Flood Advisory for Forsyth, Davidson, Guilford and Randolph
-Heavy rainfall could cause small creeks and streams to rise
-Ponding of water on roadways could be a problem this morning
Cool start to the work week…Periods of rain. Temperatures holding in the mid-60s
Robert Schindler, the father of the late Terri Schindler Schiavo, passed away on Saturday from heart failure. He was 71-years old. His daughter, Terri Schiavo, died after being taken off a feeding tube in March of 2005. Terri’s estranged husband won the legal right to have her feeding tube removed. Schindler had fought to keep the feeding tube in place. RnR
North Carolina is joining California, Massachusetts and Nevada with a sales tax increase. The one cent sales tax increase takes effect on Tuesday.
http://www.statesville.com/content/2009/aug/06/sales-tax-rate-goes-sept-1/
A Kernersville Woman and a friend were killed last Friday in a parasailing accident. 60-year-old Cynthia Woodcock of Kernersville was enjoying a weekend at Ocean Isle with the girlfriends. According to the Woodcock family, Cynthia had never been parasailing before and they are questioning why North Carolina Water Sports took a group into the water with winds gusting over 35 miles-per-hour and choppy seas. Woodcock was a Sunday School teacher at Woodlawn Baptist Church in High Point. She was a mom and grandmother. The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating. http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-women-die-para-090828,0,2169419.story
Show your support for the NC Zoo. A new plate design with "Support the N.C. Zoo" featuring a zebra is pending approval by the Division of Motor Vehicles in Raleigh. Approval depends on at least 300 people signing up for the plate. The specialty plate adds $30 to the registration cost with $20 going to the North Carolina Zoo Society. More information at www.nczoo.com or 888-244-3736 http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=129531&catid=57
Several massive wildfires still burning out of control in California. On Sunday, two firefighters lost their lives battling a fire north of LA. The blaze north of LA has burned nearly 43 thousand acres and destroyed 18 homes. It's one of several wildfires either still burning or recently contained in California.
A POWERFUL CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE IS HEADED FOR THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. Hurricane Jenna has maximum sustained winds of nearly 145 miles per hour.
Record-breaking is all the rage in Mexico. Guadalajara, Mexico finally boasts the world's biggest mariachi band. A total of 549 musicians got together to win the record for the birthplace of mariachi on Sunday, playing several songs in just over 10 minutes.
-On Saturday, thousands in Mexico City claimed they put on the largest "Thriller" dance by people performing simultaneously in one place.
-Earlier this year…Mexico also boasted the world's biggest cheesecake and group kiss.
The internet turns 40 this week. Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Few were paying attention back on Sept. 2, 1969, when about 20 people gathered in Kleinrock's lab at the University of California, Los Angeles, to watch as two bulky computers passed meaningless test data through a 15-foot gray cable.
-That was the beginning of the fledgling Arpanet network. Stanford Research Institute joined a month later, and UC Santa Barbara and the University of Utah did by year's end.
-The '80s gave birth to an addressing system with suffixes like ".com" and ".org" in widespread use today.
-The Internet didn't become a household word until the '90s, after a British physicist, Tim Berners-Lee, invented the Web, a subset of the Internet.
http://www.myfox8.com/business/sns-bc-us-tec--internetat40,0,371534.story
SPORTS:
Chula Vista, California Beats Taiwan (6 - 3) to win the Little League World Series yesterday in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. California securing the fifth straight Little League championship for the US http://sports.myway.com/news/08302009/v2671.html
8.31.2009
8.21.2009
'Hearing Everett' - the movie
Luke Everett and his brother Ed, were our special in-studio guests on Thursday talking about their movie
'Hearing Everett' is a call to action for the “ordinary church member” who may believe that God cannot use them.
See the film this weekend:
'Hearing Everett' will be shown at the West Campus of Calvary Baptist Church on Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22 at 6:00 PM. The Saturday showing will feature subtitles in Spanish. Then, on Sunday at 6:30 PM, they will have a showing for the deaf with sign language interpretation.
The West Campus is strategically located at the intersection of Hwy. 801 and Hwy. 158 in Davie County with easy access from exit 180 off interstate 40.
For more information about the showing this weekend visit: http://www.calvarynow.com/templates/System/details.asp?id=44069&PID=608065
For more information about the Everett Brothers and their amazing ministry visit:
http://hearingeverett.com/
'Hearing Everett' is a call to action for the “ordinary church member” who may believe that God cannot use them.
See the film this weekend:
'Hearing Everett' will be shown at the West Campus of Calvary Baptist Church on Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22 at 6:00 PM. The Saturday showing will feature subtitles in Spanish. Then, on Sunday at 6:30 PM, they will have a showing for the deaf with sign language interpretation.
The West Campus is strategically located at the intersection of Hwy. 801 and Hwy. 158 in Davie County with easy access from exit 180 off interstate 40.
For more information about the showing this weekend visit: http://www.calvarynow.com/templates/System/details.asp?id=44069&PID=608065
For more information about the Everett Brothers and their amazing ministry visit:
http://hearingeverett.com/
Friday, August 21, 2009
RECALL: Wal-Mart is recalling about 1.5 million Dura-brand DVD players because
The DVD players could burst into flames. The DVD player, imported from China, was sold at Wal-Mart stores from January 2006 through July 2009 for $29.
For additional information at http://walmartstores.com/
Customer Service: (800) 925-6278 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT
http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/20/news/companies/dvd_recall_walmart/index.htm
Hurricane Bill is still a Category Three storm with sustained winds of 120mph…but is looking less organized this morning. The center of the storm is still around 800 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras. The National Hurricane Center expects Bill to create large swells and dangerous rip tides along the East Coast from North Carolina to central Florida.
Find out the latest on Hurricane Bill http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Two firefighters were hit by lightning last night in Surry County. Both members of the Franklin Volunteer Fire Dept. were hit while fighting three fires started by lightning strikes. Neither firefighter had serious injuries.
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CASH-FOR-CLUNKERS PROGRAM YOU NEED TO DO SO BEFORE EIGHT O'CLOCK MONDAY EVENING. The Department of Transportation says the popular rebate program will end at eight PM on Monday, August 24th. As of Thursday, the D.O.T. says cash-for-clunkers has recorded more than 457 thousand dealer transactions worth one-point-nine billion dollars in rebates.
Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan, the former chancellor at UNCG, passed away on Thursday after a two year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 69. Sullivan became UNCG's first woman chancellor in 1995. Per Sullivan's wishes, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Patricia A. Sullivan and Charles W. Sullivan Scholarship Fund, which the couple established at UNCG.
Funeral arrangements: The family will receive friends from 5 - 7 p.m. Sunday, August 23, at Hanes Lineberry North Elm Chapel. A funeral mass will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, August 24 at St. Paul The Apostle Catholic Church on Horse Pen Creek Rd.
http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-pat-sullivan-dies-090820,0,4732501.story
CASTING CROWNS AND MATT REDMAN HAVE ANNOUNCED A FALL TOUR.
The 41-city "Until The Whole World Hears Tour" with Casting Crowns and Matt Redman will make 2 stops in North Carolina: Charlotte in October…Raleigh in November.
Details at http://www.castingcrowns.com/
SPORTS: Wyndham Championship continues through Sunday at Sedgefield Country Club.
Update: Public parking has been moved to the Greensboro Coliseum
-FYI: Bring 5 cans of non-perishable food items to the tournament and be entered into a ‘raffle’ for a seven night vacation courtesy of Wyndham Hotels.
-Tournament officials said the paved parking lots for VIP, volunteer and caddies were unaffected by the weather.
The DVD players could burst into flames. The DVD player, imported from China, was sold at Wal-Mart stores from January 2006 through July 2009 for $29.
For additional information at http://walmartstores.com/
Customer Service: (800) 925-6278 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT
http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/20/news/companies/dvd_recall_walmart/index.htm
Hurricane Bill is still a Category Three storm with sustained winds of 120mph…but is looking less organized this morning. The center of the storm is still around 800 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras. The National Hurricane Center expects Bill to create large swells and dangerous rip tides along the East Coast from North Carolina to central Florida.
Find out the latest on Hurricane Bill http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Two firefighters were hit by lightning last night in Surry County. Both members of the Franklin Volunteer Fire Dept. were hit while fighting three fires started by lightning strikes. Neither firefighter had serious injuries.
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CASH-FOR-CLUNKERS PROGRAM YOU NEED TO DO SO BEFORE EIGHT O'CLOCK MONDAY EVENING. The Department of Transportation says the popular rebate program will end at eight PM on Monday, August 24th. As of Thursday, the D.O.T. says cash-for-clunkers has recorded more than 457 thousand dealer transactions worth one-point-nine billion dollars in rebates.
Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan, the former chancellor at UNCG, passed away on Thursday after a two year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 69. Sullivan became UNCG's first woman chancellor in 1995. Per Sullivan's wishes, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Patricia A. Sullivan and Charles W. Sullivan Scholarship Fund, which the couple established at UNCG.
Funeral arrangements: The family will receive friends from 5 - 7 p.m. Sunday, August 23, at Hanes Lineberry North Elm Chapel. A funeral mass will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, August 24 at St. Paul The Apostle Catholic Church on Horse Pen Creek Rd.
http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-pat-sullivan-dies-090820,0,4732501.story
CASTING CROWNS AND MATT REDMAN HAVE ANNOUNCED A FALL TOUR.
The 41-city "Until The Whole World Hears Tour" with Casting Crowns and Matt Redman will make 2 stops in North Carolina: Charlotte in October…Raleigh in November.
Details at http://www.castingcrowns.com/
SPORTS: Wyndham Championship continues through Sunday at Sedgefield Country Club.
Update: Public parking has been moved to the Greensboro Coliseum
-FYI: Bring 5 cans of non-perishable food items to the tournament and be entered into a ‘raffle’ for a seven night vacation courtesy of Wyndham Hotels.
-Tournament officials said the paved parking lots for VIP, volunteer and caddies were unaffected by the weather.
8.20.2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Hurricane Bill has weakened slightly to a Category Three storm with sustained winds of 125mph. Waves will become elevated today along the coast from North Carolina to central Florida as swells produced by Bill begin to reach the East Coast. Bill is expected to turn to the north away from the East Coast within the next two days. http://www.weather.com/?from=globalnav
Your new driver’s license is in the mail? Beginning next week, DMV offices will stop making driver's licenses at each office. Instead, all licenses will be made at one location in Raleigh and mailed to you. Taking the written and driving tests and having your picture taken is the same. Then, you'll be handed a temporary paper document until the official license arrives by mail from Raleigh. DMV officials estimate the wait for the official license to be between five and 20 days. North Carolina is one of 14 states that have recently switched to a more secure license distribution system. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-dmv-license-changeover-090819,0,5800602.story
Brady Mullinax, best know as Kernersville’s ‘Bee Man’, died Tuesday night. He was 88. Brady devoted his life to promoting the merits of the honeybee. A memorial service for him will be held at 11 Saturday at Main Street United Methodist Church. After the service, visitation will be in the fellowship hall. http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/20/the-bee-man-brady-mullinax-dies/news/
Closing arguments wrapped up yesterday. The jury is now set to deliberate in the Kirk Turner murder trial. Court convenes at 9:30a.m. this morning.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-turner-murder-trial-090819,0,5360004.story
Afghans are streaming to the polls while braving the potential for violence today. This is the second national elections in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-19-voa53.cfm
Hundreds of U.S. Marines are among security forces deployed to protect voters and polling stations against possible attacks
Television pioneer and longtime CBS executive Don Hewitt, the creator of "60 Minutes," lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Wednesday. Hewitt was 86. Hewitt created "60 Minutes" back in 1968. Hewitt also is credited with innovations such as cue cards and on-screen captions.
