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Zornow says that after a few weeks of lessons from a shifty Sam Ash salesman who charged 50 bucks an hour and, in retrospect, “didn’t know how to scratch,” he turned to instructional videos to hone his skills...

Author: By Daniel J. Mandel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The All-Spin Zone | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

...Smith, convinced him to take time off from teaching to start a business. After the Internet bubble burst, Smith recalls, no one was interested in funding their company. Smith says the first 18 months without funding were “painful,” but allowed time to hone a message and figure out what to do without any supervisors.Computer science professor Margot I. Seltzer, who started her own software company, says that she and Smith share similar attitudes about gaining work experience outside of the University. “The beauty of the combination of academia and the private...

Author: By Johannah S. Cornblatt, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dean Stands on Business Smarts | 11/6/2007 | See Source »

...next two weeks will force Kovacs to shift his focus back to team regattas, helping him hone his skills on the water a few more times before he takes one final stab at the top honor in all of individual collegiate sailing...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KYLE KOVACS '08 | 10/15/2007 | See Source »

However, for rookie soccer standout Andre Akpan, that change was not in the form of a snazzy internship or much-needed relaxation. Instead, the Grand Prairie, Texas native used the summer to hone his soccer skills in the presence of the greatest young players in the country, both on the national- and club-team levels...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Akpan Shines in Summer Play | 10/9/2007 | See Source »

...great,” Gerard says.He’s trying to develop and maintain a fan base, but he also uses his street acts as a type of workshop for his performance style.“It’s just the best way to sort of hone your skills,” says Gerard of street performance. “Everything that you can think of that would go against you will go against you—traffic, people not listening, just natural stuff. But I think it makes you a better performer. It?...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BEAT OF THE STREET | 10/5/2007 | See Source »

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