Pfafftown Baptist Church in Winston-Salem is accepting donations and non-preishable food items for Second Harvest Food Bank. It all started when one of the kids asked if the 'collection' this past week during Vacation Bible School could go to help stock the shelves at Second Harvest.
Please do what you can to help...
Call Pfafftown Baptist for more info: 924-0126
http://www.pfafftownbaptist.org/
7.31.2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
Slight risk of Severe Weather later this afternoon and evening. Stay tuned to WBFJ-FM for the latest weather information from the National Weather Service.
Confluence Coffee is celebrating their one year anniversary this Saturday. Tons of fun for the entire family. Details about the party and directions: www.guesswhoisone.com
Big Celebration at the Salvation Army Family Thrift Store on Saturday. Most items 50% OFF. Plus, a silent auction for a vintage 1964 Volkswagen between 2-2:30pm. The VW ‘bug’ will be on display at the Salvation Army Family Store on
www.uss.salvationarmy.org/uss/www_uss_winston_salem.nsf/
Cash for Clunkers was scheduled to run until November first or until it ran out of money. But officials didn't expect it to run out of money so quickly. Congressional leaders are working to find a way to keep the program running
FOLLOWING A WHITE HOUSE GET-TOGETHER, THE POLICE OFFICER WHO ARRESTED A HARVARD PROFESSOR SAYS THE TWO MEN, ALONG WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA, SPENT MORE TIME TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE THAN WHAT HAPPENED IN
Safe at home: The Space Shuttle Endeavour (and its crew) has landed safely around 10:48am this morning at
POLICE IN
The 68-year old driver of the car and her eight-year old niece were taken to the hospital…treated and released.
Officials with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina expect empty shelves to be an ongoing problem unless they find new, permanent sources of supplies. www.hungernwnc.org
The US military has been accused of damaging a portion of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon while converting the ‘ruins’ into Camp Alpha shortly after the US invaded Iraq in 2003. A military official said that one of the reasons troops set up a base at the site was to safeguard it. The troops and their contractors caused "major damage" by digging, cutting, scraping and leveling while they were revamping the site to meet military standards.
SPORTS: The nation’s largest outdoor ‘youth’ track meet is going on at the
http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-jr-olympic-track-event-090730,0,2846858.story
7.30.2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Thanks to Eric Gabriel (ABC 45) for stopping by and sharing about this unique opportunity to bless someone right here in the Triad.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (with Ty Pennington) is returning to
Candidates must own the property they live in and demonstrate why they are "deserving, heroic and/or a great role model for their community." You need to include the names of all the family members, why they are worthy of a new house, recent pictures of the family, and if possible, a video. The deadline is August 7th. Nomination information: http://www.abc45.com/
Let’s sit down and talk: Today is the day that the Harvard professor, the arresting
Copy of the arrest report: http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/Gates_Arrest.pdf
Gates and
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=8195564&page=1
Don’t expect HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION TO GO UP FOR A HOUSE OR SENATE VOTE BEFORE SEPTEMBER. Blue Dog Democrats (or fiscally conservative Democrats) wanting to put off the vote until after Congress returns from its August recess. President Obama had originally wanted Congress to vote on health care reform legislation before they left
Tanning beds pose a similar cancer risk as cigarettes and asbestos, according to an
Melanoma is the second most common cancer in women aged 20 - 29.5
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/29/sunbeds.cancer.study/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
The Internal Revenue Service says it has closed an investigation into a
Microsoft and Yahoo to take on Google
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_microsoft_yahoo
Ooh Ooh that smell? At first, fire officials in
The incident started with two people complained of dizziness after a co-worker sprayed perfume. Others reported being sick when an announcement was made that anyone with similar symptoms should exit the building. Out of 150 employees that became ill (complaining of dizziness and shortness of breath) 34 people were taken to area hospitals, 12 by ambulance…An additional 110 were treated at the scene. Investigators do not know what type of perfume was sprayed. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090730/D99OEPGG0.html
SPORTS: Olympic Gold medalist Michael Phelps lost the 200 meter freestyle event to a German swimmer on Tuesday, but set a world record in the 200 meter butterfly yesterday at the World Championships in
7.29.2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Christian Relief organization World Vision is increasing monthly food rations for displaced people in Sudan's South Darfur region. And in war torn northwest Pakistan, some 2 million displaced civilians are beginning to return to their homes. World Vision remains focused on the needs and safety of vulnerable children and families who have been affected by the violence. World Vision works in nearly 100 countries around the globe, combating the root causes of poverty and responding quickly when disaster strikes.
Find out more about World Vision: http://www.worldvision.org/
Building 429 http://www.building429.com/index2.php
The local chapter of the American Red Cross will start paying the motel costs for the victims displaced by the fire at the Alder’s Point apartments. A fund set up by Union Baptist Church to assist with the motel bills has been exhausted. The Alder’s Point fire on July 14th displaced 97 people. Residents were told that they could be ‘homeless’ for up to 8 months until repairs on the apartments are completed. http://www.nwnc-redcross.org/
To make a donation call (336) 245-5750
Anyone hit with flulike symptoms this summer has likely had a case of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu. But state health officials saying…don't panic. The vast majority of people who get the virus will not experience more than a moderate case of the flu…lasting two to seven days. School officials are bracing for a possible rise in Swine Flu cases with students set to start back to school within a month.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (with Ty Pennington) is returning to North Carolina. The hit ABC fix it show is soliciting nominations for a family to feature on a coming episode. Nominations can be made either by family members themselves or by someone in their community. Candidates must own the property they live in and demonstrate why they are "deserving, heroic and/or a great role model for their community." You need to include the names of all the family members, why they are worthy of a new house, recent pictures of the family, and if possible, a video. The deadline is August 7th.
Information: www.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/28/tv-show-returns-to-nc-to-build-family-a-house/
Print out an application at http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/index?pn=apply
Pushing health care reform…President Obama will be holding town hall events in Raleigh and Bristol, Virginia today.
JUDGE SONIA SOTOMAYOR IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Sotomayor in a 13 to six vote on Tuesday. The nomination now goes to the full Senate for a final vote next week.
Former game show host and longtime animal rights activist Bob Barker is lobbying the chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to stop displaying bears in pits and cages. The bears are used as tourist attractions in Cherokee. Barker will discuss the meeting at a news conference schedule for Wednesday morning in Asheville. Barker is part American Indian and grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. www.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/29/bob-barker-talks-cherokee-chief-about-bear-pits/
AN INTENSIVE, ONE-DAY SEMINAR FOR INDEPENDENT RECORDING ARTISTS, WILL BE HELD IN SIX CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY THIS FALL. The creator of the SESSIONS Conferences (Andrew Patton) is a 19-year music industry veteran who has worked with a number of Christian artists including: Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Third Day and Jars of Clay. The seminars with cover topics such as: management, touring, booking, record labels, publishing, image, performance, production, recording, and business management. http://www.sessionsconference.com/
Find out more about World Vision: http://www.worldvision.org/
Building 429 http://www.building429.com/index2.php
The local chapter of the American Red Cross will start paying the motel costs for the victims displaced by the fire at the Alder’s Point apartments. A fund set up by Union Baptist Church to assist with the motel bills has been exhausted. The Alder’s Point fire on July 14th displaced 97 people. Residents were told that they could be ‘homeless’ for up to 8 months until repairs on the apartments are completed. http://www.nwnc-redcross.org/
To make a donation call (336) 245-5750
Anyone hit with flulike symptoms this summer has likely had a case of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu. But state health officials saying…don't panic. The vast majority of people who get the virus will not experience more than a moderate case of the flu…lasting two to seven days. School officials are bracing for a possible rise in Swine Flu cases with students set to start back to school within a month.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (with Ty Pennington) is returning to North Carolina. The hit ABC fix it show is soliciting nominations for a family to feature on a coming episode. Nominations can be made either by family members themselves or by someone in their community. Candidates must own the property they live in and demonstrate why they are "deserving, heroic and/or a great role model for their community." You need to include the names of all the family members, why they are worthy of a new house, recent pictures of the family, and if possible, a video. The deadline is August 7th.
Information: www.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/28/tv-show-returns-to-nc-to-build-family-a-house/
Print out an application at http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/index?pn=apply
Pushing health care reform…President Obama will be holding town hall events in Raleigh and Bristol, Virginia today.
JUDGE SONIA SOTOMAYOR IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Sotomayor in a 13 to six vote on Tuesday. The nomination now goes to the full Senate for a final vote next week.
