Doctors saying that Comedian Robin Williams will have to undergo heart surgery similar to the procedure former first lady Barbara Bush underwent on Wednesday. The 57-year-old Williams was admitted to the hospital for testing earlier this week after complaining from a shortness of breath. www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/05/robin.williams/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
Police in Cleveland, Ohio on a widespread manhunt for 33 year old Davon Crawford… the primary suspect in the fatal shooting of his new wife and four children ages 3 to 14. A fifth child, a 7-year-old boy, is in "very critical condition."
www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/06/ohio.family.killed/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
The UN is urging Sudan’s president (Omar al-Bashir) to reconsider his decision to expel 13 humanitarian aid groups from his country.
Al-Bashir made the decision after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
www.theworld.org/?q=node/24861
Thirteen turned out to be the ‘lucky’ number for Anoop Desai on "American Idol." After announcing the three remaining finalists at the end of last night’s wild card show…Simon Cowell announced that Desai, the 22-year-old college student from Chapel Hill, will be #13. http://www.americanidol.com/
A new ‘pirate’ exhibit opens today at the N.C. Museum of History. "Knights of the Black Flag," traces the history of pirates from ancient Egypt and Greece to Blackbeard, who terrorized our state’s coast to today's pirates in Somalia. The exhibit will run through July.
http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/ http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/knights/index.html
Next Tuesday (March 10) FedEx Office locations around the country will be providing free resume printing. You can bring in your resumes, on paper or in digital form, and print 25 black-and-white copies FREE of charge. Locate a store: www.fedex.com//Dropoff/start
Next Saturday (March 14) The physicians at Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) will provide 50 FREE colonoscopies next Saturday during Colon Cancer Awareness month.
You can sign up for the FREE screening on line at http://www.digestivehealth.ws/ or by calling (336) 768-6211. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death.
HOLLYWOOD LEGEND ELIZABETH TAYLOR HAS MADE A $100,000 DONATION to the Santa Barbara, California-based Alliance for Christian Education. The 77 year-old Taylor (who is Jewish) saying that she made the donation because President Obama challenged Americans to, quote, "break down barriers that divide us." Taylor has a tradition of offering generous support to HIV-AIDS organizations.
Keep up with Darren and Wally while they are in (Maseru) Lesotho, South Africa Check out their BLOG: http://journey2lesotho.blogspot.com/
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. The voting link here http://www.wbfj.fm/
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
Sports:
Women’s ACC Tournament (Greensboro) First Round action yesterday:
Lady Deacs (Wake Forest) knocking off NC State…59 – 54
Today: UNC vs Clemson…Wake vs Maryland…Duke vs Virginia
Southern Conference Tournament (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Men’s First round action starts today
Final regular season games this weekend:
Saturday: NC State @ Miami
Sunday: Duke @ North Carolina (4pm)…Clemson @ Wake Forest (Joel)
FYI: The Men’s ACC Tournament next week (March 12-15)
at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
