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IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast; Sees Recession

The International Monetary Fund cut its forecast for the global economy as Europe slips into a recession and growth cools in China and India.

The world economy will expand 3.3 percent this year and 3.9 percent in 2013, compared with September forecasts of 4 percent and 4.5 percent, the IMF said. The euro area may enter a "mild recession" this year and contract 0.5 percent compared with a previous estimate of a 1.1 percent expansion. The U.S. outlook was held at 1.8 percent growth.

"The near-term outlook has noticeably deteriorated," the IMF said in an update of its World Economic Outlook report. "The global recovery is threatened by intensifying strains in the euro area and fragilities elsewhere."

I thought this was going to be a heartwarming story

On Friday, in Lawton Station, in order to teach my children a lesson about leaving their bikes out all night in the lawn near the road, I put a note on the bikes basically saying “Please feel free to steal me, for my kids dont deserve them”

Union Square Ventures recently posted an opening for an investment analyst.

Instead of asking for résumés, the New York venture-capital firm—which has invested in Twitter, Foursquare, Zynga and other technology companies—asked applicants to send links representing their “Web presence,” such as a Twitter account or Tumblr blog. Applicants also had to submit short videos demonstrating their interest in the position.

Union Square says its process nets better-quality candidates —especially for a venture-capital operation that invests heavily in the Internet and social-media—and the firm plans to use it going forward to fill analyst positions and other jobs.

Companies are increasingly relying on social networks such as LinkedIn, video profiles and online quizzes to gauge candidates’ suitability for a job. While most still request a résumé as part of the application package, some are bypassing the staid requirement altogether.

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Rather than burdening a team with distracting self-doubt and pity, try to help others, he advises. “In order to remain self-motivated, research has found that the innate psychological need for competence must be satisfied,” Mr. Baard says. “This drive pertains not only to the ability to do a job but to achieve something through it—to have impact, to contribute. A way an employee can expand opportunities to satisfy this need is to help her team succeed by encouraging others, even if her direct contributions are limited.”

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.Age, occupation and family circumstances, among other factors, can all play a part in how workers respond to different stressors. But experts say there are steps that can help you take control of your happiness at work this year.

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1 What if Europe gets worse?

2 What if U.S. housing finally improves?

3 What if the jobs recovery falters?

4 What if there’s another budget crisis?

5 What if China’s economy heats up?

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Looks like you need something new to drink with your JUMBACO

NEW YORK—Orange-juice prices settled at a new high Monday, as anxiety over Brazilian imports and Florida weather shook the normally quiet futures market.

On Monday, the March contract reached $2.2695 a pound before pulling back to settle up 4.4% at $2.1995 on the ICE Futures U.S. exchange. It was the front-month contract’s highest settlement ever.

Last week, futures gained after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it was testing all frozen-concentrate orange-juice imports for a fungicide that isn’t approved for use on oranges in the U.S.

It’s Disparaged as Dangerous, but Healthy Levels of Stress Can Pump Up Both Mind and Body

How do you get the benefits—and avoid the harmful effects?

By learning to identify and manage individual reactions to stress, people can develop healthier outlooks as well as improve performance on cognitive tests, at work and in athletics, researchers and psychologists say.

The body has a standard reaction when it faces a task where performance really matters to goals or well-being: The sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamus, pituitary and adrenal glands pump stress hormones, adrenaline and cortisol, into the bloodstream. Heartbeat and breathing speed up, and muscles tense.

What happens next is what divides healthy stress from harmful stress. People experiencing beneficial or “adaptive” stress feel pumped. The blood vessels dilate, increasing blood flow to help the brain, muscles and limbs meet a challenge, similar to the effects of aerobic exercise, according to research by Wendy Mendes, an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and others.

Q+A with Softballas:



BERKELEY – What do not stepping on the chalk line, swinging the bat three times before stepping into the batter’s box and putting on the left cleat before the right have in common? They’re all superstitions that are commonplace in the sport of softball. CalBears.com caught up with the 2012 Golden Bears to find out about their pre-game rituals and superstitions.

Valerie Arioto –
I am not superstitious, but I do enjoy listening to music before the game! You have to get pumped up!