Former game show host and longtime animal rights activist Bob Barker is lobbying the chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to stop displaying bears in pits and cages. The bears are used as tourist attractions in Cherokee. Barker will discuss the meeting at a news conference schedule for Wednesday morning in Asheville. Barker is part American Indian and grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. www.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/29/bob-barker-talks-cherokee-chief-about-bear-pits/
AN INTENSIVE, ONE-DAY SEMINAR FOR INDEPENDENT RECORDING ARTISTS, WILL BE HELD IN SIX CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY THIS FALL. The creator of the SESSIONS Conferences (Andrew Patton) is a 19-year music industry veteran who has worked with a number of Christian artists including: Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Third Day and Jars of Clay. The seminars with cover topics such as: management, touring, booking, record labels, publishing, image, performance, production, recording, and business management. http://www.sessionsconference.com/
7.28.2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IS SET TO VOTE TODAY ON THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE SONIA SOTOMAYOR AS A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. The nomination is expected to win approval by the Democratically-controlled panel. If the nomination is approved by the Judiciary Committee, it then goes to the full Senate for a final vote.
Sources saying that Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, administered a powerful drug that authorities believe lead to
A father, his two sons along with 4 other men living in
“Let’s just sit down…‘together’ and talk” The Harvard Professor who claimed he was a victim of racial profiling and the Cambridge police officer who arrested him have been invited to the White House to meet with the President. President Obama’s comment that the
The subject came up again during Monday's White House press briefing. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs called the rumors, quote, "made-up, fictional non-sense". The U.S. Constitution requires that anyone who serves as president must be a natural born citizen of the
The fact that texting while driving is a bad idea isn't exactly breaking news. But a new study (released Monday) reveals just how dangerous it really can be. After studying the behavior of truck drivers covering more than 6 million miles of road, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute says people who send text messages while driving are 23 times more likely to be in a crash (or what they call a near crash event) than non-distracted drivers. In crashes or near-crashes, texting took a driver's focus away from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds--enough time, the report point out, to travel the length of a football field at 55 mph. A recent study concluding that motorists take their eyes off the road longer while texting as compared to talking or listening to their cell phones. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10296992-94.html
The Minnesota couple, whose dance down the aisle drove millions to Youtube, were kicked out of their New York City hotel last week…after officials with ABC television learned that the couple were going to appear first on NBC’s Today Show. Groom Kevin Heinz and bride Jill Peterson have been sought out by the media since the video of their dance to Chris Brown’s “Forever” appeared on YouTube last week. The video has been watched more than 7 million times. According to the New York Post, ABC’s “Good Morning America” took away the hotel and plane money after a segment featuring the couple aired on NBC’s “Today” before they appeared live on “Good Morning America.” NBC moved them to another hotel and agreed to pay their airfare home. http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/features/30870.html
Watch the performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0
SPORTS: THE NFL HAS RE-INSTATED MICHAEL VICK, BUT WITH CONDITIONS.
The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback recently completed an 18-month jail term for running a dog-fighting ring in
7.27.2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
A person was killed early Monday morning following a hit and run accident on Highway 29 northbound near
A minivan going the wrong way just North of
TODAY IS SARAH PALIN'S FIRST FULL DAY AS THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF
President Obama will make a stop in
'Cash for Clunkers' Great car deal or flat tire?
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Story?id=8154897&page=2
"G-Force", an elite squad of guinea pigs, tops at the box office over the weekend. The latest Harry Potter movie dropping into second.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090727/D99MO1U00.html
TODAY is the final drop-off day for the WBFJ 'Shoes for Orphan Souls' shoe drive. A list of Drop-off locations online at www.wbfj.fm
FYI: Shoes for Orphan Souls has distributed close to 2 million pairs of new shoes to at-risk children in the
SPORTS: Jimmie Johnson wins again at Indy…
Alberto Contador of
7.24.2009
Shoes needed...deadline Monday
This is the final collection weekend for the
WBFJ 'Shoes for Orphan Souls' shoe drive.
The deadline is this Monday (July 27)
Drop-off locations at www.wbfj.fm
FYI: Shoes for Orphan Souls has distributed close to 2 million pairs of new shoes to at-risk children in the US and to orphans in 63 countries around the world.
To find out more about Buckner International and Shoes for Orphan Souls:
www.shoesfororphansouls.org/
www.buckner.org/about-faq.shtml
Friday, July 24, 2009
The federal minimum wage increases to $7.25 per hour today. For the average full time worker making minimum wage, the pay increase adds up to an additional $1,400 dollars per year. The wage increase is the third in a series of federally mandated raises.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-minimum-wage-increase-090723,0,3796382.story
Because of a state reduction in transportation funding, the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County school system is looking to cut its bus routes by about 3,000 miles per day. One catch: according to school policy, students are not allowed to walk more than one-half mile from their home to the bus stop. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-wsfc-vuttting-bus-routes-090722,0,1136128.story
Speaking of the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County school system…
TODAY is the last day to request a NEW bus stop if you want bus service on the first day of school…which is August 25.
For more information: Call 748-2287 X-4
Students at Oak Ridge Elementary School will go back to school at a new location…at least through October. School officials at Oak Ridge Elementary will temporarily move students in the second through fifth grades to Oak Ridge Military Academy through October.
Federal health officials have recommended that the school remain closed until work on its heating, ventilating and air conditioning system is finished.
http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-oak-ridge-sick-school-090723,0,432313.story
A land mine found in a donation box earlier in the week at a Goodwill store in a west-Denver suburb was a training device and didn't have an explosive component. A Goodwill employee familiar with military explosive devices found the land mine. An area strip mall was evacuated and a bomb squad called in. Police haven't identified the person who dropped off the device.
Investigators say someone clearing out a home or garage might not have known what the item was. Claymore mines were widely used during the Vietnam war.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/20160807/detail.html
From school supplies to computers, the North Carolina Tax Free Weekend is coming up…August 7 – 9th. South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia will also be hosting aTax Free weekend on August 7 – 9…as well. There are some exceptions. FYI: The state is also offering a sales tax weekend on qualifying energy star certified appliances from Nov. 6-8, 2009.
THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE SAYS IT IS DISAPPOINTED WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA'S REMARKS ABOUT THE ARREST OF A HARVARD PROFESSOR. Near the end of his news conference on Wednesday, President Obama stated that Cambridge, Massachusetts police acted "stupidly" when they arrested prominent black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr outside his own home. A neighbor called police. They thought he was breaking in...
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/23/police-officer-obama-butt-arrest/
Bill Cosby speaks out on incident:
www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/dpgo_Bill_Cosby_reacts_to_Gates_incident_fc_20090723_2698628
THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL CLOSED ABOVE NINE THOUSAND FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. That’s the highest close since November of last year.
EXISTING HOME SALES ROSE FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT MONTH IN JUNE. The National Association of Realtors says the pace of existing home sales increased by 3.6%.
This is the final collection weekend for the WBFJ 'Shoes for Orphan Souls' shoe drive. The drop-off deadline is this Monday (July 27).
Drop-off locations online at http://www.wbfj.fm/
FYI: Shoes for Orphan Souls has distributed close to 2 million pairs of new shoes to at-risk children in the US and to orphans in 63 countries around the world.
To find out more about Buckner International and Shoes for Orphan Souls: http://www.wbfj.fm/
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-minimum-wage-increase-090723,0,3796382.story
Because of a state reduction in transportation funding, the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County school system is looking to cut its bus routes by about 3,000 miles per day. One catch: according to school policy, students are not allowed to walk more than one-half mile from their home to the bus stop. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-wsfc-vuttting-bus-routes-090722,0,1136128.story
Speaking of the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County school system…
TODAY is the last day to request a NEW bus stop if you want bus service on the first day of school…which is August 25.
For more information: Call 748-2287 X-4
Students at Oak Ridge Elementary School will go back to school at a new location…at least through October. School officials at Oak Ridge Elementary will temporarily move students in the second through fifth grades to Oak Ridge Military Academy through October.
Federal health officials have recommended that the school remain closed until work on its heating, ventilating and air conditioning system is finished.
http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-oak-ridge-sick-school-090723,0,432313.story
A land mine found in a donation box earlier in the week at a Goodwill store in a west-Denver suburb was a training device and didn't have an explosive component. A Goodwill employee familiar with military explosive devices found the land mine. An area strip mall was evacuated and a bomb squad called in. Police haven't identified the person who dropped off the device.
Investigators say someone clearing out a home or garage might not have known what the item was. Claymore mines were widely used during the Vietnam war.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/20160807/detail.html
From school supplies to computers, the North Carolina Tax Free Weekend is coming up…August 7 – 9th. South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia will also be hosting aTax Free weekend on August 7 – 9…as well. There are some exceptions. FYI: The state is also offering a sales tax weekend on qualifying energy star certified appliances from Nov. 6-8, 2009.
THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE SAYS IT IS DISAPPOINTED WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA'S REMARKS ABOUT THE ARREST OF A HARVARD PROFESSOR. Near the end of his news conference on Wednesday, President Obama stated that Cambridge, Massachusetts police acted "stupidly" when they arrested prominent black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr outside his own home. A neighbor called police. They thought he was breaking in...
