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Surprise! Mr. BoomGloomDoom sees doom… or at least a 20% decline in equities.

Bloomberg:

Faber predicted at the beginning of March a 20 percent decrease if the index reached a new high. The S&P 500 has tumbled 11 percent since reaching 1,217.28 on April 23, the strongest level since the days after the September 2008 bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Faber advised investors to buy U.S. stocks on March 9, 2009, when the index reached its lowest level since 1996.

“The market became very overbought in mid-April,” Faber said in a Bloomberg Radio interview today with Tom Keene. “The S&P could still decline by another 10 percent, maybe 15 percent.”

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The A.V. Club recently ran through cinematic history to provide to us the 26 coolest tattoos we’ve seen on-screen.

Going through the list, I can’t think of any notable omissions, but if there are any that come to mind, please post in the comments section.

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“Walk in the tracks,” 1^st Sgt Stephen Cummings told me as we walked toward the Helmand River. I was shooting some video, and veered off a little. Then, not looking where I was going, I veered off again.

“I said walk in the tracks! You know why I say that, don’t you?” He reminded me that any ground that hasn’t been run over by a vehicle could potentially contain an IED.  So, I made sure to stay to in the tracks.

1st Sgt Stephen Cummings oversees 31 LAVs used for gear and personnel

1^st Sgt Cummings is a member of the Marines’ 1^st LAR. The 43-year-old originally from Memphis, oversees the 31 light armored vehicles in Charlie Company that transport passengers and supplies.  He’s based at South Station, a remote base south of the river that has even fewer creature comforts than FOB Payne. There is no refrigeration. So, their bottled drinking water comes in two temperatures, warm or hot.

Cummings and his wife Tamara have two children, Sean, 15 and Lauren, 7.  But his right hand man, Lance Cpl Brandon Foley is just getting started.

LAV-log driver, Lance Cpl Brandon Foley

The 25 year old LAV driver got married to his wife, Evilina, on April 5^th, exactly one month before shipping out to Afghanistan.

He’s going home in December. But unlike his boss who’s been a Marine for 23 years, Brandon plans to leave the Corps.

“I want to work for the FBI and fight cyber-crimes,” he told me.

He plans to finish up his degree in computer science after his service ends in July.

Before Sex And The City 2 stomps into theaters in stylish stiletto this Friday, The Early Show’s Julie Chen sitting down to shoot the breeze with Mario Cantone, Evan Handler, David Eigenberg, Jason Lewis, and Max Ryan, just a few of the leading men of the blockbuster chick flick.

Aww — no Stanford and Mr. Big!

American Academy of Pediatrics now agrees to enrolling children under the age of four to swimming lessons. Children below 1 year old were not recommended to still have the lessons since they still have motor or cognitive disabilities which poses them not to be ready for swimming classes. Just a few years ago, the group apalled the idea of letting the toddlers undergo swimming lessons as it gives the parents and their children a false sense of security.However, few studies showed that toddler would less likely drown if they had undergone swimming lessons. But still, the group does not also advice all children to undergo the classes.

According to AAP report, drowning is the second-leading cause of death for children ages 1-19. “Children need to learn to swim,”said in the report. They recommended a multilayered safety approach since even children who have advanced swimming skills can still drown. They also state that parents must learn how to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation also known as CPR. The policy also reiterates the importance of a four sided fence around a pool that can cut the drowning risk by half. And they also warned  against the use of inflatable swimming aids as these can easily lose air and “are not designed to keep swimmers safe”.

Keep the children safe for the summer season as people choose to go swimming to cool down.

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[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday ruled [opinion, PDF] unanimously in American Needle v. NFL [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] that the National Football League (NFL) [league website] and its member teams are not a single entity that is exempt from rule of reason claims under Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act [text]. The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled [opinion, PDF] that the NFL and its member teams are a single entity under the Sherman Act. Reversing the decision below, Justice John Paul Stevens wrote:

Football teams that need to cooperate are not trapped by antitrust law. “[T]he special characteristics of this industry may provide a justification” for many kinds of agreements. The fact that NFL teams share an interest in making the entire league successful and profitable, and that they must cooperate in the production and scheduling of games, provides a perfectly sensible justification for making a host of collective decisions. But the conduct at issue in this case is still concerted activity under the Sherman Act that is subject to s. 1 analysis.

The case was remanded to the district court for further proceedings.

The NFL and its 32 member teams teams reached an agreement with Reebok [corporate website] to license and sell consumer headwear and clothing with the respective teams’ logos and not to grant licenses to Reebok’s competitors for 10 years. The antitrust suit was brought by American Needle [corporate website], which argued that the contract violated the Sherman Act.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant. For that reason, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has endorsed airing on C-SPAN the conference committee’s negotiations, as the panel of legislators merges the House and Senate versions of financial regulatory reform. But wait! Now it seems the conference committee might not air negotiations — just the discussions right before the committee votes to ratify individual parts of the final bill.

Politico reports:

When lawmakers are ready to ratify their decisions, Frank said they will go into an open session to debate and vote on changes to the bill. He called this kind of conference “old-fashioned” — and it would be a notable change from recent past practice in Congress — but it might be only a daylong session at the end of weeks of closed-door talks. And if you’re anticipating a quaint throwback to a less partisan Capitol, think again.

And Frank explains:

“The negotiations will go on in private,” Frank said, “but the results of any discussion are going to have to be voted on. The House will vote to offer this in the Senate, all of the decisions will be made, accommodations may be reached privately — that’s where human beings work — but nothing will be ratified without a public debate.”

If that is indeed how the conference committee proceeds, it might as well be done entirely behind closed doors. There is no effective difference. The lobbying effort will be epic. And the public will have far less information about which legislators are fighting for which carve-outs, and what is traded for what.

These SFIV TVs are just like a normal HDTV, but you get an 8-second SFIV image when you turn it on and theres the game’s logo at the bottom. Cool? [Yahoo via Technabob] More »

Hot on the heels of the Halo Reach beta coming to an end, Bungie has just announced that the full game will be launching on September 14, 2010, and will be available in three versions:

• Halo Reach Standard Edition will cost $60
• Halo Reach Limited Edition will include the game, exclusive in-game Elite armor, and an artifact bag containing Dr. Halsey’s personal journal will cost $79.99
• Halo Reach Legendary Edition will include everything that the Limited Edition includes, plus UNSC-themed packaging, exclusive multiplayer Spartan armor, and Noble Team collectable statue. This will cost $149.99.

We are just under four months away.

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Zombie Magazine has created a very helpful cheat sheet to help let you know what is actually going on in that head of hers when she says things like “Fine” and “Where is this relationship going?”.  Be confused no longer, men.  Original Story here, but also reprinted below.  Enjoy.

She says: “Nothing’s wrong.”
She ACTUALLY means: “Something is wrong.”

She says: “Fine.”
She ACTUALLY means: “Time for a bit of passive-aggression.”

She says: “Not tonight, Sweetheart, I have a headache.”
She ACTUALLY means: “The doctor called with the tests results. It’s a brain tumor.”

She says: “I’m sleeping with Steve.”
She ACTUALLY means: “I’m sleeping with everyone but Steve.”

She says: “I’ll be ready in 5 minutes!”
She ACTUALLY means: “I won’t even be close to ready in 5 minutes and I’ll say the same thing at least 3 more times. Besides I have still have 4 dresses to choose from and 3 scarves and my makeup looks a little off and I can’t believe he won’t come in here and validate my wardrobe even though I haven’t even hinted that I want this from him and he thinks I haven’t noticed that he’s getting fat, but I have and even though I say I love him no matter what, I don’t and I can’t wait much longer to start a family so we better start soon and I will not have my children raised by a fatty and these heels make my feet hurt but I’m having a steak tonight anyway and he better have remembered to tivo “Lost”, but I won’t say anything until we get home and yell at him if he forgot and I can’t remember where I left my phone and I can’t believe I let him do that to me and I knew he’d ask again even though he promised he just wanted to try it once.”

She says: “My boss is being so mean to me today.”
She ACTUALLY means: “It’s hard to sleep your way to the top when no one wants to bang you.”

She says: “I’m keeping the baby.”
She ACTUALLY means: “I’m going to have an abortion but tell you your drinking caused a miscarriage.”

She says: “I heard a noise!”
She ACTUALLY means: “Hopefully whoever just broke in will rape you first. I’ve always wanted to see that.”

She says: “We need to talk.”
She ACTUALLY means: “Now I am sleeping with Steve.”

She says: “Where is this relationship going?”
She ACTUALLY means: “Have you thought about the material I sent you on penile enlargement surgery?”

She says: “Do I look fat in this?”
She ACTUALLY means: “Your back hair makes me sick.”

She says: “Take me out to a fancy meal and some dancing!”
She ACTUALLY means: “I’ve already spoken to a divorce lawyer.”

She says: “How do you feel about children?”
She ACTUALLY means: “Steve and I are expecting twins.”

