals, Poland's Kamil Stoch scored an impressive 278 points from the judges and scored him a gold medal.

Jamie Anderson from Team USA won the gold medal for her win at the Ladies' Slopestyle Finals while at the Ladies' 3000m Speed Skating, a Dutch named Irene Wust blown the competition away with her 4:00.34 time.

Details: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/daily-schedule-day-3

Stars of Chicago Auto Show 2014

Until February 17, 2014 in the McCormick Place at Chicago, Illinois, this year's Chicago Auto Show featured some of the brightest stars in the world of cars.

Premiered for the first time at this year's show was Volkswagen's GRC Beetle, which is a rally-spec version of the 21st Century Beetle, then tuner Lingenfelter modified the new Chevy Silverado truck to become the Reaper, the Chevrolet Corvette C7 will be Black Widow's car of choice in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, 2015 Chrysler 200 by Mopar, 2015 Lincoln Navigator which is a bit of a minor change with new tech, sixth-generation Subaru Legacy premiered to celebrate 25 years of Subaru Legacy, an electric version of the All New Soul, and so much more.

More info: http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/07/we-obsessively-covered-the-2014-chicago-auto-show/

GT6: Cars that are Gran Turismo exclusive - Cizeta V16T

The Goodwood Hill Climb, famous for its annual Goodwood Festival of Speed, is considered a Gran Turismo-exclusive racetrack because the folks from Gran Turismo granted exclusive rights from the Goodwood FoS committee to feature this track in Gran Turismo 6.

At a moment notice, we will try out a car that is branded a "Gran Turismo exclusive", a real-life car you can only play on the Gran Turismo franchise and nowhere else. Think of it like Brainiac's Things You Can Run Through except this isn't the part where an idiot may or may not run through a certain object.



Today, it's the Gran Turismo-only Cizeta V16T. Since its first appearance in GT4, this rare V16-powered, long-forgotten, Italian supercar designed by Marcelo Gandini is considered a Gran Turismo exclusive and even in its latest appearance via Gran Turismo 6, you know that no other game would feature it...because the Cizeta V16T is a Gran Turismo exclusive and it's a general fact.

The supercar that should have been will run through the Goodwood Hill Climb but at what time will the V16T post?









It's a 0:52.971 lap time! As the name implies, this V16-powered engine mounted in the middle produced 568PS of power and mated with a 5-speed manual, its 0-60mph time is on the 4-second mark with the 204mph top speed. People say it's a fake Diablo but in general fact, both the Lamborghini Diablo and the Cizeta were designed by the same man. Thank goodness.

It maybe similar to the Diablo but it sure is quick for a very rare and legendary Italian supercar few enthusiasts knew about.

The Cizeta V16T - A GRAN TURISMO EXCLUSIVE CAR.

What's in our Car Town garage today? (February 9, 2014)

What's in our Car Town garage today?

1999 Nissan Silvia

The S13 Silvia had the slogan of "ART FORCE SILVIA". The Zenki S14 Silvia beared the "EYE HUNT SILVIA" slogan. The Kouki S14 Silvia's was "READY GO, FR", but for the final, 7th-generation, Silvia, it bears the "SPORTS SILVIA" slogan.

1999 Nissan Silvia

1970 AMC Javelin SST Trans Am

The Javelin is American Motors' entry to the muscle car segment dominated by Chargers, Camaros, and Mustangs. While the Javelin hadn't found any mass audience for this muscle car, American Motors entered the Javelin to the Trans-Am with surprise results. With 10 top-five finishes on the podium and winning the manufacturer's championship against General Motors in 1968 and 1969, Roger Penske and Mark Donohue took over the company's Trans Am program for 1970 and the result was the limited-to-100 special edition models.

1970 AMC Javelin SST Trans Am

1980 Renault 5 Turbo Rally Edition

Known as the 5 Maxi Turbo, this French entry to WRC since its 1980 debut found its advantage on the tarmac events because the added bulk in the back sees a huge problem at the unpaved sections of the race. When the WRC's Group B began in 1985, they made the Group B-spec 5 Maxi Turbo and the engine that powers it develops 350HP.

1980 Renault 5 Turbo Rally Edition

Let's Do The News! (February 8, 2014)

Meanwhile in the studio...

James: And now the news and oh! Before we do that, has anyone watched all five "Mabel's Guide To" shorts? Anyone?

(audience murmuring)

Richard: I do...I saw all five this week.

Jeremy: No I don't...

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: What is it?

