Wednesday, February 26, 2014

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

The big scoop today...

- The Daytime Truck Ban maybe one of the so-called solutions to Manila's hellish traffics but it's taking a heavy toll on the Bureau of Customs. Moments after the truck ban come into fruition, the BOC Commissioner John Philip Sevilla told the agency's two largest collection districts, the MICP (Manila International Container Port) and the POM (Port of Manila), posted a 35% decline in revenues to P397.2 million on Monday from a daily average of P613 million.

- MINI revealed the Clubman Concept, which previews the next-generation Clubman based on the all-new F56 Mini. The biggest change is that the trademark suicide "club door" on the passenger side has been thrown away while the rear barn doors still remain

2014 Mini Clubman Concept


- 2015 Volkswagen CrossPolo facelift revealed ahead of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, joining alongside the Polo TSi BlueMotion and the Polo BlueGT.

2015 Volkswagen CrossPolo

- The Jaguar XFR-S gets its Sportbrake variant, making it the most powerful sport tourer Jaguar ever made. Using the same supercharged V8 engine from the saloon model, it can do 0-60mph in 4.6 seconds and a top speed of 186mph.

2015 Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake

- NEW BRAVEST WARRIORS EPISODE! In this episode, titled Merewif Tag, Chris Kirkman visits Mirvahada, Plum's homeworld, and then they swapped lives. Check it out but be warned...some stuff is NSFW and not intended for children under the age of...well, you know the drill but enjoy the latest episode streamed by Cartoon Hangover!



- FLOOP THE PIG! Adventure Time's Card Wars now come into reality with the collector's pack courtesy of Cryptozoic. It's available in two of the following card packs; the Finn vs. Jake BOX and the BMO vs. Lady Rainicorn BOX. Priced at $20 (including applicable taxes), each collector pack comes with two 40-card decks, 8 oversized lane tiles, and 20 hit point tokens.

Adventure Time Card Wars Collector Pack

- Alvin and The Chipmunks gets its own CG-animated TV show on Nickelodeon called ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks. The show will be slated to air next year. Check out the trailer!



- There's a brand new Doctor Who character announced and coming on the 8th season of the show, starring Jenna Coleman as Clara and Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor (our 12th man), welcome Danny Pink. Played by Samuel Anderson, Danny is a teacher at Coal Hill School where Clara also teaches. This is the fourth time this fictional school is coming to the aid of the TARDIS since Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright helped the 1st Doctor.

- Time to get bully in the Redview County as NEED FOR SPEED RIVALS announced the Concept Lamborghini DLC Pack, which features the Miura Concept and the Gallardo Super Trofeo. With these new Lambos, you can either outrun the law or take the law to your own hands.

- China declared that they have "indisputable sovereignty" over South China Sea islands being claimed by its Asian neighbors and rejected the Philippine protest over the January 27 incident where the Chinese coast guard fired a water cannon at Filipino fishermen in Panatag Shoal, which is named Huangyan Island by the Chinese.

- Hennessey's Venom GT clocked a max speed of 270.49mph on a runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. It sure is fast but it remains a partial or unofficial result even though it wasn't counted by the Guinness World Record for some reasons.

- Vorsteiner presents the new Veritas tuning package based on the all-new Range Rover.

2014 Vorsteiner Veritas

TTFN!!!

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