Boomer's Buzz: Friday, April 25, 2008

Posted April 25, 2008, 5:06 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Friday, April 25, 2008. There are 250 days left in the year and 192 days left until Election Day.


Race For the White House:
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)
McCain Faults Bush Response to Gulf Storm (NY Times)
Confusion Over Anti-Obama Ad in North Carolina (Reuters)
Clinton's Hopes May Lie With N.C. (Washington Post)

Developing News:
Slammer Time: Wesley Snipes Gets Three Years For Tax Charges (AP)
SNL's Jimmy Fallon to Replace Conan on "Late Night" (Yahoo News)
New Home Sales Fall to Lowest Level in 16 1/2 Years (AP)
Global Food Crisis: Rice (BBC)

Latest Health News:
FDA Takes Closer Look at Lasik Complaints (AP)

By the Numbers:
5 Fantastic DVD Movie Commentaries (OMGLists)
25 Tips to Protect Yourself From Medical Errors (rncentral)

Pic of the Day:
Whoa. Big Fish. Weird Fish. Ugly Fish. Scary Fish (Dark Roasted Blend)
Guess The Female Celebrity Tattoo Owners (Huffington Post)

Video of The Day: Did you do your squats today? 40-year-old sets Guinness World Record with more than 5,000 squats in an hour.



Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members tom, JBH and Heather! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actor and director Paul Mazursky is 78. Songwriter Jerry Leiber is 75. Actor Al Pacino is 68. Singer Bjorn Ulvaeus (ABBA) is 63. Actress Talia Shire is 62. Actor Jeffrey DeMunn ("The Green Mile") is 61. Rock musician Michael Brown is 59. Rocker Steve Ferrone is 58. Country singer Rob Crosby is 54. Actor Hank Azaria is 44. Actress Rene Zellweger is 39.

On This Date:
In 1507: America gets its name from German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller, who first used the term on a world map to refer to the huge mass of land in the Western Hemisphere, in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.

In 1859: Ground is broken for the Suez Canal in Egypt.

In 1908: Edward R. Murrow, the influential American radio and television broadcaster during the industry's early years, is born.

In 1970: The Jackson Five achieve their second straight U.S. No. 1 single with "ABC." It is also a Top 10 hit in the UK, topping out at No. 8.

In 1990: The Fender Stratocaster that Jimi Hendrix used to perform the "Star Spangled Banner" at Woodstock is auctioned off in London for $295,000.

Today's Thought:
"Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
-- Albert Einstein




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