Top 10 Super Bowl 2010 commercials

Doritos This year 30-second commercials during yesterday’s Super Bowl on CBS are cost between $2.5 million and $2.8 million.
$2.8 million for 30-second advertisement that may or may not help their company. And who make good job with his Super Bowl XLIV commercials?
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Sapporo Snow Festival 2010

Sapporo snow festival The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan’s largest winter events, attracts a growing number of visitors from Japan and abroad every year.
Every winter, about two million people come to Sapporo to see the hundreds of beautiful snow statues and ice sculptures which line Odori Park,the grounds at Satoland, and the main street in Susukino.
For seven days in February,these statues and sculptures(both large and small) turn Sapporo into a winter dreamland of crystal-like ice and white snow. Read the rest of this entry »

Super Bowl start time

Super Bowl Super Bowl 2010 kickoff will probably occur a little after 6:30 PM Eastern Standard Time on February 7, 2010.
In previous years, various sites listed various start times, usually down to the specific minute. For Super Bowl 42, FOX (which was broadcasting the game) announced a kickoff time of 6:17 p.m.; the NFL said 6:18 p.m.; and the site hosting the Super Bowl said 6:30 p.m. It turned out that the actual kickoff was at 6:32 p.m.
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Lego domino row building machine

Lego domino builder The Lego domino row builder machine works by having a magazine of dominoes that is dragged along the table and a slider that moves back and forth sliding one domino out of the magazine at a time. All along, the machine is driving forward, which causes the released dominoes to be spaced out.
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Amazing photos of Northern Lights over Artic

Northern Lights over Artic The Northern Lights are seen when the solar wind stream hits Earth’s magnetic field, sparking bright auroras around the Arctic Circle. In northern latitudes, the effect is known as the Aurora Borealis, named after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for north wind, Boreas, by Pierre Gassendi in 1621. The aurora borealis is also called the northern polar lights, as it is only visible in the sky from the Northern Hemisphere, with the chance of visibility increasing with proximity to the North Magnetic Pole. Read the rest of this entry »

Boy matador was twice gored in the ring – video

Child matador 12-year-old bullfighter Michelito Lagravere is out of danger after being gored twice by a bull during a match at the Plaza de Toros in Cali on Sunday.
Michelito was carried sobbing from the bullring in Cali on Sunday after being tossed in the air by a bull nearly 10 times his weight. His father brushed him off and encouraged back into the ring to finish the fight but within minutes the boy, who stands just 4ft 9in tall, was again knocked to the ground by the bull’s horns. Read the rest of this entry »

Oscar Nominations 2010 – 82nd Annual Academy Awards

Oscar1 150x115 Oscar Nominations 2010   82nd Annual Academy Awards Anne Hathaway and Academy president Tom Sherak today have the honor of announcing the nominations for the 2010 Academy Awards at a ceremony in Beverly Hills, California.
Fantasy “Avatar” and war movie “The Hurt Locker” claimed nine Oscar nominations each, including best film, pitting the two against one another as front-runners for the world’s highest film honors. This year Best Picture has ten nominees!
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EU to restrict Facebook and other social networks

Facebook The European Commission said that the measures it applied to internet technology are needed throughout the economy and society to protect Europeans’ privacy and personal data. The European Commission warned that data protection rules must be updated to keep abreast of technological change to ensure the right to privacy, legal certainty for industry, and the take-up of new technologies. EU rules say that a person’s information can only be used on legitimate grounds, with their prior consent. With the Lisbon Treaty and the Charter of Fundamental Rights now in force, the Commission said it wants to create a clear, modern set of rules for the whole EU guaranteeing a high level of personal data protection and privacy, starting with a reform of the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive.
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Statue of Christ Redeemer, a symbol of Rio de Janeiro on repair

Statue of Christ Redeemer Statue of Christ Redeemer, a symbol of Rio de Janeiro, which dominates the town from the top of Corcovado mountain, next weekend will be subjected to a large clearing worth $3.8 million. Visit the statue will not be interrupted during the work on cleaning and restoration of the statue, which will run to June. For security reasons, the statue which will be in October to celebrate the 78th birthday will be covered with a transparent blanket. The works will include a return to place parts of a stone mosaic that is separate and remove traces of moisture.
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What to Wear to the Super Bowl 2010

What to wear to the Super Bowl Unless you’ve been in hiding all winter you know that February 7th is Super Bowl Sunday and whether you love or hate the NFL, odds are you’ll be watching the big game on February 7th. and the best way to do that? By looking good, of course! But, in a sea of guacamole, dips and pizza, you need to find a great outfit to wear that still keeps you comfortable. And as you gear up for your get together by ordering party trays, renting a keg, and the like you may not have time to find something great to wear for the event. Read the rest of this entry »

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