[In 2012] Chrysler again aired a 2 minute long [Super Bowl advertisement], “Halftime in America”, this time with Clint Eastwood discussing Detroit as a model for the rest of the country in how to rebound economically.

In December 2008, U.S. President George W. Bush agreed to a $17.4 billion bailout for GM and Chrysler using his broad authority under the $700 billion fund established to help the failing banks known as the TARP.

Clinton “Clint” Eastwood, Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide (1959–1965).

In many sports that are televised, half-time offers the opportunity to advertise, a valuable source of revenue for television companies.

According to a tradition which can be traced to the 1820s, Santa Claus lives at the North Pole, with a large number of magical elves, and nine (originally eight) flying reindeer.

Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients.

On October 4, 2011, Apple introduced the iPhone 4S with their implementation of Siri. The new version of Siri is integrated into iOS, and offers conversational interaction with many applications, including reminders, weather, stocks, messaging, email, calendar, contacts, notes, music, clocks, web browser, Wolfram Alpha, and maps.

[iPhone 4S] is a World phone and can work on both GSM & CDMA networks.

Miller Lite is a 4.2% abv pale lager brand sold by MillerCoors of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

A protection racket is an extortion scheme whereby a criminal group or individual coerces a victim (usually a business) to pay money, supposedly for protection services against violence or property damage.

Frank Vincent (born August 4, 1939) is an American actor, musician, author and entrepreneur. He often plays a gangster and works both in features and television [and] played the New York Boss Phil Leotardo in the HBO series The Sopranos.

Michael “Mike” Starr (born July 29, 1950) is an American actor. Starr is notable for his large size, standing 6 ft 3 1/2 in (192 cm), and has typically been typecast as thugs or henchmen.

The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even (“evening”), that is, the night before All Hallows Day.

In North America, trick or treat has been a customary Halloween tradition since at least the late 1950s. Homeowners wishing to participate in it usually decorate their private entrance with plastic spiderwebs, paper skeletons and jack-o-lanterns.

Snickers ingredients are: milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, skimmed milk, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, artificial flavor), peanuts, corn syrup, sugar, skimmed milk, butter, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, lactose (a milk product), salt, egg whites and artificial flavor.

The iPhone 4S is a touchscreen slate smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fifth generation of the iPhone, a device that combines a widescreen iPod with a touchscreen, mobile phone, and internet communicator.

Siri is a personal assistant application for iOS. The application uses natural language processing to answer questions, make recommendations, and perform actions by delegating requests to an expanding set of web services.

A flat tire is a deflated pneumatic tire, which can cause the rim of the wheel to ride on the tire tread or the ground potentially resulting in loss of control of the vehicle or irreparable damage to the tire and wheel. The most common cause of a flat tire is the puncturing of the tire by a sharp object, such as a nail, thereby letting air escape.

Although the necktie is more prominent in today’s society, being seen at business meetings, formal functions, schools, and sometimes even at home, the bow tie is making a comeback with fun-formal events such as dinner, cocktail parties and nights out on the town.

Pepsi was first introduced as “Brad’s Drink” in New Bern, North Carolina, United States, in 1898 by Caleb Bradham, who made it at his home where the drink was sold. It was later named Pepsi Cola, possibly due to the digestive enzyme pepsin and kola nuts used in the recipe.

Historically, Coca-Cola was not the first soft drink company to utilize the modern image of Santa Claus in its advertising – White Rock Beverages had already used a red and white Santa to sell mineral water in 1915 and then in advertisements for its ginger ale in 1923.

“This Is How We Do It” is a 1995 song by American R&B singer Montell Jordan. The song is featured prominently in the “Summer of Pepsi” ad series of 2011.

In June 2006, A&W celebrated 50 years in Canada.

In the United States and Canada, burgers may be classified as two main types: fast food hamburgers and individually prepared burgers made in homes and restaurants. The latter are traditionally prepared “with everything”, which includes lettuce, tomato, onion, and often sliced pickles (or pickle relish). Cheese, either melted on the meat patty or crumbled on top, is generally an option.

The speed of sound in helium is nearly three times the speed of sound in air. Because the fundamental frequency of a gas-filled cavity is proportional to the speed of sound in the gas, when helium is inhaled there is a corresponding increase in the pitches of the resonant frequencies of the vocal tract. This causes a reedy, duck-like vocal quality.

The Volkswagen Passat is a large family car built by Volkswagen Passenger Cars through six design generations since 1973.

Darth Vader is a central character in the Star Wars saga, appearing as the chief antagonist in the original trilogy and as the main protagonist in the prequel films.

The Force can enhance natural physical and mental abilities, including strength and accuracy. A number of other force powers are demonstrated in the [Star Wars] film series including telekinesis, telepathy, hypnosis, enhanced empathy, reflexes and precognition.

“The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)” is a musical theme present in the Star Wars franchise. It was composed by John Williams for the film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. [It] was used in a popular television commercial “The Force” for the Volkswagen Passat, first aired during the 2011 Super Bowl. The spot features a pint-sized Darth Vader who uses the Force when he discovers his father’s Passat in the driveway.

