Should political debate be about jobs not debt? Lobbyists battle amid deficit cuts Piers Morgan blasts British MP' s ' lie' Geyser of water lifts car into air Cops: Son parties with parents' bodies in house Migraines a deal breaker for Bachmann? Gay man turns himself ' straight' Murray to blame for Jackson' s death? Cops: Mom admits having teen sex parties Chihuahua chases off robbers Fallout after Murdoch testimony Geyser of water lifts car into air Bolden: NASA is very busy Are fast food calorie counts accurate? Hacking groups' possible agendas Astronauts aboard Atlantis reflect UK vs.

US tabloid culture Talking to teens about health, obesity Welcome home to U. Womens soccer team Could eye exams detect Alzheimer' s? Legal analysis of phone hacking scandal Man faked his identity for decades Murdoch in the hot seat Ex- nuclear plant operator speaks out CNN' s new video experience on i. Pad The Shot: Caption casts spell on Cooper Report: Murdoch to step down as CEO? Prioritizing federal spending Tea Party leader on default threat Could Rick Perry shake up GOP W.

H. race? GOP pushes ' cut, cap, and balance' Anderson Cooper answers your questions Marcus Bachmann defends clinic Famine strikes Somalia 11 million starving in Somalia 9/ 11 families to meet with Justice Dept.

PM Cameron addresses hacking allegations Bachmann questions farmers' claims Mrs.

Murdoch to the rescue Granderson: Debt talks need more women Debt talks - what' s the solution? Murdoch' s wife stands by her man James Murdoch discusses 9/ 11 victims Counting calories while eating out Hacking: ' Who signed the checks? ' Dr. Drew Murray to blame for Jackson' s death? Casey interview: Bonanza or backlash? Preview: Dr.

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Former editor cites Murdoch son, Brooks Gay man turns himself ' straight' Can Casey Anthony ever be forgiven? Roseanne: I' m not good at marriage Chubby teen becomes beauty queen Shannon Tweed walks out on Gene Simmons Would Casey' s attorney let her babysit? Larry David: I want to do standup again My father was ' The Grim Reaper' Fergie: I' m addicted to being liked Will migraines impact Bachmann campaign? Murdoch acting like himself?

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Lo and Marc Anthony split shocker Justin and Selena: Wedding crashers? Casey Anthony in disguise? Kim Kardashian' s mom gets facelift Lobbyists battle amid deficit cuts Debt debate gets ugly New TSA body scan less invasive Hackers turn tables on Murdoch empire Migraines a deal breaker for Bachmann? ' Nobody proved Murdoch was involved' Computer hackers attack ' Sun' Congressman battles home intruder Murdoch scandal: Who' s next? Herman Cain against proposed mosque?

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Treatment depends on the type of thyroid nodule you have.

Treating benign nodules If a thyroid nodule isn' t cancerous, there are several treatment options: Watchful waiting. If a biopsy shows that you have a benign thyroid nodule, your doctor may suggest simply watching your condition, which usually means having a physical exam and thyroid function tests at regular intervals. You' re also likely to have another biopsy if the nodule grows larger. If a benign thyroid nodule remains unchanged, you may never need treatment beyond careful monitoring.

Thyroid hormone suppression therapy.

This involves treating a benign nodule with levothyroxine ( Levoxyl, Synthroid, others) , a synthetic form of thyroxine that you take in pill form. The idea is that supplying additional thyroid hormone will signal the pituitary to produce less TSH, the hormone that stimulates the growth of thyroid tissue. Although this sounds good in theory, levothyroxine therapy is a matter of some debate. There' s no clear evidence that the treatment consistently shrinks nodules or even that shrinking small, benign nodules is necessary. Surgery.

Occasionally, a nodule that' s clearly benign may require surgery, especially if it' s so large that it makes it hard to breathe or swallow. Surgery is also considered the best option for people with large multinodular goiters, particularly when the goiters constrict airways, the esophagus or blood vessels. Nodules diagnosed as indeterminate or suspicious by a biopsy also need surgical removal, so they can be examined more thoroughly for signs of cancer.

Treating nodules that cause hyperthyroidism If a thyroid nodule is producing thyroid hormones, overloading your thyroid gland' s normal hormone production levels, your doctor may recommend treating you for hyperthyroidism. This may include: Radioactive iodine. Doctors often use radioactive iodine to treat hyperfunctioning adenomas or multinodular goiters. Taken as a capsule or in liquid form, radioactive iodine is absorbed by your thyroid gland, causing the nodules to shrink and signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism to subside, usually within two to three months. Anti- thyroid medications.

In some cases, your doctor may recommend an anti- thyroid medication such as methimazole ( Tapazole) to reduce symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Treatment is generally long- term and can have serious side effects on your liver, so it' s important to discuss the treatment' s risks and benefits with your doctor. Surgery. If treatment with radioactive iodine or anti- thyroid medications isn' t an option, you may be a candidate for surgery to remove your thyroid gland. Surgery also carries certain risks that should be thoroughly discussed beforehand.

Treating cancerous nodules Treatment for a nodule that' s cancerous usually involves surgery. Surgery. The usual treatment for malignant nodules is surgical removal, often along with the majority of thyroid tissue & mdash; a procedure called near- total thyroidectomy.

Risks of thyroid surgery include damage to the nerve that controls your vocal cords and damage to your parathyroid glands & mdash; four tiny glands located on the back of your thyroid gland that help control the level of calcium in your blood. After thyroidectomy, you' ll need lifelong treatment with levothyroxine to supply your body with normal amounts of thyroid hormone. & copy; 1998- 2011 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research ( MFMER) .

( CNN) - - President Obama embarked Thursday on his first presidential visit to Asia, an eight- day journey that will take him to five cities in four countries. Throughout the trip to Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea, Obama will emphasize the importance of Asian nations as vital U. S. partners on major issues such as economic growth, nuclear nonproliferation, the war in Afghanistan and climate change, three officials said in a briefing this week. The presidential itinerary includes formal talks with Asian leaders as a group and individually, a bilateral meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and the first participation by a U.

