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...41st President once summed up the core of his equilibrium, which he pretty well maintained in his 40 years of public service, in the following way: "You, old fella, are the luckiest man in the entire world. You have a great wife, five wonderful children and 14 grandkids, all of whom give you happiness. You also have two nice houses, many caring friends, a wonderful small staff, and you have Sadie, a fine old dog. You have a lot of fishing rods and a boat. What more would...
Against all odds, it turns out science core professors have a sense of humor to match their shiny awards and international renown. And, even more surprising, this sense of humor can find its way into their lectures, some of which are—thank God—taped for posterity and available for ready viewing online...
...keep-the-base-happy crowd note that, while Kerry hunted geese and reminisced about being an altar boy, Bush rode to victory by accentuating ideological differences and inspiring traditional Republicans. He beat us at our own game—turning out core supporters—while Kerry lost ground among women and African-Americans...
...epic proportions. They are the multibillion-dollar megamergers, like AT&T's purchase of cable powerhouse TCI or AOL's marriage with Time Warner (the parent company of this magazine), that are borne on the winds of "synergy" and often find their roots in the weaknesses of the parties' core operations. The reality is that while small, incremental deals can be a key to success, very few megadeals ever deliver on their much hyped promise. On the contrary, 70% of these combinations fail to generate lasting shareholder value, according to Mastering the Merger, a new book by consulting firm Bain...
...customer service, but anyone who has endured an airline's phone-support hell or talked to a clueless sales clerk in an electronics store knows the truth. In many cases, the customer comes dead last. A company like Toys "R" Us may blame Wal-Mart for destroying its core toy business, but "[nobody's] customers just walk away; they will put up with a lot of stuff," says business strategist Fred Wiersema. "By the time they switch, they are really...