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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (April 10, 2012) – ETSU freshman Gabriella Wahl (Heidenheim, Germany) and sophomore Sian Evans (Gillingham, England) continued their brilliant play at the Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Golf Championships, finishing in first and second place following Tuesday's second round at the Venetian Bay Golf Club.
While Evans posted a team-best round of 2-under-par 70 on the day, Wahl fired a 1-over-par 73 and maintained a one-stroke edge on the field as the tournament moves into the third and final round on Wednesday. Unfortunately, despite the efforts of both Wahl and Evans, the Buccaneers relinquished the top spot on the team leaderboard and will enter the third round six strokes back of Kennesaw State.
The Owls rallied to take the team lead by placing four players in the Top 10, and finished with an impressive score of 4-under-par 284. Kennesaw State stands at 576 (292-284) for the event, followed by the Bucs at 582 (290-292).
"The girls played all the way to the 18th hole today and I'm proud of their effort," said ETSU head coach Stefanie Shelton. "We will come out here with the same game plan, play our best, and see where that will put us tomorrow."
Along with Wahl and Evans, ETSU senior Mayte Vizcarrondo (Cadiz, Spain) fired her second straight round of 2-over 74 to finish 11th on the individual leaderboard. Meanwhile, teammates Chloe Garner (Somerset West, South Africa) and Larissa Steinfeldt (Eschweiler, Germany) both ended the day tied for 26th.
The Bucs are attempting to capture their second A-Sun title, after winning the trophy back in 2008. In addition, with a victory on Wednesday, ETSU would earn its third trip to the NCAA Championships in the last five years. The Bucs earned spots in the nationals in both 2008 and 2010.
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Converting a regular bread recipe into a Tangzhong/ water roux recipe?
Hello everyone,
I have been in search for a good bread recipe and came across the water roux/ tangzhong method. I used it and it was wonderful! Now I really want to try and incorporate this method for other bread recipes that do not orignally call for the water roux/ tangzhong method. How can I do that?
And btw, I am a beginner.... dough hydration charts still look daunting and scary.... all I've figured out so far is that you put the amount of flour as 100%.... (Please do correct me or direct me to an appropriate post if I am wrong. Yikes!) And all the short forms (such as KA and RB etc.) confuse me too.
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The Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations presented the 2011 John A. Yankey Student Community Service Award to two students, Francisca Chaidez-Gutierrez and Angela Lowery, at the Mandel Center Graduation Celebration held Sunday, May 15.
The award is presented annually to a Mandel Center student(s) who has been actively engaged as a volunteer in one or more successful community services activities or projects while a student at the Center. The spirit of the award is to recognize a student who exemplifies Emeritus Professor John A. Yankey's dedication to community service and his desire to strengthen the nonprofit sector.
Francisca has been interning since 2006 for the organization Peace in the Hood, which teaches youth and families to negotiate hard life scenarios through the use of nonviolent mediation tactics and cultural-specific ways of expression. In 2009, Francisca wrote a proposal for funding through the Starting Point grant program. The grant was accepted and renewed three times. The money helps run after-school programs and the organization's large-scale summer camp. Francisca graduated with her Master of Nonprofit Organization's (MNO) degree this May.
Angela has served as the co-president of the organization Northern Ohio Returned Volunteer Association (NORVA), an all-volunteer group of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) living in the region. In her role, Angela has led the group in a number of community activities, including a volunteer meal served monthly at a local church, arranging and hosting board meetings and business meetings, working with the board to plan and execute its biennial fundraiser, determining in collaboration with NORVA members which local projects and which Peace Corps Volunteer projects around the world the group will support, and hosting informational events for prospective Peace Corps Volunteers. Angela is currently enrolled in the MNO program.
"The measure of life is not its duration but its donation," says John Yankey. "The engagement in community service by so many Mandel Center students continues to amaze me. Honoring students through this award provides all of us with a deepened appreciation of their passion and commitment to serving others."
"It is awe inspiring to learn the extent to which students donate their time and talent and this award allows the Center to briefly shine a spotlight on the community service aspect of its vision for strengthening the nonprofit sector," he adds.
Dr. Yankey has been a leader in building the scope and reputation of the Mandel Center since its inception. From 1996 - 2001, Dr. Yankey served as the Mandel Center Director of Community Service. In 2000 - 2001, he was the interim Executive Director of the Mandel Center and was recently the interim during Fall 2009. Beginning 1992, Dr. Yankey was the Leonard W. Mayo Professor of Family and Child Welfare at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences before retiring in 2005. The recipient of numerous outstanding teaching awards, he continues teaching strategic planning courses at the Mandel Center and a course on strategic alliances at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
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In remarks prepared for a roundtable discussion on endowment spending on Capitol Hill Monday, Sept. 8, Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman said it would be a serious mistake to take any step, including governmentally imposed mandatory payouts, that risks undermining the ability of American colleges and universities to compete globally in the 21st century.
Tilghman was one of 24 higher education leaders and financial experts asked to participate in the series of discussions, titled "Maximizing the Use of Endowment Funds and Making Higher Education More Affordable."
The session was convened by Sen. Charles Grassley and Rep. Peter Welch. Grassley is the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, which early this year requested information from Princeton and 135 other universities on policies and practices relating to endowment management and spending, college costs and student aid.
"For many of the leading public and private colleges and universities in this country -- which are also among the leading colleges and universities in the world -- these donations allow them both to provide the highest possible quality of education for their students without having to charge its full cost and to conduct the research that is the economic engine of our country," remarked Tilghman, who said she was speaking both as president of Princeton and as vice chair of the Association of American Universities.
With carefully determined spending policies, she noted that colleges and universities seek to provide as much support as possible for this generation of students and faculty while also ensuring that they can meet the needs of future generations.
She further pointed out that colleges and universities use their endowments to reduce costs for all students and to provide substantial financial aid.
