Posts Tagged ‘skills’

American Voices: Electrically Stimulating Brain May Improve Math Skills

According to a new study, individuals who struggle with mathematics saw a notable increase in their ability to learn and retain arithmetic concepts when a mild current was sent into their brains by a pair of electrodes. The Onion Tweet This Post

Marines sharpen skills for school-defense at Quantico

By Ian Simpson QUANTICO, Virginia (Reuters) – There has never been a shooting at a U.S. Defense Department school and the U.S. Marines are doing their best to ensure one never takes place. Bombs, blood, dozens of gunshots, billowing smoke, screaming teenagers, bodies sprawled on the gym floor – all of it fake – were [...]

Obama Honors Kings, Galaxy; Shows Off Soccer Skills

President Obama today honored the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings and the Major League Soccer champion LA Galaxy at the White House, saying the teams share more than their hometown, “they also share a pretty good comeback story.” Back at the White House for… Tweet This Post

Does Romney Lack Political Skills?

Amy Walter: “Almost every candidate has a rough patch. But, the ones that pull out of them have one thing in common: candidate skill. It’s what got Bill Clinton through Paula Jones and Obama through Jeremiah Wright. Romney, however, just doesn’t have those kinds of skills. A speech, a press conference or series of rallies [...]

Romney: Ryan’s skills as a campaigner unexpected

Republican Mitt Romney says he didn't realize how effective Paul Ryan would be as a campaigner when he picked him as his running mate. Tweet This Post

Trivial Pursuit Game Reveals Man Lacks Knowledge Of Basic Social Skills

DENVER—According to sources who played Trivial Pursuit with local man Derek Watkins last night, the hour-long question-and-answer contest revealed the 30-year-old attorney’s glaring lack of knowledge of even the most fundamental social skills. Tweet This Post

THE RACE: Romney touting his foreign policy skills

Mitt Romney is heading across the Atlantic to try to showcase his foreign policy and national security leadership potential. It might be the right place but the message may be a little off. Tweet This Post

Opinion: People Of Earth, I Lack Basic Social Skills (by Robert Stubinsky)

Citizens of Earth! My name is Robert Stubinsky. Please, do not be afraid! I come from a small green home on Edgemore Avenue. There I… Tweet This Post