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you can use this in your templae:

Mage::helper('catalog')->getBreadcrumbPath();

Warning: Function returns multidimensional array, not string as noted! So you have to loop a little bit...

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<catalog_category_default>
    <reference name="product_list">
        <action method="setDefaultDirection">
            <dir>DESC</dir>
        </action>
    </reference>
</catalog_category_default>