Tens Of Millions Of American Families Are Living On The Edge Of Desperation ? And The Economy Is About To Get A Whole Lot Worse

Have you ever been so poor that you had to live in your car? Have you ever been so low on funds that the only place you could afford to live was a rat-infested motel? Have you ever spent a night living in a tent city or sleeping in the streets? If not, you should consider yourself to be very fortunate.

Overhaul by Red Cross, cutting jobs | StarTribune.com

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For the American Red Cross, it has been a doubly challenging year.

While coping with a relentless series of natural disasters, the organization has carried out a nationwide overhaul that slashed more than 1,500 jobs, pared down many local offices, and left some former loyalists with badly bruised feelings.

London 2012 Olympics: Dave Brailsford to resolve Lizzie Armitstead-Nicole Cooke spat behind closed doors - Telegraph

The spat has erupted after claims from Armitstead, 22, that Cooke ­disobeyed GB team orders and rode for herself and not her colleague at the World Championships in Copenhagen in September, when the anticipated sprint finish would have suited Armitstead.

Here Comes The Global, US-Funded Liquidity Bail Out | ZeroHedge

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As expected, the Fed has just bailed out the world once again:

FED, ECB, BOJ, BOE, SNB, BANK OF CANADA LOWER SWAP RATES - BBG
ECB, FED other major central bank to lower the pricing of existing USD liquidity swaps by 50BPS
And as we have been writing every single day, the worldwide dollar crunch is now confirmed:

At present, there is no need to offer liquidity in non-domestic currencies other than the U.S. dollar
And finally, a promise to bailout Bank of America when it hits $4.00 again:

Dexpramipexole Showing Promise in ALS

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November 29, 2011 — A new safety and tolerability trial of dexpramipexole in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) strongly supports further testing of the putative mitochondrial modulator.

In a study published online November 20 in Nature Medicine, researchers report the results of a 2-part double-blind study that included a preliminary assessment of the drug's effects on functional decline and mortality.

American Airlines files for bankruptcy - CBS News

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DALLAS - American Airlines, the nation's third largest airline, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this morning.


The Texas-based AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle, announced that the company and certain of its U.S.-based subsidiaries (including both carriers) today filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, "in order to achieve a cost and debt structure that is industry competitive and thereby assure its long-term viability and ability to continue delivering a world-class travel experience for its customers."

Alcohol and Cancer: You Can´t Drink to Your Health!

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A column by Melinda Beck in the November 1, 2011 Wall Street Journal gets right to the point: Regular drinking, even just two drinks a day, raises the risk of many types of cancer, including breast cancer.

The statistics she cites are sobering:

Men who drink three or more drinks a day have a 41% higher risk of dying of cancer.
Women who drink two or more drinks a day have a 20% higher risk of dying of cancer.

U.S. ready to help Europe with debt crisis: Obama - MarketWatch

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The United States stands ready to help Europe with its debt crisis, President Barack Obama said Monday after meeting European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso at the White House. Europe's debt problems are of "huge importance" to the U.S. economy, Obama said, and the U.S. has a stake in Europe's success.

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London 2012 Olympics: David Millar insists it is time BOA adopted WADA's universal drug code - Telegraph

Cyclist David Millar has accused the British Olympic Association of descending into politics over its refusal to drop its lifetime ban on former drug cheats rather than looking at the bigger picture of the global fight against doping.

Gatorade Goes Back to the Lab - Businessweek

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Iman Shumpert is eight minutes into his Fatmax test at Gatorade’s new Sports Science Institute in Bradenton, Fla., before the first sheer layer of sweat appears on his shoulders. The National Basketball Assn.’s 17th overall draft pick has traded a New York Knicks cap and Beats by Dr. Dre headphones for a mask of tubes that makes him look like something out of Alien. At predetermined intervals, attendants boost the speed and grade of the treadmill he’s running on while computers record his heart rate and oxygen levels. The Fatmax figures out when a body is burning fat (as opposed to carbohydrates) most efficiently. “Hold out as long as you can,” Gatorade scientist JohnEric Smith tells Shumpert. Maximum effort yields the best results. Smith cranks it up another notch. Shumpert picks up the pace. “Good,” Smith beams.

Viene una gran depresión para la zona euro: OCDE Excelsior

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PARÍS, 28 de noviembre.- La OCDE consideró hoy que el riesgo de suspensión de pagos por el nivel de las deudas soberanas puede amenazar con una gran depresión en los países de la eurozona.

La Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE) aludió a esa posibilidad en un informe en el que además revisa a la baja las perspectivas económicas para sus países miembros y los grandes emergentes.

Wayne: Sagarpa, USDA conjoined | Home

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MEXICO CITY – On Thursday, United States Ambassador Anthony Wayne and the Secretary of Food Production (Sagarpa), Javier Mayorga Castañeda, held a meeting to discuss the strong commercial ties between the United States and Mexico, as well as the implementation of scientific research and specific objectives when making decisions about the agriculture sector.

Debt Crisis - Euro Zone in Mild Recession, US May Follow: OECD - CNBC

The global economic recovery is running out of steam, leaving the euro zone stuck in a mild recession and the United States at risk of following suit, the OECD said on Monday, sharply cutting its forecasts.

Bank of France's Noyer Speaks

In case anyone was wondering why the EURUSD is back to levels from several hours ago and well off the ramp highs (with ES continuing to pretend nothing matters), it is due to Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer who speak the following bullet points at a forum in Tokyo:

Crisis Has Worsened Significantly.

Encienden Arbol de Navidad con la energía de bicicletas en Puebla.

PUEBLA, 27 de noviembre.- Las autoridades del estado mexicano de Puebla inauguraron el primer árbol de Navidad sustentable cuyas ocho mil luces son iluminadas por energía cinética de 15 bicicletas, informaron hoy fuentes oficiales.

Short people have 'shortage' of genes - Telegraph

Just because I´m 5.2 feet, scientists have decided that I am a chromosomal delation?!
I say, this is war now. I have to start a new campaign worldwide promoting the greatness of shorties like me, our beauty, our intelligence and of course, our genetic perfection imprinted in the RNA/DNA of the soul (have the scientists discovered the existence of the soul yet...I hope so, otherwise...this war is over before it´s started!)

Height is largely passed down through families but scientists have so far only identified specific gene characteristics to explain about 10 per cent of the difference between people's heights.

Britain's Foreign Office Prepares For Riots In Europe; Sees Euro Collapse

As every major developed economy hits Bass's Keynesian Endgame, the status quo is set to change dramatically. Nowhere is this climax playing out louder than in Europe and the implicit solution of Germany-uber-alles (while seemingly inevitable though nevertheless lengthy in execution) is likely to not sit well with many of the EMU nations. To wit, The Telegraph today reports that Britain's Foreign Office is advising its overseas embassies to draw up plans to help expats should the collapse of the Euro turn explosive. Almost incredibly, a senior minister has revealed that Britain is now planning on the basis that a euro collapse is matter of time.

Trouble

The global economy is heading for a massive amount of trouble in the months ahead. Right now we are seeing the beginning of a credit crunch that is shaping up to be very reminiscent of what we saw back in 2008. Investors and big corporations are pulling huge amounts of money out of European banks and nobody wants to lend to those banks right now. We could potentially see dozens of "Lehman Brothers moments" in Europe in 2012. Meanwhile, bond yields on sovereign debt are jumping through the roof all over Europe.

Xilitla Mexico Nicole Scherzinger Video

Nicole couldn´t have chosen a more enchanting place to film her video. This paradise takes my breath away, and yes, I confess with deep sorrow, that I have never been to Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
From now on, one of my wishes before I die is to one day go there.

Espinosa denies terrorist premise [17260] | Home

MEXICO CITY – On Wednesday, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE), Patricia Espinosa, rejected the notion that there are radical Islamic terrorist groups in Mexico, as stated by aspiring Republican presidential candidates in the United States.

The Secretary noted that although these statements were part of an electoral campaign, U.S. politicians have to be very careful in speaking about issues of a delicate nature that are important, not only to Mexico, but to the bilateral relationship between the two nations.

Ortman Family Wines is closing its doors | KSBY.com | San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Paso Robles

A local winery has fallen victim in this economy, and its owners say they are shutting the doors.

In a statement on the the winery's website, Ortman Family Wines says it will close its San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles locations December 23.

The Ortman family says it's unable to meet the demands of its lender, and the lender has chosen to call in the loan and liquidate assets. The Ortman family has been producing wine on the Central Coast for decades.

For those who are part of the wine club, your membership will be automatically terminated.

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Barnes & Noble to close its Westside Pavilion store - latimes.com

By Martha Groves, Los Angeles Times
November 25, 2011
It isn't the cozy Shop Around the Corner — the indie bookstore of "You've Got Mail" movie fame — but it is the multilevel behemoth on the corner of Westwood and Pico boulevards that shoppers have browsed since 1995. And, now that Barnes & Noble has confirmed the unprofitable store's closing at year-end, lovers of things literary are bemoaning the demise of yet another Westside book merchant.

