Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Record gasoline prices not stopping millions from traveling over Thanksgiving. Triple A is estimating that nearly 39 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more from home over the next five days. Roughly 80% of those trips will be by car.
Scientists have created the equivalent of embryonic stem cells from ordinary cells…a breakthrough that could someday produce new treatments for various diseases…without first creating or destroying human embryos for the purpose of gathering embryonic stem cells.
Results published in the journal Science and Cell.
World Vision is asking for immediate donations: World Vision just one of many Christian Relief organizations working to supply emergency food and supplies to thousands of families in Bangladesh. Millions of people have been left homeless after a deadly Cyclone hit the southern region of Bangladesh. The death toll is currently at 35-hundred, many others are still missing.
The AIDS epidemic is still a major problem but…the United Nations has altered its assessment of the global AIDS epidemic…citing various reporting problems. Last year the U.N. estimated that the number of people infected with AIDS worldwide exceeded 40-million; the new estimate is now reported at 33-million.
The White House announcing an overdue Mideast Peace Conference starting next week in Annapolis, Maryland. Nearly 50 countries and organizations will be gathering. Of those, 20 Arab nations including Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Iraq.
Wake Forest University will be one of two backup sites for the presidential debates next year. The 2008 primary debate sites are the University of Mississippi, Belmont University (in Nashville, Tenn) and Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Wake Forest hosted presidential debates in 1988 and 2000.
New CDs releases this week: MercyMe, Newsboys plus two past American Idol contestants: Jordin Sparks and a Christmas EP from Mandisa
Have you thought about volunteering over the holidays?
There is a new website that could help…Its called Christian Volunteering-dot-org. Simply visit the site and search for volunteer opportunities in your area.
Among the ministries involved are the Salvation Army, World Vision, and Campus Crusade for Christ. http://www.christianvolunteering.org/.
To Volunteer at the Salvation Army Toy Shop you can call (336) 245-2076
Sharing is Caring…Need Knows No Season
Help us fill at least 11,700 stockings by Dec 17…all part of
The Great Stocking Stuff with WBFJ and the Salvation Army
This week’s focus is on teen boys ages 13 and 14…
Thanks to Chick-Fil-A of the Triad, participating Christian Bookstores, Wachovia Bank, ABC45 / My48. Need assistance? Call the Salvation Army in Winston-Salem…722-8721
OPERATION SLOW DOWN WILL BE IN FORCE THROUGH NOVEMBER 25. LOCAL POLICE and THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROLENCOURAGING DRIVERS TO SLOW DOWN AND FOLLOW THE SPEED LIMIT.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny and warm…High 74
Tonight: Cloudy with some showers after midnight…Low 55
Thanksgiving Day: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Breezy…High near 70
(Black) Friday: Mostly sunny for the busiest shopping day of the year…High 48
The Weekend: Mix of sun and clouds…Highs near 50
