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The best leaders have an acute understanding of their employees? temperaments. In the book "Colour Savvy," authors Susan Geary and Anne Bulstrode discuss four different?temperaments?Inquiring Green, Resourceful Orange, Organized Gold and Authentic Blue?based on a person?s needs and values.

If you?re able to identify these different temperaments in people, you can pinpoint their strengths and challenges. You will also?understand the best ways to interact and work with them.

Temperaments are different from personalities, because several temperaments can make up a personality, Geary and Bulstrode say, but everyone is born with a ?preferred way of doing things,? or a preferred temperament. Here?s how to best work with these four types:

1. Inquiring Green
Inquiring Greens include Martin Luther King, Jr. and Woody Allen

?Inquiring Greens? are constantly on an ongoing quest for knowledge, usually through facts and data.?They tend to be independent thinkers and don?t like others telling them what to do. ?They value progress and improvement ? tend not to get mired in the past or present but are oriented to the future and progression,? the authors write.

These employees make great visionary and strategic leaders and are ?especially adept at dealing with complex issues?whether it is a computer, mechanical or organizational problems.??They are primarily big picture people and can see possible pitfalls and contingencies in a situation. However, they are also prone to feeling uncomfortable in social situations and therefore may give off a cold, impatient and uncaring vibe.?

Tips for working with an Inquiring Green:

• Present your arguments in a logical manner.

• Show confidence.

• Be willing to debate ideas, and be open to feedback and critiquing.?

• Be a problem solver; come to the table with a solution.

• Keep your cool; don?t get offended by their bluntness.

• Don?t make small talk.

• Don?t micromanage them.

2. Resourceful Orange
Resourceful Oranges include Ronald Reagan and Richard Branson

These people typically hate to sit still for long periods of time and usually value excitement and action more than planning. They tend to make decisions quickly and don?t like to spend too much time thinking about it. Furthermore, they prefer change and?unpredictability to a stable environment.

Resourceful Oranges are the most adaptable out of all the Temperaments and ?function optimally when they need to work on tight deadlines or juggle multiple priorities.? When problems arise, these people automatically go into action mode and don?t tend to panic. They are also great negotiators and have an easy time charming others to get them on board with their missions.

Since they are highly energetic and like to do things spontaneously, they may have a reputation as being??immature, rambunctious, noisy, disordered and careless.?

Tips for working with a Resourceful Orange:

• Use humor when dealing with Resourceful Oranges.

• Do not expect a micromanager.

• Create a competitive environment, because these workers think it?s a game.

• Tell Resourceful Oranges what you want accomplished, not how to do the job.

• Make use of their skills in a crisis situation.

• Make them feel part of the team.

3. Organized Gold
Organized Golds include Queen Elizabeth II and Julia Child?

These people think it?s important to be part of a community, so they work best when they feel a sense of belonging.?They prefer hierarchical structures and believe that everyone should have specific duties and responsibilities. They perform best in teams and groups. Organized Golds thrive at?planning and organizing and have an easy time identifying priorities and managing others.

As for their challenges, Organized Golds often have a difficult time remaining calm in different scenarios. They are overprotective, sometimes rigid and, often, overworked and exhausted. They prefer routine and don?t do well with change.?

Tips for working with an Organized Gold:?

• Present your ideas in a systematic way.

• Be punctual.

• Be prepared and open to criticism.

• Be a team player.

• Give these people a sense of belonging.

• Fill them in on the details of a task.

4. Authentic Blue
Authentic Blues include Oprah Winfrey and Jimmy Carter

These people are always trying to find meaning and significance in their personal and professional lives.?Out of all the temperaments, Authentic Blues are the best at communicating with others and ?can be gifted in the use of stories, analogies and metaphors.? However, since they are so in tune with their feelings and everyone else?s feelings, these people are often hypersensitive to criticism and conflict and are ?overly helpful.?

Tips for working with an Authentic Blue:

• Focus on the future, not the past.

• Make use of stories, metaphors and analogies when explaining yourself.?

• Use personal examples to make your point.?

• Listen to them when they are not satisfied with something.

• When presenting new ideas or tasks, start with the big picture and then drill down to the detail if necessary.

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Tibco Buys Maporama Solutions To Add Geolocation To Its Big Data Analytics

On the heels of Apple buying WifiSLAM for $20 million to improve its indoor geolocation capabilities comes another piece of M&A in the space: Tibco Software, the enterprise software company, has bought Maporama Solutions, a French geolocation company, to help expand its big data offerings with location information. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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NJ governor Christie announces takeover of struggling Camden schools

By Andrew Rafferty, Staff Writer, NBC News

Saying it was time to "hit the reset button" on the Camden School District, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Monday announced a planned takeover of the 26 schools that rank among the state's worst performers in graduation and academic proficiency. ?

"Today we are taking the lead because for too long, the public school system in Camden has failed its children," Christie said at press conference on Monday.

"The?situation?I believe is dire now and so far gone that we are at a breaking point."

Camden schools graduation rate was below 50 percent in 2012, 37 points below the state average, according to statistics released by the governor's office.

