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Life in America -- Best jobs chart

For the professional blog: http://mediamatters.org/issues/immigration-reform
http://mediamatters.org/issues/immigration-myths

http://chronicle.com/article/In-Defense-of-Favoritism/135610/

For ecologists #2, Marc W, Hugh:

Only connect - Buddhism and Ecology

For Angiebunny:

Why it's necessary to tell stories: http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201103/the-inside-story

* The first rule of telling stories is to give the audience—whether it's one business person or a theater full of moviegoers—an emotional experience. The heart is always the first target in telling purposeful stories.
* Most compelling stories have a sympathetic hero. And they are shaped by three critical elements—a challenge, struggle, and some resolution
* Prepare your stories in advance. But before you launch into your script, take some time to learn about your audience.
For John Mapes and Sal Mo:

Intralign
Newyorker articles on the health system by Atul Gawande, MD
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/01/090601fa_fact_gawande
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/24/110124fa_fact_gawande
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/08/13/120813fa_fact_gawande

Lumosity and Fitbrains offer a range of simple online exercises that are proven to train your brain to both retain information and think faster.

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/tip-manage-several-email-accounts-with.html#!/2009/02/tip-manage-several-email-accounts-with.html

http://lifehacker.com/5157825/use-gmails-multiple-inboxes-feature-to-manage-multiple-addresses

for shoes: wire coat hangers cut off & bent into hooks

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Cold Turkey is an easy to use free software.