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Star Trek Discovery season 2, episode 3 promo: What will happen in Point of Light? |
STAR TREK DISCOVERY season 2, episode 3 will be airing this evening with Netflix dropping the next instalment tomorrow. But what will happen in the upcoming episode of the sci-fi series on CBS All Access called Point of Light? |
Episode three of Star Trek: Discovery season two titled Point of Light will be airing in America on CBS All Access tonight (Thursday, January 31). Netflix will be dropping the episode for those in the UK from 8am tomorrow (Friday, February 1). Star Trek: Discovery season two will be seeing more backstory between Michae... |
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As Burnham continues, Captain Pike (Anson Mount) looks disturbed as he sees another ship flying near to the Discovery. |
Burnham is studying the mysterious Red Angel to see if she can make any further sense of the life form and whether it’s a force of good or ill. |
She also has a secretive conversation with a woman, who shares more details about Spock which could give Burnham clues as to his whereabouts. |
Ash/Voq gets into a vicious battle with the warrior as chaos reigns all around and he’s thrown into peril. |
“A failure to understand feels like a failure to reach him when he might need me most,” muses Burnham in voiceover. |
We get a montage of shots as it appears the ship is under attacked and Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman) could be in a bad way. |
Point of Light looks like it will be far more action-packed than the previous instalment which proved to be a more sedate watch as the crew embarked on a mission on an Earth-like planet. |
HOW MANY EPISODES ARE IN STAR TREK DISCOVERY SEASON 2? |
Speaking about the Spock story arc through the course of season two, Star Trek Discovery showrunner Alex Kurtzman said: "We’ve had the time of our lives this season. |
Executive producer Heather Kadin went on to tell Den of Geek at the CBS Television Critics Association presentation: "We knew the middle of last season that [Spock] was something we wanted to do. |
"We felt that there was a huge opportunity to fill in the blanks." |
Joe Rexrode -- Vols 63, Loyola 58: These teams are so good at diagnosing and defending opponents, this figures to be a tense, low-scoring grinder. And it will come down to the Vols getting slightly better shots because of the Admiral Schofield/Grant Williams duo. Look for Loyola to give extra attention to those guys an... |
Mike Wilson -- Vols 71, Loyola Chicago 64: Loyola is a really, really good basketball team that I thought would be the biggest test in this pod when the bracket was released. I still think that. The Ramblers are going to test UT’s guards defensively with downhill pressure, but the Vols are playing strong defense in the... |
Contact Joe Rexrode at jrexrode@tennessean.com and follow him on Twitter @joerexrode. Contact Mike Wilson at michael.wilson@knoxnews.com and follow him on Twitter @ByMikeWilson. |
Nintendo was all about "transformation" at E3 this year, but the most passionate members of the gaming community might balk at their favorites jumping into new directions. |
If you asked Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime about his company, he'd say it's in the middle of a "transformative" moment. |
It was a word he used frequently during Nintendo's streaming-only press conference, which aired at the start of E3 — as well as later, when Reggie Fils-Amie, Nintendo of America's president and COO, spoke to Mashable. |
By "transformative," Fils-Aime wasn't just referring to Nintendo's big announcements of 2015 — that the company is putting its games onto mobile for the first time, working on a new console, and building a theme park in Florida. Transformation is also a running theme when it comes to how Nintendo is handling fan-favori... |
See also: What if 'Super Mario' was built on the bones of 'Gears of War'? |
"We're taking our great IP and transforming them and making them new again — making them fresh and appealing for the fan who feels they know the franchise. But we're giving them new things to enjoy," Fils-Amie told Mashable at E3. |
That's a familiar sentiment in gaming. Game re-imaginings are common, and often dramatic; take the recent reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise, which turned the narrative in a darker and more realistic direction. |
But Nintendo has a history and a stable of characters that spans more than 30 years. There are fans who have literally grown up with its games — and for these people, transformation can be scary. |
See, for example, Nintendo's E3 announcement of Metroid Prime: Federation Force. Metroid Prime was a well-loved and critically-acclaimed first-person shooter that featured exploration and environmental puzzles. The trilogy of games included in that series was thought of fondly as the perfect bridge to bring the franchi... |
So when this trailer for Federation Force came up during Nintendo's E3 stream, fans were not happy. |
Sure, it's Metroid Prime in name only — but the game strips out all the single-player exploration in favor of a cooperative shooter. The genre-bending goes way too far in the eyes of fans, especially since the trailer doesn't explain how this fast-paced shooter, which is only for the 3DS handheld, fits into the Metroid... |
How mad are fans? The trailer has about 7,000 likes, but about 69,000 dislikes. |
"What the fan at home saw was something in the Metroid Prime universe that they weren't expecting. The reaction has been negative. There's no sugar coating it," Fils-Aime acknowledged. |
"This is an example where fans who aren't able to get their hands on the game may be at a bit of a competitive disadvantage. Everyone who has played what we are showing regarding Metroid Prime, they've come across really pleased," he continued. "My ask is that fans trust us." |
