Word: honing
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...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...
...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...
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...
...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?...
Meanwhile, over in Europe, historic soccer clubs like Arsenal FC have established their own soccer academies just for women and provide their ladies with ample game experience to hone their skills: Arsenal has won nine premier league titles and just recently recorded a historical quadruple, as the Arsenal ladies not only won their domestic and two domestic cups, but were hailed as champions of Europe after winning the UEFA Women?...