Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Let's Do The News! (December 18, 2013)

The big scoop today...

1) New Mini JCW Concept

2014 Mini John Cooper Works Concept
Come at the 2014 NAIAS in Detroit, Mini will be showcasing a concept model of what we believed to be the next generation Mini John Cooper Works hot hatch. It maybe a concept model but it sure does served as a preview of a hotter Mini based on an all new Mini.

Report: http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/mini-john-cooper-works-revealed-2013-12-17

2) Papa Dom of Tropical Depression band passed away

Papa Dom, known by his real name Dominic Gamboa, of a local reggae band Tropical Depression passed away today in which some say caused by a fatal kidney disease. Singer Cookie Chua posted on her Facebook "Hanggang sa muli Papadom Gamboa, mahal na mahal kita ang aking guro nung nagsisimula pa lamang ako sa eksena,"

Report: http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/12/18/1269565/tropical-depression-frontman-passes-away

3) Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 announced

To celebrate the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune arcade series' 10th anniversary, the folks at Namco Bandai Games announced the fifth installment of the hit racing arcade. So, what's new on Maximum Tune 5? Well, there's a new harder EXTREME mode if you're a bit of a hardcore racer, then, there are three new machines such as the TOYOTA 86, Subaru BRZ, and the legendary Nissan Skyline RS-X S30, and this game offers MaxiG currency where your winnings can be spent for dress-up kits for your car such as rear wing, vinyls, bumpers, wheels, and more.

It will be commenced this March 2014.

URL: http://wanganmaxi-official.com/wanganmaxi5/

4) Suspect Arrested in Kuroko's Basketball Poison Threat Case

A 36-year-old man, who believed to be the mastermind behind the KuroBas Poison Threat Cases that involves sending threat letters to convenience store chains and establishments linked to Tadatoshi Fujimaki's KuroBas manga, was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in Higashinari ward in Osaka on Sunday. The suspect goes by the name of Hirofumi Watanabe and he was formally investigated for the charge of "obstruction of business".

5) Filipina Bea Rose Santiago is Miss International 2013

Another Filipina won an international beauty pageant this 2013 and this time it's the turn of Bea Rose Santiago who was hailed as Miss International 2013. The pageant happened at Tokyo, Japan since December 17th.

Looks like this year is proven to be a brighter sport as the Philippines snagged three beauty pageant wins; one for Megan Young as Miss World 2013 and another one for Mutya Johanna Datul as Miss Supranational 2013.

Report: http://www.pep.ph/news/41663/bea-rose-santiago-takes-the-miss-international-2013-crown

6) Nan is back in her new show!

The foul-mouth old lady, Nan, from The Catherine Tate Show returns in her very own show coming on BBC One this January 4, 2014 under the title "Catherine Tate's Nan". It's a new show but anyway, on the newest comedy series of 2014, while her grandson Jamie is away in Africa for voluntary work, a young girl called Alice has been allocated to Nan by the Young and Old Buddy-Up Foundation to keep her company and cheer her up. Don't mind her but Nan's foul language is all but total annihilation on the unsuspecting public.

Catherine Tate's Nan airs on BBC One Saturday, January 4, 2013 at 21:30.

URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01mv7r6

TTFN!!!

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