Word: pitching
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tutoring have been around awhile, along with one-on-one private college counseling, services usually purchased by the wealthy. But the advent of Achieva signals something very different. The company is the first to join all three jobs in one program, micromanaging a student's life. Achieva's pitch is simple: while others boast they'll increase a student's grade by one letter or an SAT score by 100 points, Achieva says all of last year's 1,050 clients got into college, and 85% ended up at one of their top two choices. In the past two years...
...delicate and complex job. Each timpani is different, and in addition, each spot on the taut drumhead has a slightly different tuning, tension and response. And the tuning is still an uncertain science, performed with the orchestra in full swing around the timpanists. They have to find the perfect pitch despite the tooting and sawing of their neighbors and without losing track of the conductor. If you see them stooping over the drumhead during the concert as though they were whispering into a gargantuan ear, that's because they are testing their tuning. They're singing the pitch softly into...
...Averbuch had joined the faculty as a guidance counselor in 1990. Even teens not officially assigned to him sought out his advice and comfort, and he was recognized as the adviser most concerned about college placement. Averbuch took over the girls' fast-pitch softball team. It needed a boost. "The program was kind of pathetic," says coach Bob Berndt. "And that was on good days." Averbuch groomed two fine pitchers and became especially close to the '00 seniors. On Monday two weeks ago, the team was at 5 and 5. Beth was at home dressing for a 4:15 game...
Hurricane Irene spoiled the Crimson's visit to Florida for the Miami Invitational last weekend. The inclement weather followed Harvard home to Ohiri Field Wednesday, as showers drenched the pitch and forced officials to cancel the match-up against cross-town rival Boston University...
...enough to make you forget the sales pitch. And the characters are so alive that if someone asks you, "Isn't Toy Story 2 a computer-generated cartoon?" you may say, "You know, I never noticed. I was too busy having a great time...