Highlights & Links for February 8, 2010
World/Politics
First of all, there’s a Mardi Gras in Miami, congratulations go out to the New Orleans Saints who upset the Indianapolis Colts last night 31-17 in Super Bowl 44 and gave the Saints their first Super Bowl victory.
CNN is reporting that Five people were killed and at least 12 were injured in a gas explosion Sunday at an under-construction power plant in central Connecticut. Residents up to 20 miles away reported hearing the blast at about 11:19 a.m. at the Kleen Power Plant in Middletown, a suburb of Hartford, Connecticut. Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano said plant workers were purging a natural gas pipeline when the explosion occurred and therefore terrorism has been ruled out .(CNN)
Politico is reporting that President Obama is planning to host a televised meeting with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders on health care reform. The Feb. 25 meeting is an attempt to reach across the aisle but not a signal that the president plans to start over, as Republicans have demanded, a White House official said. Legislators from both parties applauded the meeting, while holding to their positions on the health care legislation. (Politico)
Bloomberg is telling us that Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia began digging out Sunday from a blizzard that dumped as much as three feet of snow on parts of the mid-Atlantic region and left thousands without power. AccuWeather said another storm will arrive in the Northeast during the night of Feb. 9 into the morning of Feb. 10. Possible blizzard conditions are forecast for northeastern Pennsylvania to New England and as much as 12 inches of snow may fall. (Bloomberg)
CNN is reporting that In an interview recorded Saturday and broadcast on "FOX News Sunday," Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she would consider a run for president in 2012 if the situation was right for her family and the nation. In the interview with Fox, Palin said she believed President Obama would lose a re-election bid in 2012 if he fails to change the policies followed so far in just over a year in office. (CNN)
Tech News
I don’t have a lot to tell you about here today. The big thing on the tech blogosphere was Google running it’s Parisian Love advertisement during the Super Bowl. Mashable notes that this marks the tech giant’s first major push into TV advertising and a new frontier of marketing for the company that has triumphed online ads above all else. If you missed the ad check it out online at cloudcast news.com. (Mashable)
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Engadget had a couple of write ups on two other commercials focusing on the tech world. The First of which was one of my favorite ads run during the Super Bowl and was for the Motorola Devour featuring Megan Fox. I’ve posted that one on cloudcastnews.com as well. (Engadet)
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The next little bit of tech news today has to do with the Vizio ad featuring Beyonce, David Goes to the Dentist and Chocolate Rain. Engadet is telling us that Vizio is still striving to remake its reputation from being merely a cheap HDTV manufacturer to a premium one offering lots of features. The ad shows how Vizio is bringing "the best of the internet" with VIZIO Internet Apps. The true test will be if its picture quality will measure up and whether the widget experience has gotten any faster in 2010. (Engadget)
The last bit of Tech goodness also is focused around the ads from Super Bowl 44. In case you missed any of the ads, or you want to check them out later at your leisure, Mashable is reporting that YouTube launched its Super Bowl ad channel at youtube.com/adblitz, which will allows viewers to watch and vote on the commercials. The channel, sponsored by car maker Kia, has already been populated by content from the YouTube community, and the top rated commercial will be featured on the YouTube homepage on Thursday February 18th. (Mashable) (Youtube.com/adblitz)
Gossip & Entertainment
Entertainment Weekly is reporting Romance proved to be a powerful foe for the epic "Avatar," which has dominated the box office for the last seven weekends. The Lasse Hallstrom-directed romantic drama "Dear John" won the weekend in a big way, grossing an estimated $32.4 million and setting a record for the highest-grossing Superbowl Sunday frame in history. (Entertainment Weekly)
Radaronline is reporting that Charlie Sheen had a sense of humor Friday, after his Mercedes was found at the bottom of a 100-foot cliff in Sherman Oaks, California. The Two and a Half Men star told The Insider he went to bed at 10:30 pm on Thursday and was woken up Friday morning by a call from OnStar, saying that his car had been in an accident. He said he peered out his window of his Mulholland Estates home to see the car was missing. (Radar)
TMZ tells us that Tiger Woods is headed back to his home in Florida sometime next week and has pinpointed his return to golf ... according to someone who works for the Woods family. The source tells TMZ he is aiming to play in the Tavistock Cup -- an event that pits pros from two local golf courses against one another and then it’s off to Georgia to get ready for a little something called ... The Masters. (TMZ)
The final bit of news again comes from TMZ who is reporting that Former NFL star Warren Sapp was arrested by Miami Beach police Saturday afternoon and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery stemming from an allegedly violent confrontation with his girlfriend. According to the arrest report, the alleged victim had "a swollen right knee and bruises on the back of her neck."
Sapp posted bail Sunday morning while his lawyer asked everyone to "reserve judgment" on Sapp until all the facts come out. Sapp was in Miami to cover the Super Bowl for the NFL Network -- but was suspended by the network pending further investigation. (TMZ)
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