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/23/police-officer-obama-butt-arrest/
Bill Cosby speaks out on incident:
www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/dpgo_Bill_Cosby_reacts_to_Gates_incident_fc_20090723_2698628
THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL CLOSED ABOVE NINE THOUSAND FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. That’s the highest close since November of last year.
EXISTING HOME SALES ROSE FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT MONTH IN JUNE. The National Association of Realtors says the pace of existing home sales increased by 3.6%.
This is the final collection weekend for the WBFJ 'Shoes for Orphan Souls' shoe drive. The drop-off deadline is this Monday (July 27).
Drop-off locations online at http://www.wbfj.fm/
FYI: Shoes for Orphan Souls has distributed close to 2 million pairs of new shoes to at-risk children in the US and to orphans in 63 countries around the world.
To find out more about Buckner International and Shoes for Orphan Souls: http://www.wbfj.fm/
7.23.2009
We need your help...
This is the final collection week for the WBFJ 'Shoes for Orphan Souls' shoe drive. The deadline is this Monday, July 23.
Join the WBFJ Morning Show TODAY from 11 to 1pm at the Lifeway Christian Store in Winston-Salem. Donate at least one pair of NEW tennis shoes and we will give you a new CD. Details online at www.wbfj.fm
FYI: Shoes for Orphan Souls has distributed close to 2 million pairs of new shoes to at-risk children in the US and to orphans in 63 countries around the world.
To find out more about Buckner International and Shoes for Orphan Souls:
http://www.shoesfororphansouls.org/
http://www.buckner.org/about-faq.shtml
Thanks to Rachel Garton with Buckner International for sharing information and stories about 'Shoes for Orphan Souls'.
Join the WBFJ Morning Show TODAY from 11 to 1pm at the Lifeway Christian Store in Winston-Salem. Donate at least one pair of NEW tennis shoes and we will give you a new CD. Details online at www.wbfj.fm
FYI: Shoes for Orphan Souls has distributed close to 2 million pairs of new shoes to at-risk children in the US and to orphans in 63 countries around the world.
To find out more about Buckner International and Shoes for Orphan Souls:
http://www.shoesfororphansouls.org/
http://www.buckner.org/about-faq.shtml
Thanks to Rachel Garton with Buckner International for sharing information and stories about 'Shoes for Orphan Souls'.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
A CALIFORNIA FARM HAS ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THOUSANDS OF CARTONS OF ROMAINE LETTUCE BECAUSE IT MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA. The Romaine lettuce was distributed in 29 states (including North Carolina), as well as Canada and Puerto Rico. Lot code # 531380. For more information: http://www.taproduce.com/press/
Healthcare reform dominated President’s Obama’s address to the nation last night. The president has set an August deadline for Congressional approval of a healthcare reform bill. Some Republican leaders say that's too soon for a measure as large and as expensive as healthcare reform will be.
The town of Hailey, Idaho held a prayer vigil in support of one of their own last night. 23 year old Private First Class Bowe Berg-dahl was captured by Taliban fighters in Afghanistan on June 30th. He is still being held captive. Yellow ribbons have been tied to nearly every tree, light post and stop sign along Main Street, in Hailey, Idaho.
A missile strike in Pakistan has possibly claimed the life of one of Osama Bin-Laden’s sons. The younger bin-Laden was reportedly not a major player but he was likely "in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Sad news: ‘Gidget’ the Chihuahua, the bug-eyed, big-eared star of 1990s Taco Bell commercials who was a diva on and off the screen, has died. She was 15. Gidget suffered a massive stroke late Tuesday night at her trainer's home in Santa Clarita and had to be euthanized.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090723/D99K4G100.html
Shoes for Orphan Souls has distributed close to 2 million pairs of new shoes to at-risk children in the US and to orphans in 63 countries around the world. Join us TODAY at the Lifeway Christian Store in Winston-Salem today from 11 – 1pm. Donate at least one pair of NEW tennis shoes and we will give you a new CD. Details online at www.wbfj.fm.
http://www.shoesfororphansouls.org/
http://www.buckner.org/about-faq.shtml
Healthcare reform dominated President’s Obama’s address to the nation last night. The president has set an August deadline for Congressional approval of a healthcare reform bill. Some Republican leaders say that's too soon for a measure as large and as expensive as healthcare reform will be.
The town of Hailey, Idaho held a prayer vigil in support of one of their own last night. 23 year old Private First Class Bowe Berg-dahl was captured by Taliban fighters in Afghanistan on June 30th. He is still being held captive. Yellow ribbons have been tied to nearly every tree, light post and stop sign along Main Street, in Hailey, Idaho.
A missile strike in Pakistan has possibly claimed the life of one of Osama Bin-Laden’s sons. The younger bin-Laden was reportedly not a major player but he was likely "in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Sad news: ‘Gidget’ the Chihuahua, the bug-eyed, big-eared star of 1990s Taco Bell commercials who was a diva on and off the screen, has died. She was 15. Gidget suffered a massive stroke late Tuesday night at her trainer's home in Santa Clarita and had to be euthanized.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090723/D99K4G100.html
Shoes for Orphan Souls has distributed close to 2 million pairs of new shoes to at-risk children in the US and to orphans in 63 countries around the world. Join us TODAY at the Lifeway Christian Store in Winston-Salem today from 11 – 1pm. Donate at least one pair of NEW tennis shoes and we will give you a new CD. Details online at www.wbfj.fm.
http://www.shoesfororphansouls.org/
http://www.buckner.org/about-faq.shtml
7.22.2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina needs your help.
The shelves at the food bank are nearly empty. Second Harvest supplies food to 400 non-profit organizations in 18 counties including Forsyth, Davidson and Guilford. During the past 12 months, the organizations have distributed food to 8.9 million people.
Want to help? Call 784-5770 http://www.hungernwnc.org/index.html
Only five out of 20 high schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system met federal goals for progress…although overall the school system did significantly better than last year.
For the 2008-09 school year, 48 out of the 75 schools met all of their Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, goals of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/22/ayp-scores-are-better-on-surface-but-factors-make-/
President Obama will address the nation at 8pm tonight. The President will discuss several things including the US military action in Afghanistan and a push for healthcare reform legislation.
A group of 19 pro-life Democrats and Republican members of Congress have sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stating that if the current healthcare reform legislation contains coverage for abortions…they will not vote for the healthcare deal. President Obama says that he’s avoiding the subject for now.
Despite the struggling economy, Apple has posted a quarterly profit of 1.2 billion dollars…exceeding Wall Street expectations. Apple's iPhone was a big part of the earnings success…with a 626% increase in iPhone sales.
Millions of people across Asia “in the dark” for a few minutes earlier today due to the longest solar eclipse of the 21 century. In some parts of the Asian world, the sun was completely covered by the moon for up to six and a half minutes. Total solar eclipses usually occur about twice a year. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/22/solar.eclipse/index.html
The East Room at the White House went a little bit country last night. Alison Krauss and Union Station, Brad Paisley and Charley Pride entertained the small crowd celebrating country music last night. FYI: Paisley and Krauss started their careers early. Krauss, who plays the fiddle, signed a record deal at 14. Paisley’s grandfather gave him a guitar when he was 8…Paisley was just 13 when he appeared on a country music show.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090722/D99JE4I80.html
Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt, 20, and Kelly Carl Hildebrandt, 24, are getting married in October…after Kelly found Kelly on Facebook. Kelly Katrina was curious and bored one night last year, so she plugged her name into Facebook just to see if anyone shared it. At the time, Kelly Carl Hildebrandt, of Lubbock, Texas, was the only match. So she sent him a message. "She said 'Hi. We have the same name. Thought it was cool." If you are wondering: the couple has NO plans to name their kids ‘Kelly’. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090721/D99IQBJ00.html
The shelves at the food bank are nearly empty. Second Harvest supplies food to 400 non-profit organizations in 18 counties including Forsyth, Davidson and Guilford. During the past 12 months, the organizations have distributed food to 8.9 million people.
Want to help? Call 784-5770 http://www.hungernwnc.org/index.html
Only five out of 20 high schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system met federal goals for progress…although overall the school system did significantly better than last year.
For the 2008-09 school year, 48 out of the 75 schools met all of their Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, goals of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/22/ayp-scores-are-better-on-surface-but-factors-make-/
President Obama will address the nation at 8pm tonight. The President will discuss several things including the US military action in Afghanistan and a push for healthcare reform legislation.
A group of 19 pro-life Democrats and Republican members of Congress have sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stating that if the current healthcare reform legislation contains coverage for abortions…they will not vote for the healthcare deal. President Obama says that he’s avoiding the subject for now.
Despite the struggling economy, Apple has posted a quarterly profit of 1.2 billion dollars…exceeding Wall Street expectations. Apple's iPhone was a big part of the earnings success…with a 626% increase in iPhone sales.