But Federation Force isn't the only game toying with a beloved franchise. There's a new Legend of Zelda on the horizon, and Fils-Aime and series director Eiji Aonuma have both promised big changes from the game's traditional format — even though it was absent from E3 this year. |
"Mr. Aonuma has said that he is challenging many of the conventional wisdoms of Zelda gaming in this new Zelda, and that's what we do. We believe we have to do that to keep the franchises fresh," Fils-Aime said. |
It almost seems like a situation primed for a blow up if fans see something they don't expect, something that's incongruous with their original ideas of a Zelda game. |
For perspective, let's look back on 2003's The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker for GameCube. Fans were originally very upset about the game's cel-shaded animation, since they were hoping for a more realistic looking game. Aonuma even described this cycle in a recent interview with Kotaku as the "Zelda cycle": “Basically, a... |
"We believe that in order to propel the franchises forward, we have to be the ones to constantly challenge the paradigms, challenge the conventional wisdom, challenge what we thought was the essence of the particular franchise, and a particular form of gameplay." |
MANILA – To start the ball rolling for the new 2017 season, the Car Awards Group, Inc. (CAGI) held their momentous launch events at the Manila International Auto Show (MIAS) at the World Trade Center in Pasay City last March 31, 2017. |
With the continuous vision of keeping the Filipino consumer informed of the best cars for sale in the market, CAGI not only kick started the rigorous search for the best vehicles contending in the Car of the Year Philippines (COTY-P) and Truck of the Year Philippines (TOTY-P) awards, but also opened the doors to the wo... |
“By welcoming new blood into our fold, the organization is expanding its reach, and tapping into the expertise of the motorcycle media to adapt our successful model,” said CAGI president Ronald de los Reyes during a speech. |
"We believe that it's about time that we also give due recognition to our fellow two-wheeled contemporaries on the road," he added. |
Special guests representing various sectors of government graced the launching ceremonies, such as Department of Tourism assistant secretary Inaki Jose and Department of Public Works and Highways undersecretary Atty. Karen Jimeno. |
"The state of our country's infrastructure affects our car preferences,” Jimeno mentioned in her speech as she related the event to current local issues. |
Since 2004, CAGI prides itself of holding annual test fests, where all vehicle entries go through a strict process of classification and sorting, before they are subjected to qualitative (consumer) and quantitative (performance) testing. Qualitative testing uses predetermined consumer metrics like the ride, fit, and fe... |
“We expect more than a 100 motor vehicles consisting of cars, pickups and motorcycles to be tested this season,” de los Reyes shared. |
Aside from the official launch in MIAS, the usual Test Fest in September and October; and the awards night in November, this year’s season will include various dealer talks in April and May, test demonstrations in June and July, and the television special in December – thus further adding more excitement to the jam-pac... |
For the third straight year, www.Carmudi.com.ph presents this endeavor while internationally respected auditing firm KPMG is once again on-board as partner. The latter will be in-charge of all the data handling during the testing process, which consists of data gathering, tabulation, and up to the final audit and relea... |
Car Awards Group, Inc. is comprised of members from the following media entities: Business Mirror, Cebu Daily News, Daily Tribune, Malaya Business Insight, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine Star, The Manila Times, Bulgar, Abante Tonite, Mindanao Daily News, AQ Magazine, Autocar.Ph, C! Magazine, Mot... |
MAKATI CITY – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez recently (April 5) convened the National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) to closely evaluate the price and supply situation of basic necessities and prime commodities during the first quarter of this year. |
During the meeting, DTI discussed its stand to deregulate the setting of Suggested Retail Prices (SRP) on certain commodities to reduce bureaucratic red tape in the system, while it continues to closely monitor the movement of prices of products and ensure fair trade in the market. |
DTI clarified that there will still be SRPs on manufactured products but it can be set by the companies themselves for guidance of the supermarkets and consumers. These SRPs will still be closely monitored by DTI. |
“We can let the companies set the SRPs because products with competitive market players and several brands, both locally produced and imported, have their ‘self-correcting mechanism’ on their prices,” said Sec. Lopez. |
“In fact, prices of brands and commodities that do not pass the approval system of DTI before remained stable and some are even declining because of competition” he added. |
Sec. Lopez believes that liberalizing price setting would help spur competition among industries and would further improve their product quality. |
“DTI would prioritize the protection of the consumers by ensuring that industries have a competitive business environment that allows entry of brands and players in the market and give the consumers the widest range of choice,” the trade chief said. |
