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The Livable Communities Coalition
Working to improve Atlanta's quality of life through smart growth
Anti-transit myth #6: Rail transit only serves cities
Excerpted from Moving Minds: Conservatives and Public Transportation by Paul M. Weyrich and William S. Lind.
Myth 6: Rail transit can only serve city centers, but most new jobs are in the suburbs.
This anti-transit myth is a bit different from the others, because the problem itself is not a myth. The myth is that the problem has no solution.
Downtowns remain important centers of employment in most regions, and even Wendell Cox admits that transit serves downtowns well. But it is also true that much job growth is in the suburbs.
There are solutions, and rail transit has an important role to play in them.
One solution stems from the nature of much suburban job development. It is not always spread out evenly across the map. Rather, it often follows certain corridors – corridors that can be served effectively by rail.
Rail transit can do more than serve corridors where job growth is concentrated. It can also help create such corridors.
A major reason why rail transit has difficulty serving suburban growth in many American cities is that there just isn't enough of it. A single light rail line can only serve a limited area. But if a rail system is large enough, it serves much more than downtown. Washington's Metrorail is an example: This five-line, 103-mile system serves not only downtown Washington, D.C., but also such major employment centers as Crystal City; the Pentagon; Rosslyn, Virginia; and Bethesda and Silver Spring, Maryland.
Serving suburban job destinations requires not fewer rail lines, but more.


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Shrek, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were all having lunch together. Shrek said, "I have always thought that I'm the strongest man in the world, but how can I be sure?"
Angelina Jolie agreed, "I'm told I'm the most gorgeous of them all, but sometimes I wonder."
Brad Pitt said, "I'm pretty sure I'm the sexiest man alive but I've never had it confirmed."
They all decided that the best way to find out if their beliefs were true was to ask the framed talking mirror on the wall to confirm for them whether Shrek was the strongest, Angelina was the most gorgeous and Brad was the sexiest.
They all agreed to meet again the next day for lunch to discuss their findings.
Shrek walked up with a smile. "Well it's true. The mirror told me I'm the strongest man in the world." Angelina perked up and said, "And I know for sure I'm the most gorgeous!" But Brad, poor Brad, tears running down his face, lifted his sad face and said "Who the hell is doogee?"

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The exhibition "Dreams and Nightmares," featuring works from Penn State bachelor of art students Sam Rosas and Daniela Ruiz-Feingold, is on display in the School of Visual Arts' Patterson Space through Feb. 14. A reception will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13.
Sam Rosas and Daniela Ruiz-Feingold are two artists who work within surrealism. Ruiz-Feingold finds her inspiration within dreaming and has been maintaining a dream diary for about a year and half in order to document the imaginative landscapes and emotions experienced. Rosas desires to promote the ideology of the impossible becoming possible with unique perspectives and intense color. Both artists attempt to capture the fantastical aspects of their imaginations; some that are sweeter than others.
Feingold's pieces features a series of works based on a single dream about finding comfort in an abandoned building in the middle of the forest, while Rosas' work depicts how people take a rabbit's left foot for good luck, but what goes around comes around.


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Some of us in ETS have been experimenting with wireless display technologies in the hopes of finding solutions that will work for those of us who don't have an Apple client devices and an Apple TV. (To those of you with Macs, we are indeed jealous. AirPlay truly dominates the wireless display market at this time).
Much noise has been made of late concerning a technology called "Miracast". This is an open standard for wireless display. It is built into the new Windows 8.1 OS, and Android 4.2 and later. When you can get a functional receiver (we tested the NetGear Push2TV with some success) it is a pretty slick technology. However, issues getting the required drivers and firmware in place can be quite frustrating and lead to failed deployments. If you are working on a wireless display deployment, we would love to share notes with you to see if we can reach some configuration recommendations for the rest of campus.
In the interest of information sharing, here are some factoids that we discovered:
Miracast = The "Wi-Fi Alliance" marketing name for the rather boringly named "Wi-Fi Display" standard.
Miracast = Sony "screen mirroring" = Panasonic "display mirroring" = Google "Wireless Display" = Samsung "AllShare Cast" = LG "SmartShare" = Intel "WiDi 3.5"
(e.g. Implementers of the Wi-Fi Display protocol don't have to call it Miracast. The question is, why would they want to call it something else?)
Miracast Intel WiDi versions prior to 3.5. AirPlay DIAL (ChromeCast) DLNA
(e.g. Intel WiDi has been replaced with a Miracast implementation, but maintains the name WiDi when deployed with support for back-level WiDi implementations. Also, don't confuse Miracast with ChromeCast (a DIAL implementation), AirPlay (an Apple technology), or DLNA (a media streaming solution.)


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Where there's Hope...
There is a CSB/SJU built piggery
March 7, 2013
By Mike Killeen
Webster's defines the word piggery as "a place where swine are kept."
For five students from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, a piggery could also be defined as a global entrepreneurial experience.
The students - CSB senior Laurel Kennedy, CSB juniors Alyssa Overton and Tess Foster and SJU juniors Andrew Mueller and Ben Broos - helped build a piggery at Hope Academy, a school in Kyetume, Uganda, in late December and early January.
The piggery, which will house up to 32 pigs, will generate income for the community, enabling it to sustain the teachers' salaries at Hope Academy, a school whose mission is to empower the youth of Uganda. Nearly 60 percent of the approximately 150 students enrolled at the academy are orphans.
"Our project itself helps out the community and the school in a lot of different ways," said Mueller, who is majoring in management and Spanish from Arden Hills, Minn. "Hopefully, with the money this business generates, Hope Academy and the village of Kyetume will further develop and begin to prosper."
"It's one of the more impressive things that I've seen a group of students do in a long time," said Paul Marsnik, associate professor of global business leadership at CSB/SJU.
This isn't the first time a CSB/SJU connection has involved Hope Academy.
The academy was founded by the Rev. John Mary Lugemwa, OSB, who graduated in 2007 from SJU and resided at Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville. In 2005, while still a student at SJU, he led a group of 11 CSB/SJU students on a service learning trip to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda, which ultimately resulted in formation of the Uganda Rural Fund and Hope Academy. Several campus groups have sold "Hope Beads," and the campus filmmaking group Extending the Link filmed its 2010 documentary "Essubi: Growing Up With Hope" on location.
Last year, two SJU seniors, John Burns and Cole Schiffler, helped build a chicken coop at the school. When they returned to campus, they told their story to many - including to Mueller and Broos.
"Traveling to Uganda and working side-by-side with local tradesmen is not the usual student experience," said Terri Barreiro, director of the Donald McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship at CSB/SJU. "We encourage students to find opportunities to try out their new skills and knowledge in real world situations, where what you decide and do makes a difference to others."
"The relationship is really more than just monetary," said Lugemwa, who was ordained a priest in May 2012. "There is an intercultural exchange that goes on in both sides of the relationship; our people have gotten to learn about the people and culture of the United States and Minnesota in particular through stories shared in Uganda. I believe that the CSB and SJU students have gained an appreciation of our Ugandan culture, lifestyle and way of doing things. There is mutual respect, understanding and collaboration involved."
The five students spent the summer and fall raising funds from various sources, including two concerts by Mueller's and Broos' band, Punch Flex, which won the 2012 Battle of the Bands competition at CSB/SJU; donations from families and friends, Students in Free Enterprise, the Donald McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship; the SJU Student Senate and the CSB Student Senate; and a "generous donation" from SJU alumnus Jim Rausch and his wife, Lori.
In all, the group raised $22,500, which was used for airfare, construction materials and the purchase of 16 piglets, the first guests in the piggery.
"Toward the end of the construction, Andrew, Ben and I went to the local town and picked up 16 piglets from a local family who was raising them," Kennedy said. "We bought them, and put them in the back of our car and brought them back."
Marsnik said the students gain both a personal and educational change from the experience.
"I think something happens when a person embarks on a trip like this," Marsnik said. "First of all, they have to be willing to take the leap and really, really get out of their comfort zone to do it. It changes them in some really dramatic ways for the rest of their lives."
But there's also an entrepreneurial component as well.
"If you want to help people and make the world a better place, listening is the key," Marsnik said. "They (the students) are saying, 'We're willing to help. How can we help you?' The Ugandans are saying, 'You can help us by raising some funds so we can build a chicken coop, or a piggery.' "
"It's a very fitting project for a lot of things our schools (CSB and SJU) stand for, and we know our efforts have impacted not only the students of Hope Academy, but the students here on our campuses as well," Mueller said. "This experience definitely changed me as a person, and I'm very grateful for all the support we've gotten along the way."
That undoubtedly makes Lugemwa very proud.
"I hope the experience will transform their lives, inspiring them to do different things at home and abroad like it did for the first group in 2005," Lugemwa said.
"I haven't been to Hope Academy, but I feel like I've been there because the students have been there," Marsnik said. "My guess is that these students will be evangelists for life for Hope Academy."
Watch a video the students put together about their project.