Gizem Memiç (born May 16, 1990) is a Turkish beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Turkey 2010 on Thursday 1 April 2010. As “Miss Turkey” she was in a 2011 American television commercial for Carl’s Jr. restaurant and its sibling Hardee’s restaurants, promoting their new broiled turkey sandwiches, where they claim is under 500 calories. Gizem is seen in a bikini, eating the sandwich as she strolls down a walkway.

Several Hardee’s ad campaigns in the 2000s have been criticized by groups such as Parents Television Council for their sexually suggestive nature. Recent campaigns targeted include “More Than a Piece of Meat” featuring scantily clad women appearing to receive sexual gratification from consuming Hardee’s products, and “Name Our Holes” — an ad campaign and website promoting Hardee’s Biscuit Holes.

Budweiser is a 5.0% abv American-style lager introduced in 1876 by A. Dongand Busch and one of the highest selling beers in the United States. It is made with up to 30% rice in addition to hops and barley malt.

“Tiny Dancer” is a 1972 song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It appears on John’s fourth album, Madman Across the Water and was released as a single in 1972.

Peter Stormare (born Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm; 27 August 1953) is a Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director, playwright and musician. He is perhaps best known for his roles as John Abruzzi in Prison Break and as Gaear Grimsrud, one of the two kidnappers in Fargo. He combined acting with singing by playing the menancing Western gunfighter who strides into a bar in the 2011 Super Bowl commercial and breaks into a happy rendition of “Tiny Dancer” when presented with a Budweiser beer.

Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2010 season. The Packers defeated the Steelers by the score of 31-25.

Although the Double Down has been widely ridiculed as unhealthy, NPR compared its calorie count favorably to that of McDonald’s Premium Crispy Chicken Club Sandwich. Both the grilled and fried Double Down products had nearly a full day’s worth of sodium according to the American Heart Association’s guidelines.

In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration itself does not make a recommendation [on salt consumption], but refers readers to Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005. These suggest that US citizens should consume less than 2,300 mg of sodium (= 2.3 g sodium = 5.8 g salt) per day.

Jeremy Glazer (born November 1, 1978) is an American actor. Glazer is openly gay, and has been in a relationship since 2005 with actor Chad Allen.

Double Rainbow refers to a viral video posted by Paul “Bear” Vasquez featuring his sighting and reaction to seeing a double rainbow from his front yard just outside Yosemite National Park. In September 2010, Microsoft teamed up with Vasquez for a commercial advertising the panorama stitch feature in Windows Live Photo Gallery to capture a double rainbow in a picture.

Secondary rainbows are caused by a double reflection of sunlight inside the raindrops, and appear at an angle of 50–53°. As a result of the second reflection, the colours of a secondary rainbow are inverted compared to the primary bow, with blue on the outside and red on the inside.

Windows Live Photo Gallery is a photo management and photo sharing application released as a part of Microsoft’s Windows Live initiative.

Image stitching or photo stitching is the process of combining multiple photographic images with overlapping fields of view to produce a segmented panorama or high-resolution image.

A viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites and email.

The Double Down is a product offered by Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). The Double Down contains “bacon, two different kinds of melted cheese, the Colonel’s secret sauce… pinched in between two pieces of Original Recipe chicken fillets.” KFC announced that the Double Down would be available nationwide on April 12, 2010.

KFC considers its Double Down product a sandwich in spite of containing no bread.

Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, is the interruption of blood supply to part of the heart, causing some heart cells to die. This is most commonly due to blockage of a coronary artery following the rupture of a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, which is an unstable collection of fatty acids and white blood cells in the wall of an artery.

Canned or wet [cat] food (75-78% moisture) generally comes in common can sizes of 3 oz (85 g), 5.5 oz (156 g), and 13 oz (369 g).

Friskies is a brand of cat food marketed and manufactured by the Nestlé Purina PetCare Company subsidiary of Nestlé. The brand is offered as a canned soft food, as well as dry kibbles. Flavors include Poultry, Beef, and Seafood.

A psychedelic experience is characterized by the perception of aspects of one’s mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ordinary restraints.

Betty Marion White (born January 17, 1922) is an American actress, comedienne and former television host with a career spanning over sixty-five years. White appeared alongside Abe Vigoda in an advertisement for Snickers during the 2010 Super Bowl XLIV. The ad won the top spot on the USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter.

Abraham Charles “Abe” Vigoda (born February 24, 1921) is an American movie and television actor. Vigoda appeared alongside Betty White in a Snickers commercial that debuted during Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010.

In 1930, the Mars family introduced its second product, Snickers, named after their favorite horse.

A shuriken (Japanese 手裏剣; literally: “sword hidden in the hand”) is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that was generally for throwing, and sometimes stabbing or slashing. They are sharpened hand-held blades made from a variety of everyday items such as needles, nails, and knives, [Doritos brand flavored tortilla chips] as well as coins, washers, and other flat plates of metal.

Samurai (侍) is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. By the end of the 12th century, samurai became almost entirely synonymous with bushi (武士), and the word was closely associated with the middle and upper echelons of the warrior class.

Super Bowl XLIV was an American football game pitting the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Indianapolis Colts against the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New Orleans Saints to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2009 season.

For many years, Doritos advertised heavily during the Super Bowl.