“We will continue to closely monitor the prices of basic goods, and will have the oversight function to enforce regulation of irregular price increases,” added Sec. Lopez, ensuring commitment to consumer protection. |
The NPCC will work with DTI on analyzing the industry structure and streamlining the process of price regulation to create a more efficient and effective system for both manufacturers and consumers. DTI would also be working with the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to continuously review the industries' structu... |
CALBAYOG CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Samar First District Engineering Office (SFDEO) proposes a total amount of P302,932,000.000 for four (4) tourism projects under its jurisdiction for the year 2018 under the DPWH-DOT Convergence program. |
A project cost amounting to P200 Million is proposed for the Improvement/Construction of 5.660 kilometers Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (PCCP) with 6.1 meters width and 230 mm. thickness of Sto. Niño Circumferential Road, Sto. Niño, Samar. |
Some P30 Million is proposed for the concreting of 900.0 linear meters PCCP with 3.0 meters half lane width and 230 mm thickness, Access Road from Brgy. Rizal II leading to Mapaso Hotspring, Oquendo District, Calbayog City, Samar. |
Meanwhile, some P50 Million, is proposed for the concreting of 1450.0 linear meters PCCP with 3.0 meters half lane width and 230 mm thickness of the Access Road from Brgy. Lungsob leading to Guinogoan Cave, Calbayog City, Samar. |
The proposed project cost for the concreting of 1000 linear meters road with 6.00 meters width and 230 mm thickness is P22.932 million of the Access Road from Brgy. Caglanipao Sur leading to Busay Falls, Brgy. Caglanipao, Tinambacan District, Calbayog City, Samar. |
SFDEO submitted the pertinent documents for the possible approval of the proposed projects by the Department of Tourism. Approval of the said proposed projects signifies increase of domestic and foreign tourists visiting the said tourist attractions in Calbayog and the booming of economic activities of the locals in th... |
HINUNDAYAN, Southern Leyte – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) turned over on March 29, 2017 the completed P3M-worth Transport Terminal to the Municipal Government of Hinundayan. |
The Turn-Over Ceremony was kicked off with a blessing officiated by Rev. Fr. Ricarte Olayvar, followed by the ceremonial ribbon cutting. Gracing the event was the DILG RO 8’s PDMU Head, Engr. Ofelia M. Pido, along with DILG Southern Leyte OIC-Provincial Director, Jesus P. Naquila, and Cluster Head, Geraldine C. Maquela... |
Funded thru DILG’s Bottom Up-Budgeting (BUB) Program, the multi-million-peso project was also made possible thru the commendable efforts of MLGOO Edgar S. Bayano and under the dynamic leadership of Mayor Alfredo M. Lagumbay and Vice Mayor Elisa C. Cadingan. In his speech, PD Jesus P. Naquila, encouraged the CSOs to con... |
In attendance also were the local functionaries of LGU Hinundayan as well as the active Civil Society Organizations. |
QUEZON CITY – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) owes each 600,000 minimum-waged workers nationwide with an estimated P9,000 “blood money” from the tax they collected for six months in 2008 amid a law exempting the workers from withholding tax, labor group Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippin... |
In its decision released on February this year, the Supreme Court said minimum wage earners (MWEs) should not taxed because they are exempted from doing so by Republic Act 9502 – the law giving exemption to minimum waged workers from monthly salary tax deductions. |
The law became effective June 17, 2008. However, the BIR issued Revenue Regulation 10-2008 and only exempted MWEs six months later. The TUCP filed a contesting petition at the SC nullifying the regulation as contrary to the law. |
It is estimated the BIR collected an average P792 a month for six months from each MWEs at that time but the BIR should also be charged with 12% legal interest fees for nine years, said Alan Tanjusay, spokesperson of ALU-TUCP. |
“This is a subtle form of injustice done by BIR for minimum-waged workers who depended on their daily pay to make both ends meet. The amount of money the BIR collected is blood money that could have been spent to buy food, pay for tuition fees and purchase medicines,” Tanjusay said. |
He said the ALU-TUCP is urging the SC to hasten the specific implementing rules and regulations that lay the mechanism for the actual refund. |
“We suggest the cash refund should be coursed through the employers if the employers are still existing. If the company has shut down, we suggest the refund should be disbursed through BIR regional offices,” Tanjusay said. |
Refund by means of tax credit is more problematic because most of minimum-waged earners at that may have become unemployed or remained at the same minimum waged level and so they are still tax-exempt, Tanjusay added. |
SAN MIGUEL, Leyte – After over 20 years of waiting the 84 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) here were finally installed by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to their awarded lots within the Leyte Sab-a Basin Development Authority. |
In 1991, DAR handed a collective certificate of landownership award (CLOA) numbered OC-4, covering Lot 1578 in Barangay Capilihan to the beneficiaries under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) but failed to install them due to harassment by other farmers in the area. |
Leyte Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Renato Badilla who issued the writ of installation disclosed during the ceremonial installation that the area measures 207 hectares. |
In September last year, DAR conducted the subdivision survey and revalidation of ARBs to check if those mentioned in the CLOA are still around. |