James: Just another bunch of Gravity Falls shorts, done to keep the fallers hooked for more while this show's not around until further notice from the showrunner himself. You know last year's Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained shorts? Yep, made to keep the fans happy while the show's not around. This year sees the turn of Mabel Pines.

Jeremy: Mabel Pines? (raspberry) Never liked her...

(audience laughing)

Richard: Why?

Jeremy: She's as gross as nerds at schools and her breath smells like...an episode of Brainiac! If you know what I mean?

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: Anyway, what's it all about those recent Gravity Falls shorts? You know? Some GF fun in bite-sized chunks?

James: Well, in random order, there was...Mabel's Guide To Art, and then Mabel's Guide To Dating...

Richard: Well, kinda like that one. It's the one with those!

TOAD-ALLY DATING!

HOOT DO YOU LOVE?!

TOGETHER FUR-EVER

(audience laughing)

Richard: See? Oh yeah, which reminds me...I need you to fill those 9000-question stuff...just to show if you guys are datable or not.

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: What?! 9000 questions? That's too much!

James: Yeah! We don't have time answering those...

Richard: Now or never!

(both): Okay...

SOME TIME LATER...

Richard: Right, I got the results. Jeremy, based on all your answers and at the scale of 5, you are...3 out of 5 so you're DATABLE!

Jeremy: Oh!

DATABLE!

(audience laughing)

Richard: Oh wait! Your dating is limited to widows, female plumbers, and convicts...

Jeremy: What?!

(audience laughing)

SOME TIME LATER, LATER...

James: (sigh)...enough about that. Anyway, back to this week's shorts. There was Mabel's Guide To Fashion, Mabel's Guide To Colors, and Mabel's Guide To Stickers. Speaking of which, what was that?!

Richard: It's my hair topiary!

(audience laughing)

James: But you're a bloke. You don't do that to yourself.

Richard: Well, I got a female member of the audience to do it. So, what does it look like to you?

Female Audience: An ostrich?

Richard: Right! An ostrich! Kakka!

(audience laughing)

Richard: Make sure you fix your hair before you leave.

Jeremy: Anyway, some bad news because last night, there was a bus accident occurred in Bontoc, killing about 14 people when the bus they rode fell on the ravine. That sounds quite tragic but...something shocked us that one of the 14 people died on the incident was a celebrity. Does anyone know who's that celeb?

(audience murmuring)

Jeremy: Well, there's one celebrity involved in the accident and died. It was Tado!

James: Tado?

Jeremy: Tado, yeah, the comedian, Tado Jimenez was one of the casualties in last night's bus accident in Bontoc. That sounds very very sad to us so...REST IN PEACE TADO. We will never forget you.

(awwww)

Richard: Very sad to say goodbye to one of the most notable Pinoy comedians but what's quite remembering that he once had a heavy metal affliction with a classic VW Beetle. See, look?

Photos from Tado Jimenez's Facebook profile

(oooohhh)

James: Sounds interesting though. Who can remember Tado and his love affair with the classic Beetle? Anyway, moving on because...

Jeremy: Shhh...

James: (silently) What?

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: (whispering) I'm afraid that the next topic is going to be quite hurtful for us?

Richard: Like what?

Jeremy: Shhh...

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: (whispering) Whatever you do...don't say the CS word.

James: (whispering) You mean Cardcaptor Sakura?

Jeremy (facepalm)

(audience laughing)

James: What? What was I'm saying?!

Jeremy: That's what we're not supposed to say and since the beans are spilled on us, looks like fans of the anime that caused us a lot of bashers are going to be pleased by this but not us because we had tons of bashers caused by this anime.

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: Anyway, MOVIC's replicating Sakura's Sealing Wand and Star Wand made out of die-cast zinc and each is about 6 inches long. They're part of MOVIC's new Eternal Masterpiece line of collectibles for adults but who cares? Since this anime's ruined our childhood several times, we don't want it.

(audience laughing)

James: Even if those 6-inch replicas cost 34 US Dollars each?

Jeremy: Never. We don't want pieces from the show that ruined our childhood several times.

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: I didn't actually like one of their closing theme songs that goes...Na na na na na na...na na na na na na na...na na na na na na na naaaaahhhhhh....

(audience laughing)

Richard: Well, that's the one I don't really like to hear!

(audience laughing)

Jeremy: It's not all about that...you know the Chevrolet Corvette C7 Stingray? The car we all hate because of all the backstories like for instance...why NAMCO didn't put Punkish Gothic on the PS3 version on THE iDOLM@STER 2 and why Top Gear was revoked from Gran Turismo 6? Anyway, this car's going to appear on CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER as the car of choice from SHIELD'S Black Widow.

