Word: successful
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...world's largest software company is faced with doing whatever it can to make Windows 7 a success, even if it has to open a store in every mall in America...
...produce genius is a very old question, one that has occupied philosophers since antiquity. In the modern era, Immanuel Kant and Darwin's cousin Francis Galton wrote extensively about how genius occurs. Last year, pop-sociologist Malcolm Gladwell addressed the subject in his book Outliers: The Story of Success...
...past, but relatively few bands gain fame without singing at least partially in English. This is not entirely unexpected, as lyrical sophistication often functions as a draw to lesser-known music, giving listeners more than the mindless, bubblegum pop dribble heard on the radio. Malajube, however, have achieved surprising success all while being incomprehensible to a majority of American listeners. For those who don’t speak French, Malajube’s disinterest with singing in English may have removed one of the oft analyzed and praised portions of rock, but it has done so without diminishing their musical...
...wins in a row. What factors contributed to West’s victory? Talent? Plenty. Determination? Ditto. But, most importantly, selflessness and humility—two qualities that are inversely related to the big egos (and high salaries) often found in athletics today. West is not new to success on the court. He was voted Ivy League Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2007 and was an All-American in his sophomore season. This year, West has improved upon last year’s 8-3 record in the top spot. “It?...
...White House is still wooing them. Obama has already met in the Oval Office with both. He will have to keep the courtship going if he hopes to match his success on the stimulus with measures to recapitalize the banking system and reform entitlements, energy and health care. On those issues, Snowe and Collins would tend to be supportive, but neither will go along automatically. Snowe, for one, thinks Obama could have done a better job of reaching out to House Republicans and making them as much a part of the negotiations in that chamber as they were...