I should win because
"I'm the smartest and most talented and most qualified. This is a job interview, and job interviews are about getting the best candidate." -as told to Entertainment Weekly
Kevin, 29, grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and then went on to attend the Wharton School of Business. He gave up his pursuit of a professional football career when his brother was diagnosed with leukemia. He later received an MBA in M&A and Finance from Emory.
He is currently working toward earning his law degree at the University of Chicago. He and his brother have founded their own software company.
Of course thats just my opinion....I could be wrong. (Dennis Miller)
"You might be the toughest little whacker. . .but in my world, you're about as worrisome as a cloudy day." (Dutch Dooley)
Does anyone else think that Kevin is a strong asset?
The last two weeks, this guy has left a great impression on me.
I think he is gonna be one to reckon with....I believe if he keeps up this kind of work..he could be a top runner to win this competition.
I loved his idea last week for the donation...and I thought he did a great job as project manager this week...especially with the last minute decision for the money giveaway (i dont know who decided on that, cause they never said...but he does get the credit for being the head of the team this week because I dont know).
I was voting for the guys (+ Pam..though I think Pam is very weak) this week...Kelly and Kevin have proven themselves to be really good so far!
I guess soon we are gonna soon start seeing the teams breaking up and becoming more co-ed.
Does the girls team get to choose someone from the other team to take over a spot this coming week?
I wonder who they will select..?
Of course thats just my opinion....I could be wrong. (Dennis Miller)
"You might be the toughest little whacker. . .but in my world, you're about as worrisome as a cloudy day." (Dutch Dooley)
Kevin stepped up BIG TIME this week! He moves into a close second behind Kelly in my view. Those are the only two applicants that I think have really set themselves apart. If I had to give a top 4 (in order) right now, it would be as follows:
(1) Kelly
(2) Kevin
(3) Raj
(4) Chris
These women just suck. I can name at least 4 women from last year's season that were 10 times better than ANY of these women. Ereka and Katrina -- as much as I couldn't stand them -- were better than any of these idiot women. Heidi would have chewed these girls up and spit them out. Amy would have completely destroyed them as well. The women have been the most disappointing part of this season BY FAR!
Good idea. I picked Kevin to win it all as of last week. Despite Trump firing Pamela whom I had thought was also a very good Apprentice and was fired by The Donald, perhaps Kevin can go the distance.
After watching the number two Apprentice Ivana, she just might take it over Kevin if she keeps going at that momentum into the next 7 weeks.
Kevin and Ivana worked well together and I hope that these two make it into the finals like Bill and kwame last season. But who knows, I also like Andy whom is seated third behind the two. So Andy could take it all if either has a bad competition and get eliminated.
I don't think Kevin sweating due to the pressure of the projects necessarily. It might be:
Hy*per*hi*dro*sis Excessive or profuse sweating. SYN hyperephidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis, polyidrosis, sudorrhea from Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
Hyperhidrosis, also known as excessive sweating, is a medical condition. There is no single cause of it. Because it is not a disease, it can be a symptom of another medical condition such as a disorder of the nerves. For some people, there may be no explainable cause for their excessive sweating, and they may be considered to have a medical condition known as essential (idiopathic or primary) hyperhidrosis. This may be due to over activity of the nerves that send signals to the sweat glands in the skin, the sympathetic nervous system. Sometimes this idiopathic form of hyperhidrosis can be genetically transmitted, and it often runs in families; this form may first show up in early childhood. Other people may have sweating as a symptom of known medical conditions, such as an overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism), from nerve damage due to diabetes (autonomic dysfunction) or spinal cord injuries, with psychiatric disorders such as panic attacks or anxiety disorders, or even due to the hot flashes associated with menopause. Many people who have hyperhidrosis may also have reddening of the skin, which is most noticeable in the face as blushing, due to the same nerve over-activity. Some medications may by themselves cause excessive sweating, such as the medications often used for prostate cancer, AIDS, or pyridostigmine (Mestinon™) used for the condition myasthenia gravis.
Sweating is a normal bodily function that serves to cool off the skin and lubricate the skin (especially in areas that may rub against other areas of skin, such as under the arms, under the breasts, and between the legs). Special microscopic glands (sweat glands) in the deep layer of the skin, the dermis, make sweat by filtering fluid and salts out of the blood, and secreting this fluid up through small tubes in the skin, the sweat ducts, that empty out into small pores at the top layer of the skin, the stratum corneum (Wenzel FG & Horn TD, Nonneoplastic disorder of the eccrine glands, J. Am Acad Dermatol. 1998 38:1-17). Some areas of the skin have many sweat glands, while other areas have relatively few; they are present in the highest concentration in the palms and soles. In addition to sweat glands, skin also has oil glands that surround almost every hair root, the sebaceous glands. Finally in some areas, such as the underarm and the groin, are found a special, unusual sweat gland called an apocrine gland, which secretes a very thick type of sweat that has a large amount of fatty chemicals in it. These chemicals can be broken down by bacteria on the surface of the skin to create the smelly chemicals that are mostly responsible for body odor. These glands can occasionally get diseased or infected, and may lead to a condition known as hidradenitis suppurativa, which is a serious medical condition that may require antibiotics or surgery to cure the disorder.
Two different sets of nerves supply these many glands, the sympathetic nerves, which tend to increase sweating when one is excited, nervous, or afraid (the "fight or flight response"), and the parasympathetic nerves, which tend to decrease sweating of the skin. At the ends of the nerves, the body releases special chemicals called neurotransmitters, which carry the electrical signal from the nerves onto the cells near the nerve endings. For the sweat glands, the chemical at the tips of the sympathetic nerves is acetylcholine; too much of this chemical present next to the sweat glands stimulates them to produce large amounts of fluid. Many doctors feel that one of the biggest problems in people with idiopathic hyperhidrosis is the fact that the sympathetic nerves are over stimulated, making the neurotransmitters "go haywire" at the nerve endings. Many activities that stimulate the nervous system, such as strong smells, spicy foods, increased air temperatures, exercise, high emotional excitement, stress or nervousness may cause attacks of excessive sweating through sympathetic nerve over activity.
In order to decrease sweating, one has to either cut down the nerve impulses to the sweat glands, cut down on the acetylcholine, destroy the glands, or block off their ducts, so that the sweat cannot flow out onto the skin. One main way to cut down sweating is to use a medicine on the surface of the skin to cause the sweat to thicken and plug up the ducts, which is how the antiperspirants that are often used under the arms to decrease underarm sweat and odor work. These usually contain aluminum metal salts, such as aluminum chloride, which have to be frequently reapplied, or else the clumps in the ducts will get dissolved, unblocking the ducts and permitting sweating.
Excellent comments Lickety. I've noticed the same with that now famous singer from American Idol named Ruben Studdard
This guy carries a towel when singing on stage
IMHO, profuse sweating will decrease over time as their heart beats and nerves calm down. I first remember standing before an audience doing my maiden public speaking in a college class and I was a NERVOUS WRECK, sweating, shaking and studdering. It was a horrible first experience. Now, having done that many times... I don't break any sweat , very fluent and quick on my feet. It happens to all people, some more than others. It's amazing how I see Andy handles himself under the same pressure but perhaps that's why he has so much experience being the Nationally Ranked debater.
I wonder besides changing shades of red (as Beth said she KNOWS KB,) whether he breaks a sweat stepping into the game here.
09-17-2004 08:11 AM
This guy carries a towel when singing on stage
