Queen leads annual ceremony honoring war dead (AP)

LONDON ? Queen Elizabeth II and other senior members of the royal family Sunday led a tribute to Britain's war dead at the annual Remembrance Day ceremony in central London Sunday.

The solemn memorial at the Cenotaph, held under rare sunny skies on a warmish November day, is a focal point of national observances to honor the nation's war dead. Similar ceremonies were held in dozens of towns and cities throughout Britain.

The queen, wearing a black outfit and hat, was joined by her husband, Prince Philip, along with Prince Charles and Prince William in laying wreaths at the Cenotaph in central London.

The queen, walking steadily, placed the first wreath, then bowed in front of the Cenotaph, with its inscription honoring "The Glorious Dead."

For the first time, the events took place without a veteran of World War I.

The nationwide remembrance services were held as British troops continue to face hazardous operations in Afghanistan. Ceremonies were also held at British bases in that country.

The queen was joined by Prime Minister David Cameron and opposition party leaders and several former prime ministers, including Tony Blair and John Major.

Thousands of veterans, many wearing campaign ribbons and medals, marched past the Cenotaph as well-wishers watched, most wearing poppies in their lapels as a show of support for those who have lost their lives in conflicts.

Britain observed two minutes' silence Friday to mark Armistice Day, and the English soccer team Saturday wore poppies on special armbands to show support.

International soccer authorities allowed the poppies to be worn only after intervention by Cameron and Prince William, who argued that the poppies were not political symbols.

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Girl testifies about driving in suburban Detroit (AP)

WOODHAVEN, Mich. ? A 9-year-old girl cried Tuesday as she explained how she drove a full-size van in suburban Detroit while her father sat in the passenger seat after a night of drinking whiskey.

The girl said her dad, Shawn Weimer, asked her if she wanted to drive in the wee hours of Oct. 8.

"I said yeah but I'd be a little scared," she said.

Weimer, 39, was charged with child abuse after police in Brownstown Township stopped the van and found the girl behind the wheel. A judge will decide Nov. 15 whether he will stand trial.

The girl cried throughout her brief testimony. Judge Michael McNally tried to calm her and offered a soft drink before calling a recess.

Weimer sat at the defense table with his hands pressed together in front of his face.

His daughter testified that he drank half of a bottle of whiskey and threw the rest away earlier that night.

"Was your dad drunk?" assistant prosecutor Keisha Glenn asked.

"He told me he was," the girl replied.

The judge listened to a 911 call and also watched a portion of a surveillance video from a gas station where Weimer bragged about his daughter's driving skills while she munched on a candy apple.

"Nine years old ? 9," Weimer said in the gas station. "We're leaving and she's driving. I'm drunk."

Charles Girardot, a customer at the gas station, decided to call 911 and follow the van. He said the girl never swerved, stayed in her lane and even used turn signals before a police officer stopped her.

"She's driving pretty good. I can't believe it," Girardot told a 911 dispatcher.

McNally delayed his decision so defense attorney David Steingold could file objections to the felony child abuse charge. Steingold acknowledged to reporters that a 9-year-old can't legally drive in Michigan but said that's not the issue.

To send Weimer to trial, the prosecutor must persuade the judge that his actions were likely to cause death or serious injury to his daughter.

"Possible, yes. Likely, no," Steingold said after the hearing. "This young girl was very proficient" at driving small ATVs and mini motorcycles.

Glenn declined to comment.

The judge allowed Weimer last week to resume seeing his daughter under certain conditions while the case is pending. The prosecutor had agreed to the visits but tried to change the deal Tuesday.

"It's cruel to do that to the child," McNally said, denying the request.

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Berlusconi's top ally tells him to quit

Silvio Berlusconi's top ally on Tuesday called on him to "step aside" as uncertainty rocked the markets ahead of a vote in parliament that is likely to ratchet up the pressure on the Italian prime minister.

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Italian news reports quoted Umberto Bossi from the Northern League as telling reporters that it's time for Berlusconi to resign and be replaced by another party leader from their coalition.? Berlusconi has been resisting calls to resign for weeks.

Bossi has in the past expressed doubts on Berlusconi's ability to complete the current mandate. The Northern League as a whole has proven at times to be a difficult ally, exerting a strong independent streak and challenging Berlusconi on key policies.

