technopreneur.ph: February 2013

2.28.2013

Huffington Post Popular News: Republican National Committee Event Draws 2016 Hopefuls

Five of the most talked-about potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates will spend the weekend together next month huddling with top Republican donors near Miami.

Huffington Post Popular News: Jack Lew Confirmed As Treasury Secretary: Democrats Gave Him A Pass

While Washington was obsessing Wednesday over whether or not the oh-so-intimidating Gene Sperling had threatened Bob Woodward over his deeply misguided take on the budget sequester, another veteran Democratic number-cruncher skated by: The Senate confirmed Jack Lew to be secretary of the Treasury, by a vote of 71 to 26.

Huffington Post Popular News: Virginia Upsets Duke: No. 3 Blue Devils Fall To Cavaliers 73-68

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Joe Harris scored a career-high 36 points and Virginia celebrated the 11-year anniversary of its last victory over a top 5 team by doing it again, beating No. 3 Duke 73-68 on Thursday night.

Akil Mitchell added 19 points and 12 rebounds as he and Harris outplayed Duke's top twosome of Seth Curry and Mason Plumlee, giving Virginia (20-8, 10-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) its 16th consecutive victory at home. It came 11 years to the day since an 87-84 victory, also against No. 3 Duke.

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Huffington Post Popular News: US Wins Appeal In Battle To Extradite Kim Dotcom

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- The U.S. has won a court appeal in its battle to extradite Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom from New Zealand.

A New Zealand appeals court Friday overturned an earlier ruling that would have allowed Dotcom broad access to the evidence against him at the time of his August extradition hearing. The appeals court ruled that extensive disclosure would bog down the process and that a summary of the U.S. case would suffice.

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Huffington Post Popular News: Blackhawks Streak: Jonathan Toews Goals Help Chicago Extend Points Streak To 20 Games (VIDEO)

ST. LOUIS -- Jonathan Toews scored twice, and Ray Emery and Corey Crawford combined on a shutout as the Chicago Blackhawks extended their NHL-record season-opening points streak to 20 games with a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.

Andrew Shaw also scored for Chicago, which was coming off a 6-0-1 homestand and improved to 9-0-2 on the road. The Blackhawks, who have won seven in a row overall, have earned 37 out of a possible 40 points this season with a 17-0-3 start.

Huffington Post Popular News: Debi Austin, Woman Who Smoked Through Hole In Throat, Dies At 62

LOS ANGELES -- A woman who smoked a cigarette through a hole in her throat to illustrate her struggle with nicotine addiction in a California public service advertisement has died of cancer, health officials and her family said Wednesday.

Debi Austin died Feb. 22 at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, according to family friend and spokesman Jim Walker. She was 62.

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Huffington Post Popular News: 'Hatfields And McCoys' Adds Sophia Bush And Rebecca De Mornay, Plus More Pilot Casting News

NBC's modern-day "Hatfields & McCoys" has found two of its leading ladies. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rebecca De Mornay will play matriarch Mary Hatfield, while Sophia Bush will play Emma McCoy, the daughter of Virginia Madsen's character, Eloise.

De Mornay's character is described as "a sophisticated, wealthy and driven woman who's the mayor of Pittsburgh and who runs the city through the family's development company and political connections. Although she married into the family, at this point, she is the family and all decisions go through her. According to her estranged husband, she's changed and is holding onto a private heartache from years ago."

Bush's character will be the blue-collar McCoy family's "highest hope and eldest sibling."

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Huffington Post Popular News: T-Shirt's Clever Message About Down Syndrome (PHOTO)

We just found the most heartwarming photo of the week.

It's this kid with his totally awesome T-shirt:

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Huffington Post Popular News: Bob McDonnell Restores Scooter Libby's Voting Rights

RICHMOND, Va. — Former vice presidential adviser I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is among more than 1,000 felons whose voting rights were restored in the past year by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, according to a report to the General Assembly.

Libby's name is listed in the Feb. 23 report on pardons, commutations, reprieves and other forms of clemency the Republican governor is required to submit annually. Without elaboration, the report says Libby's civil rights were restored Nov. 1, 2012.

Huffington Post Popular News: Emma Watson As Cinderella? 'Harry Potter' Star Circling Fairy Tale Adaptation

Emma Watson may get fit for a glass slipper after all. Four years after Watson was loosely attached to star in a musical version of the classic fairy tale "Cinderella" for Marilyn Manson (file under: things that were real), Variety reports that Watson is in "very early talks" to play the role in a new film from Kenneth Branagh. Cate Blanchett would play Watson's evil stepmother.

Fairy tale adaptations were all the rage after Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" exploded at the box office in 2010 (the film earned over $1 billion worldwide), but the recent adaptations have been hit and miss. Released last summer, "Snow White and the Huntsman" was a big success (nearly $400 million in global ticket sales), but other films like "Mirror Mirror" (based on Snow White) and "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" have failed to connect. "Jack the Giant Slayer," a new take on "Jack and the Beanstalk," is out Friday via Warner Bros., but the film is not tracking to earn much more than $30 million on opening weekend, a pittance compared to its massive budget.

Watson has kept very busy since playing Hermione in the "Harry Potter" franchise. She was praised last year for her role in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and stars next in "The Bling Ring" from director Sofia Coppola. Watson also filmed a role for Darren Aronofsky's "Noah" (due in 2014) and is attached to play the co-title character in "Beauty and the Beast" for director Guillermo del Toro. That film would shoot this year.

Huffington Post Popular News: Heidi Klum's Breasts Top Our Worst-Dressed List This Week (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post Popular News: Jodi Arias Trial: 'When You Cut His Throat, Were You Crying?'

Accused murderer Jodi Arias underwent more fiery cross-examination Thursday, with Maricopa County prosecutor Juan Martinez demanding to know if she was crying when she shot, stabbed and cut the throat of her ex-boyfriend.

Arias, 32, sobbed as the prosecutor showed her a picture of Travis Alexander's crumpled body. Martinez, grilling Arias for a fourth day of cross-examination, showed no sympathy.

"Were you crying while you were shooting him?" Martinez asked.

Huffington Post Popular News: Heat Harlem Shake: LeBron James, Birdman Make Harlem Shake Video

Better late than never?

While there have been many, many Harlem Shake videos uploaded to YouTube, none of them featured LeBron James and the Miami heat.

Until now.

Huffington Post Popular News: 'The Next Day,' David Bowie's New Album, Streaming Now On iTunes

"The Next Day," David Bowie's first album in 10 years, is here today.

The highly anticipated release is streaming now exclusively on iTunes; "The Next Day" will be kept online until March 12, when Bowie's latest becomes available worldwide.

According to Shore Fire Media, Bowie's comeback record is already a smash hit: