Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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Barron's Roundtable Head Scratcher: "on January 5th, when the S&P 500 was at 927, the members of the Barron's Roundtable were looking for a major bounce. Now, with the S&P 500 up 2% since then, they think the market has come too far, too fast?" Bespoke Investment Group

S&P 500 Volume ‘Suggests Caution,’ RBC Says: Technical Analysis - Bloomberg

Could permanent changes in consumer behavior fundamentally reshape the US economy? A majority of people said in a national survey that they plan in the years ahead to spend less, save more, invest more conservatively and, above all, to cut their credit card debt. ABC News

Generic products becoming increasingly popular: 91% of US Consumers say they will stick with cheaper private labels when the recession is over. Marketing Charts

Go To NYC Museums For Free: If you have a Bank of America card (debit or credit) then you are eligible for free admission to select museums and such during the first weekend of each month. Just show them your Bank of America card and ID. This includes the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Bronx Zoo, The New York Aquarium, Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, and the Whitney Museum of Art.

Reality TV judge Piers Morgan strips for meat fragrance advertisement - newslite.tv

US Currency Collages by Mark Wagner. Remarkable. Bextim

Lovely photo of dolphin fetus in its mother's womb.

Metal Detecting Sandals - $59.95 at at Hammacher Schlemmer. "These are the sandals that can detect metal while you walk, allowing you to find buried artifacts while strolling the beach. A copper coil built into the right sandal is powered via a battery pack that straps to your calf."

Evolution Can Occur In Less Than 10 Years, Guppy Study Finds - Impact Lab

The i-MiEV, developed by Mitsubishi Motors, will debut in Japan next month. This is an electric car which does not have an internal combustion engine. It can travel 160 kilometers on its lithium-ion battery pack, but unfortunately, it will take 14 hours to fully recharge the battery from a 100-volt household power outlet.

Dept. of Homeland Security working on pocket puke-ray. Just the thing to deal with illegal aliens, or any sort of "civil disturbance". The Register

Weird game - drag and drop the woman through a field of bubbles. xoxma.com.ua

Audit the Fed Bill Reaches Crucial Benchmark. The bill is now cosponsored by a majority of House members. Ron Paul's Press Releases

First 'anti-stab' knife to go on sale in Britain. The socialist government's response to a stabbing problem in London was to mandate a knife design which "will make it almost impossible to stab someone to death", Ironically, the new tool looks like it would be ideal for slashing peoples' throats. I hope it doesn't end up being used that way. Times Online

"Best depiction of today's protest in Tehran on Twitpic". If this is for real, Iran could be at an historic turning point comparable to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

RoboteX Inc. Montage: ROBOTS WITH GUNS... If this is the future, I want a ticket to the past! YouTube

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