FM says dialogue holds key to solving Syria crisis|Politics|chinadaily.com.cn

BEIJING - China on Wednesday said exerting pressure through country-specific resolutions is not conducive to resolving the Syria issue, one day after it abstained from a vote on a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly condemning Syria for human rights violations.

The euro crisis: The screw tightens | The Economist

ONE can almost hear the gates clanging: one after the other the sources of funding for Europe’s banks are being shut. It is a result of the highly visible run on Europe’s government bond markets, which today reached the heart of the euro zone: an auction of new German bonds failed to generate enough demand for the full amount, causing a drop in bond prices (and prompting the Bundesbank to buy 39% of the bonds offered, according to Reuters).

Ignorance And Stupidity Are Good?

Las personas que menos saben sobre temas difíciles e importantes como la economía, el consumo de energía o el medio ambiente son las que más evitan estar bien informadas, sugiere un nuevo estudio publicado por la Asociación Americana de Psicología (APA). Y lo que es peor, cada vez más gente prefiere seguir ignorando este tipo de temas, según un artículo publicado por la revista de la American Psychological Association.

Nokia Siemens Cutting 17,000 Jobs | Fox Business

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Siemens Networks is cutting 17,000 jobs worldwide by 2013 as part of an effort to slash one billion euros ($1.35 billion) in costs and realign the company.
The joint venture between Nokia (NOK: 5.47, -0.09, -1.62%) and Siemens AG (SI: 90.88, -2.78, -2.97%) says the restructuring program will help it target end-to-end mobile network infrastructure and services at a time when the industry is heading in the direction of mobile broadband.

Sarkozy: Europe's

No, not that Sarkozy. His half-brother - the one who actually can use a calculator. In an interview on CNBC, the Carlyle group head had the temerity to tell the truth, the whole truth, and use math - that long-forgotten concept which one has to scour various backwater blogs to rediscover - to explain nothing but the truth which is that Europe needs many more trillions than either the EFSF or the ECB can afford to give.

UAEM creates jobs database [17199] | Mexico

As part of the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico’s (UAEM) efforts to improve its educational standards, the institution has created the University Employment System (SUE). The SUE’s aim is to register students in a database where they can upload their curriculum and learn about job offers in the public and private sectors.

Poor German auction shows crisis hitting core - Market Extra - MarketWatch

FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) — An auction of German government bonds technically failed Wednesday, underlining fears that Europe’s long-running sovereign debt crisis now threatens the core of the euro zone.

Top 100 ways to motivate yourself

The lack of motivation can to a cancer that can build apathy, pessimism, cynicism, and can stifle energy stunting a company's growth and just like cancer if not treated can destroy the organization. Managers have the reasonability to examine every single individual and also the places they need to have improvement, apply motivational theories in their behavior modification plan. Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus.

Aerolineas to Cut International Flights - The Argentina Independent

Aerolíneas Airlines plans to discontinue all international flights that are not profitable to the company, Minister of Federal Planning, Julio De Vido, announced this morning.
Additionally, the airline will focus on accelerating fleet replacement and redesigning working conditions of pilots and mechanics to be more in alignment with international standards.
These measures come after a series of recent conflicts between aviation labour unions and government authorities.

Doctors prepare for possible disaster | The Australian

A SUMMER of global disasters has emergency doctors preparing to cope with possible emergencies when hospitals are already at capacity.

Bruce Bartley, an emergency physician from the Emergency Department at Geelong Hospital, is one of a team of six who have devised a ready reckoner to help new doctors cope with a sudden influx without having to work it all out themselves.

Global economy risks deflationary spiral, warns Turner | Business | The Guardian

The head of the City's financial watchdog, Adair Turner, warned that the global economy was at risk of a deflationary spiral as the private sector and governments seek to pay off their debts at the same time.

On a day of fresh jitters on the global markets, the chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) said escaping from a debt crisis caused by excessive lending by the banks was proving tougher than policymakers had ever envisaged.

No Deficit Deal: US at Risk for Downgrade, Stock Correction - Fast Money - CNBC - CNBC

The Super Committee's failure to come to an agreement on significant deficit reduction—and the possibility it may undo the automatic $1.2 trillion in budget cuts—is risking another U.S. debt downgrade, a 10 percent drop in stocks and a decline in the US dollar, analysts say.