"At Princeton, for example, students who pay full tuition cover less than half the cost of their education," she said. "But fewer than half of our undergraduates actually pay full tuition. The average grant of financial aid for a freshman at Princeton this year is more than $33,450 (more than 97 percent of tuition), and for families with incomes below $75,000, their aid fully covers tuition, room and board. Even families earning between $180,000 and $200,000 receive average grants of more than $22,000. When adjusted for inflation, the average cost of attending Princeton over the last 10 years has actually declined more than 25 percent."
She also noted that Princeton's scholarship budget last year was $81 million, $6 million more than its net revenue from tuition, and 80 percent of its scholarship budget came from the endowment.
Finally, she said that Princeton's policies provide for a 5 percent increase in spending each year per unit of endowment regardless of market performance and that in the last two years the University made special upward adjustments totaling $105 million on top of the 5 percent annual increases. She said a mandatory payout requirement would decrease the flexibility of colleges and universities to respond to market volatility, observing that they need to make long-term commitments in hiring faculty, creating programs and constructing facilities.


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A 1930 Census Project for Kids
My daughter had to do a family tree display for her 4-H project. Tired of run of the mill family trees and pedigree charts, we decided not to create a display of the names of 4,000 relatives. We chose to concentrate on eight ancestors instead of 1,024. Her project (or was it mine?) would focus on locating her eight great-grandparents in the 1930 census. The specific nature of our project would allow us to dig a little deeper and include information other than just names and dates in our project.
We could do more than simply list each great-grandparent's age. After all, the 1930 census provides significantly more insight into a family's life than the mere age of each household member. The desired individuals had already been located in the 1930 census, so her actual searching would not be too difficult.
Let the Child Search
However, her tolerance for difficult-to-locate ancestors would be short, so I gave her some guidance when conducting her searches. Before my daughter searched the census, I searched for each entry and made notes as to what search strategy was most effective for each ancestor. This way my daughter's searching would not take an inordinate amount of time and neither of us would run out of patience before the project had even begun. Age-appropriate comments about handwriting and spelling errors were made when necessary and when applicable to the search at hand.
Kids Need Organization Too
Some questions revolved around the location of the census entry, state, county, town (or township), address (if given), district, and page number. These questions served two purposes: One was to assist us later in the geographic aspect of our project. The other was to make a point about keeping track of where we find things.
Our discussion about documentation and citation was not lengthy, but specific and to the point. For our purposes, it was sufficient to say that the census was taken in books based on where people lived. If we kept track of where the entry was located we could easily find it again without having to search all over again.
The remaining questions revolved around the census entry itself and included the name, age, place of birth, and occupation (if applicable) of the located individual. We also noted whether the family had a radio. (Note: The form we used can be downloaded here: www.rootdig.com/1930kids/)
Picture the Location
We started with a map of the state of Illinois. Our families have not moved too much in the last seventy-five years. Others may need to start with a map of the United States or of the entire world.
While the state map provided a nice overview of our locations, we realized that it did not show adequate detail and decided to also include maps more narrow in scope so that the precise locations could be shown.
For the rural ancestors, we printed out township maps of the counties involved and indicated on those maps who was living in what township. We were fortunate that the county USGenWeb site (www.usgenweb.org) and searches on Google (www.google.com) easily located township maps for the counties involved.
For those urban dwellers, we used Mapquest (www.mapquest.com) to print out street maps showing the location of each address. Before this was done, I made certain that there had been no street renamings or house renumberings since 1930 (these determinations can be made by visiting the appropriate county or city USGenWeb page or posting the question to the county or city mailing list via lists.rootsweb.com).
Can We Have More Detail for Those Rural People?
What About Other Migrations?
What Were They Doing in 1930?
While in our report we simply listed the occupation, we could have learned more about these jobs and written brief descriptions (or even included clip art depicting the work if possible). Some jobs are fairly self-explanatory. Some are not. We had a difficult time reading the "pinsetter†occupation on the actual census, and it was difficult for one of us to imagine a time when people, instead of machines, actually set the pins back up!
Did They Have a Radio?
There were several things we did as a part of this project:
We (rather, I) tried to avoid making this a project of the parent. It was necessary for the author to remember that this presentation was not for a speech at a genealogy conference. However, all the discussion and preparation caused me to think of some things I had not noticed when locating these entries a few years ago. If there's a school activity or assignment where this type of project might be appropriate, consider doing it with your child, grandchild, niece, or nephew. You might learn just as much as they do during the process.
Additional References
"1930 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
While the following two are about the 1920 census in particular, the search methods are similar for 1930, except that the 1930 census index at Ancestry.com is an every-name index and the 1920 census index is not.
"Finding My 1920 People, Part I"
"1920 Census, Part II: Michael Locates His People"
Michael John Neill is the Course I Coordinator at the Genealogical Institute of Mid America (GIMA) held annually in Springfield, Illinois, and is also on the faculty of Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois. Michael is the Web columnist for the FGS FORUM and is on the editorial board of the Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly. He conducts seminars and lectures on a wide variety of genealogical and computer topics and contributes to several genealogical publications, including Ancestry Magazine and Genealogical Computing. You can e-mail him at email@example.com or visit his website at www.rootdig.com/, but he regrets that he is unable to assist with personal research.
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April 11, 2013 — The North Dakota Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a budget amendment that would set aside money to defend against potential legal challenges to the state's recently enacted abortion restrictions, the AP/Dickinson Press reports. The amendment, proposed by state Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (R), would designate $400,000 for a "litigation fund."
The new laws -- signed by Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) last month and set to take effect Aug 1. -- would make North Dakota's abortion policies the most restrictive in the nation and potentially close the state's only abortion clinic (MacPherson, AP/Dickinson Press, 4/11).
One measure (HB 1456) prohibits abortion once a fetal heartbeat is "detectable," which can occur as early as six weeks if a transvaginal ultrasound is used. Another new law (SB 2305) would require physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, while a third measure (HB 1305) prohibits abortions sought because of the sex of the fetus or genetic defects, such as Down syndrome (Women's Health Policy Report, 3/27).
