6.10.2008

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

One more HOT day…then temperatures back into the 80’s

Thomas Built Buses will lay off 190 employees by the end of the month. www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080610/NRSTAFF/856181194

A number of restaurant chains including McDonald's and Burger King even grocery chains are dumping most of their supplies of fresh tomatoes until they learn the source of a recent nationwide salmonella outbreak. The FDA is warning consumers not to eat raw red Roma, raw red plum, and raw red round tomatoes. www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=616343

A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finding that teens are still using their cell phones while driving after a state law banned drivers under 18 from using their cell phones while driving some 5 months ago. www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=616343
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ARCHAEOLOGISTS IN JORDAN SAY THEY HAVE DISCOVERED A CATACOMB THAT MAY BE THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN THE WORLD. The catacombs were unearthed in northern Jordan (city of Rihab). There is evidence to believe that the church sheltered the 70 disciples of Jesus Christ.Shortly after the death of Christ, disciples founded churches in the area, many of them underground to escape persecution. www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25061134/

AUSTRALIAN RESEACHERS HAVE FOUND THAT AGGRESSIVELY TREATING DIABETES DOESN'T PREVENT HEART PROBLEMS AND DEATHS ANY BETTER THAN STANDARD TREATMENT FOR LOWERING BLOOD SUGAR. www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/06/09/heart-therapy.html

UN helicopters are finally bringing much needed supplies to people struggling to survive in Burma. www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/06/09/burma-helicopters.html?ref=rss

APPLE CEO STEVE JOBS INTRODUCED THE NEW VERSION OF THE IPHONE yesterday. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080609/ap_on_hi_te/apple_iphone

What’s in a name? With the new downtown baseball park being built in Winston-Salem, 5 finalists have been chosen out of 3,000 submissions for the team now known as the Winston-Salem Warthogs. The new team names include: The Aviators, The Dash, the Racers, the Wallbangers and the Rhinos. More information at http://www.baseballdowntown.com/

-NBA Finals: Game 3 tonight in LA. Boston leading the series 2 games to none.