Boomer's Buzz: Friday, April 11, 2008

Posted April 11, 2008, 5:01 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Friday, April 11, 2008. There are 264 days left in the year and 206 days left until Election Day.


Race For the White House:
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
McCain Pitches a Mortgage Plan (LA Times)
Women's Views of Clinton, Obama Slip (Reuters)

Developing News:
IOC President: Olympics "In Crisis" (AP)
Idol Wrap: Shock and Awe (EW)
Dalai Lama Set to Discuss Compassion (AP)

Latest Health News:
Yoga Helps Older Women Balance and Stand Taller (Yahoo News)
New Drug Could Protect Against Radiation Damage (Reuters)
Dangerous Animal Virus on U.S. Mainland? (Yahoo News)

By the Numbers:
Top 10 Quotes About Cinema (Alternative Reel)
13 Stupid Ideas That Made Millions (FastUpFront)

Pic of the Day: Sophia Loren Checking out Jane Mansfield




Video of The Day: Miss USA is Tonight on NBC. Donnie and Marie will host. Competitors will be judged in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview. Oh good, that means more insightful comments like this one from last year's Miss Teen USA Competition:






Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members Defy Wrinkles 63, LaVon and Caryn! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Former New York governor Hugh Carey is 89. Robert F. Kennedy's widow, Ethel Kennedy, is 80. Actor Johnny Sheffield is 77. Actor Joel Grey ("Cabaret") is 76. Director John Milius is 64. Actor Peter Riegert is 61. Actor Bill Irwin is 58. Country singer Jim Lauderdale is 51. Songwriter Daryl Simmons is 51. Singer Lisa Stansfield is 42.

On This Date:
In 1956: James Brown has his first chart entry when "Please, Please, Please" debuts on the Billboard R&B chart.

In 1970: Apollo 13 blasts off on a mission to the moon that was cut short when an explosion crippled the spacecraft.

In 1981: President Ronald Reagan returns to the White House from the hospital, 12 days after he was wounded in an assassination attempt.

In 1996: Jessica Dubroff, 7, who'd hoped to become the youngest person to fly cross-country, is killed with her father and flight instructor when her plane crashes after takeoff from Cheyenne, Wyo.

Today's Thought:
"Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire, which transcends everything."
-- Napoleon Hill



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