Hewitt commenting about the secret of "60 Minutes"…"Tell me a story."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/19/hewitt.obit/index.html
Sold Out…Jet Blue’s All-You-Can-Jet Pass has been a big hit. But forget the Friday deadline. Jet Blue offered a limited number of passes to sell to make sure that everyone who purchased a pass would be able to take advantage of it during the September 8–October 8 travel period.
Customers who purchased the pass can choose from 57 cities and more than 600 daily flights.
http://www.jetblue.com/deals/all-you-can-jet/
SPORTS: Wyndham Championship: First round play begins this morning at the Sedgefield Country Club. Expect higher traffic volume along Guilford College Road and High Point Road. Public parking at GTCC.
FYI: Bring 5 cans of non-perishable food items to the tournament and be entered into a ‘raffle’ for a seven night vacation courtesy of Wyndham Hotels.
Your new driver’s license is in the mail? Beginning next week, DMV offices will stop making driver's licenses at each office. Instead, all licenses will be made at one location in Raleigh and mailed to you. Taking the written and driving tests and having your picture taken is the same. Then, you'll be handed a temporary paper document until the official license arrives by mail from Raleigh. DMV officials estimate the wait for the official license to be between five and 20 days. North Carolina is one of 14 states that have recently switched to a more secure license distribution system. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-dmv-license-changeover-090819,0,5800602.story
Brady Mullinax, best know as Kernersville’s ‘Bee Man’, died Tuesday night. He was 88. Brady devoted his life to promoting the merits of the honeybee. A memorial service for him will be held at 11 Saturday at Main Street United Methodist Church. After the service, visitation will be in the fellowship hall. http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/20/the-bee-man-brady-mullinax-dies/news/
Closing arguments wrapped up yesterday. The jury is now set to deliberate in the Kirk Turner murder trial. Court convenes at 9:30a.m. this morning.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-turner-murder-trial-090819,0,5360004.story
Afghans are streaming to the polls while braving the potential for violence today. This is the second national elections in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-19-voa53.cfm
Hundreds of U.S. Marines are among security forces deployed to protect voters and polling stations against possible attacks
Television pioneer and longtime CBS executive Don Hewitt, the creator of "60 Minutes," lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Wednesday. Hewitt was 86. Hewitt created "60 Minutes" back in 1968. Hewitt also is credited with innovations such as cue cards and on-screen captions.
Hewitt commenting about the secret of "60 Minutes"…"Tell me a story."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/19/hewitt.obit/index.html
Sold Out…Jet Blue’s All-You-Can-Jet Pass has been a big hit. But forget the Friday deadline. Jet Blue offered a limited number of passes to sell to make sure that everyone who purchased a pass would be able to take advantage of it during the September 8–October 8 travel period.
Customers who purchased the pass can choose from 57 cities and more than 600 daily flights.
http://www.jetblue.com/deals/all-you-can-jet/
SPORTS: Wyndham Championship: First round play begins this morning at the Sedgefield Country Club. Expect higher traffic volume along Guilford College Road and High Point Road. Public parking at GTCC.
FYI: Bring 5 cans of non-perishable food items to the tournament and be entered into a ‘raffle’ for a seven night vacation courtesy of Wyndham Hotels.
8.19.2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Back-to-School for students…
Union Grove Christian
Salem Baptist Christian
St John’s Lutheran School
Arts Based Elementary
Also, John Wesley College in High Point.
Now, officials calling Bill a major hurricane… Hurricane Bill is now a Category Four storm out in the Atlantic with sustained winds of 135mph. The storm's five-day forecast maps shows Bill missing Bermuda before beginning to loop away from the US East Coast. http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=33192
After more than two weeks of testimony, prosecutors and defense attorneys will begin closing arguments today in the case of Dr. Kirk Turner, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife back in 2007. http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/19/turner-defense-rests-case/news/
Michael Hayes, the man who killed four people and wounded five others in a 1988 shooting spree on Old Salisbury Road, has been awarded a new hearing to determine if he should be released from a state mental hospital. A jury found Hayes not guilty by reason of insanity. Each year since 1992, he has been eligible for a recommitment hearing.
http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/18/181644/appeals-court-says-hayes-should-get-new-hearing-po/
Don Wildmon, founder and chairman of the American Family Association, was hospitalized over the weekend with spinal meningitis. Wildmon (71 years old) was listed in critical condition.
Get-well cards may be sent to Don Wildmon, PO Drawer 2440, Tupelo, MS 38803.
You may also e-mail a greeting to GetWellDon@afa.net.
http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000010768.cfm
About 60,000 senior citizens have quit AARP since July 1 due to the group's support for a national health care overhaul. But spokesman Drew Nannis said it wasn't unusual for the powerful, 40 million-strong senior citizens' lobby to shed members in droves when it's advocating on a controversial issue. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-08-17-aarp-health-overhaul_N.htm
A Disney stunt performer died after suffering an injury during a rehearsal Monday night. The performer was injured while performing a tumbling roll for the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It was the third fatal incident at Disney World in less than two months. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/18/florida.disney.death/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Robert Novak, one of Washington’s most influential political journalists and a fixture on CNN’s Crossfire and the Capitol Gang, died Tuesday after a battle with brain cancer. Novak was 78.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26220.html#ixzz0OdJilcAb
Intense exercise can be addictive, according to a study of rats that found excessive running shares similarities with drug-taking behaviors. "As with food intake and other parts of life, moderation seems to be the key," lead author Robin Kanarek, of Tufts University. The study was published in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=630138
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS REPORTEDLY FILED DOCUMENTS TO REPEAL THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT. The Washington Times reports the Obama Justice Department's filings claim that federal laws banning same-sex marriages are discriminatory. Pro-family groups have responded with sharp criticism to the filing of the documents.
The Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, was passed by Congress and signed into law in 1996.
Officials are warning beachgoers along the North Carolina Coast about burying people in the sand after a 16-year-old nearly drowned when the tide came in over his head. Read more... http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090818/ARTICLES/908189976?Title=16-year-old-buried-in-sand-nearly-drowns-at-Bald-Head-Island
SPORTS:
Brett Farvre coming out of retirement…to play for the Minnesota Vikings
Wyndham Championship: ProAm today at the Sedgefield Country Club.
-Speaking of the Wyndham at Sedgefield: Expect higher traffic volume along Guilford College Road and High Point Road. Public parking at GTCC.
-FYI: Bring 5 cans of non-perishable food items to the tournament and be entered into a ‘raffle’ for a seven night vacation courtesy of Wyndham Hotels.
Union Grove Christian
Salem Baptist Christian
St John’s Lutheran School
Arts Based Elementary
Also, John Wesley College in High Point.
Now, officials calling Bill a major hurricane… Hurricane Bill is now a Category Four storm out in the Atlantic with sustained winds of 135mph. The storm's five-day forecast maps shows Bill missing Bermuda before beginning to loop away from the US East Coast. http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=33192
After more than two weeks of testimony, prosecutors and defense attorneys will begin closing arguments today in the case of Dr. Kirk Turner, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife back in 2007. http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/19/turner-defense-rests-case/news/
Michael Hayes, the man who killed four people and wounded five others in a 1988 shooting spree on Old Salisbury Road, has been awarded a new hearing to determine if he should be released from a state mental hospital. A jury found Hayes not guilty by reason of insanity. Each year since 1992, he has been eligible for a recommitment hearing.
http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/18/181644/appeals-court-says-hayes-should-get-new-hearing-po/
Don Wildmon, founder and chairman of the American Family Association, was hospitalized over the weekend with spinal meningitis. Wildmon (71 years old) was listed in critical condition.
Get-well cards may be sent to Don Wildmon, PO Drawer 2440, Tupelo, MS 38803.
You may also e-mail a greeting to GetWellDon@afa.net.
http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000010768.cfm
About 60,000 senior citizens have quit AARP since July 1 due to the group's support for a national health care overhaul. But spokesman Drew Nannis said it wasn't unusual for the powerful, 40 million-strong senior citizens' lobby to shed members in droves when it's advocating on a controversial issue. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-08-17-aarp-health-overhaul_N.htm
A Disney stunt performer died after suffering an injury during a rehearsal Monday night. The performer was injured while performing a tumbling roll for the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It was the third fatal incident at Disney World in less than two months. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/18/florida.disney.death/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Robert Novak, one of Washington’s most influential political journalists and a fixture on CNN’s Crossfire and the Capitol Gang, died Tuesday after a battle with brain cancer. Novak was 78.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26220.html#ixzz0OdJilcAb
Intense exercise can be addictive, according to a study of rats that found excessive running shares similarities with drug-taking behaviors. "As with food intake and other parts of life, moderation seems to be the key," lead author Robin Kanarek, of Tufts University. The study was published in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=630138
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS REPORTEDLY FILED DOCUMENTS TO REPEAL THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT. The Washington Times reports the Obama Justice Department's filings claim that federal laws banning same-sex marriages are discriminatory. Pro-family groups have responded with sharp criticism to the filing of the documents.
The Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, was passed by Congress and signed into law in 1996.
Officials are warning beachgoers along the North Carolina Coast about burying people in the sand after a 16-year-old nearly drowned when the tide came in over his head. Read more... http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090818/ARTICLES/908189976?Title=16-year-old-buried-in-sand-nearly-drowns-at-Bald-Head-Island
SPORTS:
Brett Farvre coming out of retirement…to play for the Minnesota Vikings
Wyndham Championship: ProAm today at the Sedgefield Country Club.
-Speaking of the Wyndham at Sedgefield: Expect higher traffic volume along Guilford College Road and High Point Road. Public parking at GTCC.
-FYI: Bring 5 cans of non-perishable food items to the tournament and be entered into a ‘raffle’ for a seven night vacation courtesy of Wyndham Hotels.
8.18.2009
The Beloit College 2009 ‘Mindset List’ for the Class of 2013
The List: http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2013.php
For example:
-The Green Giant has always been Shrek, not the big guy picking vegetables.
-They have never used a card catalog to find a book.
-Salsa has always outsold ketchup.
FYI: Most students entering college for the first time this fall were born in 1991
Beloit College (pronounced "buh-loyt"--rhymes with Detroit)
The List: http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2013.php
For example:
-The Green Giant has always been Shrek, not the big guy picking vegetables.
-They have never used a card catalog to find a book.
-Salsa has always outsold ketchup.
FYI: Most students entering college for the first time this fall were born in 1991
Beloit College (pronounced "buh-loyt"--rhymes with Detroit)
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
The first ‘named’ hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane season is gaining strength. Hurricane Bill is now a Category Two storm with sustained winds of 100mph. One tracking model from the National Hurricane Center shows Bill taking a course parallel to the East Coast by the end of the week. www.weather.com
While most students consider driving to school a right of passage, for some students…they will count the cost…and stay on the bus. Forsyth County Students will be required to pay $115 dollars to park at school this year. In comparison: In Guilford County, parking passes cost $5 dollars. Davidson County only charges $20 dollars for annual parking. First day for students in WS/FC schools is next Tuesday, August 25th.
City council members in High Point passed an ordinance banning residents from parking on lawns in front of their own homes. Cars are now required to be parked on the street or in a designated driveway. Homeowners in violation will receive a warning for their first offense.