Bank Of Spain Nationalizes Banco De Valencia | ZeroHedge

Some headlines from Spain, confirming that the buck did not end with Dexia, and that another bank which accounted for 0.74% of total Spanish assets has just folded. For now it is just the smaller ones. Soon, it will be the bigger ones.

DJ Bank Of Spain Takes Over Banco De Valencia
DJ Banco Valencia Has 0.74% Of Spain's Total Bank Assets
DJ Bank Of Spain To Grant Up To EUR2B In Loans Tp Banco De
DJ Bank Of Spain To Inject Up To EUR1B In Banco De Valencia
And the same from Bloomberg's perspective.

BANK OF SPAIN REMOVES BANCO DE VALENCIA MANAGEMENT :BVA SM
BANCO DE VALENCIA COULDN'T TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE VIABILITY
FROB TO GIVE BANCO DE VALENCIA EU2 BLN CREDIT LINE :BVA SM
FROB TO SUSCRIBE UP TO EU1 BLN OF BANCO DE VALENCIA CAPITAL
SPAIN RESCUE FUND FROB TO ADMINISTER BANCO DE VALENCIA :BVA SM
Who is next?

From: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/bank-spain-nationalizes-banco-de-valencia

Spanish Conservatives Win General Elections - CNBC

Spain's opposition conservatives swept commandingly into power and into the hot seat Sunday as voters enduring a 21.5 percent jobless rate and stagnant economy dumped the Socialists —the third time in as many weeks Europe's debt crisis has claimed a government.

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Contador to appear at CAS hearing - Yahoo! Eurosport

The Court will hear appeals by the International Cycling Union and the World Anti-Doping Agency relating to the decision by the Spanish cycling federation not to suspend Contador for his positive test for Clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France.
Contador won the Tour and has vigorously denied doping, blaming a contaminated piece of meat for the positive test.
“He will go there, but we don't yet know exactly when,” his spokesman Jacinto Vidarte told DPA. “Neither Alberto nor his lawyers will give a statement when they appear in Lausanne.”
Contador can expect a verdict in the case in January 2012.

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Egyptian protesters clash with police for second day | World news | guardian.co.uk

Mass protests against Egypt's military junta have swept beyond Cairo and into several major cities across the country, raising questions about the viability of elections due in just over a week.

Following a night of violence that left two dead and more than 600 injured, protests erupted in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, and further demonstrations were reported in the towns of Port Said, Tanta, Mansoura and Sohag. In Suez, a large urban centre on the Suez canal, protesters clashed with armed police who fired teargas in an attempt to disperse crowds.

U.S. Deficit Super Committee Stalled as Deadline Looms - CNBC

LONDON—European banks, increasingly concerned about their ability to access funding, are devising complex and potentially risky new deals that enable them to continue borrowing from the European Central Bank.

Screening for Lung Cancer Based on 'Strongest Evidence'

November 17, 2011 — The brand-new guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), the first to be published by a national advisory group, strongly recommend the use of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for select individuals at high risk for the disease. For the target group of heavy smokers 55 to 74 years of age, regular annual LDCT scans are recommended.

No Giro D'Italia For The Schleck Brothers | Cyclingnews.com

The Schleck brothers will not ride the Giro d'Italia in 2012 but will continue to concentrate on the Tour de France. Fränk Schleck called the Tour “the number one goal,” but said the World Championships in Valkenburg also interest them, especially Andy.

IRS Offers Buyouts to 5,400 Employees - Bloomberg

The Internal Revenue Service has offered buyouts to 5,400 employees as it begins preparing for a likely budget cut of more than 3 percent.
The agency, which had 94,711 workers in fiscal 2010, plans to accept no more than 1,600 buyout applications. A second round of buyouts could follow. The Obama administration has said that as many as 4,000 IRS jobs could be cut over the next year, including some that would reduce tax enforcement and collections.

RIM Confirms Power Problems With New BlackBerry Models - US Business - CNBC

Many users of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 models have taken to the BlackBerry Support website to complain that their phones simply died for no reason at all. Several users reported that the problem occurred after the phone had been charging all night.
A RIM spokeswoman confirmed that a "limited number of customers have reported an issue where their device does not power on." She said the company is "actively working on a software update to resolve this issue."

Markets Face Tough Week With Debt Talks in US, Europe - CNBC

In the week ahead, the Congressional "super committee" is likely to come down to the final hour as it tries to find $1.2 trillion in budget deficits in time for a vote Wednesday.
Investor expectations are low that the bipartisan "super committee" will be able to put aside differences on taxes and spending cuts and come up with the full amount of reductions.