Millions of people across Asia “in the dark” for a few minutes earlier today due to the longest solar eclipse of the 21 century. In some parts of the Asian world, the sun was completely covered by the moon for up to six and a half minutes. Total solar eclipses usually occur about twice a year. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/22/solar.eclipse/index.html
The East Room at the White House went a little bit country last night. Alison Krauss and Union Station, Brad Paisley and Charley Pride entertained the small crowd celebrating country music last night. FYI: Paisley and Krauss started their careers early. Krauss, who plays the fiddle, signed a record deal at 14. Paisley’s grandfather gave him a guitar when he was 8…Paisley was just 13 when he appeared on a country music show.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090722/D99JE4I80.html
Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt, 20, and Kelly Carl Hildebrandt, 24, are getting married in October…after Kelly found Kelly on Facebook. Kelly Katrina was curious and bored one night last year, so she plugged her name into Facebook just to see if anyone shared it. At the time, Kelly Carl Hildebrandt, of Lubbock, Texas, was the only match. So she sent him a message. "She said 'Hi. We have the same name. Thought it was cool." If you are wondering: the couple has NO plans to name their kids ‘Kelly’. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090721/D99IQBJ00.html
7.21.2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Big Brothers Big Sisters Services of Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point is looking for more big brothers. Their “100 Men in 100 Days” campaign starts this Thursday July 23 thru October 31. For more information: call 724-7993 http://bbbsnc.org/
Get a FREE pastry with your latte at Starbucks this morning.
The promotion is good through 10:30am. You will need a coupon...click here: http://www.starbucks.com/retail/print_free_pastry.html
Some areas of the Triad getting pounded by storms yesterday.Downed trees and flooding were reported across northern Forsyth County yesterday afternoon. Traffic was reduced to one lane on Highway 52 north near Akron Drive while crews worked to clear up flooding in the area.
The city of Winston-Salem will take over ownership of the new Dash baseball stadium immediately. Under the new deal approved by the Winston-Salem City Council last night, the Dash baseball team will lease the stadium from the city over the next 25 years.
Mayor Allen Joines saying that the Dash will pay all the operating costs, all the maintenance costs, and actually pay property taxes on the stadium.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-dash-stadium-changes-090720,0,1803806.story
Officials with Guilford County Schools are considering using the classrooms at Oak Ridge Military Academy as a temporary home for students at Oak Ridge Elementary School. Experts are still trying to determine what is making students and teachers sick at the elementary school.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-oak-ridge-tour-090720,0,4318137.story
ALL THE RESTROOM FACILITIES ARE AGAIN WORKING AS THEY SHOULD BE ON BOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. The station has two restrooms but it was down to only one that worked on Sunday after a pump in one of the facilities failed.
Singer / songwriter Scott Krippayne is helping promote a new service to help Indie artists enter the music industry.The “Artist Mentoring Program” offers tutorials on booking, radio promotions, publicity and retail distribution. An introductory session of the “Artist Mentoring Program” is being offered on August 6th…with Scott Krippayne serving as guest mentor. For more information: http://www.christianartistresources.com/
Harry Potter' franchise shows no sign of slowingEven after a half-dozen films, Harry Potter continues to sell at the box office. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the sixth movie installment of J.K. Rowling's book series, took in more than $158 million at the box office over its first five days. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090721/D99IOULO0.html
NASA celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing with a giant moon pie. Normally, the moon pie is normally made in a hand-sized portion. NASA's oversized treat was available a slice at a time to visitors yesterday to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral. The anniversary moon pie was 40 inches in diameter, six inches high and weighs 55 pounds. That includes six pounds of chocolate and 14 pounds of marshmallow. http://www.floridatoday.com
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090720/D99I7FSO0.html
Get a FREE pastry with your latte at Starbucks this morning.
The promotion is good through 10:30am. You will need a coupon...click here: http://www.starbucks.com/retail/print_free_pastry.html
Some areas of the Triad getting pounded by storms yesterday.Downed trees and flooding were reported across northern Forsyth County yesterday afternoon. Traffic was reduced to one lane on Highway 52 north near Akron Drive while crews worked to clear up flooding in the area.
The city of Winston-Salem will take over ownership of the new Dash baseball stadium immediately. Under the new deal approved by the Winston-Salem City Council last night, the Dash baseball team will lease the stadium from the city over the next 25 years.
Mayor Allen Joines saying that the Dash will pay all the operating costs, all the maintenance costs, and actually pay property taxes on the stadium.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-dash-stadium-changes-090720,0,1803806.story
Officials with Guilford County Schools are considering using the classrooms at Oak Ridge Military Academy as a temporary home for students at Oak Ridge Elementary School. Experts are still trying to determine what is making students and teachers sick at the elementary school.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-oak-ridge-tour-090720,0,4318137.story
ALL THE RESTROOM FACILITIES ARE AGAIN WORKING AS THEY SHOULD BE ON BOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. The station has two restrooms but it was down to only one that worked on Sunday after a pump in one of the facilities failed.
Singer / songwriter Scott Krippayne is helping promote a new service to help Indie artists enter the music industry.The “Artist Mentoring Program” offers tutorials on booking, radio promotions, publicity and retail distribution. An introductory session of the “Artist Mentoring Program” is being offered on August 6th…with Scott Krippayne serving as guest mentor. For more information: http://www.christianartistresources.com/
Harry Potter' franchise shows no sign of slowingEven after a half-dozen films, Harry Potter continues to sell at the box office. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the sixth movie installment of J.K. Rowling's book series, took in more than $158 million at the box office over its first five days. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090721/D99IOULO0.html
NASA celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing with a giant moon pie. Normally, the moon pie is normally made in a hand-sized portion. NASA's oversized treat was available a slice at a time to visitors yesterday to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral. The anniversary moon pie was 40 inches in diameter, six inches high and weighs 55 pounds. That includes six pounds of chocolate and 14 pounds of marshmallow. http://www.floridatoday.com
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090720/D99I7FSO0.html
7.20.2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
FREE Mocha Mondays (July 20th) at McDonald’s
From 7am to 7pm, get a FREE 7oz Iced or Hot Mocha. The deal is every Monday through August 3rd. http://www2.mcdonalds.com/mccafe/
The city of Winston-Salem could own the new Dash baseball stadium much sooner than previously expected. Tonight, the WS City Council will consider a proposal to assume ownership immediately. Under the new proposal, the team will lease the stadium from the city. In the original agreement, the city would gain ownership after 25 years. http://www.wxii12.com/news/20108217/detail.html
TODAY MARKS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAN'S FIRST WALK ON THE MOON. It was on July 20th, 1969 that Apollo Eleven Mission Commander Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon and spoke these famous words: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Neil Armstrong, and Apollo Eleven crewmates Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins meet with President Obama at the White House today. http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/2009/07/19/year-changed-america/?slide=2
Walter Cronkite, one of the media people who covered the moon landing and the JFK assassination, died Friday evening after a long illness. He was 92. Cronkite’s funeral will be on Thursday. Cronkite anchored the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981.
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=629187
The Pentagon confirming the identity of a missing US soldier on Sunday. Pfc Bowe Bergdahl disappeared nearly three weeks ago (June 30) from a military base in Afghanistan. The Taliban posted a 28 minute video of the captive US soldier on Saturday. In the video, Bergdahl confirms his name and his hometown. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090720/D99I4BG80.html
Please, not one more thing to worry about: One study showing that depression could pose pregnancy risks.A depressed woman, for instance, is more likely to give birth early, increasing health risks for the baby. What is crucially important, the study saying that a woman who is pregnant and thinks she is depressed should alert her physician. Together, they can weigh the pros and cons of treatment and decide what would be best for her and the baby. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=626735
Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood. Suggesting that smog may harm the developing brain. The study appears in the August edition of Pediatrics. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090720/D99HVOI80.html
DAVID ROGERS, THE SON OF THE LATE PASTOR ADRIAN ROGERS IS RESIGNING AFTER 19 YEARS AS A BAPTIST MISSIONARY IN SPAIN. Rogers says his decision to leave the mission field has nothing to do with his disagreement with the SBC over the issue of speaking in tongues. Three years ago he wrote the International Mission Board trustees to their decision to ban missionaries who admit to using a private prayer language. The decision to leave the IMB, he says, was based solely on the health issues of a family member. Rogers' father, Adrian Rogers, passed away in 2005, after more than 50 years in ministry. David Rogers and his wife will be living in Memphis, where David will work full time with the Adrian Rogers Pastor Training Institute.
SPORTS: (Scotland) Tom Watson missed an 8 footer to win the British Open then loses a four hole play-off to Stewart Cink.
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong is still in the top 10 after Sunday’s 15th stage.
The race continues through Sunday, the 26th.
