Let's Do The News! (January 1, 2014)

Yes! People from all over the world are wetting their pants with excitement as we are welcoming the year 2014 crammed with new blogs investigating stuff: really loud stuff, really fast stuff, really slow...stuff..., and really painful stuff!!!

The big scoop today...

North Korean leader warns of nuclear disaster

In his New Year's speech, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that the Korean peninsula would be engulfed by a "massive nuclear strike" if war breaks out there again, warning the United States it will not be safe in an event of a conflict. His New Year speech is just another one of Threats from North Korea. The infamous NoKor leader would not beg for peace and vowed to protect the impoverished. He also praised the recent execution of his uncle Jang Song-Taek, labeling him a "scum".

Report: http://www.interaksyon.com/article/77824/n--korea-warns-of-nuclear-disaster-threatens-us

Meteor Shower seen starting New Year's Day

The annual Quadrantid meteor shower will be active in the first seven days of 2014, from January 1 to 7, and may peak from 3 to 4. It hits the Earth's atmosphere at the rate of 40 kilometers per second. Sources say that the incinerated dust are said to be particles apparently derived from the debris ejected by the near-earth asteroid 2003 EH.

Report: http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/01/01/1274082/pagasa-meteor-shower-seen-starting-new-years-day

Philippine Standard Time begins now

2014 brings the start of Philippine Standard Time or PhST as people begin synchronizing their watches with the said timezone. Under the new law of Philippine Standard Time Act of 2013, all national and local government offices as well as broadcasting organizations are required to display PhST as provided by DOST's PAGASA, the country's official timekeeper. It goes by the theme of "Juan Time: PinoyAko, On-Time Ako".

Join Juan Time. Synchronize your watch with the Philippine Standard Time (PhST) via: http://bit.ly/SyncPhST. Like Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineStandardTime. Follow us on Twitter: @PhST_DOST.

Pinay wins Miss Tourism International 2013

A Filipina named Angeline Dione Gomez won the Miss Tourism International 2013 pageant in Putrajaya, Malaysia. She defeated 60 candidates to win the crown and title. Congratulations, Angeline Dione Gomez! You made us proud.

Watch: http://n5e.interaksyon.com/videos/0485CA2D700A42A/pinas-wagi-sa-miss-tourism-international

Jeremy and James on showing some festive treats on BBC Two



While the new season of Top Gear may not come for a few weeks, Jeremy Clarkson and James May got something in their pockets for this week on BBC Two and BBC Two HD. On January 2, 2014 at 9:00PM in the UK, Jeremy Clarkson explores the Arctic convoys of World War II in the documentary PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster while on the next day, January 3, James May travels through Britain in his Meccano-made motorbike in James May's Toy Stories: The Motorcycle Diaries.



TTFN!!!