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  Suppose you woke up being Tom Brady

  Remember the movie "Heaven Can Wait," where Warren Beatty's spirit inhabits a rich man's body, quarterbacks a football team and wins the big game?

• New Miranda 'rights'

  New Miranda 'rights'

  Revised Miranda Warning pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act:

  1. You still have the right to remain silent. However, if you adhere to this outdated principle you may be subject to: being disappeared; being held indefinitely; potentially being tortured.

  2. If you wish to remain silent, you have something to hide and will be subject to those activities. If you talk and we are remotely titillated by what you say, you will be subject to those activities.

• She also pays taxes

  She also pays taxes

  Has anyone else noticed all the complaining about Americans who pay no income taxes and are living off all the people who are employed?

  If you work for low or minimum wages, you still must pay federal, state, Medicare and local taxes. They are automatically deducted from your paycheck. Our government then invests these monies, which earn interest. If you file a return, you may get some money back, but not nearly the amount you have paid in all year.

  Shirley Caruthers

• Q&A: Get comfortable with one phrase: 'It's just not an option'

  Q&A: Get comfortable with one phrase: 'It's just not an option'

  QUESTION: It's really hard for me to say no. I'm pretty much a pushover and I keep ending up totally overwhelmed. What can I do to get more courageous in setting limits?

• To be successful, ask questions

  To be successful, ask questions

  Harvard Business School management professor Rob Kaplan often finds himself counseling business leaders that they've become too isolated.