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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Monday, September 12, 2011 Advertisement Good morning. Here's the news: 1. The Taliban yesterday detonated a powerful truck bomb at a major military base in eastern Afghanistan near Kabul, killing five Afghan civilians and injuring 77 American troops. The blast was timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of 9/11. 2. Anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr told his militias to halt attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq. The cleric does not want the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq slowed down for any reason. 3. Reuters reports: "World shares tumbled nearly 2 percent on Monday with European equities at 26-month lows, down more than 20 percent this year, as investors worried Greece would default amid signs of rifts among euro zone policymakers." 4. The Wall Street Journal reports: "French bank shares plunged Monday on expectations that Moody's Investors Service Inc. could downgrade them this week, adding to worries about a deepening euro-zone crisis that have hammered the country's financial sector in the last month." 5, There are two possible solutions to the crisis of the eurozone: (1) a common eurozone bond, and (2) the monetization of eurozone debt through the ECB.  Wolfgang Munchau this week explains why the euro-bond will never happen.  Next week he promises to explain why ECB monetization won't happen either. 6. President Barack Obama will send his $447 billion jobs bill, the American Jobs Act, to Congress Monday night, a White House official said. 7. The New York Times reported yesterday: "Democrats are expressing growing alarm about President Obama’s re-election prospects and, in interviews, are openly acknowledging anxiety about the White House’s ability to strengthen the president’s standing over the next 14 months." 8. Texas Gov. Rick Perry continues to poll very well among Republican primary voters nationally.  Two new polls show him with a wide lead over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. 9. CNN will broadcast the "Tea Party Republican Debate," live from Tampa, Florida at 8 p.m. this evening. 10. Whatever else he has done, Rick Perry has made the office of Governor of Texas a powerful political platform. Texas historically has had a "weak" governorship.  Please follow Politics on Twitter and Facebook. Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Politics RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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Tiny teeth indicate ancient shark nurseries Posted: 10 Sep 2011 10:33 AM PDT Fueled by Hollywood and its vision of Jaws, sharks conjure images of fearsome predators patrolling our seas in search of their next unfortunate victim. It is therefore hard to imagine sharks as relatively small, harmless fishes living in lakes and rivers, as many species were more than 200 million years ago. Some scientists have suggested that these ancient sharks bred in the shallows of freshwater lakes, forming nurseries for their hatchlings. Paleontologists now support this claim with spectacular 230 million-year-old fossil egg capsules and tiny teeth from Kyrgyzstan.

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• Common gene variant associated with aortic dissection: Study reveals risk factor that doubles chance of developing silent killer
• Critical similarity found between two types of do-it-all stem cells
• Sea levels much less stable than earlier believed, new coral dating method suggests
• Squeezed laser will bring gravitational waves to the light of day
• Genome-wide hunts reveal new regulators of blood pressure; Genetic variants linked to increased risk of hypertension, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases
• A guiding light for new directions in energy production: Optofluidics could help solve the energy challenge
• Researchers team with glowing cats against AIDS, other diseases; New technique gives cats protection genes
• Research points to potential therapy for tumor-associated epilepsy
• Discovery of blood pressure genes could help prevent cardiovascular disease
• International study identifies new gene targets for hypertension treatment

Common gene variant associated with aortic dissection: Study reveals risk factor that doubles chance of developing silent killer Posted: 11 Sep 2011 11:52 AM PDT Richard Holbrooke, John Ritter, Lucille Ball, Jonathan Larson and Great Britain's King George II were all taken by the same silent killer: an acute aortic dissection. Now, scientists have found an association with a common genetic variant in the population that predisposes people to acute dissections and can approximately double a person's chances of having the disease.

Critical similarity found between two types of do-it-all stem cells Posted: 11 Sep 2011 11:52 AM PDT Scientists report the first full measurement of the proteins made by both types of stem cells. In a study that looked at four embryonic stem cells and four IPS cells, the proteins turned out to be 99 percent similar, say researchers.

Sea levels much less stable than earlier believed, new coral dating method suggests Posted: 11 Sep 2011 11:52 AM PDT New evidence of sea-level oscillations during a warm period that started about 125,000 years ago raises the possibility of a similar scenario if the planet continues its more recent warming trend, says a research team.

Squeezed laser will bring gravitational waves to the light of day Posted: 11 Sep 2011 11:52 AM PDT Measuring at the limits of the laws of nature -- this is the challenge which researchers repeatedly take up in their search for gravitational waves. The interferometers they use here measure with such sensitivity that a particular quantum phenomenon of light -- shot noise -- limits the measuring accuracy. With the "squeezed light" method, scientists in Germany likewise use quantum physics in a countermove in order to remove the interfering effect. The new type of laser light improves the measuring accuracy of the gravitational wave detector GEO600 by around 50 percent and thus increases its effective sensitivity. This is the first time this technology has been used outside of a test laboratory anywhere in the world.