The Center for Reproductive Rights has said it plans to challenge the fetal heartbeat bill in court. The state has spent about $23,000 defending another lawsuit from CRR over a 2011 medication abortion law, which a judge has temporarily blocked.
Dalrymple urged the Legislature to set aside money to defend the laws when he signed them. Stenehjem said he reached the $400,000 estimate from discussions with attorneys general in states facing similar lawsuits, although he noted the cost "could be more [or] could be less."
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Secretary of State Al Jaeger said his office last week received three petitions seeking to give voters a chance to repeal the laws through statewide ballot measures.
Jaeger has until April 11 to approve titles for the three petitions, each of which requires at least 13,452 signatures from state voters to qualify for the ballot. The deadline for supporters to submit signatures is June 24 (AP/Dickinson Press, 4/11).


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We're excited to share that Lonesome Road, the fourth add-on pack for Fallout: New Vegas, will be available for download on Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Network and Steam on September 20th.
In Lonesome Road you are contacted by the original Courier Six, a man by the name of Ulysses who refused to deliver the Platinum Chip at the start of Fallout: New Vegas. Ulysses promises the answer as to why he didn't take the job, but only if you make one last journey into the hurricane-swept canyons of the Divide, a landscape torn apart by earthquakes and violent storms. It's up to you whether you take the job or not.
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Today we're also announcing two additional DLC packs, Courier's Stash and Gun Runners' Arsenal, which will be available for download one week later on September 27th.
Courier's Stash (Xbox LIVE for 160 Microsoft points, PlayStation Network and Steam for $1.99) gives players immediate access to four content bundles previously available only through pre-ordering Fallout: New Vegas. The Caravan Pack, Classic Pack, Mercenary Pack and Tribal Pack each offer unique weapons, apparel and aid advantages that will help you throughout your journey.
Gun Runners' Arsenal (Xbox LIVE for 320 Microsoft points, PlayStation Network and Steam for $3.99) increases the range of unique weapons, weapon mods, ammo types and recipes waiting to be uncovered in the vast Mojave Wasteland.
Among the unqiue weapons added are the Bozar, an all-powerful 5.56mm Light Machine Gun, the Smitty Special, an overwhelming variant of the Plasma Caster, the MFC Cluster mine, the Esther, a unique Mini Nuke Launcher, and the ridiculous Nuka Breaker – a new melee weapon made from a Nuka-Cola neon sign. In total Gun Runners' Arsenal adds 27 new weapons, 40 new weapon modifications for existing weapons, 18 new new recipes, and 29 new ammo types — including the 12 Ga. Dragon's Breath, Hive Missiles, and 25mm/40mm Plasma Grenades. Finally, Gun Runners' Arsenal also adds more than 20 all-new challenges to the Mojave Wasteland.
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Track & Field 2018 Outdoor Season in Review
Wayne Phipps, Director of Cross Country/Track & Field, completed his fourth year at the helm of the WSU Cougars program.
2017-18 Pride of the Pac: Washington State's Alissa Brooks-Johnson
Alissa Brooks-Johnson, a three-time Pac-12 Heptathlon Champion, is the Washington State female recipient of the 2017-18 Tom Hansen Medal.
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Alissa Brooks-Johnson placed seventh in the heptathlon at the USA Outdoor Championships.
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Cougars honored for their performances in the classroom and on the fields of competition.
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- Gender: Men and women are equally at risk for developing ulcerative colitis.
- Family History: Ulcerative colitis tends to run in families, with up to 20% of patients having a close relative who also has the disease.
- Race and Ethnicity: Ulcerative colitis is more common among whites than non-whites. Jewish people of Ashkenzi (Eastern European) descent have a heightened risk for ulcerative colitis.
- Smoking: Smoking appears to increases the risk of developing Crohn's disease, and can worsen the course of the disease. Conversely, smoking appears to decrease the risk of developing ulcerative colitis. Because of the hazards of smoking, however, it should never be used to protect against ulcerative colitis.
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Gold prices slipped to start the week, pressured lower by traders who made bets the precious metal would fall.
Gold for February delivery fell $3.70 to settle Monday at $1,652.90 an ounce. Gold prices have dropped 1.3 percent so far this year.
Options on the New York Mercantile Exchange's Comex exchange expire Monday. Many of the traders who had previously placed bets that gold would fall through options contracts known as "puts" are closing out those bets and taking their winnings off the table. That can knock prices lower.
With the exception of copper, other metals were also lower:
- Silver for March delivery fell 42.6 cents to $30.78.
- Platinum for April delivery fell $32.70 to $1,662.20.
- Palladium for March delivery fell 45 cents to $740.55 an ounce.
In grain futures, corn for March delivery rose 8.50 cents to settle at $7.29 a bushel Monday. Corn prices have surged 4 percent so far this year. A government report out earlier this month showed that farmers harvested much less corn last year than anticipated. It also revealed that the country's stockpile of corn, used as food for cattle and other farm animals, dropped to the lowest level in nine years as of Dec. 1.
Wheat for March delivery fell 2.75 cents to settle at $7.79 a bushel Monday. Soybeans fell 6.75 cents a bushel to $14.48.
A strong U.S. durable goods report helped push the price of oil up. Demand for long-lasting manufactured goods increased sharply in December with gains in volatile aircraft orders, the Commerce Department said. Benchmark crude oil rose 56 cents to finish at $96.44 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Two facts: Today is my birthday! HBTM! Yeah, I'm 48 years old today. Thank you, Lord for keeping me alive this long. I am truly blessed.
I didn't feel that way this morning when the alarm clock sounded, however, because I soon realized Dolphins offensive coordinator Dan Henning was in one of my dreams last night. I have no idea what he was doing in my dream but it is fair to assume he was interrupting a good thing with one moment of I-know-more-football-than-everyone genius.
