2010 Roster: Age 21, Overall 73, Potential 80Original 2011 Roster: Age 22, Overall 81, Potential 85Winter 2011 Roster: Age 22, Overall 84, Potential 85Original 2012 Roster: Age 23, Overall 86, Potential 90Winter 2012 Roster: Age 23, Overall 85, Potential 90Three things jump out on the above. First, in a single year from 2010-2011, Bale's rating was adjusted a whopping 11 points. You'd never see that kind of increase in Career Mode! Second, each year, Bale's potential rating increased by five points, meaning his ceiling increased by 10 points after two years of strong performance. Again, not something that can be replicated in the current mode. Third, in the latest roster update, his overall was decreased by one, despite the fact he hasn't even reached his physical prime. Thisproperly and the right steps are followed.

Jan Price runs the Silver Stop in Price, a small successful business that offers unique jewelry and other gifts. This example shows that small retail businesses can make it in a small town with proper management.

Ethan Migliori

By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate publisher

The American dream is a complicated one. Having a home, raising a family, putting the kids through college and having some fun.

In the middle of this, comes work; work that must be done to accomplish the dream. But for many people, working for someone else is not part of the dream, but owning their own business is.

Many dream of owning a business of their own. Many also fail, because they are not realistic about starting up a business. Usually those failures are