Genome-wide hunts reveal new regulators of blood pressure; Genetic variants linked to increased risk of hypertension, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases Posted: 11 Sep 2011 11:52 AM PDT A study involving more than 200,000 people worldwide has identified 29 DNA sequence variations in locations across the human genome that influence blood pressure. These genes, whose sequence changes are associated with alterations in blood pressure and are linked to heart disease and stroke, were found with the help of decades' worth of population data that were pooled and analyzed by a large international consortium.

A guiding light for new directions in energy production: Optofluidics could help solve the energy challenge Posted: 11 Sep 2011 11:52 AM PDT Optofluidics is the study of microfluidics -- the microscopic delivery of fluids through extremely small channels or tubes -- combined with optics. In a new review, researchers argue that optofluidics is poised to take on one of this century's most important challenges: energy.

Researchers team with glowing cats against AIDS, other diseases; New technique gives cats protection genes Posted: 11 Sep 2011 11:52 AM PDT Researchers have developed a genome-based immunization strategy to fight feline AIDS and illuminate ways to combat human HIV/AIDS and other diseases.

Research points to potential therapy for tumor-associated epilepsy Posted: 11 Sep 2011 11:51 AM PDT Brain tumors called gliomas are often associated with seizures, but why the seizures occur and how to effectively treat them have been elusive. A research team has found that human gliomas implanted in mice release excess levels of the brain chemical glutamate, overstimulating neurons near the tumor and triggering seizures. Sulfasalazine, a drug on the market for treating certain inflammatory disorders, reduced seizures in the mice.

Discovery of blood pressure genes could help prevent cardiovascular disease Posted: 11 Sep 2011 11:51 AM PDT Findings, published today in Nature and Nature Genetics by the International Consortium for Blood Pressure Genome-Wide Association Studies represent a major advance in our understanding of the inherited influences on blood pressure and offer new potential therapeutic targets for prevention of heart disease and stroke -- the biggest cause of death worldwide.

International study identifies new gene targets for hypertension treatment Posted: 11 Sep 2011 11:51 AM PDT A new report from scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital and colleagues in centers around the world finds that common variants in 28 regions of DNA -- 16 previously unsuspected -- are associated with blood pressure in human patients. They also identified for the first time the involvement of an important physiologic pathway in blood pressure control, potentially leading to a totally new class of hypertension drugs.

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15 sales days left for the month and quarter Smonday*, September 12 “ I only want people around me who can do the impossible. ” Elizabeth Arden (1878–1966) Canadian businesswoman, style mogul (Can you do the impossible?) What if no one pushed it? (see below) Also: The bright side of gatekeepers & lost deals Send to a friend  ι  Print  ι  Comment  ι  Subscribe       Automate Your Sales and Marketing Infusionsoft is the best all-in-one tool to intelligently automate your marketing and grow sales. By combining CRM and email marketing in a single application, Infusionsoft gives you big-business marketing tools on a small-business budget. To learn more about the nuts and bolts of Infusionsoft, register now for a live demo. During the demo, you'll learn how Infusionsoft will help you simplify your systems and automate processes to save time. Register Now Sales inspiration... What if... John and Abigail Adams had been more concerned with themselves and work/life balance than creating a democracy (if you've not seen the HBO miniseries - great stuff)? What if... Abraham Lincoln (born on 2/12... coincidence? maybe) had quit trying after having a business go under and losing his first local legislative race (and then 3 congressional races and 2 senatorial races)? What if... Martin Luther King didn't have a dream and played it safe (and didn't travel over 6 million miles giving more than 2500 speeches). What if he thought he was too young to have an impact (he did everything he did in a life of only 39 years)? What if... Gandhi, Teresa, Roosevelt, Ford, Disney, Walton, Gates, Winfrey, Jobs, Stewart, and Ash hadn't stepped up and worked hard. (What if the thousands of people who supported them hadn't?) What if your police, military, firefighters didn't? What if... No one pushed it, risked it, and pushed it again (and again)? Be obligated to your world (your customers, your people). Be SalesTough. (76 salesdays remain in the year. Get your 2011 printable salesdays.) _____ A couple bright sides to remember... Those gatekeepers keeping you from your prospects... You'll love them once you're on the other side and your competition comes calling. (Just be sure you're continually qualifying your prospects – investing your effort only with the best possibilities... Get JustSell's quick guide on qualifying). That deal you lose to a low-cost provider... Sometimes it can be more valuable in the long run. When the lowest priced product or service doesn't meet the expectations of a customer, a deeper appreciation of the price/ value relationship is developed. This can create a new sales opportunity from what was initially lost - an opportunity for a much stronger business relationship than otherwise may have existed. (Make sure you keep your cool & kindness so you're called if it happens.) *Smonday: the first day of the week for a Smover. Grab today's mini poster (pdf) © 1998-2011 Give More Media Inc. 2500 Gaskins Road (804) 762-4500 ext. 303 Richmond, VA 23238 USA SParker@GiveMore.com Subscribe  |  Change preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Advertise