US futures up on of jobs, manufacturing numbers

In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, photo, Specialists Jay Woods, left, and Donald Himpele work at the post that handles Bank of America on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock futures edged higher with some positive numbers coming out of the manufacturing sector and with the latest jobs numbers showing a drop in unemployment benefit applications. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, photo, Specialists Jay Woods, left, and Donald Himpele work at the post that handles Bank of America on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock futures edged higher with some positive numbers coming out of the manufacturing sector and with the latest jobs numbers showing a drop in unemployment benefit applications. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

(AP) ? Stock futures edged higher Thursday with some positive numbers coming out of the manufacturing sector and potentially more evidence of an improving jobs picture.

Dow Jones industrial futures rose 61 points to 13,082. The broader S&P futures tacked on 7.3 points to 1,412.60. Nasdaq futures gained 16.75 points to 2,667.25.

The report from the Commerce Department on orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods shows a surge in September, the largest in nearly three years.

Orders for durable goods leapt 9.9 a percent after a 13.1 percent decline in the previous month. However, orders for core capital goods, considered a good proxy for business investment, were unchanged.

Also on Thursday, the Labor Department reported that weekly applications for U.S. unemployment aid fell last week to a seasonally adjusted 369,000, which would signal modest hiring. Anything below 375,000 can lower the unemployment rate.

In September, unemployment dipped to 7.8 percent. That is the lowest level since January 2009.

Earnings reports continued to arrive Thursday and the results were mixed.

Colgate-Palmolive will cut more than 2,310 workers, or 6 percent of its workforce, by the end of 2016 in a push to make the consumer products company more efficient. But the company topped Wall Street expectations for profit in the third quarter.

Profits at United Airlines declined with fewer people flying. Even removing a one-time charge related to a new agreement with pilots, the company fell well short of Wall Street expectations.

Procter & Gamble says its first quarter net income fell 7 percent, as costs related to a restructuring and the stronger dollar weighed on results.

The homebuilder PulteGroup returned to profitability, posting its biggest third-quarter profit since 2006. That extends a winning streak for the housing sector, which appears to be having a sustained recovery.

After the market closes Thursday, Apple and Amazon.com post quarterly earnings.

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How to cook the perfect steak | Life and style | The Guardian

A good steak is, I think, one of the purest carnivorous pleasures available. A hearty roast dinner has its charms, of course, as does a slow-cooked, gelatinous stew, but neither is so absolutely, almost primitively meaty as a simple steak ? which is one of the reasons it pops up so often, in my experience, in people's fantasy final meals.

The other, I suspect, is that steak is expensive, and has the reputation of being tricky to do well at home, which means it remains a rare treat for many of us. (Rare, of course, being the only sensible way to eat steak.) But it's even pricier when you're paying someone else to cook it, and someone else to serve it, and yet more people to wash up after it ? surely it must be possible to cook a decent steak at home without an ?18,000 Josper grill?

In fact, I decided to rule out any kind of chargrilling, because in our climate for much of the year it's just not practical to suggest getting the barbecue out; this is to be a strictly kitchen-only affair. And while obviously opinion will differ as to the "perfect" cut, I've decided to go for rib-eye, on the basis that it seems to be the one favoured in the vast majority of steak recipes, from London's Hawksmoor to New York's April Bloomfield. And if it's good enough for the chefs ...

Preparation

Wall Street Journal recipe steak Wall Street Journal recipe steak. Photograph: Felicity Cloake

Food science boffin (as the popular press would term him) and general genius Harold McGee reckons there are two secrets to successful steak cookery: "warm meat and frequent flips". The second I'll come to in a moment, but apparently the best way to ensure the first is to wrap the steaks in cling film then immerse them in warm water for 30?60 minutes before cooking.

A recipe from the Wall Street Journal based on tips from some of New York City's finest steakhouses recommends allowing them come to room temperature before cooking, as does Michelin-mega-chef Alain Ducasse and Hawksmoor at Home, the recipe book from the widely-worshipped London steakhouse group. I can see McGee's solution is a good one if you only get home an hour before you want to cook your steaks or if you're bound by draconian food hygiene regulations, but otherwise, allowing them to sit for two hours seems to reap exactly the same results.

