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...friend conceived the hit Math Blaster program in the early 1980s. She and her husband sold Davidson & Associates for roughly $1.1 billion in 1996. They have given millions of dollars to universities and tens of thousands to Republican politicians like George W. Bush and Senator John Ensign of Nevada. Gifted kids often draw only flickering interest from government officials, but Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings attended the Davidson Academy's opening...
...more than three points until the Tigers moved ahead, 16-12. From there, Princeton continued to slowly increase its lead and coasted to a 30-23 finish.The third frame was an offensive slugfest, as both teams registered hitting percentages in the .300 range. Tiger outside hitter Lindsay Ensign showed why she leads the league in total kills and hitting percentage, registering four kills over a span of five points. Meanwhile, Turley-Molony posted a similar effort, tallying three out of four points when the Crimson was down 26-17.But her effort was not enough, as the Tigers’ defense...
...rest of the league certainly won’t be a pushover. Defending champion Cornell returns reigning Ivy League Player of the Year and 2005 All-American Elizabeth Bishop, an unstoppable force at outside hitter. Meanwhile, Princeton and Ivy League Player of the Week Lindsey Ensign have streaked through the preseason, tallying a 6-0 record and capturing two tournament titles. But Harvard isn’t intimidated. “We’ll be ready,” Weiss said. “We’ll be ready for anybody.” —Staff...
...that the approaching craft carried uniformed Confederate Navy officers. Moreover, almost simultaneously, the whaling seamen heard a warning shot fired in their direction from the steamer, and noticed that the Stars-and-Stripes that had been waving over her foremast had been hauled down. In its place rose the ensign of the Confederate Navy...
...loss could be your gain. The Ensignbus Company, based in the town of Purfleet, 20 km east of London, has been buying up decommissioned Routemasters and reselling them for as little as $7,500, although a bus in top condition will set you back as much as $19,000. Ensign has sold over 150 Routemasters in the last year alone, some to bus buffs as far afield as Dubai and the Czech Republic. Steve Newman, one of Ensign's directors, says that many buyers are eager to preserve a piece of London history. "If they were buildings, they...