Friday, Nov. 9, is the 314th day of 2012. There are 52 days left in the year.

Today’s birthdays: Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog is 81. Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson is 77. Actor Lou Ferrigno is 61. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is 60. Blues singer Susan Tedeschi is 42. Singer Nick Lachey is 39.