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>> you want to be the best, you have to do things others are not willing to do. >> this is piers morgan tonight. >> as the olympics draw to a close, the games will be remembered for some of the most spectacular performances in history. michael phelps is a remarkable 22 medals in all, 18 were gold. we talked about the victories, mistakes both professional and personal. he speaks from the heart and holds back very little. >> michael, welcome. you said if you are ever tired, you get a bit...

remembered for some of the most spectacular performances in history. michael phelps is a remarkable 22 medals in all, 18 were gold. we talked about the victories, mistakes both professional and personal. he speaks from the heart and holds back very little. >> michael, welcome. you said if you are ever tired, you get a bit grouchy and you can be very short. how are you feeling? >> i feel all right. >> grouchy and tired? >> not yet. maybe a couple of questions. >> you can answer the ques...

to him but i dont want him ever to change. >> also, my one on one very candid interview with michael phelps. >> if you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people arent willing to do. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening from london and day three of the spectacular olympic games. behind me is the akwaquatic cen. a new world record. an extraordinary achievement. a devastating loss for u.s. gymnast jordan weeker. leaving her team and country shocked. finishing...

good evening from london and day three of the spectacular olympic games. behind me is the aquatic center. a new world record. an extraordinary achievement. a devastating loss for u.s. gymnast jordan weeker. leaving her team and country shocked. finishing out of the medal race. and gymnast twisting and turning in their seats as they watch her perform. for sheer drama, nothing can quite match the u.s. mens team and the ongoing battle for glory between michael phelps and ryan lochte. are ...

good evening from london and day three of the spectacular olympic games. behind me is the aquatic center. a new world record. an extraordinary achievement. a devastating loss for u.s. gymnast jordan wieber. leaving her team and country shocked. finishing out of the medal race. and gymnast twisting and turning in their seats as they watch her perform. for sheer drama, nothing can quite match the u.s. mens team and the ongoing battle for glory between michael phelps and ryan lochte. are ...

Here you can see the seedlings weve started. and if you look underneath, thats actually the brick of dirt that expands when we add water. so all of this soil, its a magic soil that grows. >> so you didnt add any soil? >> just that. >> so you break it up with some water. add it here. theres a whole irrigation system going on in here. we add about 2 1/2 gallons of water. this lets us know when its full. you cant overwater this. its awesome and they are growing a healthy garden. >> what a great lea...

Dont want to go back. i wouldnt have survived if i had stayed. >> we know that people do their best learning not in a classroom but actually get out of a classroom and go experience real life. we want them to have nontraditional learning experiences. they have a lot of traditional learning experiences as well in lecture but we also want them to get out and learn some things about themselves that are normally not what you would experience. >> im very good with being yelled at. when i get yelled a...

Be assigned. hence we got into a discussion about the weekend, and some of the literature we read, some of the feedback weve had, especially in our community where parents work many different shifts, including a lot of weekend workers. gregg: we had a discussion about asking teachers --. gregg: superintendent, well run out of time here. so i got to cut to the chase. what are you proposing for the weekend? no homework? >> what we are proposing that assignments not be assigned on friday that are b...

Shannon: parents in one massachusetts town are now questioning a school district proposal to buy 150 brand-new ipads for kindergarten students. some parents say the school budget is very tight and the money for the high-tech gadgets could be used in other ways. >> we have no vice principal. we have a very barebones staff, and i dont think that kindergartenerses having ipads is the best expenditure of our taxpayers money. >> what we see in the ipad is a tool of the future that students can use in...

Be hands-on with financial statements, with bank statements, and with signing off checks, with being in contact with your vendors and knowing what you actually owe. >> while the will sons look at this ordeal as the most difficult of learning experiences, they still believe that they have to trust their staff. >> you go through tough times, tough economy. go through an oil spill in the summer. you just have to -- persevere. we just feel like we have to work harder than we ever had before and you ...