Anyway, today should be an interesting day -- aside from my B-day celebration -- in that we should get some clarity about where former Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss and former Chargers outside linebacker Shawne Merriman will end up. Both were reportedly on the waiver wire at 4 p.m. Tuesday so their status could be settled by 4 p.m. or so today.
We know the Dolphins are interested in Moss. We know Brandon Marshall would more than welcome his arrival in Miami as he said on a local radio station in South Florida Tuesday. (I'd credit the station but as it spouts my information as if they did the legwork without crediting The Herald, they can bite it.) Anyway, Marshall said on the station that will not be named that he would be thrilled to have Moss on the Dolphins, contrary to the idea that he wouldn't want another alpha receiver on the team taking catches away from him.
Marshall, in fact, said he would welcome Moss as a deep threat on the team because that would open things up for him. Indeed, with Randy Moss on the Dolphins, which receiver do you not double-team? Yikes!
Again, the Moss idea makes sense.
Not too sure about that one. I am not aware whether Merriman is on Miami's radar or not. I assume not. Fact is current GM Jeff Ireland was in the DeMarcus Ware camp when the debate in Dallas in 2005 was whether to go with Ware or Merriman.
Merriman is enticing in that he's 26 years old, comes relatively cheaply short-term, and has had 43.5 sacks.
But ...
Merriman is a walking injury situation. He has never played all 16 games in his career and has missed much of the season in 2008 and so far this season (calf). You know how the Dolphins feel about perpetually injured players.
Merriman's production is also misleading in that only four of his career sacks have come in the past three seasons so he is not necessarily a guaranteed performer. It should be noted that Merriman's production declined after, ahem, he was suspended by the NFL in 2006 for testing positive for performance enhancing substances.
Merriman also has something of a reputation for loving the nightlife. It was a source of contention for San Diego GM A.J. Smith. How would that play in South Florida with South Beach down the road from the Dolphins practice facility?
Finally, what statement would acquiring Merriman send to current Miami players Cameron Wake and Koa Misi? Wake is playing at a Pro Bowl level. Misi is having a good rookie season with decent run defense and 3.5 sacks -- which is only .5 sacks less than Merriman has had the past three years.
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February 27, 2014, 09:00:54 PM »
Hi everyone!
I currently have a 3.81 GPA (hoping to improve that) and my practice LSAT score was a 173. I am also involved in extra curricular organizations, have done a few internships, and am an African-American female. I am working on raising my GPA & LSAT score. I would love to attend Georgetown Law school. If I keep my GPA up and do well on the LSAT, do I have a good chance of being accepted? Also, what other schools would any of you recommend I look into with my scores? I am trying to be realistic, I doubt I'd get into Harvard but I would like to make it into a 'great' Law School.
If anyone has any other advice to lend, I am definitely open to it!
Thank you for any help! I also apologize that this is kind of vague, first time posting.
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Georgetown is a great school and I sincerely hope you get a 173 LSAT, but a practice LSAT is practice. I know many people in your position myself included as 0L get ahead of themselves and start thinking about the school they will attend etc. It is kind of exciting.
However, realistically what should focus on is getting an LSAT score once you have a real LSAT score and your GPA is officially done you will know your options. If you get a 173 LSAT and have a 3.81 GPA your chances are solid and just an FYI lawschoolnumbers.com is a great site to see what numbers will get you into what school.
With all that said something to really understand is that any ABA law school will teach you the law and give you the skills to become a successful lawyer. It is true schools like Georgetown, Harvard, Yale etc will open the door to Biglaw, but I know a number of Harvard grads who worked at Biglaw hated it and went on to work at a D.A., Public Defender, City Attorney etc where you don't need the Harvard Degree to work, but they have a lot more debt.
A lot of incoming and current law students get very racked up in the rankings and attending the "highest ranked" school, but the reality is no matter what school you attend you will read Supreme Court cases and learn the same thing the law is the law period. The Supreme Court does not write separate opinions for different law schools.
Anyways, just focus on getting your LSAT score then you can know your options. Once you have the score think about the location you want to attend school, consider the tuition costs, and visit schools to see, which one is a fit for you. When I was choosing I visited a number of schools some were great to me others sucked, but that was my personal opinion you could very well love the schools I hated and vice versa.
Good luck on the LSAT and your pursuit of a legal career.
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February 27, 2014, 11:36:15 PM »
Thank you for your advice! I will check out lawschoolnumbers. You are correct, practice is practice and I should probably not get ahead of myself, I guess I can't help it. I also agree, any law school will teach law. I definitely don't want to attend Georgetown solely for its name, there are other factors like location, etc. that have made it my number 1 choice, but any law school that will consider me/accept me is game in my book when the time comes lol
Thank you again for your advice!
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1) As an AA, and thus a URM, you are looking at a pretty strong LSAT boost. This can be anywhere between 0-10 points.
2) Especially as a URM, if you are within a schools average band, you will have a very real shot.
3) Therefore, if these end up being your real hard factors, not only would you be a shoo in for GTown, you would have a very very very real shot at Harvard.
4) As a URM, I highly recommend applying to as many schools as possible. In personally applied to the top 14 (generally considered the schools that have national pull) plus all the top schools in the cities/regions I wanted to live and work in long-term. You never know how a school will treat your URM status. One school may give you a huge LSAT boost/big scholarship while another competing school may just flat out reject you.
5) Be on the look out for fee waivers. If you don't get any, be sure to contact the school to see if they can give you one.
6) Make sure to rock your essays/resume/LORs/etc. Since you are a URM, if you are just under a schools numbers, these soft factors will end up swaying the decisions.
7) In sum, rock the LSAT. Take as many as you possibly can under full test conditions. Keep this GPA up. And invest the time into how your present your soft factors.
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(Editor's note: Gary Hershorn, now Global Editor, Sports Pictures, for Reuters, has covered sport for 35 years. A Canadian, he gained the trust of compatriot Ben Johnson in the run-up to the 1988 Seoul Olympics and had special access to the sprinter's training. Here, Hershorn, looks back at that time and at Johnson's downfall.)