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Google Panda Update Costs Demand Media $6.4 Million In 4th Quarter?
Demand Media posts $6.4-million loss in fourth quarter from the Los Angeles Times reports that Google's Panda algorithm is mostly to blame for Demand Media's $6.4 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Demand Media released their earnings report last night, showing revenues up 15% year over year, but profits down from a positive $1 million in the 4th quarter of 2010 to a loss of $6.4 million in the 4th quarter of 2011. Overall, Demand Media lost $18.5 million over the 2011 fiscal year.
Our very own Greg Sterling told the LA Times, "When you generate articles based on keywords, you open yourself to the criticism that your content lacks sincerity," he said. "Google felt that these content farms diluted the quality of its search results. So they tried to address that."
In the Demand Media future looking statement, they mention Google twice:
Potential risks and uncertainties include, among others: changes in the methodologies of Internet search engines, including ongoing algorithmic changes made by Google to its search results as well as possible future changes, and the impact such changes may have on page view growth and driving search related traffic to our owned and operated websites and the websites of our network customers; changes in our content creation and distribution platform, including the possible repurposing of content to alternate distribution channels, or the sale or removal of content, as well as our ability to successfully launch and produce new content formats; the inherent challenges of estimating the overall impact on page views and search driven traffic to our owned and operated websites based on the data available to us as Google continues to make adjustments to its search algorithms; our ability to compete with new or existing competitors; our ability to maintain or increase our advertising revenue; our ability to continue to drive and grow traffic to our owned and operated websites and the websites of our network customers; our ability to effectively monetize our portfolio of content; our dependence on material agreements with a specific business partner for a significant portion of our revenue; future internal rates of return on content investment and our decision to invest in different types of content in the future, including video and other formats of text content; our ability to attract and retain freelance creative professio…
After the Google Panda update hit just about a year ago, Demand Media said the impact people claimed it had on their web site was significantly overstated. In fact, Demand Media said right away there was no material impact on their site from the update. However, several months later, Demand Media reduced the number of assignments handed out to writers.
We knew when Demand Media IPO'd, the success of the company was closely tied to Google. Many would argue that Panda proved that claim.
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- Demand Media: Panda's Impact On eHow.com "Significantly Overstated"
- Hitwise Data Pegs Panda Impact On Demand Media Sites At 40%
- Demand Media: "We Will Have Fewer eHow.com Assignments For The Foreseeable Future"
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- The New York Times, Demand Media Edition
- Demand Media's IPO: The Google & SEO Aspects
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Do you ever ask yourself what it would be like to have a vintage rally-prepped Saab and an open dirt stage like I do? Well lucky for you and me, there is now an answer, and it would appear to be totally ridiculous.
Here we have a Finnish rally driver/Saab enthusiast by the name of Tomi Tikanmäki (whose car can be seen here) piloting a Saab 96 V4 through the dirt and mud. I don't know what it is, but I'm overcome by the want, no need, to own one of these. Maybe its the absurd noises it makes? Maybe its the 4-speed column shifter? Maybe its the Sweedish quirkiness? Maybe its the fact that Kurt Vonnegut sold these(story in In These Times)?
I'm not sure, but I must have one. Anyone wanna go halfsies?


