1. Wednesday's Football Pep Rally on -- Rain or Shine  permalink

Wednesday's Football Pep Rally on -- Rain or Shine
Onlyfans.cstv.com

The Navy football pep rally on the USS Midway will be held on Wednesday at 5:00 PM in San Diego rain or shine as it has been moved inside to the galley of the Midway. There is no admission charge and the Navy football team, cheerleaders and band will be in attendance.

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2. Pete Postlethwaite dies aged 64  permalink

Pete Postlethwaite dies aged 64
BBC News

Oscar-nominated British actor Pete Postlethwaite has died in hospital in Shropshire at the age of 64, a spokesman announces.

3. Source: Colorado Rockies, Carlos Gonzalez close to $80M deal  permalink

Source: Colorado Rockies, Carlos Gonzalez close to $80M deal
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN.com

The Colorado Rockies and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez are moving closer to a 7-year, $80 million extension, a baseball source said Monday.

4. Minnesota Vikings take interim tag off coach Leslie Frazier's title  permalink

Minnesota Vikings take interim tag off coach Leslie Frazier's title
Associated Press / ESPN.com

The Minnesota Vikings announced interim coach Leslie Frazier has reached an agreement to become the full-time coach of the team.

5. US offers Gbagbo 'dignified exit'  permalink

US offers Gbagbo 'dignified exit'
BBC News

Incumbent Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo is offered refuge in the US as a means to end the country's political crisis.

6. Texas Rangers officially welcome pitchers Brandon Webb, Arthur Rhodes  permalink

Texas Rangers officially welcome pitchers Brandon Webb, Arthur Rhodes
Richard Durrett / ESPN.com

Both contracts for the pitchers are one-year deals, though Rhodes has a club option for 2012. ESPN.com reported last month that Webb's contract was worth $3 million plus incentives that could make the total package between $8 and $10 million.

7. J.P. Morgan: Global E-Commerce Revenue To Grow By 19 Percent In 2011 To $680B  permalink

J.P. Morgan: Global E-Commerce Revenue To Grow By 19 Percent In 2011 To $680B
Leena Rao / TechCrunch

With e-commerce spending performing well over the past holiday season, retailers are hoping this trend will continue into 2011. J.P. Morgan senior analyst Imran Kahn has released his annual report forecasting trends for the New Year that includes a number of positive projections for the e-commerce industry. The report forecasts that e-commerce ...

8. Jack Del Rio reportedly will return as Jacksonville Jaguars' coach  permalink

Jack Del Rio reportedly will return as Jacksonville Jaguars' coach
Associated Press / ESPN.com

Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio's job is safe, a person with knowledge of the situation said.

9. Israel arrests UK staff over plot  permalink

Israel arrests UK staff over plot
BBC News

Two local employees of the UK consulate general in Jerusalem are arrested in Israel over an alleged plan to attack a football stadium.

10. Yanks make Feliciano signing official  permalink

Bryan Hoch / New York Yankees News

Yanks make Feliciano signing official

11. Cleveland Browns fire Eric Mangini after another 5-11 season  permalink

Cleveland Browns fire Eric Mangini after another 5-11 season
ESPN.com news services / ESPN.com

Adam Schefter on the Browns firing head coach Eric ManginiTags: NFL, SportsCenter, Adam Schefter, Cleveland Browns, Eric Mangini, Mike Holmgren, John Fox, Marty Mornhinweg

12. Survey Says: The iPad Is Not A Kindle Killer  permalink

Survey Says: The iPad Is Not A Kindle Killer
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch

While plenty of people predicted that the iPad would kill the Kindle when it first came out ( including us ), that turned out to be wrong. Very wrong. The Kindle went on to become the best selling product in Amazon's history over the holidays, selling an estimated 8 million units last year. The Kindle is a very different device which appeals to ...

13. Austin Ventures  permalink

Austin Ventures
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Austin Ventures has worked with talented entrepreneurs to build valuable companies for nearly twenty-five years. With $3.9 billion under management, AV is the most active venture capital and growth equity firm in Texas. With an investment focus on business services and supply chain, financial services, media and information services, software and ...

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14. Inbox: Extra pressure on Pettitte?  permalink

Bryan Hoch / New York Yankees News

Inbox: Extra pressure on Pettitte?

15. California swears in new governor  permalink

California swears in new governor
BBC News

Jerry Brown is sworn in as the new governor of the US state of California, taking over from the departing Arnold Schwarzenegger.

16. App-y Holidays: iOS Gorged, Android Stuffed, RIM Got Leftovers, Windows Phone Went Hungry  permalink

App-y Holidays: iOS Gorged, Android Stuffed, RIM Got Leftovers, Windows Phone Went Hungry
MG Siegler / TechCrunch

There has already been plenty of data out there suggesting that Apple had a monster holiday season. We'll know for sure in a few weeks when they announced their earnings. For now though, we have to go by what third-party developers are seeing when it comes to app download numbers. And one company, Flixster , has given us some key details of how ...

17. Copts report Europe attack threat  permalink

Copts report Europe attack threat
BBC News

Coptic churches in Europe reveal they have been threatened in the wake of the New Year's Day bomb attack in Egypt.

18. Suicidal New York man leaps, but saved by garbage pile  permalink

Suicidal New York man leaps, but saved by garbage pile
Yahoo! News

Reuters - A would-be suicide jumper in New York was alive on Monday after leaping from a ninth-floor window but landing in a giant heap of garbage uncollected since the city's massive snowstorm a week ago.

19. Women Laughing Alone With Salad  permalink

Women Laughing Alone With Salad
Thehairpin.com

Making healthy choices. Taking care of me. Feeling good. Living good. Healthy and clean. I like that. For me. Because I matter. Loving myself because someone has to, right? Who? Oh right, me. Loving me for living good and eating good. Loving myself. Must. Or at least should. Possibly could if I eat salad. But only salad.

20. 10 Tips for Staging Your Home  permalink

10 Tips for Staging Your Home
Blog.doorfly.com

If you are getting ready to put your home on the market there are of course several things that you need to do in order to maximize the amount you get for your home as well as minimize the amount of time it takes to sell your home.  These things range from selecting the right realtor, getting a feel for other houses in the area on the market, ...