Cleveland's big 2010 snowstorm is no surprise (16)
getting a snow storm, we're getting lake-effect snow squalls," said Marty Thompson of the National Weather Service station at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. "And usually, like right now, we're getting a bit of both." And this time when both -- the initial storm from the west and the much-celebrated, lake-generated after party -- are finished some time Saturday, some of us in Northeast Ohio (that's probably you again, Geauga County) could be under more than another foot and a half of snow. Overall, parts of Cleveland could see between 8 and 17 inches of snow by Saturday, forecasters say. "That's because we're looking at as much as 5-10 more inches of snow on Friday," Thomp... 		Trio of NASA craft will boost climate data (13)
But the agency also plans to launch three new satellites aimed at better understanding the sun and Earth's climate and oceans. Two satellites will examine Earth -- specifically, the concentration of salt in the world's oceans and the presence of aerosols, or minute particles, such as dust or ash, in the atmosphere. A third satellite mission will study the sun and its effect on space weather, including solar flares that can disrupt communication on Earth. All three come at a critical time for NASA. Data will probably influence global-warming research, and the launches could serve as bright spots in a year otherwise dominated by debate over the future of the manned space... 		Dallas Cowboys Legends and Winspear Save Glory Days Taping From Disaster (12)
Lee Roy Jordan, Gil Brandt, Jay Novacek, Leon Lett and Alicia Landry were just some of the other big names on hand as Lesley Visser and Spencer Tillman asked questions from various areas in the audience. For the most part, the evening consisted of rehashing stories that most die-hard Cowboys fans know by heart, but there was no denying the electricity of so many greats in such an impressive venue talking about a game they all clearly loved. And while it's doubtful anyone left dissatisfied, the three hours felt like being trapped watching The English Patient at times, and the Visser-Tillman combo proved to be nearly fatal as their questions showed a glaring lack of preparatio...
Elvis Birthday Special (11)
The original Ghost Rider of Marvel Comics was a Western hero dressed in white from head to toe who used tricks to convince people he was a ghost. He was later named Night Rider and then Phantom Rider. But the second Ghost Rider, the flaming-skull demon we all know and love, had a creation that was influenced, at least in part, by Elvis. After discussing the creation of a motorcycle riding Daredevil villain who would be called Ghost Rider, Roy Thomas decided this character would work better as a dark hero in his own comic. According to Roy Thomas, when he sat down with artist Mike Ploog to design the character, he suggested that the fiery-headed demon wear something akin to Elvis' jump... 		Playfair shuffles the deck (11)
In an effort to rouse his team from a stretch of inconsistent play, Jim Playfair went the video game route and hit the reset button on his lineup. The Abbotsford Heat head coach test-drove a fresh batch of forward lines when the Heat returned to practice on Tuesday following a one-win, two-loss road trip. Leading scorer Jason Jaffray had two new running mates in Cam Cunning and Kris Chucko. Jamie Lundmark centered Colin Stuart and J.D. Watt, while Garth Murray skated between Ryley Grantham and Riley Armstrong. Mikael Backlund's line, with John Armstrong and Brett Sutter, was the only threesome that's seen much time together of late. 		Revisiting a draft-day trade ... (11)
So did the Patriots consider taking Michael Oher with the 23rd overall pick -- the Patriots' assigned first-round slot in April -- in the 2009 draft?Bill Belichick says the Patriots, in fact, did. But the other consideration (trading down) won out ... Here's how the coach says it happened:"He was one of the players that was still there on the board, and certainly a guy that we were considering, but at the same time we felt like this was a player that there were going to be other teams looking for," Belichick said. "We all know how tackles go, and (Jason and Andre) Smith went high and (Eugene) Monroe went high, and he was one of the ones that was a Top 10 guy, Top 15 g...
