Wednesday, November 09, 2011

NEW YORK | Mon Nov 7, 2011 5:50pm EST

(Reuters) - Stocks closed a volatile, lightly traded session slightly higher on Monday, with sentiment continuing to shift with the latest headline from Europe.

Wall Street spent most of the session lower before rebounding after Juergen Stark, a member of the European Central Bank's Executive Board, said the region's debt crisis might be overcome in "one or two years at the latest."

In a signal that investors remain cautious, the strongest performers were healthcare and telecommunications stocks, both considered defensive sectors. The S&P Health Care sector rose 1.2 percent, with Pfizer Inc gaining 2.1 percent to $20.07.

Volatility in the stock market has become more closely correlated with shifts in European bond markets, another sign of Europe's influence on U.S. equities.

"Given the overhang that Europe has been having on equities, stocks are going to be subject to intraday moves based on innuendo or conjecture as much as fact," said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia.

"Any news that's viewed positively is going to move the market, but I don't trust the move. We could just as easily fall back down." ... http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/07/us-markets-stocks-idUSTRE7A61KA20111107?feedType=nl&feedName=ustopnewsearly

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Gawker: It Is Not Safe to Break Up in a Burger King Any More

It Is Not Safe to Break Up in a Burger King Any More

http://gawker.com/5857507/it-is-not-safe-to-break-up-in-a-burger-king-any-more

BY ADRIAN CHEN

November 8, 2011

Web developer Andy Boyle was hanging out in a Burger King when he overheard a married couple having an argument that "Aaron Sorkin couldn't write… any better." So he live-tweeted the whole thing, with extensive multimedia.

Check it out. It is an impressive piece of eavesdropping! And also a terrifying example of crowd-sourced surveillance. From now on, it's best to activate a portable cell phone scrambler to stymie any nearby Twitter users whenever you're going to have embarrassing personal conversations in public... http://gawker.com/5857507/it-is-not-safe-to-break-up-in-a-burger-king-any-more

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Stars and Stripes: Where veterans are finding jobs and more news

A great resume can be the first step to a great job
A killer resume is a veteran job-seeker's secret weapon. It's your first-impression maker, the page an employer will look at for just a few seconds ' amid hundreds of others ' before deciding who gets a shot at that coveted job. So how do you make yours stand out' How do translate your experience from milspeak into civspeak'

Tips to stand out during a job interview
That first civilian job interview can make even the most seasoned combat veterans break out in a cold sweat. But you shouldn't worry.

Avoid military speak: Advice for that job interview
If you're a veteran trying to get your first job after leaving the military, you've got to recognize that it's a whole new world out there. And the people you want to hire you, don't necessarily speak your language.

Where veterans are finding jobs
First, the bad news: More than 850,000 veterans are unemployed, and more than a quarter of them are young veterans. But here's the good news: More than 1.7 million recently separated veterans and 8.6 million other former servicemembers are collecting paychecks in the civilian workforce.

Hire veterans, Panetta urges business execs
U.S. troops have sacrificed for their country, and now it’s time for the country to give a little back as troops leave the military – not handouts, but job opportunities, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday at a forum with business executives.

U.S. Army Europe to cut more than 1,000 civilian jobs
The U.S. Army in Europe will cut more than 1,000 civilian jobs in the next year in what's expected to be just the first round of reductions amid stark budgetary times and as two wars wind down.

Can a blood test reveal a traumatic brain injury?
A new study published today in the Annals of Emergency Medicine found that patients with TBI had a significantly higher amount of an acidic protein in their blood than those without TBI.

Pentagon takes 'preliminary' look at nuclear cuts
The Pentagon today confirmed Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is weighing a reduction of the U.S. nuclear arsenal to help cut DOD spending and balance budgets.

Runners participate in 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's 'Running of the Herd'
The event commemorates the 1,792 soldiers from the 173rd who died in conflicts from Vietnam to the present, according to event information. The unit was established in 1963.