Drying

Hawksmoor recipe steak Hawksmoor recipe steak. Photograph: Felicity Cloake

The Wall Street Journal, Hawksmoor and Cook's Illustrated's New Best Recipe Book all recommend patting the surface of the steak dry before cooking it, which makes sense to me after my experience hair-dryering a joint of pork in the search for perfect crackling.

Hawskmoor explains that wet steak will "struggle to form a decent crust and can pick up some unpleasant boiled-meat flavours". It does seem to help a little with the initial browning process, although once the steaks have been at room temperature for a couple of hours they're already slightly drier than they would be straight from the fridge in any case.

Seasoning

Hawksmoor recipe steak Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall recipe steak. Photograph: Felicity Cloake

In his book Kitchen Mysteries, French chemist Herv? This recommends not salting the meat "because the phenomenon of osmosis causes the juices to escape the meat when muscular fibres are cut and open" ? but Cook's Illustrated, Ducasse, the Wall Street Journal, Hawksmoor, the Leiths Meat Bible and April Bloomfield of New York's The Spotted Pig, all disagree.

Indeed, in her book A Girl and her Pig, April suggests "generously" seasoning the steaks all over with salt and letting them stand for 10 minutes ? "this will help the steaks cook evenly". Nigel Slater and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall both salt halfway through cooking. The Hawksmoor boys, meanwhile breezily dismiss the notion, urging the reader to season the meat "well. More than you probably think sensible. It will help build up a delicious salty crust. Some say you shouldn't season the steak until after you've cooked it. We think they're wrong."

After cooking my way through seven steaks in quick succession, I have to agree with them: salt definitely seems to help build up a crisp, savoury layer on the outside of the meat, and doesn't seem to have resulted in any significant loss of juices, possibly because of the brief cooking time involved.

Fat

Alain Ducasse recipe steak Alain Ducasse recipe steak. Photograph: Felicity Cloake

Herv? This suggests you can "improve the contact and transfer of heat" by brushing the meat with oil or clarified butter before cooking ? an idea also favoured by Slater in Appetite (though "not too much, just enough to give it a good gloss"). The Wall Street Journal, Fearnley-Whittingstall and the Ginger Pig Meat Book prefer to grease the pan instead: the WSJ with flavourless canola oil, Fearnley-Whittingstall suggesting butter, dripping or lard, and the Ginger Pig going, like Slater, for olive oil.

I use dripping, but conclude that any fat is unnecessary, if not downright bad news ? although Fearnley-Whittingstall's steak sizzles as it hits the pan, it then seems to bubble away for the first 30 seconds rather than browning. There should be enough fat on a good rib-eye to keep it from sticking in any case. Bloomfield drizzles her steak with olive oil and lemon juice as it rests instead, which seems to me an infinitely better idea if you really like the flavour, though again, not strictly necessary.

Cook's Illustrated recipe steak Cook's Illustrated recipe steak. Photograph: Felicity Cloake

Ducasse uses butter ? but instead of adding it to the empty pan, or brushing it on the steak, he waits until the steak is browned on all sides before introducing it. The rapidly melting butter, flavoured with crushed garlic, is then used to baste the steak as it finishes cooking. This gives it a gorgeous richness ? even the Hawksmoor book, which doesn't bother with any cooking fat in the restaurant recipe, admits that steak in butter is one of the authors' "favourite, most indulgent ways of cooking them at home". Importantly, the browning of the butter helps to impart some lovely savoury flavour to the crust along with the garlic; it's not in the pan long enough to burn. Steak is an occasional indulgence for most of us, so you may as well enjoy it to the full.

Temperature

Nigel Slater recipe steak Nigel Slater recipe steak. Photograph: Felicity Cloake

The recipes are split broadly between those who cook the steak on a very high heat (Slater, Hawksmoor and Herv? This), and those who suggest a more moderate heat (the Ginger Pig, Fearnley-Whittingstall, the WSJ and Bloomfield). Cook's Illustrated superheats the pan, then turns the heat down after adding the steak. The argument seems to be whether charred flavours are desirable, as Hawksmoor believe, or, in Hugh's words, "a distraction from the sheer joy of eating the very best steak". Personally, I like a little bit of charring, so in general, I'd recommend getting the pan as hot as you dare before adding the steak: you shouldn't be able to hold your hand above it for more than a second before you begin to scorch.

