The Greatest Asset

"The Greatest Asset" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was written as a counterpoint to his story 2430 A.D. with the intention of refuting, rather than illustrating, the same quotation by writer and social commentator J. B. Priestley. It was published in the January 1972 issue of Analog and reprinted in the 1975 collection Buy Jupiter and Other Stories.

The quotation by Priestley runs:

2430 A.D. had been commissioned by Think, the house magazine of IBM, but was rejected because it confirmed Priestley's quote. Think requested another story refuting the quote. The rejection of 2430 A.D. came when Asimov's marriage to his first wife was coming to an end. On July 3, 1970, he moved out of his house in West Newton, Massachusetts and took up residence in the Cromwell Hotel in New York City. After settling in, Asimov felt the need to write something, to prove to himself that the disruption of his life had not impaired his writing ability. Thus, on July 8, he wrote The Greatest Asset, mailing it to Think the following day. On July 22 Asimov received word that Think had rejected The Greatest Asset and would, instead, be running 2430 A.D.. Having the first piece of writing he produced after moving to New York rejected came as a blow to Asimov. On July 27 he visited John W. Campbell, editor of Analog magazine, and told him of Think's rejection of "The Greatest Asset". Campbell told him that his own needs and judgment were different from Think's and asked to see the story. Within a week Campbell accepted it, and The Greatest Asset appeared in the January 1972 issue of Analog.

The Greatest

The Greatest may refer to:

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Music

The Greatest (Cat Power album)

The Greatest is the seventh studio album by indie rock artist Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power. It debuted at #34 on the Billboard 200, her highest charting album at the time. The Memphis Rhythm Band includes Roy Brewer, Teenie Hodges, Steve Potts, Dave Smith, Rick Steff, Doug Easley, Jim Spake, Scott Thompson and Susan Marshall. String arrangements were contributed by Harlan T. Bobo and Jonathan Kirkscey.

The Greatest won the 2006 Shortlist Music Prize, making Marshall the first woman to win the honor. It was also named the number 6 best album of 2006 by Rolling Stone Magazine.

The title track was featured in the Bones episode The Titan on the Tracks. It was also used in the UK for Garnier hair products advertisements. The song was featured in the film and in the trailers for Wong Kar-Wai's debut English production, My Blueberry Nights. In 2009 the song was featured in the movies Mammoth by Lukas Moodysson and Ricky by Francois Ozon.

In 2008, the song "Hate" was featured in the second episode of the second season of the teen UK drama Skins.

Awaken Reloaded

Awaken Reloaded is the second mixtape from Keke Palmer showcasing some of her musical direction for her follow-up album to Awaken. The maturity of the songs on the mixtape shows how Keke has grown. It was released on August 22, 2011.

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