S. president in a summit of the 10- member Association of Southeast Asian Nations economic alliance. The itinerary also reflects Obama' s personal ties to Asia, where he spent part of his childhood. He will have a bilateral meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, where Obama lived from 1967 to 1971. As the first U. S. president with & quot; an Asia- Pacific orientation, & quot; Obama & quot; understands that the future of our prosperity and our security is very much tied to this part of the world, & quot; said Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications.

It won' t be all diplomatic meetings, though. Obama' s first trip to China will include a & quot; town hall& quot; style meeting in Shanghai and sightseeing in Beijing. While in Japan he' ll meet the emperor and empress, according to Rhodes. Obama' s departure was delayed one day to allow his attendance at Tuesday' s memorial service at Fort Hood Army Post in Texas for the 13 people killed in a mass shooting there last week.

The revised itinerary cut a day from the stop in Singapore, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said earlier this week. En route to Tokyo, Obama will take time in Anchorage, Alaska, to speak to troops at Elmendorf Air Force Base during a two- hour layover.

The president will meet with new Japanese Prime Minister Yukio , Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, South Korean President Lee Myung- bak, Medvedev and Yudhoyono, and also will take part in an Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

APEC consists of 21 Pacific Rim nations that make up more than 50 percent of the world' s economic output. The forum sees its goal as & quot; facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia- Pacific region. & quot; Hatoyama and Obama have said they will affirm a strengthening of the bilateral alliance.

But the U. S. president will be greeted by a Japanese leadership that has pledged more independence from the United States and has said it is reviewing a bilateral deal to relocate a U.

Marine Corps base on Okinawa. The agreement was met with fierce local opposition. Increasing U.

S. exports to a region expected to grow by more than 7 percent next year will also be an important topic, said Michael Froman, deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs. Asia & quot; already takes about a quarter of our exports, and those exports are expected to increase as the region grows& quot; Froman said. The result could be an increase of & quot; hundreds of thousands& quot; in the current 1.

6 million U. S. jobs linked to Asian exports, he said.

The officials were careful to avoid any perception that Obama' s presence at the ASEAN meeting would amount to a bilateral discussion with the prime minister of Myanmar, who also will attend. After years of refusing direct talks with Myanmar, also known as Burma, the United States has indicated a possible re- engagement with the military regime it considers repressive for cracking down on political opposition, including the National League for Democracy led by detained Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. & quot; The statement we' re trying to make here is that we' re not going to let the Burmese tail wag the ASEAN dog, & quot; said Jeffrey Bader, the National Security Council' s senior director for East Asian affairs. & quot; We' re going to meet with all 10 and we' re not going to punish the other nine simply because Burma is in the room, but this is not a bilateral [ meeting] . & quot; In China, Obama will continue efforts to define and strengthen the relationship with the world' s largest emerging economy, which has a growing influence in Asia, Bader said. & quot; We see it as a relationship where we' re obviously going to have differences, where we are going to be competitors in certain respects, & quot; he said. & quot; But we want to maximize areas where we can work together because the global challenges will simply not be met if we don' t. & quot; Bader cited North Korea' s nuclear weapons program, the economy, climate change, human rights and Afghanistan as among the top issues for the China swing. On human rights, Bader said Obama is likely to address & quot; freedom of expression, access to information, freedom of religion, rule of law, and certainly Tibet. & quot; will make clear to Hu that he intends to meet in the future with the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, Bader said.

China, which rejects Tibetan aspirations for autonomy, opposes such high- level contacts with the Dalai Lama.

On North Korea, the State Department announced Tuesday that U. S. officials will travel to the country by the end of the year to seek a resumption of broader talks on ending the Pyongyang government' s nuclear program. The Obama administration has claimed initial progress in its strategy of forging an international effort including China, South Korea and other countries to put pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons ambitions.

Japan has been asking for a comprehensive solution to North Korea' s missile tests and the abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s. North Korea and South Korea reported an encounter Tuesday involving gunfire between two of their naval ships off the Korean Peninsula. No casualties were reported, and a State Department spokesman downplayed the significance of the incident.

CNN' s Tom Cohen, Kyung Lah and Ed Payne contributed to this report.

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Observing some kids after a head injury may help doctors decide which ones need a head x- ray, according to a new study published in Pediatrics. That' s important because researchers still aren' t sure whether too many of those x- rays, called computed tomography, or CT scans, might trigger cancer years later. CT scans can help doctors recognize more serious head injuries that need treatment.

But observation is probably a good strategy for kids who have some risk of a serious brain injury, but aren' t showing serious symptoms, said Dr. Lise Nigrovic of Children' s Hospital Boston, who worked on the study.

If a kids shows up at the ER very soon after a head injury, " you may just not have had enough time for symptoms to develop, " she told Reuters Health. Or, a kid " may have some symptoms that make you a little concerned, but you just want some time" before making a decision about doing an x- ray. " We all want to make sure that we use CT scanning in the cases where it' s likely to be positive and that we save children from the radiation for those that we know are very unlikely to be positive, " Dr. Martin Osmond, of the Children' s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, told Reuters Health. " This study adds important new information about who to observe" before making that decision, added Osmond, who has no ties to the new study. Nigrovic and her colleagues reviewed data on over 40, 000 kids with a head injury who were taken to one of 25 different emergency rooms. The original data had been collected by the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network.

Doctors treating the kids made a note in their records about whether each kid was kept in the hospital and observed by doctors and nurses before they decided whether or not to perform a CT scan. About 5, 400 kids - or 1 in 7 - were observed. Those kids were slightly less likely to get a CT scan: 31 percent of them had the head x- ray, versus 35 percent of kids when doctors made that decision right away. In both groups, fewer than 1 of every hundred kids had a serious brain injury. Twenty- six kids who were observed and sent home without a CT scan came back later for an x- ray - and 1 of them ended up having a brain injury diagnosed by the x- ray.

The research team concluded from that finding that observing some kids before making the decision about a CT scan might be a safe and effective way to cut back on the number of those scans. Nigrovic gave the example of a 4- year- old who fell off a swing. " They' re complaining of a headache ( and) they vomited once at home, " she said.

