Top Searched words of the day: 02.27.2008
Elizabeth Banks: Actress Elizabeth Banks was born Elizabeth Mitchell in Pittsfield, a small city in the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts near the New York border, on February 10, 1974. She describes herself as having been seen as a “goody two-shoes” in her youth who was nominated to be the local Harves
Valerie Bertinelli: Valerie Bertinelli was born on April 23, 1960 in Wilmington, Delaware. Her father was a General Motors executive. In her early teens, her father was transferred to the GM assembly plant in Van Nuys, California. At this time, Ms. Bertinelli enrolled in the Tami Lynn School of Artists to study acting. In January 1975, the situation comedy “One Day at a Time” (1975), produced by Norman Lear, premiered on CBS with Bertinelli as Barbara Cooper, one of two daughters of a recently divorced woman. The show was a long-time hit and ended production in 1984 without being canceled.
Quarterlife: What is quarterlife? – Creator Marshall Herskovitz talks with NBC’s Entertainment Co-Chairman Ben Silverman about the ideas behind his new series, being a viral phenomenon and the first internet show to be picked up by network TV, serendipitous casting, and a social network for people of passio
T.R. Knight: T.R. Knight has been a member of the acting company of Minneapolis’ Guthrie Theater. Roles there include Richard Miller in Eugene O’Neill’s “Ah, Wilderness!,” and more. Rent and watch these movies.
Doomsday Seed Vault: The final design for a “doomsday” vault that will house seeds from all known varieties of food crops has been unveiled by the Norwegian government. Construction begins in March, and the seed bank is scheduled to open in 2008.
The Black Crowes: Official site for the rock band The Black Crowes, includes audio, video, and more. You can listen to the Crows at iTunes.
Antidepressant Drugs: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today proposed that makers of all antidepressant medications update the existing black box warning on their products’ labeling to include warnings about increased risks of suicidal thinking and behavior, known as suicidality, in young adults ages 18 to 24 during initial treatment (generally the first one to two months).
60 Minutes: Don Siegelman was a successful Democratic politician in the heavily Republican state of Alabama when he was convicted of bribery in a case that has drawn criticism from Democrats and Republicans. Scott Pelley reports.
NHL Trades 2008: Washington General Manager George McPhee made three separate deals for unrestricted free agents in a span of two hours Tuesday, acquiring goalie Cristobal Huet from Montreal in exchange for Anaheim’s second-round pick in 2009, center Sergei Fedorov from Columbus for defensive prospect Ted Ruth and winger Matt Cooke from Vancouver in exchange for winger Matt Pettinger.
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Inflation: Inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in a given economy over a period of time. It may also refer to the rise in the prices of some more specific set of goods or services. In either case, it is measured as the percentage rate of change of a price index. [more]