Gamers test 'Modern Warfare 3' at Ramstein Air Base mall
More than 1,000 Kaiserslautern military community members can brag they were among the very first gamers to try ' and buy ' the latest installment in the "Call of Duty" series.

Environmental survey, legal battle put Guam buildup years away
Two key projects in the U.S. military buildup on Guam remain in limbo more than a year after they were first delayed due to environmental concerns.

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Baltimore City Paper: New Issue: Tribune Media's ongoing troubles, Yeveto's cinematic music, and Putty Hill goes to video.

Issue Contents 11/9/2011

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James O’Shea

Feature: The former Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times editor talks about the "deal from hell," Tribune Company's bankruptcy, and journalism's scramble for footing on the internet. By Edward Ericson Jr. 11/9/2011

Murder Ink

Murder Ink: Murders this Week: 3; Murders this Year: 175 . By Anna Ditkoff 11/9/2011

Cracking the Penal Code

Mobtown Beat: Maryland crack-cocaine convicts set free under federal sentencing reform. By Van Smith 11/9/2011

Future Islands Tip the Needle on the Vomit-o-meter

The Mail: . 11/9/2011

Arts and Entertainment

Private Lives

Stage: Everyman delivers a viciously funny take on Noel Coward's classic. By Andrea Appleton 11/9/2011

The Threepenny Opera

Stage: A DIY production of Bertolt Brecht's classic promises your money's worth. By Laura Dattaro 11/9/2011

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Stage: A challenging, mixed-race production of the Tennessee Williams play exposes the unspoken. By Andrew Holter 11/9/2011

Boundary Proof

Art: New Guest Spot show explores the phenomenon of borders. By Chloe Helton-Gallagher 11/9/2011

Print by Print: Series From Dürer to Lichtenstein

Art: Baltimore Museum of Art show pays homage to prints made in series. By Andrea Appleton 11/9/2011

Chuck Palahniuk: Damned

Books: Author of Fight Club, Choke cooks up a hallucinatory vision of hell. By Laura Dattaro 11/9/2011

Rev Jan: Elf Girl

Books: Jen Miller, aka Rev Jen, is a self-created cult figure, the "patron saint of the uncool," and her newest book is a celebration of all the uncool things she's done.. By Andrea Appleton 11/9/2011

Music

Singles Mixer: Rome Cee, TT the Artist

Know Your Product: The virtue of a king and she's doing everything right. By Michael Byrne 11/9/2011

Yeveto

Music: Local creators of variable moods and cinematic scores harvest a new record from four years of ideas. By Jared T. Fischer11/9/2011

Tom Lawrence: Water Beetles of Pollardstown Fen

Listening Party: The microsonic world of a collection of aquatic insects biding their scant days on this earth in the waters of an alkaline marsh in County Kildaire, Ireland.. By Lee Gardner11/9/2011

The Short List

The Short List: Mobtown Modern at 2640, 11111 Ball of Wonder at Floristree, new music at the Red Room, and more.. By Michael Byrne 11/9/2011

Ben Frost and Daníel Bjarnason: Sólaris

Listening Party: The field of music in which something as potentially corny or cliché as a sample of wolves howling could be dropped unironically is limited to pretty much Ben Frost's 2009 freak crossover LP. By Michael Byrne 11/2/2011

Film+Video

Putty Hill/Hamilton

Film: Matt Porterfield's portraits of his Baltimore hometown hit home video. By Lee Gardner 11/9/2011

New This Week

New This Week: House, Immortals, J. Edgar, Jack and Jill, Like Crazy, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. 11/9/2011

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Film: Two new talents with a similarly gifted up-and-coming cast have crafted a film that shows the careful restraint and artistic clarity not often seen in newcomers. By Laura Dattaro 11/2/2011

