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...help develop this skill, Warrior Mind, relies upon music. The idea is to listen, really listen, to the wail of the guitar or the staccato tap of the drums instead of letting your mind wander. In athletics, this concept is called being in "the zone...
...comic novels set in their family’s native Trinidad; works such as “Fireflies” and “The Chip-Chip Gatherers” won literary prizes and critical approval, and although he would write only one more novel in his lifetime, his skill as a storyteller translated readily to a distinctive brand of non-fiction analogous to his brother’s approach as a novelist. “North of South” (whose title refers to the countries Naipaul visits being north of South Africa), his first book of non-fiction...
...guitar acts sort of like sun glare, transfiguring the simple chord progressions and also making them perfect sleep music. “Lovers Carvings,” in particular, features ideally lustrous guitar work that gets along well with a late afternoon outdoor nap. Wilkinson’s real skill, though, is crafting the faultless head nod tracks that fill up the rest of the album. Through meticulously recorded and assembled sounds and synthetic beats, Bibio lands hits in an incredibly diverse array of styles. The title track is classic 70s Brazilian-sounding clap-along gold—the kind...
...money will be used to expand the Leadership Institute’s existing programs as well as develop new curriculum. The student-run Institute—started in 2004-2005—seeks to provide concrete leadership training to supplement academic education for students. The organization holds skill-building workshops, hosts guest speakers, stages discussion forums among student organization leaders, and runs a program to mentor middle school students. John W. Coleman, a member of the Institute’s board of advisers, said he hopes the funding will help “kickstart the institutionalization of the Leadership...
...victims often exchange one kind of hell for another. After escaping the violence, they usually end up in ugly, overcrowded city slums. At one of the cramped IDP shelters in Bogotá, run by the Catholic Church, about 30 former farmers were taking classes in breadmaking, a new skill that might come in handy in the capital. When asked about government claims that security has improved, many simply rolled their eyes. "The armed groups are still there," says one woman who abandoned her farm in southern Caqueta state. "They've just changed their names...