20th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta: First Set of Videos, More to Come Soon!

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This is the first set of videos from our 1st day visit of the 20th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. There's a lot more to come so stay tuned on your Pambansang Blog ng Pilipinas for our very special series featuring this awesome #BalloonFestPH at Clark, Pampanga dubbed as the Weekend of Everything That Flies.

My favorite of course was the hot air balloon with the Philippine flag design which is very appropriate for the National Blog of the Philippines - Wazzup Pilipinas!

These videos were taken using the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL smartphone so imagine our other videos taken by our special video cameras. Does the pictures taken using the Microsoft Lumia 950XL an equal or better match with the ones taken using the professional video cameras? After we've done some editings, we will soon release them among our video uploads at our official YouTube video channels at http://www.YouTube.com/wazzuppilipinas and http://www.Dailymotion.com/wazzuppilipinas. Be the judge and check them all out.

We would like to thank the organizers of the 20th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta for having our group as official volunteers to help promote the magnificent event. There's actually no need to promote it as it is already an epic event that is much awaited by many. But it sure would be wonderful to see many write about it, and post lots of photos and videos, including selfies and groupfies, at different perspectives.

So we did a lot of interviews on the grounds to see what makes this event tick and why people visit it every year.

More photos can be found at http://www.Facebook.com/wazzuppilipinas

NBA Unveils Twitter Emojis As Part Of Kia NBA All-Star MVP Voting

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The NBA has unveiled hashtag-triggered Twitter emojis for all 24 NBA All-Stars. The #NBAAllStarTO emojis, revealed on Twitter by entering #firstnamelastname (i.e. #stephencurry, #lebronjames), are now live through Monday, Feb. 15.

For the first time, the Kia NBA All-Star MVP Award fan vote will be conducted exclusively through Twitter. Beginning at the start of the fourth quarter of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game on TNT, fans can register MVP votes during a 30-minute window by tweeting #KiaAllStarMVP and #firstnamelastname in the same tweet.

Announced tonight on TNT, emojis have also been created for the Turner Sports’ Emmy Award-winning Inside the NBA studio team and game broadcast team for use during NBA All-Star 2016 in Toronto. With the lone exception of #shaq, the Turner Sports emojis are also revealed by entering #firstnamelastname.

For the fan vote, retweets will count up to 100 times and the fan vote winner will account for 25 percent of the overall vote. For full voting details, visit www.nba.com/aswtc/.

Lexus LC500 Features Michelin Pilot Super Sport Tires

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The exciting new Lexus LC500 sports car wore MICHELIN Pilot Super Sport ZP tires at its world debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit today. For the first time, Michelin engineers deployed a new hybrid sidewall technology which allows the tire to maintain its run-flat endurance and superior handling performance while reducing the tire’s overall mass and rolling resistance.

Available on the 2017 Lexus LC500 model, the specifically-designed MICHELIN® Pilot® Super Sport ZP tires were developed to contribute significantly to the vehicle’s world-class sports car technology and performance. During an intensive development period, the project included more than 1,200 prototype tires and countless hours of testing at Michelin facilities in Greenville, South Carolina and Ladoux, France; Higashifuji proving ground and the Japanese Automobile Research Institute in Shirosato, Japan.

“Michelin’s global development team worked very closely with the Lexus team to develop a Pilot® Super Sport that helps meet the high performance and safety needs of the Lexus LC500,” said Thom Roach, vice president of Original Equipment Marketing, Michelin North America. “Owners will enjoy the peace of mind that MICHELIN run-flat technology offers without giving up the quiet cabin and comfortable ride that Lexus owners value.”