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...Job-Hunt.org, Joyce tries to actively weed out the fake jobs. First, she Googles the hiring firm. "If all you find are other jobs postings on other jobs boards, that's a red flag," she says. Next she searches for a corporate phone number on a site like Hoovers.com and calls to make sure the opening is legit. That simple process leads her to toss about a third of the postings she receives. On larger sites like Monster and CareerBuilder, there's no one doing that legwork for you. And the scammers are definitely out. The Canadian version of Monster...
...county fair in Baltimore's southern suburbs, Kratovil encounters Bob Bauman, 63, in a straw hat and a shirt adorned with an enormous bald eagle and an American flag. "I've been trying to get an appointment with you," the Severna Park native says. "We want to talk about the health-care bill from a small-business perspective." Kratovil launches into a list of his problems with the small-business provisions in the House bill. The two men exchange cards, and Kratovil promises to follow up. But as Bauman departs, he remains a Kratovil skeptic. "The jury's still...
...career needs of a Hollywood ego, or that a flimsy new construction has been trundled onstage just to see how much of the scenery can be chewed up. A Steady Rain,a new Broadway play by Keith Huff starring Hugh Jackman and Daniel (James Bond) Craig, raises another warning flag the minute the lights go up. The two actors are the only people on stage, talking directly to the audience, and the play is little more than a pair of interwoven monologues...
THROWING IN THE FLAG...
...color). But if her party fares badly on Sunday, Sept. 27, a multihued coalition may emerge: a "traffic-light" alliance of SPD, FDP and the Greens, or even a "Jamaica" grouping of CDU, FDP and the Greens, named after the colors of the Caribbean nation's flag. Both smaller parties have ruled these options out, but they may well change their minds after the elections. The dark-red color of Die Linke (the Left), an amalgamation of former East German communists and disgruntled SPD members, is not expected to feature in any potential lineup. (See pictures of the dangers...