However, Ducasse's ideas change everything again. His method depends on a really thick steak; but then, many of the recipes I try specify the steaks should be cut at least 4cm thick (Ducasse, Fearnley-Whittingstall, Cook's Illustrated, WSJ, Hawksmoor), with April Bloomfield going up to 6cm. Nigel suggests choosing one as thick as one's thumb ? I suspect his may be larger than mine, because I'm not going to bother with a steak 1.5cm thick: as Hawksmoor observes, getting the requisite contrast between charred outside and juicy interior is "very difficult with a thin piece of meat". Because the steak is so chunky, it can stand a more moderate heat for longer without overcooking, during which time "you get good caramelisation". The steaks may not be quite as black as, say, Slater's, but they do boast a very healthy crust.

Flippin' steak

April Bloomfield recipe steak April Bloomfield recipe steak. Photograph: Felicity Cloake

Back to our old friend McGee, who claims that frequent flipping is the key to moist steak ? "frequent turns mean that neither side has the time either to absorb or to release large amounts of heat. The meat cooks faster, and its outer layers end up less overdone." If you're only cooking it for a couple of minutes on each side, like Slater, I'm not sure the extra juiciness is worth the sacrifice of a crust, but it makes sense with longer cooking methods, like April Bloomfield or Ducasse. It also allows you to keep a careful eye on how the cooking is coming along: steak is too precious a commodity to risk incinerating.

Nigel is also the only chef to take any notice of McGee's eminently simple suggestion of pressing down on the steak as it cooks, "to improve thermal contact". I don't find his steak at all dry, and the crust is the best of any save the Ducasse masterpiece. For quick, weeknight cooking, you can't go far wrong with his recipe (although I'd pre-salt the steak, rather than oiling it) ? but for a steak that really qualifies as perfect, read on ...

Perfect steak

For each steak

Felicity's perfect steak Felicity's perfect steak. Photograph: Felicity Cloake

1 rib-eye steak, at least 4cm thick
Coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
25g butter
1 garlic clove, skin-on and crushed
1 sprig of thyme

1. Take the steaks out of the fridge 2 hours before you're planning to cook, and allow them to come to room temperature.

2. Heat a heavy-based griddle pan or frying pan over a medium-high heat. Pat the steak dry with kitchen towel and then use tongs to press the fatty edge on to the hot pan until nicely browned. Meanwhile spread a thin layer of salt and a sprinkle of coarse pepper on a plate. Put the steak on the plate, and turn to coat the steak lightly, then put it flat-side down into the pan. Cook for 90 seconds on each side, pressing down with a spatula, until both sides are well browned.

3. Add the butter, garlic and thyme to the pan and, when melted, use them to baste the steak, turning it every minute until it's done to your liking: a 4cm steak should take about 6 minutes for medium-rare, but always do it by eye.

4. Take out of the pan and leave somewhere warm to rest for 5?10 minutes, then serve.

Would steak be part of your final meal, or is it overrated? What are your must-have accompaniments (painfully hot crispy frites, steamed spinach and English mustard for me, please), and given our proudly beefy heritage, why are American steakhouses so much better than most British ones?

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/oct/25/how-to-cook-the-perfect-steak

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Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012

Utah State University hosts the 2012 Restoring the West Conference Oct. 30-31, at the Eccles Conference Center. A registration discount is offered for students.

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?Balancing Energy Development and Biodiversity? is the theme for this year?s gathering, which features talks and workshops led by scientists and land managers from throughout the western United States. This year?s conference examines how the American West?s boom in energy development is affecting many plant and animal species of the region.

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Featured speakers include Cody Stewart, energy advisor to Utah Gov. Gary Herbert; Pat Deibert, National Sage Grouse Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Bill James, Energy Development/NEPA Coordinator, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; Jonathan B. Haufler, vice president, Wildlife Society, Ecosystem Management Research Institute; and Jim Gazewood, Renewable Energy Program coordinator, Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office.

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A full agenda and registration information is at the conference website or call USU Conference Registration Services at 1-800-538-2663 or 435-797-0423.

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The two-day conference is sponsored by USU Cooperative Extension, with additional sponsorship from the USU Department of Wildland Resources, USU College of Natural Resources, USU Ecology Center, USDA Forest Services, State and Private Forestry and the Western Aspen Alliance.

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Contact: Michael Kuhns, 435-797-4056, mike.kuhns@usu.edu?