By Gary Hershorn
Standing shirtless on the training track, Ben Johnson looked at me, then dropped his running shorts. He stared at me, apparently willing me to take a picture and prove I was just another paparazzo desperate to get a sensational shot of the world's most famous athlete ahead of the Seoul Olympics.
I stared back but did not put my camera to my face. Training over, Johnson told me everything was fine and I could come back and watch him train as often as I liked. I had, it seemed, passed the test and won his trust. Johnson, who generally distrusted the media, completely opened up that July, telling me what time he would train each day, showing up on time and taking me inside his private world, to the weight room and massage room.
Toronto, where I was working, was also Johnson's home. Knowing that pictures of him, the world champion and world-record holder, would be published the world over I had set out to try to get exclusive time with him while he prepared for Seoul. With the help of sports journalist Mary Jollimore, who had been writing about Johnson for a number of years, I was able to spend time at the Toronto Track and Field training center with him and his fellow sprinters Desai Williams, Mark McKoy and Angela Taylor.
By the time Johnson arrived in Seoul in September the interest in the men's 100 meters, and his clash with American Carl Lewis, had attracted the level of attention usually reserved for a heavyweight title fight. In the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Lewis had won the gold medal with Johnson taking the bronze. At the 1987 world championships in Rome, Johnson won the 100 with a world-record time of 9.83 seconds while Lewis placed second. The stage was set for their South Korean showdown.
Johnson's arrival at Seoul airport was fitting for a rock star and the media horde was one of the largest I have ever seen. The crowd encircled him and followed him to his waiting car. I somehow ended up on the hood of his car with my face pressed against the windscreen as he clearly laughed at me.
For the first three days in Seoul, Johnson trained at a secret location that he had told me about. It was another great opportunity to have him to myself. The world's media eventually found him and he switched his training sessions to the practice track adjacent to the athletes' village so everyone could easily watch his workouts.
The first week of the Games is something of a blur to me and I remember little other than American diver Greg Louganis hitting his head on the springboard, I was focused so much on Sept. 24, the day the 100 meters final was to take place. While trying to stay impartial I believed that my fellow Canadian was going to win in a spectacular way. Williams also made it to the final so I was doubly happy.
The race, the first Olympic 100 meters final I would cover, was set for 1.30 p.m. on a Saturday. For photographers, the day began at about 6 a.m. when the stadium opened to us. Quite simply, if you did not get to the stadium then, you would not get to photograph the race from the spot you wanted. Our Reuters crew was small, with only five photographers compared to the 12 we had covering Usain Bolt at the London Olympics last year.
We placed one photographer at the start, one at the side of the finish line, two head-on to the finish line and one on the elevated platform looking straight down lanes 4 and 5, perfectly centered between Johnson in lane 6 and Lewis in lane 3.
Looking back, photographing a 100 meters final in 1988 seems so simple compared to what we do now. As we were using film, there was no special technology involved. The cameras we used were slow compared to today's ones which shoot 14 pictures a second. In 1988, each photographer used one camera and one roll of film that contained 36 pictures, giving the editor a maximum of 180 pictures to select from.
In London, we had 12 photographers shooting the race along with another 12 remote cameras producing thousands of images all because of the advancement of digital cameras and networking technology.
After hours of waiting and photographing the morning athletics session in Seoul, the time came for the final. Eight sprinters lined up in the starting blocks to see who the fastest man in the world was going to be. I was positioned on the side of the finish line. My job was to produce a picture showing how far the winner won the race by.
I pre-focused my camera on lane six, Johnson's lane. There was no auto focus in 1988 so in order to ensure I had a picture of him in focus, I set my camera to a spot and waited for him to run through it. The gun went off and about nine seconds later Johnson was in my viewfinder. What was unexpected was that I saw him but not anyone else. How could a runner in a 100 meters race be so far ahead?
In the moment of shooting it seemed like Johnson ran through my viewfinder and then the rest of the field did. In reality, the photo that I captured had Johnson on the right side of the frame with Lewis, Linford Christie and Calvin Smith on the left edge and a lot of empty track between them. A quick look at the clock showed a time of 9.79 seconds. Johnson was the first person to run a sub 9.80 race.
The celebrations that followed were short-lived. By early Monday, the Canadian Olympic Association was dealing with a positive drug test on Johnson's 'A' sample. When my phone rang in the early hours, I knew before I answered it that there was only one reason for such a call – Johnson had been caught doping.
Johnson left Seoul pursued by a media horde even larger then the one when he arrived.
I have always referred to the second week of the Seoul Olympics as my lost Olympic week. I do not remember anything that happened. I continued to cover the athletics but in reality the story of the Games had moved to Toronto where Johnson returned home. Pictures of Johnson washing his Ferrari Testarossa car with the license plate 9.83 for his world-record time set in Rome were what the world's media were publishing on their front pages, not the competition at the Olympics.
I returned home and sought out Johnson, finding him back at the training facility in Toronto doing what he did best, running.
The race will stay with me forever. It was an event that lived up to its hype, excited the world and produced an extraordinary world record, if only for 48 hours, and it still stands out as one of the most exciting events I have photographed in 35 years of covering sport.
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First of all i want to thank Gary Hershorn, for sharing his wonderful memories with us via this nostalgic article. It also gave an opportunity to the readers to know Ben from close quarters, especially to those youngsters, who were not even born at that time. I rectify one small mistake in this otherwise well written and edited article…in the last para.. "Johnson left Seoul pursued by a media horde even larger then the one when he arrived." i guess it should be than rather then…


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Answer: Wheelbase are one of the UK\'s largest suppliers of alloy wheels and performance tyres, we have been selling alloy wheels and tyres for over 25 years. We pride ourselves on our customer service and excellent reputation within the industry.
How long have you been around?
Answer: Wheelbase have been providing the public with top quality products for over 25 years. We have been located the same place throughout and expanded our warehouse space massively.
Why should I buy from Wheelbase?
