Wednesday's Buzz: February 27, 2008

Posted February 27, 2008, 3:56 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Wednesday, February 27, 2008. There are 308 days left in the year and 250 days left until Election Day.
Last Night's Clinton-Obama Debate Wrap (LA Times)
New Poll: Obama Surges Past Clinton, Trails McCain on Security (Bloomberg)

B-Block
Pet Sterilization Becomes Law in L.A. (Yahoo News)
iTunes Passes Best Buy: Now #2 Music Retailer (msnbc)
Death of CDs? 48% of Teens Bought Zero CDs Last Year (LA Times)
Michael Jackson Faces Forced Sale of Neverland (Yahoo)
Nike Trash Talk: New Performance Shoe Made From Trash (treehugger)
Major Study: Why We Kiss (Washington Post)

By The Numbers
101 Uses for Everyday Things: Multitasking Hall of Fame (realsimple)
20 Facts About the Human Genome (sanger)

Pic of the Day
This is a Hoot

Video of The Day: Led Zeppelin in Kashmir



Today's GB Birthdays:
Happy birthday to GB member Shirl! Click on her name to send her a birthday greeting!

Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Actress Joanne Woodward ("The Long, Hot Summer") is 78. Elizabeth Taylor is 76. Ralph Nader, consumer advocate and presidential candidate, is 74. Actress Barbara Babcock ("Far and Away") is 71. Actor Howard Hesseman ("Head of the Class") is 68. Actress Debra Monk is 59. Rock musician Paul Humphreys is 48. Actor Grant Show ("Melrose Place") is 46.

On This Date:
In 1902: Author John Steinbeck, one the most significant figures in 20th Century American Literature, is born in Salinas, Calif. His most famous works include "Of Mice and Men" and "The Grapes of Wrath."

In 1974: People magazine is published for the first time.

In 1986: The United States Senate allows its debates to be televised on a trial basis.

In 1997: Divorce becomes legal in Ireland.

In 1999: While trying to circumnavigate the world in a hot air balloon, Colin Prescot and Andy Elson set a new endurance record after being in a hot air balloon for 233 hours and 55 minutes.

In 2003: Fred Rogers, the host of TV's "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" dies at age 74.

Today's Thought:
"I feel the greatest gift we can give to anybody is the gift of our honest self."
-- Fred Rogers



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