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...least, says Vinick in tones of relief, "Keiko speaks killer whale." Long years alone in a concrete-sided pool--which, unlike the open seas, quickly bounced back any of the sounds Keiko made--did little to hone his conversational skills. Keiko was only a juvenile of two in 1979 when he was captured in Icelandic waters by the Gudrun, a ship that, ironically, is based in Heimaey's harbor, next to the bay that is Keiko's present home. Shipped to a marine park in Canada, Keiko did not respond well to captivity, and lesions started appearing on his skin...
...play political gatherings, like a big Washington black-tie dinner earlier this year. In 1998, I performed at the Democratic Leadership Council's retreat in New Orleans. This proved to be a great gig, allowing me entr?e to the no-reporters-allowed meeting while giving me the chance to hone my schtick...
...hardly does. Parish's school is in session eight hours a day, 195 days a year. That schedule leaves just four weeks for summer break, but it means more time for students to hone their fundamentals and pursue electives like art and music. How much more time? If Parish sticks to this regimen through 12th grade, the extra days and hours will add up to almost four more years of schooling...
...Before we can reach that ideal model, it's important to have a space for focused attention and a community of scholars to hone in on issues of ethnicity," Hsu says. "Because departments will have higher priorities, ethnicity can be forgotten [when studied within other departments...
...spite of the talent and promise of next year's roster, the team will find it difficult to replace Schaeffer, co-captain Linda Jellison and defensive specialists Laurel Rayburn and Kristin Priscella, all of whom helped to hone the skills of the younger players and kept the Crimson in the hunt for the Ivy title...