Live-blogging Super Bowl ads: Good, bad and viral

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Welcome to the NBC News 2013 Super Bowl ad coverage. We'll be keeping you updated with our takes and quips on all the big Super Bowl ads this year.

This is a "live blog," so refresh the page to get our latest thoughts about the latest ads. New items will post with the most recent at the the top. Our aim is to be select, smart, conversational and fun, so not every single ad will appear, just the ones we feel are noteworthy. We'll also be uploading clips of the ads we pick throughout the game.

Hang out with us, leave your thoughts in the discussion area, and let's get some Super Bowl ad action on!

7:14 p.m. ET: Calvin Klein "Concept." He's flexible, so is his underwear, featuring "360 seamless technology."

7:13 p.m. ET: There's the fan-submitted Doritos pretty princess ad. Seven years in and Doritos "Crash the Super Bowl" campaign isn't just fresh, it looks incredibly prescient.

6:58 p.m. ET: A promo for Coke's "Mirage" ad. Will viewers play along with all the hashtag games? Many will be watching to see if Coke pulls off the "second screen" social-engagement factor. User votes will determine which group is shown as reaching the carbonated oasis in an ad to air directly after the game.

6:56p.m. ET: Looks like Budweiser is doing several iterations of the Black Crown "hip black-shirted bacchanal" ad. We're just waiting for the next one to turn into an "Eyes Wide Shut" homage.

6:46 p.m. ET: Taco Bell does an interesting turn in its "Live Mas" campaign. with a Spanish-language version of Notorous B.I.G.'s "Big Poppa" playing as a father with a front-facing baby carrier struts down the street chomping a Cantina Steak burrito.

6:45 p.m. ET: Toyota's RAV4 wish fulfillment ad starring Kaley Cuoco from BigBangTheory as a purple-suit wearing genie. Despite what the experts said, it did lose some of its luster having been seen around online for a week already.

6:43 p.m. ET: Cars.com brings on a baby wolf ad. Meh. Liam Neeson could totally take that wolf momma.

6:42 p.m ET: Blackberry, having recently shed its "RIM" parent company name, pimps its one-handed auto-complete feature.

6:41 p.m. ET: Making its debut here at the Superbowl is the new golden amber Budweiser Black Crown, , which is special because it has a higher alcohol content. That's why everyone wears black when they drink it, in case a funeral breaks out.

6:40p.m. ET: Baltimore scores first touchdown. Time for an ad.

6:25 p.m. ET: There's the Speed Stick's "Unattended Laundry" Super Bowl ad. Looks like they're airing it before the game as well to get the most bang for the buck. They want people to Tweet their #handleit moments where you keep cool under pressure. ... Will be interesting to see if the hashtag actually gets picked up by the Twitterati.

6:23 p.m. ET: If you can't get to a TV, CBS is live-streaming the Super Bowl online, including the commercials. The player even has a special tab for reviewing the most important plays of the game: the death-defying advertising!

6:03p.m.ET: The kickoff show has started, but until 6:30 the ads won't technically count as "Super Bowl" ads, no matter how nice they look. Sorry, Samsung, American Airlines, and random mint shampoo.

5:50 p.m.ET: The clock is ticking down to the Super Bowl XLVII?s kickoff show at 6 p.m. ET, with the kickoff scheduled for 6:30. As the players slap on the face paint, are you are ready for the onslaught of advertising? Brush up on your Super Bowl advertising X's and 0's with a little quick reading:

? Couch potato's guide to Super Bowl commercials

? Super Bowl's 8 bawdiest commercials ever

? Is this Super Bowl ad kiss too steamy for TV?

? Chrysler aims to dominate Super Bowl ad blitz

? Arab-American groups say Coke ad is racist

? Five buzziest Super Bowl ads you?ll see Sunday

? No worries, mon! Jamaica has no beef with VW's Super Bowl ad

5:01 p.m.ET: The PepsiNEXT Super Bowl ad released this morning spoofs Coca Cola's "Mirage" ad, and has actors very similar to the #CokeCowboys #CokeBadlanders and #CokeShowgirls spurning Coke for Pepsi on-set. Amusing jab, but Coke's still wins for class, reach, and massive ad spend.

Shooting in the African desert, instead of in front of green screens, isn't cheap. This, however, is a bit of a cheap shot. But it's all very much in the soda wars tradition we've seen play out repeatedly during the Super Bowl so no one is going to get too upset. At least they shouldn't. After all, we're just talking about soda pop.

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Study Says Romance Can Last In Long-Term Relationships | World ...

This guest article from YourTango was written by Teresa Maples.

Have you settled for companionship in your would-be romantic relationship? Companionship is when you exist in the same home but spend very little time together, and neither of you is particularly satisfied.

Take the stereotypical man-watching-football-while-his-wife-cleans-the-house scenario. She resents that he gets to relax while she slaves to keep the home clean. She complains about him watching football and not helping around the house. He becomes angry and they either argue or physically go to separate rooms to get away from each other. Does this sound familiar?

The good news is that romance doesn?t have to die in your long-term relationship. Find out how below.