Remegia Labaclado, one of the ARBs installed, wished in her message that the individual CLOAs be released to them soon. She also said that they will immediately till the land and make it productive after having been deprived for two decades. |
Meanwhile, Regional Director Sheila Enciso directed DAR’s Program Beneficiaries Development Division to discuss with the ARBs appropriate projects that would help increase the farmer’s production and income and submit immediately the project proposals to the central office for funding. |
Meanwhile, Badilla likewise acknowledged the partnership that has been established between DAR and the Rights, the non-government organization assisting these farmers, which resulted to their installation. |
CAMP LUKBAN, Catbalogan City – On March 30, 2017, a day after the 48th NPA Founding Anniversary, a series of attacks was perpetrated by communist terrorists in different military detachments as part of their offensive operation against government forces. Among these is the NPA attack on the Geparayan CAA Detachment loc... |
More or less 150 NPAs attacked the detachment which is surrounded by the community of the Brgy. Geparayan which resulted to the casualty of four civilians, namely, Genalyn C. Tulin, 31 y/o; Jocelyn Tulin, 12 y/o; Danica Tulin, 10 y/o and Ruby Jane Tulin, 2 y/o, burning of the detachment, and the loss of one (1) M60; on... |
The atrocity proved once again that the NPA is no longer concern for the well-being of civilians who are considered non-combatants and a clear manifestation that the communist terrorists do not abide to the Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law and Rule of Law. |
To achieve lasting peace and development, your Army in Eastern Visayas is calling the stakeholders and the general public to support the government forces in fighting these communist terrorists. Everyone is highly encouraged to report to any nearest military units any NPA sightings in their area. |
Despite this unfortunate incident, rest assured that the 8ID will continuously conduct massive combat operation to deter the evil plans of the NPA and other lawless elements against our peace-loving people in Eastern Visayas. |
QUEZON CITY – Consumer group People Opposed to unWarranted Electricity Rates (POWER) today slammed the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for allowing the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) to continue charging electricity consumers with a 19 centavo/kWh universal charge to pay for its s... |
In an order dated March 6 but released only on March 27, the ERC indefinitely extended PSALM's P0.1938/kWh universal charge originally allowed from April 2013 to February 2017. The charge was supposed to cover PSALM's stranded contract costs of P53.851 billion incurred from 2007-2010. But the ERC said PSALM was only ab... |
"The amount might seem small, but they have been charging this to millions of consumers for the last four years, translating to billions already. With ERC's action, consumers will most likely be paying even more for the next nine years. They're killing us softly," said POWER Convenor and former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Ca... |
PSALM's stranded costs are due to the onerous "take or pay" provisions in NAPOCOR's contracts with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) which allowed IPPs to charge NAPOCOR even for unused power. It is similar to the much-hated "power purchase adjustment (PPA)" that was abolished under the Arroyo administration. Most of ... |
Due to strong opposition to the passing on of such costs to consumers, it was only in 2013 that PSALM was able to get ERC approval. But said charge was supposed to have ended last February. |
By extending the 19-centavo universal charge, POWER says the ERC is setting a bad precedent for PSALM to charge additional stranded contract costs covering the years after 2010, including stranded debts estimated at P245 billion. At present, PSALM has pending applications in the ERC to pass on P35 billion in stranded d... |
“Electricity consumers are being made to suffer the consequences of NAPOCOR and PSALM's bad decisions. The original debt to be passed on to consumers was only P255 billion in 2001 as mandated by the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA). This was supposed to be covered by the sale of NAPOCOR's assets. But the reve... |
Last January, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi announced that the Malampaya Fund would be used instead to cover PSALM's stranded debts and stranded contract costs so as not to burden consumers. "So why is the ERC now allowing PSALM to continue charging consumers for something that the government already said it would shou... |
Casiño called on Congress to investigate ERC's actions and said POWER was studying options to file with ERC or the Courts to put a stop to PSALM's charging of its stranded debts and costs to consumers. |
MANILA – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), launched an electronic learning platform as part of its jail decongestion initiatives. |
The Electronic Paralegal Learning Module (EPLM) is an interactive offline learning platform containing basic legal modules and resources. It aims to support jail paralegals’ continuing education and give them an electronic resource center for timely interventions to detainees. The EPLM is distributed in USB sticks that... |
The EPLM will benefit more than 400 BJMP paralegal officers nationwide. This will help them monitor the cases of detainees undergoing trial, and coordinate with criminal justice stakeholders such as public attorneys, law enforcement, court staff and judges, among others. |
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