Word: skills
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...says Bob Smyser, who sometimes ushered with Rader at Christ Lutheran. Rader was known as an attentive father who used to take his kids, now both adults, camping and fishing. An Air Force veteran, he had been a scout leader for his son Brian's troop, with a particular skill for tying knots...
...Lagerfeld is used to being imitated. "Chanel called it flattery," he shrugs. "For me, it's good because it pushes me to things they can't copy." By Chanel, he means Coco, the founder of the label Lagerfeld has headed for 22 years. "They" are the fashion chains, whose skill at reproducing luxury looks at affordable prices is driving designers to new extravagance in their ready-to-wear collections. At the shows in Milan and Paris over the past two weeks, even the most jaded front-row fashionistas leaned forward for a closer look at the swathes of excess...
Kirkland’s practice rooms are available for performers of all skill levels. Pianists can tickle the ivories of the two pianos located in the practice rooms in the basement of Entryways B and C. After auditioning for resident music tutor Jonathan Kregor (kregor@fas.harvard.edu), the Bosendorfer and Steinway in the Junior Common Room are also free game...
...first notch was a perfect example of how Corriero’s skill and persistence have translated to personal and team success. Less than a minute remained in a first period in which the Crimson had done everything but score, launching 24 shots on goal and enjoying three power plays to no avail. Julie Chu handled the puck behind the net and blindly backhanded it out in front. The pass found a driving Corriero and she unleashed a screaming slapshot, lighting the lamp with 21 seconds left in the frame...
...heavy dose of science and math. The troops measured the "culprit's" footprints to extrapolate how tall he or she might be and used deductive reasoning to eliminate suspects from further investigation. The workshop, organized by IBM for the fifth annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, emphasized another skill crucial to the girls' future success in science and engineering: the troops were advised to spend their 15-minute snack break networking...