(ooohhh)

Richard: Looks quite interesting for a car of choice to one of SHIELD's finest! I must say that Corvettes are quite a rarity for Marvel stuff since Agent Coulson's Corvette called Lola as seen from the Avengers film and AGENTS OF SHIELD TV series.

Jeremy: I know, but still...as a warning to those who keep wishing for a C7 Corvette to be on Forza 5...

Jeremy: Inject this on your brains, Forza Faithfuls! The C7 Corvette is not invited to your Forza Motorsport 5 party because as always told...this car's a Gran Turismo exclusive and that's the end of it!

(audience laughing)

James: Uh, don't you think you should be ending this whole story? I guess you're becoming more of a big head right now because...oh, what the hey? What's the argument about why you're hating this car since no Top Gear in GT6 and no Punkish Gothic in PS3 iM@S 2?

Jeremy: Well, you know what I said. For those who keep asking for a C7 Corvette to be in Forza 5, go back to your Gran Turismo games. You know for the thousandth time that this car stays in Gran Turismo series and always will be and oh, the new Z06 and the C7.R are reserved for future installments so BACK OFF, THAT'S NOT FOR FORZA FANS!

(audience laughing)

Richard: Oh well, once a big head moron, always a big head moron. Anyway, that is the end of the news...

RoboCop (2014 film)

RoboCop

Reloaded, recharged, and now ready for a brand new mission as one of the most classic sci-fi heroes gets a brand new look for 2014 and for this new version of RoboCop, we're not particularly sure that it lives up to the original 1987 version that spawns sequels, TV cartoons, and series of merchandising rights.

Set in the year 2028, at the crime-torn Detroit, when Alex Murphy (played by John Kinnaman), a loving family man and a good cop, is critically injured at the line of duty, seeking this the opportunity from a corporation called OmniCorp, run by the CEO Raymond Sellars (played by Michael Keaton), to create the ultimate peacekeeper to rid the streets of Detroit from crimes. This is how RoboCop, the ultimate law enforcement officer and the program of the OmniCorp, was born.

Like the original, this new RoboCop still lives up to its hardcore. He's got more firepower than Rambo and more lives than the Terminator. Yeah, that sounds a bit more of a cliche but unlike the original, the new 2014 remake of the icon doesn't quite lives up to its roots, if you know what I mean? Yes, it may retain some of the classic elements but purists may find it a bit too lacking that some of the classic RoboCop stuff haven't find a place in it...unless if there's one.

It's cool for those who are new, especially when you see this as a family-fun movie of some sorts but hey, this is more PG-13 so, this subject is out of the picture here, but what about being fun for your barkadas? Well, teenagers doesn't know about the old one, well until one of their parents would tell about the classic RoboCop, but in their young, immature eyes, it's not half bad. Being new to RoboCop is not a bad start right until your parents might tell you why they liked the original better, well you'll be sadly disappointed why you haven't seen the original one...yet.

So, if you haven't heard about RoboCop or in that case, none of your family told you about it, it's best to watch this in theaters now but if you're a purist, this 2014 remake is surely disappoint you for all the wrong or right reasons but either way, it's not a bad movie to watch. It's just one of the movies made to kickstart the year 2014 with a big bang.

My rating for the new 2014 RoboCop would be a fair 3 out of 5.

Sochi 2014 Highlights - Day One and Two

At around 20:14 (8:30 PM) Russian Time since February 7, 2014, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia under the "Dreams of Russia" theme. It's privet (Russian for Hello) to everyone took part of this year's Winter Games. February 7's Opening Ceremony consisted of 18 separate chapters, all of which amazed the spectators.

Highlights: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/photo-gallery-sochi-2014-opening-ceremony?photoid=0000002652

The day after the opening ceremony, February 8's highlights include a Men's 10km sprint Biathlon, Ladies' Skiathlon 7.5km Classic, Men's Slopestyle, and Men's 5000m Speed Skating, among many others.

The 8th of February, 2014, sees Norway gathered two gold medals; one by Ole Einar Bjoerndalen at the Men's Sprint 10km Biathlon, and one by Marit Bjoergen for the Ladies' Skiathlon 7.5 km Classic + 7.5 km Free. USA got their first gold by Sage Kotsenburg for the Men's Slopestyle Finals while in the Men's 5000m Speed Skating, it's a 1-2-3 finish for the Dutch. Sven Kramer gathered gold while Jan Blokhuijsen earned silver and Jorrit Bergsma won Bronze. Those three are Dutch and as I said, they already did a 1-2-3 finish at the Speed Skating segment of the games.