From 7am to 7pm, get a FREE 7oz Iced or Hot Mocha. The deal is every Monday through August 3rd. http://www2.mcdonalds.com/mccafe/
The city of Winston-Salem could own the new Dash baseball stadium much sooner than previously expected. Tonight, the WS City Council will consider a proposal to assume ownership immediately. Under the new proposal, the team will lease the stadium from the city. In the original agreement, the city would gain ownership after 25 years. http://www.wxii12.com/news/20108217/detail.html
TODAY MARKS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAN'S FIRST WALK ON THE MOON. It was on July 20th, 1969 that Apollo Eleven Mission Commander Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon and spoke these famous words: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Neil Armstrong, and Apollo Eleven crewmates Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins meet with President Obama at the White House today. http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/2009/07/19/year-changed-america/?slide=2
Walter Cronkite, one of the media people who covered the moon landing and the JFK assassination, died Friday evening after a long illness. He was 92. Cronkite’s funeral will be on Thursday. Cronkite anchored the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981.
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=629187
The Pentagon confirming the identity of a missing US soldier on Sunday. Pfc Bowe Bergdahl disappeared nearly three weeks ago (June 30) from a military base in Afghanistan. The Taliban posted a 28 minute video of the captive US soldier on Saturday. In the video, Bergdahl confirms his name and his hometown. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090720/D99I4BG80.html
Please, not one more thing to worry about: One study showing that depression could pose pregnancy risks.A depressed woman, for instance, is more likely to give birth early, increasing health risks for the baby. What is crucially important, the study saying that a woman who is pregnant and thinks she is depressed should alert her physician. Together, they can weigh the pros and cons of treatment and decide what would be best for her and the baby. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=626735
Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood. Suggesting that smog may harm the developing brain. The study appears in the August edition of Pediatrics. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090720/D99HVOI80.html
DAVID ROGERS, THE SON OF THE LATE PASTOR ADRIAN ROGERS IS RESIGNING AFTER 19 YEARS AS A BAPTIST MISSIONARY IN SPAIN. Rogers says his decision to leave the mission field has nothing to do with his disagreement with the SBC over the issue of speaking in tongues. Three years ago he wrote the International Mission Board trustees to their decision to ban missionaries who admit to using a private prayer language. The decision to leave the IMB, he says, was based solely on the health issues of a family member. Rogers' father, Adrian Rogers, passed away in 2005, after more than 50 years in ministry. David Rogers and his wife will be living in Memphis, where David will work full time with the Adrian Rogers Pastor Training Institute.
SPORTS: (Scotland) Tom Watson missed an 8 footer to win the British Open then loses a four hole play-off to Stewart Cink.
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong is still in the top 10 after Sunday’s 15th stage.
The race continues through Sunday, the 26th.
7.17.2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms possible. A few storms could be severe…High 82
Candidates for local offices have until noon TODAY to file with their local boards of elections. The primary election will be October 6th. The general election will be November 3.
Details on funeral arrangements for Army Capt. Mark Garner who was killed in Afghanistan: The family will receive friends at the First Baptist Church in Elkin on Friday night at 6 p.m. The funeral will be this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the church.
The latest in a series of Triad bear sightings happened yesterday near the McDonald's on Fernhurst Way in Greensboro. The 911 call was made at about 11:30 a.m. stating that several customers were watching a mother bear and her cub. Animal Control officers came out but were not able to tranquilize the bears…who eventual wandered back into the woods. Officers that responded learned that customers at the McDonald's had been feeding the bears in the past. Several other bear sightings were reported last weekend in Forsyth County http://www.wxii12.com/news/20078413/detail.html
Winston-Salem police are still investigating the death of Dwight Sluder who was found shot at his home on Baux Mountain Road in Germanton.Sluder was a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang.Authorities said they are investigating the case as a homicide.
32 year old Jorge Cornell, a member of the North Carolina Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation Gang has filed to run for an at-large seat on Greensboro's City Council. Last year, Cornell held a news conference where he called for peace among local gangs. He also has asked blacks and Latinos to work together against racism.Cornell's candidacy paperwork indicates he has been convicted of a felony. Brenda Wallace of the Guilford County Board of Elections said a conviction does not disqualify a candidate. http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-gang-leader-council-090717,0,4979382.story
No serious damage: NASA saying that an inspection of the Space Shuttle Endeavour revealing no serious damage. Endeavour was hit by some pieces of foam which flew off of the orbiter's external fuel tank shortly after launch on Wednesday.
In an embarrassing acknowledgment, NASA admitted yesterday that it must have erased the Apollo 11 moon footage years ago so that it could reuse the videotape. But Hollywood has come to the rescue.
The studio wizards who restored "Casablanca" are digitally sharpening and cleaning up the ghostly, grainy footage of the moon landing, making it even better than what TV viewers saw on July 20, 1969. They are doing it by working from four copies that NASA scrounged from around the world. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090717/D99FSAKG0.html
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/16/nasa.videos/index.html#cnnSTCText
Explosions ripped through two luxury hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia earlier today, killing nine and wounding at least 50 more. Three Americans said to be among the injured. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533424,00.html
FUNERAL SERVICES ARE BEING HELD TODAY FOR THE SLAIN FLORIDA COUPLE WHO SERVED AS ADOPTIVE PARENTS TO MORE THAN A DOZEN CHILDREN. Thousands of people turned out to pay their respects to Byrd and Melanie Billings during a public viewing at Liberty Church in Pensacola on Thursday. A gun likely used in the killings has been recovered.
Police have arrested eight people in connection with the double murder.The couple had 17 children, 13 of whom were adopted. Many of the adopted children had special needs.
Pope Benedict was briefly hospitalized last night after falling and suffering a minor fracture to his right wrist. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/17/pope.fall.wrist.broken/index.html
The country’s more than 100 National Parks are waiving admission fees this weekend. Also, many park partners including tour operators, hotels, restaurants, gift shops, and other vendors will offer additional discounts and special promotions. July 18-19 and August 15-16, 2009 More information: www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm
How is your garden doing this year? Growing veggies in a bale of straw?
Jerry Teague of Thomasville has produced massive tomato plants without any land or a tiller. All he uses is a bale of straw.He said by rooting the tomato plants in the straw, the bale keeps 'maters from drowning in heavy rain and as long as they're kept damp, the plants get the right amount of water.The tomato vines planted in mid-May are almost nine-feet tall.The technique reportedly works for other veggies as well.
http://www.carolinacountry.com/cgardens/thismonth/march09guide/straw2.html
SPORTS
(Scotland) Tom Watson still in the top 5 at the British Open
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong remains in 3rd as the 13th Stage Begins
MLB: The first place LA Angels are red hot…LA over the Oakland A’s 6-2 last night for their fourth straight win.
NASCAR: Next race… Allstate 400 at The Brickyard in Indy (July 26)
Candidates for local offices have until noon TODAY to file with their local boards of elections. The primary election will be October 6th. The general election will be November 3.
Details on funeral arrangements for Army Capt. Mark Garner who was killed in Afghanistan: The family will receive friends at the First Baptist Church in Elkin on Friday night at 6 p.m. The funeral will be this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the church.
The latest in a series of Triad bear sightings happened yesterday near the McDonald's on Fernhurst Way in Greensboro. The 911 call was made at about 11:30 a.m. stating that several customers were watching a mother bear and her cub. Animal Control officers came out but were not able to tranquilize the bears…who eventual wandered back into the woods. Officers that responded learned that customers at the McDonald's had been feeding the bears in the past. Several other bear sightings were reported last weekend in Forsyth County http://www.wxii12.com/news/20078413/detail.html
Winston-Salem police are still investigating the death of Dwight Sluder who was found shot at his home on Baux Mountain Road in Germanton.Sluder was a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang.Authorities said they are investigating the case as a homicide.
32 year old Jorge Cornell, a member of the North Carolina Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation Gang has filed to run for an at-large seat on Greensboro's City Council. Last year, Cornell held a news conference where he called for peace among local gangs. He also has asked blacks and Latinos to work together against racism.Cornell's candidacy paperwork indicates he has been convicted of a felony. Brenda Wallace of the Guilford County Board of Elections said a conviction does not disqualify a candidate. http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-gang-leader-council-090717,0,4979382.story
No serious damage: NASA saying that an inspection of the Space Shuttle Endeavour revealing no serious damage. Endeavour was hit by some pieces of foam which flew off of the orbiter's external fuel tank shortly after launch on Wednesday.
In an embarrassing acknowledgment, NASA admitted yesterday that it must have erased the Apollo 11 moon footage years ago so that it could reuse the videotape. But Hollywood has come to the rescue.
The studio wizards who restored "Casablanca" are digitally sharpening and cleaning up the ghostly, grainy footage of the moon landing, making it even better than what TV viewers saw on July 20, 1969. They are doing it by working from four copies that NASA scrounged from around the world. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090717/D99FSAKG0.html
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/07/16/nasa.videos/index.html#cnnSTCText
Explosions ripped through two luxury hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia earlier today, killing nine and wounding at least 50 more. Three Americans said to be among the injured. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533424,00.html
FUNERAL SERVICES ARE BEING HELD TODAY FOR THE SLAIN FLORIDA COUPLE WHO SERVED AS ADOPTIVE PARENTS TO MORE THAN A DOZEN CHILDREN. Thousands of people turned out to pay their respects to Byrd and Melanie Billings during a public viewing at Liberty Church in Pensacola on Thursday. A gun likely used in the killings has been recovered.
