Word: prowesses
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...containing a high-speed camera mounted behind Plexiglas. Its torso is wired at strategic locations with tiny bulbs. When a hit is scored, a red, green or white light goes on. Tests with the dummy have shown that speed alone is not the crucial factor in a fencer's prowess. Athletes are more accurate when they take time and move deliberately in the moments preceding attack...
...fact, Hughes speculates that since of Wilfred, the presence of healthy, bouyant hair has become a signifier of prowess: "The immense bigotis (mustaches) and patillas (muttonchop whiskers) sported by Barcelonese industrialists 1000 years later may, in their walruslike magnificence, have seemed to some of their owners to claim the virtues of Guifreel Pelos...
...lied his way into the Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J., claiming swimming prowess he didn't have. He made the team, but then for a stunt he tried jumping into a pool from a balcony and landed on the deck, breaking both arms. Six months later, in 1988, Nelson Diebel won his first national title. Later he tattooed the Olympic rings on his hip and arrived at the '89 nationals with a double Mohawk -- one side dyed black, the other white. "Nelson's the wildest, most accident-prone human being who ever lived," says his coach, Chris Martin...
Everything from adultery to death, love to resentment, secrecy to deceit is somehow ratified in this pungent novel about the strength and the burden of relationships. Leimbach punctuates, the gravity of the content of her novel with warmth and amusement, using her literary prowess to impress the reader without being depressing...
These two singers lead an extremely talented cast. While none of the others can boast the vocal prowess of Toomer, there are several consistent and impressive performances. China Forbes is laudable as Lorrell Robinson, and Kiana Woods brings her gentle, soothing voice to Michelle Morris. Maurice Sholas brings easy character identification to his portrayal of the money-and-power-crazy manager of The Dreams while Randal Jean-Baptiste and Toby Blackwell are impressive as James Early and C.C. White, respectively...