document.write('\x3cmeta http-equiv=\x22x-dns-prefetch-control\x22 content=\x22off\x22/\x3e\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/business/zuckerbergs-big-tax-bill-may-benefit-facebook.html?_r=1\x26amp;hp\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22  target=\x22_blank\x22 \x3eZuckerberg\x26rsquo;s Big Tax Bill May Benefit Facebook - NYT\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eWhen company options are exercised, they are generally treated as ordinary compensation, and the federal tax rate on such income tops out at 35 percent. The exercise of Mr. Zuckerberg\u2019s options would therefore mean more than $1.5 billion in estimated federal income taxes and $500 million more in California income taxes.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThe taxes Mr. Zuckerberg and other Facebook shareholders pay on exercised stock options will translate into a big tax benefit for the company. The I.R.S. allows companies to take a mirror deduction for the employees\u2019 option compensation. Facebook anticipates that the deduction will eliminate the tax bill on its $1 billion in 2011 profits, according to its regulatory filings. The company also expects the break to generate as much as $500 million in additional deductions, which can be used for refunds for 2009 and 2010 and for reductions in future years. Facebook declined to comment further on Mr. Zuckerberg\u2019s tax plans.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyu541fiOz1qz5yk0o1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22Cassoulet Brings Honor to Chef Philippe Bertineau - NYTimes.com\x0aNote to self: \x26nbsp;visit and judge. \x26nbsp;Wait, visit when dad or uncle (or both) is in town and judge.\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/03/a-cassoulet-in-new-york-worthy-of-a-french-kitchen/?smid=tw-nytmetro\x26amp;seid=auto\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eCassoulet Brings Honor to Chef Philippe Bertineau - NYTimes.com\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eNote to self: \u00a0visit and judge. \u00a0Wait, visit when dad or uncle (or both) is in town and judge.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/middleeast/under-syria-plan-assad-loyalist-would-likely-lead-transition.html?hpw=\x26amp;pagewanted=all\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22  target=\x22_blank\x22 \x3eWaiting in the Wings, a Survivor of Three Decades of Syrian Politics - NYT\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvr3iVXe41qz5yk0o1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22Boeing worker run over by 787 in Everett\x0a\x0aDozens of paramedics and firefighters rushed to Paine Field after 6:00 p.m., working quickly to free the person from under right wing landing gear.\x0aThe victim was eventually extricated and immediately airlifted to Harborview Medical Center. He is in serious condition.\x0a\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46260631/ns/local_news-seattle_wa/#.Ty1wjOPkwug\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eBoeing worker run over by 787 in Everett\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eDozens of paramedics and firefighters rushed to Paine Field after 6:00 p.m., working quickly to free the person from under right wing landing gear.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThe victim was eventually extricated and immediately airlifted to Harborview Medical Center. He is in serious condition.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/nfl-players-whose-names-sound-vaguely-dickensian-and-the-characters-they-would-be-in-an-actual-dickens-novel-2007-2008-regular-season-edition#.TywgSnqWlgF.twitter\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22  target=\x22_blank\x22 \x3eMcSweeney\x26rsquo;s Lists: NFL Players Whose Names Sound Vaguely Dickensian, and the Characters They Would Be in an Actual Dickens Novel (2007\x26ndash;2008 Regular Season Edition).\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eVia \x3ca href=\x22http://twitter.com/omniverse/status/165495143909179392\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3e@omniverse\x3c/a\x3e.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytqs57ITe1qmkxx9o1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22discoverynews:\x0a\x0aYour state sucks at science\x0a\x0aThis map suggests that unless you live in California, a smattering of states out East, or a small handfull of other states sprinkled across the country, you\x26rsquo;re looking at a very grave problem when it comes to scientific illiteracy in your community\x26rsquo;s youth (and, presumably, its population in general). Come to think of it, this map should really concern you, no matter where you live.\x0a\x0afrom io9.com\x0a\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3ca class=\x22tumblr_blog\x22 href=\x22http://discoverynews.tumblr.com/post/16977258065/your-state-sucks-at-science-this-map-suggests\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3ediscoverynews\x3c/a\x3e:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://io9.com/5881494/your-state-sucks-at-science\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3e\x3cstrong\x3eYour state sucks at science\x3c/strong\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThis map suggests that unless you live in California, a smattering of states out East, or a small handfull of other states sprinkled across the country, you\u2019re looking at a very grave problem when it comes to scientific illiteracy in your community\u2019s youth (and, presumably, its population in general). Come to think of it, this map should really concern you, no matter where you live.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://io9.com/5881494/your-state-sucks-at-science\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3efrom io9.com\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x3cp\x3e(via \x3ca href=\'http://theatlantic.tumblr.com/post/16977430676/discoverynews-your-state-sucks-at-science\'\x3etheatlantic\x3c/a\x3e)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_audio_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_audio_player\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cscript type=\x22text/javascript\x22 language=\x22javascript\x22 src=\x22http://assets.tumblr.com/javascript/tumblelog.js?724\x22\x3e\x3c/script\x3e\x3cspan id=\x22audio_player_16993998918\x22\x3e[\x3ca href=\x22http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eFlash 9\x3c/a\x3e is required to listen to audio.]