Cancer Journal: Latest cancer research Ovarian cancer 'not detectable' in the blood for years | ecancermedicalscience

A mathematical model designed by scientists in the US indicates thatovarian cancer may not be detectable in the blood using current technology until 10 years after the disease first starts to develop.
The researchers say their work could make future efforts to develop diagnostic blood tests more efficient.

Dave Bing: Detriot needs help in financial crisis - Associated Press - POLITICO.com

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DETROIT - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing on Wednesday urged municipal unions to accept wage cuts and Michigan leaders to pay the city millions stemming from a decade-old tax agreement, saying Detroit needs the money to avoid an emergency financial takeover.

The city faces a $45 million cash shortfall by the end of its fiscal year in June, Bing said in a TV and radio address. If Detroit doesn’t fix its fiscal problems, the state could appoint a financial manager to make sweeping changes.

New drug combo targets multiple cancers

The findings are reported online in the journal Cancer Research.
"The goal of targeted therapy is to stop the growth of cancerous cells while doing little or no harm to healthy tissue," said Guy Perkins, PhD, associate project scientist at the Center for Research in Biological Systems at UC San Diego. "Cancer researchers are always looking for new therapies to target a variety of cancers and kill tumor cells in various stages of development."

Alcohol Not Recommended For Girls With Family History Of Breast Cancer

Adding to research linking alcohol to breast cancer risk, a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that adolescent girls with a family history of breast disease - either cancer or the benign lesions that can become cancer - have a higher risk of developing benign breast disease as young women than other girls. And unlike girls without a family history, this already-elevated risk rises with increasing alcohol consumption.

NYC Health Department Warns MealMart Kosher Broiled Chicken Livers Can Cause Illness from Salmonella Bacteria | World Wide Legal Action 4 Animal Rights

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Release # 028-11
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

MEDIA CONTACT: (347) 396-4177
Susan Craig/Chanel Caraway: PressOffice@health.nyc.gov
NYC Health Department Warns MealMart Kosher Broiled Chicken Livers Can Cause Illness from Salmonella Bacteria
Salmonella Heidelberg bacteria strain found in chicken liver product that is not fully cooked; 56 cases of illness identified in NYC.

Salmonella Chicken Livers Outbreak Now at 174 Cases in 5 States - Chefs Table Blog

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State and local Health Departments from New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota are investigating the outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg that has been linked to contaminated Kosher chicken livers and chopped liver processed by Schreiber Processing Corp. of Maspeth, NY. The company does business as Alle Processing Corp/MealMart Co.

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics FoodAlert

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Does the United States truly have the “world’s safest food supply”?

This being a quiet news day (no recalls announced this morning, for a change), I decided to delve into some numbers. Here’s what I found.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that there were 12.71 cases of Campylobacter and 14.81 cases of Salmonella per 100,000 people in the United States in 2006.

Raw Milk Products Implicated In E. coli O157:H7 Illnesses - FoodAlert

Raw milk products from Organic Pastures (Fresno County, CA) are the probable source of five California cases of E. coli O157:H7 according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. All five children became infected with the same strain of E. coli O157:H7 between August and October; three of the children were hospitalized with hemolytic uremic syndrome.

Researchers Make Discoveries in Fight against Pancreatic Cancer

New discoveries are giving researchers hope about the future of detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer, one of the most difficult cancers to find early and treat effectively. During the past 10 years, the American Cancer Society has invested more than $60 million in more than 150 research studies into the prevention, early detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer.

One reason pancreatic cancer is so hard to find early is that the pancreas is located deep inside the body, making it nearly impossible for health care providers to see or feel tumors during routine exams. Patients usually have no symptoms until the cancer has already spread to other organs. Only about 5% of patients live 5 years past diagnosis, which is among the lowest survival rates for any cancer.

European Debt Crisis: You Haven't Seen Anything Yet - CNBC

Image by Getty Images via @daylifeThough the daily market gyrations might indicate otherwise, realization is beginning to creep in that the European debt crisis and its effect on the U.S. will not take days, weeks or months to unwind—but years.

How many years is up for debate, but a common range bandied about among investment experts is two to five.

Pain returns to Spain as yields jump - MarketWatch

FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) — Spain was in danger of resuming its place at the forefront of the European debt crisis Monday as banks sought to trim exposure to sovereign debt, economists and strategists said.

