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Being a cheerleader is no longer an instant ticket to popularity, as Katie and her best friend, Lauren Wyble, 13, discovered this year when old friends started criticizing them. "Cuz I'm a cheerleader, most of my friends call me a prep," says Lauren with a mournful look. "People make fun of you for being one," Katie explains. "My mom says they're just jealous and to ignore them, so that's what I try to do." But Lauren is hurt by the attitude of old friends who now resent her devotion to the sport. "I just tell my friends...
Even though being an action hero might not be his ultimate career goal (he has just shot a movie about a civil rights--era basketball coach and wants to do a slapstick comedy), Lucas certainly works hard at it. To prep for the role, he went through the Air Force's flight survival-training school, where he was blindfolded and put in a helicopter that was then crashed upside down in the water. "I really got close to extreme panic," he says. "I thought, I'm going to drown. And I'm drowning for a movie...
...fall and has investors lined up to support a frozen version to be sold in grocery stores. He wants to take the concept beyond pepperoni and prosciutto. Crispy Cones' menu features not just pizza but also a range of conical chow, including chicken, chili and fruit. Besting the Konopizza prep time of three minutes, Crispy Cones is counting on partially prebaked cones to cut retail oven-to-plate time to just 45 seconds. "Food should be as portable as a phone," says Adar. "Cone pizza will be the iPod of food this year." --Jeremy Caplan
...from 2 million in the early 1990s; and nearly a third of the country's 600 private universities and colleges are operating at less than full capacity. Given the tight job market for graduates, universities are realizing that they must attract students by expanding beyond their traditional role as prep schools for corporate Japan. The Kanazawa Institute of Technology boasts a career-services program that secures jobs for 99% of its graduates, while Ochanomizu Women's University offers child-care services to draw in mature students. Other schools are discounting application fees, while some are resorting to American-style innovations...
...drinking the odd Corona, and chatting. We called it “Beach Party ’05” (“Thanksgiving Road Trip ’04” was our drive home for Thanksgiving). Last week, Paul wandered lower Manhattan with Steve, and planned to prep Lindsey for JV basketball tryouts. Everything was at an all-time high...