Let's Do The News! (December 23, 2012)

River's Diary

Right, what's the news today you spoiler-laden TARDIS journal?

Look what I got!!!







A couple of days ago, I got my Ferrari Dino unicorn car at Forza Horizon for my Ferrari F12berlinetta story for December's FYI About DLC, where Forza players share their stories about the cars from the December IGN Car Pack for a chance to win unicorns. Then moments later, another two cars arrived from my Horzion inbox. It's those specially designed Ford Fiesta and RUF Yellowbird made by the producers in the spirit of Christmas. Thank you very much for these gifts and Merry Christmas to all! Now to put these three on a leisure cruise...




Veloster recalled for Panoramic Sunroof and E-Brake mishaps

Hyundai Veloster Turbo

It's official, ladies and gents. The Hyundai Veloster has been recalled due to problems at the panoramic sunroof and the parking brake. As you may recall, most Veloster owners are complaining about their panoramic sunroofs that may shatter when moved. Hyundai says that the sunroof assembly may have been weakened during installation at the factory. As for the parking brake, it's because of the moisture and grime build-up.

Scoop: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/hyundai-recalling-2012-veloster-because.html

Kahn Design RS250

Kahn Design RS250

The folks from Kahn Design really taking the Range Rover Evoque very seriously, so seriously, they decided to modify it with ease. Aside from its attractive green paint with the black hood, Kahn Design's RS250 wouldn't be without their handcrafted body kit and 22-inch RS-XF alloy wheels wrapped in very low profile performance tires. On the inside, it's a match from the outside with a combination of black leather and Alcantara and green leather accents, diamond-quilted patterns on the seats, dashboard and center consoles with contrast stitching, a diamond gear selector with a piano black surround and machined aluminium trim.

Scoop: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/kahn-design-lamborghini-green-pearl.html

Motor Trend: ZR1 Corvette is better than SRT Viper

Motor Trend compares the SRT Viper against
the Corvette ZR1

And so it begins, a proper face-off between the all new 2013 SRT Viper against the soon-to-be-outgoing Chevrolet Corvette ZR! (C6) provided by Motor Trend stirs a bigger twist in a war between Vipers and Corvettes. I'm kinda disappointed to the next guy who thinks Vipers are better than Corvettes and then he tried convincing to the very end. Anyway, on that Motor Trend comparison between the SRT Viper GTS and the Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1, it seems that the newcomer was beaten by a veteran. What I mean is that the SRT Viper was humiliatingly defeated by the Corvette ZR1 round the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Motor Trend often using Laguna Seca as their test track for the high-performance cars they're reviewing and in terms of such loss, the Viper’s 1:35.77 lap time was 2.1 seconds slower than the ZR1 Corvette when given at the hands of racing driver Randy Pobst.

If that wasn't enough, gets worse, MT's Jonny Lieberman, along with the rest of the MT crew, said that the Corvette ZR1 is better than the SRT Viper in every respect, including the interior! With such fuss, SRT boss Ralph Gilles backlashed that statement via Twitter, saying that the whole Motor Trend staff and racing driver Pobst were not brave enough for the Viper.

Story: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/1212_2013_chevrolet_corvette_zr1_srt_viper_gts/viewall.html

SIDE NOTE: I need to find a GIF of David Tennant angry when saying "Barrowman" from an episode of Buzzcocks just so to describe this humiliation...

...speaking of humiliation

DLC Catalog 15 for the PS3 version of THE IDOLM@STER 2

DLC Catalog 15 for the PS3 version of THE IDOLM@STER 2

The Playsation3 version of THE IDOLM@STER 2 still continues to have some PS3-exclusive DLC costumes as well as carry-overs from the XBOX 360 version of the same game. Out since Friday, December 21, the 15th DLC Catalog was out and it features the costume as seen from the 7th Anniversary Concert. It's called Prima Concerto♪ and that's not all, costumes derived from the XBOX 360 version includes Elegant IVY, Highness Rouge, and Next Orbiter. One DLC song you can't find on the XBOX 360 version is titled 私はアイドル.



URL: http://www.bandainamcogames.co.jp/cs/list/idolmaster/im2/ps3/dlc/catalog15.php

Doctor Who Ultimate List of Lists

On that same date, BBC America aired The Brit List special where the best of Doctor Who, voted by the fans at BBC America's Anglophenia, were featured and it was pretty much to learn after watching the whole special that...

1) Donna Noble (played by Catherine Tate) is the best Doctor Who female companion

2) The scariest moment of Doctor Who is...the first time you saw the episode BLINK

3) Weeping Angels are the scariest monsters of Doctor Who

4) Andrew Garfield from The Amazing Spider-Man is the best Doctor Who guest star because of his appearance in a two-part episode where The Doctor and Martha Jones went to New York on the brink of The Great Depression, which then invaded by Daleks.

5) The TARDIS is the best thing you can only see on Doctor Who

...I kinda disagree on the first part about who's the best Doctor Who female companion. Ahem...Donna Noble? Eeewww...I never really liked that character at all. I really never liked the actress who played Donna Noble, who is a comedian named Catherine Tate, and that's it. But still, I'd respected her for such a genuine character trait. Donna Noble...Props to Catherine Tate for partnered with an alien boy since the 2006 XMAS Special and then Series 4 in 2008. Guess she's still ain't even BOVVERED...E he he...


Message from Houki Shinonono...

Dear (name withheld),

You were right, there's a brand new IS waiting for me. Come on down at the American Lexus Facebook Page at January 15, 2013, at 6:30am in PST to see the new IS.

All-New 2014 Lexus IS - Global Unveiling LIVE on Facebook

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 6:30am in PST

Houki♡