Police have arrested eight people in connection with the double murder.The couple had 17 children, 13 of whom were adopted. Many of the adopted children had special needs.
Pope Benedict was briefly hospitalized last night after falling and suffering a minor fracture to his right wrist. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/17/pope.fall.wrist.broken/index.html
The country’s more than 100 National Parks are waiving admission fees this weekend. Also, many park partners including tour operators, hotels, restaurants, gift shops, and other vendors will offer additional discounts and special promotions. July 18-19 and August 15-16, 2009 More information: www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm
How is your garden doing this year? Growing veggies in a bale of straw?
Jerry Teague of Thomasville has produced massive tomato plants without any land or a tiller. All he uses is a bale of straw.He said by rooting the tomato plants in the straw, the bale keeps 'maters from drowning in heavy rain and as long as they're kept damp, the plants get the right amount of water.The tomato vines planted in mid-May are almost nine-feet tall.The technique reportedly works for other veggies as well.
http://www.carolinacountry.com/cgardens/thismonth/march09guide/straw2.html
SPORTS
(Scotland) Tom Watson still in the top 5 at the British Open
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong remains in 3rd as the 13th Stage Begins
MLB: The first place LA Angels are red hot…LA over the Oakland A’s 6-2 last night for their fourth straight win.
NASCAR: Next race… Allstate 400 at The Brickyard in Indy (July 26)
7.16.2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Oops? A Wyoming mother sited for ‘educational neglect’ because her daughter wasn't registered in school has been cleared. The reason: The daughter isn’t old enough to attend public school. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104038
'World's Oldest' Mom who gave birth at age 66, has died of cancer…at age 69. Maria del Carmen Bousada leaves behind 2-year old twins. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,532742,00.html
Shuttle astronauts will inspect Endeavour’s thermal shielding later today after NASA engineers on Earth spotted debris breaking off the fuel tank and striking the shuttle during yesterday’s launch.
The foreclosure plague is not going away. A record 1.53 million properties were in the foreclosure process during the first six months of 2009.
AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY INTO THE FATAL SHOOTING OF AN ARMED MAN BY CAPITOL POLICE. The shooting occurred late Wednesday afternoon near the U.S. Capitol Building. U.S. Capitol Police say the incident began when they tried to pull the man over for a traffic stop.
Seven campers attending Camp Broadstone, an outdoor education center run by Appalachian State University, have tested positive for the H1N1 virus (or "swine flu"). Ten campers and a counselor came down with flulike symptoms last week. There are now over 400 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in North Carolina.
Clothes line bill ‘hung out to dry’ Representative Pricey Harrison (D-Greensboro) got a little bill (H 13-53) through the State House that would prohibit cities and counties from adopting blanket prohibitions on clotheslines. http://www.mountainx.com/forums/viewthread/1835/
Korner’s Folly, a Kernersville landmark, was officially declared ‘haunted’ by the Southern Paranormal and Anomaly Research Society at a news conference Wednesday. The self-proclaimed ‘Strangest House in the World’ was ‘tested’ in late May. Infrared cameras, digital thermometers, tape recorders and electromagnetic field detectors were brought in…with strange voices and some mysterious specks of light detected.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/07/15/article/this_house_certified_as_haunted
State senators postponed a vote yesterday on a bill that would ban the commercial production of wind energy in the mountains of North Carolina. The bill would allow small windmills used primarily to generate electricity for a private home. But it would ban larger windmills and all commercial wind farms.
Candidates for local offices have until noon Friday to file with their local boards of elections. The primary election will be October 6th. The general election will be November 3rd.
New music out in stores this week: "Glory Revealed - Two: The Word of God in Worship " features vocals from 21 different artists, including Amy Grant, Mark Hall, Sara Evans, Natalie Grant, and Brandon Heath. A continued project from Third Day's Mac Powell and author David Nasser
And the soundtrack from the movie "Fireproof" features a total of 17 songs from various artists including Third Day, Casting Crowns, and Warren Barfield.
SPORTS
NASCAR saying that Jeremy Mayfield has once again tested positive again for methamphetamine. The latest allegations are from a July 6 random drug test. NASCAR has asked the federal judge who lifted Mayfield's drug suspension to reinstate the ban.
(Scotland) Tom Watson has shot a 5-under 65 to claim the lead at the British Open.
'World's Oldest' Mom who gave birth at age 66, has died of cancer…at age 69. Maria del Carmen Bousada leaves behind 2-year old twins. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,532742,00.html
Shuttle astronauts will inspect Endeavour’s thermal shielding later today after NASA engineers on Earth spotted debris breaking off the fuel tank and striking the shuttle during yesterday’s launch.
The foreclosure plague is not going away. A record 1.53 million properties were in the foreclosure process during the first six months of 2009.
AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY INTO THE FATAL SHOOTING OF AN ARMED MAN BY CAPITOL POLICE. The shooting occurred late Wednesday afternoon near the U.S. Capitol Building. U.S. Capitol Police say the incident began when they tried to pull the man over for a traffic stop.
Seven campers attending Camp Broadstone, an outdoor education center run by Appalachian State University, have tested positive for the H1N1 virus (or "swine flu"). Ten campers and a counselor came down with flulike symptoms last week. There are now over 400 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in North Carolina.
Clothes line bill ‘hung out to dry’ Representative Pricey Harrison (D-Greensboro) got a little bill (H 13-53) through the State House that would prohibit cities and counties from adopting blanket prohibitions on clotheslines. http://www.mountainx.com/forums/viewthread/1835/
Korner’s Folly, a Kernersville landmark, was officially declared ‘haunted’ by the Southern Paranormal and Anomaly Research Society at a news conference Wednesday. The self-proclaimed ‘Strangest House in the World’ was ‘tested’ in late May. Infrared cameras, digital thermometers, tape recorders and electromagnetic field detectors were brought in…with strange voices and some mysterious specks of light detected.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/07/15/article/this_house_certified_as_haunted
State senators postponed a vote yesterday on a bill that would ban the commercial production of wind energy in the mountains of North Carolina. The bill would allow small windmills used primarily to generate electricity for a private home. But it would ban larger windmills and all commercial wind farms.
Candidates for local offices have until noon Friday to file with their local boards of elections. The primary election will be October 6th. The general election will be November 3rd.
New music out in stores this week: "Glory Revealed - Two: The Word of God in Worship " features vocals from 21 different artists, including Amy Grant, Mark Hall, Sara Evans, Natalie Grant, and Brandon Heath. A continued project from Third Day's Mac Powell and author David Nasser
And the soundtrack from the movie "Fireproof" features a total of 17 songs from various artists including Third Day, Casting Crowns, and Warren Barfield.
SPORTS
NASCAR saying that Jeremy Mayfield has once again tested positive again for methamphetamine. The latest allegations are from a July 6 random drug test. NASCAR has asked the federal judge who lifted Mayfield's drug suspension to reinstate the ban.
(Scotland) Tom Watson has shot a 5-under 65 to claim the lead at the British Open.
7.15.2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Details on funeral arrangements for both Piedmont soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan: The body of Army Capt. Mark Garner will return back to his hometown of Elkin later this morning. Around noon: a processional will run along North Bridge to East Main Street…then down Memorial Park Drive to Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin. The family will receive friends at the First Baptist Church in Elkin on Friday night at 6 p.m. The funeral will be this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the church.
Also, the funeral for Marine Lance Corporal Roger Hager, of Gibsonville, will be this afternoon at 2pm.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Zealand's South Island earlier today…prompting a tsunami warning that was later canceled. Twenty minutes later, a 5.8-magnitude aftershock struck the same region.
Fire damaged a section of the Gatewood Apartments yesterday afternoon displacing 90 residents. The apartments are located off Waughtown Street near the School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. None of the residents were hurt…but a firefighter was taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion. (WS Journal)
Also, the funeral for Marine Lance Corporal Roger Hager, of Gibsonville, will be this afternoon at 2pm.
(Breaking News) An Iranian passenger plane crashed soon after take-off this morning in Northwestern Iran. Early reports saying that there are likely NO survivors. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/15/iran.plane.crash/index.html
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Zealand's South Island earlier today…prompting a tsunami warning that was later canceled. Twenty minutes later, a 5.8-magnitude aftershock struck the same region.