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Written: 2018-12-12 20:16:05
Stuart Anderson
Amazing customer service always there to help
Written: 2018-12-12 18:33:14
Derek Smallwood
Seaton Cumbria
Excellent wheels look superb on my car. Thanks again Regards Derek
Written: 2018-12-12 17:34:50
Len Neale
I ordered 4x18inch rims with winter tyres to replace 20inch rims for extra grip and comfort on my range rover sport. Unfortunately they just touched the brake calliper. Michael immediately organised for them to be collected and replaced with 19inch rims and tyres. They give a much better ride than the 20inch rims. Great service, very satisfied. ------------- Len
Written: 2018-12-12 17:28:49
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Brilliant company wheels are great turned up on time and look brilliant on my van
Written: 2018-12-12 16:47:58
Splendid service
Written: 2018-12-12 13:02:38
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Having ordered four wheels and snow tyres from tyres-guru (part of the Delti group) and waited 5 weeks for a delivery before they finally cancelled the order as they couldn't fulfil it. Wheel Base were a breath of fresh air; a simple ordering process - wheels delivered within 3 working days as promised with full fitting kit. They're now on the car looking great and ready for the winter snow! Very happy bunny.
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great service, quick delivery and as description - very pleased with our purchase and recommended.
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Written: 2018-12-11 18:56:10
Craig Loughman
Wheel and tire package ordered. They arrived well packaged, clean, spiggot rings fitted and supplied with bolts. The 1-2 day delivery stated on the website was a bit of a let down though, had I known delivery would take a week I'd have just ordered direct from Bola.
Written: 2018-12-11 18:48:05
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Great good quality wheels, good communication and fast delivery.
Written: 2018-12-11 18:43:37
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The Alloys arrived very promptly and were everything I expected they are quite simply beautiful. And best of all at a fantastic price Thank you Wheelbase
Written: 2018-12-11 17:53:50
John sweeney
The wheels arrived and I fitted them to my van and the front two were rubbing on the caliper so I went and got two wheel spacers and put them on and it runs perfect now .the wheels are good and make the van look real good .I would defenetily buy from wheelbase again.
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Top notch communication throughout purchase and delivery of 4wheels & tyres! Totally faultless sellers, would happily recommend them to anyone asking about getting alloy wheels! Thanks again to all at Wheelbase Alloys, a real pleasure it was dealing with you! Sincerely Greig!
Written: 2018-12-11 17:08:26
Trevor Walter
2 nd set of Alloys from Wheelbase , good choice at fair price
Written: 2018-12-11 16:51:05
Paul Lane
Aberdare, South Wales
Really good advice on suitability of the tyres/alloys for my VW T6 Shuttle on the phone. My order arrived on time within 2 days of ordering as promised. Found the website to be extremely user friendly. Thanks Wheelbase
Written: 2018-12-11 16:22:09
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Must say this was easy and good service I got from these guys AAAAA+ Quick and good service, sent to Iceland in no time, nice product :)
Written: 2018-12-10 22:39:16
Rob Charles
Four wheels and tyres arrived as ordered, at a very competitive price. Helpful staff on phone.
Written: 2018-12-10 21:06:05
Robert Anderson
Good service .....
Written: 2018-12-10 20:32:33
Rebecca Painter
To begin I was very impressed with the customer service but after a few issues, that began to deteriorate Was impressed with the speed of delivery however the level of care could be increased as my order was damaged
Written: 2018-12-10 19:02:15
Jim Dart
Great choice at great prices. Even managed to find my Japanese import model to match wheels. Good range of tyres and Super fast delivery
Written: 2018-12-10 18:22:35
Colin Orritt
Good service. Explained I needed delivery next day which they did.
Written: 2018-12-10 18:21:55
Wayne Watkins
Wheelbase service was outstanding from enquiry to purchase and delivery of my new set of wheels.
Written: 2018-12-10 18:15:11
Oliver Robinson
High Wycombe
I bought some winter wheels and tyres for my G63 BWW 530D - good service, have now fitted the wheels and tyres. The tyres offer good grip in the rain and silently on the roads. All in all very pleased - this is the second set of winter wheels bought from Wheelbase.
Written: 2018-12-10 17:42:30
Robert Morton
Just purchased a set of wheels, winter tyres and TPMS valves for my BMW X5. Great service and delivery when promised. Wheels now fitted and all good. Would recommend.
Written: 2018-12-10 17:29:32
Caroline Cook
Excellent service these are a gift so have not been used yet. Great contact from yourself regarding order and delivery also after sales. Will use the company again
Written: 2018-12-10 16:36:41
Adam Lucas
Great wheels , tyres and service. One of the alloys was damaged on arrival , it was collected and a new one sent within a few days. Very happy
Written: 2018-12-09 20:10:11
graham mcmillan
prompt delivery,wheels look great.
Written: 2018-12-09 11:09:21
Dan Wild
Great service! 2nd set of wheels from these guys and will definitely use them again.
Written: 2018-12-09 04:34:38
Amanda Bowes
Market Weighton, near York
I would highly recommend this company! From ordering to delivery they were very helpful. When ordering they offered the choice to purchase the wheel locking nuts at a very reasonable price. The wheels themselves are very good value for money. The delivery service is prompt and the wheels are packed in a manner that protected them from damage.
Written: 2018-12-07 20:08:57
Guy Piercy
Great wheels and tyres... thanks
Written: 2018-12-07 19:26:19
Scott Price
Great service although being told that the wheels I originally ordered were in stock and after waiting for delivery for 3 days, was then told that they were not available anymore and after finding a replacement that I liked, Paul was great and and they were delivered quickly, very happy with them and now my car has been transformed thank you WheelBase, you will definitely be getting my custom and will recommend you in the future ✔✔✔
Written: 2018-12-07 18:15:14
Douglas Carter
Excellent service , locking wheel nuts not originally sent, but quickly and efficiently sorted out by Wheelbase, wheels and tyres look good, albeit not fitted yet as they are for my son's Xmas present !.