But, they are awake and talking 2 hours after the injury, making doctors less fearful. " That' s a great patient for observation, " she said. Osmond thinks the study is an accurate picture of how doctors are now treating these patients: In severe cases doctors will get a scan right away, in cases where they believe the symptoms are sufficiently mild, they' re likely to send the patients home, but in cases of doubt they' ll observe the child to see if there are any changes, he explained. Still, Osmond added, a few questions remain.

For example, it' s unclear just how long it makes sense for doctors to observe kids before deciding whether or not to do a CT scan or send them home. That, as well as how safe it is to put off CT scans while observing an injured kid, will be the focus of future research, Nigrovic said.

Children who eat less salt consume fewer sugar- sweetened soft drinks and may significantly lower their risks for obesity, elevated blood pressure and later- in- life heart attack and stroke, according to a study in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association from February 2008.

How can you reduce the amount of salt in your kids' diet? Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN chief medical correspondent: It' s really important to reduce the amount of sodium because it does make a difference. These researchers said that cutting kid' s salt intake by half - - that' s about three grams - - has the effect of reducing soda intake by two soft drinks per week.

Let me give you some examples of how to do that: Staying away from fast food such as pizza, hamburgers and hot dogs is a good idea because these foods are high in sodium. A fast- food hamburger contains about 750 to 800 milligrams of sodium, or about half of what a young child should get on a daily basis, and that' s just one sandwich. Keep them in moderation and certainly don' t sprinkle any more salt on them. There are also lots of low- sodium alternatives to products that tend to contain a lot of salt - - soup and cheese, for example. Fresh fruits and vegetables are always a good way of getting nutrition without salt.

What' s the deal with salt? Gupta: Study author Dr. Graham Mac. Gregor said that salt isn' t really used as a preservative any more, and the amount of salt contained in processed foods is much higher than we need in our diets.

Is soda bad for you? Gupta: Soda is associated with a number of health issues.

For each additional drink per day, a child is 1. 6 times more likely to develop obesity later in life. Studies have also suggested a link between soda and osteoporosis.

( CNN) - - As the rescue capsule brought each Chilean miner to the surface, they sprang from obscurity into the global spotlight - - a type of attention that they never sought. The 33 miners, who had been stuck for nearly 70 days inside a mine near Copiapo, Chile, will likely feel the crush of media requests and offers from book publishers, movie and television producers.

They will probably be peppered with questions from family, friends, neighbors, strangers and reporters. When ordinary people are thrust into the spotlight, it can be disorienting and stressful.

How they handle that attention could progress or hinder their recovery, experts said. Mario Sepulveda, the second miner extracted, said he hoped to maintain a low- key profile. & quot; The only thing I ask, personally, is that you please not treat us like celebrities or journalists. I want to continue being treated like Mario Antonio Sepulveda Espinace, the worker, the miner. I love that, and I think that in some shape, way or form I want to continue working, & quot; he said.

In his book & quot; The Frenzy of Renown: Fame and Its History, & quot; Leo Braudy writes about the effect of sudden fame for unintentional newsmakers. & quot; It' s a great problem for regular people, who are subjected to intense publicity and focus, & quot; said Braudy. Sometimes, it' s ordinary people who' ve done something heroic or rescued someone. & quot; They' re lionized; and for some of them, it destroyed them, & quot; he said, referring to a incident in which a paramedic who rescued baby Jessica Mc. Clure from a Texas well took his life years later.

But everyone responds differently, he said. It could be complicated for the miners to re- enter society and find normalcy in their lives when there' s so much global curiosity. Viewers tuned in around the world to watch their rescue. Ramon Sabella survived a 1972 plane crash in the Andes Mountain. He and his fellow survivors' story inspired the book and movie & quot; Alive. & quot; After his rescue, so intense was the attention from reporters and photographers who followed Sabella that he found cameras in his hospital bathroom.

His advice to the Chilean miners: Spend time with family and friends and try not to be overwhelmed. & quot; Remember, it' s going to be a limited time span. It may be weeks, but then go back to real life. There' s going to be attention, media scrutiny, books, movies - - that' s not normal life, & quot; he said. & quot; Don' t live exclusively for that [ attention] . Tell your story, but live your life. & quot; The publicity could have benefits and harm, said Dr.

John Markowitz, a research psychiatrist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. & quot; To the extent that publicity made the survivors feel like heroes and cared for by the outside world, it could be supportive, & quot; he said. & quot; We know that social support protects against psychopathology for trauma victims. & quot; & quot; On the other hand, if the survivors felt exploited, intruded upon and then discarded by the media, I imagine that the effect of media coverage could be negative. & quot; After a life- threatening event, people who feel supported are less likely to get , Markowitz said. The fact that the miners survived as a group is a mental health benefit, he said. & quot; One thing is solidarity, & quot; Markowitz said. & quot; They' re not in this alone. They have this kind of social support. & quot; About 8 percent of people who have been through a traumatic event are likely to get PTSD, said Dr.

Katherine Muller, director of psychology training and a clinical psychologist at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Workers would have to be monitored for PTSD symptoms such as avoidance, nightmares and re- experiences of the trauma, she said. & quot; From my perspective, people who talk about the experience, think about it and discuss it, tend to do better and don' t end up with PTSD. & quot; After a traumatic incident, it' s important to resume day- to- day life, spend time with family and friends and get some normalcy back, she said. It might be difficult to get back to normal as the miners will probably & quot; to be treated for a while like movie stars, & quot; Braudy said. One of the downsides is that the miners may be inundated with requests and pulled in many directions. & quot; That' s a downside, & quot; he said. & quot; People confuse fame with money, fame with richness - - and they want a piece of you. & quot; The point is not to add stress to the miners by prying, said Tyler Cowen, author of & quot; What Price Fame. & quot; & quot; These people didn' t ask to be put in that position, & quot; he said. & quot; There is some right to privacy that might end up not being respected. It' s not like they are performers, who go on stage and deal with reviews.

These people are victims. & quot; CNN' s Mariano Castillo contributed to this report.

( CNN) - - Here' s yet another reason to stay in shape: Thinner people contribute less to global warming, according to a new study. Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine published a study showing that, because of food production and transportation factors, a population of heavier people contributes more harmful gases to the planet than a population of thin people.