Fire damaged a section of the Gatewood Apartments yesterday afternoon displacing 90 residents. The apartments are located off Waughtown Street near the School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. None of the residents were hurt…but a firefighter was taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion. (WS Journal)
House Democratic leaders, pledging to meet the president's goal of health care legislation before their August break, are offering a $1.5 trillion dollar Healthcare plan that for the first time would make health care a right and a responsibility for all Americans. In the proposed healthcare plan…left to pick up most of the tab: medical providers, employers and the wealthy.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090715/D99EQTEO2.html
Fans of Harry Potter lined up early for the late show (early this morning) at theaters all over the world. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is sixth film in the Harry Potter series. There were more than 1,500 midnight screenings of the movie last night…and finished just behind "Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" in advanced ticket sales.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/15/potter.premiere/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
Michael Jackson's 50 date concert tour will never happen, but you can still get the T-shirt. Merchandise from Jackson's "This Is It" tour, which was scheduled to begin Monday in London, will be available online and at retailers across the US. Among the items for sale: T-shirts, sunglasses even replicas of the varsity style ‘red’ jacket that Jackson wore in the "Thriller" video. Jackson died June 25 in LA while preparing for the 50-date concert tour.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090714/D99E3G2O0.html
THE ISSUE OF ABORTION HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY SUPREME COURT JUSTICE NOMINEE JUDGE SONIA SOTOMAYOR IN HER SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS. Sotomayor did not state outright whether she agreed with the High Court's 1973 Roe-v-Wade decision which legalized abortion in the US…but, she considers abortion rights to be ‘settled law’.
However, Precedent-setting rulings from the Supreme Court can be reversible.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090715/D99EQTEO2.html
Fans of Harry Potter lined up early for the late show (early this morning) at theaters all over the world. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is sixth film in the Harry Potter series. There were more than 1,500 midnight screenings of the movie last night…and finished just behind "Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" in advanced ticket sales.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/15/potter.premiere/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
Michael Jackson's 50 date concert tour will never happen, but you can still get the T-shirt. Merchandise from Jackson's "This Is It" tour, which was scheduled to begin Monday in London, will be available online and at retailers across the US. Among the items for sale: T-shirts, sunglasses even replicas of the varsity style ‘red’ jacket that Jackson wore in the "Thriller" video. Jackson died June 25 in LA while preparing for the 50-date concert tour.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090714/D99E3G2O0.html
THE ISSUE OF ABORTION HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY SUPREME COURT JUSTICE NOMINEE JUDGE SONIA SOTOMAYOR IN HER SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS. Sotomayor did not state outright whether she agreed with the High Court's 1973 Roe-v-Wade decision which legalized abortion in the US…but, she considers abortion rights to be ‘settled law’.
However, Precedent-setting rulings from the Supreme Court can be reversible.
Will the 6th time be a charm? Lift-off for the Space Shuttle Endeavour is set for around 6pm this evening at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
SPORTS: MLB All-Star Game: Another win for the American League
SPORTS: MLB All-Star Game: Another win for the American League
Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday in support of the 4th annual Jackie Johnson Blood Drive and Bone Marrow Registry at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. 487 pints of blood were donated.
Local blood donation sites: https://www.membersforlife.org/cbsr/schedule/login.php
7.14.2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2008
Blood Donation Stats:
-EVERY TWO SECONDS SOMEONE NEEDS BLOOD IN THE U.S.
-1 IN 10 PEOPLE THAT ENTER THE HOSPITAL NEED BLOOD…
-ONLY 5% OF THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION GIVES BLOOD…
-YOU CAN GIVE BLOOD EVERY 56 DAYS…
If you are 17 years of age (or older)
and weigh at least 110 pounds
and are in good health…
you CAN give blood.
Donate today at the 4th annual Jackie Johnson Blood Drive and Bone Marrow Registry…
going on at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem…
A Southwest Airlines 737 was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday because of a ‘football sized’ hole in the fuselage. The Boeing 737 was en route from Nashville to Baltimore when the cabin lost pressure. The plane was diverted to Charleston, West Virginia. No one was injured. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/13/us.jetliner.damaged/index.html
The man who ‘stole’ 37 cats from the Rockingham County Animal Shelter last week is now facing breaking and entering charges. Edwin McIrvin, who volunteers at the shelter, took the cats hours before they were scheduled to be euthanized. McIrvin later returned the cats…along with $5,000 dollars to help with adoption fees. Good news: all but 3 of the 37 cats have been adopted
Sad news: Winston-Salem police shot a bear last night on Kramer Court off Robinhood Road near Shattalon Drive. The animal was spotted about 50 feet behind a house in a wooded area. http://www.wxii12.com/news/20045493/detail.html
Bad weather forcing NASA to postpone the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour…again. Another try is set for Wednesday at 6pm from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A TWO HUNDRED-YEAR OLD BIBLE MINISTRY IS CHANGING ITS NAME. The International Bible Society has announced that it is re-branding itself as ‘Biblica…Transforming lives through God’s Word’. The International Bible Society began in New York City back in 1809.
Details on funeral arrangements for two Piedmont soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
-On Wednesday, the body of Army Capt. Mark Garner returns to his hometown of Elkin. Beginning around noon: a processional will run along North Bridge to East Main Street…then down Memorial Park Drive to Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin.The family will receive friends at Elkin First Baptist Church on Friday night at 6 p.m. His funeral is scheduled for this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the church.
-Visitation for Marine Lance Corporal Roger Hager, of Gibsonville, will be tonight from 6-8pm at Lowe Funeral Home in Burlington. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2pm.
www.myfox8.com/wghp-soldiers-funerals-090713,0,6830556.story
SPORTS
MLB: All-Star Game tonight…Prince Fielder (of the Milwaukee Brewers) winning the Home Run Derby last night.
-EVERY TWO SECONDS SOMEONE NEEDS BLOOD IN THE U.S.
-1 IN 10 PEOPLE THAT ENTER THE HOSPITAL NEED BLOOD…
-ONLY 5% OF THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION GIVES BLOOD…
-YOU CAN GIVE BLOOD EVERY 56 DAYS…
If you are 17 years of age (or older)
and weigh at least 110 pounds
and are in good health…
you CAN give blood.
Donate today at the 4th annual Jackie Johnson Blood Drive and Bone Marrow Registry…
going on at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem…
A Southwest Airlines 737 was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday because of a ‘football sized’ hole in the fuselage. The Boeing 737 was en route from Nashville to Baltimore when the cabin lost pressure. The plane was diverted to Charleston, West Virginia. No one was injured. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/13/us.jetliner.damaged/index.html
The man who ‘stole’ 37 cats from the Rockingham County Animal Shelter last week is now facing breaking and entering charges. Edwin McIrvin, who volunteers at the shelter, took the cats hours before they were scheduled to be euthanized. McIrvin later returned the cats…along with $5,000 dollars to help with adoption fees. Good news: all but 3 of the 37 cats have been adopted
Sad news: Winston-Salem police shot a bear last night on Kramer Court off Robinhood Road near Shattalon Drive. The animal was spotted about 50 feet behind a house in a wooded area. http://www.wxii12.com/news/20045493/detail.html
Bad weather forcing NASA to postpone the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour…again. Another try is set for Wednesday at 6pm from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A TWO HUNDRED-YEAR OLD BIBLE MINISTRY IS CHANGING ITS NAME. The International Bible Society has announced that it is re-branding itself as ‘Biblica…Transforming lives through God’s Word’. The International Bible Society began in New York City back in 1809.
Details on funeral arrangements for two Piedmont soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
-On Wednesday, the body of Army Capt. Mark Garner returns to his hometown of Elkin. Beginning around noon: a processional will run along North Bridge to East Main Street…then down Memorial Park Drive to Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin.The family will receive friends at Elkin First Baptist Church on Friday night at 6 p.m. His funeral is scheduled for this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the church.
-Visitation for Marine Lance Corporal Roger Hager, of Gibsonville, will be tonight from 6-8pm at Lowe Funeral Home in Burlington. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2pm.
www.myfox8.com/wghp-soldiers-funerals-090713,0,6830556.story
SPORTS
MLB: All-Star Game tonight…Prince Fielder (of the Milwaukee Brewers) winning the Home Run Derby last night.
7.13.2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Black bear sightings on the rise in the Piedmont. Officials are warning Winston-Salem residents to be cautious after confirmed reports of black bear sightings on the city's western edge between Country Club and Robinhood roads. Several bear sightings were reported last week in Greensboro. For additional information: www.ncwildlife.org (click on “Coexisting with Wildlife)
www.news-record.com/content/2009/07/12/article/ws_reports_bear_sightings
Several Iraqi political leaders have condemned the deadly bombings of five Christian churches in Baghdad on Sunday. The attacks claimed the lives of four people and wounded two dozen others.
A bomb blast killed two U.S. Marines in Afghanistan over the weekend. About 4,000 Marines are travelling through the southern region of Afghanistan in a massive operation to oust Taliban fighters.
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS BEGIN TODAY FOR SUPREME COURT NOMINEE JUDGE SONIA SOTOMAYOR. The hearings are being held by the Senate Judiciary Committee. If Sotomayor is confirmed, she would become the first Latina and the third woman to serve on the High Court.
North Korean leader Kim Jong ll (ill) has life-threatening pancreatic cancer. The 67-year-old Communist ruler was diagnosed with the cancer around the time of a stroke last summer.
