Strange snowfall covered south Louisiana Thursday, with accumulations of up to four inches in some districts, causing tree branches to break from the unusual weight and lights to flicker at times as power lines apparently become impacted by the odd winter weather for this section of the country. Heavy snow was blowing through downtown New Orleans.
A strong low pressure system is causing rain, snow and sleet, according to reports. The strange snowstorm is projected to bring wintry weather conditions to the area throughout the day, and could make traveling difficult …

Nominations for The Annual Golden Globe Awards is finally finished. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “Frost/Nixon” were the movies who topped the list of Golden Globe Nominees. Both of the said movies earned 5 nominations.
Other movies for the BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA includes The Reader, Revolutionary Road, and Slumdog Millionaire.

While voting continues until midnight Sunday to decide who is crowned the Open Web Awards “People’s Choice”, today we announce the winners of the Blogger’s Choice voting, as selected by fellow Blog Partners.
Over 100 Blog Partners have helped make this the biggest Open Web Awards to date with over 100,000 confirmed nominations and votes so far, including The Daily Contributor.
This year’s winners will be receiving the Open Web Award, thanks to Zazzle, just in time to celebrate the holiday season.
Remember: voting for the People’s Choice Open Web Awards ends this …

After almost a century of dispute, the Republic of Peru has filed a lawsuit against Yale University in a U.S. federal court in an attempt to recover thousands of Inca artifacts removed from the Machu Picchu jungle ruins.
The South American nation said Yale has more than 40,000 pieces — a valuable mix of mummies, pottery and jewelry — taken by U.S. explorer and Yale alumnus Hiram Bingham after he rediscovered the ancient city in 1911.

“Peru seeks the immediate return of all such property as well as damages that it has …

Jennifer Aniston poses in nothing but a necktie on the January 2009 cover of GQ Magazine.

Aside from Jen’s stimulating cover, the magazine features a sassy interview that addresses rumors about John Mayer.
She calls Mayer an “extraordinary musician” and says “it’s just great to sit and be witness to that.”
“We care deeply for each other, and we’re just trying to figure it out,” she admits.
The 39-year-old star has even poked fun at her recent swipe at Angelina Jolie.
“The funny thing is, people don’t realize we all go away to The Hamptons …

For the first time in its history, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association named an animated film as the year’s best picture when it chose Pixar’s “WALL-E” in its annual voting Tuesday.
The runner-up spot was given to The Dark Knight. Batman might have cast a shadow over the sweet little garbage collector at the box office, but Wall-E finally got the honor that he deserved.

The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered both carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide on a Jupiter-like planet outside our solar system, in a key step for finding extraterrestrial life, astronomers said Tuesday.
This discovery is another piece of evidence supporting the possibility that life could develop elsewhere. Water vapor and methane have also been spotted on HD 189733b, which is 63 light-years away.
Although the planet is far too hot to sustain life, astronomers hope the procedures that allowed them to discover these compounds will lead to a breakthrough in the hunt for …

Tired of playing the Super Mario Kart video game?
Then take a look at this amazing video by Remi Gaillard.
This is total insanity!

The computer mouse has been our long-time companion. People like me who…

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on corruption charges, including an allegation that he conspired “to sell or trade” an appointment to the US Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.

The governor has the sole power to pick Obama’s replacement under the state constitution.
“The conduct would make Lincoln roll over in his grave,” US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said, quoting Blagojevich as saying the Senate seat is “a bleeping valuable thing. You just don’t give it away. … I’ve got this thing and it’s bleeping golden.”
The 76-page FBI affidavit …