Given that it takes more energy to move heavier people, transportation of heavier people requires more fuel, which creates more greenhouse gas emissions, the authors write. & quot; The main message is staying thin. It' s good for you, and it' s good for the planet, & quot; said Phil Edwards, senior lecturer at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The study offers this novel approach to the global warming problem as U. S. lawmakers discuss the future of climate change legislation.

This week, the the House Energy and Commerce Committee is scheduled to begin on a comprehensive energy and climate bill. On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that six greenhouse gases pose potential health hazards, an announcement that could prompt the regulation of the gases.

More than 1 billion adults worldwide are overweight, and about 300 million are , the study said. Generally, the body mass index, a measure of obesity, is increasing in most countries worldwide, from China to European countries to the United States.

BMI is going up because of the availability of food and motorized transportation, Edwards said. People are less active now than they were 30 years ago, and the prevalence of fast food has given people less healthy, more energy- dense options. Using statistical models, the authors compared the distribution of BMI in the United Kingdom in the 1970s - - when 3. 5 percent of the population was obese - - with a prediction for the country' s BMI distribution in 2010, reflecting 40 percent obesity. & quot; In terms of environmental impact, the lean population has a much smaller carbon footprint, & quot; Edwards said.

The population with 40 percent obese people requires 19 percent more food energy for its total energy expenditure than the population with 3. 5 percent obese people, the study showed.

This 19 percent increase in food consumption translates into an increase of 270 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, the study said. & quot; The findings make sense and highlight an important global co- benefit of losing weight, along with the significant personal health benefits, & quot; said Patrick Kinney, associate professor at Columbia University' s Mailman School of Public Health, who was not involved in the study. In terms of obesity rate, the U. S. population is not far off from the overweight population model in this study. The country has 33. 3 percent obese people, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The study suggests that governments have a responsibility to encourage people to be more physically active, Edwards said. Active transportation, such as cycling and walking, helps maintain a healthy weight but requires safe streets, he said. & quot; If the government wants to promote active transport, which would be good for the environment and for individual health, it needs to make the environment safe to do that, & quot; he said. Although has come into the forefront as a major world problem recently, this is not the first time scholars have thought about the connection between fossil fuel and body fat. In 1978, a year the United States experienced an oil shock, a study in the American Journal of Public Health showed that if all overweight people in the country aged 18 to 79 reached their optimal weight, the resulting energy savings would equal 1. 3 billion gallons of gasoline.

After the dieting period, about 750 million gallons of gasoline would be saved every year, said the authors, Bruce Hannon, professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, and Timothy Lohman, now professor emeritus at the University of Arizona. Today, research has shown that the obesity epidemic costs the United States about $ 100 billion a year, said Dr. Martin Donohoe of Portland State University, who runs the Web site Public Health and Social Justice. In terms of energy expenditure, the average food product travels 1, 500 miles to get to your table, he said.

Some measures to curb obesity include making healthier meals available in schools, putting nutritional information on food packages and menus, and banning trans fats, he said. All About & bull;

( CNN Student News) - - November 24, 2009 & # 8226; & # 8226; & # 8226; Transcript THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: In our last show before we break for Thanksgiving, we are talking about shopping safety, friendly food farmers and a treacherous trek for a turkey. I' m Carl Azuz, and this is CNN Student News!

First Up: Philippines Abduction AZUZ: First up, an election for regional governor leads to shocking violence in the Philippines.

Ismael & quot; Toto& quot; Mangudadatu planned to run for governor of Mindanao, a region in the southern part of the country. He' d been threatened with kidnapping if he filed his nomination papers, so he sent his wife and sisters to do it. He thought women might have better protection.

They were part of a group of about 40 people that army officials say was kidnapped by a hundred gunmen who killed at least 21 of them, including Mangudadatu' s wife and one of his sisters. The Philippines' government called the attack & quot; a gruesome massacre of civilians. & quot; The country' s military is working to track down the people who did it.

Home Sales Increase AZUZ: In the United States, some hopeful signs in the housing market.

Sales of existing homes - - homes that were already built, not brand new ones - - jumped more than 10 percent last month. The number is now at its highest point in more than two- and- a- half years. Experts think the increase might be because of a tax credit that' s available to first- time home buyers, and some economists have warned that this spike may only be temporary.

But the jump in sales is one of the reasons why the stock market did well yesterday.

The Dow Jones average closed at its highest level in more than a year. Spacewalk AZUZ: 18 hours, 27 minutes. That' s how long NASA astronauts on a mission to the international space station spent outside of it. The crew wrapped up its third and final space walk yesterday.

This one lasted a little less than six hours.

The shuttle is scheduled to be back on the ground on Friday, and one of these guys will get to meet his new baby daughter, who was born after his mission took off last week. Shoutout MATT CHERRY, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Today' s Shoutout goes out to Mr. Allensworth' s social studies classes at Concord High School in Concord, North Carolina!

In the business world, what color is associated with making a profit? If you think you know it, shout it out!

Is it: A) Red, B) Black, C) Blue or D) Green? You' ve got three seconds - - GO!

When a business is & quot; in the black, & quot; it means that it' s making a profit. That' s your answer and that' s your Shoutout! AZUZ: Okay, the day after Thanksgiving, referred to as Black Friday because it' s when retailers expect to start making a profit. If you' ve ever braved a mall on Black Friday, you know the crowds can be huge.

Susan Candiotti looks at what' s being done to keep shoppers safe. SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The mad dash for bargains can be funny to watch, but last Thanksgiving weekend in New York, it was horrific. A Long Island Wal- Mart security guard was trampled to death in a stampede on Black Friday, arguably the biggest shopping day of the year.

EMMANUEL MOULTRIE, BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPER: People screaming, people coming in the store, passing out, falling out. It was a horrible site.

CANDIOTTI: Emmanuel Moultrie took us back to that Wal- Mart. He says when the doors opened at 5: 00 a. m. , an hour later than expected, the crowd surged forward, glass shattered and guard Jimmy Demoura was caught in a human steamroller. MOULTRIE: I mean, you had at least seven to eight people on top of each other.

You didn' t even see him.