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Robert F. Leeman, PhD
Departments & Organizations
Psychiatry: ADVANCE Study | Center for Nicotine and Tobacco Use Research at Yale (CENTURY) | Connecticut Mental Health Center | Division of Addictions | Smoking Cessation and Alcohol Treatment Research Clinic
Office of Cooperative Research
Robert F. Leeman, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and a Research Scientist with the VA VISN1 MIRECC. His primary research interest is in relationships between various difficulties with self-control and addictive behaviors, particularly alcohol and cocaine/opioid co-use. He has particular interests in impaired control over alcohol use, disinhibition/impulsivity and cognitive biases. Much of Dr. Leeman's research concerns young adult addictive behaviors and he has made use of human laboratory, survey and clinical trial methods.
Dr. Leeman joined the faculty at Yale in 2007 after having completed a NIDA post-doctoral fellowship, also in the Yale Psychiatry Department. He joined the VA MIRECC as a Research Scientist in 2012. Dr. Leeman received a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005 and a B.A. in Psychology and Screen Studies from Clark University in 1998.
Dr. Leeman was awarded a K01 from NIAAA in 2010, a grant from the ABMRF/the Foundation for Alcohol Research in 2012 and was a recipient of a clinical research loan repayment award from NIAAA from 2006-2012. He held an F31 individual, predoctoral National Research Recognition Award from NIAAA from 2003-2005 and was a 2006 recipient of an Enoch Gordis Research Recognition Award from the Research Society on Alcoholism, in addition to several other travel and young investigator awards.
Education & Training
|University of Pennsylvania (2005)
|Clark University (1998)
|NIDA Postdoctoral Fellowship
|Yale University School of Medicine
Honors & Recognition
NCDEU New Investigator AwardAmerican Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (2013)
Junior, then Senior ScholarAlcohol Medical Scholars Program (Director: Marc Schuckit, M.D.) (2013)
Early Career Reviewer ProgramNIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) (2012)
GrantAlcohol Beverage Medical Research Foundation (ABMRF) (2012)
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01 AA019694)NIH/NIAAA (2010)
Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program, initial contract (2006) and competitive renewals (2008 and 2010)NIH (2006)
Enoch Gordis Research Recognition Award (postdoctoral, psychosocial)Research Society on Alcoholism (2006)
Professional Service
(2013 - Present) Member
APA Society of Addiction Psychology (Division 50) (2013 - Present) Moderator
Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) (2012 - 2013) Helped to select presentations and symposia for annual meeting
Physician Associate Program (2011 - 2012) Advised a Physician Associate student on Master of Medical Science thesis. The thesis was in the form of a research proposal concerning an extension of a brief, web-based alcohol reduction intervention to undergraduate students in the United States.
(2011 - Present) Member
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Analyses of Finnish Twin Study data Finland (2013)
I am about to begin a project to test impulsivity, perceived parental permissiveness and job status as predictors of addictive behaviors among adolescents and young adults using Finnish Twin Study data
Collaboration with Dr. Reinout Wiers and colleagues Netherlands (2012)
We are testing a novel cognitive bias modification procedure with the ultimate goal of reducing alcohol use among frequent heavy drinking young adults
International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases (ISPTID) Germany (2010 - 2011)
Executive Committee member and Conference Secretariat
South African Medical Research Council South Africa (2010)
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Netherlands National Initiative Brain and Cognition Netherlands (2010)
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by Michelle
On Monday, I spent some time talking about Piper-Heidsieck. My thanks to Eric who sent me an image of a beautiful vintage poster of a Piper-Heidsieck bottle. It's so appropriate considering Mad Men is set in the world of advertising. This print ad is from 1953, displaying the 1949 vintage. The bottle is appears identical to the one Pete opened in Sunday's episode. If indeed it was a 1949 vintage, I have no doubt it cost our fictional character a fair amount of his fictional 1960s dollars. I bet it tasted pretty darned good though.
One item I'd like to point out about the above ad is that the bubbly is poured into a regular wine glass and not a champagne flute. Now, maybe the good folks at Piper-Heidsieck can shed some light on that choice for me. In fact, the classic tulip shaped champagne flute was in wide use by the 1930s. However, a lot of people were still using the champagne coupe, from the late 1800s. (A myth states the coupe was molded from the breast of Marie Antoinette.) In fact, in 2009, we found the characters of Mad Men enjoying some Veuve Clicquot in coupes.
To end on a note of utter whimsy, you'll notice there is a miniature circus, including a rather talented giraffe, taking over the ad. Piper-Heidsieck is a Champagne House that's always been slightly unconventional, even when everything was conventional in the 1940s and '50s. In 2008 they embraced their inner Lewis Carroll and released an upside-down bottle designed by Viktor & Rolf. If you were feeling exravagant, you might also pick up an upside down ice bucket and flutes.
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The 200 Largest U.S. Charities
Mount Sinai11.24.09, 06:00 PM EST
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|Next: Muscular Dystrophy Association
|hospital in New York City
Category: medical
Headquarters: New York, NY
Top Person: Kenneth Davis
Top Pay:4 $2,842,816
Fiscal Year ending on 12/31/07
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|Charitable Commitment1
|Fundraising Efficiency2
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|$1.48 bil
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Southside Buffet at Redifer hosts sustainable dinner with locally sourced foods
Southside Buffet at Redifer hosts sustainable dinner with locally sourced foods
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Do you wonder where your food comes from? Do you make it a point to visit the local farmer's markets or read labels? More and more, people are paying attention to where their food comes from, and that includes Penn State students.
Recently, the Southside Buffet in the South Food District at Redifer offered a sustainable meal featuring local ingredients from Pennsylvania farms. All farms were within a 150-mile radius of Penn State.
Four of the farms supplying the ingredients for the meal can be found within 55 miles of Penn State.
Sous chef Stephane Gawlowicz developed the dish, which included a vegetarian option. Both options featured a stuffed baby squash with glazed "Penn Succotash" and a yellow corn polenta cake. The succotash was a combination of red onion, garlic, tomatoes, red peppers, yellow squash, zucchini, corn, apples, pears, basil and rosemary. Students could then choose either a grilled beef strip loin with rosemary au jus or a tofu kebab with vegetable au jus.
"I came up with the idea for the dish knowing this was the best time of year for this kind of meal, especially in our latitudes," said Gawlowicz.
Gawlowicz continued on explaining that the squash, while still growing, have a soft skin, are easy to carve and better to digest. In addition, the variety of fruits and vegetables allowed them to be combined without mixing in many spices or other supplemental ingredients that would only mask the real flavors.
"A bit of honey and rosemary, et voila! The sun did all the work."
"A bit of honey and rosemary, et voila! The sun did all the work."
-- Sous chef Stephane Gawlowicz
Four of the farms supplying the ingredients for the meal can be found quite close, within 55 miles of Penn State. These included Lost Hollow Honey in Spring Mills, Wilson Home Farms and Wade Wolfe Farms in Centre Hall, and Green Heron Farms in Three Springs. Other farms contributing ingredients include Fred W. Eckel & Sons in Clarks Summit, Ivan Reiff Farms in Leola, Sernak Farms in Weatherly, Bear Mountain Orchards in Aspers, and Brooklawn Farm and Haldeman Mills in Lancaster.
The dinner proved extremely successful with Gawlowicz reporting that they ran out of food for the sustainable meal before they closed for the evening. There are plans for a second sustainable dinner in April during the spring semester.


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Obama's greatest failing is purely political. He and the Democrats pulled America too far to the left, setting the stage for his successor.
Bush's presidency is defined by his failures in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Clinton had the good fortune to be president during the information revolution and its resultant economic boom. Domestically, Bill did some good with welfare reform and the like. But, his foreign policies were muddled, laying the foundation for the international disorder of the 21st Century.
I was alive for Carter, Reagan, and Bush 41. But I can't speak from first-hand knowledge about their presidencies.