Spain’s 10-year government bond yield ES:10YR_ESP +0.01% spiked back above 6% for the first time since early August, rising by 25 basis points to 6.07%. Moreover, the premium demanded by investors to lend to Spain rather than Germany hit a euro-era record at more than 4.25 percentage points.

Evelyn H. Lauder Dies Of Non-Genetic Ovarian Cancer

Evelyn Lauder, 75, founder of pink ribbon for cancer awareness, died today from complications of non-genetic ovarian cancer, which had been diagnosed in 2007, at her home in New York City, the Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (ELC) announced today. Her family is said to have been at her bedside as she passed away.

Marc Faber: They Can Postpone the Endgame For Five or Ten Years

Economist, global trend analyst and well know Doctor of Doom, Marc Faber, suggests that with so many monetary, fiscal and political variables at play, the end game of this crisis can be delayed for months or years to come. Faber, who has warned since before the 2008 crisis that entire nations would fail due to high debt levels, that hyperinflation is an inevitable outcome of the Fed’s accounting games, and that war will be the ultimate result, shares his views on CNBC:

Cyclo-cross Nommay: Elite Women | Cyclingnews.com

November 11, Elite women:
Chainel wins in Nommay

1 Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra) 0:41:07
2 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) 0:00:37
3 Gabriella Day (GBr) 0:00:42
4 Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) 0:01:16
5 Amy Dombroski (USA) 0:02:19
6 Jasmin Achermann (Swi) 0:02:35
7 Lise-Marie Henzelin (Swi) 0:02:49
8 Stéphanie Vaxillaire-Denuit (Fra) 0:03:46
9 Martina Zwick (Ger) 0:04:17
10 Marlène Morel Petitgirard (Fra) 0:05:06
11 Camille Darcel (Fra)
12 Amélie Morel Petitgirard (Fra) 0:05:31
13 Margriet Helena Kloppenburg (Den) 0:05:57
14 Eva Colin (Fra) 0:06:20
15 Laura Perry (Fra) 0:06:50

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Lady Gaga The Edge of Glory

It´s been long time since I have really gone crazy for a pop singer like I have for Lady Gaga. I love it that she is so controversial and want to shock and awe people.
I certainly do no like conventional art of any kind, but yes, I appreciate it but that kind of art does not make my heart nor my mind spin like the one that is original.
I love Lady Gaga and her music, specially because she is very creative, she is a song and music writer, she is an entrepreneur and a very intelligent business woman.

Cancer-Causing Protein Strongly Tied to Hormone Resistance in Breast Cancer - 11/08/2011

Study shows resistance is reversible

In dozens of experiments in mice and in human cancer cells, a team of Johns Hopkins scientists has closely tied production of a cancer-causing protein called TWIST to the development of estrogen resistance in women with breast cancer. Because estrogen fuels much breast cancer growth, such resistance — in which cancers go from estrogen positive to estrogen negative status — can sabotage anticancer drugs that work to block estrogen and prevent disease recurrence after surgery. Estrogen resistance develops in over half of women taking estrogen-blocking medications, such as tamoxifen, and exists from the start in many other women.

The Johns Hopkins-led team of cancer experts also reports that stalling TWIST production significantly reverses estrogen resistance.

Christopher & Banks Plans To Close About 100 Stores - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Christopher & Banks Corp. (CBK: News ) said its board authorized plans to close approximately 100 stores, almost all of which are underperforming, with a significant majority targeted for completion by the end of January, 2012. As part of the company's overall real estate strategy, it also will seek to restructure the occupancy costs of a majority of its remaining stores.

Jackson Health System orders furloughs for 11,000 workers - Breaking News - MiamiHerald.com

Jackson executives ordered most employees to take two weeks of unpaid leave in the next year, a cost-saving move that the unions called illegal and vowed to fight.

BY JOHN DORSCHNER
JDORSCHNER@MIAMIHERALD.COM

Jackson Health System announced Thursday that most employees of the financially troubled public hospitals will be required to take two weeks of unpaid leave — furloughs — between now and Sept. 30, when the 2012 fiscal year ends.

Landis Convicted In Hacking Case | Cyclingnews.com

American given 12 months suspended sentence

Floyd Landis has been convicted in a French court on charges he obtained documents that had been hacked from the computers of a French laboratory and given a suspended jail sentence.

