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Brown University has the distinct misfortune of consistently receiving the worst ranking amongst Ivy League schools in the highly regarded US News and World Reports rankings that are released annually. In the Best Colleges 2010 edition Brown came in at the number sixteen overall spot in terms of the most highly prized category of National Universities Rankings. For the 2010 rankings Brown finished one spot behind fellow Ivy League school Cornell University. Unfortunately for the good folks at Brown being affiliated with such a prestigious group as the Ivy League means accepting the reality that when competing in an objective ranking system with such highly regarded institutions at least one member will have to come in last place. Being a top twenty American university (and in this specific instance a top sixteen university) is certainly no small feat. In fact, the case can easily be made that all of the top tier schools are outstanding institutions of higher education that provide trem...

Okay, so you’ve spent several months shopping around for a business to buy. You have your financing lined up. The numbers look excellent. Everything seems profitable, and everything is perfect. Except for one thing. And that is…unless you’ve bought a business with a system in place that literally “runs itself” — whether or not you show up every day — all you’ve done is buy yourself a glorified job. A job where you will probably make (if you measure your income per hour) less than most of your employees. A job that will likely cause you an enormous amount of stress, anxiety and pressure every single day of the week — including weekends. Why do I say this? Because that is what happens many times when someone buys a business without the proper systems already installed. You see, the key to buying a business is making sure you buy one that works on its own, whether you are there or not. I like the way best selling author Robert Kiyosaki ...