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Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Allen, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington.  (Photo by Charles Dharapak / File / AP) Zara’s big idea: the world’s top fashion retailer and innovator Zara didn’t have to invent a brand-new product to become the world’s biggest fashion retailer. It just had to invent a new process. And process innovation is dominating the global economy. The Atlantic ‘Omnishambles’ named word of the year by Oxford English Dictionary The word — meaning a situation which is shambolic from every possible angle — was coined in 2009 by the writers of BBC political satire The Thick of It. BBC   Petraeus scandal snares US commander U.S. commander Gen. John Allen is under investigation for alleged inappropriate communication with a woman at the center of the sex scandal involving former CIA Director David Petraeus. Reuters Rep. Cummings: Petraeus scandal ‘critical moment for our military’ The Hill Searching for answers behind the infant death rate in Mississippi For every 1,000 Mississippi babies born in 2011, 9.4 died before their first birthday, according to the state’s health office. CNN Biggest election impact will be on health care Desoto Times Tribune Flocking to follow the moon’s shadow in Queensland solar eclipse It lasts for barely two minutes, but the chance to witness the eerie spectacle of day turning briefly to night in a solar eclipse has brought thousands of shadow chasers to Australia. The Australian How to watch amazing total solar eclipse online Wired   NATION States petition to secede from union As the dust settles in the wake of President Obama’s re-election, the White House website has been flooded by a series of secession requests, with states asking to withdraw from the union. CBS News Map: Map shows South has most racist post-election Obama tweets NBCNews.com New beltway lanes seek to break gridlock in Washington, D.C. In a city filled with iconic landmarks, perhaps nothing better symbolizes how Washington operates than the Capital Beltway: the physical embodiment of the gridlock that also grips Washington politics. ABC News Pennsylvania hospitals adopt safeguards against preventable surgical errors Pennsylvania is known for its efforts to reduce the number of surgeries performed on the wrong site or wrong patient. Philadelphia Inquirer POLITICS Gingrich: GOP needs to be ‘inclusive’ In the aftermath of Mitt Romney’s presidential loss, Newt Gingrich is joining the cadre of Republicans calling for the Republican Party to more actively reach out to a more diverse electorate. CBS News Blog: Republicans hunt for election lessons as wounds heal  (NBCNews.com) Politics Are female soldiers ready for battle? The U.S. Department of Defense is assessing whether women should be allowed to serve in front-line combat units. The Marine Corps has unveiled plans to send 40 women to front-line battalions. Telegraph.co.uk BUSINESS Controversial Windows boss Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft Steven Sinofsky, the Microsoft executive who turned its Windows franchise around and just led the effort to release Windows 8, is leaving the company, effective immediately. CBS News Shocked by exit of Microsoft’s Sinofsky? You shouldn’t be CNET News UK lawmakers slam Starbucks, Amazon and Google on taxes Britain and Germany announced plans to push the Group of 20 economic powers to make multinational companies pay their “fair share” of taxes following reports of large firms avoiding taxes. Reuters France’s champagne harvest shrinks The champagne harvest is down 40 percent, as vineyards were ravaged by hailstorms, wet weather and fungus. “This is the lowest harvest in at least 40 years,” the Agriculture Ministry said. BusinessWeek ENVIRONMENT Sunscreen breaks new barrier: SPF50+ Sunscreens that contain sufficient UVB protection may increase SPF claims from 30+ to 50+, and all sunscreens will be required to include a higher protection level against cancerous UVA rays. The Age Modest climate aid dismays many developing nations Rich nations are dismaying developing countries with pledges merely to continue aid to help them combat climate change in 2013 despite past promises of a tenfold surge to $100 billion a year by 2020. The Age SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The science behind our strange dreams The realm of sleep and dreams has long been associated with strangeness. This sometimes disturbing world of inner turmoil, fears and desires is grounded in our daily experience, researchers say. LiveScience Engineers develop self-healing ‘skin’ Chemical engineers have created what is being described as a synthetic form of skin that, when injured, heals itself in a matter of seconds. PlanetSave.com Blog: New e-skin is both sensitive to touch and self-healing  (CNET News) Cutting Edge Space exploration and how it will look in the future The future will be