What do you make of the new Tiger Woods Nike ad?

The return of Tiger Woods to golf at the US Masters must have attracted media attention and boosted the number of television viewers watching golf. But what does the latest Tiger Woods Nike advertisement do for either the Nike brand or the Tiger Woods brand?  Well you could say that the Tiger Woods brand was already sullied, thats why the Nike ad needed the “clean” fatherly image and advice of Tiger’s father as the voice.  And, Nike, well they probably don’t care, the more controversy the better. As long as they get attention.

Is this what we have to get used to watching Tiger  staring back at us, whilst various family members do his endorsements for him?  Using his deceased father’s voice is going a bit far!

Just come out in the open, face up to your past, show you’re only human and talk Tiger.  Don’t just stare at us looking solemn and sullen.  People will forgive you and you will still be idolised, just be brave enough to face up to the public.

Gears of War 3 is being developed by Epic Games and will be released in April 2011, completing the Xbox “Gears of War” trilogy.  Cliff Bleszinski made the announcement on Jimmy Fallon’s US Late Night talk show.  Titled ‘Ashes to Ashes’, it features a new mutation of the locust, called Lambent.  This successful Xbox game will now feature more fire power in double barrelled shotguns.

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Phil Mickelson won the 2010 Masters golf tournament for the third time, with a brilliant final round 67, to close out the third round leader Lee Westwood.  Tiger Woods was disappointed with his performance at Augusta, but given that it was his first appearance after a long lay off following all his personal problems & scandals, finishing 4th isn’t bad. Sex therapy obviously doesn’t affect your golf game too badly! Continue Reading

The House M.D. television series has enjoyed great success and now has a huge following around the world.  A lot of the success of House is thanks to Hugh Laurie’s performance as the cantankerous Dr Gregory House.  Some House bloopers to entertain you…

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Bayern Munich are through to the semi-fianls of the UEFA Champions League, having knocked out Man United last night.  Finishing 4-4 on aggregate Bayern go through on scoring more away goals, even though Man U won 3-2.

Manchester United seemed to have the game wrapped up when they were leading 3-0, with Wayne Rooney making a recovery from injury and causing problems for the Bayern defence.  Bayern then made a strong recovery and the reduction of Man Utd to 10 men in the 50th minute, after Rafael received a second yellow card, for fouling Ribery, was telling.

Olic then scored for Bayern and all they needed was one more goal, which came from Arjen Robben.  With only 16 minutes left to play, Bayern managed to close out all Man United’s chances of another Champions League final.

With Arsenal also being knocked out, there are no more English teams left in the final stages of the 2010 Champions League.  Is this a bad sign of the state of English football and their form for the Soccer World Cup in South Africa?  Or will the England be able to shake off injury worries and come together to pose a threat at the FIFA World Cup 2010?

Lionel Messi the Argentinian striker playing for Barcelona, struck 4 goals last night against Arsenal to send them out of the Champions League. Even the Gunners coach Arsene Wenger was praising Messi at the end of the quarter final, saying that Messi is the best player in the world at the moment.

Tonight its Man Utd against Bayern Munich, the return leg will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester.  Its 2-1 to Bayern after the first leg, but Man U will have hope in one away goal.

Whichever team wins,  they will have to face Barcelona and Messi’s magic boot at the moment!

Inter Milan are through to the semis, and in tonight’s other game we see the French teams of Bordeaux and Lyon scrap it out, although Bordeaux are 3-1 down on aggregate, so they have an uphill battle to get through.

Should I buy an iPad? I dunno… should you?

300,000 iPads sold on the first day of sales… get your iPad quick, going once, going twice… c’mon gadget freaks whats holding you back?  Sure there were a few people complaining about weak signals on their wi-fi connection to iPad… ahh what do they know, they probably have the wrong Apple iPad wi-fi settings. And, sure its an over-sized iPhone, but its worth it…

Queues may not have been as big as when the iPhone was launched, nor sales for that matter – 525,000 iPhones were sold on the first day. But thats no reason to get on down to your favorite gadget store. This little song should help you make up your mind on …”should I buy an iPad?”

And in if you want to want to enjoy DVD movies on iPad, you can use this DVD to iPad video converter.

A joint NASA and Boeing team have completed the first phase of test flights of the X-48B plane, a blended wing body concept.  The design is being tested as a potential airliner concept for the future.  The blended wing body design uses part of the body of the aircraft for lift, the futuristic plane will be more fuel efficient and quieter than current airliners.

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The Xenophobes Guides are a series of books describing the cultural differences between nations.  I would recommend reading them if you are about to travel to a particular country and want to understand the local people better.  Or if you are moving to a new country and want to be more aware of the culture and ways of the people. Continue Reading