WBFJ celebrating LIFE all this week…during Sanctity of Human Life Week.
Pregnancy Resource Centers that we are spotlighting today:
Pregnancy Care Center of High Point
Alpha Pregnancy Support (Lexington)
For more information about these Pregnancy Resource Centers go to wbfj.fm.
Americans flying to Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean must bring their passports because of a new rule going into effect Tuesday that requires them to show one to get back into the country. The new regulations requiring passports were adopted by Congress in 2004 to secure the borders against terrorists. http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=1&storyid=1058
The state Legislature in California is about to weigh in on the question…Should parents spank their children?
Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-Mountain View, wants to outlaw spanking children up to 3 years old. If she succeeds, California would become the first state in the nation to explicitly ban parents from spanking their kids.
The bill, which is still being drafted, will be written broadly, Lieber added, prohibiting ``any striking of a child, any corporal punishment, smacking, hitting, punching.'' The No Spanking Bill would make spanking a child up to age 3 a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail or a fine up to $1,000.
First-time offenders would probably only have to attend parenting classes.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/16487654.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
The popular social networking site MySpace.com is teaming up with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to distribute Amber alerts to its members. The online notices will be sent to members in the ZIP code where the alerts are issued. They'll include photos of the missing children and descriptions of any suspects. http://www.wxii12.com/technology/10818093/detail.html
Drivers in Omaha, Nebraska will soon be able to fill up with gasoline made from "terror-free oil." A gas station in Omaha is associated with the Terror-Free Oil Initiative. The group's objective is to encourage Americans to buy gasoline that originated from countries that do not export or finance terrorism.
A representative said that the station Omaha will be the first of several terror-free oil gas stations to open across the country. http://www.terrorfreeoil.org/
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/5271431.html
President Bush will deliver his first State of the Union address to a Democratic-controlled Congress tonight at 9pm. Topics to be covered by the President…Health care, education, energy and the War on Terror.
http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=3&storyid=1037
Set the microwave for two minutes…and we’re not talking popcorn:
A team of engineering researchers at the University of Florida found that microwaving a sponge for two minutes on full power killed or inactivated more than 99% of bacteria, viruses or parasites typically found on a used kitchen sponge.According to the CDC…at least 76 million Americans get sick from food borne microbes every year. The study found in the Journal of Environmental Health.http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=11&storyid=1066
Fido may actually be more than your best friend:
Dogs are better than cats at improving their owners' physical and mental health.
A study by a researcher at Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland finding that dog owners have lower cholesterol and blood pressure, fewer minor physical ailments, and are less likely to develop serious medical problems.
The research also found that people who adopted dogs and cats from animal rescue shelters experienced a decrease in minor ailments, such as colds, headaches and dizziness, in the month after they brought their pets home.
The study was published in the Health Psychology Journal. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=601206
Sports:
- NASCAR making some changes to this season’s for the Nextell Cup…race winners will get more points and the Chase field will expand to 12 drivers.
- Duke women remain undefeated beating Tennessee 74 – 70
- Good News: NC State women’s basketball coach Kay Yow will return to the side lines after a two month absence in order to treat a recurrence of cancer. Yow had her first battle with cancer in 1987.
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Today: Sunny skies…High 48
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low around 30
Wednesday: Mix of sun and clouds…High near 50
Miami: Sunny…83
Ocho Rios, Jamaica: Cloudy with some showers…High 88
FYI: THE MUSIC BOAT CRUISE 2007 http://www.premierchristiancruises.com/
Miami, Florida to Ocho Rios, Jamaica
April 30 - May 4, 2007
Musical Guests: Third Day, Salvador, Barlow Girl, Kutless, Building 429, Russ Lee & Aaron Shust
Guest Speakers: Lisa Whelchel, Austin Carty, Info on the concert page…wbfj.fm