Second offense…$50 dollars. Multiple offenses could cost up to $200.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-parking-lawns-090817,0,4573577.story
One citizen’s group in Durham is warning motorists to slow down or else? WRAL-TV reported on Monday that the group ‘Angry Neighbors with Paintball Guns’ is fed up with what it calls Durham's inability or unwillingness to deal with speeders. The group has posted signs throughout the city that warn motorists that it is enforcing the speed limit with paintball guns. Police in Durham say the signs are a distraction to drivers and BTW…it's a crime to shoot a paintball at a vehicle. http://www.digtriad.com/news/thebuzz/story.aspx?storyid=128960&catid=259
Kids with a broken arm do better with simple over-the-counter painkillers such as Advil or Motrin than on a more powerful prescription combination that includes a narcotic like codeine.
The study also finding that Over-The-Counter drugs have fewer adverse effects. Ibuprofen users also had fewer problems eating, playing, going to school or sleeping. They and their parents reported more satisfaction with the OTC treatment. http://www.wxii12.com/health/20439660/detail.html
Just a few more days to take advantage of JetBlue’s All-You-Can-Jet Pass. This Friday, August 21, is the deadline for JetBlue’s latest promotion. Here's how it works: Buy the $599 dollar pass by this Friday (August 21) and you’ll get a month's worth of unlimited flying between any of the airline's 56 international and domestic destinations. The pass covers travel between
Sept. 8 and Oct. 8. Details: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=68496804.blog
In Afghanistan, the campaigning is over…now to the polls on Thursday. Taliban insurgents have been using violence to intimidate Afghan citizens from voting on Thursday. Voters will decide between incumbent President Hamid Karzai and about 30 other candidates. As many as 90% of the polling places in Afghanistan will be open
AS STUDENTS BEGIN HEADING BACK TO CLASSES, THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU IS RELEASING SOME FACTS AND FIGURES RELATED TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. The Census Bureau reports nearly 56 million children will be enrolled in kindergarten through the 12th grade this fall. Last August: Parents and students spent $7.6 billion dollars on Back-to-School clothing items. Bookstore sales last year totaled $2.4 billion dollars. BTW: According to the Census Bureau, 67% of kids aged six to 17 told their parents that they ‘often’ like school
SPORTS: NFL Pre-Season: The Carolina Panthers lose to the Giants 24-17.
Still no decision on who will kick or punt for Wake Forest this season
Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club. Bring 5 cans of non-perishable food items to the tournament and be entered into a ‘raffle’ for a seven night vacation courtesy of Wyndham Hotels.
While most students consider driving to school a right of passage, for some students…they will count the cost…and stay on the bus. Forsyth County Students will be required to pay $115 dollars to park at school this year. In comparison: In Guilford County, parking passes cost $5 dollars. Davidson County only charges $20 dollars for annual parking. First day for students in WS/FC schools is next Tuesday, August 25th.
City council members in High Point passed an ordinance banning residents from parking on lawns in front of their own homes. Cars are now required to be parked on the street or in a designated driveway. Homeowners in violation will receive a warning for their first offense.
Second offense…$50 dollars. Multiple offenses could cost up to $200.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-parking-lawns-090817,0,4573577.story
One citizen’s group in Durham is warning motorists to slow down or else? WRAL-TV reported on Monday that the group ‘Angry Neighbors with Paintball Guns’ is fed up with what it calls Durham's inability or unwillingness to deal with speeders. The group has posted signs throughout the city that warn motorists that it is enforcing the speed limit with paintball guns. Police in Durham say the signs are a distraction to drivers and BTW…it's a crime to shoot a paintball at a vehicle. http://www.digtriad.com/news/thebuzz/story.aspx?storyid=128960&catid=259
Kids with a broken arm do better with simple over-the-counter painkillers such as Advil or Motrin than on a more powerful prescription combination that includes a narcotic like codeine.
The study also finding that Over-The-Counter drugs have fewer adverse effects. Ibuprofen users also had fewer problems eating, playing, going to school or sleeping. They and their parents reported more satisfaction with the OTC treatment. http://www.wxii12.com/health/20439660/detail.html
Just a few more days to take advantage of JetBlue’s All-You-Can-Jet Pass. This Friday, August 21, is the deadline for JetBlue’s latest promotion. Here's how it works: Buy the $599 dollar pass by this Friday (August 21) and you’ll get a month's worth of unlimited flying between any of the airline's 56 international and domestic destinations. The pass covers travel between
Sept. 8 and Oct. 8. Details: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=68496804.blog
In Afghanistan, the campaigning is over…now to the polls on Thursday. Taliban insurgents have been using violence to intimidate Afghan citizens from voting on Thursday. Voters will decide between incumbent President Hamid Karzai and about 30 other candidates. As many as 90% of the polling places in Afghanistan will be open
AS STUDENTS BEGIN HEADING BACK TO CLASSES, THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU IS RELEASING SOME FACTS AND FIGURES RELATED TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. The Census Bureau reports nearly 56 million children will be enrolled in kindergarten through the 12th grade this fall. Last August: Parents and students spent $7.6 billion dollars on Back-to-School clothing items. Bookstore sales last year totaled $2.4 billion dollars. BTW: According to the Census Bureau, 67% of kids aged six to 17 told their parents that they ‘often’ like school
SPORTS: NFL Pre-Season: The Carolina Panthers lose to the Giants 24-17.
Still no decision on who will kick or punt for Wake Forest this season
Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club. Bring 5 cans of non-perishable food items to the tournament and be entered into a ‘raffle’ for a seven night vacation courtesy of Wyndham Hotels.
8.17.2009
A Real B-17 Bomber is coming to the Triad
Ever wanted to see a WWII B-17 Bomber up close? How about take a flight on one?
The "Liberty Belle" a restored WWII B-17 "flying fortress" bomber that is coming to the Smith reynolds Airport (Winston-Salem) this week. Flights on the 'Liberty Belle' will be available to the public this Friday and Saturday (August 22 - 23).
More information at http://www.libertyfoundation.org/
The "Liberty Belle" a restored WWII B-17 "flying fortress" bomber that is coming to the Smith reynolds Airport (Winston-Salem) this week. Flights on the 'Liberty Belle' will be available to the public this Friday and Saturday (August 22 - 23).
More information at http://www.libertyfoundation.org/
Monday, August 17, 2009
Tropical Storm Claudette made landfall early this morning along the Florida Panhandle near Fort Walton Beach. What’s left of Claudette is expected to dump 3-6 inches of additional rain…while tracking north into Alabama then into northeastern Mississippi later tonight.
Meanwhile, out in the Atlantic:
Tropical depression Ana has been down-graded. Tropical storm watches remained in effect for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
‘Bill’ is now the first hurricane of the 2009 Hurricane Season. Hurricane Bill could develop into a major hurricane by Wednesday. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090817/D9A4IR3G0.html
President Barack Obama is willing to embrace insurance cooperatives over a government-run plan as the White House faces mounting opposition to its broad overhaul of the nation's health care system. Bowing to Republican pressure and offering political cover to fiscally conservative Democrats. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090817/D9A4IUK01.html
As part of the 2009 budget, city leaders in Chicago set aside three reduced-service days: the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve. But City Council recently decided to move the New Year's Eve reduced-service day to today. In all, the three days of unpaid leave for city employees are expected to save the city eight-point-three million dollars.
CONSERVATIVE MEMBERS OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH WILL BE WORKING TO KEEP ORDINATION LIMITED TO THOSE WHO ARE CELIBATE OR MARRIED DURING THIS WEEK’S CONVENTION. Delegates will also be considering whether ELCA churches should begin blessing same-gender unions.
A 1,224-pound triple vanilla cupcake with pink frosting has set a record as the world's largest cupcake. The mega cupcake was unveiled this past Saturday at a classic car event in Royal Oak, Michigan. You may be wondering: The cupcake took 12 hours to bake and included 800 eggs and 200 pounds each of sugar and flour. Calorie count: an estimated 2 million calories. Slices of the cupcake were served in exchange for donations to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer organization. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090816/D9A44KEG3.html
THE PAUL COLMAN TRIO IS BACK TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TOUR IN FIVE YEARS. Ten years after the Paul Colman Trio released its first CD and five years after it disbanded, pc3 is reuniting for a tour of Australia and New Zealand this October. Paul says the band is looking forward to touring together, playing fans favorite’s and "singing some new ones". http://www.paulcolmantrio.com/
THE MAYOR OF MILWAUKEE IS BEING HAILED AS A HERO, AFTER CONFRONTING A PIPE-WIELDING MAN WHO WAS THREATENING A WOMAN AT THE WISCONSIN STATE FAIR. The man with the pipe turned his attention from the woman crying for help to Mayor Tom Barrett. Before he fled the scene, the man struck the 55-year old Barrett in the head and torso. Read more...http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/53347442.html
SPORTS:
NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson ran out of gas…Brain Vickers takes the checkered flag in Michigan. Three races remain before the Chase.
PGA: South Korean golfer Y.E.Yang beat Tiger Woods to win the PGA championship.
This week: Wyndham Championship (Sedgefield Country Club)
Bring 5 cans of non-perishable food items to the tournament and be entered into a ‘raffle’ for a seven night vacation courtesy of Wyndham Hotels.
Meanwhile, out in the Atlantic:
Tropical depression Ana has been down-graded. Tropical storm watches remained in effect for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
‘Bill’ is now the first hurricane of the 2009 Hurricane Season. Hurricane Bill could develop into a major hurricane by Wednesday. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090817/D9A4IR3G0.html
President Barack Obama is willing to embrace insurance cooperatives over a government-run plan as the White House faces mounting opposition to its broad overhaul of the nation's health care system. Bowing to Republican pressure and offering political cover to fiscally conservative Democrats. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090817/D9A4IUK01.html
As part of the 2009 budget, city leaders in Chicago set aside three reduced-service days: the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve. But City Council recently decided to move the New Year's Eve reduced-service day to today. In all, the three days of unpaid leave for city employees are expected to save the city eight-point-three million dollars.
CONSERVATIVE MEMBERS OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH WILL BE WORKING TO KEEP ORDINATION LIMITED TO THOSE WHO ARE CELIBATE OR MARRIED DURING THIS WEEK’S CONVENTION. Delegates will also be considering whether ELCA churches should begin blessing same-gender unions.
A 1,224-pound triple vanilla cupcake with pink frosting has set a record as the world's largest cupcake. The mega cupcake was unveiled this past Saturday at a classic car event in Royal Oak, Michigan. You may be wondering: The cupcake took 12 hours to bake and included 800 eggs and 200 pounds each of sugar and flour. Calorie count: an estimated 2 million calories. Slices of the cupcake were served in exchange for donations to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer organization. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090816/D9A44KEG3.html
THE PAUL COLMAN TRIO IS BACK TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TOUR IN FIVE YEARS. Ten years after the Paul Colman Trio released its first CD and five years after it disbanded, pc3 is reuniting for a tour of Australia and New Zealand this October. Paul says the band is looking forward to touring together, playing fans favorite’s and "singing some new ones". http://www.paulcolmantrio.com/
THE MAYOR OF MILWAUKEE IS BEING HAILED AS A HERO, AFTER CONFRONTING A PIPE-WIELDING MAN WHO WAS THREATENING A WOMAN AT THE WISCONSIN STATE FAIR. The man with the pipe turned his attention from the woman crying for help to Mayor Tom Barrett. Before he fled the scene, the man struck the 55-year old Barrett in the head and torso. Read more...http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/53347442.html
SPORTS:
NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson ran out of gas…Brain Vickers takes the checkered flag in Michigan. Three races remain before the Chase.