The once 2006 Tour de France champion was charged with ordering the hacking into computers of a WADA-accredited lab, but was found guilty only of receiving the hacked documents after prosecutors could establish no link between the cyclist and the confessed hackers. He could have been handed an 18 month sentence but was given 12 months.

Simplot plans to lay off at least 800 workers in Nampa, Caldwell and Aberdeen | Nampa, Caldwell | Idaho Statesman

About 1,600 people ultimately could lose their jobs because of the J.R. Simplot Co.’s decision to consolidate three Idaho potato-processing plants into a newly built one.
The company plans to lay off at least 800 employees in Nampa, Caldwell and the small southeast Idaho town of Aberdeen. That’s about one-fourth of Simplot’s Idaho workforce.

Vaccine to Treat Breast, Ovarian Cancers Shows Promise: MedlinePlus

TUESDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A vaccine that coaxes the body to attack tumor cells has shown promise in a small study of advanced breast and ovarian cancer patients, improving overall survival times and stopping the disease for a handful of breast cancer patients.

Computer trained to evaluate breast cancer

Since 1928, the way breast cancer characteristics are evaluated and categorized has remained largely unchanged. It is done by hand, under a microscope. Pathologists examine the tumors visually and score them according to a scale first developed eight decades ago. These scores help doctors assess the type and severity of the cancer and, accordingly, to calculate the patient's prognosis and course of treatment.

Alabama´s Jefferson County Votes for Biggest Municipal Bankruptcy in U.S. - Bloomberg

Jefferson County, Alabama, commissioners voted 4-1 to file the largest U.S. municipal bankruptcy after reaching an impasse over concessions with holders of $3.14 billion of bonds.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), which arranged most of the debt to fund a sewer renovation, will likely take the biggest loss.

'Sanofi R&D restructuring seen cutting over 1,400 jobs' - The Economic Times

PARIS: French drugmaker Sanofi told staff representatives that restructuring its research and development operations could entail 555 job cuts in Europe and about 900 in the United States, CGT union representatives told Reuters.

A Sanofi spokesman declined to comment on the figures cited by the union.

Italy at Breaking Point, Merkel Calls for 'New Europe' - CNBC

Italian borrowing costs reached breaking point on Wednesday after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's insistence on elections instead of an interim government opened the way to prolonged instability and delays to economic reform.

Merkel Calls for 'Breakthrough to a New Europe'

Gilbert: Road World Championships

King of the Classics ready for challenges of Sagan and Valverde

Having won almost all of the most prestigious one-day races, Philippe Gilbert has made victory at the 2012 Road World Championships in Holland his main goal for next season. “The Worlds are my biggest target,” the winner of the 2011 Velo d'Or told the German version of Eurosport. “To wear the rainbow jersey for one year is something special. If I had a choice, I would like to fulfil this dream.”

The Problem With People Seeing Government as God - The Market Oracle

David Galland, The Casey Report writes: While I haven't made a scientific study of the topic, I suspect the leading genre for popular entertainment – and for popular delusions of crowds, for that matter – revolves around magical worlds. As illustration, the Harry Potter series will serve.

Italy: Italy Faces More Turbulence Despite Planned Berlusconi Exit - CNBC

Italy faced yet another day of volatility Wednesday despite the much-anticipated planned departure of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, after yields on its debt were predicted to rise dramatically.

Just In: Vermarc Clothing 2011/12 - BikeRadar

I want one of these babies for this winter. It looks good, warm and stylish.

Vermac has a long association with professional bike racing in Belgium, from the all-conquering Eddy Merckx to the more recent exploits of Philippe Gilbert. Perhaps they are best known for their pro team kits, but they also have a huge catalogue of clothing for the amateur cyclist, some of which was sent our way this week by their UK distributor Dolan.

Credit Agricole to announce job cuts: report | Reuters

Citing a union source, the article said employees were hearing a number of around 1,000 staff cuts but "nothing is fixed yet."

The bank reports third-quarter results Thursday.

A Credit Agricole investment bank spokesman was unavailable for comment. Larger rivals BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) and Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) are also expected to cut hundreds of jobs as banks shore up capital to better resist the euro zone's debt crisis.

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Barclays Says Italy Is Finished:

Euphoria may have returned briefly courtesy of yet another promise for a resignation that will likely not be effectuated for weeks or months, if at all, and already someone has done the math on what the events in the past several days reveal for Italy. That someone is Barcalys, the math is not pretty, and the conclusion is that "Italy is now mathematically beyond point of no return."

