Word: skillful
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...stripping the genre of its over-abstract qualities and restoring a more basic, natural humor. The audience seems to respond easily to the pure fun of watching the antics of Whiteside and his cast, and is won over by both the relaxed nature of the performers and their physical skill and control. Hopefully the success of "Snappy Crayons" will inspire this alumnus of both Ringling Bros. and Harvard University to further dance/theater adventures...
Unlike Nixon, Agnew was not granted tragic hero status, primarily because he had nowhere to fall from. Although Agnew had rapidly risen from obscurity to national prominence like Nixon, his ascent was never considered a mark of political acumen or leadership skill. In fact, his selection as Nixon's running mate has been primarily attributed to his bitter outburst at Baltimore's black leaders and to the machinations of South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond. In his outburst, Agnew blamed Stokely Carmichael's presence in Baltimore for the riots in the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Such lunacy...
...real test for a fund is beating an index like the S&P 500. If you can't beat an average, then you aren't investing with any more skill than you would if you chose stocks randomly. How hard is it to beat the S&P 500? Really hard. Over the past five years, 63% of all diversified-equity mutual funds have failed to do so. The greatest Fidelity performer of all, of course, was Peter Lynch. During his 14 years of managing Magellan, he averaged an annual return of 29.2%; the S&P 500 index rose...
...staff nurses, on average, made $22,000 to start and $30,000 after 20 years on the job--often less than (male) hospital maintenance workers with eighth-grade educations. Then in the late 1980s a severe nursing shortage gave the profession the leverage to win compensation commensurate with skill. Today the average staff nurse's salary is about $35,000; at New York City's Presbyterian Hospital, a nurse with 20 years' experience earns $71,250--a big blip on any cost-containment radar screen...
...Good communication is a skill we can all stand to benefit from, particularly if we're suddenly living with people that are very different from ourselves," Jackson said...