PGA: South Korean golfer Y.E.Yang beat Tiger Woods to win the PGA championship.
This week: Wyndham Championship (Sedgefield Country Club)
Bring 5 cans of non-perishable food items to the tournament and be entered into a ‘raffle’ for a seven night vacation courtesy of Wyndham Hotels.
8.14.2009
Big for a Day with Leo...
Thanks to 'Leo' for playing radio with the WBFJ Morning Show this morning.
If you would like to be a Big Brother to 'Leo'...call 724-7993
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 continues
thru October 31. For more information: call 724-7993
More details at http://bbbsnc.org/
If you would like to be a Big Brother to 'Leo'...call 724-7993
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 continues
thru October 31. For more information: call 724-7993
More details at http://bbbsnc.org/
Friday, August 14, 2009
An 18-year-old who lost her unborn child when her car collided with MercyMe’s tour bus has died from her injuries. Police in Fort Wayne, Ind., say Kara Klinker, who had been in critical condition since the crash early Saturday, died on Tuesday. Klinker was 35 weeks pregnant.
Two other teenagers in her car died of injuries at the scene of the crash. In a statement issued by the band: MercyMe is asking for “prayers for everyone affected by this accident, that God would bring healing, comfort, peace and understanding at a time when they are desperately needed.“ http://www.wnct.com/nct/lifestyles/faith_values/article/driver_dies_from_crash_with_mercyme_tour_bus/47309/
Expect a new CD project from Steven Curtis Chapman called "Beauty Will Rise" set to come out on November third. It's Steven’s first new album since the death of his five-year old daughter (Maria Sue) back in May of 2008. The songs featured on the CD reflect the spiritual journey that Steven has been on since the tragedy. The first single will be "Heaven Is The Face".
Steven and Mary Beth Chapman lost their, Maria Sue, in a car accident at their home in May of 2008. http://www.stevencurtischapman.com/
Guitar innovator Les Paul died Thursday due to complications of pneumonia. He was 94.
Les Paul developed the ‘solid body’ electric guitar back in the 40’s. Gibson finally took a chance on Les Paul’s design and the rest is history. A solid-body guitar was considered silly before the early 1960s. It really wasn't until 1965 that the guitar took off and became popular.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/13/obit.les.paul/index.html?iref=werecommend
Who has played a Gibson Les Paul? http://www.lespaulguide.com/famous-les-paul-players.php
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock...the epic four-day rock festival that drew more than 30 bands and more than 300,000 fans to a farmer's field in Bethel, N.Y.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705323150/69-memories.html
Been thinking about adopting a furry friend, but didn't want to pay all those adoption fees? The SPCA in Greensboro is holding an Adoption Frenzy this Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 5pm at their shelter on Hines Chapel Road. Cats and Dogs over 1 year of age will be FREE!
For more information give them a call at 375-3222.
http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=128833&catid=57
http://www.triadspca.org/
The Annual Hanesbrands ‘Sample’ Sale continues through Saturday in the Education Building at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem. Friday: 8 – 4pm Saturday: 9 – 3pm Admission is FREE.
Details: http://www.news-record.com/blog/53458/entry/66290
DEFENSE SECRETARY ROBERT GATES SAYS HE MIGHT BE OPEN TO SENDING MORE TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN. No decision is expected until after next week’s Presidential elections in Afghanistan.
The FAA has suspended two air traffic controllers in connection with the mid-air collision of a sight seeing helicopter and a private plane over the Hudson that killed nine people last Saturday's. The FAA says the controller following the private plane was on the phone at the time of the crash and the supervisor was not in the building.
MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF A WILDFIRE RAGING IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA.
Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps was involved in a traffic accident in Baltimore last night. Police said Phelps wasn't hurt in the accident.
SPORTS: THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES HAVE SIGNED MICHAEL VICK TO A ONE-YEAR DEAL. Vick was re-instated to the NFL last month after serving 21 months for a conviction related to operating a dog-fighting ring.
Two other teenagers in her car died of injuries at the scene of the crash. In a statement issued by the band: MercyMe is asking for “prayers for everyone affected by this accident, that God would bring healing, comfort, peace and understanding at a time when they are desperately needed.“ http://www.wnct.com/nct/lifestyles/faith_values/article/driver_dies_from_crash_with_mercyme_tour_bus/47309/
Expect a new CD project from Steven Curtis Chapman called "Beauty Will Rise" set to come out on November third. It's Steven’s first new album since the death of his five-year old daughter (Maria Sue) back in May of 2008. The songs featured on the CD reflect the spiritual journey that Steven has been on since the tragedy. The first single will be "Heaven Is The Face".
Steven and Mary Beth Chapman lost their, Maria Sue, in a car accident at their home in May of 2008. http://www.stevencurtischapman.com/
Guitar innovator Les Paul died Thursday due to complications of pneumonia. He was 94.
Les Paul developed the ‘solid body’ electric guitar back in the 40’s. Gibson finally took a chance on Les Paul’s design and the rest is history. A solid-body guitar was considered silly before the early 1960s. It really wasn't until 1965 that the guitar took off and became popular.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/13/obit.les.paul/index.html?iref=werecommend
Who has played a Gibson Les Paul? http://www.lespaulguide.com/famous-les-paul-players.php
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock...the epic four-day rock festival that drew more than 30 bands and more than 300,000 fans to a farmer's field in Bethel, N.Y.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705323150/69-memories.html
Been thinking about adopting a furry friend, but didn't want to pay all those adoption fees? The SPCA in Greensboro is holding an Adoption Frenzy this Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 5pm at their shelter on Hines Chapel Road. Cats and Dogs over 1 year of age will be FREE!
For more information give them a call at 375-3222.
http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=128833&catid=57
http://www.triadspca.org/
The Annual Hanesbrands ‘Sample’ Sale continues through Saturday in the Education Building at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem. Friday: 8 – 4pm Saturday: 9 – 3pm Admission is FREE.
Details: http://www.news-record.com/blog/53458/entry/66290
DEFENSE SECRETARY ROBERT GATES SAYS HE MIGHT BE OPEN TO SENDING MORE TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN. No decision is expected until after next week’s Presidential elections in Afghanistan.
The FAA has suspended two air traffic controllers in connection with the mid-air collision of a sight seeing helicopter and a private plane over the Hudson that killed nine people last Saturday's. The FAA says the controller following the private plane was on the phone at the time of the crash and the supervisor was not in the building.
MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF A WILDFIRE RAGING IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA.
Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps was involved in a traffic accident in Baltimore last night. Police said Phelps wasn't hurt in the accident.
SPORTS: THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES HAVE SIGNED MICHAEL VICK TO A ONE-YEAR DEAL. Vick was re-instated to the NFL last month after serving 21 months for a conviction related to operating a dog-fighting ring.
8.13.2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Today: Mostly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms possible…High 85
No criminal charges will be filed in the drowning death of 6-year-old Ja'Nae Nicole McCullum at the Kimberly Clark Pool back in June. The city of Winston-Salem has implemented new rules for city pools following Ja’Nae’s death. http://www.wxii12.com/news/20374219/detail.html
A Winston-Salem veteran is among five in the Southeast to receive France's highest honor for their service in World War II. Ronald Macklin of Winston-Salem will be given the National Order of the Legion of Honor in a ceremony in Atlanta on August 21.
With healthcare debates heating up around the nation…don’t expect local representatives in Congress to hold town hall meetings any time soon. According to the News and Record, most representatives will not have Town Hall meetings…opting for small group meeting or individual meetings. Senator Richard Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican, would consider having a Town Hall meeting on the current health care legislation.
Facebook is testing a stripped-down version of its social networking software, aimed at making it easier to use on mobile devices and in countries where Internet bandwidth is limited. "Facebook Lite" is being tested now in India and further tests in China and Russia are expected to follow.
http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2009/08/10/daily38.html
The Annual Hanesbrands Sample Sale is being held at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem today through Saturday. Everything is at least 65 percent off. The prices range from as little as $1 to up to $7. The Annual Hanesbrands Sample Sale is being held at the Education Building at the Joel Coliseum. There's free admission.
Details: http://www.news-record.com/blog/53458/entry/66290
Crime rate fell across North Carolina in 2008. In the Triad: Overall crime rates were up in WS, Greensboro and High Point. Violent crime down in 2008. North Carolina’s overall reported crime rate has fallen nearly 14 percent in the past 10 years.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/08/12/article/crime_rate_falls_across_nc_in_08
JetBlue has unveiled a new promotion: the All-You-Can-Jet Pass. Here's how it works: Buy the $599 dollar pass by August 21, and you’ll get a month's worth of unlimited flying between any of the airline's 56 international and domestic destinations. The pass covers travel between Sept. 8 and Oct. 8. JetBlue says "pass holders will have access to every available seat on every flight with no blackout dates." Fine print: To use the pass, each flight must be booked 3 days prior to the flight's scheduled departure.
Details: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=68496804.blog
Too good to be true: Early Wednesday morning, BestBuy.com listed a 52-inch Samsung HDTV for $9.99 -- a savings of more than $1,600 dollars. As customers jumped on the Web site trying to take advantage of the offer, Best Buy announced it was a "pricing error" and was no longer available. A recorded message on Best Buy's customer service line told customers "we will not be placing any more orders for this unit," and messages were sent on Twitter apologizing "for any disappointment." In a statement, Best Buy apologized for the mistake but said it would "not be honoring the incorrect price." The company's Web site states Best Buy reserves the right to "revoke offers or correct errors" even if a credit card has already been charged. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/13/bestbuy.mistake/index.html
SPORTS:
Michael Vick and the Carolina Panthers? One team not completely ruling Vick out is the Carolina Panthers. Tony Dungy, Vick's personal mentor, believes Michael Vick will be back in the NFL this season, maybe even this week. Vick was the No. 1 draft pick in 2001, and once the highest-paid player in football. But he has not played since 2006 when he was convicted in August 2007 of conspiracy and running a dog fighting operation, sentenced to 23 months in federal prison. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4394427
No criminal charges will be filed in the drowning death of 6-year-old Ja'Nae Nicole McCullum at the Kimberly Clark Pool back in June. The city of Winston-Salem has implemented new rules for city pools following Ja’Nae’s death. http://www.wxii12.com/news/20374219/detail.html
A Winston-Salem veteran is among five in the Southeast to receive France's highest honor for their service in World War II. Ronald Macklin of Winston-Salem will be given the National Order of the Legion of Honor in a ceremony in Atlanta on August 21.
With healthcare debates heating up around the nation…don’t expect local representatives in Congress to hold town hall meetings any time soon. According to the News and Record, most representatives will not have Town Hall meetings…opting for small group meeting or individual meetings. Senator Richard Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican, would consider having a Town Hall meeting on the current health care legislation.
Facebook is testing a stripped-down version of its social networking software, aimed at making it easier to use on mobile devices and in countries where Internet bandwidth is limited. "Facebook Lite" is being tested now in India and further tests in China and Russia are expected to follow.
http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2009/08/10/daily38.html
The Annual Hanesbrands Sample Sale is being held at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem today through Saturday. Everything is at least 65 percent off. The prices range from as little as $1 to up to $7. The Annual Hanesbrands Sample Sale is being held at the Education Building at the Joel Coliseum. There's free admission.