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Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Videos, Ford

There’s no doubt that the 2011 Mustang GT is one of the most potent ponycars to ever come from Ford, but to the Mustang faithful, a big part of its legacy will be how it takes to the aftermarket. The new 5.0-liter V8 seems to be off to a good start, with at least two different modified 2011 Mustangs already achieving ten-second time slips at the dragstrip.

The first to achieve the feat was JPC Racing, who had their 2011 Mustang out at the track within 24 hours of receiving the car. Using 4.56 gears, beefier upper and lower control arms, racing slicks and a 100 shot of nitrous, JPC’s ‘Stang nailed a best time of 10.96 seconds @ 125.75 mph. A short time later, the boys at Evolution Performance nailed a 10.88 @ 126.66 run using just 3.73 gears, a prototype cold air intake, Eaton Trutrac differential, D.O.T. approved racing tires and a 100 shot of nitrous.

While the numbers themselves aren’t all that impressive, the simplicity of the modifications and the brief time in which they were developed surely are. We can’t wait to see what the various tuners around the country can do once they have time to develop more parts for the new Mustang. You can watch both of the runs in the videos posted after the jump.

[Sources: Evolution Performance, StangTV]

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Via Prison Planet.com » Prison Planet

Carol Driver
UK Daily Mail
May 24, 2010

DNA taken from millions of newborn babies is quietly being stored by hospitals without proper parental consent.

The blood samples, taken in heel-prick tests that check for serious conditions, can be accessed by police, coroners and medical researchers, Freedom of Information Act requests reveal.

Despite Government guidelines advising hospitals to destroy the DNA after five years, some facilities have kept them on file for more than 20 years – prompting fears that a covert database is being created.

Campaigners claim the 32-page leaflets – explaining that newborns’ DNA will be stored – handed to new mothers, does not constitute consent for hospitals to carry out further research.

Nor, they say, does it make clear the samples could be accessed by the police to identify people involved in crimes.

And, although the DNA of each child is stored anonymously, The UK Newborn Screening Programme Centre, which oversees the use of samples, say they could be linked to hospital admissions and the child could be identified that way.

Full article here

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Wasabi, the fiery sushi condiment has been shown to have an assortment of healing
benefits.

This member
of the cabbage family can do everything from help reduce the growth of bacteria that causes
cavities, increase circulation, and promote oxygenation of the
cellular tissue when topically taken to help you get
over a hangover, plump a sexy pout when applied to
women’s lips, and act as an aphrodisiac when consumed by men!

Historically, the potent plant was prided for its antimicrobial
properties and used by Japanese natives to protect from food poisoning.
It has also been proven as a natural antibacterial agent with a high
concentration of potassium, calcium, vitamin C, and phytochemicals,
which strengthen the body’s antioxidant defenses and aid the skin
against free radicals.

Its power transcends just ingesting, and wasabi has been shown as equally
beneficial when applied topically to the skin. Which, naturally, made
the skincare industry and its inexhaustible search for interesting
beauty-making ingredients take note.

Seduced by wasabi’s stimulating
nature, it has been added into a slew of skin care products and
included in facials and body treatments at spas across the country.

Want
to test out this stimulating face
food for yourself? Here’s how…

Make your own:

Wasabi massage oil: Combine ¼ cup vegetable oil and ¼ cup light sesame
oil in a small saucepan. Heat on low for 2 to 3 minutes or until warm
but NOT boiling or smoking. Immediately remove from heat and stir in ½
teaspoon wasabi paste. Be sure to use a wooden spoon since plastic can leach
out chemicals.

Cover and let cool for at least 1 hour. Add 5 drops of
vitamin E oil (you can pop a vitamin oil pill if you have one), and stir
until mixed in. Massage!

Buy it ready-made:

Take your wasabi therapy to go with Lather’s
Wasabi Hand Washes (you can even find the Lemongrass Wasabi Hand
Wash on board Delta Air Lines flights). Naturopathica
Green Tea Wasabi Mask helps to detoxify the face.

Find it at a spa:

The Lake Austin
Spa
Resort in Austin, Texas, stimulates its guests with the Wonderful
Wasabi and Green Tea Facial. You can even have your body wrapped in
the stimulating spice in Las Vegas at Treasure Island with its Wasabi
Ginger Wrap.

Laurel House writes for Planet Green, where a version of this post originally appeared.

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  Not That, Skincare: Pimples and Pores
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  Ways to Be a Sustainable Sushi Addict
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• Face
  the Facts: Homemade Face Masks Are Greener

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The Audi A8 is already a nerd’s wet dream with more gadgets and technology than any baby boomer can handle. But Audi wasn’t done with the available option lists, though. Now buyers can order an HSDPA hotspot modem directly from the factory. Unlike other options — like Autonet — this system is polished and seemingly beautifully integrated into the vehicle. This is the future.

