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FIRST QUARTER Gilas Pilipinas (Philippines)  had an early lead 6-0, and the Japanese scored their first two points through the freethrows of Joji Takeuchi making the score 6-2. Gilas was able to lead 14-7 but they continued to miss shots and Japan was able to stick and grab the lead 16-14 through the three-point conversion of Makoto Hiejima.  Japan led 18-14 at the end of first quarter. SECOND QUARTER  Andray Blatche fell on the floor in pain holding his injured ankle and was limping on his feet, he went back to the bench with 7:21 left in the quarter , and was substituted by Asi Taulava. Japan was able to extend their lead 29-19 but Norwood made a basket cutting the edge to 7 points, 29-22. Then after few possesions Ranidel Ocampo made a shot, and Japan called a timeout, score 29-24. Jason Castro tied the score 29-all with a lay up straight to the hoop.  Blatche returned to the court blocking Takeuchi with less than a minute left in the quarter then Abueva was fouled going   to the ba

Pau Gasol had a terrific 2015 EuroBasket, he led the tournament in points with his 25.6 per game average. He also ranked first in average blocks per game (2.3) and third in rebounding (8.4). Spain was behind Gasol and he got some help from his teammates to win the 2015 EuroBasket with their depleted line up. Gasol scored his international career-high in points (40) against France and buried 6 three-point shots in their game versus Poland. He was included several times in the list of players with the highest PER.  He was named as 2015 EuroBasket MVP and All-star. That was his third MVP award in a FIBA-sanctioned tournament.

FIBA Europe is coloquially known as EuroBasket and this year it was held in different countries in Europe. Spain played without some of it’s key players and lost two games in the preliminary round but managed to advance to the next round by defeating Germany. They deafeated Greece in the quarterfinals, France in the semis, and Lithuania in the finals to claim the 2015 Eurobasket title. The Spanish team previously won the 2006 FIBA World Cup, 2009 and 2011 EuroBasket.

The Liberal Party of the Philippines recently held a convention in their headquarters at Cubao, Quezon City. Mar Roxas was absent in the event but was formally announced as the presidential bet of the party.  The party is courting Camarines Sur represntative Leni Robredo to be his running mate but she asked time to think and decide.  Meanwhile the party's senatorial line-up is still incomplete with only Franklin Drilon, Ralph Recto, Teofisto "TG "Guingona, and Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on the slate.

The 28th edition of FIBA Asia is currently being held in Hunan, China. The first and second round of the group stage is already through and the the knock out stage will start tomorrow. Gilas Pilipnas surprisingly lost their first game against the newcomer Palestine but bounced back in their next games by routing Hong Kong and Kuwait. They were on the 2nd spot of the group B at the end of the first round. Then they were bracketed on group E in the second round alongside with Iran whom they beat together with Japan and India. They clinched the the top spot at the end of that round.

The 2015 MVP Cup was held almost two weeks ago in Araneta Coliseum Cubao Quezon City, Phillippines. There were four teams that participated in the tournament namely Gilas Pilipinas, Talk N’ Text Tropang Texters, Chinese Taipei National Team, and New Zealand Saints. Gilas Pilipinas won it’s first game against the the Tropang Texters. Both teams had a nip-and-tuck game on earlier quarters but Gilas broke away on the latter part of the game. Meanwhile they had a come from behind win against the New Zealand in their second game. And they easily won against the Chinese Taipe National team in their third game. Gilas had the best record in the tournament thus they were named as champions.

Gilas Pilipinas failed to duplicate their 2012 Jones Cup championship, nevertheless they won the the silver of the 2015 Jones Cup three weeks ago, the tournament is annually hosted by Taiwan. Gilas missed the 2013 edition because of security concerns due to to rage of some Taiwanese against Filipinos because of the prior Balintang Channel shooting incident that took place that year. And they also missed the 2014 edition because they were busy preparing for the FIBA World Cup . Gilas only lost to their Asian rival Iran in the recent Jones Cup edition but in the absence of their naturalized Filipino player Andray Blatche who flew back to US to attend his ailing mother. Gilas newbies Terrence and Calvin Abueva displayed good performances alongside with Moala Tautuaa. Meanwhile Iran won the gold, and Chinese Taipei-A bronze at the end of the tournamnent.

Poe was a former chairman of MTCRB and just won his first senatorial term in 2013 Philippine National Election. A lot of people said that she's too raw and lack some political experience to run for the presidential seat. Her citizenship is also being questioned but she said she's a natural born Filipino and was a foundling at Jaro Cathedral in the province of Iloilo. The Liberal Party persuaded her to become Mar Roxas' running mate but she was hesitant and don't have an answer after some of their meetings. She surprisingly announced his presidential candidacy at University of Philippines Los Baños earlier thus making her one of Roxas' opponents in the incoming election.

