Wife 1.0

Dear Tech Support:

Last year I upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0…Read the rest of this humorous post here.

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On City County Government Mergers

This Gongol.com post describes the pluses and minuses of the topic graphically and verbally.

The article may be of particular interest to Pittsburghers for whom the idea of merging city and county governments may become a necessity, given the current state of the city’s fiscal affairs,

High Speed Video Clips

From J-Walk Blog:

“A good collection of interesting High-speed Video Clips. The video clips below were filmed with a special high-speed camera. The super slow-motion playback lets you visualize effects that cannot be seen with the naked eye or with a standard video camera.”

Decisions Affect the Way We Live

This article by Dave Pollard highlights the ten biggest life choices we make, with a brief history of how they’ve evolved, and a few suggestions of how making better choices might save our world:

Decision 1: Where to Live:
Decision 2: Who to Live With:
Decision 3: How to Make a Living:
Decision 4: Who to Work With:
Decision 5: Work/Life Balance:
Decision 6: Number of Children:
Decision 7: How/Where to Get Education:
Decision 8: How to Get Around:
Decision 9: What to Eat:
Decision 10: How to Live:

He concludes:

“It’s amazing, frightening, how much the course of our life, and of our world, is, for the first time in the history of man, determined by a handful of decisions. What is even more frightening is the degree to which these decisions are made, for all of us, by the small proportion of people who are rich, who determine the destiny not only of themselves but of those who can’t afford the right to make those decisions for themselves. Our future depends not on the willingness of people far away in the third world to have smaller families, but on the willingness of the privileged few who have choice, mostly here in the first world, to make choices that are altruistic, and lead us to a better way to live.”

Be More Creative

Want to be more innovative? Consider checking out this article from gapingvoid on how to be creative that offers interesting and insightful tips.

Four Agreements at Work

Joyce Wycoff reprints an excellent article from Mary Bartlett at Good Morning Thinkers!. As summarized by Jack Vinson, the four agreeements are:

1.Be impeccable with your word
2.Don’t take anything personally
3.Make no assumptions
4.Always do your best

How to Live Authentically

Please consider reading in full this excellent and inspirational post by Ann Ronan, Ph.D and Certified Career Coach, that I have excerpted below:

“Top Ten Ways to Live Authentically

1. Know your purpose…
2. Know your values…
3. Know your needs…
4. Know your passions…
5. Live from the inside out…
6. Honor your strengths…
7. Take time to play…
8. Be aware of your self-talk…
9. Surround yourself with inspiration…
10. Serve others…

When you live authentically, you may find that you develop an interconnected sense of being. When you are true to who you are, living your purpose and giving of your talents to the world around you, you give back in service what you came to share with others—your spirit—your essence.”

Via Brewed Fresh Daily

Emerging Tech Clusters in Western PA

Emerging Clusters

Over the past 20 years, southwestern Pennsylvania has transformed itself into a recognized center of excellence in information technology, the life sciences and advanced manufacturing.

These technology industry sectors have become key drivers of the region’s overall economic growth and vibrancy. However, if southwestern Pennsylvania is to continue to build its technology base, it must look to the future and pinpoint current industry niches and strengths with the potential to grow into economic generators.

The Pittsburgh Technology Council has identified eight such emerging clusters – cybersecurity, data storage, electro-optics, fuel cells, nanoscience, robotics, system on chip and tissue engineering – as part of its annual State of the Industry Report, which is conducted in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Economic Development (CED).”

SBA and the National Urban League Join to Promote Entrepreneurship

From prnewswire:

“The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the National Urban League (NUL) have entered a new partnership, SBA Administrator Hector Barreto has announced. This collaboration is prompted by and part of the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership (UEP), an innovative public-private initiative announced by President George W. Bush on July 23, 2004 inDetroit.”

Download the Three Stooges

From J-Walk Blog:

“From the Internet Archive, a classic Three Stooges short, in the public domain: Sing A Song of Six Pants.

The Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Shemp) are tailors and are heavily in debt. Could a big reward for the capture of a fugitive bank robber answer their financial prayers?

I’ve watched this one at least 20 times.”