Thursday, September 13, 2007
Be it fettuccine, linguine or spaghetti, Italians will soon be paying up to 20% more for their pasta. Consumer groups are calling for a one-day pasta strike today - not against eating it, but against buying it - to protest the increase. The cause of the pasta price increase: rising wheat prices worldwide. The average Italian eats about 62 pounds of pasta a year. http://www.topix.net/content/ap/2007/09/italians-call-for-1-day-pasta-strikeTropical
THE INTERNATIONAL BIBLE SOCIETY HAS RELEASED A BIBLE DESIGNED FOR THE SPOUSES OF THOSE SERVING IN THE MILITARY. It’s called ‘Finding Hope Beyond The Battle’. The IBS says it addresses the topics of fear, anger, loneliness, and other challenges that military spouses face while their partner is deployed. IBS will distribute 55-thousand copies of the new Bible free of charge through military chaplains to families of deployed troops. More information at IBS Direct-dot-com.
There will be Monthly Support Group meeting tonight for the spouses and family of deployed military service members. The new Military Support Group will be held in the Boy Scout Hut…at Calvary Baptist Church from 7-8:30pm. For more info contact Jessie at 714-5422. military@calvarynow.com
PRESIDENT BUSH WILL ADDRESS THE NATION THIS EVENING AT 9PM.
Topic: Possible troop reduction in Iraq.
Storm Humberto formed very quickly in the Gulf on Wednesday… strengthening to hurricane status overnight before making landfall early this morning near the Texas-Louisiana boarder. Sustained winds are near 80mph. Flooding is now the main concern for Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Up to 4 earthquakes hitting the southern region of Indonesia over the past 24 hours. A tsunami alert has been issued. At least 9 fatalities after the first earthquake shook Indonesia on Wednesday.
18 year old Curtis Murphy Jr is in custody after jumping in a stopped daycare van with children inside and drove away. No one was injured in the incident. A van from A-Plus Day Care in High Point was picking up children at about 7 a.m. Wednesday Morning in Winston-Salem when Murphy (armed with a gun) got in the vehicle and drove away. He was placed under a $750,000 bond. http://www.wxii12.com/news/14097472/detail.html
Dangerous ‘show and tell? A fourth-grader at Briarwood Elementary in Charlotte was caught with a .38 caliber hand-gun in his waistband and two bullets in his hand…while at school.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police were called in to question the boy.
The boy in trouble had been living with his 21-year-old cousin.
Breaking News (?) Married men and housework do NOT mix.
According to the researchers from George Mason University and North Carolina State University… 17,000 people surveyed (from 28 countries) say that married men do less housework than their spouses. In the study, marriage seems to traditionalize the idea that women ‘are suppose to do more housework’. The findings: September edition of the Journal of Family Issues. http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/news/20070829/husbands-do-less-housework
The Second annual Chris Paul WS Weekend starts tomorrow...
Friday: Youth-service day
Sunday Morning at 11am: CP3 Community Church Service at the Benton Convention Center in downtown. Featured speaker: Bobby Jones (former UNC Tarheel All-American and NBA All-Star).
Money raised during the Chris Paul weekend will benefit the Forsyth County Habitat for Humanity.
-Chris Paul grew up here in WS, played at West Forsyth / Wake Forest…now plays for the NBA's New Orleans Hornets.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds…High 85
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 68
Friday into Friday night: Showers and thunderstorms…High 77
Sneak Peak to the Weekend:
Saturday: Mix of sun and clouds…High 78
Sunday: Mix of sun and clouds…High 75
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS TRACKING ‘TROPICAL DEPRESSION # 8’ out in the open Atlantic. This storm could bring us some rain by the middle of next week.