Sam Mendes to Direct New James Bond Film? (5)
Since then he has worked on films like Road to Perdition, Revolutionary Road (starring his wife and Leonardo DiCaprio) and most recently on the indie comedy ... 		New Zealand's Latest News, Business, Sport, Weather, Travel, Technology, Entertainment, Politics, Finance, Health, Environment and Science (4)
While not taking life is the first Buddhist precept, it is not essential to be vegetarian to be a Buddhist. The Dalai Lama himself sometimes eats meat while ... 		The Road brings fictional ecological disasters into the here and now (3)
A scene from The Road, adapted from Cormac McCarthy's novel. Photograph: c.Dimension/Everett / Rex Featur There's an iconic scene in The Road, the brilliant ...
U.S. job loss report is blow to still-fragile recovery (3)
... crafting a bill to encourage job creation, which Democratic aides said will likely focus on small business, infrastructure spending and "green" energy. ... 		Tony Romo makes the grade in Cowboys' win; Donovan McNabb falters (3)
Quarterbacks: Donovan McNabb was off-target early and often. Too many things were working against him -- protection was horrible, the Cowboys' secondary ... 		Custom Canucks Search On The Fly (3)
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." by missy on Jan 8, 2010 2:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs About 2 minutes. ...
Minka Kelly and other Pop Culture moments; Full moon for Lakers (3)
... out it's the best moments in pop culture including the debut of Friday Night Lights starring the beautiful Minka Kelly (aka - the future Mrs. Jeter). ... 		Literary Guide (2)
"Being True to Life: Poetic Paths to Personal Growth." 2 pm Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. ... 		Will Google Energy Power Its Data Centers? « Data Center Knowledge (2)
Google has previously invested in thermal solar power which use the sun's heat to create steam to power electric generators. That's a different approach ...
Game ball won't mend heart of NY Jets owner Woody Johnson (2)
They won because kicker Jay Feely, who found out just minutes before kickoff that he'd have to punt the ball in a game for just the third time on any level, ... 		Alicia Keys Goes Live In Harlem » MTV Newsroom (2)
... a busy week for Keys, who is set to perform on this weekend's episode of "Saturday Night Live" (former basketball star Charles Barkley will serve as host). 		Aaron Weinstein Makes NYC Solo Debut At Birdland 2010/01/07 (2)
Joining Aaron were two of the most revered performers in the history of jazz music: Janis Siegel from The Manhattan Transfer, and the legendary "King of ...
A Sceptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert (1)
When Elizabeth Gilbert appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show, Winfrey declared she hadn't been so excited since Bono was on. This neatly captures Gilbert's ... 		MyFord dash and Sync App Ecosystem hands-on (1)
After getting a chance to play with a few entrants into the company's so-called Sync App Ecosystem, and getting behind the wheel of a MyFord-equipped mockup ... 		Review by WSJ Film Critic Joe Morgenstern (1)
It's a film that recalls such classics of the genre as "Tender Mercies" (though it's less subdued); "Payday" (though it's more sweet-spirited) and ...
Tests find antibiotic, other contaminants in Tampa's drinking water (1)
... no research has shown that concentrations of these substances reported in recent studies pose a threat to drinking water supplies," Dee Ann Miller, ... 		Lang likes the Pats, Jets (1)
If the Patriots are Brady's team, then the Ravens belong to Ray Lewis. When he wasn't firing up his team mates with his inspirational pre-game speeches, ... 		NBC sends Jay Leno back to late night (1)
NBC chairman Jeff Gaspin told reporters in Los Angeles that "The Jay Leno Show" will go off the air next month and its host will move back to his old 11:35 ...
Hereford High joins pilot program on agricultural science (1)
... "the rigor of math and science, as well as the relevance of science and math in students' daily academic lives," said Dan Jansen, project director. ...
The Buffalo News, N.Y., Mark Gaughan column (10)

