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...transformational experience for the musicians," Barenboim says. "Being an orchestral musician means you have to express yourself to the utmost while simultaneously listening and responding. That's an important skill for conflict resolution--and for life...
Most past Masters champions agree that Augusta provides almost the identical test of golfing skill that it did a generation ago. But the fact that it has gone to such lengths to ensure this consistency touches on a debate in the sport about whether professionals are now hitting the ball too far, and whether the game's governing bodies should place tighter restrictions on their equipment. Many other championship venues have undertaken expansions, and new courses with aspirations of hosting professional events are now built with much higher yardage totals. Longer golf courses require more resources for building and maintenance...
...with the magic of traction control, which overrides your foot and cuts power. You could hear this happening, by the way - the engine note changed from smooth to bombing-raid violent as the device interrupted detonation in certain cylinders. And according to many experts, it reduced driver skill in the racing equation. The sublimely skilled driver with impeccable throttle control in slippery conditions was brought down to the level of the leadfoot who simply pounded the accelerator and hung...
...overaggressive nanny state, pointing out that it included games in which no money is at stake. “How would you feel if they outlawed movies?” Woods asked. He argued that poker was different from pure games of chance, since it includes major elements of skill. “Is poker gambling? Yes,” Woods said. “But the question is whether or not it’s a skill game more than a chance game. It almost certainly is.” Nesson said that he had sent Patrick a letter...
...voted against Fowler-Finn’s contract extension, said after the meeting that she would still support a “zero” year contract for Fowler-Finn. “I think what our district needs right now is not the current skill set the superintendent has,” she said. Nolan, who says she is concerned about a perceived “discrepancy” between Cambridge schools’ reported performance and the official records, wrote a letter last month to the Educational Management Audit Council. A letter written back by Council Chair Maryellen...