Details: http://www.news-record.com/blog/53458/entry/66290
Crime rate fell across North Carolina in 2008. In the Triad: Overall crime rates were up in WS, Greensboro and High Point. Violent crime down in 2008. North Carolina’s overall reported crime rate has fallen nearly 14 percent in the past 10 years.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/08/12/article/crime_rate_falls_across_nc_in_08
JetBlue has unveiled a new promotion: the All-You-Can-Jet Pass. Here's how it works: Buy the $599 dollar pass by August 21, and you’ll get a month's worth of unlimited flying between any of the airline's 56 international and domestic destinations. The pass covers travel between Sept. 8 and Oct. 8. JetBlue says "pass holders will have access to every available seat on every flight with no blackout dates." Fine print: To use the pass, each flight must be booked 3 days prior to the flight's scheduled departure.
Details: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=68496804.blog
Too good to be true: Early Wednesday morning, BestBuy.com listed a 52-inch Samsung HDTV for $9.99 -- a savings of more than $1,600 dollars. As customers jumped on the Web site trying to take advantage of the offer, Best Buy announced it was a "pricing error" and was no longer available. A recorded message on Best Buy's customer service line told customers "we will not be placing any more orders for this unit," and messages were sent on Twitter apologizing "for any disappointment." In a statement, Best Buy apologized for the mistake but said it would "not be honoring the incorrect price." The company's Web site states Best Buy reserves the right to "revoke offers or correct errors" even if a credit card has already been charged. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/13/bestbuy.mistake/index.html
SPORTS:
Michael Vick and the Carolina Panthers? One team not completely ruling Vick out is the Carolina Panthers. Tony Dungy, Vick's personal mentor, believes Michael Vick will be back in the NFL this season, maybe even this week. Vick was the No. 1 draft pick in 2001, and once the highest-paid player in football. But he has not played since 2006 when he was convicted in August 2007 of conspiracy and running a dog fighting operation, sentenced to 23 months in federal prison. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4394427
8.12.2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Practicing in the summer heat is always a challenge for football players and band members. The News & Observer of Raleigh posting a story about University of North Carolina football players going high-tech to determine just how heated their bodies become during practice. On Tuesday, 18 Tar Heel players swallowed pills that contain a battery, thermometer and radio transmitter.
Officials hope the vitamin-size CorTemp capsule will provide data to help determine if higher body temperatures increase the possibility of concussions. Coaches also plan to use the information to better regulate drills during practice and to monitor players in heat that often reaches the high 90s in the early-season games.
http://www.thetimesnews.com/sports/span-27327-small-monitor.html
A Page High School football player was taken to Moses Cone Hospital yesterday morning after possibly experiencing heat-related problems. School officials mentioned that the football player did not eat or drink prior to practice. Page High School athletics director Rusty Lee said that the player was treated and was feeling better Tuesday afternoon. http://www.wxii12.com/news/20358946/detail.html
It's already recommended for aches, pains and preventing heart attacks. Now, there's evidence that aspirin may help in the battle against colon cancer. A study finds colon cancer patients who took aspirin reduced their risk of death from the disease by nearly 30%. Also, patients who already have colon cancer may benefit from taking aspirin along with surgery and chemotherapy. But researchers say it's too early for an across-the-board recommendation.
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the US after lung cancer.
The study is in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The Transportation Department is investigating the extended stay of 47 airline passengers on an airport tarmac in Minnesota over the weekend to see if any laws were violated during the incident. Last Friday, Continental Express Flight 2816 left Houston at 9:23 p.m. It didn't arrive at its destination in Minneapolis until after 11 a.m. Saturday morning. In between, the small airliner spent nearly seven hours sitting on a tarmac in Rochester, Minnesota where it had been diverted because of thunderstorms. -The Senate is looking at requiring airlines to return passengers to the gate after a three-hour tarmac delay. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090812/D9A19FI80.html
Hurricane Felicia weakened to a Tropical Depression before reaching the Hawaiian Islands yesterday evening. The tropical paradise could see up to two inches of rain today and tomorrow. Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center is keeping its eye on a tropical depression brewing in the Atlantic.
In Taiwan, close to 1,000 people…feared dead…have been found alive after they fled their villages because of massive mudslides after Typhoon Morakot hit the island over the weekend.
French police say a woman "not in her senses" threw a mug at Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece the "Mona Lisa" earlier this month. The 500-year-old painting, which hangs in the Louvre gallery in Paris, was not damaged. The "Mona Lisa," considered one of the world's most valuable paintings, sits behind bulletproof glass in a special wing of the Louvre. -In 1956 the artwork was damaged when acid was thrown at it. A rock was also thrown in a separate incident in the same year. -In 1911 it was stolen from the Louvre but was returned two years later.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/11/mona.lisa.attack/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
SPORTS:
Fred Couples will play in next week's Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club…which is set for August 17-23 in Greensboro.
Tiger Woods is interested in adding a gold medal to his collection of green jackets. Woods has indicated that he would play in the Olympics if golf became part of the program in 20-16. The International Olympic Committee executive board is meeting later this week in Berlin to recommend two sports for inclusion in the 2016 games. Golf and Rugby Sevens are considered the favorites. (Rugby sevens is a variant of rugby with seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches)
Officials hope the vitamin-size CorTemp capsule will provide data to help determine if higher body temperatures increase the possibility of concussions. Coaches also plan to use the information to better regulate drills during practice and to monitor players in heat that often reaches the high 90s in the early-season games.
http://www.thetimesnews.com/sports/span-27327-small-monitor.html
A Page High School football player was taken to Moses Cone Hospital yesterday morning after possibly experiencing heat-related problems. School officials mentioned that the football player did not eat or drink prior to practice. Page High School athletics director Rusty Lee said that the player was treated and was feeling better Tuesday afternoon. http://www.wxii12.com/news/20358946/detail.html
It's already recommended for aches, pains and preventing heart attacks. Now, there's evidence that aspirin may help in the battle against colon cancer. A study finds colon cancer patients who took aspirin reduced their risk of death from the disease by nearly 30%. Also, patients who already have colon cancer may benefit from taking aspirin along with surgery and chemotherapy. But researchers say it's too early for an across-the-board recommendation.
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the US after lung cancer.
The study is in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The Transportation Department is investigating the extended stay of 47 airline passengers on an airport tarmac in Minnesota over the weekend to see if any laws were violated during the incident. Last Friday, Continental Express Flight 2816 left Houston at 9:23 p.m. It didn't arrive at its destination in Minneapolis until after 11 a.m. Saturday morning. In between, the small airliner spent nearly seven hours sitting on a tarmac in Rochester, Minnesota where it had been diverted because of thunderstorms. -The Senate is looking at requiring airlines to return passengers to the gate after a three-hour tarmac delay. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090812/D9A19FI80.html
Hurricane Felicia weakened to a Tropical Depression before reaching the Hawaiian Islands yesterday evening. The tropical paradise could see up to two inches of rain today and tomorrow. Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center is keeping its eye on a tropical depression brewing in the Atlantic.
In Taiwan, close to 1,000 people…feared dead…have been found alive after they fled their villages because of massive mudslides after Typhoon Morakot hit the island over the weekend.
French police say a woman "not in her senses" threw a mug at Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece the "Mona Lisa" earlier this month. The 500-year-old painting, which hangs in the Louvre gallery in Paris, was not damaged. The "Mona Lisa," considered one of the world's most valuable paintings, sits behind bulletproof glass in a special wing of the Louvre. -In 1956 the artwork was damaged when acid was thrown at it. A rock was also thrown in a separate incident in the same year. -In 1911 it was stolen from the Louvre but was returned two years later.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/11/mona.lisa.attack/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
SPORTS:
Fred Couples will play in next week's Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club…which is set for August 17-23 in Greensboro.
Tiger Woods is interested in adding a gold medal to his collection of green jackets. Woods has indicated that he would play in the Olympics if golf became part of the program in 20-16. The International Olympic Committee executive board is meeting later this week in Berlin to recommend two sports for inclusion in the 2016 games. Golf and Rugby Sevens are considered the favorites. (Rugby sevens is a variant of rugby with seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches)
8.11.2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
TODAY: The mobile blood unit from Ft Bragg is hosting a blood drive for our troops on Tuesday until 5pm at the US Army Reserve Center on Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Winston-Salem (across from the Bowman Gray stadium…south of Winston-Salem State University).
Walk-ins are welcome! For more information: Call 766-8436 or 408-7280
Detailed story about the fatal crash involving MercyMe’s tour bus early Saturday morning that left two teenagers dead and a third in critical condition here... http://www.christiantoday.com/article/mercymes.heartache.after.fatal.bus.crash/23950.htm
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy and the founder of the Special Olympics, has died. She was 88. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090811/D9A0KM301.html
The President disagreeing with top Democratic leaders who have called recent Town Hall protests on healthcare un-American. At a number of town hall meetings across the country recently, politicians have been met with loud protests over healthcare reform proposals. In a USA Today op-ed piece on Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Majority Leader suggested the protests are un-American. The president thinks spirited debates about health care are in keeping with American tradition.
Three American soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan. Military officials saying that the three died in separate "hostile fire incidents."
In Taiwan, bad weather is being blamed on the crash of a rescue helicopter with three crew aboard. The helicopter crashed into a mountain while on a mission to rescue villagers whose homes were destroyed by a powerful typhoon. Hundreds of people in Taiwan are missing after heavy rains triggered a landslide.
Earthquakes jolting parts of India and Japan earlier today. A tsunami warning was issued for several countries, but has been cancelled.
Best-selling country music duo Brooks & Dunn are "call it a day" after 20 years of making music together. Kix Brooks (54) and Ronnie Dunn (56) has sold more than 30 million albums…and accumulated 23 number 1 hits. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090811/D9A0I0EG0.html
Out in stores today: BRITT NICOLE releasing her second CD project "The Lost Get Found" Britt is getting ready to head out with a number of other performers for the "Revolve Tour" next month.
NASCAR: Tony Stewart winning at Watkins Glenn
NFL Pre-Season: Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith was injured during practice yesterday. X-rays were taken on Smith’s right shoulder. It’s uncertain how long the four-time Pro Bowl receiver will be out. http://sports.myway.com/news/08102009/v8373.html
Walk-ins are welcome! For more information: Call 766-8436 or 408-7280
Detailed story about the fatal crash involving MercyMe’s tour bus early Saturday morning that left two teenagers dead and a third in critical condition here... http://www.christiantoday.com/article/mercymes.heartache.after.fatal.bus.crash/23950.htm
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy and the founder of the Special Olympics, has died. She was 88. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090811/D9A0KM301.html
The President disagreeing with top Democratic leaders who have called recent Town Hall protests on healthcare un-American. At a number of town hall meetings across the country recently, politicians have been met with loud protests over healthcare reform proposals. In a USA Today op-ed piece on Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Majority Leader suggested the protests are un-American. The president thinks spirited debates about health care are in keeping with American tradition.
Three American soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan. Military officials saying that the three died in separate "hostile fire incidents."
In Taiwan, bad weather is being blamed on the crash of a rescue helicopter with three crew aboard. The helicopter crashed into a mountain while on a mission to rescue villagers whose homes were destroyed by a powerful typhoon. Hundreds of people in Taiwan are missing after heavy rains triggered a landslide.
Earthquakes jolting parts of India and Japan earlier today. A tsunami warning was issued for several countries, but has been cancelled.
Best-selling country music duo Brooks & Dunn are "call it a day" after 20 years of making music together. Kix Brooks (54) and Ronnie Dunn (56) has sold more than 30 million albums…and accumulated 23 number 1 hits. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090811/D9A0I0EG0.html
Out in stores today: BRITT NICOLE releasing her second CD project "The Lost Get Found" Britt is getting ready to head out with a number of other performers for the "Revolve Tour" next month.
