Links for you. Science:
How complexity leads to simplicity (video)
Lost & Cast Away: Ten Amazing Uninhabited Islands
Mapping fitness: landscapes, topographic maps, and Seattle
Other:
Mistaken assumptions: jobs, business and tax cuts
Corporate America Hearts Obama (from 2008, but worth reading in light of the last two years)
GE to state: Give us money or these jobs buy it
Dogs Don't Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving
Compromise on Social Security and Medicare? Why My Center-Left Friends are Wrong
NONE DARE CALL IT SABOTAGE....
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