Hi <b>"News To Me"</b> newsletterites! Associate producer Grayson here. I hope 2009 has been treating you well so far. It's been pretty dang good for us! Heck, it started off with a trip to <b>Las Vegas</b> to attend the <b>International Consumer Electronics Show!</b>
Now, just because there was a lot of fun and games at <b>CES</b>, that doesn't mean we didn't put in some long days of hard work! In fact we shot an entire episode of <a href="http://www.cnn.com/ntm";>"News To Me"</a> while we were out there... and you'll get to see it this weekend! Don't worry, we won't make you spend 30 minutes inside a crowded convention hall. You are coming along with <b><a href="http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/lanford.eric.html";>Eric</a> on a trek down the Las Vegas "strip"</b> for a look at all the bright lights and big energy that <b>Sin City</b> has to offer. Feeling lucky? Good, because no matter what you bet on in this weekend's episode of <b>"News To Me"</b> you've got your chips on a sure thing! You didn't think we'd get through this whole newsletter without some kind of Vegas gambling cliche, did you? <b>Coming up this weekend on "News To Me" from Las Vegas:</b> <strong><u>Just a little more from CES</u>:</strong> <b>Eric's</b> reporting on the <b>2009 International Consumer Electronics Show</b> was all over <b>HLN</b> last week, but we saved the best stuff for you! Prepare for a rapid fire run through of all 1.7 million square feet of tech, toys and thin TV's! Be sure to check out all the <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/category/ces/";>CES tags</a> on the <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com";>"News To Me" blog</a>. Go behind the scenes of the <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/09/ces-video-eric-takes-you-behind-the-scenes/";>CNN workspace</a> on the convention floor and take Eric's personal <a href="http://ntm.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/10/jeapordy-debuts-their-new-set-at-ces/";>tour of the new Jeopardy! set</a> that made it's debut at <b>CES.</b> Plus lots of pictures from the convention and links to some of the gadgets. <strong><u>Inside Afghanistan</u>:</strong> Meanwhile, a world away from Las Vegas, British soldiers are trying to train the Afghanistan National Army to prepare for the day when they will have to fight the Taliban on their own. You've heard war stories before... but this look from imbedded journalist Ben Anderson for <a href="http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=1832267517";>VBS.tv</a> is not what you expect. Find out how trash talk and hashish embolden soldiers who have to fight an enemy that hides in plain sight! <strong><u>Ideas by Chuck</u>:</strong> Somewhere between the iPod and the Snuggie lies Chuck. He's a Hollywood grunt whose got ideas for toys (the <a href="http://www.ideasbychuck.com/2008/11/hacky-snacks.html";>Hacky Snack</a>), TV shows (<a href="http://www.ideasbychuck.com/2008/11/chuck-dickens-illiterate-trucker.html";>Chuck Dickens: Illiterate Trucker</a>), food (<a href="http://www.ideasbychuck.com/2008/08/doritos-cereal.html";>Doritos Cereal</a>) and utensils (Pizza Scissors), but he doesn't have the time or resources to turn his brainstorms into actual products. So he's giving them away on <a href="http://www.ideasbychuck.com";>his blog</a>. Why give away ideas that could be worth millions to the right venture capitalist? That's what we wanted to know... so we asked him. Those are the stories up on the <i><b>"News To Me"</b> Hotel and Casino</i> "marquee" this weekend but there are some great "opening acts" from <a href="http://www.cnn.com";>CNN.com</a> as well. Including an illegal hedgehog and a high speed pursuit that gives "off roading" a whole new meaning. See you on <a href="http://www.cnn.com/hln";>HLN</a> this weekend! Saturday at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Sunday at 12:30am, 5:30am, 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Monday at 12:30am and the AFC/NFC Championship Series hangover edition at 5:30am.* All times Eastern (check your local listings). Have you met our new neighbor? <b>Money maven <a href="http://www.cnn.com/clark";>Clark Howard</a></b> has moved in just up the street from us on <b>HLN weekends!</b> Got a money issue? Clark can help. 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