The schools also drastically?under performed?against the state average in?standardized?testing in math and English. An evaluation by the state Department of Education ultimately led Christie, a Republican, to the conclusion that the school district could not fix its deep-rooted problems without help from the state.

"I believe that there are so many people in Camden who will look at this as an opportunity to hit the reset button. To restart and put aside some of the failings of the past," said Christie.?

Camden will become the fourth school district to fall under New Jersey control, but the first to be taken over during Christie's administration. The last time the state took control of a New Jersey school district was 1995.

The governor said he did not make the decision lightly, having waited more than three years to see if school performance would improve.

Christie was joined by New Jersey Education?Education Commissioner Chris Cerf and local leaders during his announcement held in a library of Camden high school. The governor thanked local educators, parents and community leaders for their cooperation, while pledging to work with them through the implementation of proposal.

If the takeover is approved, a state-appointed superintendent and leadership team would take control of the district after a nationwide search. The state government would also have oversight of teacher selection, classroom curriculum, school books and?resources.

Christie said it will likely take until next school year for the program to be fully implemented.

The governor's office did, however, also announce immediate actions to be taken, which includes dispatching a transitional leadership team that will begin a review of district practices.?

Camden, which sits across the?Delaware?River from Philadelphia, has long been plagued by a school system?fraught?with low test scores as well as poverty.

"The problems are now incapable of fixing themselves and beyond the capacity of the current system to be able to do it on its own. So we do this today to try to change Camden," said Christie.?

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Energy boom begins to ripple through US economy

John W. Schoen , NBC News ? ? ? 4 hrs.

The boom in new oil and natural gas flowing through U.S. pipelines is beginning to ripple through the wider American economy.

Just ask Edrick Smith.

In September, Smith traded temp agency jobs for full-time employment with Baltimore-based Marlin Steel Wire Products, which makes wire baskets for industrial customers. An experienced machinist, Smith is now expanding his skills by learning to set up and operate factory robots.

?Knowing each and every machine in here gives me an opportunity to make good money, and to educate myself more,? he said. ?This is my career.?

Smith?s hiring was just one of thousands of openings created indirectly by a new boom in domestic oil and natural gas drilling ? a bounty so rich that it has even caught energy industry insiders by surprise. In part 2 of our four-part ?Power Shift? special report, we examine how the explosion in drilling in places like North Dakota and West Texas is spreading through the general economy ? despite controversy over the potential environmental impact of the new industry practices.

Marlin Steel Wire, for example, has expanded its payroll and invested in high-tech equipment to keep up with a steady pick-up in orders from other U.S. manufacturers. Orders are rising, said owner Drew Greenblatt, because his customers are receiving a widening discount in the price of natural gas and electricity.

?That?s making U.S. companies that used to be at a price disadvantage now uniquely positioned to win contracts they never won in the past -- or haven?t for a while,? he said. ?Everyone talks about what?s going on in North Dakota, but it?s filtering down now to conventional factories throughout America."

Some analysts believe the energy cost savings for businesses, factories and consumers will last for decades.

?This is not going to be a one- or two-year thing,? said Ross Eisenberg, head of energy and resources policy at the National Association of Manufacturers. ?We?re going to see lower natural gas prices for a long, long way into the future.?

Booms, busts and booms
Since the first gusher of oil spewed from of the ground above the Spindletop salt dome outside Beaumont, Texas, more than a century ago, the U.S. energy industry has enjoyed its share of booms and busts. After peaking in the early 1970s, U.S. oil and gas production began to decline as thousands of depleted wells were shut down. The U.S. rapidly became dependent on foreign suppliers to fuel its economy.

About a decade ago, advanced oilfield production technologies like hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," and horizontal drilling began to reverse that trend. Many of the now-bountiful fields being brought back on line were mothballed long ago when the remaining ?tight? oil and gas deposits were considered too costly or technically difficult to produce.

?It is a sizeable opportunity,? said John Larson, an economist with IHS Global Insight. ?It?s a game changer.?

Interactive map: Where US energy is produced

The economics of production have also played a role in the boom. A tripling in the market price of a barrel of crude over the past decade supports widespread use of costly extraction methods that didn't make sense when energy prices were lower.

Barring an unanticipated setback, so-called ?unconventional? oil and gas production is expected to continue to grow over the next two decades. Over that period, the industry is expected to make more than $5 trillion in new capital investment that will support more than 3.5 million jobs by 2035, according to the financial analysis firm IHS Global Insight.

That economic impact of such spending already is spreading, especially to companies that rely heavily on natural gas as a raw material or energy source and investing and hiring.

Steel makers, for example, benefit from both the lower cost of manufacturing and from strong demand for steel pipe used for oil and gas drilling. Companies in the steel rustbelt of Pennsylvania and Ohio are polishing up aging plants to replace coal with cheaper natural gas. Others are setting up shop closer to major gas distribution hubs like Louisiana, where steel giant Nucor is investing $750 million to fire up a new plant later this year.