As a licensed mental health counselor, I?ve heard countless renditions of the scenario above, where wives and husbands are convinced that companionship?is as good as it gets for married life. Out of desperation, they ask me for help, and here?s what I say.

Research shows that long-term couples who strive for ?love with all the trimmings? enjoy more satisfying relationships. It all starts with this first question: Do you want to be more satisfied in your long-term relationship? If your answer is ?no, ?then stop right here and do not read another word. Keep reading if you would like a more satisfying relationship; it takes awareness and intention to make it happen.

Here are three ways you can foster sparks in your long-term relationship:

1. Ask directly for your needs to be met.

Your partner cannot read your mind. Become aware of your emotional and behavioral patterns in the relationship. Those who pursue often have a fear of abandonment; those who avoid often have a fear of being consumed by another person. Those two types often hook up in relationships.

The pursuer?s greatest need is to feel emotionally connected with his/her partner. The avoider?s greatest need is to stay away from emotional connection. These are opposing needs.

Each person needs to address his/her own fears in the relationship. The pursuer needs to find a way to cope with his/her fear of abandonment and make emotional space for the avoider to take action. The avoider needs to face his/her fear of being overwhelmed emotionally and bridge the emotional gap between him/her and the pursuer. Finding a healthy balance is attainable.

2. Be respectful of yourself and your partner at all times.?

Take a time out if you feel angry or resentful. Journal about your resentments and try to find a solution before talking to your partner. Learn to articulate your feelings in a non-threatening way. Be ready for your partner to say your solution doesn?t work. Ask for his/her solution; he/she might have a great idea. Be a safe person for your partner. Your partner can be your best ally and friend.

3. Choose to bring novelty to your relationship.?

Bring home flowers, take each other on a date, go on an adventure together, spend time doing a project together, ski, hike, bike, craft, take photos of birds ? you get the idea.

It is vitally important to remember your goal of being satisfied in your relationship. Helping your partner feel emotionally safe with you is the key to your satisfaction in a long-term relationship. Bringing novelty will spark the flames of romance only if you both feel emotionally safe and connected.

If you would like more information to make your Couple-ship Thrive please sign up for my newsletter. You may also connect with me on my website Teresa Maples LMHC, CSAT and on Twitter.

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Iran positive but noncommittal about talks with US

MUNICH (AP) ? Iran's foreign minister on Sunday welcomed the United States' willingness to hold direct talks with Tehran in the standoff over its nuclear program but didn't commit to accepting the offer ? insisting that Washington must show "fair and real" intentions to resolve the issue and complaining about "threatening rhetoric."

Ali Akbar Salehi insisted that no Iranian "red line" is getting in the way of direct negotiations with Washington, but also pointed to deep mistrust between the two countries.

Salehi was speaking at the same international security conference where Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday said the United States was prepared talk directly to Iran. Biden insisted that Tehran must show it is serious and that Washington won't engage in such talks merely "for the exercise."

Washington has indicated in the past that it's prepared to talk directly with Iran on the nuclear issue, but so far nothing has come of it. Meanwhile, talks involving all five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany have made little headway, while several rounds of international sanctions have cut into Iran's oil sales and financial transactions.

The next round of talks with the six powers will be held Feb. 25 in Kazakhstan, Salehi told the Munich Security Conference.

Diplomats from some of those world powers have expressed frustration in recent weeks about what they say are Iran's tactics of proposing several venues but not committing to any single one for the talks.

The EU had proposed dates and venues since December, "so it is good to hear that the Foreign Minister finally confirmed now," said Michael Mann, a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. "We hope the negotiating team will also confirm."

Salehi said Biden's comments marked "a step forward," but indicated getting the U.S. and Iran together for one-to-one talks will be no easy task.

"We have no red line for bilateral negotiations when it comes to negotiating over a particular subject," Salehi said. "If the subject is the nuclear file, yes, we are ready for negotiations but we have to make sure ... that the other side this time comes with authentic intention, with a fair and real intention to resolve the issue."

Salehi said it was "contradictory" if the U.S. voices willingness to hold direct talks "but on the other side you use this threatening rhetoric that everything is on the table ... these are not compatible with each other."

"We are ready for engagement only when it is on equal footing," he said.

Iran insists it does not want nuclear arms and argues it has a right to enrich uranium for a civilian nuclear power program, but suspicion persists that the real aim is to build an atomic bomb.

Last month Iran, in a defiant move, announced plans to vastly increase its pace of uranium enrichment. That can be used to make both reactor fuel and the fissile core of warheads.

Vali Nasr, dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, sounded a skeptical note about direct Iran-U.S. talks any time soon.

"I think these are good statements that both sides are at least open to this, (but) I think there have to be some ideas about how you get them to the table in a credible way," he said. "One of the worst things is that if they went to the table and then they fail ... then we really will be at an impasse."

"So I think that's very key, that when that moment comes there's actually some forward momentum built into the talks," Nasr said.

Salehi underlined Iran's role as "an important regional player" and told the conference: "We are the golden key to the region."

Iran is a key ally of embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad. On the sidelines of the Munich meeting, the minister met the top Syrian opposition leader, Moaz al-Khatib.

