In this excerpt from their new book Come Together: The Business Wisdom of the Beatles, authors Richard Courtney and George Cassidy discuss how Paul did what every good leader tries do with a failing enterprise, change the strategy to save the business. When the company begins a downward spiral, someone must take control. That person must have the best interests of the company as top priority, and the welfare of the members as a secondary focus
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Stare at the tiny, central black fixation spot on the white cross in a . After 30 seconds, transfer your gaze to a neutral gray background. You should see a dark--almost black--cross fading in and out.
Read More »Finding Students the Cheapest Textbooks
College professors offer little notice on buying class textbooks, so typically, students have little choice but to buy the books on campus. "[University bookstores] are good at making it easy and being right there," says Richard Mondello, a junior computer science major at Tufts University. "What they're not good at is giving students good prices." In Mondello's first semester at Tufts University in 2008, he spent $190 on a single physics textbook at the campus bookstore
Read More »Wings & Water: Wind Power
Skipper Peter Holmberg sprung catlike between the twin helms of Sojana, his boat shoes squeaking on the sailing yacht’s deck as he rushed back and forth with each tack and jibe.
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Blue Man Group switching Vegas casinos in 2012
A troupe of blue-faced performers is taking its quirky act to a different Las Vegas Strip casino in the fall of 2012.
Read More »Big-ship cruise lines cancel Egypt calls through June
Royal Caribbean and Azamara Club Cruises are the latest cruise lines to modify their itineraries after nearly two weeks of violent protests and riots aimed at the Egyptian government.
Read More »Holding a grudge can be good for your marriage
Everyone from relationship gurus to religious authorities tout the benefits of forgiveness. But new research suggests that in some cases, it may be better to emulate Elizabeth Edwards — who left her cheating husband John Edwards out of her will — than Hillary Clinton, who forgave Bill Clinton for his dalliances with a White House intern.
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