NASCAR: Tony Stewart winning at Watkins Glenn
NFL Pre-Season: Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith was injured during practice yesterday. X-rays were taken on Smith’s right shoulder. It’s uncertain how long the four-time Pro Bowl receiver will be out. http://sports.myway.com/news/08102009/v8373.html
8.10.2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Sunny skies…High 96
Heat Index (the combination of heat and humidity) will make it ‘feel like’ +100 degrees. Please limit your outdoor activity between 11am and 7pm…
TODAY is National S’mores Day
Contest information: http://www.smorestruly.com/
http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/
Jen Singer: Fun Stay-at-Home ideas with the family www.mommasaid.net
MercyMe cancelled its scheduled concert date over the weekend after the band’s tour bus was involved in a deadly crash. All of the band members are OK. Police say that a car reportedly pulled in front of the bus early Saturday morning. Two adults and an unborn child riding in the car were killed. The band was traveling through Fort Wayne, Indiana on its way to Six Flags in St. Louis. The band has asked its fans to be praying for the families of all those killed in the accident.
A Stokes County grandmother was killed Sunday morning after being apparently run over by her grandson. The Winston-Salem Journal reporting that 77 year old Dorothy Milton had gotten out of a car driven by her grandson 29 year old Christopher Milton…and while still in the driveway somehow was run over by the grandson. The two had reportedly returned from a trip to a nearby bank. The incident is being investigated as an accident.
http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/10/fire-police-briefs-police-break-up-fights-make-arr/
A Northwest Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Flight 1546 took off for Minneapolis just before 9 a.m. but quickly landed after the pilot heard a noise. A bird apparently struck the left engine and pilots shut it down. No one was injured.
Divers will continue their search of two remaining victims from the collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River just before noon on Saturday. Seven bodies have been recovered by divers working in near-zero visibility. Investigators had raised the wreckage of the helicopter, but the plane remained missing. The search was put on hold as a storm approached Sunday evening. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/10/hudson.crash/index.html
A deadly typhoon that slammed into China's coastal provinces and Taiwan over the weekend has displaced nearly one million people and left dozens missing. Another typhoon hit west Japan earlier today leaving 12 people dead.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-rdu-emergency-landing-090809,0,7545739.story
Elisabeth Hasselbeck of "The View" is the mother of a third child. Hasselbeck gave birth Sunday afternoon in a New York hospital to a boy, named Isaiah Timothy. She's married to former NFL player Tim Hasselbeck. It's the couple's second son. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090810/D99VNA100.html
Producers for the ABC hit TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (the show with Ty Pennington that comes on Sunday evenings) are actively seeking a family from North Carolina to feature on an upcoming episode. FYI: The nomination deadline has been extended. You have until midnight Monday night (August 10th)
The direct email link to nominate a family: castingnorthcarolina@gmail.com
Additional information http://www.abc45.com/
SPORTS:
-MLB: Yankees rally for 4-game sweep of the Red Sox on Sunday
-PGA: Tiger Woods getting his 70th professional win...after capturing the Bridgestone Invitational
-NASCAR: Noon start for the rain delayed race at Watkins Glenn…
Heat Index (the combination of heat and humidity) will make it ‘feel like’ +100 degrees. Please limit your outdoor activity between 11am and 7pm…
TODAY is National S’mores Day
Contest information: http://www.smorestruly.com/
http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/
Jen Singer: Fun Stay-at-Home ideas with the family www.mommasaid.net
MercyMe cancelled its scheduled concert date over the weekend after the band’s tour bus was involved in a deadly crash. All of the band members are OK. Police say that a car reportedly pulled in front of the bus early Saturday morning. Two adults and an unborn child riding in the car were killed. The band was traveling through Fort Wayne, Indiana on its way to Six Flags in St. Louis. The band has asked its fans to be praying for the families of all those killed in the accident.
A Stokes County grandmother was killed Sunday morning after being apparently run over by her grandson. The Winston-Salem Journal reporting that 77 year old Dorothy Milton had gotten out of a car driven by her grandson 29 year old Christopher Milton…and while still in the driveway somehow was run over by the grandson. The two had reportedly returned from a trip to a nearby bank. The incident is being investigated as an accident.
http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/10/fire-police-briefs-police-break-up-fights-make-arr/
A Northwest Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Flight 1546 took off for Minneapolis just before 9 a.m. but quickly landed after the pilot heard a noise. A bird apparently struck the left engine and pilots shut it down. No one was injured.
Divers will continue their search of two remaining victims from the collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River just before noon on Saturday. Seven bodies have been recovered by divers working in near-zero visibility. Investigators had raised the wreckage of the helicopter, but the plane remained missing. The search was put on hold as a storm approached Sunday evening. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/10/hudson.crash/index.html
A deadly typhoon that slammed into China's coastal provinces and Taiwan over the weekend has displaced nearly one million people and left dozens missing. Another typhoon hit west Japan earlier today leaving 12 people dead.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-rdu-emergency-landing-090809,0,7545739.story
Elisabeth Hasselbeck of "The View" is the mother of a third child. Hasselbeck gave birth Sunday afternoon in a New York hospital to a boy, named Isaiah Timothy. She's married to former NFL player Tim Hasselbeck. It's the couple's second son. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090810/D99VNA100.html
Producers for the ABC hit TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (the show with Ty Pennington that comes on Sunday evenings) are actively seeking a family from North Carolina to feature on an upcoming episode. FYI: The nomination deadline has been extended. You have until midnight Monday night (August 10th)
The direct email link to nominate a family: castingnorthcarolina@gmail.com
Additional information http://www.abc45.com/
SPORTS:
-MLB: Yankees rally for 4-game sweep of the Red Sox on Sunday
-PGA: Tiger Woods getting his 70th professional win...after capturing the Bridgestone Invitational
-NASCAR: Noon start for the rain delayed race at Watkins Glenn…
8.07.2009
Friday, August 07, 2009
Lots of sunshine for the weekend with Highs in the low to mid 90s.
Producers for the ABC hit TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (the show with Ty Pennington) are actively seeking a family from North Carolina to feature on an upcoming episode. FYI: The nomination deadline has been extended through the weekend
You have until midnight Monday (August 10th)
The direct email link to nominate a family: castingnorthcarolina@gmail.com
Additional information http://www.abc45.com/
North Carolina Tax Free Weekend is happening this weekend…
Details: http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
Did you have trouble with your Facebook or Twitter accounts yesterday? Hackers shut down Twitter for hours yesterday, while Facebook experienced intermittent access problems. Officials with Google are assisting to fix any further problems. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090807/D99TQ3781.html
Appalachian State's stand out QB Armanti Edwards will miss two to four weeks of practice after his right foot was cut during a lawn mower accident on Wednesday. Coach Jerry Moore assured that Edwards should be ready ASU’s season-opener at East Carolina on Sept. 5. www.goasu.com
http://www.myfox8.com/sports/wghp-story-asu-armanti-edwards-090806,0,3449489.story
Writer and film director John Hughes died of a heart attack on Thursday. Hughes directed such films as Pretty In Pink, The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off". Hughes wrote the “Home Alone” movies. John Hughes was 59. http://www.digtriad.com/news/thebuzz/story.aspx?storyid=128487&catid=259
The Senate has given new life to the "cash-for-clunkers" program…extending the program into Labor Day. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090807/D99U18600.html
President Obama marks his first 200 days in office today. Is the ‘honeymoon’ over? The President’s overall approval rating from US voters has dropped to 50%...the lowest level since taking office. Quinnipiac University poll.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-06-voa27.cfm
FYI...Monday is National S’mores Day
Contest information on a $20,000 backyard 'make over' at www.smorestruly.com
http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/
Jen Singer: Fun Stay-at-Home ideas with the family www.mommasaid.net
Producers for the ABC hit TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (the show with Ty Pennington) are actively seeking a family from North Carolina to feature on an upcoming episode. FYI: The nomination deadline has been extended through the weekend
You have until midnight Monday (August 10th)
The direct email link to nominate a family: castingnorthcarolina@gmail.com
Additional information http://www.abc45.com/
North Carolina Tax Free Weekend is happening this weekend…
Details: http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
Did you have trouble with your Facebook or Twitter accounts yesterday? Hackers shut down Twitter for hours yesterday, while Facebook experienced intermittent access problems. Officials with Google are assisting to fix any further problems. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090807/D99TQ3781.html
Appalachian State's stand out QB Armanti Edwards will miss two to four weeks of practice after his right foot was cut during a lawn mower accident on Wednesday. Coach Jerry Moore assured that Edwards should be ready ASU’s season-opener at East Carolina on Sept. 5. www.goasu.com
http://www.myfox8.com/sports/wghp-story-asu-armanti-edwards-090806,0,3449489.story
Writer and film director John Hughes died of a heart attack on Thursday. Hughes directed such films as Pretty In Pink, The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off". Hughes wrote the “Home Alone” movies. John Hughes was 59. http://www.digtriad.com/news/thebuzz/story.aspx?storyid=128487&catid=259
The Senate has given new life to the "cash-for-clunkers" program…extending the program into Labor Day. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090807/D99U18600.html
President Obama marks his first 200 days in office today. Is the ‘honeymoon’ over? The President’s overall approval rating from US voters has dropped to 50%...the lowest level since taking office. Quinnipiac University poll.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-06-voa27.cfm
FYI...Monday is National S’mores Day
Contest information on a $20,000 backyard 'make over' at www.smorestruly.com
http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/
Jen Singer: Fun Stay-at-Home ideas with the family www.mommasaid.net
8.06.2009
Thursday, August 06, 2009
North Carolina Tax Free Weekend is happening this weekend: Aug 7 – 9th. Details: http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
More families find merit in home schooling: One family cites togetherness, ability to make faith a part of curriculum (Great positive article from the Winston-Salem Journal)
http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/06/more-families-find-merit-in-home-schooling/news/
In the Pacific…Hurricane Felicia, a Category 4 storm, is heading toward Hawaii. Felicia is expected to weaken over the next few days as it moves over colder water.
North Carolina lawmakers have approved the $19 billion dollar budget on Wednesday. The budget includes nearly a billion dollars in new taxes along with
spending cuts.
The last financial hurdle needed to complete construction of the downtown baseball park in Winston-Salem has been cleared. The North Carolina Local Governments Commission has approved the city's $12.7 million dollar loan to finish the ballpark.
The Senate is expected to vote on an extension of the Cash-For-Clunkers program later today. The House passed a two billion dollar extension to the original one billion dollar buyer incentive program last week.
Gym class injuries increased by 150% from 1997-2007…And a new study suggesting that it’s not the rigorous PE programs but a lack of adult supervision. Also, a decline in school nurses and larger class sizes could also be a problem. Boys had more cuts and broken bones than girls. Girls were more likely to suffer strains and sprains. The study will appear in the September edition of Pediatrics. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090803/D99R9MI00.html
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (with Ty Pennington) is soliciting nominations for a family to feature on an up-coming episode. Nominations can be made either by family members themselves or by someone in their community.