Cheyenne Cordes -
I do have pre-game rituals but they are constantly changing according to how my team and I do in each and every game.

Ashley Decker -
I always say a prayer before every game.

Frani Echavarria -
My first pre-game ritual is to set small goals I want to accomplish in the game that day. Second, I listen to my pre-game playlist which is normally nothing but R&B.

Arianna Erceg -
One game last year, Jolene [Henderson] and I decided to switch ribbons. Ever since then, before every game we make sure she has one of mine and I have hers.

Danielle Henderson -
I always tape my forearm, listen to my music and write my number in the on-deck circle.

working from home. anyone wanna deliver some of that asian soup from the dbd yesterday?

Womens Crew coach gets promoted:

California women’s crew assistant coach Sarah Puddicombe was promoted to associate head coach as announced recently by head coach Dave O’Neill. Puddicombe will begin her fourth season as a member of the Golden Bear coaching staff in 2012, serving as an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator the previous three seasons.
“Coach Puddicombe has done tremendous work within our program as both a coach and the coordinator of our recruiting efforts,” O’Neill said. “She has had an impact on every member of our team, and has proven to be talented in developing the women into successful student-athletes. She has taken on new responsibilities this year, and I appreciate everything she does.”

In 2010, Puddicombe was named the West Region Assistant Coach of the Year after helping the Bears achieve an undefeated regular season and a conference championship.

“I am thankful to Dave O’Neill for this opportunity to grow and develop my coaching career,” Puddicombe said. “I love my job and this team. I get to work with fantastic coaches and student athletes.”

Marvin Jones to SEnior Bowl:

MOBILE, Ala. – Former Cal football wide receiver Marvin Jones has accepted an invitation to play in the 2012 Senior Bowl. Jones will join Golden Bear teammate offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz to become the 31st and 32nd Cal players to play in the event (see complete list below). Linebacker Mychal Kendricks had earlier accepted an invitation for this year’s contest but will not be participating.

The 63rd version of the annual game that showcases college football’s top seniors is scheduled to be played at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala., on Saturday, Jan. 28 (3 p.m. CT/1 p.m. PT). NFL Network will televise the contest live and also beginning Monday, Jan. 23, will provide coverage of all practices leading up to the contest.

“It is a great honor to be in this game, representing not only myself, but the University of California,” Jones said. “To play amongst the best of the best in this year’s class while being coached by some of the best coaches in the league adds a great deal of excitement.”

Ryan Anderson CRUSHING IT with Magic:


We caught up with former Cal star and Orlando Magic standout forward Ryan Anderson when he was in town last week for the Magic’s game against the Golden State Warriors. He ranks in the top-20 in the NBA in scoring this season, averaging 17.8 points per game. The starter is also averaging 7.8 rebounds per contest. Anderson, who played two seasons at Cal from 2006-07 to 2007-08, poured in a career-high 30 points at New York on Monday.

In his fourth year in the league, Anderson is having his finest season and is being considered for next month’s NBA All-Star Game in Orlando. You can write in Anderson on the NBA All-Star ballot by logging on to www.ryananderson33.com.

In our feature, he talks about his passion for Cal and how his experience in Berkeley has helped shape his NBA career.

OK, Now That Was a Defense

As thrilling as the games turned out to be, the NFL’s championship weekend did produce one intense disappointment: The world won’t get to see any more of San Francisco’s bone-rattling defense.

Before we join the rest of the sports media in a two-week all-you-can-eat prediction buffet ahead of the upcoming Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and New York Giants, we’ve allowed ourselves a moment to look back. And after rewinding the film and watching it without any adrenaline to threaten our objectivity, it became pretty clear that during this year of epic passing, San Francisco played one of the greatest defensive games in playoff history.

By the time it was over, the 49ers defense had spent 58% of the game on the rainy field at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. With the 49ers offense sputtering badly (the team didn’t convert a single meaningful third down all game), they stayed on the field as the Giants ran 93 plays, the most it had run all season (the average is 69 per game).

That number also included a fatiguing 58 pass attempts, which is also a season high for the Giants and 44% more than you’d see in a typical game.

It’s going to take me a VERY, VERY long time to get over this one