The calls for Berlusconi to quit came as the country's borrowing rates spiked to their highest level since the euro was established in 1999.

The markets have turned their attention this week from the political crisis in Greece ? where the two main parties were locked in talks Tuesday to forge a national unity government ? to Rome.

If Rome burns, US will feel the heat

Berlusconi's government is under intense pressure to enact quick reforms to shore up Italy's defenses against Europe's raging debt crisis.

However, a weak coalition and doubts over Berlusconi's ability to push through austerity and reforms have heightened the unease in financial markets that Italy could need financial aid.

What happens in Italy is a particular worry as it's the eurozone's third-largest economy.

At around euro1.9 trillion ($2.6 trillion), Italy's debts are considered by many in the markets as being too big for Europe to bail out, making the country a bigger risk for investors and pushing up interest rates.

Higher rates would make it more difficult for Italy to rollover its debts and would mean they consume more and more of national income.

The parliament vote later looks like it's on a knife-edge, with Berlusconi's coalition showing signs of fracture.

Italian news agency ANSA reported that Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti hurriedly departed from a meeting of eurozone finance ministers in Brussels to return to Rome.

The Chamber of Deputies vote, on a routine measure, is not a confidence vote ? whose loss would require Berlusconi to resign. But a loss would certainly send a political message that Berlusconi is in even deeper trouble.

It may not be sex that dooms Berlusconi

In less tense times, the vote would have meant routine approval of the 2010 state accounts, but instead it has become a crucial test of Berlusconi's survival as head of his 3? year-old center-right government.

Last month, the vote of the same measure failed by one vote. Chamber whips were meeting a few hours before the vote to map out a strategy for the vote, which is likely to take place Tuesday afternoon.

Story: Berlusconi denies speculation he is quitting

Opposition forces were considering boycotting the vote so the numbers would more clearly show just how many deputies still support the government.

If Berlusconi's forces number less than 316 deputies ? or one more than half the number of the 630-member chamber, it would be plain that the media mogul no longer can count on a majority in the lower house of Parliament.

The government could still win the vote, by commanding more than half of those showing up to vote, but a dismal showing could show Berlusconi is too weak politically to continue to govern.

If he gets through Tuesday's hurdle, Berlusconi has indicated he would put a vote next week on the anti-crisis measures to a confidence vote. If it loses that vote, Berlusconi would have to resign.

Antonio Di Pietro, a leader of a small center-left opposition party, told Sky TG24 TV that Berlusconi's "political adventure has been over for a while now."

However, he doubted that Berlusconi would resign, even if faring poorly in Tuesday's vote.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45203707/ns/world_news-europe/

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Rev. Otis Moss III: When Brooks Dry Up

1Kings Chapter 17:5-9

It is does not matter who you are or what your station in life at some point your "brook" will dry up. Life has unfortunately been designed with a peculiar cosmic chaotic character, yet
divine construction that guarantees:

a moment of drought;

a minute of famine;

an instant of insufficiency;

and an occasion of lack.

There will be a moment when the reservoir of your sustenance will be drained of all its vitality. The "Brook will dry up."

Jobs will disappear.

Businesses will close.

Marriages will shatter.

Relationships will explode.

And communities will devolve.

Anything we hold that is temporal whether person or position will dry up. The physical bodies we occupy currently display a degree of vitality, but in the words my Grandmother "if you keep on living" the "brook" will dry up.

The text before us is the early chapter of Elijah's emerging ministry. There is no pre-announcement, nor are we privy to childhood tales of his future greatness. He explodes upon the text with dramatic urgency. His ministry is shaped by the social and political culture defined by the Hebrew King Ahab. Ahab after his marriage to an Afro-Phoenician woman by the name of Jezebel begins to institute policies outside the Israelite tradition to curry favor with his trade partners and Phoenician political supporters. Ahab puts in place religious and economic "executive orders" designed to benefit a small minority. The hard right turn of the nation threatens the economic stability and spiritual growth of this emerging country. What is powerful in the text is the juxtaposition of Ahab's self-centered political decisions with the egalitarian ministry of Elijah. Elijah shows up on the scene as a prophetic agent to communicate to the powerful the destructive tendencies of the current political climate. Elijah spends the beginning portion of his ministry in a small underdeveloped area called a Kerith Ravine. It is this underdeveloped area he discovers God's work and expands his understanding of his call to ministry.

