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...Using ballpark figures from the 2009 State of College Admissions report by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, we can estimate that there were 1.5 million applicants to four-year colleges and universities this year...

Author: By Thomas J. Hwang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Admissions: One in Sixty | 4/10/2010 | See Source »

...There are bigger one-voice enterprises in the world: Oprah, Rush, Dr. Phil. But few are more widely diversified. In June, estimators at Forbes magazine pegged Beck's earnings over the previous 12 months at $23 million, a ballpark figure confirmed by knowledgeable sources, and this year's revenues are on track to be higher. The largest share comes from his radio show, which is heard by more than 8 million listeners on nearly 400 stations - one of the five biggest radio audiences in the country. Beck is one of only a handful of blockbuster authors who have reached...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mad Man: Is Glenn Beck Bad for America? | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

...point, everyone is familiar with the raft of cost-saving measures the ever-so-wise college administration has implemented in order to slice a few million dollars out of what was apparently a bloated operating budget. These cuts come in the face of—and this is just ballpark, folks—about 10 billion lost dollars in our endowment (summary of the budget fiasco thus far: salaried administrators 1, wage-earning Harvard employees 0). Recently, the powers that be realized the silliness of their proposed changes in the shuttle schedules and repented. Why can’t they...

Author: By Robert G. King | Title: The Breakfast Deficit | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

...came down to my dressing room and you said, 'Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson.' You remember that? 'This ain't your night'! My night!? I coulda taken Wilson apart! So what happens? He gets the title shot outdoors on the ballpark and what do I get? A one-way ticket to Palookaville! You was my brother, Charley, you shoulda looked out for me a little bit. You shoulda taken care of me just a little bit so I wouldn't have to take them dives for the short-end money." Steiger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Budd Schulberg, Boss of the Brando Waterfront | 8/6/2009 | See Source »

...some reason, they constructed this ballpark perfectly, where every seat in all three decks has a great view,” he said...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips | Title: A FAN FOR SALE PART 3: Who Needs Grade Inflation When You Have a Bunch of A's? | 8/2/2009 | See Source »

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