And it was on top of him, and they were stuck because they were squished, compacted in there. CANDIOTTI: Moultrie says he felt like he was swept up in a tidal wave, trapped against a vending machine. MOULTRIE: I said I will not hit that ground. If I hit that ground, it would have been, I couldn' t even get my arms from my side. CANDIOTTI: Wal- Mart avoided criminal prosecution by agreeing, among other things, to improve crowd control at all New York stores.

The giant retailer says it' s also voluntarily instituting changes nationwide this week. Wal- Mart declined a CNN interview. Instead, the company provided a pre- taped statement that said sports and entertainment crowd control experts gave them help.

DAPHNE MOORE, SPOKESPERSON, WAL- MART: We' re committed to looking for ways to make our stores even safer for our customers and our associates this holiday season. CANDIOTTI: Changes may include snaking lines outside and inside stores - - similar to airport checkpoints - - and scattering sales items. Some stores will remain open 24 hours starting Thanksgiving Day through the weekend, so when Black Friday sales start at 5: 00 a. m. , shoppers can already be inside, possibly avoiding chaos.

For shoppers up before dawn for door- buster deals at any retailer, this safety advice from police: JOHN TIMONEY, CHIEF, MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT: If you see pushing and shoving, arguing for no valid reason, you know you have a potential problem right there. And if that' s the case, I walk to the end of the line, let them all go in. CANDIOTTI: Emmanuel Moultrie, who received a settlement from Wal- Mart, says he won' t be burned again. MOULTRIE: If you reach to a store and you see that' s not, that that behavior' s not being demonstrated, you need to leave, fast. Leave fast.

CANDIOTTI: As part of this agreement with prosecutors, Wal- Mart paid nearly $ 2 million to a victim' s fund and a community grant. OSHA cited the retailer for exposing its employees to danger when it should have known better. Wal- Mart says in a statement safety is always a top priority.

Susan Candiotti, CNN, New York. Word to the Wise TOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: A Word to the Wise. . .

BMI ( noun) This stands for body mass index, which is a way of estimating a person' s body fat based on height and weight AZUZ: At Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, any student with a BMI over 30 has to pass a fitness class in order to graduate.

And about 80 seniors only have 1 semester left. To pass, you just have to show up and participate; you don' t have to actually lower your BMI. But some students say the policy discriminates against them, and that they came to college to learn, not be lectured about their health.

Officials at the private school say they' re trying to help students stay healthy and avoid medical problems later in life. Blog Report AZUZ: We figured you might wanna talk about this. Our blog at CNNStudent. News. com is the place to go! You had a lot to say about another subject there: Should the government consider a tax on sugary drinks?

Michael says & quot; sure. It' ll help fight obesity and give more money to our government to help the cause. & quot; But Chris argues soda, candy and sugary items in general aren' t the cause of obesity. & quot; It' s the person' s lifestyle that causes it. & quot; Yevgeniy writes, & quot; It' ll help the government because some people will still buy soda with or without the tax, and it' ll bring in a lot of money. & quot; But Devinne says, & quot; It might bring in money, but the government gets enough from other things, and people don' t need to pay even more for soda at a time when money is scarce. & quot; John says, & quot; It' d just add more trouble for middle- and low- income families, anger the public, and hurt stores. & quot; From our quick poll on that blog: 35 percent of you' d call a national tax helpful. Almost half say it' d be harmful. 17 percent have mixed feelings.

AZUZ: Well, Thanksgiving is just a couple days away.

A lot of families have their own traditions around the holiday, whether it' s what they eat or how they celebrate.

Out in Colorado, some farmers have started their own tradition of giving, one that' s earned the thanks of thousands of local residents. Ana Cabrera of affiliate KMGH fields the details.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Opening the farm up to the community is a beautiful gift to the community. CHRIS MILLER, FARM OWNER: We were brought up, you know, what goes around comes around. ANA CABRERA, KMGH REPORTER: If that' s the case, Chris Miller has a lot of good coming her way. MILLER: We got wiped out with hail in the last part of July, so there' s not as much stuff left, but people still need food.

CABRERA: And hundreds seized the opportunity to gather fresh food for free: potatoes, carrots, even brussel sprouts. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Fresh vegetables; we make a lot of soup. CABRERA: For the second year in a row, the Millers opened their farm, a way to give back to the community in tough times. MILLER: We asked the people to come out who were really in need of the food.

CABRERA: People like Steve Rivera. STEVE RIVERA, RECIPIENT: Past couple of years, actually, have been real bad. I' ve been laid off several times from different jobs. CABRERA: Rivera brought his family to pluck and pack barrels full of potatoes to take home. RIVERA: Some of this stuff, you know, is in really good shape.

CABRERA: And not just for themselves. RIVERA: As big as theses potatoes are, I' m not going to keep that much. CABRERA: Rivera plans to pass this gift on to others. RIVERA: I will probably help at least six families that I know of.

Whoever needs it, you know, I' ll have it there and I' ll say if you need it, take it. So, it doesn' t go to waste. CABRERA: From the Millers to the Riveras, it' s the spirit of giving, turning soon- to- be empty fields into full bellies. Cross Country Race AZUZ: No doubt, it' s a great story. But not every tradition is heart- warming.

In fact, this one seems down right cold!

That is what contestants expect in Iowa' s annual Living History Farms Off- Road Race, which kinda seems like a fancy title for a jog through the woods. A lot of the 7, 000 people who took part showed up in costume. Because for some reason, wearing silly clothes always helps you run better. First place prize: a frozen turkey!

Second through fifth, they just get a chicken. Goodbye AZUZ: But it seems like the whole race is for the birds ( turkey gobbles) . All right, I was going to do that sound myself; my producer nixed it. But either way, it gobbles up all our time for today.

We hope you have a very happy Thanksgiving. CNN Student News returns on Monday. We' re looking forward to seeing you then. Meantime, thanks for being such a great audience.

Take care.

( CNN) - - The U. Coast Guard, champion of boating safety everywhere, is to blame for a tragic 2009 accident that killed an 8- year- old boy during a holiday boat parade in San Diego Bay, a federal safety board said Tuesday.

