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Throughout the brutal recession, one metropolitan area floated serenely above the carnage: Washington, D.C.  Buoyed by government spending, the local economy expanded 17% from 2007 to 2012. But for the first time in four years, the capital region has fallen out of the top 15 big cities in our annual survey of the best places for jobs, dropping to 16th place from fifth last year. It’s a symptom of a significant and welcome shift in the weak U.S. economic recovery: employment growth has moved away from the public sector to private businesses. In 2011, for the first time since before the recession, growth in private-sector employment outstripped the public sector. More than half (231) of the 398 metro areas we surveyed for our annual study of employment trends registered declines in government jobs, with public-sector employment dropping 0.9 percent overall. Meanwhile, private-sector employment expanded 1.4 percent. Instead of government, the big drivers of growth now appear to...

Belgian-Australian Supertalent Gotye with his big 2011 hit Somebody That I Used To Know, live @Paradiso Amsterdam february 20 2012

Thinking about upgrading to a new iPhone? But you want to know if waiting for the next version is worth it? First, consider the rumors on what features it might have, new design ideas, and maybe most importantly, when pundits think it will be announced. Design One thing is certain: this phone will have a new design. Many of the new Android phones sport bigger 4-4.5 inch screens, so Apple is feeling the pressure to increase screen size. Rumors suggest a 4-inch screen — that's .5 inches longer than the current 3.5-inch screen. But the thinking is they will keep the same width  (1.94 inches). Basically you'll get another row of icons on the home screen without adding another column of icons. Apple acquired the rights to use a product from a company called Liquid Metal Technologies in  2010 and many have predicted that the back of the new iPhone will be made from this material. It has superior elastic properties  and the hope is that it would be more durable t...