Written: 2018-12-07 18:13:33
Jack bonner
Excellent service wheels fit perfect on my van no need for spacers wheels look very smart
Written: 2018-12-07 18:12:20
Samantha Thomas
Isle of Anglesey
Very fast service and my son is very pleased with his alloy wheels. They look great on his car and for the price of 2nd hand ones you are better paying a little bit more to get new ones. They also come with a fitting kit which some websites were charging extra. Would definitely recommend wheelbase.
Written: 2018-12-07 18:07:40
Stefan Keleman
Great Service, butiful wheels
Written: 2018-12-07 00:06:08
Excellent! Got wheels and tyres just 2 days after ordering good price
Written: 2018-12-06 19:31:18
James oconnor
Kerry Ireland
I orders my wheels from wheel base and arrived on time as specified when ordering when I got the package I opened the box and I had received 4 bolt pattern alloys instead of 5 simple factory mistake but when I contacted the company it was sorted quickly and easily and I received the proper alloys 4 days later they alloys are great condition very solid Overall company was very good to deal with and I will buy from them again
Written: 2018-12-06 19:19:39
Sean Roberts
East sussex
Good service and value for money. Had a few problems with the delivery service that they use could do with work.
Written: 2018-12-06 18:53:52
Lisa Worden
Excellent service and customer service. Also very speedy delivery
Written: 2018-12-06 18:49:09
Mark Barnes
The service and price were second to none. From my first enquiry to receiving the alloys and tyres , we were informed all the way through the buying process. They were delivered to my son for his VW TRANSPORTER to Bristol. Thanks again Mark
Written: 2018-12-06 18:48:33
Darren Wilson
Had a unrepairable crack in my AMG alloys, a quick call to Paul and I had 4 alloys and tyres on order cheaper that one alloy from Mercedes direct... Arrived on the day promised and perfect fit Than ks for all your help
Written: 2018-12-06 18:45:56
Barry Dearmer
Items received within the week kept informed throughout. Paul Murphy was very helpful. Would use again.
Written: 2018-12-06 18:04:04
Ordered them on Thursday & I had them fitted on my van by Friday evening, great service.
Written: 2018-12-06 17:55:56
Galin Dimitrov
AVA-phoenix...The rims look great and as you assured me fit on my model car. Emotively, on the back side of the rims, a stubborn eye can detect a few cosmetic, several millimeter manufacturing defects on the otherwise smooth surface, but that is not a problem. The price of European producers is twice as high as it does not have a more attractive look. So that I hope this Thailand product will still look good in the time of long exploitation.
Written: 2018-12-06 16:45:28
Paul Clark
Excellent quality and service. The wheels and winter tyres look great. Delivered quickly and no balance/fit issues either. Thanks very much!
Written: 2018-12-06 11:18:31
Ryan Gunningham
Wheels I originally ordered were no longer available, credit to wheelbase they found me an alternative which I was happy with and although the new wheels were more expensive they matched the price... The new wheels didn't fit due to a different offset so I had to go and pay for new set of spacers, ended up costing me an extra £130 New wheels do look good
Written: 2018-12-06 09:35:17
john barnard meredith
sw5 9jf
I decided to replace the low-profile wheels on my new Audi A4 and discussed the matter with Dave and in fact ordered on the telephone. We agreed the size and type and within a week new wheels with new tyres all balanced and ready came through. I have been delighted with the service and would not hesitate to recommend the company in the future.
Written: 2018-12-05 20:30:08
Brad S.
The hard to find wheels I ordered arrived quickly and safely. The ordering process was easy and I wouldn't hesitate to order from wheelbasealloys.com again. Thanks so much guys!
Written: 2018-12-05 18:15:02
Ross Southall
Great Wyrley
Chose wheels and tyre package online and ordered by phone. Wheels arrived promptly well packaged and no damage. Unable to fit to car as of yet but am sure will be fine as have previously bought wheels from Wheelbase without any problems
Written: 2018-12-05 17:49:38
Ben Worth
Absolutely outstanding. Very quick delivery, everything arrived correctly. Best bit was the phone call to confirm that I wasn't planning on putting both wheels on the same side. A* Ben Worth
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The ship that won WWII for the Allies
Isaac and I visited the LST Ship Memorial at Evansville (IN) about two years ago. We've been planning to take Dennis to it ever since, and this past Sunday, we finally made that trip. I enjoyed going through the ship again and hearing the spiel of a different tour guide. Dennis enjoyed the tour from his own unique perspective. He is a Navy veteran as well as a history-lover, and also, his father was a machinist in the Navy during World War II.
The LST (Landing Ship, Tank) was a World War II invention. It was a flat-bottomed, high-riding ship that could be driven right onto most beaches. The big doors at the end of the LST opened and a gangplank flopped out, so tanks and other vehicles could drive off, ready to do battle. If the ship couldn't plow up onto the beach, the tanks and other vehicles drove off via pontoon bridges. According to our tour guide, the LST was first imagined by Winston Churchhill, who knew that tanks would greatly the chance of every invasion's success.
Evansville, Indiana, was one of several places where the LST was manufactured in the U.S. Although Evansville had not previously had a shipyards, 167 LSTs and 35 other vessels were built there by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. At the peak of production, Evansville was building 2 LSTs per week, and over 19,000 people were employed at the shipyards. After manufacture and christening, the LSTs were outfitted, sailed to New Orleans, and from there, put into military service.
The LST Ship Memorial (LST 325) is one of only a few surviving WWII LSTs. It is the only one that still sails. It is kept seaworthy by a crew of dedicated volunteers, and it makes two trips a year. In late August, it will be sailing to Pittsburg, about 800 miles up the Ohio River.
A group of WWII LST veterans found the LST 325 in a Greek ship salvage "yard", bought it, and sailed it back to the US in 2000. If they had been a few days later, the ship would have been scrap iron. The story of those determined old veterans bringing the aged LST 325 back home with a skeleton crew is inspiring. (Here is another log of their 6500 mile voyage from Crete -- start reading at the bottom of the page.)
