A Royal Obsession, Do Americans Care?

The U.S. media have made sure Americans don’t miss out on a single detail about the upcoming wedding of Britain’s Prince William to Kate Middleton. But what do Americans in Washington really think of the royal wedding mania?

Click here to find out.

10 Ways You Can Get Into the Spirit of the Royal Wedding.

Watch the Royal Wedding Live on YouTube.

Trump Nation

Are you one of the many frustrated Americans sick and tired of hearing the same old mundane political campaign promises? Empty promises echo across the nation every four years; stringing us along as we wait for something good to finally happen. Well it is finally here, and it is real.

It is DONALD J. TRUMP.

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Donald Trump?

If the 2012 election were held today who would you vote for?

Is Donald Trump the President we deserve?

Gary Busey endorses Donald Trump for President.

Celebrity Apprentice

The ladies of ASAP are up one and ready to go two for two with the next installment of Celebrity Apprentice. The challenge is to write a children’s book based on one of the team members and perform it for an audience of 4 and 5 year olds.

So, Mr. Trump makes the teams select Project Managers on the spot. The teams select – Meatloaf for Backbone (Men) and Lisa Rinna for ASAP (Women).

Lisa starts off saying she doesn’t want the position but feels pressure from the group. NeNe shares that they think Lisa is a weak link and they figure to get rid of her now instead of later so that’s why they want Lisa as Project Manager.

The guys figured that since Meatloaf is a comedian he would make the best Project Manager for this challenge. In addition, his charity is for children.

The guys get right to it and put Mark McGrath and John Rice on the writing of the book. Little John is the person of focus…using super hero as the star.

The ladies have a few more challenges in selecting a person on the team as the focus and a concept. There were quite a few moments of confusion and simply no strong leadership at the table.

Can you beat the celebrities? Divide into teams of 4, choose a project manager and create a children's book of your own. You will be rated on Originality, Age Appropriateness and Presentation. Succeed and your team will be rewarded. Fail and you might hear the dreaded words: 'YOU'RE FIRED!'

Can we learn any real lessons about the business world from the Apprentice?

Reality TV

In 1992, reality TV was a novelty. In 2000, it was a fad. In 2011, it's a way of life.

How many of these Reality TV stars can you name?
0-10 You're fired; 11-26 Right on Dawg; 27-47 You're a 'Reality Idol.'

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Compare this episode of 'Father Knows Best' to 'My Super Sweet 16.' Which show is 'reality?'

1)'How has TV changed as a result of ‘Reality’ shows?

2) What is the ‘mean-girl’ syndrome?

3) Are today’s TV viewers more ‘savvy’ than their parents?

4) Is Reality TV really real?

5) Do you ‘emulate’ or ‘condemn’ reality TV personalities? Why?
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1963739,00.html#ixzz0oamxkoHE

Brain Drain

What can Ohio do to stop the 'Brain Drain?!'

Central Ohio -- with 110,000 students on 11 college campuses -- is second only to Boston in students per capita, said Denny Griffith, president of the Columbus College of Art & Design and co-chairman of the initiative.

Those students, said Susan Merryman, vice president of marketing at the Columbus Chamber, represent "a skilled work force critical to the future of our community."

But a recent survey of students indicated that 51 percent of Ohioans plan to leave the state after graduation, and 79 percent of non-Ohioans plan to leave. The reasons: They feel their job prospects are better elsewhere, and that culture and leisure activities here aren't up to their desires.

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Where Will You Live?

Many of you are counting the days until you graduate from Talawanda and can move away from Oxford & Butler county. But where will you go? Big city or beach? Mountains or wide open spaces? What factors will influence your decision: weather, low taxes, good jobss, no crime?

Despite a marginal increase in Ohio's population over the last decade, the state saw one of the worst declines in its under-18 population nationwide, the Dayton Daily News reports.

That section of the state's population dropped by 157,588, or 5.5 percent, according to the 2010 Census, ranking third in the nation behind New York and Michigan. Driving the decline, officials say, is a flight to “where the jobs are” by parents. The loss of families with kids will leave the state will have a smaller work force and a shrinking tax base, the paper said.

So where are young people going? Take a look at the 2010 census map.

Who Let the Dogs Out?!

Huskies and Bulldogs. Bulldogs and Huskies. It's a dog-meet-dog championship game. The 3 seed Connecticut Huskies will take on the 8 seed Butler Bulldogs in what will be an incredibly competitive National Championship game.

For decades, fans have been entering contests as to who can predict the tournament most correctly. President Barack Obama has called the filling out of a tournament bracket a "national pastime" and the inexact science of prediction making 'bracketology.' Sports programming during the tournament is rife with commentators comparing the accuracy of their predictions.

So how did your bracket end up?

This years tournament was the first 'Final Four' to not have one of the top two seeds from any of the four regions while the number of teams has been ever increasing. Where will it end?

How has the game changed since 1891? Click here to find out.

Are you the next Dr. James Naismith? Create a NEW GAME of your own with at least 5 rules? What is the goal? How do you score? What are the penalties? Describe it.

Who knows... maybe 100 years from now your game will create its own March Madness!