The National Transportation Safety Board said the Coast Guard crew' s excessive speed caused the crash between the crew' s 33- foot patrol boat and a 24- foot Sea Ray. The crash killed the child, Anthony De. Weese, and seriously injured four of 12 others on the recreational boat. At the time, the patrol boat was responding to a reported grounding, which the NTSB called a non- emergency.

It was cruising at least 19 knots, or roughly 22 miles per hour - - far in excess of the 8 knots prudent for the conditions, the NTSB said. & quot; The Coast Guard is an organization that traditionally fills the role of rescuer, & quot; NTSB Chairman Deborah A. Hersman said. & quot; It is especially sad that a family night of celebration in the Bay ended in tragedy because of a coxswain' s poor judgment and the Coast Guard' s ineffective oversight of vessel operations. & quot; The Coast Guard said Tuesday the NTSB' s findings aligned with its own investigation, and that it has taken steps to prevent similar accidents. & quot; We owe it to the De. Weese family, the memory of Anthony, and the public we serve, to learn all we can from this tragic accident, & quot; said Coast Guard spokesman Lt.

Cmdr. Christopher O' Neil. & quot; We take very seriously our role as the nation' s maritime safety agency and we' re profoundly saddened by the loss of life in an accident involving one of our crews. & quot; The collision occurred at night, during a holiday event known as the Parade of Lights. The patrol boat struck the Sea Ray from behind, according to the NTSB. None of the Coast Guard crew was injured.

Three of the five crewmembers on the Coast Guard boat, including the operator, refused to be interviewed by NTSB investigators, the NTSB said. The NSTB said the Coast Guard' s lack of oversight of its small boat vessel operations contributed to the accident. The Coast Guard' s San Diego station lacked an effective oversight system to monitor vessels on patrol, it said. And the station' s officer of the day, who was on the boat, did not advise the coxswain to slow down. The NTSB called the speed excessive given the prevailing darkness, background lighting and heavy boat traffic in the area.

Four Coast Guardsmen on the patrol boat were court martialed or faced non- judicial punishment. In March, the coxswain was found guilty of dereliction of duty for failure to perform a risk assessment, and was sentenced to three months confinement and reduced in rank. A petty officer 2nd class pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty and was reduced in rank. In January, another petty officer received a letter of reprimand. The case of one crewman charged with dereliction of duty was dismissed because of insufficient evidence at a non- judicial hearing.

A fifth Coast Guardsman who was on the boat as a trainee was not charged. The Coast Guard said that as a result of a review of boat accidents, it has made changes to improve its operations, including increased navigation training requirements for boat crews. It also is ensuring that stations have the most suitable boats to carry out local missions. The Coast Guard said in the past five years, during 2.

6 million boat hours, there have been three Coast Guard boat- related accidents resulting in fatalities. In addition to the San Diego collision, a Coast Guard member was killed in March 2007 after being ejected from a patrol boat near Seattle. Another Coast Guardsman died in October 2010, during a training mission in Virginia after he fell into the water while transferring between a small patrol boat and a cutter.

( CNN) - - From Detroit to Denmark, the power of the pedal is generating electricity and energy conservation awareness.

At a homeless center in Michigan, residents work out on 10 specially outfitted bicycles that send power back into the building. Female inmates at an Arizona jail take turns on a stationary bike to power their TV to watch their favorite soap operas.

And this week, an upscale Copenhagen hotel began offering free dinners to guests who sweat it out on power- generating cycles.

The use of human muscle generates mere fractions of the power required to run these facilities. But the sparks of energy are also inspiring environmental consciousness, say green fitness enthusiasts. A 30- minute workout creates about 50 watts, which is enough electricity to run a laptop for one hour or a phone charger for six full charges or one energy- efficient light bulb for 2. 5 hours, according to Re.

Rev, a company that retrofits gym equipment to capture human power. & quot; It' s not going to solve world' s energy problems, & quot; said Hudson Harr, the company' s president. & quot; We' re quick to dispel that it' s a major utility contribution. It connects with people and it teaches people about energy. & quot; It' s not likely to cut down the power bill for big sports complexes. Gyms have huge treadmills, flat screens, heating and air conditioning, and often require lots of energy. & quot; The impact [ of human powered exercise machines] is diluted by the massive consumption of the facilities themselves, & quot; Harr said.

The modified exercise equipments take kinetic energy from a person' s workout and converts it into a form of electricity.

This gives people more motivation to work harder, Harr said. & quot; The average user wants to up the resistance and test the limits and see how much they can send back, & quot; Harr said. But this concept of human- powered exercise equipment has not become mainstream. The idea is there, but implementation is going slowly, said Adam Boesel, the owner of a human- powered gym in Portland, Oregon. & quot; Nobody is coming out with the Prius of exercise equipment, & quot; he said. & quot; I think it' s because big companies move slow. I liken it to the hybrid car.

Five years ago, there were only a couple electric cars, now everyone wants to do it. & quot; All the elliptical trainers and bicycles at his Green Microgym convert human energy. The human and solar power at the gym generated 36 percent of its electricity, saving about 37, 000 kilowatt- hours in 2009, Boesel said. The average annual electricity consumption for a U.

S. residential utility customer is about 11, 000 kilowatt- hours. & quot; The way we look at it, you can waste energy or not waste energy, & quot; Boesel said. & quot; Anytime people exercise, that exercise is being wasted in terms of heat.

We' re trying to save a little bit of energy. & quot; The human- powered exercise equipments have not taken hold in the fitness market, but people are interested, said Bruce Bruckbee, a green consultant for hotels and sports recreation centers. & quot; People feel as though they' re doing something good.

They' re making good use of all the energy they' re creating themselves and having a small impact on carbon footprint. What I think is most important is it creates a personal awareness, & quot; said Bruckbee, managing partner for Leisure Green.

At the Cass Community Social Services in Detroit, the residents who are homeless, in transitional or temporary housing, never expressed any interest in environmental issues before. & quot; Homeless people don' t care about polar bears, & quot; said the Rev. Faith Fowler, the organization' s executive director. & quot; They care about jobs and health. & quot; But this year, the center introduced 10 stationary bikes ( purchased through a donor) that send power back into the building. Residents became hooked. They started asking, & quot; Can we start a garden and can we start composting? & quot; Ninia Cobb, a 43- year- old resident, said the bikes give her two goals: to lose weight and to give back energy. & quot; I' m not going to light up a whole building by myself, & quot; she said. & quot; I feel like I' m helping the energy thing when you ride it.