The deadline is August 7th. Nomination information: http://www.abc45.com/
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was airlifted to a hospital after falling from stage during a concert at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota last night. Tyler, age 61, fell while entertaining the crowd by dancing around after the sound system failed. Tyler suffered minor head and neck injuries and a shoulder injury, but it wasn't immediately clear how serious that was. The Buffalo Chip Campground hosted the outdoor concert. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090806/D99TBQ9O1.html
It's been a wild year for members of the Taviano family from Ohio. They visited 52 zoos in 52 weeks. Marla Taviano, her husband and three daughters began last August with the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky and spent weekends and vacations going to zoos across the country. Their visits included the Dallas Zoo, New York's Central Park Zoo and the San Diego Zoo. Taviano says she got the idea while trying to think of an adventure that would feel like traveling the world and seeing exotic creatures but on a budget. The family's 22,000-mile tour ended last Saturday with a visit to their hometown Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Taviano plans a book about their journey. The Zoo adventure: http://www.52zoos.com/
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090805/D99SSVLO1.html
You’re getting very sleepy…NOT? A South Korean hypnotist has been fined for stealing a kiss on a blind date with a woman he thought he had successfully put in a trance. The 32-year-old man suggested hypnotizing his 27-year-old date during their first meeting arranged by a matchmaking agency. The woman was eventually persuaded, and the hypnotist started his routine… When the man, identified only by his surname, Park, thought his technique had worked, he went to kiss her. But the woman was fully alert, though her eyes were closed…
A South Korean District Court fined Park ($2,400)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090806/D99T64481.html
More families find merit in home schooling: One family cites togetherness, ability to make faith a part of curriculum (Great positive article from the Winston-Salem Journal)
http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/06/more-families-find-merit-in-home-schooling/news/
In the Pacific…Hurricane Felicia, a Category 4 storm, is heading toward Hawaii. Felicia is expected to weaken over the next few days as it moves over colder water.
North Carolina lawmakers have approved the $19 billion dollar budget on Wednesday. The budget includes nearly a billion dollars in new taxes along with
spending cuts.
The last financial hurdle needed to complete construction of the downtown baseball park in Winston-Salem has been cleared. The North Carolina Local Governments Commission has approved the city's $12.7 million dollar loan to finish the ballpark.
The Senate is expected to vote on an extension of the Cash-For-Clunkers program later today. The House passed a two billion dollar extension to the original one billion dollar buyer incentive program last week.
Gym class injuries increased by 150% from 1997-2007…And a new study suggesting that it’s not the rigorous PE programs but a lack of adult supervision. Also, a decline in school nurses and larger class sizes could also be a problem. Boys had more cuts and broken bones than girls. Girls were more likely to suffer strains and sprains. The study will appear in the September edition of Pediatrics. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090803/D99R9MI00.html
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (with Ty Pennington) is soliciting nominations for a family to feature on an up-coming episode. Nominations can be made either by family members themselves or by someone in their community.
The deadline is August 7th. Nomination information: http://www.abc45.com/
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was airlifted to a hospital after falling from stage during a concert at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota last night. Tyler, age 61, fell while entertaining the crowd by dancing around after the sound system failed. Tyler suffered minor head and neck injuries and a shoulder injury, but it wasn't immediately clear how serious that was. The Buffalo Chip Campground hosted the outdoor concert. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090806/D99TBQ9O1.html
It's been a wild year for members of the Taviano family from Ohio. They visited 52 zoos in 52 weeks. Marla Taviano, her husband and three daughters began last August with the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky and spent weekends and vacations going to zoos across the country. Their visits included the Dallas Zoo, New York's Central Park Zoo and the San Diego Zoo. Taviano says she got the idea while trying to think of an adventure that would feel like traveling the world and seeing exotic creatures but on a budget. The family's 22,000-mile tour ended last Saturday with a visit to their hometown Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Taviano plans a book about their journey. The Zoo adventure: http://www.52zoos.com/
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090805/D99SSVLO1.html
You’re getting very sleepy…NOT? A South Korean hypnotist has been fined for stealing a kiss on a blind date with a woman he thought he had successfully put in a trance. The 32-year-old man suggested hypnotizing his 27-year-old date during their first meeting arranged by a matchmaking agency. The woman was eventually persuaded, and the hypnotist started his routine… When the man, identified only by his surname, Park, thought his technique had worked, he went to kiss her. But the woman was fully alert, though her eyes were closed…
A South Korean District Court fined Park ($2,400)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090806/D99T64481.html
8.05.2009
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Thank You for helping stock the shelves with non-perishable food items at Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. What food items are needed most?
http://www.hungernwnc.org/events-campaigns/Healthy_Bag%5B1%5D.pdf
Back in the USA: The two journalists who were jailed in North Korea after illegally crossing the border with China, landed in California earlier this morning. Laura Ling and Euna Lee were working on a story about North Korean refugees for U.S.-based Current TV, a news outlet co-founded by former VP Al Gore. http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-05-voa16.cfm
Looks like the Senate will extend the "cash-for-clunkers" program by Friday. The House has already approved a $2 billion dollar extension. Cash for Clunkers program offers car buyers rebates of up to $4,500 for trading in their gas-guzzlers for new, higher-mileage models.
Greensboro police are still investigating the fatal shooting of a 16 year old at an apartment complex yesterday. 16-year-old Breyon Shon Deese, was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon at the Hickory Trails Apartment Complex in Greensboro.
Police are still trying to determine why a lone gunman opened fire at an LA Fitness gym outside Pittsburgh last night. At least four people (including the gunman) were killed. Close to a dozen others wounded. The shooting victims arrived at the three major hospitals in the area. Police are investigating whether the gunman may have had a relationship with any of the women in the class. http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/05/pennsylvania.gym.shooting/index.html
Protect the pig…wash your hands? Hand washing stations at the Dixie Classic Fair have been a fixture in the past to protect fairgoers from animal-borne illnesses such as E. coli. Officials with the Department of Agriculture worry that if pigs are infected with swine flu, it could threaten the state's $1.9 billion dollar pork industry. Officials are also saying that if you have flu-like symptoms stay away from any animal exhibits (and the Gazebo?). The Dixie Classic Fair in Winston-Salem runs October 2-11. Deadline for the WBFJ Heavenly Layered Cake is September 1st. http://www.wxii12.com/health/20276765/detail.html
Randy, Kara and Simon? What NO Paula? Paula Abdul making the announcement late Monday night on her official Twitter page that she will not be returning to American Idol. Season 8 auditions for American Idol begin on August 6th.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/05/paula.abdul.gone/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
The NFL is currently developing a ‘game day’ policy banning Twitter by all NFL personnel. The policy is expected to be completed in the next couple weeks. The NFL has an existing policy banning the use of cell phones, computers, PDAs and other electronic devices by players, coaches and other team personnel during games on the sidelines, in the locker rooms and in the coaches' booths in press boxes.
www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-nfl-formulating-twitter-ban-090804,0,3618519.story
North Carolina Tax Free Weekend is happening this weekend: Aug 7 – 9th. Details: http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
http://www.hungernwnc.org/events-campaigns/Healthy_Bag%5B1%5D.pdf
Back in the USA: The two journalists who were jailed in North Korea after illegally crossing the border with China, landed in California earlier this morning. Laura Ling and Euna Lee were working on a story about North Korean refugees for U.S.-based Current TV, a news outlet co-founded by former VP Al Gore. http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-05-voa16.cfm
Looks like the Senate will extend the "cash-for-clunkers" program by Friday. The House has already approved a $2 billion dollar extension. Cash for Clunkers program offers car buyers rebates of up to $4,500 for trading in their gas-guzzlers for new, higher-mileage models.
Greensboro police are still investigating the fatal shooting of a 16 year old at an apartment complex yesterday. 16-year-old Breyon Shon Deese, was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon at the Hickory Trails Apartment Complex in Greensboro.
Police are still trying to determine why a lone gunman opened fire at an LA Fitness gym outside Pittsburgh last night. At least four people (including the gunman) were killed. Close to a dozen others wounded. The shooting victims arrived at the three major hospitals in the area. Police are investigating whether the gunman may have had a relationship with any of the women in the class. http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/05/pennsylvania.gym.shooting/index.html
Protect the pig…wash your hands? Hand washing stations at the Dixie Classic Fair have been a fixture in the past to protect fairgoers from animal-borne illnesses such as E. coli. Officials with the Department of Agriculture worry that if pigs are infected with swine flu, it could threaten the state's $1.9 billion dollar pork industry. Officials are also saying that if you have flu-like symptoms stay away from any animal exhibits (and the Gazebo?). The Dixie Classic Fair in Winston-Salem runs October 2-11. Deadline for the WBFJ Heavenly Layered Cake is September 1st. http://www.wxii12.com/health/20276765/detail.html
Randy, Kara and Simon? What NO Paula? Paula Abdul making the announcement late Monday night on her official Twitter page that she will not be returning to American Idol. Season 8 auditions for American Idol begin on August 6th.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/05/paula.abdul.gone/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
The NFL is currently developing a ‘game day’ policy banning Twitter by all NFL personnel. The policy is expected to be completed in the next couple weeks. The NFL has an existing policy banning the use of cell phones, computers, PDAs and other electronic devices by players, coaches and other team personnel during games on the sidelines, in the locker rooms and in the coaches' booths in press boxes.
www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-nfl-formulating-twitter-ban-090804,0,3618519.story
North Carolina Tax Free Weekend is happening this weekend: Aug 7 – 9th. Details: http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
8.04.2009
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Drive- By Drop- Off: We are collecting non-perishable food items TODAY during our WBFJ VBS Express stops in Winston-Salem and Greensboro...all to help fill the shelves at Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. www.hungernwnc.org
What food items are needed most?
http://www.hungernwnc.org/events-campaigns/Healthy_Bag%5B1%5D.pdf
With more people turning to the Internet to send messages and pay bills, the Postal Service is considering consolidating or closing hundreds of local facilities. The agency has sent a list of nearly 700 potential candidates for closing or consolidation to the independent Postal Regulatory Commission for review. The post office is facing a $7 billion dollar loss this year despite a 2-cent rate increase. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090804/D99S11NG0.html
U.S. Postal Service: http://www.usps.com
Use of anti-depressant drugs in the US doubled between 1996 and 2005.
More than 164 million prescriptions were written in 2008 for antidepressants, totaling $9.6 billion dollars in U.S. sales. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,536540,00.html
Health officials confirmed on Monday that mold was discovered at Colfax Elementary school…the school where the county had planned to send Oak Ridge students this fall. A spokesperson for Guilford County Schools telling Fox 8 News that Oak Ridge students (K-first grade) will still attend Colfax Elementary until their ‘so-called mold problem’ is fixed.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-mold-concerns-guilford-090803,0,816467.story
Former President Bill Clinton is in North Korea today to negotiate the release of two American journalists (Laura Ling and Euna Lee) held there since March. The two women were arrested after allegedly crossing the North Korean border while filming a documentary in China earlier this year.
Three Americans who strayed across the border from Iraq into Iran over the weekend are now under arrest and charged with ‘illegal entry’ into Iran. The three American friends -- seasoned travelers who are former students at the University of California, Berkeley -- had been hiking along with a fourth companion through parts of Iraq's Kurdistan region last week.
PayPal service was disrupted for more than four hours yesterday afternoon. PayPal was unable to process any transactions worldwide between 1:30 and 2:30pm. That’s when the main outage occurred.
A poster showing President Barack Obama as Heath Ledger's "Joker" character from "The Dark Knight" is creating a stir on the streets of Los Angeles where the image began appearing over the weekend. It's unclear who created the image and who is posting it across the city. No one has taken credit so far. The Obama-Joker poster shows President Obama with white face paint, dark eye shadow and smudged red lipstick and also has the word "socialism" printed in bold, dark letters under the image of his face.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-obama-posters,0,940643.story
THE CASE OF A TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAY AT A COURTHOUSE IN OKLAHOMA IS BEING APPEALED TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. Last month a three judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled it was unconstitutional. The Alliance Defense Fund is handling the case.
