FIFA World Cup 2014 - Day 15

The Group Stage of the FIFA WORLD CUP Brasil is finally over and the countries participating for the Round of 16 match are Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, France, Nigeria, Germany, Algeria, Holland, Mexico, Costa Rica, Greece, Argentina, Switzerland, Belgium, and the USA.

Anyway, on the 15th day, we see Portugal finished the feud with Ghana after the 2-1 score, the Germans won the war against USA at the score of 0-1, Belgians gave South Koreans a good kicking at the score of 0-1, and the fight between Algeria and Russia ended in a draw, with one goal each.

But no matter though, the remaining 16 nations eligible for the Round of 16 match are vowed to do their best to keep playing to the end.

Round of 16 begins on June 28, 2014, 13:00 Brazil time with Brazil vs. Chile and Colombia vs. Uruguay.

Let's Do The News! (June 27, 2014)

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- According to a Balitang Amerika report, there was an American journalist spending hours watching programs from ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel. Jonathan Block, a journalist from New York, told that even though he doesn't understand Tagalog, he's one of the many foreigners who love the Filipino culture.

- Peugeot revealed their special 208 GTi 30th Anniversary edition on Goodwood Festival of Speed. This special pays tribute to the 205 GTi and it features an uprooted version of its 1.6L THP engine.

Peugeot 208 GTi 30th Anniversary

- IT'S THE NEW FOCUS ST! Well, sort of. The Ford Focus ST has a new face while still retaining the same 247bhp 2.0L EcoBoost engine. Actually, there was one addition to the Focus ST but unfortunately, because this is a Euro-only variant, I can't tell you what's what but I can tell you that classified engine running on the d-word is 63hp less than its petrol equivalent.

2015 Ford Focus ST

- Director Guillermo Del Toro announced that there's going to be a Pacific Rim sequel in the works but that's not all because the hit mecha robot movie will spawn a cartoon series.

- Just before Season 3 hits the airwaves, Nickelodeon's hit animated action series, The Legend of Korra, gets its very own video game and Platinum Games is in charge for development of this fall's video game which set after Season 2.

- Solaire goes airborne as the Philippines' premier integrated resort and casino is collaborating with Air Asia for their breakthrough branding project.

- Due to the upcoming earthquake drill set by the Makati City Hall on June 30, 2014, business transactions will end so employees will take part of it.

- Moments after the launch of the New Mini F56 in the Philippine market, official distributor British United Automobiles inaugurated their own Cebu dealership.

- YOU'VE WAITED BUT HERE IT IS: Part of celebrating the 20th anniversary of the hit fighting franchise, Tekken, the folks from Kotobukiya have pulled the wraps on...wait for it... a 1/7th scale PVC figure of one of Tekken's femme fatales, Nina Williams. Set for its November 2014 on-sale date, it costs 7,200 Japanese Yen and pre-orders are open for booking. A perfect addition to one of your Tekken bishoujo figure collection.

- SweetyHigh's SweetBeat TV takes us behind the scenes of the second season of Nickelodeon's hit comedy series, The Thundermans.

TTFN!!!

FIFA World Cup 2014 - Day 14

In Day 14 of the FIFA WORLD CUP Brasil, four games were occurred and while those three showed excitement for the fans, the latter is proven to be rather disappointing and a waste of time and money spent for the tickets.

In the Nigeria vs. Argentina match, the Argentinians advanced to the Round of 16 match against Nigeria after the score of 2-3 while Bosnia and Herzegovina prevented Iran's all out attack and finished at the score of 3-1 then the Swiss shown no mercy against Honduras and ended in the score of 0-3 and finally, the Ecuador vs. France match. You can really tell why it was a very disappointing match because not one single team managed to score one!

Tomorrow, which of the last eight countries to advance on the Round of 16? There's Portugal vs. Ghana, USA vs. Germany, South Korea vs. Belgium, and Algeria vs. Russia, vying for their position to the Round of 16 match.

