Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast
Today in the Triad: Mostly sunny and cold. Breezy…High 34
Wind chill advisory remains in effect for the Northern Mountains...from 9 pm this evening through Wednesday morning. Wind chill values will range from 5 below to 10 below zero tonight in the Northern Mountains. If you must venture outdoors, make sure you wear a hat and gloves.
Nutrition Facts? Check out your favorite foods at various restaurants:
www.dietfacts.com
www.calorieking.com
Some foods that burn fat and calories.
http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/weightloss/fat-burning-foods.html#
Recall / Warning: FDA seeks to shut down NJ cheese maker
Federal food safety officials want to shut down a New Jersey-based cheese producer, alleging the company has failed to correct unsanitary conditions and that recent inspections turned up cheeses contaminated with Listeria. The FDA filed a complaint Monday in U.S. District Court in Newark seeking a permanent injunction to stop production at Quesos Mi Pueblito in Passaic. The company produces various types of cheeses popular in Latin American cuisine.
Mi Pueblito sells cheeses in grocery stores and supermarkets along the East Coast including North Carolina. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm180618.htm
A 2005 graduate of Forsyth Country Day School died Sunday morning when his car plunged into a frozen creek near Washington, D.C. 22-year-old Joshua Kuhlman attended Forsyth Country Day School for eight years and was a member of the National Honor Society, as well as a player on the soccer team. http://www.wxii12.com/news/22119049/detail.html
Officials in nine counties in the western mountains are asking for state and federal assistance to help pay for damages caused by two winter storms last month. The estimated damage from recent storms in Watauga county: $4 million dollars. www.journalnow.com
Quite a few families use space heaters to keep warm during the winter. Officials with the Winston-Salem Fire Department saying that ‘space heaters’ are the second-leading cause of fire deaths nationwide, and most of those deaths occur between December and February.
Safety tips: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/098.html
Casey Johnson, the young heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, has died. LA police were called to Johnson’s home yesterday morning…were she pronounced dead at the scene. There was no evidence of foul play. Johnson was the great-great granddaughter of the founder of the pharmaceutical giant, and the daughter of New York Jets owner Robert Wood Johnson.
Casey Johnson was 30 years old.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/01/04/johnson.heiress.obit/index.html
A NEW STUDY FINDS THAT MARRIED PEOPLE ARE LESS LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. Researchers from the University of Otago in New Zealand, looking at 34 thousand people in 15 countries, also found that mental health disorders increase when a marriage ends through divorce, separation or death.
About 20% of employers plan to add new full-time hires in 20-10. According to a CareerBuilder survey, 61% of those surveyed will keep staffing levels just as they are in 20-10. The survey also showed that 11 percent of employers will probably add some part-time positions. And about a third of the new jobs will be in technology, and about 23 percent in sales. http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2009/12/28/daily34.html
THE SUICIDE BOMBER WHO KILLED SEVEN C-I-A OPERATIVES IN AFGHANISTAN LAST WEEK WAS A TRUSTED INFORMANT. The Jordanian informant lured intelligence officers into a trap by promising new information about Al-Qaeda's top leadership. The attack claimed the lives of seven Americans along with a Jordanian officer who had been assigned to work with him. Six C-I-A operatives were wounded.
The U-S Embassy in Yemen has reportedly re-opened. The U-S, British and French Embassies in Yemen were closed over the weekend due to threats by Al-Qaeda. SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON SAYS THE PROBLEMS IN YEMEN ARE A THREAT TO REGIONAL AND GLOBAL SECURITY.
Rachel Lampa returns to the Christian music scene. The Gospel Music Channel reports Lampa has been largely M.I.A. after parting ways with Word Records. Her new EP is titled "Human”.
www.rachellampa.com
Inductees into this year’s Christian Music Hall of Fame have been announced: Included in the diverse group: Babbie Mason, Bruce Carroll, Newsboys, Randy Stonehill, Steve Green, Third Day and Whiteheart. Inductees will be formally recognized during the annual Visionary Awards show in November.
The mobile blood unit from Ft Bragg will be collecting blood for our troops TODAY from 11 – 7pm at the Army Reserve Center on MLK Jr. Drive (across from Bowman Gray Stadium) in Winston-Salem. Walk-ins welcome. For more information call 408-7280
SPORTS
ACC Hoops: The ninth ranked Tarheels fall to College of Charleston in OT...82 – 79.
College of Charleston coach Bobby Cremins (former coach at Georgia Tech) was just as shocked at the win, saying that he wanted to watch a tape of the game to see what actually happened for his team to get the win.
College Bowl Games continue:
Last night: Fiesta Bowl (Boise State beat TCU…17 - 10)
Tonight: Georgia Tech vs Iowa in the Orange Bowl (8pm on Fox)
NFL: Playoffs http://www.nfl.com/schedules?seasonType=POST