It feels good. & quot; The bikes attracted local cycling enthusiasts and youth groups into the center too. & quot; They care about the planet, but they didn' t care about the homeless, & quot; Fowler said. & quot; They' re sitting shoulder- to- shoulder to someone who has been homeless for two to three years, they sit and talk, and they' re both acting as problem solvers. & quot; But not everyone implemented electricity- generating bicycles for environmental reasons. The Maricopa County Sheriff' s Office in Arizona purchased a stationary bike that generates 12 volts of electricity to power a 19- inch television in the jail. Sheriff Joe Arpaio wanted the inmates to exercise. The bicycle will not save the county any money in terms of power bills, but it' s making the inmates exercise every day. & quot; It' s caught on, & quot; Arpaio said. & quot; The inmates seem to like it.

The public, from what I got back, thinks it' s a great idea. I don' t know why no one' s thought of it before. & quot;

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Dear Eve: As someone who struggles with the same issue, I feel your pain. Increasingly, scientific studies suggest that eating activates the same brain areas that are the primary targets of drugs of abuse, and foods high in sugar, fat and certain carbohydrates are especially likely to stimulate our brain in ways that can become addictive. It is not for nothing that the modern Western diet - - which is higher in sugar than any diet in history - - has taken the world by storm. Across the long years of human evolution sweet things were hard to find so we have all evolved a keen appreciation for these items that tends to betray us in the modern world.

Your question is too brief for me to get a clear sense of how deep your problem goes, but if you are seriously thinking of some type of rehab environment I am going to assume that you are struggling with a worst- case scenario in which you binge on, and consume, very large amounts of sweet items. I' m thinking, for example, of a patient I treated for years, who would eat an entire angel food cake whenever something stressful or upsetting happened in her life.

There is no doubt that this kind of eating arises from an emotional component. In addition to stimulating brain reward centers, sweet food markedly affects stress hormones in ways likely to provide a sense of temporary reprieve from anxiety. Of course, in addition to all the health problems linked to binge eating, the eater is likely to end up in a worse spot, much as the alcoholic who drinks to forget that he has an drinking problem. As the tone of your question attests, out- of- control eating can be a profound source of shame and frustration and can therefore contribute psychologically to the development of depression. But the problem goes deeper.

While processed sugars may produce a brief emotional high, several lines of evidence indicate that they affect our biology in ways that promote depression. For example, rates of depression in a country rise in lockstep with per capita sugar consumption. Sugars - - which are found in all sorts of processed foods we don' t typically think of as sweet - - promote obesity, and obesity is a very powerful risk factor for the later development of depression. So I don' t need to tell you the problem is a bad one.

The question - - your question - - is what to do about it. Actually we all know what to do about it: eat less sugary foods.

The question is how to find the willpower to do this when sugar is everywhere and the emotional strains of life push us so consistently into its orbit. Much experience over the years has taught me that nature abhors a vacuum.

If you are going to take sugar out of your diet, it will need to be replaced with something else. This law of human nature often makes it the case that it is easier to do big things than to do little things.

For example, it is easier for an alcoholic to stop drinking completely than to just drink a little.

I want to suggest that the same approach might benefit your attempts to break the sugar addiction. Assuming that you binge on huge amounts of sweets, I want to suggest that changing your entire dietary pattern might be easier than just stopping this one maladaptive behavior. I say this for two reasons. First, if you are going to give up sugar you are going to have to replace it with something very active and positive.

And second, it is increasingly clear that even people who don' t binge on sweet foods suffer significant health problems just from eating the standard American diet that most of us consume every day.

I want to suggest that you attempt to rid as many processed and packaged foods from your diet as possible, and replace them with a diet replete with natural foods.

By natural foods, I mean food that humans evolved to benefit from: fruits, vegetables, some whole grains and meat from animals that are fed grass ( not grains and antibiotics) .

To eat this way requires making a commitment to shop smart and to cook smart. These are both challenging and exciting activities that might help you organize an emotionally satisfying life beyond the grasp of your sugar addiction. This column is far too short for me to describe how to go about doing this, but fortunately excellent sources of information on this topic are already in print. Let me recommend two books to you by Michael Pollan. & quot; Omnivore' s Dilemma& quot; is an eye- opening expose of how we came, as a society, to eat so much sugar in everything, and & quot; In Defense of Food& quot; spells out how to go about extricating ourselves from the unhealthy Western diet to which most of us adhere.

( CNN) - - For the first half of 2009, Jason Dinant morphed into a gym rat.

He worked out four times a week in a gym cycling on a stationary bike, lifting dumbbells and doing hundreds of sit- ups to attain his New Year' s resolution of having & quot; six- pack& quot; abs. He ditched the junk food and scarfed down 16 hard- boiled egg whites, one and a quarter pound of meat and four cups of vegetables a day. After six months of diet and workouts with a trainer, the fruits of his labor surfaced from his stomach in June. He got his six- pack.

But months later, reality set in. After relaxing his diet and routine, Dinant' s six- pack whittled down to a two- pack. & quot; I got worn out from working out and took a break from it, & quot; said the 28- year- old. Six- packs are difficult to maintain because they require less than 10 percent body fat, said Jordan Yuam, a fitness trainer and owner of Jordan' s Virtual Fit Club in Valencia, California, who was not associated with Dinant' s fitness. & quot; It' s really, really hard to keep that up, & quot; said Yuam, who trained & quot; Twilight& quot; actor Taylor Lautner. & quot; Most people, in terms of bodybuilding or any kind of figure modeling, they have something called off- season training.

They' re going to look best during competition time. People don' t realize there' s two different worlds of the human body that you generally don' t see when they' re in magazines. They think they look like that year- round - - it' s not true. & quot; Even bodybuilders need a break from the intense workouts. And Dinant plans to follow that route. & quot; I have friends who are bodybuilders, & quot; said the Las Vegas, Nevada, resident. & quot; Two months before competition, they' re in competition mode.

