Word: preps
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...brother derived much of his own toughness as a three-sport star during his high school days at Lawrenceville. Though the fact that he had success in lacrosse comes as little surprise—he was a member of two New Jersey prep championship lacrosse teams—John Henry also captained both his football and wrestling teams during his senior year, placing second in the New Jersey prep state championships in the latter sport. One look at him at the faceoff-X makes it easy to see where he got his technique...
...test,” ETS spokesman Tom Ewing said. ETS undertook the effort to revamp the GRE in the wake of security concerns. Some test questions began showing up on Web sites in Asia about five years ago. Ben Baron, vice president of graduate programs at Kaplan Test Prep, said that the ETS decision was largely beneficial for students—who now don’t have to worry about preparing for a new, longer test—but that security remained a concern. “Their decision means they still have the security issue. We hope...
...sent to Iraq with semiautomatic M4 machine guns and Glock handguns and that larger weapons, like a belt-fed 5.56 machine gun squad automatic weapon, would be issued upon arrival. They were also told they would be doing advance work in Iraq, gathering intelligence, inspecting routes and doing prep work before starting a new contract...
Okay, buzzing disco-funk-punk-electro-warehouse children, prep for white irony all topped off in sweated-out curls, because “Myth Takes,” the latest from !!!, has landed. “Myth Takes” aspires to present !!! in all its diverse dance-inducing glory, but if the album proves anything, it’s the difficulty of successfully appropriating multiple influences to make something that both works and makes bodies work. From their name alone, !!! aspire to be all unexpected fun—or cultural pirates. The symbol ! is used to denote a mouth...
...pitchers are the ones who should benefit most from the extended prep, as they can power up their arms, which will take a beating during the long grind ahead. But ex-New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips says, "Pitchers complain about it too." Phillips thinks spring training is excessive for the position players, but insists the pitchers need the six weeks. But look at 1995. That year the players' strike was resolved in the spring, and everyone - pitchers and position players alike - got just three weeks to prepare. Lo and behold, no one's arm melted...