Writer: Mary-Ann Muffoletto, 435-797-3517, maryann.muffoletto@usu.edu

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Nearly 80 million Americans won't need vitamin D supplements under new guidelines

ScienceDaily (Oct. 24, 2012) ? Nearly 80 million Americans would no longer need to take vitamin D supplements under new Institute of Medicine guidelines, according to a study by Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researchers.

Results were published Oct. 24, 2012 in the journal PLOS ONE.

The new guidelines advise that almost all people get sufficient vitamin D when their blood levels are at or above 20 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml). Older guidelines said people needed vitamin D levels above 30 ng/ml.

Holly Kramer, MD, MPH and colleagues examined data from 15,099 non-institutionalized adults who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES III). The sample included 1,097 adults who had chronic kidney disease, which has been linked to low vitamin D levels.

In the survey population, 70.5 percent of adults with healthy kidneys had vitamin D blood levels that would be considered insufficient under the older guidelines. But under the newer Institute of Medicine guidelines, only 30.3 percent of these adults had insufficient vitamin D levels.

Among adults with chronic kidney disease, 76.5 percent had insufficient vitamin D under the older guidelines, while only 35.4 percent had insufficient levels under the Institute of Medicine guidelines.

Because NHANES III is a representative sample, researchers were able to extrapolate results to the general population. Kramer and colleagues estimate that a total of 78.7 million adults considered to have insufficient vitamin D levels under the older guidelines would now have sufficient levels under the Institute of Medicine guidelines. "The new guidelines have an impact on a large proportion of the population," Kramer said.

The Institute of Medicine guidelines are based on nearly 1,000 published studies and testimony from scientists and other experts. (The Institute of Medicine committee that wrote the new guidelines for vitamin D and calcium includes Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, PhD, a professor in Loyola's Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology).

The Institute of Medicine committee found that vitamin D is essential to avoid poor bone health, such as rickets. But there have been conflicting and mixed results in studies on whether vitamin D can also protect against cancer, heart disease, autoimmune diseases and diabetes, the Institute of Medicine committee found. Moreover, excessive vitamin D can damage the kidneys and heart, the committee reported.

However, the Institute of Medicine guidelines are controversial. For example, the Endocrine Society continues to endorse the older guidelines. Kramer said that people who are confused about how much vitamin D they need should consult with their doctors.

Kramer is first author of the study, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health. She is an associate professor in Loyola's Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology and Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. Her co-authors are Durazo-Arvizu; Guichan Cao, MS; Amy Luke, PhD; David Shoham, PhD; and Richard Cooper, PhD of Loyola's Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology and Chris Sempos, PhD of the National Institutes of Health's Office of Dietary Supplements.

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Online dating service has more benefits when compared with meeting people out of the blue or with a bar, night club, or party. As an illustration, users connected with an online dating site can browse ?profiles? of potential dates ahead of talking to them. This provides an element of selectivity that bars along with other traditional meeting places lack.

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Moga Android game controller launches Oct. 21 across US


Video game accessory company PowerA on Tuesday announced the retail availability of Moga, the company's dual analog game controller for Android 2.3+ handsets. The device will be available for $49.99 through major retailers and national wireless carrier T-Mobile beginning on October 21.

Last year, I said the time was right for an Android-based video game console, but not much has been done to bring my assertion into reality. Moga doesn't bring us any closer to a traditional video game console powered by Android.

However, PowerA considers Moga a game system of its own.

This is because Moga is a console-style dual-analog bluetooth controller compatible with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and up which actually requires additional controller support from app developers. For this reason, there is both a Moga SDK and a Moga-compatible game catalog available in an app called Moga Pivot, where you sync both the bluetooth controller and your onboard game catalog. It's a bit different from other peripherals in that you can't just plug it in and expect a good experience in all your existent games.


Instead, Moga has its own games and its own experience, not unlike the one provided by Sony with the Xperia Play two years ago. The seriously bad news right now is that the catalog of 100 percent Moga-optimized games includes just nine titles. Other titles will work with the controller, just not in an optimized fashion. Any game you already have installed on your device that partially supports Moga will show up in the list of available games in the Pivot app.

Even though a weak catalog is a strike against Moga, it has two good things going for it: It's priced affordably, and it will be available in the biggest toy retail outlets in the United States, including Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, and Amazon.com. Since it is not guaranteed to provide an optimal experience without broader support from software developers, it is guaranteeing developers a broad base of potential users as a trade-off.