Then they relax, then go back to competition mode. They don' t put stress on the body 24/ 7. They regulate it for certain things. I found that' s the best thing for me. I still do my ab routine.

I' m not as strict though. & quot; Switching between intense and moderate training is not harmful, because the body needs a break, Yuam said. & quot; It' s like an Ironman athlete, & quot; he said. & quot; There are times you' re working out really hard, and you cool down and rest and go back at it. & quot; Dinant was one of the contributors chosen last January when asked viewers to submit their 2009 New Year' s resolutions and chronicle their journey to change on . His public quest for a six- pack also landed him a spot on the New York City Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride March in June. That afternoon, after parading around shirtless and flaunting his newly sculpted stomach, he felt a pang. As the festivities wrapped up, Dinant dashed across the street to sink his teeth into a footlong sausage sandwich sold by a street vendor.

He also wolfed down a pastry. & quot; Then I got a stomachache, & quot; Dinant said. But Dinant is not mourning the loss of his six- pack. & quot; I eat a lot more vegetables than I ever did, & quot; he said. & quot; I still eat zucchini and rice. It makes you feel better. . . .

I do feel like it was the best thing I' ve ever done.

I' m happy I went that course this year. & quot; He credits this year' s fitness resolution for getting him . & quot; I find that there' s a happy medium for me, & quot; Dinant said. & quot; I eat healthier. I' m happier.

I' m at the shape I' m happy at. & quot; Despite the bevy of taut and toned bodies on magazine covers, better body self- image is important, said Yuam. & quot; People need to realize you can' t look like that year- round.

The magazines and their covers, they' re all ' Photoshopped. ' That' s not what they look like.

Acceptance is something that people don' t understand. & quot; While six- packs are possible to build in several months, Yuam cautioned that the feature doesn' t serve any health function. & quot; It' s more for show. It' s a cosmetic thing, & quot; he said. But for those who seek tighter abs, here are more of Yuam' s tips: - - Diet is a big part of the battle. Avoid starchy carbohydrates before going to bed. Incorporate good fats such as avocado and olive oil into the diet.

Eat frequent, small meals. - - When picking food, go the caveman route. Does this product occur in nature or come from trees? If not, try to avoid it. - - Most people spend pointless hours in the gym, because they are not following proper technique.

When people work on their torso, they may be swinging too much or using too much momentum. & quot; It' s not a race, & quot; Yuam said. & quot; You want to feel them, doing 15 minutes the right way, that' s equivalent to doing an hour the wrong way. & quot; - - Work on your abs every other day, because overworking your abs won' t give you results. & quot; There has to be time for recovery for the muscles to come in, & quot; he said.

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9: 07: 10 / The Bibisee is one of the most popular lakes south of Munich. This is surely because of its great leisure facilities and child- friendly facilities. Location: The Bibisee south of Munich between Geretsried and royal village on the B11. It is 130 acres and offers 25, 000 square meters, a large lawn. Getting there: By car via the A95 motorway and exit at Wolfratshausen.

Continue on the B11 direction Geretsried and the signs to the lake. History: The Bibisee was written in 1964 by the extraction of gravel. Apart from a small bay, which is designated as habitat, must all be bathed. On the east and south sides of the lake the terrain is divided into small lots, inhabited mainly by seeking relaxation Wochenenurlaubern. There on the 25- square- foot lawn, it ample space for sunbathing.

Also a nudist area is identified. In the lake a bath island is anchored.

Around the Bibisee there are many walking, hiking and biking trails. On the neighboring campsite to sleep. Dining: At a kiosk with a sun terrace and marquee has everything your heart desires: Drinks, Barbecue, ice cream, snacks.

The restaurant " Am Bibisee" offers a great family Buric food and drinks. There are hot meals and the opportunity to host private parties. - Width: 0.

25 km - Length: 0. 47 km - Large chess, bocce courts - - - - -

17: 05: 11 / Oberstaufen / Amman - About two weeks after its launch in Oberstaufen the " Allgu- Orient- Rallye" in Turkey has been canceled. The reason is quite strange: Three ferries wanted the 666 participants translate to Egypt and go from there to the Jordanian capital Amman. " We had permission to travel to Egypt already, " organizer Wilfried Gehr said Tuesday, confirming a report in the Local newspaper. However, an employee of the German embassy, the rally participants took for car thieves and prevent their entry.

Even Israel has rejected then the ferries. " This has gone stupid, " said Gehr. Overall, there were 111 teams with 333 motorized vehicles - - About 80 hours on board the vessels.

After returning to Turkey half flew at the invitation of the Jordanian kingdom to Amman, the remaining participants made their way home. " But we are glad that everyone is safe and there were no bad accidents, " said Gehr.

11: 05: 11 / Taufkirchen - " 100 years for the people in the region. " Under this motto, the presentation of the Annual Report 2010 of the VR- Bank e. G Dorfen Taufkirchen- stood by the General Assembly. The 100th Representative Assembly this year was a " very special" because the credit union celebrates 100 years " in good health" , said the board chairman Heinrich Meier Oberreit at the event in the Town Hall. The overall track record has " many fathers" , because it was also " badly shattered earlier well, " recalled Oberreit Meier.

Today it was a " modern, efficient, future- oriented financial institution" which had " developed important economic factor for. In keeping with the anniversary could Oberreit Meier and chairman John Fertig, despite the financial crisis last year, positive numbers ( see box) present. Thus it was the good results to a dividend payout of 4.

5 percent from the net profit of 1. 07 million euros.

A total of supervising the bank deposits and loans with a customer volume of 1. 18 billion euros now, said Oberreit Meier.

The unqualified endorsement of the statutory auditor " confirms the good work, " the bank said Fertig.

Also, the Cooperative Union of Bavaria ( GVB) honored the anniversary of the VR- Bank. District President Wolfgang Altman congratulated on behalf of the GVB Board and presented the GVB certificate of honor. The VR- Bank, like all the Raiffeisen cooperative banks draw, " that one finds people on the ground, one wants to talk, not about each other, and holds together. " That was the recipe for success, " why cooperatives are so old. " In view of opaque derivative transactions by major banks Altman said: " We do what we can do what we provided. " And the bank " to the customers and people in the region. " ( Pre)