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By Edward Zelinsky
On a personal level, I enjoyed the news reports that Mitt Romney holds assets worth tens of millions of dollars in his individual retirement account (IRA). These reports confirm a central thesis of The Origins of the Ownership Society, namely, the extent to which defined contribution accounts, such as IRAs and 401(k) accounts, have become central features of American life.
I was also gratified as colleagues, friends and neighbors who are often skeptical of what I do for a living ("You actually teach about pensions?") sought my opinion about Mitt Romney's IRA. Since we don't have all of the details, my answers entailed a certain amount of conjecture. For those too sheepish to ask, here are the questions most frequently posed to me and my answers:Why is Mitt Romney's IRA so much bigger than mine?
Because he was a better investor than you. It appears that Mitt Romney's IRA largely consists of investments he made while a partner at Bain Capital and of the proceeds from such Bain investments. Those investments were apparently made in Mitt Romney's 401(k) account when the investments had relatively little value. When he left Bain, these investments were rolled over, i.e., transferred tax-free, to Mitt Romney's IRA. While these investments were modest when initially made, they are now quite valuable. That is what successful private equity investors do.
When must Mitt Romney pay taxes on the assets in his IRA?
April 1, 2018. He could start paying taxes before then but what the Code calls his "required beginning date" is April 1, 2018. This date is set by a statutory formula which is quizzical even by the standards of the Internal Revenue Code: Mitt Romney was born on March 12, 1947. He will be 70 years old on March 12, 2017. Six months after this birthday is September 12, 2017. Therefore, Mitt Romney must start to draw down and pay tax on his IRA as of April 1, 2018.
How much tax will Mitt Romney have to pay then?
It will depend on the size of the IRA at that time and the tax rates then in effect. Because Mrs. Romney is only two years younger than her husband, the first distribution from Mitt Romney's account on or before April 1, 2018 must be at least 3.65% of the account as it then exists. This percentage is based on the Romneys' joint life expectancies as determined by Treasury actuarial tables. Thus, for example, if Mitt Romney's IRA is worth $100,000,000 on December 31, 2017, his first distribution from this account on or before April 1, 2018 must be $3,650,000. Assuming that Mitt Romney made only tax deductible contributions to the account, all of this distribution will be taxed as ordinary income, at whatever tax rate then prevails.
What about subsequent years?
Each year, as the IRA holder ages, the required distribution (and thus taxable income) increases as a percentage of the current account balance. For example, when Mitt Romney is 75, his required IRA distribution will be 4.37% of the account as it then exists. When Mitt Romney is 80 years old, he will be required to receive and pay ordinary income taxes on 5.35% of the IRA balance as it then exists.
Wouldn't Mitt Romney have been better off from a tax perspective keeping these investments as capital assets outside his IRA?
We don't know. Had these investments been held directly by Mitt Romney as capital assets, they would have been more lightly taxed as capital gains. In contrast, Mitt Romney will pay tax at higher ordinary income rates when these investments are eventually distributed to him from his IRA. However, there are two potentially offsetting factors which Mitt Romney likely considered as part of his tax planning. First, some, perhaps many, of these investments may yield ongoing ordinary income. As to this annual income, it is typically considered desirable to engage in the kind of tax-deferral Mitt Romney has obtained by holding assets in his IRA.
Second, if assets are sold inside the IRA, those sales are tax-deferred. In contrast, if Mitt Romney had kept these assets in his own name and sold them, tax would have been due upfront on each sale. It appears that Mitt Romney concluded that these latter two considerations made it tax efficient to put these investments into his 401(k) account and, from there, into his IRA.
What is a "foreign blocker"?
The term "blocker" is today used to describe a corporation interposed between an investor and an investment. A foreign blocker is a blocker incorporated outside of the United States, typically in a low tax jurisdiction like the Cayman Islands.
Why did Mitt Romney use a foreign blocker for his IRA?
Probably to avoid the Internal Revenue Code's unrelated business income tax (UBIT).
What is the UBIT?
Otherwise tax-exempt institutions, like pension trusts, university endowments and Mitt Romney's IRA, trigger federal tax if, instead of investing to obtain dividends, interest and similar forms of passive investment income, they receive active earnings from business operations. The UBIT is the provision of the Code which levies this tax on the active business income received by tax-exempt entities. It is likely that many Bain assets are active businesses and thus would generate UBIT if owned directly by Mitt Romney's IRA.
So how does the foreign blocker work?
Instead of the exempt institution itself holding active business assets, those assets are held by a foreign corporation which pays little or no corporate tax to its home jurisdiction. This foreign corporation then pays dividends to the exempt institution. These dividends are then tax-deferred to the exempt entity such as Mitt Romney's IRA.
Without more detail, we don't know if the foreign blocker corporation actually reduced Mitt Romney's effective tax obligation. If the foreign blocker corporation owns U.S. business assets, the blocker will pay U.S. tax on its U.S. business income. This typically results in no net tax savings since the U.S. tax obligation is merely shifted from the tax-exempt institution to the blocker corporation.
If, however, the foreign blocker holds foreign business assets, it is possible for the blocker to spare the U.S. exempt institution from U.S. tax while paying little or no foreign tax. In that case, the foreign blocker is a real tax winner.
To evaluate this further, we need to know more about the portfolio of Mitt Romney's IRA. It is, however, unlikely that a Bain Capital partner would have used a foreign blocker unless some tax savings resulted.
Is this unusual?
Hardly. The use of foreign blockers is quite common. You (here my previously indignant questioner typically becomes quite sheepish) may be covered by a pension plan which uses foreign blockers to defer UBIT on what otherwise would be currently taxed business income. You may also benefit from or contribute to a university endowment which uses foreign blockers.
Can I invest my IRA funds like Mitt Romney?
In theory, yes. In practice, no. There are mutual funds which invest in private equity deals of the sort Mitt Romney holds in his IRA. However, under the best of circumstances, these funds need to be scrutinized carefully as to their management fees and whether they really obtain the kinds of investment opportunities available to a Bain Capital partner. I'm skeptical.
Edward A. Zelinsky is the Morris and Annie Trachman Professor of Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University. He is the author of The Origins of the Ownership Society: How The Defined Contribution Paradigm Changed America. His monthly column appears here.


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Representatives from Maness Petroleum Corporation have with rural property owners throughout the area seeking oil and gas leases. The Fayette School District joined that group last week and approved a five-year lease.
The district will receive $1,386 for the lease, and the contract provides for royalties to the school should a producible well or reservoir be found.
Great Lakes Geophysical will perform 3D seismic studies of the property. The company is undergoing studies on property throughout Lenawee County and northern Fulton County.
CALENDAR—Fayette has a new school calendar in place for the 2011-12 school year. Board of education members were presented with three choices at their meeting last week and voted on a final choice.
The calendar calls for 180 days in the classroom, starting Aug. 24 and wrapping up May 25, 2012.
School will not be in session Sept. 6, the day after Labor Day, during fair week. The Christmas break is scheduled from Dec. 23 to Jan. 2 and a spring break is set for April 6-9.
Teachers begin work Aug. 23 and the final day is May 29.
CONTRACT—Board members approved the annual contract with Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center for the amount of $287,222.
The cost covers special education services not provided at the local level for the 2011-12 school year. The cost is an estimate, said district treasurer Kelly Bentley, based on enrollment and the number of students expected to be in need of special services.
The board also approved a memorandum of understanding with the service center for the continuation of the 21st Century Community Learning Center.
DONATIONS—The board accepted a $300 donation from the Fulton County Pork Producers for agricultural education; a $500 donation from John Winzeler for the Principal's Activity Fund; and a $192 donation from the Fayette PTO for reading rewards.
COACHES—The following spring coaches were hired: softball, Kelsey Springer and Jenny Bates; baseball, Bruce Miller; track, Ryan Colegrove, Bryan Stambaugh (assistant), Andy VanZile (junior high) and Paula Stambaugh (assistant).
LEAVE—An extended leave of absence was granted to Kylie Rufenacht through Aug. 19. She will receive insurance benefits but no salary.
Family leave was approved for Andrea Jacobs beginning March 3 and continuing through April 15.
NEGOTIATIONS—The board met in a closed session for about 45 minutes to discuss upcoming staff negotiations.


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By Abby Telfer, FossiLab Manager, Paleobiology Department
We have been thinking a lot about picnics and barbecues lately in FossiLab. Not only is it summer, but a grill-worthy hunk of fossil marine reptile recently arrived in the lab. As a volunteer chips away at the rock matrix that covers the fossil, it looks as if a butcher's cut of meat were appearing before our eyes, all ready for barbecue sauce. The fossil dates from the Cretaceous, and that got us wondering… if you were time-transported into the Cretaceous, say 130 million years into the past, and wanted to throw a summer party, what kinds of food could you serve?
If your idea of the perfect summer meal
is a clam bake or a crab or crawfish boil, then you'd be in luck because shellfish, early lobsters, crabs and crayfish were already on the scene. Grilling would be an option, of course, but the menu would need some tweaking; dinosaurs and the early birds evolving from them might make chicken lovers happy, and there would be plenty of fish, but forget about pork and beef. The fossil record tells us that it wouldn't be possible to make pulled pork sandwiches until pigs evolved during the Oligocene (23-34 million years ago), and you'd have to wait until the Miocene (about 20 million years ago) for the bovids, the group that includes cattle, to appear.
The most serious meal-planning issues, though, would be in figuring out what to serve as side dishes and condiments. Fruits, vegetables, and most of the ingredients in barbecue sauces, salads, and breads all come from flowering plants, but this plant group (the angiosperms) was only just beginning to evolve 130 million years ago. So while your more adventurous friends might enjoy munching on seaweeds, fern fronds and pine nuts, summer essentials like watermelon, tomato salads and corn on the cob could not grace your table.
As for Cretaceous drink options, well, how would you feel about serving warm water? Ice tea, lemonade, beer and wine would be off the menu thanks to that not-yet-evolved-angiosperm problem, and finding ice would be very difficult -- the Cretaceous climate was so much warmer than today that a quick trip out for ice would turn into an expedition to the highest mountains of Antarctica.
In FossiLab, we think it would be awesome to visit the Cretaceous. But if we ever get invited to a Cretaceous barbecue, we will plan to pick up a few things at the market before we go.