Dennis Dixon (Steelers), Michael Vick (Eagles), Tyler Thigpen (Miami), Shaun Hill (49ers), Byron Leftwich (Bucs), and Derek Anderson (Browns). Dixon may be the most intriguing of that lot. The others fall into the category of possibly passable one-year alternatives. There are no starters with the pedigree of Flutie in the CFL. So that's a long, long shot. Most of the starters this season were "CFL lifers." The top-rated guy was Edmonton's Ricky Ray, 30, who spent 2004 as a clipboard-holder for the Jets. Cody Pickett, a 2004 seventh-round pick of the Niners, was a part-time starter for Toronto, the worst team in the league. Q: How can you even suggest Peyton Manning is the best quarterba...
News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information (10)

David Paterson would say about them in his State of the State speech earlier this week.The public education field was left waiting, however, as Paterson said almost nothing about schools in the highly anticipated address.''Those of us in education P-16 didn't hear anything new in the State of the State speech,'' said Chuck Pegan, executive director of the Chautauqua County School Boards Association. ''We have to examine previous statements released by the governor's office to get the specifics.''Those specifics, Pegan said, are not promising for public schools. Paterson already withheld $146 million from the state's school districts in December - 10 percent of their expe...
French software whiz claims record (10)

The only unusual thing is that it has five 1.5-teraoctet hard disks. Mainstream PCs generally have only one 1-teraoctet disk."Bellard has placed on his website details of the achievement, including the use of a high-powered mathematical engine called the Chudnovsky algorithm that chewed through the computation.Extracts of the 2,699,999,990,000-digit outcome have been published so that they can be compared to preceding records in order to gain independent verification, Bellard told AFP.Files containing the digits are also being offered to any outside organism keen on hosting the record, he said.Pi, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, kicks off wi...
20 Bad Tech Predictions for 2010 — Datamation.com (10)

And because everything in Iceland is already bright blue, green and purple, Google won't even have to re-decorate! 9. Amazon will announce that it has sold only 3,000 Kindle eBook readers, mostly to book publishing executives concerned about the future of their industry. 10. First came blogging. Then microblogging. Then lifelogging. What's next for 2010? "Life-flogging!" After talentless celebrity Kim Kardashian revealed this month that she gets paid $10,000 per tweet to hawk various products on Twitter, everyone will try to get in on the act. The value of each paid tweet will fall below one penny, but users will make it up on volume. 11. The biggest...
San Jose Mercury News (10)

"The Bold and the Beautiful": Brooke confronted Whip about hiding the fact that he and Sandy were related and about their involvement with Bridget. Sandy learned more discouraging information about her case and was angry to see so many unprocessed rape kits. Bridget offered Stephanie an important position within her and Nick's family. Eric, Ridge and Donna were worried that Katie was on to their plan to sabotage the "Dare" line. Brooke admitted to Katie that the line was meant to be a failure and pleaded with her not to tell Bill. After a meeting with Katie, Bill confronted the Forresters about their coup and gave them an ultimatum. He told Katie he wanted nothing to do with her family and q...
Pasadena's ESolar lands 2,000-megawatt deal in China (0)

Nathaniel Bullard, a solar energy analyst with consulting firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance, said the ESolar deal indicated China was moving aggressively to ...
Chad's Birthday Present to Himself (0)

There's Ford, there's Chevy, there's Dodge and now there's the "Ocho Cinco Truck" -- Chad Ochocinco's custom-made, almost other-worldly automobile that he's ...
Go Rex Ryan, Mark Sanchez... (0)

The Bengals Jets score was important in this house today as we watched Rex Ryan, Mark Sanchez and Shonn Greene. We postponed family day until tomorrow so my ...
Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Texas (0)

Eureka currently has 272 registered voters, according to the Navarro County Elections office. At least 16 of those had to sign the petition to get it before ...
Warm tidbits; cold-weather memory» Naples Daily News (0)

There was Jimmy Carter's presidential inauguration and snow in Miami. One day curiosity got the best of me and I asked why that was framed and on his wall. ...
Charles Barkley On "SNL" (0)

Charles Barkley is hosting "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, and NBC has released the promotional ads for the show. Unsurprisingly, a gambling joke is ...
Disney Marathon RESULTS! (0)

RESULTS! Results from today's 2010 Walt Disney World Marathon and Half Marathon are coming in. Disney World Half Marathon results and Mickey Mile results ...