A recent college graduate is suing her alma mater for $72,000 dollars…the full cost of her tuition and then some…because she cannot find a job. 27 year old Trina Thompson, of the Bronx, graduated from New York's Monroe College in April with a bachelor of business administration degree in information technology. On July 24, she filed suit against the college in Bronx Supreme Court, alleging that Monroe's "Office of Career Advancement did not help her with a full-time job placement. In her complaint, Thompson says she seeks $70,000 in reimbursement for her tuition and $2,000 to compensate for the stress of her three-month job search.
As Thompson sees it, any reasonable employer would pounce on an applicant with her academic credentials, which include a 2.7 grade-point average and a solid attendance record. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/03/new.york.jobless.graduate/index.html
North Carolina Tax Free Weekend is happening this weekend: Aug 7 – 9th.
Details: http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
New CD projects out in stores TODAY:
Phillips, Craig and Dean "Fearless" / Aaron Shust “Take Over”
(NASCAR) Denny Hamlin snapping a 50 race winless streak…with a win at Pocono Raceway yesterday. Hamlin dedicated the win to his late grandmother. Miss Thelma Clark passed away last week. She was 91.
What food items are needed most?
http://www.hungernwnc.org/events-campaigns/Healthy_Bag%5B1%5D.pdf
With more people turning to the Internet to send messages and pay bills, the Postal Service is considering consolidating or closing hundreds of local facilities. The agency has sent a list of nearly 700 potential candidates for closing or consolidation to the independent Postal Regulatory Commission for review. The post office is facing a $7 billion dollar loss this year despite a 2-cent rate increase. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090804/D99S11NG0.html
U.S. Postal Service: http://www.usps.com
Use of anti-depressant drugs in the US doubled between 1996 and 2005.
More than 164 million prescriptions were written in 2008 for antidepressants, totaling $9.6 billion dollars in U.S. sales. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,536540,00.html
Health officials confirmed on Monday that mold was discovered at Colfax Elementary school…the school where the county had planned to send Oak Ridge students this fall. A spokesperson for Guilford County Schools telling Fox 8 News that Oak Ridge students (K-first grade) will still attend Colfax Elementary until their ‘so-called mold problem’ is fixed.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-mold-concerns-guilford-090803,0,816467.story
Former President Bill Clinton is in North Korea today to negotiate the release of two American journalists (Laura Ling and Euna Lee) held there since March. The two women were arrested after allegedly crossing the North Korean border while filming a documentary in China earlier this year.
Three Americans who strayed across the border from Iraq into Iran over the weekend are now under arrest and charged with ‘illegal entry’ into Iran. The three American friends -- seasoned travelers who are former students at the University of California, Berkeley -- had been hiking along with a fourth companion through parts of Iraq's Kurdistan region last week.
PayPal service was disrupted for more than four hours yesterday afternoon. PayPal was unable to process any transactions worldwide between 1:30 and 2:30pm. That’s when the main outage occurred.
A poster showing President Barack Obama as Heath Ledger's "Joker" character from "The Dark Knight" is creating a stir on the streets of Los Angeles where the image began appearing over the weekend. It's unclear who created the image and who is posting it across the city. No one has taken credit so far. The Obama-Joker poster shows President Obama with white face paint, dark eye shadow and smudged red lipstick and also has the word "socialism" printed in bold, dark letters under the image of his face.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-obama-posters,0,940643.story
THE CASE OF A TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAY AT A COURTHOUSE IN OKLAHOMA IS BEING APPEALED TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. Last month a three judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled it was unconstitutional. The Alliance Defense Fund is handling the case.
A recent college graduate is suing her alma mater for $72,000 dollars…the full cost of her tuition and then some…because she cannot find a job. 27 year old Trina Thompson, of the Bronx, graduated from New York's Monroe College in April with a bachelor of business administration degree in information technology. On July 24, she filed suit against the college in Bronx Supreme Court, alleging that Monroe's "Office of Career Advancement did not help her with a full-time job placement. In her complaint, Thompson says she seeks $70,000 in reimbursement for her tuition and $2,000 to compensate for the stress of her three-month job search.
As Thompson sees it, any reasonable employer would pounce on an applicant with her academic credentials, which include a 2.7 grade-point average and a solid attendance record. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/03/new.york.jobless.graduate/index.html
North Carolina Tax Free Weekend is happening this weekend: Aug 7 – 9th.
Details: http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
New CD projects out in stores TODAY:
Phillips, Craig and Dean "Fearless" / Aaron Shust “Take Over”
(NASCAR) Denny Hamlin snapping a 50 race winless streak…with a win at Pocono Raceway yesterday. Hamlin dedicated the win to his late grandmother. Miss Thelma Clark passed away last week. She was 91.
8.03.2009
Monday, August 03, 2009
WBFJ will be collecting non-perishable food items on Tuesday!
Stop by during our WBFJ VBS Express stops (in Winston-Salem and Greensboro)
and help those in need through Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina.
8-9am St John's Luthern Church (WS)
5-6pm New Covenant Wesleyan Church (Pleasant Garden)
What items are needed most?
http://www.hungernwnc.org/events-campaigns/Healthy_Bag%5B1%5D.pdf
http://www.hungernwnc.org/
The Cash for Clunkers program will be suspended unless the Senate provides an additional $2 billion dollars for the popular car trade-in campaign. On Friday, the House voted in favor of directing an additional two billion dollars to the Cash for Clunkers program.
No surprise… The middle-class may see their taxes go up to pay for the proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system. Two of the President’s economic heavyweights suggesting during Sunday’s political news programs that a tax hike to help pay for health care reform has not been ruled out. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090803/D99RCN181.html
Plan C??? Newly discovered air quality concerns at Oak Ridge Military Academy will now send fourth and fifth graders from Oak Ridge Elementary school to portable classrooms at Northwest Middle and High school. All students should be able to return to Oak Ridge Elementary sometime in October. http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-oak-ridge-plan-b-090801,0,6400363.story
Anti-Christian violence in Pakistan over the weekend…claiming the lives of at least 14 people. Islamic militants are blamed for the violence in northeastern Pakistan, which included the burning of nearly 50 Christian homes and at least one church.
The mystery of what happened to Navy pilot Michael ‘Scott’ Speicher is finally over. His remains have been discovered and positively ID-ed. Speicher's F-18 Hornet was shot down over west-central Iraq on January 17, 1991. His fate had been unknown for the last 18 years. But some Iraqi citizens recently led US Marines stationed in Anbar province to the suspected crash site, where they discovered the remains. Speicher was called the first casualty of the 1991 Gulf War.
Swiss diplomats are trying to meet with three American hikers being held in Iran Four American friends -- seasoned travelers -- were hiking through Iraq's Kurdistan region last week before three of them crossed the unmarked border with Iran. Three of the four Americans are being detained. The matter is currently under investigation.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.americans.detained/index.html
IRAN'S SUPREME SPIRITUAL LEADER TODAY ENDORSED MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD FOR HIS SECOND TERM AS PRESIDENT OF IRAN. The Ayatollah Khamenei led a ceremony attended by the three branches of Iran's government. The country's constitution requires that the spiritual leader approve of the presidential elections. The results of those elections led to widespread demonstrations last month. Meanwhile, Ahmadinejad will be officially sworn in as president during a ceremony in Parliament on Wednesday.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-03-voa7.cfm
Singer / songwriter Mark Schultz received multiple standing ovations recently during a visit to the Walmart headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas. Mark joked that he thought he deserved a Sam's Club card since he was there singing so early on a Saturday morning. Later, Walmart President Mike Duke, surprised Mark by inviting him to return to the stage and presented him with a Sam's Club card. Mark's new album, "Come Alive" comes out August 25th…
Mark Schultz will be performing LIVE during our next WBFJ Mall Concert happening on Monday, August 24. Details at http://www.wbfj.fm/
From school supplies to computers, the North Carolina Tax Free Weekend is coming up this weekend: August 7 – 9th. http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
Stop by during our WBFJ VBS Express stops (in Winston-Salem and Greensboro)
and help those in need through Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina.
8-9am St John's Luthern Church (WS)
5-6pm New Covenant Wesleyan Church (Pleasant Garden)
What items are needed most?
http://www.hungernwnc.org/events-campaigns/Healthy_Bag%5B1%5D.pdf
http://www.hungernwnc.org/
The Cash for Clunkers program will be suspended unless the Senate provides an additional $2 billion dollars for the popular car trade-in campaign. On Friday, the House voted in favor of directing an additional two billion dollars to the Cash for Clunkers program.
No surprise… The middle-class may see their taxes go up to pay for the proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system. Two of the President’s economic heavyweights suggesting during Sunday’s political news programs that a tax hike to help pay for health care reform has not been ruled out. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090803/D99RCN181.html
Plan C??? Newly discovered air quality concerns at Oak Ridge Military Academy will now send fourth and fifth graders from Oak Ridge Elementary school to portable classrooms at Northwest Middle and High school. All students should be able to return to Oak Ridge Elementary sometime in October. http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-oak-ridge-plan-b-090801,0,6400363.story
Anti-Christian violence in Pakistan over the weekend…claiming the lives of at least 14 people. Islamic militants are blamed for the violence in northeastern Pakistan, which included the burning of nearly 50 Christian homes and at least one church.
The mystery of what happened to Navy pilot Michael ‘Scott’ Speicher is finally over. His remains have been discovered and positively ID-ed. Speicher's F-18 Hornet was shot down over west-central Iraq on January 17, 1991. His fate had been unknown for the last 18 years. But some Iraqi citizens recently led US Marines stationed in Anbar province to the suspected crash site, where they discovered the remains. Speicher was called the first casualty of the 1991 Gulf War.
Swiss diplomats are trying to meet with three American hikers being held in Iran Four American friends -- seasoned travelers -- were hiking through Iraq's Kurdistan region last week before three of them crossed the unmarked border with Iran. Three of the four Americans are being detained. The matter is currently under investigation.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/iran.americans.detained/index.html
IRAN'S SUPREME SPIRITUAL LEADER TODAY ENDORSED MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD FOR HIS SECOND TERM AS PRESIDENT OF IRAN. The Ayatollah Khamenei led a ceremony attended by the three branches of Iran's government. The country's constitution requires that the spiritual leader approve of the presidential elections. The results of those elections led to widespread demonstrations last month. Meanwhile, Ahmadinejad will be officially sworn in as president during a ceremony in Parliament on Wednesday.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-03-voa7.cfm
Singer / songwriter Mark Schultz received multiple standing ovations recently during a visit to the Walmart headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas. Mark joked that he thought he deserved a Sam's Club card since he was there singing so early on a Saturday morning. Later, Walmart President Mike Duke, surprised Mark by inviting him to return to the stage and presented him with a Sam's Club card. Mark's new album, "Come Alive" comes out August 25th…
Mark Schultz will be performing LIVE during our next WBFJ Mall Concert happening on Monday, August 24. Details at http://www.wbfj.fm/
From school supplies to computers, the North Carolina Tax Free Weekend is coming up this weekend: August 7 – 9th. http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia will also be hosting their Tax Free weekend this weekend. FYI: North Carolina is also offering a sales tax weekend on qualifying energy star certified appliances on Nov. 6-8, 2009.
SPORTS: NASCAR: Rain postponing the race at Pocono Raceway until this afternoon. Also, a scheduled visit to the White House will have to wait for three-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. Johnson was among a group of NASCAR drivers to be honored at the White House today.
SPORTS: NASCAR: Rain postponing the race at Pocono Raceway until this afternoon. Also, a scheduled visit to the White House will have to wait for three-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. Johnson was among a group of NASCAR drivers to be honored at the White House today.
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