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The Pill: A Biography of the Drug That Changed the World
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At least five scientists have been proclaimed "the father of the Pill." We learn here that the credit for its conception belongs to two women who "stand by themselves as the indisputable mothers of the Pill." One of them, Margaret Sanger, was already famous - to many, notorious. The other, Katharine McCormick, didn't even rate an obituary in the nation's leading newspapers. Here is a spellbinding tale of visions and blindness, testing and trials, setbacks and triumphs; of quirky scientists who turned to deciphering nature, and drug companies who turned away. It takes us into the hushed halls of the Vatican, where celibates gingerly stepped around the Pill, pondering what it was, how it worked, and what it meant - until they came to the verge of approving it; and from there to the raucous explosion in college dorms of "sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll" - and some surprising conclusions about the supposed causes of the sexual revolution.
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Tourism is big business for North Carolina's coastal areas like the Cape Fear region. But what happens when budget cuts, a down economy and competition from neighboring states interfere?
Tourism is big business for North Carolina's coastal areas like the Cape Fear region. But what happens when budget cuts, a down economy and competition from neighboring states interfere?
The answer may lie within the savvy of young people.
Here's an example: Stuart Brewington, a recreation, sports leadership and tourism management major at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, recently went to the Outer Banks. On the ferry he and some friends noticed a sign about the ferry's Twitter account. They all logged on to find real-time information about the schedule and anything else worth exploring on their trip.
Instead, the Twitter feed rehashed information they already knew, so the students went on their way without a lasting impression.
It's a problem Brewington wants to change.
"I want to know how social media influences tourism and it's interesting to see what people are doing with it," he said. In this case, the N.C. Department of Transportation � which runs the state's ferry system � wasn't doing much, in his opinion.
Which leaves an opening for tremendous growth, according to Sharon Allred Decker, the state's Secretary of Commerce.
While the secretary, who was in Wilmington last week for the N.C. Governor's Conference on Tourism, boasted about the state's wide-ranging attractions, she forewarned that tightening state budgets will likely push the industry to alter business as usual.
Decker said having young people who understand social media will be crucial to spreading tourism dollars further, since we lag behind our neighbors in the amount of money spent on promoting the state to outsiders.
"We are a better place to visit than South Carolina and Virginia," she said. "Tourism in this state is big business and we can't underestimate the tourism branch and how it is critical to economic development."
Travelers to and within North Carolina spent $18 billion in 2011, and the state ranks as the sixth most visited in the country, according to the commerce department.
But North Carolina ranks 27th in projected state tourism budgets, leaving a lot of work to be done without help from government coffers.
"There is an inequity in the size of tourism and its funding," said Dana Simpson of the N.C. Travel and Tourism Coalition. He was part of the conference and addressed legislative issues to more than 500 attendees.
Simpson told industry leaders that competing against South Carolina and Virginia is a battle since their budgets are bigger.
So how can communities like Wilmington grab tourists who might otherwise be headed to Charleston, S.C., or Williamsburg, Va.?
Optimizing social media may be the quickest and most cost-effective way.
Bald Head Island Marketing Director Christi Golder said the resort is constantly thinking about how to use smart phones, social media and other outlets to garner more traffic and give visitors the best experience possible.
The resort island just surveyed its Facebook fans to find out why they actually liked Bald Head and to understand their interests, and Golden said they've added a Bald Head app to send people to different sites on the island and have made sure the website is optimized for mobile use.
"We will continue to do more and more," she added.


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Ed O'Neill of "Modern Family" has bought a Brentwood home from cinematographer Robert Richardson for $3.05 million.
The ranch-style house was designed by Cliff May in 1953 as his personal residence. May, known as the father of the ranch house, designed it as an experiment in open plan living, with walls enclosing only the two bathrooms. Long drapes and rolling cabinets defined the other rooms.
The home was later restored and refined by L.A.-based Marmol Radziner. Walls of glass open to park-like grounds, and a 288-square-foot skylight brings natural light into the house. Both bedrooms have vaulted ceilings and walnut cabinetry.
O'Neill, 65, has played patriarch Jay Pritchett on the sitcom "Modern Family" since 2009. He also is known for his starring role on "Married With Children" (1987-97).
Richardson, 55, won Oscars for "JFK" (1991) and "The Aviator" (2004). His credits also include "Shutter Island" (2010) and "Inglourious Basterds" (2009).
The property had been listed at $3,495,000.
Barry Sloane of Sotheby's International Realty, Beverly Hills, was the listing agent. Nancie Richards and Dawn Robertson of the Brokerage Beverly Hills represented O'Neill.
He's made his last house call
TV host Phil McGraw and his wife, Robin, have sold their Mediterranean villa in Beverly Hills for
$12 million, the Multiple Listing Service shows.
The gated property of nearly three-quarters of an acre has a main house, a detached guesthouse, an outdoor dining room and a swimming pool. Features include a two-story entry, a theater, a gym, a billiard room, temperature-controlled wine storage, eight bedrooms and nine bathrooms.
McGraw, 60, started his "Dr. Phil" show in 2002. He has a doctorate in clinical psychology and is a bestselling author.
The property had come on the market in July at $16.5 million. The couple bought the house in 2002 for about $7.5 million, according to Times archives.
Billy Dolan of Hilton & Hyland, Beverly Hills, was the listing agent. Myra Nourmand and Fariba Meskin of Nourmand & Associates, Beverly Hills, represented the buyer.
Ready to give up Encino location
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott have listed their Encino home for sale at $3,199,000.
The six-bedroom, 61/2-bathroom Tuscan-style villa, built in 2001, sits behind gates on a tree-lined street. The 6,718-square-foot home features a two-story entry, a silver-leafed coffered ceiling in the dining room, an office, a den, and a master bedroom suite with a sitting area, a fireplace and a balcony. The kitchen opens to a family room. French doors from the public rooms lead to landscaped grounds with a saline pool and spa.
The house was featured in their reality show "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood" (2007-present).
Spelling, 37, made a name for herself in primetime television playing Donna Martin in "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990-2000) and reprised the role in "90210" (2009). McDermott, 44, played Constable Turnbull on "Due South" (1997-99) and appeared on the crime drama "1-800-Missing" (2003-04).
The couple's new eight-episode show, which started earlier this month, is called "Tori & Dean: Storibook Weddings."
Public records show the pair bought the property in 2008 for $2,945,000.
Amy Colvin of Hilton & Hyland, Beverly Hills, and Sara Berger of Westside Estates Agency, Beverly Hills, are the listing agents.
Taking Palisades off his tour?
Pro golfer Denis Watson and his wife, attorney Susan Loggans, have listed their Pacific Palisades compound for $23.5 million.
Built in 1982, the renovated estate, guesthouse, tennis court, pool and spa sit on 2.5 acres adjacent to Will Rogers Historic State Park. The equestrian property has corrals and a year-round stream. There are seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms.
Watson, 55, won three major championships during the first year of his PGA career in 1984 but was hampered by an injury sustained in 1985.
He joined the Champions Tour after turning 50 and was voted Rookie of the Year in 2007. He has four tour wins.
Watson and Loggans bought the property in 2004 from former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, according to public records. It had been listed then for $7.95 million.
Rodrigo Iglesias and Richard Hilton at Hilton & Hyland, Beverly Hills, are the listing agents.
Wilshire condo suited an icon
The Wilshire corridor condo owned by the late actress Farrah Fawcett has come on the market at $1,885,000.
Her 2,767-square-foot unit features a direct-access elevator, a master suite with three walk-in closets, an office that can be converted back to a third bedroom and 2 1/2 bathrooms.
The 97-unit building, constructed in 1991, has concierge service, valet parking, 24-hour security, wine storage lockers, a gym and a swimming pool.
Fawcett, one of the original "Charlie's Angels" (1976-80), died in 2009 at 62. Her work included starring roles in the TV movies "The Burning Bed" (1984) and "Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story" (1986).
The red Norma Kamali maillot she wore in her iconic 1976 swimsuit poster has been donated to the Smithsonian's popular culture history collection.
Spencer Krull of Teles Properties, Beverly Hills, is the listing agent.
It's time for a new direction
Director-writer Martin Davidson and his wife, residential and restaurant designer Sandy Davidson, have put their West Hollywood Hills home on the market at $1,995,000.
The 1940 house was designed for a sculptor, and the two-story living room served as a studio.
The open-plan residence, with 1,864 square feet of living space, has a sky-lit dining room, a loft/bedroom, two offices with built-in furniture, a master bedroom suite and two bathrooms.
A rounded deck with a mature tree in the middle leads to a lawn and swimming pool. There are panoramic views of the city and ocean.
This is the only house that the New York couple looked at when they arrived in L.A. They bought the property in 1975 for $120,000, according to public records.
Their attraction to Art Deco and Midcentury Modern inspired a remodel and renovations, including the streamline/modern built-in furniture.
Davidson, 71, co-wrote and directed "Lords of Flatbush" (1974) and "Eddie and the Cruisers" (1983).
Shirley Sherman and Lloyd Sherman of Westside Estate Agency, Malibu, are the listing agents.


