Wheels explores the great outdoors

The Wheels team explores the great outdoors in this week’s episode! Join topnotch automotive journalists Matteo Guidicelli, Kap Maceda Aguila, Manny Delos Reyes, Ulysses Ang and Angel Rivero as they go to exciting adventures aboard some of the finest rides in the country.

Kap goes Down Under aboard the Ford Focus. Witness the car’s outstanding features and sleek design as he takes it to a stroll around Australia’s streets, while Angel goes all touristy in the Fruit Basket of the Philippines, Davao, on a Nissan NP300 Navara. With its power and excellent performance, find out why this tough pickup is perfect for outdoor adventures.

Washing machines made for every family

Fully Automatic top load washers let you spend more time with family 

Aside from being tedious, laundry work takes precious time away from the things that matter most—family.

This is true, even with a washing machine. Many modern homes still use a two-tub semi-automatic washing machine with a washer separate from the spin dryer. While the dryer adds efficiency, the process of waiting for the wash to end then transferring wet and heavy clothes to the dryer can interrupt chores as well as quality time. The process doubles with more clothes to wash.

This is what larger capacities, a single tub for washing and drying, and fully automatic operation aim to address. Fully automatic top load washing machines offer such advantages to lessen strain and add comfort to doing laundry.  All you have to do is toss your laundry in and pick your wash and dry settings. You then get to have more time to do other household work, as well as have fun with your loved ones.

“Running the household and taking care of the family takes a lot of multitasking skills, and that is what our appliances can help us,” said Marvin Fetilo, Haier Philippines’ Product Manager for washing machines. “Fully automatic top load washing machines redefine your washing experience so you exert less effort, worry less about your family’s clothes, and do more with your time.”

Haier’s fully automatic top load washing machines combine the best of technology and design so that doing the laundry becomes effortless and efficient. On top of this, you get to spend more quality time with yourself and your family.

Efficient and versatile

Top load washers from Haier come with eight washing programs and ten water levels to accommodate the type and volume of your laundry. The time delay function further lets you soak your clothes for a specified period of time before starting the wash cycle.

Compared to semi-automatic units, Haier’s washing machines clean more clothes with an 8kg to 10kg capacity, making them ideal for an entire household’s dirty laundry. They also use a double-pole stainless-steel basket to match the washer’s high-speed spins and powerful Storm Wash cleaning capacity.

Each washer is designed with a Tub Dry feature that dries the inner and outer tub to prevent mildew growth, as well as a filter to keep laundry smooth and lint-free. The machine’s pulsator also provides garments with an even wash without being rough or taking up space unlike agitators in other washing machines.

“The cleanliness of your clothes matters a lot to your family’s hygiene, as well as to the impression you make on other people,” Fetilo said. “The right washing machine helps you create a smarter home that enhances your family’s health and lifestyle,” he added.

Haier’s top loading washers are available at Robinsons stores nationwide.

The suggested retail price of the HWM80–P1201 unit is P13,998, while the HWM100–P1201 unit is P15,998. Both models come with a two-year warranty on parts and labor.

For more information, please visit www.haier.com/ph/.

“AKAPELA” Special Repeat Concert On Sept. 23 - 24 In Baguio City

After bagging the 2016 Overall Champion of the A Cappella Championships held last July in Singapore, The Philippine Contemporary A cappella Society proudly announces that AKAPELA, a one-of-its-kind, contemporary a capella concert will have a special repeat show featuring the award-winning PINOPELA together with BAIHANA on Sept. 23 - 6:30 pm and Sept. 24 - 1:30 and 6:30 pm at the Center for Culture and the Arts Theater, St. Louis University, Baguio City.

The A Cappella Championships encompasses participation of A Cappella groups and choirs from Singapore and also internationally with the following categories:

Watch the Music Video of Ellie Goulding's New Single for "Bridget Jones's Baby"‏

Last week saw the launch of Ellie Goulding’s incredible new single “Still Falling For You,” a song written for the upcoming soundtrack to Universal Pictures' “Bridget Jones’s Baby.”

Now, Ellie unveils the official video for the single, featuring clips from the film. Directed by Emil Nava – the mind behind previous Ellie videos for ‘Army’ and ‘On My Mind’ – the video is now available to watch via YouTube at http://ell.li/SFFY.

