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Does having a short index finger mean you're gay? A new study comparing index and ring-finger lengths says this ratio indicates how much testosterone people were exposed to in the womb, which may influence sexual orientation. Dr. Marc Breedlove, the aptly named Berkeley psychologist who's searching for the anatomical basis of sexual preference, reports that lesbians tend to have substantially shorter index fingers, a trait more common among men than women. Really short index fingers on men don't mean they're gay or straight, the study says; it means they probably have lots of older brothers...
...similar finger study at Rutgers University found a considerable overlap between gay and straight women, but according to yet other recent studies, women with long index fingers are more fertile. Moreover, men with long ring fingers tend to be better soccer players and musicians, as well as more depressed and virile. So pretty much all we can tell from the pictures of politicians' hands, above, is that they like to wave...
Monday night in Indianapolis, Michigan State senior guard Mateen Cleaves put together one of the gutsiest performances in the history of NCAA basketball. The image of Cleaves limping around the court with his index finger raised should leave a lasting impression on the record-low number of people who watched this year's championship game...
...aside from oil prices there has been no inflation to speak of. Meanwhile, amid all the angst about overheating, there are signs of a slowdown, most noticeably in the crucial housing sector. The dollar is in fine shape. And while rising oil prices have skewed the Consumer Price Index to a three-year high, the core rate is up a very modest 2.1% for the past 12 months...
...Sell short. If you can't part with your tech darlings, cut your exposure by shorting the NASDAQ 100 or buying a put option on the index. When you short the index, you borrow a basket of shares and sell, hoping to replace them at a lower price and profit from the decline. A put option gives you the right to sell at a predetermined price, protecting you from a steep drop...