Word: drilling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...drill continues at Gaithersburg Middle School, where even school T shirts are emblazoned GMS: WHERE CHARACTER COUNTS! No separate classes in character are taught, but teachers say it is integrated into the curriculum; thus a lesson about Helen Keller becomes a case study in courage and persistence. Students who demonstrate any of the pillars get their pictures posted in the hallway and free ice cream. Character ed, says principal David Steinberg, "is our philosophical glue." Among some students, though, there are signs the glue doesn't stick. "Most people just follow it to get the award," says sixth-grader Novlette...
...moral universe." Blow-by-blow reenactments of romantic encounters between friends, delivered directly to my inbox-most of which are quite hysterical in retrospect (but don't tell them that until the 25th reunion; they won't take it well). A mention of my first 5 a.m. fire drill, when I suddenly learned that I am among the .01 percent of Harvard students who do not wear glasses. A memo about a friend's decision to donate blood in order to get out of section. (Maybe I thought it was a good idea.) A disastrous e-mail that I sent...
...when.com website, set up a secure ID and password and was ready to start entering appointments. Since the first day of my newly organized life was a Friday, the first order of business was, um, pleasure. I found the movie listings easily enough, but had to drill down several levels for the reviews, and unfortunately there was no way to scan recommended films or buy tickets online. I could see which books were just released and read reviews from a link to barnesandnoble.com but couldn't get a list of upcoming titles. On the other hand, I was able...
After 19 years on the job, Herb Schrayshuen, 44, an engineer at a public utility in upstate New York, thought he knew the drill: toil away for another 15 or 20 years, then drift off into a cozy retirement on the back of a nice, fat company pension. But last summer his employer threw a wrench into that plan. The utility converted the old-fashioned pension system, in which employees earn the bulk of benefits during their last few years, into a new cash-balance plan, in which they earn at a steadier rate throughout their careers. It sounded simple...
...while his relatives were all enlisted, Gonzalez is the first to participate in officer training. He serves as both a drill officer and a squad leader, traveling to MIT each week for three hours of class and two hours of physical training with his squad...