Wal-Mart is pulling out of Germany and South Korea. They’ve lost money there. The reasons why make an interesting lesson about how some things don’t translate well across cultures.

Around here we’ve been discussing things like work/life balance, teleworking, and flexible work. Here’s a few links I ran across today that–I hope–give people something to think about. WORK, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND OPPORTUNITY IN 21st CENTURY AMERICA This US Chamber of Commerce report says individual entrepreneurship is an important element of the future US economy. Back in the ’50s and ’60’s ...

Diana Ngo brought this video at WebMD to my attention. It shows how computer-game-like technology is being used to help radiation oncologists use 3-D visualization to define the boundaries of tumors and decide where to apply radiation. While you’re there check-out the article: "Fighting the Good Fight." It’s about where we are in winning the fight with cancer.

Here’s the link to a whole batch of "pictures" from the 2006 Second Life Relay For Life event. The tag for the pictures is SLRFL2006.