1.   The rapid introduction of microelectronics-based technologies has been widely predicted to bring about profound changes in many areas of life.

2.   A cold front moving through the Great Lakes was predicted to bring a line of showers and thunderstorms to Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.

3.   A low pressure system over the central and southern Plains was predicted to bring a mixture of sleet and snow to Missouri, northern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.

4.   A strong area of low pressure was predicted to bring heavy rains to the Missouri Valley, Midwest and eastern parts of the upper Mississippi Valley.

5.   An intense low pressure system pushing into southern California was predicted to bring rain from San Francisco to Los Angeles and heavy snows to the Sierra and Coast Ranges.

6.   Farther east, an area of low pressure off the Atlantic Ocean was predicted to bring scattered showers to portions of eastern New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.

7.   Farther north, low pressure swinging through parts of the Northeast were predicted to bring more clouds, scattered showers and a few thunderstorms to eastern New England.

8.   In the East, a system of fronts was predicted to bring storms to New England, the central Appalachians, eastern Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic.

9.   The system in the East was predicted to bring snow to Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland.

10.   Tourism is predicted to bring in one billion dollars in revenue.