the buzz log
Blackouts, Eruptions, and Amendments: What's the Buzz
By Vera H-C Chan
Thu, November 12, 2009, 9:41 am PST
Our picks from the day's hottest searches.
- Brazil Blackout (+3,067%). A storm left 60 million in the dark,and now the government's busy defending its grid as the country preps for a good economy and the 2014 World Cup.
- Carl Sagan (+1,199%). His 75th birthday on Monday prompted a Stephen Hawking musical salute, and now people are surfacing up the astronomer's own musical talents.
- Mayon Volcano (+903%). Philippine's most active volcano is spewing again.
- Stupak Amendment (+563%). The US Conference of Catholic Bishops got the anti-abortion amendment into the health care bill, prompting concerns about its constitutionality and viability.
- Route 66 (+99%). The Santa Monica Pier got formal cred as the Western Terminus of the historic highway's 83rd anniversary.
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