Since launching just a week ago, ‘Still Falling For You’ is dominating airwaves at home and globally, with a swell of support from UK radio, a track-of-the-day on Radio 1, over 3 million streams on Spotify and a straight shot to the iTunes top 5. Since the release of her third studio album ‘Delirium’ which featured the record-breaking ‘Love Me Like You Do’ and monster singles ‘On My Mind’ and ‘Army’, Goulding has been enjoying a year of knockout live performances in stadiums and festivals the world over including slots at Glastonbury, Coachella and Lollapalooza. To date, Ellie holds three UK #1 singles, over 30 million worldwide sales and Brit Awards for Best Female Solo Artist and Critics Choice.

"Bridget Jones's Baby" -- A Comedy Pregnant with Possibilities‏

On 28 February 1995, a small, unassuming column by then-unknown author Helen Fielding appeared in the British newspaper The Independent. It was written from the point of view of a single young woman by the name of Bridget Jones (age: 32, weight: nine stone, three pounds) who lived and worked in London. The columns quickly gained popularity, and as Bridget became a household name, in rolled offers for her creator. Within 10 years of Fielding’s first words on her appearing, Bridget Jones had found herself in two international best-selling books and two global box-office hits.

Clint Eastwood Has Unique Personal Connection with "Sully"

A story few people are aware of—one director Clint Eastwood himself may have long ago forgotten, but which connects him in a unique way with the subject matter of “Sully” —came to light when working on the film.

As a young man of 21 in the Army, Eastwood was a passenger on a Navy plane, “catching a free flight from Seattle down to Alameda,” he relates. “It was stormy and we went down off of Point Reyes, California, in the Pacific, and I found myself in the water, swimming a few miles toward shore, thinking, ‘Well, 21’s not as long as a person wants to live.’”

"Sully" -- A Role Tom Hanks Cannot Pass Up

Three years ago, he played the real-life titular character “Captain Phillips” to critical acclaim and box-office success. Now, two-time Oscar-winner Tom Hanks portrays another true-to-life person – Captain Chesley Sullenberger, the hero of the so-called Miracle-on-the-Hudson landing – in Warner Bros. Pictures' “Sully.”

The Captain “Sully” the world has come to know in recent history began flying at the age of 14, “as soon as he was tall enough to see outside the cockpit of the plane,” quips Tom Hanks. The young pilot then attended the United States Air Force Academy and flew fighter jets in the service for five years, attaining the rank of captain, before taking the controls of a commercial airliner. “The life of a professional aviator,” the actor continues. “If he tallied it up, I think he’d have something like 20,000 hours as the guy in charge of the plane. That’s a lot of take-offs and landings, a lot of looking at gauges to see if anything is wrong, and a few hairy moments here and there in the course of a career.”

New "Inferno" Featurette Sets Up Clues to the Mystery‏

“Inferno” director Ron Howard, Tom Hanks and author Dan Brown discuss symbologist Robert Langdon’s latest journey in a new featurette titled Cerca Trova which may be viewed at https://youtu.be/kSx88t4XDkc.

Cerca Trova, which means “seek and find,” refers to one of the greatest mysteries in all of art history. Watch the featurette and check out “Inferno” when it opens across the Philippines on Oct. 12.

Columbia Pictures' new action-thriller “Inferno” is the third film in the studio's Robert Langdon series (“The Da Vinci Code,” “Angels & Demons”), which has taken in more than $1.2 billion worldwide to date.

ASUS Republic Of Gamers (ROG) Officially Announces ROG Masters 2016 Gaming Tournament Philippine Qualifiers for DOTA 2 and CS:GO‏

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG), the world’s undisputed no.1 gaming brand opens ROG Master 2016 Philippine qualifiers to professional gamers and enthusiasts.

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) the world’s undisputed no.1 gaming brand is proud to announce that the ROG Masters 2016 Philippine qualifiers is now open for registrations for both DOTA 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). The ROG Masters is an action-packed and exciting gaming event that challenges both professional gamers and enthusiasts to show what they got in terms of strategy and tactics in games like DOTA 2 and CS:GO. The ROG Masters is considered as one of Asia’s largest eSports tournament with a grand prize amounting to $200,000 for the world championship and PHP 115,000 for local qualifiers.

Can’t get enough of Stone Cold Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge

KIX, the ultimate destination for action entertainment, will air the third season of the hugely successful Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge, Friday nights at 9pm, starting August 19.

The show’s premise is quite simple, and it has remained unchanged, but like its host Stone Cold Steve Austin who has long been retired from professional wrestling, the appeal of Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge endures. As before, with each episode eight super fit athletes from diverse backgrounds ranging from MMA to crossfit to Spartan racing and many more, compete head to head in a series of brutal elimination challenges to see who is the toughest. The winner then gets a crack at the Skull Buster, an obstacle course that has proven brutally efficient at separating true bad asses from pretenders.