Chemical, plastics and fertilizer makers, who rely on natural gas both as a raw material and an energy source, have also been expanding production. Last year, Dow Chemical announced a $4 billion investment in facilities, part of some $15 billion in expansion plans announced by Gulf Coast chemical makers. And Vancouver-based Methanex Corp. decided last year to spend $425 million to disassemble an idled methanol plant in Chile and move it lock, stock and pipeline to Louisiana.

In December, economists with UBS bank tallied some $65 billion in announced construction of new plants related to cheaper natural gas, and said another 11 plants had been announced worth billions more.

As groundbreaking on these projects gets under way, the dividends from the energy boom will flow even further ? to construction companies, engineering firms, materials and equipment suppliers and lenders who help finance the projects.

That, in turn, will help shore up state and federal budgets. The added revenue ? from income taxes on new jobs created, corporate taxes on added oil and gas profits and state and federal royalty payments ? could top $2.5 trillion through 2035, according to IHS Global Insight.

Though prices at the gas pump have remained stubbornly high -- primarily because stepped-up U.S. production makes up relatively small percentage of the global supply, which drives oil prices -- American households are also getting a big break on the lower cost of natural gas and electricity. Larson, the IHS economist, estimated that the energy ?dividend? amounts to about $1,000 a year per household and will double by 2035.

?It?s a fairly substantial return of wealth to the American consumer," he said.

Increased U.S. oil and natural gas production also promises to help rebalance the long-running trade gaps that have weakened the dollar. If the U.S. moves from a net importer to a net exporter of energy over the next decade, as some experts project, oil will flip from being a source of trade deficits to an important contributor on the positive side of the ledger. With China?s energy-hungry economy expected to continue to rely on imported oil, some analysts believe Beijing may soon begin swapping its huge pile of U.S. Treasury bonds for barrels of West Texas crude.

Slideshow: Drilling down and out in Texas

America?s growing energy independence also has been fueled by gains in efficiency: U.S. vehicles are squeezing more mileage from every gallon of fuel, and high-tech heating and cooling units and green building techniques and materials have cut energy bills for commercial and residential buildings by 10 percent since 2005.

Challenges remain
To be sure, there are forces that could delay ? or even derail ? the ongoing energy boom. The drop in natural gas prices has already slowed production of some projects that become too costly when gas prices are too low.

Lower oil prices could have the same impact, but it?s not clear that added U.S. supplies will be sufficient to make a dent in global oil prices, especially if OPEC producers like Saudi Arabia throttle back on supplies to maintain current prices.

But some experts are more bullish on the prospects for a second energy windfall as increased U.S. supplies of oil rein in global prices. Citibank analyst Edward Morse thinks that by the end of the decade, added U.S. output will pull global crude prices back down to a range of $70 to $90 a barrel ? a savings of as much as 30 percent.

That kind of price drop would further amplify the economic boost from lower natural gas prices already flowing through the economy.

Last year, for example, the U.S. consumed roughly 7 billion barrels of oil at an average price of about $100 a barrel. A 30 percent discount on that oil bill works out to about 1.3 percent of gross domestic product. In an economy growing at roughly 2 percent a year, the impact of that dividend would be substantial.

Other factors could slow development. Widespread environmental concerns about the impact of hydraulic fracturing on water supplies have delayed drilling of the Marcellus shale field in New York, where the state Assembly recently voted to extend a moratorium for another two years. In California, the state Legislature is considering at least eight bills to regulate expanded production in the Monterey shale field, estimated to be one of the largest deposits in the country.

Oil and gas producers also face a looming labor shortage as a generation of petroleum engineers and geologists approach retirement age. Their departure is compounded by a dearth of trained younger workers to take their places. From a peak of 11,000 students enrolled in geology and petroleum engineering programs at 34 universities in 1983, only 1,500 were enrolled in 17 programs by 2004, according to a 2007 report from the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.

Finally, transportation bottlenecks have already slowed the distribution of new energy supplies and could further slow future expansion. Expanding the existing pipeline network, which was planned and constructed decades ago, long before new drilling techniques rewrote the U.S. energy map, is already raising safety and environmental concerns.

Complete coverage: Power Shift: America's drive for energy independence

The most visible controversy ? construction of the proposed $7 billion Keystone pipeline through the nation?s heartland ? could be the opening round of ongoing local battles over the build-out of the network required to get new supplies of oil and natural gas from producer to consumer.

?We imported natural gas this winter to the Northeast because we don?t have the capacity yet to move the gas where we need it,? said Larson. ?As a country, we need to address the issue of how we develop the infrastructure we need to enable this energy to flow to where it?s needed.?

Coming next Monday: How American energy independence could change the world.

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Classic Retweet Adds Old Retweeting Option to Twitter's Web Interface

Chrome: If you want to add some commentary to someone else's Tweet, Classic Retweet for Chrome adds the option for an old-style retweet option to Twitter's web interface.

The extension adds a "Classic Retweet" button next to Twitter's standard retweet button in your timeline. Clicking it brings up a new tweet window with "RT," the user, and the tweet already filled in, allowing you to add your commentary or make edits. It's a simple concept, but it can save you a few seconds of copy and pasting. A lot of Twitter clients have this feature built in, but with Twitter shutting them down left and right, it's nice to have the option on the web interface.

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