Upon leaving his first ministry assignment he discovers the small tributary called a "brook" has dried up leaving the rural ravine community without the fundamental resource for survival: water. What is fascinating theologically is the drought is caused by Ahab's policies and the environmental crisis is the divine reaction to human disrespect and greed. The "brook dries up" not because of random events, but the hubris of leadership believing political decisions are divorced from the cosmic character of the universe.
The scripture states "the brook dries up!"

As we look at America and our global conditions of poverty, fiscal insecurity and environmental crisis the drying brooks are a direct result of human hubris. If we use the term "drought" as a metaphor to understand our condition one of the reasons "brooks dry up" is because of "man-made" policy decisions designed to benefit as small minority. The creation of "policy dams" designed to provide water and resources to the wealthy always overlook the poor and vulnerable. Dams are created to provide resources and energy by diverting the natural flow of water and redirecting the resources to designated areas. The tragedy of any "man made" dam is people with financial resources usually receive the lion share of the water and those without a voice watch as the "brook" they depended upon dries up. An example of "man-made" dam building policies was the construction of the Aswan dam in Egypt. America supported President Nasser call to build the Aswan dam and relocate the indigenous Nubian population. Over 120,000 men and women were relocated to Sudan and other parts of Egypt and forty years later part of the genocide in southern Sudan is connected to relocation of Nubian population that is viewed as an unwanted refugee group. When the poor and vulnerable are not considered "man made" dams dry up the resources and cripple the livelihood of the poor.

America has had her share of "man-made" dam policies that have crippled the poor and benefited the powerful. In 1933 the Glass/ Steagall Act was created to ensure commercial banks and investment banks are separate entities. Money for mortgages should not be bought and sold on open market was the traditional thinking. This was the standard policy of America economists for fifty years. It was during the 1980's when the trickle down economic theory began to gain steam. Alan Greenspan and other conservative voices preached a message of market fundamentalism and deregulation. It was in 1999 under Bill Clinton when the Citigroup relief act was introduced into law allowing commercial banks and investment banks to merge opening the door for home mortgages being sold on the open open market. This simple law designed to create new investment vehicles for the wealthy dried up the "brooks" for the poor. Homes were lost a housing bubble was created and sub-prime lending became all the rage on Wall Street as the "brook" of home security dried up for the middle class and poor.

God has called not to live as Ahab, but speak up like Elijah and offer a new alternative vision for the world. A world where the poor and vulnerable are cared for and the last shall be first. A vision where the elderly and children are deemed priorities and health is not a privilege but a right. A world where compassion is deeply held value and love is lived through just action. A world similar to one Jesus talks about. What a a world... What a wonderful world if we choose not to allow the "brooks" to dry up.

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Belfast braced for Bieber-mania at MTV awards (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) ? Teen stars Justin Bieber and girlfriend Selena Gomez perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Sunday in Belfast, guaranteeing plenty of screaming fans and close media attention to what they say and do.

Canadian heartthrob Bieber hit the headlines this week after a young woman alleged that the chart-topper had fathered her child when he was 16. He appeared on the U.S. Today show on Friday and denied the claims.

"I'd just like to say basically that none of those allegations are true," said Bieber, now 17. "I know that I'm going to be a target, but I'm never going to be a victim."

Gomez, who is hosting the event and performing her new single, has had problems of her own recently.

On Thursday an Illinois man pleaded not guilty to stalking the American actress best known for her role in Disney television show "Wizards of Waverly Place," but was ordered to stay away from her for three years.

Thomas Brodnicki told a psychiatrist that he travelled to Los Angeles to see the star and had conversations with God about killing her, according to court documents.

In Belfast, the celebrity couple are expected to be joined by Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga at what is billed as one of the biggest nights in music outside the United States.

Northern Irish rockers Snow Patrol, whose 2006 album "Eyes Open" sold over five million copies worldwide, also make an appearance as do the surviving members of Queen, who will pick up the Global Icon accolade.

U.S. DOMINATION

The annual awards tend to be dominated by U.S. acts even though they are held in Europe each year and are mostly decided by fans from the region.

Gomez said regional differences mattered less in the internet age.

"I think that it's not necessarily about America dominating anything," she told Reuters in a telephone interview.

