Word: bs
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...BS: Oh, I get it, this is a Stanford thing - it's really about the damage to your alma mater. Well, even Stanford guys aren't perfect (present company excepted, of course), but as you've noted, his image was about class and elegance. It's that image that has been shattered, sort of like the back window of his SUV, but maybe I'm pushing another metaphor too hard...
...BS: Let's not forget Pelé, another poor kid who became a global legend. No question that Tiger has revolutionized golf as a sporting event - you can see it in the television ratings. But by some respects, he'll only become a bigger attraction. Tiger's on the cover of People. He's now moving up in the Jon and Kate-Brad and Angelina celebrity solar system. You know what happens next: an appearance on Oprah with his wife Elin, national contrition. And even bigger ratings at his next tournament. Unless, of course, Mrs. Woods throws...
...BS: Lord help those PGA pros if Tiger takes his personal transgressions out on them. He has already demonstrated his considerable powers of concentration on the golf course while juggling his, um, complicated family life, which has included the birth of two children, the death of his father, major knee surgery and rebuilding his golf swing. He's still Tiger Woods. Not John Daly...
...reflects a much deeper understanding of the course material. It is unfair for students to be penalized for being a few points below the A cutoff and yet not be rewarded for being above this cutoff, and we already tacitly acknowledge this by having the full range of Bs...
...organizers to augment the room supply with cruise ships. Tamara Cohen, a South African who is a travel consultant in Charlotte, N.C., says that while FIFA's got all the major hotels and chains booked solid, there are other options, including private homes available for rent, boutique hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses. "This type of accommodation has exploded in South Africa in the past 10 years," she says. "It is really a good value and much more personal...