Source: http://betanews.com/2012/10/09/moga-android-game-controller-launches-oct-21-across-us/

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Read This Useful Advice About Commercial Real Estate | Eric Chua ...

Commercial property investment has good profit potential, but patience and learning are required. Many people have become successful with it by reading and applying the tips below so that they can succeed in this lucrative field.

Feng Shui

Think about feng shui principles when arranging furniture in both home offices and commercial buildings. Two of the basic principles of feng shui, openness and a lack of clutter, are both features that are appealing to buyers, tenants, and customers.

TIP! Consider the surrounding area when you buy a piece of commercial real estate. A business located in a well-to-do neighborhood might be more successful, since the potential customers will be able to spend more.

Always ask how a broker negotiates, before hiring him or her. Ask them about their background, such as what training they?ve completed or experience they have. You also want to know they are ethical in their approach to finding the best deals. Request to see examples of previous negotiations, both those that were unsuccessful and those that were successful.

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Find a variety of financial partners, from friends and family to professional lenders, to ensure you have a cash flow available to purchase commercial real estate. Have written contracts drafted by a lawyer so that you?re protected in any situation. There are two repayment options: paying it off at a certain interest rate, or paying due to profit.

TIP! Commercial loans are different from residential loans in certain ways, such as that a higher percentage down payment. Finding the best lending agencies and looking for investments is the perfect way to get the loan you need.

Commercial Loan

Your first step should be to find the best financing. Financing for a commercial loan in real estate investment differs from the rules that apply to home loans. Commercial loan products actually offer some benefits that residential loans don?t. While it is often more difficult to get a commercial loan, it becomes more worthwhile when you consider that this route allows you to sidestep personal liability. Furthermore, financial institutions are ultimately able to approve loans in larger amounts.

Before you jump into a commercial real estate deal, you want to get a lay of the land first. This means considering and examining the general income levels in the area, how high or low unemployment rates are, and looking at the hiring practices of employers within the vicinity of where you intend to invest. If you?re house is close to a university, hospital, or large employment center, they sell quick and at increased values.

TIP! Make certain to think about any sorts of environmental issues. For example, the previous property owners might not have disposed of hazardous waste appropriately.

Commercial properties can afford you some great tax breaks and benefits upon investing in them. Not only are there interest deductions, but also depreciation benefits to be aware of. Other investors deal largely with ?phantom income? ? income that is not paid in cash, yet is still taxed. Prior to investing in commercial real estate, you should familiarize yourself with this form of income.

Be sure to negotiate on the fact of what you are, the seller or buyer. It is important that your concerns and opinions are heard and recognized by the other parties; you must always put forth the effort to ensure fair pricing for the commercial property.

Educate yourself about the measurements of NOI: Net Operating Income. Having positive numbers is the only way to ensure success.

TIP! One thing you should be clear about when purchasing or selling property is the amount of square footage that exists. The square footage of a commercial property may represent one of two things; it may represent the usable space of that property, or it may represent the total square footage of that property.

You should take numerous, high-quality photographs of the property. Make sure your pictures clearly show any damage or defects, including carpet stains, holes in the walls or discoloration of plumbing and counter tops.

Commercial Property

Write down your goals before you start to search out the perfect commercial property. Do you want to start your own business there or do you want to lease the space? Have some clear goals before you look for commercial property, it will save you time and a lot of work.

TIP! Inquiring how a real estate agents earns his or her money is a great tip you can use to find an honest broker to deal with. The firm should answer your questions directly and let you know that what is best for them, might not be best for you.

Searching out larger commercial properties can help you in the long run, so keep an eye out for them. The rationale for going bigger is that in reality it does not require much extra effort to manage a property with more units, and at a lower cost per unit you could maximize your profits in the long run.

Reading this article and using the information you?ve read here, will get you off on the right foot when it comes to investing in commercial real estate. In this business, success goes to the prepared. Use what you?ve learned here to successfully leverage your resources in the commercial real estate investment

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The case against mail-in voting

Early voting is now underway in more than half the states. While mail-in and early voting have their merits,?I don?t just want my vote to count; I want the act of voting to count. I want to stand in line, the longer the better, and practice civility with those in my community.