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) received ten new choppers that includes eight Canadian Bell-412eP and two Italian AW-109E. The first batch were delivered this past May. The new choppers were recently christened in the turnover ceremony at Villamor Air Base. Some of the choppers will be used for air support and air recconaisance while the others were commissioned for VIP and humanitarian purposes.

I started to watch the show few months ago and I found it interesting. The main casts of the show are Gypsies or Romanis. It is believed that their ancestors migrated out of Northwestern India 1,500 years ago. The first stop of their ancestors was in the Middle East then in Europe and now the Romani diaspora is also widespread in the Americas. Romanis experienced racism and persecution before especially during the World War II were some of them were executed by Nazis through lethal gas chambers. A male Romani is called Rom while a female is a Romni but they are also being called as Roms nowadays.

I've been playing pc games since I was in grade school and I also played arcade games at that time and also PSP. I started electronic gaming with a brick game and then with other electronic gadgets. Brick game can be classified as an electronic stuff because it uses  the electric power that comes from batteries. I played family computer games this past years and now I'm playing mobile games on my phone. The mobile gaming definitely changed from featuring games like tetris and snake to the likes of clash of clans which is also a pc game. In other words mobile phones now can contain pc games depending on its model. I used to play pc games on my laptop a couple of years ago, it  only needs to be fixed in order for me to play on it again.

Leo Austria is a former basketball player and coach  of Adamson Falcons in the UAAP and now the defunct PBA team Shell Turbo Chargers. He's currently coaching the recent PBA champion San Miguel Beermen. Austria did not win any single title with Shell and was out of the PBA for some years and stayed with the Adamson Falcons. In 2013 he mentored the champion team San Miguel Beermen in the ABL but it's not counted as a PBA title because it's a different league. This past season he had a chance to   return to the PBA by coaching the PBA comebacking team San Miguel Beermen and finally he won a PBA championship by winning the two of the three conference championships of the season. It took some years before he reached the zenith of his forte and reap the fruit of his labors.

Spain is playing in 2015 Eurobasket without some of their best players including Pau Gasol's brother Marc.  The 35 year-old Gasol and other veterans like Fernandez, Llull, Reyes. and Rodriguez urgently carried the team in order to advance to the next round. Fernandez was not completely healthy though and only played few minutes in some of their games. Albeit Spain can still get some help from Mirotic, and Claver who got NBA experience and also from veterans San Emeterio and Ribas who can play decently for them. Pau played heavy minutes in their previous game against Poland and burried six of his seven attempts from beyond the arc. Some fans have already seen Pau hitting some three-pointers in the NBA but Pau did it more in their last game and in a lil' bit different fashion as if he's Dirk Nowitzki and Kobe Bryant. Here's a video link of Pau Gasol's 3-point buzzer-beater against New Orleans Pelicans five years ago:  http://youtu.be/74HqW_J9uVU Gasol finished the gam

It's been two years since the devastation of the typhoon Yolanda but the housing assistance was not yet fully given to all the deserving beneficiaries. Others were asking if where did the local and foreign aid go. But the government said that the other pledges have not yet received. Lots of people were grumbling about the financial assistance and some of them accused some officials of pocketing it.  Nevertheless some people have already received the assistance that was due to them. Some was able to recover from the aftermath of that supertyphoon but the rest did not.

Other people seek comfort and comradery  when they feel alone, down, and sad but how will you feel if certain people will snob you and refuse to give those things when you need them? What will you do? Why will they do that? Is it because you turned ugly from being handsome or pretty that's why they're avoiding and fleeing away from you? Or is it because they're jealous of you and love seeing you miserable?  Will you refuse to give comfort to those people who are miserable, bullied, and oppressed? Can you afford to abandon them in front of you? Is it all about beautiful appearance? Will you mock a person who suffers from leprosy and other kinds of skin disease iinstead of showing mercy to them? True beauty comes from within and it can be felt by other people when you show it out. Lots of people suffers from different kind of afflictions and they need help. It's kinda disappointing to see that others ridicules and mock someones inhumanely because of his unpleasant looks a

Nostalgia may cause heartache to someone else who can’t do the things that he used to do before because of social reclusion due to bullying. Snobbery may also cause heartache to someone else who was denied of comradery and comfort during his plight. Those things can be downers that can give people tremendous heartaches deep inside. But snobbing is not wrong if done with valid and acceptable reason.

They’ve met 42 times and both of them got 21 wins and 21 loses record against each other. Federer have beaten Djokovic in some minor tourneys this year and won championships but had difficulty beating the world number 1 in the majors. Djokovic also foiled Federer’s hope to clinch his 18th grand slam this year by prevailing in their Wimbledon and US open face off. Novak Djokovic recently won his 10th career grand slam title and his 2nd US Open championship.