Full Results: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/daily-schedule-day-2

More to come over the course of the games!

April Mariz Herher, IHAW NA!

On the February 7, 2014's Banana Nite's IHAW NA segment. The guest for the night was April Mariz Herher. Yes, we know that April Mariz is classified herself as a full-fledged tomboy ever since she has fond of boy-targeted toys when she was young and since she declared the grand winner of IT'S SHOWTIME'S That's My Tomboy segment, she's finally well-known to the world and the community really accepted her for who she is...as well as the other tomboys took part of the critically-acclaimed segment of the show.

"Helps provide 100% nourishment!"

In the February 7, 2014 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Closet gags

- Aling Mary continues to infuriate the line...and then some more!

- IKAW AT ANG INA takes on....wait, what?! What's going on here?! Ate Patty's explaining what's what about Ina?!

- Bubble Gang kontrabida Antonietta delivers some teleserye cliches on a car chase!

- Bubble Gang does Lactum by spoofing this commercial as LAFTUM! Helps provide 100% nourishment!

Bubble Gang does Lactum

- More wise words from the wisest man in Bubble Gang, TATA LINO!

- Snake on the basement...whodunit?!

- The Applicant

- IyoTube in I LOVE ROCK N ROLL

- We examine the differences of what do people do in public and private areas.

- James Wang on a rendezvous point with an agent and shows off his moves.

Let's Do The News! (February 6, 2014)

Things we learned today...

- Earlier, almost 700k Seattle residents came out to see the heroes' welcome of the Seattle Seahawks as the 12 PARADE kicked in. Now that the Seahawks won their very first Super Bowl last week, this team is now a force to be reckoned with. We never imagined that such event would happened in the Northwestern part of the USA and it's all throwing Skittles and cheers from the fans of the Seahawks.

- Dusty returns! The crop duster from last year's Disney Pixar's Planes, from the world above of Cars, returns in the brand new sequel titled PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE coming this Summer 2014. Set after the events from the first film, Dusty found out that his engine is damaged and he may never race again. Now, he's joining the ranks of the aerial firefighters and teaming up with Blade Ranger and his team of firefighters devoted to protect the Piston Peak National Park from a wildfire.

Info: http://blogs.disney.com/insider/articles/2014/02/05/just-released-planes-fire-rescue-trailer-2/

- Nissan GT Academy finally landed on India and for its inauguration, Nissan India is hosting the first stage in the series of "Live Event" time trials in malls throughout metropolitan areas of India.

Report: http://www.nissan.in/en-IN/News/GT_ACADEMY.aspx

- The eighth season of USA's hit TV series, Psych, will be the last because the cable TV network bids farewell to one of cable's top five series on Wednesday nights. The series finale will be aired on the 26th of March, 2014, to be followed by an hour-long aftershow with a Q&A session with the cast and crew.

Report: http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/usas-psych-to-end-after-current-eighth-season-1201088165/
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- Ateneo announced that beginning SY 2015-2016, their school opening will start on August instead of the traditional June opening month that most schools in the Philippines signalling the first month of the school year. UP, meanwhile, announced that beginning this year, their opening will start this August after the Board of Regents approved the shift.

Report: http://www.philstar.com/campus/2014/02/06/1287323/ateneo-move-school-opening-august

- British sportscar maker, Aston Martin, announced a recall on 17,590 cars built since late 2007 because of the use of Chinese counterfeit parts.

Report: http://www.carscoops.com/2014/02/chines-counterfeit-issue-forces-aston.html

- The budget-friendly Citroen C4 Cactus crossover was finally revealed officially and this new model's looks stays true to its concept's looks. It's set to be premiered at the Geneva Motor Show next month.

2015 Citroen C4 Cactus

Report: http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/the-citroen-c4-cactus-is-here-2014-02-04

- The X3 F25 gets a minor change and set for its Geneva debut next month. For this facelift, it has a brave new face, four new colors, and fuel-efficient diesel engines ranging from the base sDrive18d which now develops 148HP of power and 57MPG of fuel economy.

2015 BMW X3

Report: http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bmw-x3-facelift-2014-2-5

- Back on the Vhong Navarro case, as the actor and presenter filed a supplemental affidavit to the Department Of Justice and all set for preliminary investigation this 14th of February, 2014.

Report: http://www.pep.ph/news/42254/vhong-navarro-submits-supplemental-affidavit-to-doj-all-set-for-preliminary-investigation-on-february-14

TTFN!!!