Note: Links below lead to some of the photos I took on Sunday.
Sunday was a hot day, with lots of hazy humidity. I took a photo of the Evansville skyline above the Ohio River as we waited for the office to open. Once inside, we bought our tickets and watched a short video about the LST veterans, bringing the ship home.
|Enlisted men's quarters
The elevator, used for loading the top deck, is covered with plastic in the foreground of this photo. Vehicles (usually jeeps) were driven onto the ship through the big doors that opened at the lower level, then brought to the top deck by elevator. After the top deck was full, the elevator was battened down and the bottom of the ship was loaded.
The big gun in this photo is actually one of the smaller guns on the top deck. LSTs were a prime target for bombers and submarines, because of their slow rate of travel and their valuable cargo. The LSTs were well-armed, and they were escorted by other ships and by fighter planes. When invading a shore, the LSTs were kept out of range of enemy fire until the beach was cleared by the landing troops.
I am not sure what the bottom level of an LST is properly called. A deck? A hold? Anyway, this level contains the various shops that kept the ship running, all the quarters for the crew, the galley where all food was prepared, and the large open area that you see above.
The engine room is located at the very bottom of the ship, under the floor of the hold. A plexiglass window has been installed in the floor so tourists can peer down at the engines and the "snipes" who operate them.
In an invasion, the hold of the ship was loaded with tanks, the first vehicles that needed to hit the shore. After the tanks were driven off and the vehicles on the top deck were brought down, the empty hold could be used as a field hospital or a place to hold prisoners of war. As an occupation continued, the hold of an LST could be used to transport fuel, food, ammunition, and other supplies for ongoing operations.
The cargo door of the ship has a ridged ramp to provide traction for vehicles. It was a hot day, so big fans in the doorway were blowing outside air into the ship's very stuffy hold.
Back up on the main deck, we looked at some more of the big guns that the LST 325 carried. Isaac posed in one of the gunners' seats of this 2-man gun. Keeping it supplied, loaded, and firing required the efforts of up to 10 men. The handles were used to aim the gun. One set of handles moved the gun horizontally, and the other set (manned from the opposite side of the gun) moved it vertically.
The radio room is located at the front of the ship on the top deck. It's full of radio equipment from the WWII and Korean War era. All the equipment works, thanks to the skills of the volunteers. This particular radio is about five feet tall. A telegraph machine was transmitting stacatto dots and dashes that a communications expert in WWII would have been able to transcribe and translate. The air conditioning that has been added to the radio room felt wonderful after the hot, stuffy hold and the blazing-hot deck!
|The Lionel compass (at center)
|The captain commanded from this tower.
Note the Greek crest below the tower.
The ship's captain surveyed the situation from his tower (seen in this photo from the middle of the deck). When a change in direction was needed, he called down steering orders to the helmsman, through a long horn with a flare at the end of it that looked like a super-elongated band instrument. The helmsman then consulted the compasses and turned the ship, using the wheel.
Many of the men who served on the LSTs spent three years or even longer on the ship during World War II. There were no leaves of absence in which they could visit their families.
The LST Ship Memorial is easy to find -- just follow the signs along Highway 41, west of Evansville, Indiana. It's an educational and interesting historic site. I highly recommend a visit.
More on the web:
Photo exhibit of the Evansville Ship Yards


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A couple of winters ago I made my mom a red coat from Burda Magazine 11/2003. I changed a couple of things about the pattern, like the depth of the collar and the trim down the sleeves.
The store bought quilted lining I originally used wasn't lasting as long as I would have liked. And the armholes needed to be changed because the dropped shoulder design was bunching up under the arm. I think the lining was too thick for the design of the coat.
So this past summer I took the entire thing apart. Cut new armholes, changed the sleeves to fit in the new armholes. Instead of cutting and sewing entirely new sleeves I simply cut the tops off the old ones and added new pieces.
My mom wanted a hood but didn't want to give up the collar. So I made a hood that folded up into the collar. The hood/collar design was inspired by a Sewaholic pattern I had. I also replaced the ribbing on the collar with polar fleece.
I quilted a new lining in black nylon, replaced a pocket zipper, stitched the split in the back up. I reused the zipper, and the zipper facing.
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Nov 19, 2013, 02.13 PMby Innamc
I like coat you made for your mom. I think she is very pleased and feel warm and cosy!
Nov 18, 2013, 10.19 AMby dayocouture
This is inspirational, I have a few coats I could re-make
Nov 17, 2013, 10.48 AMby katensew
A lovely sensible winter coat.
Nov 17, 2013, 10.42 AMby Mary Athey
What a fabulous Coat. I think burds are experiencing technical problems again. First the photos where to dark then you could'nt upload your projects now it appears only one photo can be uploaded x
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Nov 18, 2013, 01.04 AMby jadedrabbit
Every so often I do try and upload more. Will just have to wait till they work all the bugs or fleas out. lol n_n
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And that he should have his hands on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Trump was always so enamored with Angela, but I am glad to see her go. It may have been the editing, but she never seemed to do or say much. I do admire her for not being willing to throw any of her teammates under the bus to save herself.I have been reading some people thinking that Stefani will be F2. But she is another one that never is shown doing very much. It always seems to be James, Frank, and Tim!!!
I'm sorry, but did Trump just say, "I have the Number One show on television."?Did I hear that right, or is it just me that there are better shows on TV than Apprentice? (Not to say, I still love this show, just not as much as Big Brother or LOST).
The REAL #1 show is American Idol, both Tue and Wed in all three age brackets, followed by Grey's Anatomy & Dancing w/ the Stars.
In my opinion, I think it's a big toss-up between who will make it the final two. I'd think it'd make great TV if it was Tim/Nicole in the final two. We'd see if love trumps business. (no pun intended) Maybe he'd propose Romber-style.
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