Autonet is GM’s and Chrysler’s high-speed provider of choice. This system is a bolt-on solution. The self-contained device, just needs power and a subscription to broadcast WiFi throughout the vehicle. But while it’s a one-size-fits-all solution, it’s a tad ugly and Audi doesn’t do ugly.

Audi’s system is integrated totally into the vehicle. From the press release.

Using the WLAN hotspot is remarkably simple. To activate Internet access with speeds up to 7.2 Mbit/s, the driver merely needs to insert a data-capable SIM card into the Bluetooth online car phone. Alternatively, an Internet connection can be established via Bluetooth by using a compatible mobile phone with a SIM Access Profile. Any existing mobile phone contract can be used for this – often coupled with a flat-rate data plan.

So yeah, you just slip in a SIM card and you’re off. Hopefully Audi’s owner, VW, plans to offer this cross-platform rather than keeping it tied down to a $100k car. The world doesn’t need cars with Tegra-powered Google Earth navigation. But we need rolling hotspots and now.

Lost Finale bound to be complicated though there were some parts of the episode that were straightforward. The two and a half hour last episode brought closure on some big questions and to the story of the Oceanic 815 passengers. The episode gave touching flashes as the rest of them awakened to their island past. Jack, who was the last one to block his memories, arrived at Eloise Hawking’s old church and saw his father’s coffin. It was because Christian was really appearing to him.

The episode was made in a way to bring the survivors back together after they died. Living together made them overcome their issues and problems in life and coming back together once more to finally move on for good in death. At the end Jack learns to let go as he welcomes the friendship and love that he usually rejected on the island. His sacrifices saved the island and they were finally together on the other side, ready to move on. There were no final twists about the island and its nature which was the only incidication that the new leadership of Ben and Hurley have led to a new golden age. The last episode brings evertything back to the season to explain six side-flashes where Oceanic flight lands at LAX and everyone goes about their happy way is a way of showing – people waiting for afterlife still hang out until they will be ready to “let go”.

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Park it, Ashton! There’s a new Sheriff raising through the social ranks of Twitter, and professional prankster Ashton Kutcher doesn’t seem too pleased about his Tweetin’ crown being snatched by a pop princess.

Over the weekend, Britney Spears soared past Ashton in Twitter followers, netting nearly 10,000 more devotees than Mr. Demi Moore — one of the world’s first celebrity Tweeters and the first person to attract 1 million followers on the site. At last count, Britney had 4,951,801 followers to Ashton’s 4,942,273.

Spears only sporadically posts updates to her Twitter, and Ashton — an avid updater — hinted that he wasn’t happy at being asked about his fall from social networking grace at a recent press junket for his new movie with Katherine Heigl, Killers.

“2nd most pop Q ‘What do U think about Brittney [sic] having more followers than u?’” Ashton angrily Tweeted early Sunday evening. “Answer ‘I don’t care. Aren’t u suppose 2B a movie reporter?’”

Riccardo Ullio (above) just called  to tell me that he closed Lupe Taqueria — his Midtown Mexican restaurant — over the weekend. Beleza, his snacky cocktail bar next door that has been closed for the past three months, will not reopen as previously announced.

“Even though we were breaking even at Lupe, we could not get the bank to work something out on the loan,” Ullio said. Both properties will go into foreclosure.

Ullio also owns Sotto Sotto and Fritti in Inman Park.

While I never made it to Lupe, I always enjoyed the tropical cocktails and the healthy snackums at Beleza.

Will you miss these restaurants?

Via Prison Planet.com » Sci Tech

AOL News
May 24, 2010

Almost half of the 500 most popular sunscreen products may actually increase the speed at which malignant cells develop and spread skin cancer because they contain vitamin A or its derivatives, according to an evaluation of those products released today.

AOL News also has learned through documents and interviews that the Food and Drug Administration has known of the potential danger for as long as a decade without alerting the public, which the FDA denies.

The study was released with Memorial Day weekend approaching. Store shelves throughout the country are already crammed with tubes, jars, bottles and spray cans of sunscreen.

The white goop, creams and ointments might prevent sunburn. But don’t count on them to keep the ultraviolet light from destroying your skin cells and causing tumors and lesions, according to researchers at Environmental Working Group.

In their annual report to consumers on sunscreen, they say that only 39 of the 500 products they examined were considered safe and effective to use.

Full article here