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Rethinking the way people communicate with their pets is a cornerstone of Kilcommons' approach to training and a big reason that the author of seven books, including Good Owners, Great Dogs, and star of the just released puppy-training DVD My Smart Puppy, has emerged as one of the premier dog trainers in the country. Whether an animal is pulling on the leash, jumping on the neighbors or quietly relieving itself on the living-room sofa, Kilcommons has a remedy. He has trained more than 35,000 dogs, ranging from abandoned shelter pups to the poshest celebrity pooches, including Harrison...
...first sign that Viswanathan had, figuratively, assumed an identity came when the Harvard Crimson website reported the plagiarism. (From Opal: "Moneypenny was the brainy female character. Yet another example of how every girl had to be one or the other: smart or pretty." From McCafferty's Sloppy Firsts: "Sabrina was the brainy Angel. Yet another example of how every girl had to be one or the other: Pretty or smart.") Viswanathan said she had read McCafferty but called herself the victim of a photographic memory. "Somewhere in her mind, she crossed an invisible line with this material and didn...
...have a B.A. in History and am in the process of obtaining my teaching credentials. I am also a high school dropout. There was some encouragement for me to leave, but I made the decision. I was too smart for my own good--and too angry. After 10 years of lousy jobs, I dropped back in. My goal now is to help students avoid the foolish mistake I made 17 years ago. Like Sarah Miller in your story, I was worried that I would "look stupid," but I finally worked up the courage to go back. To Sarah I offer...
Manning also said that "top command in police departments are trying to assess relationships between resources used and outcomes. They are asking what works and being increasingly smart in allocating resources...
...There were multiple times when there was a really tough case, and I was glad that the person on the Scalia case was Joel because he was a good person to work with—smart, hard-working, dedicated and serious,” he said...