You’ve probably heard of the Monday morning blues. A new study shows that Americans are most likely to commit suicide on Wednesdays. In a five-year study, nearly 25% of suicides will take place on Wednesdays, followed by Mondays then Saturdays. Also, contrary to earlier research that showed more suicides in winter and spring, the new study found almost no seasonal differences. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=628836
NASA WILL TRY AGAIN TODAY TO LAUNCH SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR. Lift-off is set just before 7pm from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
SPORTS: Seven time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is in 3rd place (8 seconds behind the race leader). The racing continues through July 26. FYI: Lance Armstrong says he could be back for one more Tour de France . The 37-year-old Texan, who is competing in the Tour for the first time since 2005, was asked by a French TV interviewer if this will be his last one. Probably not…
www.news-record.com/content/2009/07/12/article/ws_reports_bear_sightings
Several Iraqi political leaders have condemned the deadly bombings of five Christian churches in Baghdad on Sunday. The attacks claimed the lives of four people and wounded two dozen others.
A bomb blast killed two U.S. Marines in Afghanistan over the weekend. About 4,000 Marines are travelling through the southern region of Afghanistan in a massive operation to oust Taliban fighters.
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS BEGIN TODAY FOR SUPREME COURT NOMINEE JUDGE SONIA SOTOMAYOR. The hearings are being held by the Senate Judiciary Committee. If Sotomayor is confirmed, she would become the first Latina and the third woman to serve on the High Court.
North Korean leader Kim Jong ll (ill) has life-threatening pancreatic cancer. The 67-year-old Communist ruler was diagnosed with the cancer around the time of a stroke last summer.
You’ve probably heard of the Monday morning blues. A new study shows that Americans are most likely to commit suicide on Wednesdays. In a five-year study, nearly 25% of suicides will take place on Wednesdays, followed by Mondays then Saturdays. Also, contrary to earlier research that showed more suicides in winter and spring, the new study found almost no seasonal differences. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=628836
NASA WILL TRY AGAIN TODAY TO LAUNCH SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR. Lift-off is set just before 7pm from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
SPORTS: Seven time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is in 3rd place (8 seconds behind the race leader). The racing continues through July 26. FYI: Lance Armstrong says he could be back for one more Tour de France . The 37-year-old Texan, who is competing in the Tour for the first time since 2005, was asked by a French TV interviewer if this will be his last one. Probably not…
7.10.2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
Eat More Chicken! The 5th annual Cow Appreciation Day (all day) at Chick-Fil-A
Dress up like a ‘cow’ and get Free food at Chick-Fil-A
http://www.cowappreciationday.com/
The water in your tap is more rigorously regulated than the bottled water you buy in a store. According to a General Accounting Office report delivered to Congress on Wednesday, EPA rules governing tap water are more thorough and require more disclosure than the FDA rules that govern bottled water. Americans spend more than $11 billion dollars a year on bottled water…that equals to an estimated 200 bottles annually for every "man, woman and child." http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=628836
You’ve probably heard of the Monday morning blues. A new study shows that Americans are most likely to commit suicide on Wednesdays.In a five-year study, nearly 25% of suicides take place on Wednesdays, followed by Mondays then Saturdays. Also, contrary to earlier research that showed more suicides in winter and spring, the new study found almost no seasonal differences. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=628836
Cut calories…live longer? Cutting daily calorie intake by 30% may put the brakes on the aging process. According to a new 20-year study of monkeys, carefully cutting calories have beneficial effects on the brain and could result in a longer life span. The study published in the journal Science.
The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra will be able to keep two of its full-time staff jobs, thanks to $50,000 in federal stimulus money. The symphony is among seven non-profit arts organizations in North Carolina that will receive grants totaling $325,000 dollars through the National Endowment for the Arts.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/07/09/article/greensboro_symphony_to_get_stimulus_money
GM rising? General Motors has emerged from bankruptcy protection after signing papers to transfer the bulk of its assets to a new, leaner company majority-owned by the U.S. government.
A charging bull gored a young man to death Friday during the ‘running of the bulls’ event in Pamplona, Spain. Nine others were injured. This is the first such fatality in nearly 15 years. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531361,00.html
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake in southwestern China has destroyed more than 18 thousand homes. More than 400 thousand people in the quake zone need to be evacuated
THE TROUBLED INSURANCE GIANT A.I.G. IS REPORTEDLY PLANNING TO PAY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN BONUSES TO ITS TOP EXECUTIVES. The Washington Post reports that AIG is looking for Washington's blessing on the payouts. AIG has received nearly 180 billion dollars in federal bailout money.
What? The presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church stating that it's "heresy" to believe that an individual can be saved through a sinner's prayer of repentance. Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori made her comments at the opening of the Episcopal Church's General Conference in California. She described the belief in individual salvation as the, quote, "great Western heresy." -In recent years, many congregations and dioceses have left the Episcopal Church because of its increasingly liberal theology and policies.
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Business/Default.aspx?id=597368
Check out this scripture from Romans 10:9-10 (NIV) “That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”
Jeremy Camp has announced plans for his first headlining tour in nearly two years. The "Speaking Louder Than Before" tour (sponsored by Compassion International) kicks off on September 10th. Jeremy will be joined by Natalie Grant and Bebo Norman. www.jeremycamp.com
SPORTS: Olympic Gold medal winner Michael Phelps has broken the world record in the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. national championships being held at Indiana University. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531320,00.html
Seven time champion Lance Armstrong remains second in the Tour de France. The racing continues through July 26.
The Community Swim Association – city championships continue through Saturday at Lindley Park Pool in Greensboro. www.greensborocsa.org
The 54th annual Highland Games at Grandfather Mountain now thru Sunday. (July 9 -12 ) www.gmhg.org
Dress up like a ‘cow’ and get Free food at Chick-Fil-A
http://www.cowappreciationday.com/
The water in your tap is more rigorously regulated than the bottled water you buy in a store. According to a General Accounting Office report delivered to Congress on Wednesday, EPA rules governing tap water are more thorough and require more disclosure than the FDA rules that govern bottled water. Americans spend more than $11 billion dollars a year on bottled water…that equals to an estimated 200 bottles annually for every "man, woman and child." http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=628836
You’ve probably heard of the Monday morning blues. A new study shows that Americans are most likely to commit suicide on Wednesdays.In a five-year study, nearly 25% of suicides take place on Wednesdays, followed by Mondays then Saturdays. Also, contrary to earlier research that showed more suicides in winter and spring, the new study found almost no seasonal differences. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=628836
Cut calories…live longer? Cutting daily calorie intake by 30% may put the brakes on the aging process. According to a new 20-year study of monkeys, carefully cutting calories have beneficial effects on the brain and could result in a longer life span. The study published in the journal Science.
The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra will be able to keep two of its full-time staff jobs, thanks to $50,000 in federal stimulus money. The symphony is among seven non-profit arts organizations in North Carolina that will receive grants totaling $325,000 dollars through the National Endowment for the Arts.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/07/09/article/greensboro_symphony_to_get_stimulus_money
GM rising? General Motors has emerged from bankruptcy protection after signing papers to transfer the bulk of its assets to a new, leaner company majority-owned by the U.S. government.
A charging bull gored a young man to death Friday during the ‘running of the bulls’ event in Pamplona, Spain. Nine others were injured. This is the first such fatality in nearly 15 years. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531361,00.html
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake in southwestern China has destroyed more than 18 thousand homes. More than 400 thousand people in the quake zone need to be evacuated
THE TROUBLED INSURANCE GIANT A.I.G. IS REPORTEDLY PLANNING TO PAY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN BONUSES TO ITS TOP EXECUTIVES. The Washington Post reports that AIG is looking for Washington's blessing on the payouts. AIG has received nearly 180 billion dollars in federal bailout money.
What? The presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church stating that it's "heresy" to believe that an individual can be saved through a sinner's prayer of repentance. Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori made her comments at the opening of the Episcopal Church's General Conference in California. She described the belief in individual salvation as the, quote, "great Western heresy." -In recent years, many congregations and dioceses have left the Episcopal Church because of its increasingly liberal theology and policies.
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Business/Default.aspx?id=597368
Check out this scripture from Romans 10:9-10 (NIV) “That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”
Jeremy Camp has announced plans for his first headlining tour in nearly two years. The "Speaking Louder Than Before" tour (sponsored by Compassion International) kicks off on September 10th. Jeremy will be joined by Natalie Grant and Bebo Norman. www.jeremycamp.com
SPORTS: Olympic Gold medal winner Michael Phelps has broken the world record in the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. national championships being held at Indiana University. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531320,00.html
Seven time champion Lance Armstrong remains second in the Tour de France. The racing continues through July 26.
The Community Swim Association – city championships continue through Saturday at Lindley Park Pool in Greensboro. www.greensborocsa.org
The 54th annual Highland Games at Grandfather Mountain now thru Sunday. (July 9 -12 ) www.gmhg.org
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