The handwritten lyrics by John Lennon for “A Day in the Life” that the Beatles recorded recently sold for $1.2 million at an auction. This is a track from the Sgt Pepper album that was released in 1967. This price for the lyrics was well beyond what was anticipated, with a top guess of $800,000.
The lyrics are on two sides of paper and also have various edits and corrections that Lennon placed on the written materials. There are lyrics on the paper that were never used, and it shows the …

Kevin Costner is a well known Hollywood star, but he has plenty to offer for the Gulf oil spill cleanup efforts. The Chief Operating Officer of BP, Doug Suttles, has confirmed the purchase of 32 oil/water separation machines from Costner. It is believed these machines will be a benefit to cleaning up the oil spill in less time. The name of Costner’s company is Ocean Therapy Solutions.
It is believed that the technology of these machines, known as the V-20, will help BP successfully remove as much as 128,000 barrels of …

Over $6.5 million in grants from federal money were funded this week in Michigan. Almost 44 percent of this money was allocated for a company located in Midland, Dow Chemical Corporation. They received $2.9 million for their project.
The future will tell which project will be more helpful, but a special interest was offered for a project that involved 12 years of work and research. It is for developing a window film that reacts to sunlight. Even if Pleotint LLC received 7 times less, meaning $400,000, Harlan Byker, the owner of …