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Such is not the case for freshmen Zak Farkes and Josh Klimkiewicz. Both went to school at Buckingham, Browne & Nichols High School, a prestigious private day school within five minutes walking distance from Harvard’s athletic facilities. Both played baseball together for BB&N, winning Independent School League championships in 2001 and 2002. And both will be playing the infield for this year’s Harvard baseball squad. “If you hit a bomb on our field, it can land in BB&N, where Zak and Josh played,” Walsh says...
...sprain is another minor setback in what has already been a challenging adjustment for Klimkiewicz, who missed his senior season at BB&N with a torn ACL sustained during football season. The freshman had also been working to make the transition from the shortstop position he played in high school...
...Blewett said, summing up his archrival. “However, I see room for improvement. If I worked with him 7 days a week, 8 hours a day, for say 9 months, I think Dan would have a fair shot at making the JV squad at BB&N [Cambridge prep school Buckingham Browne & Nichols...
...explains this remarkable record? Part of the answer is that U.S. aircraft generally fly above 20,000 ft., beyond the reach of Iraqi guns. At the same time, electronic-warfare planes jam the guidance systems of any Iraqi missiles threatening U.S. planes. The pilots believe that only a "golden BB"--a lucky shot--can force them down inside Iraq. They say the Iraqis are generally firing blindly, scared to turn on anything that emits radiation and might trigger a U.S. missile strike. "They're so petrified, they won't even turn on their microwave ovens," says Captain "Blade" Wilkins...
...those open more than five years) average 6% annual revenue growth, vs. 1.5% for the typical chain. Annual sales per square foot--a key measure of a retailer's health--are about $650 at Whole Foods, compared with about $450 at many conventional supermarkets. Says analyst Andrew Wolf of BB&T Capital Markets: "They've become a power retailer like a Home Depot...