It's my birthday!

I just learned the most awesome thing - I've got a Google Doodle:

I assume everyone gets one on their birthday. Although I am pretty special...


Links!

• Libraries, Authors, & Books:
• Partisan Bickering in the Natural State Good grief.
• Before Their Books Were Famous, These Authors Worked the Following Odd Jobs 
• Net & Tech:
• 19 projects win Knight News Challenge on strengthening the Internet So many of these sound really awesome! 
• The Lost Home Run: One of baseball's most important moments was almost lost - luckily, Bing Crosby had had it recorded. Not too long ago, missing episodes of Doctor Who were found, also recorded by a fan. It's almost like having people make their own copies is a good thing... 
• Science:
• Earth's Electromagnetic Field Is Weakening 'A polarity flip, or drastic weakening would not be lethal, as demonstrated by the fact that past changes have not been associated with mass extinctions, but could expose powerlines and communication systems to much greater danger. On the positive side, auroras should become more spectacular and widespread. Should such an event occur, most scientists anticipate the timescale will be of the order of millennia, rather than decades, making the Daily Mail's call to “forget global warming and start worrying about the Earth's magnetic field” typically stupid.'
• What Are Organophosphates? (And Why Are They So Deadly?) Bad news for all of us.
• Measles Outbreak Traced Back To A Single Unvaccinated Child 
• BICEP2 Team Admit Breakthrough Evidence For Big Bang Could Just Be Dust
• Other:
• Sudan to Release Woman on Death Row for Apostasy 
• A first for Louisiana: Poverty Point selected as World Heritage site 
• US student is rescued from giant vagina sculpture in Germany This is bound to help our international reputation.