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Shell Announces No Drilling in Alaska's Beaufort and Chukchi Seas this Summer
- Date: January 30, 2014
In a major victory for Alaska's wildlife and people, Royal Dutch Shell announced today that it will cease plans to drill in the Alaskan Arctic this summer.
This decision comes on the heels of a court ruling that the Department of the Interior had failed to consider all environmental impacts of the exploration in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas when it gave Shell permission to drill.
The company announced in February last year it would forgo its plans to drill for oil and gas in Alaska's Beaufort and Chukchi seas in 2013 so it can be more prepared to drill in the future. But past drilling seasons in Alaska have been fraught with challenges. This has included the near-grounding of one of its drill rigs, a fire later on the same rig, the failure of its oil spill containment dome, and, ultimately, the grounding of a drilling rig on a pristine, wildlife-rich island in Alaska in December 2012.
"Arctic offshore drilling is fraught with dangers that defy rational economic development" says Margaret Williams, managing director of the WWF-US Arctic Program. "Shell's decision to abandon efforts to drill in this remote and extreme environment in 2014 means that Alaskan communities and wildlife will be able to go at least another year without the added threat of spills from exploratory drilling".
"Today's decision should reignite the discussion about the future of drilling in America's Arctic Ocean. Just two days ago, President Obama called for our nation to move toward a clean, renewable energy future. We need to question how expanding the search for fossil fuels in the pristine Arctic impacts that vision."
WWF welcomes Shell's decision, given the environmental and cultural values of the Beaufort and Chukchi seas—home to such wildlife as walrus, polar bears and whales. But the decision only provides temporary relief to a situation that could have implications for many generations to come.
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Sure, you can waste hours of otherwise productive time on Facebook, Twitter, and (to a lesser extent) LinkedIn. But can you turn those time sinks into job leads?
Absolutely, the experts say. Here are the Top 10 job-hunting tricks on social media job.
10. Do it.
While it's not a gilded path to employment, more companies are advertising and searching for new employees on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
"The first thing that people should think about is they need to do it. A large portion of the population doesn't understand it, hasn't tried it, is somewhat reluctant to try it," says Josh Warborg, district president at Robert Half, a staffing and consulting firm. "It's going to be an increasing resource because more and more people are using it as a resource."
If it doesn't lead to immediate job benefits now, it will give you better search skills and more contacts down the road.
"Over the next 10 years, the fact is that people are going to find more and more of the jobs over social media," Mr. Warborg adds.
9. Understand the networks.
Spend some time looking around the networks, seeing how influential people act, how their profiles look, and the sites that they reference.
Taking a little time to get a feel for the unwritten rules of each domain will save a lot of embarrassment or awkwardness later on. For example, writing personalized direct messages to Twitter followers is a good way to build rapport without cluttering up others' streams with brief kudos.
And there's one thing that certainly won't change from traditional networking and job seeking.
"Even with the casualness of social media, you want your spelling to be correct and your grammar to be halfway decent. Bad spelling is still bad spelling even in 140 characters," says Tim Esse, a Minneapolis-based corporate recruiter who uses social media heavily
8. Follow through and follow up
Go after social media full-force. Because of its rapid nature, opportunities can appear and disappear in a flash.
"Whatever you've done and whatever efforts you've made, make sure that you're following up on those sites regularly," Warborg says. "If someone contacts you and you don't respond quickly, you can lose that prospect."
This also means having your own goals largely understood at the outset.
"Be specific about what you're looking for," Mr. Esse says. "Not 'I'm looking for a job because I lost mine.' "
7. Don't be a secret agent.
If you're job hunting in social media, you're going to have to get used to connecting with people you don't know. That means being proactive in seeking out recruiters and being clear about your intentions as a job seeker.
"You've got to make sure that if you're looking for a job, you tell people. You can't be a silent agent or a secret agent kind of person," Esse says. "It's kind of like dating. If you sit in the corner, you're probably not going to find many dates."
6. Be careful.
You probably don't need Job-Hunt.org editor Susan Joyce to tell you that job seekers and current employees have undermined themselves using social media. Still, before you go charging off into the great unknown, here's a further word to the wise.
Ms. Joyce relates a tale where an employee of a large government contractor received a top secret security clearance and promptly tweeted about it.
"Clearances are sensitive things and he tweeted out to the world, and that just struck me as marginally suicidal," Joyce says. "It was the last tweet I ever saw from the guy."
If you already have a presence in social media, give it a good scrub.
"I would advise that you sanitize everything that [any employer] could come into contact with from a social media standpoint," Warborg says. "If your grandmother wouldn't think it's a good idea to post that, don't do it."
Remember: Google never forgets.
"Once you put it out there, it's there. And that's why you need to be careful," Joyce says.
5. Get organized.
After a while, you're going to be dealing with a ton of information.
"I see Twitter as … bigger than all the encyclopedias ever thrown together. The Library of Congress on the floor disorganized," Joyce says."But if you find people you trust and you follow them, you can learn some amazing things."
Make a routine of checking your various social media platforms. Better still, keep them organized by utilizing list functions.
"I have a list I keep adding to of recruiters who are recruiting directly on LinkedIn," Joyce says. "Last summer there were 50, now there's 205."
On Twitter, list functions can also help separate different groups of people. But what makes all the difference is using a program like TweetDeck to be able to sort the information as it comes in. By allowing you to view more than one column of information at a time – either an ongoing search for a particular topic, a field devoted to a particular list, or keeping tabs on individual Twitter feeds – the fire hose of Twitter information is kept manageable.
4. Team up
While job seekers in the same industry have strong incentives not to pass along the hottest job tips, there's still much to learn from fellow searchers and employment professionals alike.
First, Esse suggests, use searches for Twitter hash tags and Facebook fan or interest pages to find people who are both active and interested in your field. Take a look through large blog sites like WordPress or Blogger for impassioned and insightful individuals. After establishing contact with them through following, friending, or leaving comments on their page, engage them with your own questions.
Ask the people "who are taking time to tweet and to blog and to maybe update on other pages like Facebook, what their [job search] strategies are that may or may not be working."
In addition, find people with similar interests who might not have an obvious employment angle.
"I would go out and follow people that are in my industry or even people that are tweeting about specific topics," Esse says.
3. Be interesting
On LinkedIn, your straightforward purpose is networking in a fairly traditional model. But if your LinkedIn contacts look you up on Facebook or Twitter (or those fields bring opportunity in-and-of themselves), you'll want to show a potential employer that you're both engaged in your industry and have an interesting perspective to share.
Companies "are looking to see how involved a candidate is beyond a basic resume and cover letter, whether that be an application or something appropriate and really out there using social media to add some benefit to a discussion, to research, to the ongoing growth of knowledge within that industry," Fitch says.
This doesn't mean spewing tons of industry-related news onto your Facebook or Twitter feed on an hourly basis, Joyce points out. Instead, dive into Twitter with the mantra of finding interesting people to follow both inside and outside your intended job field. That way, you're both expanding your knowledge of the world and pursuing employment.
They are connections that may not bear immediate fruit, but you never know. "It's expanded my universe enormously," Joyce says. "I know a whole lot more people."
2. Strategize
While a YouTube résumé may be hip in some fields, in others it may give recruiters a reason to take a pass on you.
"Sometimes those tools, even from a skill-set standpoint, give them one more reason to turn you down even before they talk to you," Esse says. "If I talked to them first and I heard they had the skills I wanted, I might look at it later."
The point? Keep the ethos of the company you're targeting at the front of your mind. Watch how they interact with inquiries on Twitter. Use the experiences of your contacts for clues about how to proceed.
There's a point somewhere amidst dull, zealous, immature, and overeager that a good profile on Twitter or Facebook must strike. Whereas some fields, like marketing, might like strong personality in their prospective employees, trending toward a conservative approach insulates you from making the faux pas you might not even realize.
Someone who posts that "he hates XYZ sports team, maybe that's my favorite team, I'll go find someone else. It's just not giving someone a reason to turn you down before you're even in the game," Esse says.
1. Manage your expectations.
"It's still new," Esse says. "And I think there's a lot more buzz than maybe there was true life results so far."
Still, Warborg estimates that "low double-digits" of job seekers are finding new employment through social media, although no definite data is available on the subject.
It's not a magic bullet by any means. But if done right, it can pay big dividends.
"It's generally failry low effort, high yield in that what you present online and the efforts you make to connect to people can be good for a small amount of time invested," Warborg says.


