Word: skillful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...since licensing in the mid-'70s wasn't the huge profit center for studios it is today--Star Wars helped create that too--Lucas' deal was arguably even more farsighted than the resulting film. Today he is as much a businessman as he is a filmmaker: his shrewd skill in reinvesting his profits (among other things, he owns Industrial Light & Magic, the premier special-effects house, and LucasArts, one of the nation's top four cd-rom makers) has enabled him to become sole owner of what is essentially his own ministudio. "I think what drives him as a businessman...
...most marketable skill is the ability to learn quickly," said recruit Emily A. Allen '97. "Consulting firms recruit from Harvard and other Ivy League schools because they want people they can train fast, people who learn quickly...
Even when the Celtics did trade a player from the "glory days"--Danny Ainge--they only managed to acquire Ed Pinckney and Joe Kleine, two players with a great deal of heart but a dearth of skill...
...blank spaces of what, later on, was going to be my novel. But I left them where they were, leaving the story, because I am fond of unexplained blank spaces." Instead of chasing the impossible, Martinez writes about the magic and mystery associated with Evita with impressive skill and completeness...
...developmental experts often point out, child rearing is not an innate skill, and several states are trying to help educate parents about parenting. Home visits by social workers or nurses are among the most promising methods. In Oregon such visits occur under a program called Healthy Start. Sandra Daus, 22, a single mother of an 18-month-old girl, recalls the help she received from Mellissa Magill. "She encouraged me to read books, a lot of books," says Daus. "I thought when Sydney got older, maybe two or three, we'd start reading. Mellissa said no, start reading...