Let's Do The News! (June 24, 2013)

River's Diary

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

The fall of Paula Deen

People who love cooking after spending hours of watching the Food Network had been quite worried about Southern celebrity chef, Paula Deen, got sacked by the Food Network last week following her racial slur scandal. Despite apologies from this celebrity chef, her contract with QVC, which markets and sells her cookware products, may be ending soon. A representative tells US Weekly that "QVC does not tolerate discriminatory behavior. We are closely monitoring these events and the ongoing litigation. We are reviewing our business relationship with Ms. Deen, and in the meantime, we have no immediate plans to have her appear on QVC."

Story: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/paula-deens-qvc-deal-at-risk-following-racial-slur-scandal-2013236

Nissan electrifies next year's Le Mans

Nissan ZEOD RC

This is Nissan's Le Mans racer for next year's 24 Hours of Le Mans race and what's shocking that this is an all-electric LMP known as the ZEOD RC. ZEOD stans for Zero Emissions On Demand and this is the testbed for various combinations of batteries and small turbo engines according to Nissan Global Motorsport Director Darren Cox. He said "In the future, we want to build road cars that let you choose between electric power and petrol power yourself - Zero Emissions On Demand - and in motorsport development is so much faster."

What do you guys think about Nissan's contender for next year's Le Mans?

Story: http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/welcome-to-nissan-stunning-zeod-racer-2013-06-20

Happy 110th birthday, Buick!

In 1903, the first Buick ever made was the Model B. The first unit was sold to Dr. Herbert H. Hills of Flint, Michigan, decades before the brand developed its reputation as a "doctor's car". 2013 marks the 110th anniversary of Buick and for over 11 decades, Buick made some of the finest cars in America from the "doctor's car", D-45 Touring which became Buick's best seller of 1916, 1936 Century which is the first to hit 100mph, 1949 Roadmaster that was featured in Rain Main, 1953 Skylark had Italian wire wheels and the owner's name engraved on the steering wheel, 1963 Riviera, the V6-powered 1975 Regal, and in 1987, the legendary GNX, up to the 2008 Enclave where it introduced Buick's signature design language and brand focus to the market.

Story: http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/23/buick-celebrates-110-years-by-naming-most-significant-model-of-e/#continued

The Disrupted Neptunia Event

It was Saturday afternoon and somewhere in Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro, Tokyo, held an advance screening of the upcoming anime adaptation of the Hyperdimension Neptunia video game franchise when suddenly, it ended abruptly after a man wielding a knife allegedly disrupted the event. The police arrested the man who disrupted the Saturday screening of the Neptunia anime, which was set to be aired on TV this July after some of the staff dialed 110 at around 1:40PM Japan Time, saying "There's a man acting violently on stage."

After the incident, a statement was posted on the official website, saying that the anime's production committee apologized to the audience members and asked them to save their ticket stubs and notify of any updates regarding the event on the website while the president of MAGES. (5pb.) and the man behind numerous game/anime franchises such as Steins;Gate, Chiyomaru Shikura, said that he and his staff need to rethink how evens will be held.

Story: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-22/man-who-disrupted-neptunia-event-charged-with-carrying-knife

also...

Voice actress Rie Tanaka, who will be playing the role of Neptune/Purple Heart in the series, suffered a bruised knee and other minor injuries at Saturday's disrupted screening. That was reported by her agency. Although while her injuries were minor, the staff said that she is suffering from emotional distress after a man wielding a knife at the event. Despite they're declined for comments, her staff members were deeply concerned about the incident and asking her fans for continuous support as the voice actress will recover back to her normal self.

Story: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-22/man-who-disrupted-neptunia-event-charged-with-carrying-knife

New name of Volkswagen PH distributor

The name says it all...VOLKSWAGEN RETURNS TO PHILIPPINES. Automobile Central Enterprise, Inc. or ACEI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ayala Corporation, served as the new distributor of Volkswagen in the Philippines. The deal was inked a month ago in Hong Kong where Weiming Soh, President for Commercial Operations in Greater China and ASEAN, signed the Importeur Agreement with Fernando Zobel de Ayala, President and Chief Operating Officer of Ayala Corporation, and John Philip S. Orbeta, Chairman and President of Ayala Automotive Holdings Corporation (Ayala Auto) and Managing Director of Ayala Corporation.

Although, ACEI (now VW Philippines) didn't provide any details about which models will be arriving soon, they will take some time before selling VW cars in the Philippines because of the supply issues. As promised, the new distributor will provide user-friendly pricing, something that matches between Japanese and Korean cars.

Story: http://kotse.com/home/index.php/news/industry-update/item/1452-volkswagen-ph-ayala-corporation