Let's Do The News! (June 26, 2014)

The big scoop today...

- LeBron James was opted out of his contract from Miami Heat, moments after their bitter loss from the 2014 NBA Finals, to become an unrestricted free agent.

- According to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, Japan promises to analyze Metro Manila's subway system.

- Love the new Godzilla movie? Bandai Namco Games announced a new Godzilla video game coming this winter!

- Aston Martin is going to reveal their entry to the Vision Gran Turismo lineup at this week's Goodwood Festival of Speed.

- Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla's guesting at the Pinoy Big Brother house stirs mixed comments and some problems inside the house, especially when housemate Jane Oineza finally met with her, face to face, baring all the truth behind her.

- Toyota revealed their fuel-cell vehicle set for next year's on sale date.

Toyota FCV

- Ariel Motor Company reverts back to their two-wheel roots by unveiling the Ace motorcycle, set for this week's Goodwood debut.

Ariel Ace

- Senator Bong Revilla refuses to enter plea in plunder case at Sandiganbayan.

- To boost the country's military defense, the Philippine government announced that they'll be supplying 21 choppers and 50,000 M4 assault rifles by this year.

- The new Chinese map detailing more on the South China Sea claims is just a "drawing" according to Malacanang Palace officials.

TTFN!!!

Some say: Toyota Crown to get 2.0L turbo from Lexus NX

Toyota Crown Athlete

One possible conspiracy theory going on in the world of Toyota is that if that newly developed 8AR-FTS 2.0L 4-cylinder twin turbo engine, as seen from the upcoming 2015 Lexus NX compact crossover, is proven to be worth it, this engine will soon replace the 4GR-FSE 2.5L V6 engine from current and upcoming models. Even the current Lexus IS would follow suit as well.

Word from the mouth is that the Toyota Crown, the current 13th generation model, is going to follow the downsizing trend as for next year's minor change, the 2.5L V6 engine will be dropped from the lineup and be replaced by the turbo 4-pot engine.

Let's do the math; the 4GR-FSE 2.5L V6 engine develops around 203PS of power and 243Nm of torque while the upcoming 8AR-FTS 2.0L 4-cylinder engine develops a theoretical 238PS of power and 350Nm. The result; about 35PS more than the 2.5L V6 so that's a conspiracy worth happening.

Source: http://car-research.jp/toyota/crown-turbo.html

Top Gear USA: Snow Show

The boys of Top Gear had no time to "Let it Go" in this frozen episode about snows and a school bus as they're on a mission to create a school bus snow plough, usable on imminent winter storms. Using a Chevy short bus as the foundation, Tanner's idea involves performance while Rut wants close-range snow removal and Adam prefers some long-range snow removal.

With their ideas, the ultimate snow plough school bus was born but only one idea will stand out from their creation. With Rut's plowing idea failed and Adam's long range snow clearing ideas went kaput, Tanner's performance idea is the winner and...

Tanner gets to put the Nissan GT-R in the race against the Arctic snowmobile at the snow-covered Wyoming.

At the end of this frozen face-off, looks like the GT-R came second with the snowmobile blitzing through the finish line.

FIFA World Cup 2014 - Day 13

It's the 13th day of the FIFA WORLD CUP Brasil and on this day, the Italy vs. Uruguay match ended with Uruguay that pinned down the Italian heavyweights at the score of 0-1. Then, the Costa Rica vs. England match ended in an utter disappointed because none of the teams scored just one goal. In the Japan vs. Colombia match, looks like Japan was shunned from their loss against the Colombian footballers at the score of 1-4. And in the Greece vs. Ivory Coast match, the Greeks shown no mercy against the Ivory Coast after the score of 2-1.

In tomorrow's match, four games will be occurring with Nigeria taking on Argentina up to Ecuador vs. France. Which country will advance to the Round of 16? Find out soon...