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2 unusual facts about skills


Kathryn Troutman

Troutman has been described in the media as an expert on the Federal Resume, on Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities statements, and on federal career consulting in general.

Skills Funding Agency

The office of the Chief Executive of Skills Funding was established in law by the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009.


152d Airlift Wing

A week prior to the actual exercise to test the new methods and information, personnel from the 152nd AW deployed to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Quito to conduct training and classes aimed at improving the skills of Aircrew and Photo Interpreters.

Before the Fall

In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's (Max Riemelt) boxing skills earn him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA), a high school that serves as an entry to the Nazi elite.

Brian Fechino

Fechino's role with PMB is much wider than his guitar duties; he earned the nickname "Techno" from his bandmates for his soundboard skills, and has mixed and/or produced several of the band's projects including the EP Drive-By Romance, the bonus acoustic tracks on the Kirtland release of Save Me and the Wolf Trap portion of the Vintage Stages Live DVD.

Bülent Şenver

He has been through various trainings in the fields of independent auditing, managerial skills and banking in London, Birmingham, Chicago, Houston, Washington D.C., Paris, Brussels and Geneva.

Centre For Learning Resources

In order to improve Standards of English in government schools, CLR has set up English Resource Centres ERC in marathi medium schools across the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) which aims at improving English speaking, listening and writing skills of students and English - communication and teaching skills of teachers in these schools.

Christophe Clement

Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec Head.

Columba Catholic College

The Primary Curriculum at Columba Catholic College is designed to emphasise the basic skills of numeracy and literacy, whilst integrating the Key Learning Areas (KLA's) of Religious Education , English, Maths, Science, Studies of Society and Environment, Languages other than English (LOTE), Health and Physical Education, The Arts and Technology.

Connections Academy

On September 15, 2011, Pearson, an international learning company, acquired Connections Education for in excess of $400 million, with an eye to establishing a position in the virtual school segment and the opportunity to apply Connections Education’s skills and technologies in new segments and geographic markets.

Critical thinking

Media ridicule led to a response from RPT Communications Director Chris Elam that the inclusion of the term "critical thinking skills" was an oversight which cannot be corrected until 2014, when the next state convention will occur.

David Kossoff

He was also well known for his story-telling skills, particularly with regard to reinterpreting the Bible.

Dody Weston Thompson

Dody went on to develop her other artistic skills as a drama and poetry major at Sophie Newcomb College of Tulane University in New Orleans in 1940.

Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts

The Third Sacred Concert was built around the skills of Alice Babs, Harry Carney, and Ellington himself on the piano.

Frank Bonilla

Bonilla spent his first years of high school attending a Franciscan high school in Illinois, where he showed academic and leadership skills.

Gamlin Kizaki

A skilled pilot and protégé of the famous Zentradi ace Milia Fallyna Jenius, Gamlin's skills were discovered early in his career, and he was made a member of Macross 7's elite squadron, Diamond Force, piloting a VF-17 Nightmare.

Garvin Cross

He is included in the Guinness Book of World Records for his skills as a precision stunt driver, and he has worked on films and television spots for automobile companies such as Ford, Porsche, Toyota, Dodge, Mercedes, Lincoln, Nissan and Lexus.

Gilbert Gnarley

The CIA to inquire about becoming a spy, explaining that his skills were spying on fellow residents of the retirement home (using a drinking glass, which Gilbert explained, works best when empty) and knowing all the words to Johnny Rivers' song "Secret Agent Man."

Giovannie Pico

Upon arriving in the United States, Giovannie Pico matriculated at Harvard Law School, intending to study advanced negotiation skills, but the pressures of her show business career constrained to keep her in Hollywood.

Great Cipher

Antoine Rossignol's cryptographic skills became known when in 1626 an encrypted letter was taken from a messenger leaving the city of Réalmont, controlled by the Huguenots and surrounded by the French army.

Hannah Moffat

When the BBC split the region into two when Moffat was honing her journalism and reporting skills in London and the South East so she re-joined Look North in 2005 to present the bulletins during BBC Breakfast from Hull.

Hippety Hopper

Hippety Hopper returns in McKimson's Pop 'Im Pop! (1950), in which proud papa Sylvester boasts of his mousing skills to his son, Sylvester Jr. In Cats A-Weigh! (1953), Sylvester Cat accepts a position as mouse-catcher on a ship.

Hu Yinglin

Hu was an admirer of the courtesan and artist Xue Susu, praising her "lovely and elegant appearance" and claiming that "Even those famous painters with excellent skills cannot surpass her".

Jan Muršak

Muršak developed his skills in his hometown ice hockey club HDK Maribor where he played until the age of 17.

Johann Simon Hermstedt

All four of Louis Spohr's clarinet concertos and several of his other clarinet works, as well as Carl Maria von Weber's Grand duo concertant, were written with Hermstedt's skills in mind and were dedicated to him.

