"Who knew, back in 1977, when Luke Skywalker casually asked Ben Kenobi "You fought in the Clone Wars?" that such an innocent, off-hand question would spin-off into one of the biggest multimedia franchises in fanboy history? Yes, George Lucas' Star Wars: A New Hope did spawn arguably THE biggest franchise ever - take your blood-pressure pills, Trekkers - but that had an entire movie, starring Harrison Ford and Alec Guinness, as it's foundation. The Clone Wars, possibly the most popular Star Wars tangent since Boba Fett, was founded by that one sentence, a lot of fan love, and Lucas' legendary inability to let go of a good idea."
[via The Deadbolt]
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4 Things to Expect from The Clone Wars TV Show
4 Smart Moves for Getting a Great Deal on a House
"The spring home-buying season has arrived--except things are quite different from years past. While many economists believe house prices still have further to fall, there's little doubt it's become a buyer's market, with buyers gaining leverage that was unthinkable during the boom and the long run-up in prices. For once, qualified buyers have the upper hand not only with sellers but also with real estate agents, mortgage lenders, and even contractors who can bring a house up to snuff."
[via Yahoo Finance]
4 rules to retire rich
"I've developed a few simple rules to invest by. I consider them the Zen of investing, because if you work at them, they eventually become instinctive. You won't have to think about them. You'll just abide by them. "
[via Men's Health]
4 Things You Should Never Say to the CEO
"If a "nice guy" runs your company, you might be able to say whatever's on your mind in the boardroom and get away with it. But most successful CEOs aren't nice guys -- they're very serious people, often edgy to the point of mania. At General Electric, where I spent 20 years as the speechwriter for hyperkinetic CEO Jack Welch, I watched dozens of executives torpedo their own careers by saying the wrong thing to the boss -- not "politically incorrect" jaw-droppers, just maladroit or foolish remarks.
Even if you work at a small company with 1 percent of GE's revenue, there are certain verbal blunders you should avoid at all cost."
[via Yahoo]
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