Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Let's Do The News! (October 15, 2013)

The big news today or tonight or this morning...

- A huge catastrophe happened in Central Visayas! At exactly 8:12 AM, Philippine Standard Time, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the province of Bohol. The quake was tectonic in origin and occurred 2 kilometers southwest of Carmen town. So far, 4 people died and for worse, some historical monuments took massive damage from the earthquake. If you want to seek help from the victims of the recent earthquake, call the Philippine Red Cross hotline at 143 or visit http://www.redcross.org.ph/ if you are willing to help Central Visayans affected from the quake.

Photo source: http://instagram.com/p/feMsZlrBbG/

- US Government Shutdown reaches Day 14 and as the October 17 default draws near, U.S. senators hint at possible fiscal deal on tomorrow. Will this work or not and we are succumbed by the US default threat? Tune in next time and find out!!!

- Is it bye-bye for the Nissan Skyline for good?! Nissan plans to launch the Infiniti brand in Japan at the end of the year with the Q50 Hybrid sports saloon. Unlike Toyota's Lexus, no standalone sales channel for Infiniti in Japan and depending on the outcome, it may expand models.

2014 Infiniti Q50


- The new 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, the one with the big 7.0L V8 engine on it, records its Nurburgring lap time of 7:37.47, faster than the standard Lexus LFA and Porsche 911 Carrera S.



- 2013 Formula Drift season comes to an end and for the first time, Michael Essa and the GSR Autosport Yokohama BMW M3 won the tenth season of Formula Drift.



TTFN!

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