Salehi welcomed al-Khatib's statements over the past week that he would be willing to sit down with representatives of Assad's regime as "a good step forward."

But amid international calls for Assad to go, he insisted that "we do not need prescriptions from outside."

"Iran has talked to the opposition, we are not categorizing the opposition, we are ready to talk to all opposition," Salehi said.

"We are ready to be part of the solution," he insisted. "The sooner that we resolve the issue, the better it is."

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Associated Press writer Don Melvin contributed to this report from Brussels.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/iran-positive-noncommittal-talks-us-092611407.html

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Antonio Silva scores major UFC 156 upset with knockout of Alistair Overeem

Antonio "Big Foot" Silva patiently fought Alistair Overeem at UFC 156, and then pulled off the biggest upset of the young year with a knockout win in the third round.

The first round was more clinch-filled than expected, but Overeem definitely got his licks in. He used leg kicks and punches as well as fantastic movement to hold off Silva. Overeem also landed 13 body shots in the first round.

Overeem went a different route in the second round, taking down Silva early in the round. After Overeem controlled and beat up Silva for much of the round, they were stood up and they finally started throwing at each other. Both fighters got in knees and punches until they were stopped by the round ending. As they headed to their separate corners, Overeem threw a look at Silva that seemed to say, "Bring it."

Silva complied. In the third round, Silva became aggressive and Overeem stood right in front of him. "Big Foot" landed a bevy of punches that first wobbled Overeem, and then sent him to the ground. Silva had to be pulled back by referee Herb Dean. The fight was stopped 25 seconds into the final round.

?After I knocked him out I was yelling at him ?Let?s go! I want more? come fight!" Silva said through a translator after the bout.

[Also: Tyron Woodley, Bobby Green shine in prelims]

This was Overeem's first fight since beating Brock Lesnar late in 2011. Overeem was given a title shot after the win, but lost his opportunity after pre-fight tests caused him to be suspended in Nevada. He was hoping for a title shot immediately upon his suspension, but had to beat Silva first. That title shot is not likely now.

Before knocking out Overeem, Silva had experienced an up and down past few fights. He beat MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko, then lost to Daniel Cormier in the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix, and to Cain Velasquez at UFC 146. After that, he scored a first-round TKO over Travis Browne.

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The Forgotten Secrets Of The Enterprise Giants: Virality, Word Of Mouth, And Other Radical Experiments

Editor's note:David Barrett is founder and CEO of?Expensify. I would strongly encourage everybody who competes with Expensify to study Roman Stanek's latest article,?"Forget Virality, Selling Enterprise Software Is Still Old School." To everyone else, I'd offer an opposing view: Enterprise sales is undergoing the most radical shakeup since the turn of the century, and today's experiments will be tomorrow's best practices.

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GOP lawmakers propose overhaul NM tax system

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- Republican lawmakers proposed Thursday to significantly revamp New Mexico's governmental finance system by relying more on taxing people and businesses on what they consume and spend rather than the income they earn.

Rep. Tom Taylor and Sen. Bill Sharer, both of Farmington, outlined their proposal Thursday but conceded it's a work-in-progress and not fully clear how the tax burdens of individuals and businesses will change.

"It may overtax some areas and we need to understand all of that before we cast this thing in stone," Taylor said.

Sharer called it a "hard reboot of the New Mexico tax system."

The proposal would greatly expand what is subject to New Mexico's gross receipt tax, which applies to sales of many ? but not all ? goods and services.

Most groceries and food staples are tax exempt currently, but that would end under the proposed overhaul. Sharer said the tax would apply to "virtually everything that happens" in the state.

By broadening the tax base, the lawmakers propose to reduce the tax rate and eliminate most other taxes, including the state's corporate and personal income taxes.

However, income earned by individuals would be subject to what the lawmakers liken to a "consumption tax." Corporate income would not be subject to tax under their proposal.

The lawmakers call for a 2 percent tax rate imposed by the state and an additional 1 percent could be levied by cities and counties, which rely on gross receipts tax revenue to finance their operations.

The lawmakers said their proposal will keep severance taxes on oil and gas production, property taxes and taxes on gasoline, which help finance roads.

Under their tax overhaul, they said, the state and local governments should collect about the same amount of revenue as they do currently.

An economist for a social advocacy group said the proposed changes likely would make New Mexico's tax system more regressive and potentially move a greater share of the overall tax burden to individuals and away from businesses.

"When you've taken tax off from a group of people that doesn't consume all of their income and put it onto people who consume all of their income, it's pretty much guaranteed to be regressive and shift the tax burden," said Gerry Bradley, research director for New Mexico Voices for Children.

Taylor said the proposal will offer tax refunds for low-income New Mexicans.

The GOP lawmakers said the current gross receipts tax provides far too many deductions and exemptions, which has narrowed the base that is subject to taxation.

"The point here is the gross receipts tax is broken," Taylor said.

The gross receipts tax varies from place to place in New Mexico, ranging from about 5.1 percent to nearly 9 percent. The tax currently generates more than a third of the state's revenue. Personal and corporate income taxes provide about a fourth of the money that flows into the state's main budget account.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/gop-lawmakers-propose-overhaul-nm-162151098.html

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