John of Ávila

While waiting in Seville, his unusually great devotion in celebrating Mass, and his skills in catechesis and preaching, attracted the attention of Hernando de Contreras, a local priest, who mentioned him to the Archbishop of Seville and Inquisitor General, Alonso Manrique de Lara.

José Del Vecchio

For over half a century, this corporation has been a renowned source not only of professional players who have shown their skills in Major League Baseball, among others Bobby Abreu, Bo Díaz, Andrés Galarraga, Freddy García, Pablo Sandoval, Luis Sojo and Omar Vizquel, but also of prominent citizens in in different fields of national development.

Joseph W. Cullen

Joseph Cullen grew up in the Boston area attending Boston Latin School where he developed his strong debate and speaking skills which he displayed throughout his professional career.

Manually coded English

R. Orin Cornett, who developed Cued Speech in 1966 at Gallaudet University, sought to combat poor reading skills among deaf college students by providing deaf children with a solid linguistic background.

Mimoza Kusari Lila

Her leadership skills and managerial were tested while she worked as project manager at the American University in Kosovo Foundation education plan for Kosovo and the establishment of the institution.

Nephrurus

In the first episode of the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Clark Kent applies for a job at the Daily Planet newspaper, producing an article on Knob-Tailed Geckos as proof of his writing skills.

Neville Hiscock

Neville and his younger brother Dave Hiscock grew up in Stokes Valley, a suburb near Wellington, where they both rode an old BSA Bantam in grass paddocks, and later perfected their skills on the infamous Rimutaka hill climb nearby north of Upper Hutt.

Ogasawara Nagakiyo

During the Kamakura period, Nagakiyo's skills and training methods were passed on to his son, Ogasawara Nagatsune.

Parkside Studio College

Parkside places emphasis on a practical approach: students work on placement in their elected pathway area and are taught to develop employability skills.

Peter B. Lawrence

He has appeared on Blue Peter and his skills and advice are much sought after in the field of solar and planetary imaging.

Peter Spier

Like other children's illustrators such as Beatrix Potter or Christopher Wormell, Peter Spier demonstrates his talent and skills as an artist/illustrator using pen, ink and watercolour on paper.

Piotr Gajewski

Upon completing his formal education, Gajewski continued refining his conducting skills at the 1983 Tanglewood Music Festival in Massachusetts, where he was awarded a Leonard Bernstein Conducting Fellowship and where his teachers included Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, André Previn, Gunther Schuller, Gustav Meier and Maurice Abravanel.

Realiti

She was induced to musical and singing skills the different way from other youths, which made her fellow schoolmates astonished by her ignorance of Britney Spears (as expressed in one episode).

Rick Hooijboer

Even though the AZ staff appeared to want him badly, the defender c.q. midfielder was not given a chance to show his skills.

Rolando Masferrer

In December, 1960, the Miami Herald, reported that Masferrer was leading a small group of fifty three people who were polishing their killing skills at a ranch owned by multi-millionaire Howard Hughes.

Rolando Panerai

His acting skills and stage charisma were appreciated by great directors such as Giorgio Strehler, Franco Zeffirelli and Luchino Visconti.

Saifo

When asked about claims of plagiarism, he vehemently refuted the charge and said the accusers are jealous people who didn't have sharp, instantaneous composing skills like he had and therefore are doing all they can to discredit him.

Sergeant Eric L. Coggins Award

Coggins was a Paralegal Specialist in Korea whose skills led to his selection as the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of the Camp Stanley Legal Office while still a Specialist.

Staff and line

Historically, most MBA graduates have aspired to work in staff positions using their analytical skills to advise line managers.

Switchblade Honey

He has been given a chance to put his skills to use one last time, by leading a Dirty Dozen-like crew in a long-term guerrilla war against the Chasta.

The Manual

It is a step by step guide to achieving a No.1 single with no money or musical skills, and a case study of the duo's UK novelty pop No. 1 "Doctorin' the Tardis".

Understanding Lung Sounds

Understanding Lung Sounds 3rd edition (2002) by Steven Lehrer is a book and audio CD that guides the student through the skills of lung auscultation.

Understanding Pediatric Heart Sounds

Understanding Pediatric Heart Sounds 2nd edition (2003) by Steven Lehrer is a book and audio CD that guides the student through the skills of pediatric heart auscultation.

Vishalakshi Dakshinamurthy

She hailed from Taluku Family which was famous for their literary skills.She is also niece of noted Kannada novelist T.R.Subba Rao(TaRaSu).

Voice of Hope

Voice of Hope seeks to provide children living in the neighborhoods of West Dallas with strong character models, education support, life skills, and family support services needed to become productive Christian citizens.

William Needles

Asked how he acquired his skills, he credits the initial Stratford company of actors gathered by Tyrone Guthrie, including such notables as Sir Alec Guinness, Irene Worth, and Douglas Campbell (actor).


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