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The Chinese government is looking into findings that dangerous levels of cadmium are being used in exports of children's jewelry. On Monday, Walmart pulled several items from its stores in the U.S. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100112/D9D66RN01.html
An historic battle regarding the definition of marriage is under way in California. The legal battle will determine the constitutionality of one-man, one-woman marriage. The challenge is to Proposition 8. Voters in California voted twice to defeat the legalization of same sex marriage in California. www.ProtectMarriage.com
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000011829.cfm
MARK MCGWIRE HAS ENDED MORE THAN A DECADE OF SPECULATION WHEN HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE USED STEROIDS DURING MUCH OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYING CAREER. In 1998, McGwire broke Major League Baseball's single-season home run record. However, he insisted that he took the substances only to aid in his recovery from injury and only in low doses. The Cardinals announced in October that McGwire would be the team's hitting coach for the 20-10 season.
STARTING TODAY, IF YOU FLY DELTA AIRLINES, EXPECT TO PAY MORE FOR CHECKED LUGGAGE. Passengers paying online for checked bags will be charged $23 dollars for the first bag and $32 dollars for the second. The new rates apply to tickets purchased on or after January 5th.
THE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE HAS APPROVED A MEASURE TO LEGALIZE THE USE OF MARIJUANA TO HELP PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES. Governor John Corzine supports the measure. The vote makes New Jersey the 14th state in the nation to legalize marijuana for medical use.
Harris Teeter is once again offering schools to win cash. Harris Teeter is challenging all participating Together in Education schools to hum, strum, march, sing, and vote their way toward a $12,500 dollar cash prize by creating their rendition of the “my harris teeter” jingle during the Harris Teeter ‘Sing My Jingle’ contest. Jingle entries uploaded on http://www.jingle.harristeeter.com/ will be judged by both a panel of Harris Teeter judges and the general public. The winning school selected by the panel of Harris Teeter judges will receive a $10,000 cash prize. Additional cash prizes will be awarded.
Schools can start submitting their Jingle entries starting today through March 31, 2009.
Last year Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point won big for its ‘Jingle’ video. For complete rules and details, visit http://www.harristeeter.com/.
Simon Cowell announcing that he is leaving American Idol after this season. Cowell wants to direct his attention toward the “The X Factor," a talent show he created, which is popular in Britain. “The X Factor” will join Fox's schedule next year. Season nine of American Idol begins tonight on FOX. http://www.americanidol.com/
Pixar’s "Up" is the top winner at the Golden Tomato Awards. The awards honor the best-reviewed films of the year. Pixar's "Up" (the animated adventure about a widower who sails away in a house lifted by a bouquet of balloons) collected positive reviews from 98% of critics as determined by the Web site RottenTomatoes.com. “Up" is the sixth Pixar film to rank above all others. "WALL-E" won the Golden Tomato in 2008 and "Ratatouille" took the title in 2007.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100112/D9D60R880.html
www.rottentomatoes.com/
Starting out the New Year with a new project. NEWSBOYS are releasing their new CD “Born Again” on June 8th. Fans attending the Winter Jam Tour in Greensboro in February will get to ‘sample’ some of the new songs. Details about Winter Jam 20-10 at the Concert page at http://www.wbfj.fm/.