"I think music is worldwide. Wherever people come from, whether they are from America or not, I think it's all definitely about creating great music.

"So I'm glad that a lot of European artists will also be attending."

Last year it was the flamboyant Gaga who dominated the MTV EMAs, picking up prizes for best female, best pop act and best song for "Bad Romance."

Due to prior commitments the 25-year-old New Yorker could not make the MTV event held in Madrid, but she is in the lineup on Sunday at the Belfast Odyssey Arena and also leads the nominations with six.

In four categories -- best song ("Born This Way"), best pop and live act and best female artist -- she is up against compatriot and rival chart-topping diva Katy Perry.

Lady Gaga's other two nominations are best video (Born This Way) and biggest fans, a new category introduced this year.

Bruno Mars joins Perry with four nominations -- best new, best male, best "push" act and best song for "Grenade."

Adele, Britain's best-selling chart sensation, is shortlisted three times -- best female act and best song and best video for "Rolling in the Deep."

Bieber competes for best pop, best male and biggest fans, while Thirty Seconds to Mars is up for best alternative, best world stage and biggest fans.

Bieber, who launched his new album "Under the Mistletoe" this week, has already been named the inaugural winner of the MTV Voices award in recognition of his charity work.

(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato)

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Beijing's rolling out city wide 'free' public WiFi, just hand over your phone number

Heads-up, locals: China's Mobile, Unicom and Telecom carriers are building a city-wide public WiFi network across Beijing. Residents will enjoy free 2Mbps internet for up to three years, if they sign up to the "My Beijing" service. Like most things that are gratis, there's a catch: you have to submit your phone number in exchange for access. Privacy enthusiasts aren't thrilled at the idea, (you know, since it's backed by the Government), though a representative said that the numbers would only be used for "identity authentication" -- insinuating that they would only be tracing individuals whose online activity might "endanger social security." High-minded privacy concerns aside, there's the very real danger of phones being bombarded with spam, not to mention what happens when the three year trial period expires -- users of the service could get stung with exorbitant costs to feed a public WiFi addiction.

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Bank Transfer Day won't help savers

Live Poll

Are you leaving your bank to protest higher fees?

By John W. Schoen, Senior Producer

Saving money is never easy. But it's getting harder than ever to try to sock away a few bucks.

Depositors joining the Bank Transfer Day protest Saturday?are hoping to send a message to the nation's biggest banks that they're tired of annoying fees and government bailouts. Many of them are moving to smaller community banks and credit unions.

But they're not likely to get a higher return on their cash.

Since the financial panic that followed mortgage lending bust, interest rates have crashed to levels not seen in decades. And there appears to be no sign that trend will reverse anytime soon.

The average rate paid on typical savings account rate fell again last month - from 0.286 percent in October to 0.275 percent in November, according to a survey by DepositAccounts.com of more than 275,000 rates at 8,000 banks and credit unions. That means the payments savers are collecting fell by more than 4 percent. The same held true for the top 10 percent of the most competitive banks, which paid as much as 0.811 percent interest. (Alabama has the best average rate, at 0.440 percent, while Arizona has the worst, at 0.160 percent.)

Checking accounts are paying even less - a puny 0.171 percent on average. You won't do much better with certificate of deposit. The average rate on a one-year CD fell to 0.638 percent in November. The average five-year CD rate fell to 1.755 percent.

With consumer inflation?running at just under 4 percent year-over-year, savers are getting a negative real return on their money. Why not just spend it now?

That's what many savers seem to have concluded. The latest data showed that consumers boosted spending by six-tenths of a percent in September - three times the gains in August - but only by dipping heavily into those savings accounts. They didn't pay for that spending with income, which fell largely because interest on their savings accounts keeps falling.

The good news, if there is any, is that interest on debt is falling too. For those with good credit who can?refinance a mortgage, rates are at record lows. You can get a four-year new car loan for less than 6 percent, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve. And the average rate on credit card debt has fallen to 12.28 percent - about a point and a half less than the 2010 peak. ?

Lower rates, of course, are part of the Fed's plan to try to spur lending and get the economy back on track. For now, the central bank is on hold with that strategy. But if the financial crisis in Europe goes global, expect the Fed to try story to push rates even lower.

If this keeps up, banks may soon start charging you just to hold onto your cash.

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