Boomer's Buzz: Thursday, April 17, 2008

Posted April 17, 2008, 4:48 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Thursday, April 17, 2008. There are 258 days left in the year and 200 days left until Election Day.


Race For the White House:
Candidates Pushed to Revisit Their Many Miscues (Boston Globe)
Dems Debate: ABC Was the Big Loser (Washington Post)
McCain Rejects Democrat On Age Issue (Reuters)
Today on Presidential Campaign Trail (AP)

Developing News:
Boomers Miserable, Seniors Happiest (LiveScience)
Pope Spends 81st Birthday at White House, Praises U.S. (NY Times)
Bill Cosby Raps on New Album (Huffington Post)

Latest Health News:
Vitamins A and E Can Boost Rate of Mortality (Reuters)
Study Shows Alzheimer's Hits Earlier in Smokers, Drinkers (USA Today)
Specter Says Cancer Can't Slow Him Down (AP)

By the Numbers:
Top 5 Viable New Cancer Treatments (Wired)
Seven Secrets of Successful People (GetRichSlowly)

Pic of the Day: Tough Job



Video of The Day: "Middle Age Woman" Live Performance



Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB members Nancy and SANDIWRITER! Click their names to send them a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Composer Jan Hammer is 60. Actress Olivia Hussey is 57. Rock musician Pete Shelley is 53. Actor Sean Bean is 49. Rock singer Maynard James Keenan is 44. Actress Lela Rochon is 44. Actor William Mapother ("Lost") is 43. Actress Kimberly Elise is 41. Baseball player Marquis Grissom is 41. Rock singer Liz Phair is 41. Actress Jennifer Garner ("Alias") is 36.

On This Date:
In 1961: More than 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launch the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in a failed attempt to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro.

In 1964: The Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Mustang. In 2004, Ford unveiled a new, retro design for the Mustang.

In 1970: The astronauts of Apollo 13 splash down safely in the Pacific Ocean, four days after a ruptured oxygen tank crippled their spacecraft.

In 1971: All four former Beatles have solo singles on the UK chart with Paul McCartney's "Another Day," Ringo Starr's "It Don't Come Easy," John Lennon's "Power To The People" and George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord."

In 2001: Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his 500th career home run, becoming the 17th major leaguer to reach the mark.

Today's Thought:
"Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running."
-- Zig Ziglar



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