By Jim Sollisch / October 9, 2012

A voter registration form and absentee ballot application form are pictured at a Franklin County polling location on the first day of in-person absentee voting in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 2. Op-ed contributor Jim Sollisch writes: 'We have so few opportunities these days to stand shoulder to shoulder with other citizens....I can?t help wishing [Mitt Romney and others] had to spend more time rubbing elbows with the 47 percent....So if you haven?t mailed in your ballot yet, consider Election Day an invitation to a wonderful Open House in the heart of your neighborhood.'

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Roughly 30 percent of the ballots cast in the 2008 presidential election were cast early and mostly by mail. CNN estimates that the number of early voters may reach 40 percent in this upcoming election. Right now, voting is going on in more than half the states.

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Many secretaries of state love early voting: fewer chances for voting machine malfunctions, hanging chads, voter ID skirmishes. And it?s easier on the system ? the electoral equivalent of utility companies getting customers to spread out their electric use to avoid big spikes.

The post office has to love early voting by mail. That?s a lot of business, and, boy, do they need it.

Many lovers of democracy also love early voting because it increases access for the elderly, the infirm, and working people who can?t afford time away from the job.

But some fans of democracy and civic engagement aren?t too fond of the idea. Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute put it this way in a 2004 piece in the Economist:

?In America, individuals join their neighbors at a local polling place, underscoring their role as a part of a collective society, then go into a curtained booth to make their choices as free individuals. Every conceivable step should be taken to make the votes cast on Election Day easy to do ? longer hours, ample poll workers and voting machines, easier registration, and so on. But we should not make voting the equivalent of sending in a Publishers Clearing House contest form.?

I share Mr. Ornstein's views. I vote "no" on mail-in voting.

I don?t just want my vote to count; I want the act of voting to count. I want to stand in line, the longer the better, and mingle with my neighbors. I want to make small talk with the earnest and dedicated senior citizens working the polls. I want the act of punching my ballot to connect me to my grandparents who came to this country at the turn of the last century in part so they could have a voice in their government. I want to stand symbolically in line with my black brothers and sisters who fought and died for voting rights as recently as the 1960s.

I understand that it?s no less a vote if you do it from your kitchen table while you pay your monthly bills. It seems to me it?s just less a joy and more a chore.

We have so few opportunities these days to stand shoulder to shoulder with other citizens. We live so much of our lives online, where it?s easy to practice the first amendment with the click of a button but difficult to participate in real discourse.

When I heard Mitt Romney write off 47 percent of the country as freeloaders (he stood by those comments for almost two weeks before fully denouncing them) and Ron Paul and other Republicans insist that those who can?t afford insurance should fend for themselves, I can?t help wishing they had to spend more time rubbing elbows with the 47 percent. That might temper some of their positions.

The wealthy in this country live increasingly segregated lives. They do their business online or through proxies. They don?t wait at the bus stop or stand in line at the post office. They don?t wait in emergency rooms with their fellow citizens just to see a doctor. They have so few chances to mingle with citizens of lesser means. So to the extent that going to the polls affords that opportunity ? and it does in urban areas where neighborhoods are more economically diverse ? then it?s a good thing.

Civil society depends on opportunities for citizens to practice civility.

So if you haven?t mailed in your ballot yet, consider this election day an invitation to a wonderful Open House in the heart of your neighborhood: a free, all-day event, a celebration of freedom and democracy and community. Look for the posters and banners, and when you leave, don?t forget to take your parting gift: that lovely lapel sticker that says, ?I Voted Today.?

Jim Sollisch is creative director at Marcus Thomas Advertising.

Source: http://rss.csmonitor.com/~r/feeds/csm/~3/vDe_PmJQI90/The-case-against-mail-in-voting

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Twitter Founders, Valley Tech Giants Launch Concept Video To Make SF Smarter

sf.citi"It'd be awesome to use technology to fix some of the problems that San Franciscans see every day," says Twitter chairman and Square founder Jack Dorsey, in an all-star video promoting San Francisco's new open government and tech advocacy group, sf.citi. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone imagines smart bus displays that track public and private transit in realtime, while Airbnb founder Brian Chesky wants to blanket the city with public Wi-Fi by converting old telephone booths (which?has been done in New York). Spearheaded by angel investor Ron Conway and backed by more than 300 prominent companies, sf.citi aims to hand over more government services to volunteer "civic" hackers and coordinate support for policy reforms, such as the Proposition E tax reform.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/jj9CUQFO0_c/

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