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Managing Advisor-Quality Services; QPP Advisor
Mary Ann Parilla serves as Managing Advisor-Quality Services at Purdue Healthcare Advisors (PHA). In this role, she supports Indiana clinicians in understanding and meeting the requirements of numerous national and state quality initiatives, including the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and its Merit-based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS), Meaningful Use (MU), Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), and the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).
Mary Ann is an Indiana QPP Advisor for the QPP Resource Center™ for the Midwest (QPP-RC); and serves Indiana providers through the Indiana Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Programs (formerly MU). She Ann also provides expertise to practices, clinics and hospitals through fee-for-service work, helping providers with work flow process analysis and redesign as well as the development of process-improvement plans.


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Lee County Republicans ousted a long-time county commissioner, swept in a Republican nominee with no political experience as their Congressional choice and went for experience in three constitutional offices Tuesday.
Fort Myers Beach Mayor Larry Kiker upset incumbent Ray Judah, who has held the District 3 seat on the Lee County Commission since 1988.
Kiker culled 36,614 votes, or nearly 64 percent to Judah's 20,658.
Kiker will now face Charlie Whitehead, who is running without party affiliation in the General Election in November.
"I'd be lying to you if I couldn't tell you this is not exciting," Kiker said as the numbers came in Tuesday night. "This is probably the most exciting thing to happen to me since I've been in political office.
"People said they wanted new leadership, and I hope I represent that to them," he added.
In the crowded District 19 primary for the seat Connie Mack will vacate in his bid for U.S. Senate, Trey Radel, a former WINK news anchor and radio talk show host, beat two state House reps - Paige Kreegel and Gary Aubuchon - as well as familiar name candidate Chauncey Porter Goss and two others to emerge as the GOP victor.
Radel earned 22,207 votes, or 29.98 percent of the vote in the six-way primary. Kreegel culled 13,110 votes, or 17.7 percent; Aubuchon, 11,476 votes or 15.49 percent; Goss 15,929, or 21.51 percent; Byron Donalds, 10,320 votes, or 13.93 percent; and Joe Davidow, 1,025 votes, or 1.38 percent.
Radel was the top vote getter in Lee County but Donalds took his home county of Collier.
Radel will face Democrat Jim Roach and Brandon M. Smith, no party affiliation, in the Nov. 6 General Election.
Meanwhile, Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott easily earned his party's nomination following a heated primary with challenger Tim Fisher, a 17-year veteran who had resigned his position with the department to run against the two-term incumbent.
Scott received 43,970 votes, or 73.84 percent, to Fisher's 15,576.
Scott will face Lee C. Bushong, who is running without party affiliation, and Christian Meister, a write-in candidate, in November.
Republicans voters also tapped experience for their choices for Lee County Clerk of the Courts and Lee County Tax Collector.
For Clerk of the Courts, GOP voters swept in the office's chief operating officer, Linda Doggett, over Lee County Commissioner Brian Bigelow, who will resign his commission seat.
Doggett earned 38,796 votes, or 69.42 percent; Bigelow received 17,092.
Doggett will face Harry H. Beeman, a write-in candidate, in November.
For Tax Collector, GOP voters chose Larry Hart, who served as assistant tax collector for 11 years before he was appointed tax collector this summer by Gov. Rick Scott to fill the position left vacant by the death of Catherine Curtis. Hart earned 37,038 votes, or 68.92 percent. Kyle Lee, a small business owner, received 16,706.
Lee said it's tough for newcomers to break into the political scene in Lee County, however he wishes Hart every success.
"I'd like to congratulate Larry," Lee said. "I think he'll do a great job in the position."
Hart will face James Chandler, who is running without party affiliation, in November.
All results are unofficial until certified on Friday.
Republicans faced a crowded primary ballot Tuesday with choices also including State House, three county commission races and a handful of party committee and precinct posts.
The ballot also offered all voters choices in some key non-partisan races, including two school board seats and four judicial races.
Total turnout was less than 22 percent. Of Lee County's 375,727 registered voters, 80,601 cast ballots with turnout the highest among Republicans - 36.34 percent - and lowest among non-party affiliated voters - 5.79 percent. Voter turnout among Democrats was 12.96 percent.
These numbers disappointed Lee County Supervisor of Elections Sharon Harrington.
"I thought the turnout was horrible," she said. "It was much, much lower than I thought it would be with all the important races we had on the ballot. I was disappointed, and I'm sure the candidates were - there were many important races on the ballot and the candidates worked very, very hard."
Election night went smoothly with no major problems. The only glitch was the last precinct to report, Precinct 125 in Bonita Springs, had difficulty transmitting its results.
"They basically packed it up and brought it in to the Election Center," she said.
Residents who voted agree casting a ballot is important.
"It's my privilege as an American citizen. I like to get my vote noticed," said Lynette Brown of Cape Coral, who has been a registered Republican since she was first able to vote.
"I just try to vote in all the elections that I can," she added, saying she will do more research on the candidates and be back in November.
Christopher Moore of Cape Coral took a similar view.
"I think it's very important," he said of voting.
The races that drew him to the polls included the races for U.S. Senate, Congress, sheriff, school board.
"My perception is there were a lot of viable candidates for many races," Moore said.
Nancy Ramos of Cape Coral was among the Democrats who turned out to vote.
"It's my responsibility as a citizen," she said. "I think every vote is important in this election."
No particular race brought her out as there were not a lot of races that she could vote in because they were closed Republican primaries.
"We didn't get a lot," she said of the races open Tuesday to Democrats.
Looking to November, she said was hoping to support Mike Scott, Gary Aubuchon and Dane Eagle, adding she does not always vote along the party lines.
"I will vote my conscience," Ramos said.
Other races of note include:
House Race, District 77 (Republican Primary)
Chris Berardi - 4,179 votes
* Dane Eagle - 10,011 votes (70.55 percent)
* Republican primary victor. Eagle will face Democrat Arvella Clare in the Nov. 6 General Election.
Board of County Commissioners, District 2 (Republican Primary)
*Cecil L. Pendergrass - 17,067 votes (31.34 percent)
Doug St. Cerny - 13,837 votes
Don Stilwell - 13,144 votes
Warren Wright - 10,405 votes
* Republican primary victor. Pendergrass will face write-in candidate Neal Moore and independent John W. Sawyer in November
Board of County Commissioners (District 5) Republican Primary
Sonny Haas - 20,260 votes
*Frank Mann (I) - 34,802 votes (63.21 percent)
* Republican primary victor. Mann will face Independence Party of Florida candidate Matt Miller in November.
School Board, District 2 (Non-partisan)
* Robert 'Bob" Chilmonik - 23,986 votes
Victor Dotres - 4,515 votes
*Jeanne S. Dozier (I) - 28,369 votes
Paul Schafer - 13,327 votes
* Runoff. Chilmonik and Dozier will face off in November.
School Board, District 3 (Non-partisan)
Les Cochran - 30,282 votes
*Cathleen Morgan - 34,889 votes
* victor
Observer Editor Bob Petcher and Associate Editor Tiffany Repecki contributed to this report.


