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Friday, Aug 15, 2008 1:32 pm EDT The mystery of Michael Phelps' iPod playlistBy Chris Chase In the long, storied history of Fourth-Place Medal's Investigative Unit (founded: Monday), one question has been asked by our readers more than any other. Today, on our five-day anniversary, we will attempt to tackle the biggest Olympic mystery of the Beijing Games: what is Michael Phelps listening to on his iPod? In nearly every camera shot of Michael Phelps on dry land, he can be seen with iPod headphones dangling from his ears. The earbuds are a ubiquitous presence in the ready room and on the starting block; they're just as much a part of Phelps' 'uniform' as goggles and a swim cap. About two minutes prior to the start of a race, Phelps sheds the iPod along with his warm-ups. So, what is he listening to? Podcasts of NPR's This American Life and Dylan live at The Supper Club. No wait, that's my iPod. Phelps listens to hip-hop music on his. He says it helps moti...

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SHIJIAZHUANG, China - Hundreds of Chinese parents, some cradling infants, converged on the company at the heart of the tainted baby formula scandal Thursday, demanding refunds and asking what they can safely feed their children. Thousands of others filled hospitals, many hovering over sons and daughters hooked to IVs after drinking milk powder tainted with melamine , a toxic industrial chemical that can cause kidney stones and lead to kidney failure. The scandal highlights the changing family dynamics and economic growth in China. A generation ago, women had little choice besides breast-feeding. Now, supermarkets are filled with dozens of brands of baby formula, marketed to women who work outside the home after they give birth. Yao Haoge, an 11-month-old baby with two large kidney stones, had been drinking Sanlu formula since she was born because both of her parents work. They had been puzzled by their little girl's fevers and dark urine, but it never o...

By Matt Hinton There are those rare brands in the world you know on sight, almost instinctively. Insidious logos that imprinted themselves on your brain before you could speak, that transcend the linguistic and cognitive middle men and lunge directly for your MasterCard as your neurons are still gearing up for "blink." The Golden Arches . The Coca-Cola script . The AT&T Death Star . Uh, MasterCard . But only one monolithic, world-dominating corporate logo has developed the capability to travel backward in time to imprint itself on people and objects that existed years before its conception . So, the Nike swoosh, created in 1971, showing up on Syracuse's new statue honoring Ernie Davis , who died of leukemia eight years earlier, in 1963, is all just a big mistake , is it? No, it wasn't a marketing deal, Syracuse athletic director Daryl Gross said. The sculptor simply made a mistake. "Easy fix," Gross...

The life lesson I learn from movie of Gladiator fight for your opinions and what you want; respect and be loyal to people who you love; always is awesome to know how to fight; be aware of fake and diabolic people; never forget your family and the ones who you love ; give a hand of help to who helped you once ; you always need to thank god with what you have; enjoy your freedom ; be wisdom ;