\x3c/span\x3e\x3cscript type=\x22text/javascript\x22\x3ereplaceIfFlash(9,\x22audio_player_16993998918\x22,\'\\x3cdiv class=\\x22audio_player\\x22\\x3e\x3cembed type=\x22application/x-shockwave-flash\x22 src=\x22http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/16993998918/tumblr_lyto5h7EhH1qz8lax\x26color=FFFFFF\x22 height=\x2227\x22 width=\x22207\x22 quality=\x22best\x22 wmode=\x22opaque\x22\x3e\x3c/embed\x3e\\x3c/div\\x3e\')\x3c/script\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3ca class=\x22tumblr_blog\x22 href=\x22http://david-noel.com/post/16977626623/fin-once-in-a-lifetime-orig-by-the-talking\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3edavid-noel\x3c/a\x3e:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cstrong\x3efiN\x3c/strong\x3e | \x3cem\x3eOnce In a Lifetime (Orig. by The Talking Heads)\x3c/em\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eWhat he said!\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca class=\x22tumblr_blog\x22 href=\x22http://gcn.tumblr.com/post/16975531019/fin-once-in-a-lifetime-orig-by-the-talking\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3egcn\x3c/a\x3e:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3efiN - Once In a Lifetime (Orig. by The Talking Heads)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eHappy cover friday!\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eWow, quite good. \u00a0Thanks for sharing.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3eThe next CEO is a big roll of the dice, as the gaming table shrinks. There\u2019s little room for error. Pick the right new leader and the Times has improved its chances for survival; pick wrong and these key years of 2012-2014, as news crosses over into a mainly digital business, will be cited in the obit. AP faces a similar tension as it seeks a successor for long-time CEO Tom Curley. Dow Jones, cushioned by parent News Corp.\u2019s better-lined pockets, too, is finalizing its CEO search. Put them together, and it\u2019s a signal moment for American news media, as three top positions open themselves up to possibility, and imagination, simultaneously.\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.niemanlab.org/2012/02/the-newsonomics-of-the-next-new-york-times-ceo/?utm_source=feedburner\x26amp;utm_medium=feed\x26amp;utm_campaign=Feed:%20NiemanJournalismLab%20(Nieman%20Journalism%20Lab)\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eThe newsonomics of the next New York Times CEO\x26#160;\u00bb Nieman Journalism Lab\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThis is now less of a spectator sport for me.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3eMany people are just waiting to be told they can fight back\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a                        A young professional from Homs sums up the mood on Syria\u2019s streets. As the country\u2019s civil unrest looks ever more like civil war,\u00a0\x3cspan\x3ei\x3c/span\x3emams preaching non-violence may be \x3ca href=\x22http://www.economist.com/node/21543538\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3ethe last barrier holding back a surge to arms\x3c/a\x3e. (via \x3ca class=\x22tumblr_blog\x22 href=\x22http://theeconomist.tumblr.com/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3etheeconomist\x3c/a\x3e)\x3cp\x3e(via \x3ca href=\'http://theeconomist.tumblr.com/post/16870045026/many-people-are-just-waiting-to-be-told-they-can\'\x3etheeconomist\x3c/a\x3e)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lysl6zHfrv1qz5yk0o1_400.png\x22 alt=\x22CBO Director\x26amp;#8217;s Blog: How Would Some Changes to Current Law Affect the Economy over the Next Decade?\x0a\x0aHow Would the Alternative Fiscal Scenario Affect the Economy?\x0aAs shown in the table below, CBO estimates indicate that real GDP would be higher in the first few years of the projection period than in CBO\x26rsquo;s baseline economic forecast, primarily as a result of increased aggregate demand:\x0aReal GDP would be greater than projected under current law by between 0.2 percent and 0.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 and by between 0.5 percent and 3.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013.\x0aHigher GDP would result in a lower unemployment rate and somewhat higher interest rates over the next few years.\x0aBut ultimately, economic growth would be dampened:\x0aAlthough the lower marginal tax rates under those alternative assumptions would increase people\x26rsquo;s incentives to work and save, the larger budget deficits would reduce (or \x26ldquo;crowd out\x26rdquo;) private investment in productive capital.\x0aBy the end of 2022, real GDP would be between 2.1 percent smaller and 0.2 percent larger than it would be under current law, CBO estimates, depending on the particular assumptions employed.\x0aIn years beyond 2022, the impact on GDP would tend to become more negative, as the projected impact of the alternative fiscal scenario on deficits, and therefore investment, rose.\x0a\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=3258\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eCBO Director\x26#8217;s Blog: How Would Some Changes to Current Law Affect the Economy over the Next Decade?\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cstrong\x3eHow Would the Alternative Fiscal Scenario Affect the Economy?\x3c/strong\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eAs shown in the table below, CBO estimates indicate that real GDP would be higher in the first few years of the projection period than in CBO\u2019s baseline economic forecast, primarily as a result of increased aggregate demand:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cul\x3e\x3cli\x3eReal GDP would be greater than projected under current law by between 0.2 percent and 0.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 and by between 0.5 percent and 3.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013.\x3c/li\x3e\x0a\x3cli\x3eHigher GDP would result in a lower unemployment rate and somewhat higher interest rates over the next few years.\x3c/li\x3e\x0a\x3c/ul\x3e\x3cp\x3eBut ultimately, economic growth would be dampened:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cul\x3e\x3cli\x3eAlthough the lower marginal tax rates under those alternative assumptions would increase people\u2019s incentives to work and save, the larger budget deficits would reduce (or \u201ccrowd out\u201d) private investment in productive capital.\x3c/li\x3e\x0a\x3cli\x3eBy the end of 2022, real GDP would be between 2.1 percent smaller and 0.2 percent larger than it would be under current law, CBO estimates, depending on the particular assumptions employed.\x3c/li\x3e\x0a\x3cli\x3eIn years beyond 2022, the impact on GDP would tend to become more negative, as the projected impact of the alternative fiscal scenario on deficits, and therefore investment, rose.\x3c/li\x3e\x0a\x3c/ul\x3e\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');