Silvio Berlusconi resigns on his own TV channel - video | World news | guardian.co.uk

Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi confirms his resignation in a phone interview on his own channel after the approval of a budget law. The 75-year-old billionaire, the Italian republic's longest-serving prime minister, went to see president Giorgio Napolitano after watching his support in the lower house of parliament fall well below the number required for an outright majority. His control of parliament had become a crucial element in the eurozone's raging debt crisis as investors in Italy's debt fretted over the country's ability to implement the austerity measures needed to cut its deficit

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Helmet-Cam Captures Bike Accidents (And Could Make Cycling Safer) | Gizmodo Australia

Every year, dozens of cyclists are killed and thousands are injured while riding on Australian roads. Statistics such as these, coupled with all-too-frequent horror stories about big-city riding, have made cycling an unappealing prospect for many.

In fact, a recent survey of 1,000 people found unsafe road conditions to be the single largest deterrent for would-be cyclists. So how can we make our roads safer for our cyclists?

Italy's Berlusconi to Resign After Budget Is Approved - European Business News - CNBC

"I ask you, Mr. Prime Minister, with all my strength, to finally take account of the situation ... and resign," Bersani said immediately after the vote.

Italy, considered too big to bail out, has replaced Greece at the epicenter of the euro zone sovereign debt crisis, with yields on government bonds close to unsustainable.

Video: Ad Calls For End To Australia's Compulsory Helmet Laws - BikeRadar

A filmmaker has produced a 60-second advertisement calling for an end to compulsory cycle helmet laws for adults in Australia.

Geoff McLeod spent $40,000 filming the ad in Italy and has applied to have it broadcast on television. It shows cyclists going about their business - without helmets - on city streets. While he admits helmets are a good thing, he doesn’t believe forcing people over the age of 18 to wear them is.

Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy Have Lost Credibility - WSJ.com

By SIMON NIXON

"Six weeks to save the euro," European leaders promised the world in September. That deadline passed at last week's Cannes G-20 summit with the goal looking further away then ever. Nothing of substance was agreed on the French Riviera to aid the cause of euro survival, but one giant decision was taken that could hasten its demise. Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy's announcement that Greece is free to leave the euro has transformed the nature of the euro.

London 2012 - Cavendish given full support for 2012 - Yahoo! Eurosport

Cavendish, who won the recent road world title and was victorious in the Olympic test event earlier this year, will be joined by four British team-mates - the maximum possible.

In addition, two members of that squad have been cleared to ride in the men's time trial three days later.
Cavendish was part of an eight-strong team when he won his rainbow jersey in Copenhagen, but there were 210 entrants in that race, compared to the slimmed down 145 allowed at the Olympics.
British Cycling performance director, Dave Brailsford, said: "This is a very satisfying achievement for us and the contribution of all the riders and the support team has been fantastic.
"Our progress over the past 12 months in particular has been good, meaning we have been able to steadily build up Olympic qualification points and achieve the aim of taking a full squad to the Games."

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U.S. Hate Groups Top 1,000 | Southern Poverty Law Center

The number of active hate groups in the United States topped 1,000 for the first time and the antigovernment “Patriot” movement expanded dramatically for the second straight year as the radical right showed continued explosive growth in 2010.

Several factors fueled the growth: resentment over the changing racial demographics of the country, frustration over the lagging economy, and the mainstreaming of conspiracy theories and other demonizing propaganda aimed at minorities and the government.

Greek Debt Crisis: Papandreou Poised to Step Down - The Daily Beast

It's a deal! Greek leaders agreed to a new coalition government that will put the EU's bailout plan into action and oversee new elections. P.M. Papandreou will step down.

Greece leaders agreed to form a new unity government, the nation's president said in a statement Sunday. The new government will see that the EU's bailout plan is put into action and oversee new elections on February 19.

This Is Only Just The Beginning

For a long time, there have been those that have warned that economic riots are coming to this nation. Anger and frustration with the economy and with our financial system have grown to unprecedented levels, and this has fueled the rise of the various protest movements that we have seen over the last couple of years. People are fed up and they want solutions. Unfortunately, anger and frustration can express themselves in dangerous and unpredictable ways. What we have seen in Oakland, in Seattle and in other major U.S. cities this week is only just the beginning of the massive economic riots that are coming to this country. Yes, "anarchists" were responsible for quite a bit of the violence that we have seen this week, but they were not the only ones involved. Some protesters were getting violent too, and there has also been quite a bit of police brutality. Of course the vast majority of Occupy Wall Street protesters do not want anything to do with violence and they recognize that violence is not the answer.