one where human cognition visits another planet via machine while our bodies remain high above it. Wired   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Power grid fails digital economy USA TODAY Column (Barry Schwartz): Move over economists: We need a council of psychological advisers The Atlantic Cartoon (Mike Thompson): Ted Nugent’s at it again Detroit Free Press Column (Kevin Rudd): With Xi as president, political reform may be embraced Sydney Morning Herald Editorial: David Petraeus’ confusing scandal San Francisco Chronicle Editorial: Let’s get back to rewarding true merit Chicago Sun-Times Blog (Matt Feeney): Why I’m breaking up with Coach K  (Slate) Sports Nut Column (Robert Kane Jr.): Mentoring is good for business Philadelphia Inquirer   Site edited by: Aditi Khemka, Patrick Frierson, Sumi Naidoo, Tamara Dixon, Harsha Malik, Hillary Hill, Diana Shaw, Sarah Alender, Betse Lyons and Sandra Crozier.   GOOD NEWS From goat to hero in town cleanup The officials in Millbourne Borough, Penn., were at an impasse with an impenetrable, seemingly invincible enemy — the tangle of weeds on a hillside — until officials brought in weed control’s top guns: goats. Philadelphia Inquirer Spain promises to spare needy from eviction after suicides Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos promised that no needy family will go homeless over mortgage arrears, responding to public fury at a homeowner’s suicide during eviction. Reuters New website lets student farmers connect and share resources Campus Farmers, an online social network, allows for student farms to connect not only with hyperlocal markets, but with each other. Grist WORLD US oil output to overtake Saudi Arabia’s by 2020 U.S. oil output is poised to surpass Saudi Arabia’s in the next decade, making the world’s biggest fuel consumer almost self-reliant and putting it on track to become a net exporter. Bloomberg Is the era of oil nearing its end? McClatchy Newspapers Afghans brace for US departure in 2014 Many Afghans are trying to be hopeful, but even the most optimistic admit that a number of troubling variables could determine what post-2014 Afghanistan looks like. NPR Blog: The way ahead for Afghans without the US Al Jazeera China: development and the congress At the Communist Party congress in Beijing, government officials promise to address concerns over the environmental impact of China’s economic development. BBC EDUCATION International students are adding to the US economy The Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange finds that the number of international students at colleges increased to a record high of 764,495 in the 2011/12 academic year. Language Magazine Blog: How Eastern and Western cultures tackle learning differently  (NPR) Shots Calling in Web support Northern Virginia Community College was barely experiencing a rumble. So the community college invested $2 million in an effort to steer its six-campus system toward online students. Inside Higher Ed HEALTH Eating before lipid test is fine It may not be necessary to fast before a routine cholesterol check, a large community-based population study suggested. MedPage Today First liver cancer ‘chemo-bath’ in the UK A “chemo-bath” which delivers toxic cancer drugs to just one organ in the body has been used on patients in the UK for the first time, say doctors. BBC RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Church leaders reshaping ministry for returning vets Denominational leaders and chaplains with years of military service are calling on more churches to find ways to minister to the men and women who have recently returned from Iraq and Afghanistan. Christianity Today Australia to hold wide-ranging judicial inquiry into child sex abuse Australia is expected to hold a wide-ranging judicial inquiry into child sex abuse in the country, including investigations into religious organizations, state care facilities and schools. Guardian LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Multitasking or digitally distracted? As technology invades our lives and covers every facet of working, playing, learning and more, we as a culture will need to adjust and find balance to not get so lost in the digital world. TIME ‘The moment I realized I was asexual’ Some people are attracted to the opposite sex, some to the same sex, some to both, and some to no one. Telegraph.co.uk ‘Revolution’: the apocalyptic zeitgeist “Revolution” is part of a recent spate of apocalyptic TV shows. Is our fear of global meltdown our new favorite source of entertainment? Salon SPORTS Battered quarterbacks illustrate difficulty of concussion issue The NFL is getting another difficult lesson on concussions and the inherent, inexact science that shrouds them. USA TODAY Nascar’s leaky fuel tank Nascar, the nation’s richest and most popular form of motorsports, has experienced a steep falloff in recent years. 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