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...Brand said. “MIT, BC, and Brandeis’ women are much weaker.” The saber also demonstrated its prowess, losing just three times on its way to 24 victories. Freshman Alexandra Sneider is having no trouble with the transition from the high school circuit to college. The change in style of competition usually takes a toll on the rookies, but Sneider managed a flawless performance in her first team meet. “[Sneider] is taking it really well, needless to say,” said co-captain and saber fencer Samantha Parker...
...really got that drive to do his best,” Warren added. “Everyone wants to follow that.” At similar weights, O’Connor and Jantzen push each other during workouts. Both hail from the New York high school circuit, where their friendship began. “[Jantzen]’s a great wrestler,” O’Connor said. “Great relationship. Great friends. Very competitive. He helps me in my weaker areas.” Coming off a 5-1, third place finish, Jantzen is closing...
...jump on sales. They reduced prices on toys in September and then slashed them again on 15,000 additional items in October, a 20% increase over last year. By November they were offering the kinds of deals usually reserved for Black Friday. Likewise, Toys R US, KB Toys and Circuit City started their promotions the first weekend in November. "Shoppers know the sales have already taken place and will occur again," says Candace Corlett, President of WSL Strategic Retail, an organization that studies how Americans shop...
...Besson and Gérard Krawczyk, a rollicking series of Hong Kong-style action comedies; or at such intelligent yet crowd-pleasing works as Cédric Klapisch's L'Auberge Espagnole and Jacques Audiard's The Beat That My Heart Skipped, both hits on the foreign art-house circuit. French novelists are focusing increasingly on the here and now: one of the big books of this year's literary rentrée, Yasmina Reza's L'Aube le Soir ou la Nuit (Dawn Dusk or Night) is about Sarkozy's recent electoral campaign. Another standout, Olivier Adam...
...this situation sometimes its even tougher because the teams bring in their full squads, whereas nationally only two can qualify from each weapon.” An understaffed women’s squad had the hardest time of it. The top epee fencer in the junior international circuit signed herself on to four years at Harvard, making the epee look unstoppable. But after her decision to defer a year, the weapon lacks depth. Still, junior co-captain Maria Larsson fought her way through the stiff competition to finish 18th of 43. Foil looks to be a bit stronger with three...