The Son of No One

Film: It should come as no surprise to any fans of writer/director Dito Montiel (Fighting, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints) that his latest movie stars Channing Tatum. Montiel has an affinity for cas. By Danielle Ariano 11/2/2011

The Skin I Live In

Film: Pedro Almodóvar's latest isn't as good as it looks. By Lee Gardner 11/2/2011

A Serbian Film

Film: Porn, a child's exposure to porn, explicit sex, physical abuse and degradation, explicit sex in front of a child, pedophilia, forced drug use, rape, murder, necrophilia, more physical abuse and degradation. By Lee Gardner 11/2/2011

Eats+Drinks

Aloha Sushi

Free Range: Charles Street perch makes midtown sushi appealing. By Mary K. Zajac 11/9/2011

Fresh Tex Mex Restaurant and Carry Out

Cheap Eats: By Michael Byrne 11/9/2011

Columns

Roughing It

Where I Come From: Last month, I asked the mayor to sleep with me-not just for kicks, mind you, but to show solidarity with Baltimore's most vulnerable residents.. By Lionel Foster 11/9/2011

Comics

Lulu Eightball

Lulu Eightball: By Emily Flake 11/9/2011

Dirt Farm

Dirt Farm: By Ben Claassen III 11/9/2011

Important Comics

Important Comics: By Dina Kelberman 11/9/2011

Lost & Found: The Secrets of Archimedes. At the Walters through Jan. 1.

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Thank You Announces Retirement Plans; Actual Thank Yous To Ensue

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USA Today: A look ahead to the key races in the Northeast in 2012

A look ahead to the key races in the Northeast in 2012

USA Today

Joe Lieberman will not seek re-election. Several candidates from both parties ... Station development in Lewis, Del. in August following hurricane Irene. ...

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Washington Post: Ohio collective bargaining law repealed

Ohio collective bargaining law repealed

Ohioans on Tuesday voted down Gov. John Kasich's (R) law limiting the collective bargaining rights of unions, giving unions a big victory in their continuing fight with Republican governors and state legislatures.

Read more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/issue-2-falls-ohio-collective-bargaining-law-repealed/2011/11/08/gIQAyZ0U3M_blog.html

Washington Post: Ohio collective bargaining law repealed

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Jonathan Kay - FrumForum.com: Where Are the Anti-Semites at Occupy Wall Street?

Where Are the Anti-Semites at Occupy Wall Street?

October 26th, 2011 by JONATHAN KAY

FrumForum.com http://www.frumforum.com/where-are-the-anti-semites-at-occupy-wall-street

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The video goes on for eight minutes like this. It quickly gets tedious. And we don’t really learn anything from it: No matter our place on the political spectrum, most of us sound dumb when someone suddenly puts a microphone in front of us and asks for our opinion.

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Two years later, exactly the same trick is underway on the other side of the political spectrum: Lazy conservatives who instinctively are repelled by the Occupy Wall Street movement, but can’t be bothered to intellectually engage with the issue, are circulating their own YouTube hits — alleging not just stupidity and bad hygiene, but also anti-Semitism. A popular one (200,000 hits so far) called “Anti-Semitic Protester at Occupy Wall Street — LA” features a woman who declares: “The Zionist Jews who are running these big banks and our Federal Reserve … they need to be run out of this country.”

Armed with video snippets such as these, an American conservative group is running a slick ad suggesting that the Occupy movement is basically just one big Democratic-supported anti-Semitic jamboree. ”

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Experts call it the “confirmation bias” — our natural psychological attraction toward data or anecdotes that serve to support our pre-existing attitudes and bigotries. And it’s something that always has been part of human nature. But the combination of social media with cheap online video technology has turbocharged the confirmation bias to the point where rational political dialogue is in danger of extinction.

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Originally Posted at the National Post

Topics: anti-semitism, Internet, Occupy Wall Street, YouTube

http://www.frumforum.com/where-are-the-anti-semites-at-occupy-wall-street

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