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NY Coffee Guide: The Best Coffee in Park Slope, Cobble Hill, and South Brooklyn
Been Parking your Slopes or Cobbling your Hills with little clue as to where best to sit and sip? The food-filled, cute-shop-lined streets of South Brooklyn are full of coffee purveyors eager for a share of your cup. But among them are some truly special spaces whose clean sunny spaces and no-nonsense approach to preparing excellent coffee are joined by exemplary staff, extra-tasty goods, or simply just the right vibe. We round up a few of the finest (notably mourning the indefinite loss of Stumptown's brilliant manual brew tasting bar in Red Hook, now on hiatus due to having too much coffee to store anywhere else) and encourage you to air up the bike tires for a tour.
Cafe Pedlar
This capacious, country-clean space on grateful Court Street is into its third year, continuing to serve the diabolical combination of nearby Red-Hook-roasted Stumptown beans and even closer (down the street) baked pastries from the Frankies Spuntino empire. If you can tear your mind away from the buttered pretzelbrot stick long enough to enjoy your coffee, you'll find lush cappuccinos and potent espresso shots, or grab a cold brewed or urn-ready drip coffee to go.
A small selection of coffee wares are available, along with Mast Brothers Chocolate bars and a newly introduced line of pasta salads-and-sandwich-to-go-suchlike. There's no wifi at this neighborhood charmer, but you don't yet have to beat your way through too dense a thicket of stroller parking, either. Yet.
Cafe Pedlar
210 Court Street, Brooklyn NY 11201 (map) 212-253-2303; cafepedlar.com
Cafe Grumpy (Park Slope)
Don't blink or you might pass this diminutive outpost of the Greenpoint-based roaster right by. Cafe Grumpy's Park Slope store is an intimate experience, the best of the cafe's few seats being those immediately alongside the baristas working on your delicious beverage—the setting makes them feel more like personal bartenders. Seasonally rotating coffees, single origin espressos, Clover, pourover, cold brew coffee and the house Heartbreaker espresso blend were joined earlier this year by the shop's own bakery line. Pink peppercorn cookie with your macchiato...and a toy plush coffee bean to go? They can hook you up.
Cafe Grumpy
383 7th Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11215 (map) 718-499-4404; cafegrumpy..com
Southside Coffee
Making a truly unpretentious act out of the mere idea of "specialty coffee" is a feat and a half, and no one in New York City has done a better job of it—while doing an incredible job with their coffee—than Southside. A two-dude partnership that sees both owners constantly behind the bar, this very-neighborhood spot is makes the South Slope the luckiest coffee spot in Brooklyn, walking that perfect balance between everybody-knows-your-name and "just give me an amazing coffee and don't talk to me, it's too early". A rotating cast of super-high-quality roasters, including most recently Counter Culture Coffee, 49th Parallel and George Howell's Terroir, fill out the very simple, espresso-heavy menu.
And if you're hungry and lucky, the house baker may pop over with some steaming bacon-cheddar buns while you caffeinate. Consistently serving some of the city's best espresso drinks, Southside is worth the venture just a little bit further south.
Southside Coffee
652 6th Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11215 (map) 347-599-0887
Root Hill Cafe
An oasis on the industrial highway that's become of 4th Avenue, Root Hill—with its odd angles and postcollegiate lounge feel—is just the cozy place to stop for a balanced shot of espresso or a cool iced anything. Though the spot moonlights as a bar at night and spreads themselves across a diverse menu (need an ice cream sandwich? kombucha? a quad shot vanilla latte?) the overall vibe is a quiet, friendly space putting their all into espresso and seasonal drip coffees from Queens roaster Dallis Bros. It's an anchored neighborhood spot that's likely to outlast any trends—and we can all drink to that.
Root Hill Cafe
262 4th Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11215 (map) 718-797-0100; roothillcafe.com
Smith Canteen
How Smith Street isn't already saturated with coffee bars of this caliber is still a little bit of a mystery, but leave it to savvy resto Seersucker to spawn a takeaway-and-cafe that lives up to its potential. The space is a reimagined apothecary, hanging on to a gorgeous tile floor, woodwork and a crisp marble-heavy bias. In this airy room you'll find a full line of Counter Culture Coffee's brews, from espresso to cold brew to the menu's simple "cup of coffee". Their Aficionado espresso is graceful in a milky cortado, and pairs well with the butter-rich line of savory baked goods. (Soups, sandwiches, and other more formally lunchlike items are also enumerated on the revolving blackboard menu.) They may be focused a little more on food than coffee here, but the shop—whose tiny tables make it feel more Continental chic than library-like—is long on charm.
Smith Canteen
343 Smith Street, Brooklyn NY 11231 (map) 718-422-0444; smithcanteen.com
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Dealers in Colorado are hungry for hired help.
So hungry that for the first time, the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association will run a career fair at this year's Denver Auto Show.
The fair starts Wednesday and runs through Sunday. It'll occupy just 600 square feet of the 500,000 square feet of exhibit space, said Tim Jackson, president of the dealers association.
But the small space is a big deal for the six dealership groups and one independent dealership that have signed up for it, Jackson said.
That's because Colorado dealers are joining many dealers nationwide in the hunt for new hires as vehicle sales rapidly rise.
In Colorado, new-vehicle registrations in January rose 11 percent from January 2011, Jackson said. The state's unemployment rate has tracked lower than the national average since March 2011.
The sales growth combined with unemployment that is lower than the national average should be good news, but it has created a problem for many dealers who dramatically cut staff during the recession, Jackson said. Dealers are scrambling to fill an expanding sea of openings from a small pool of talent.
Across the country, dealers face a similar challenge, especially in attracting young people who embrace technology. Dealers want experienced or educated people who want a career in the auto industry.
The need for qualified people in Colorado is so extreme that one dealer is driving seven hours from Durango to Denver for the career fair, hoping to lure talent to his smaller market, Jackson said.
"He doesn't have anybody local he can hire," Jackson said, "so he has to pull them out of a bigger market."
And there's another cruel irony, according to Jackson: "I have some dealers saying, 'We need to be at the career fair, Tim. But we don't have anyone we can send right now because we're so short-staffed.'"