Ellen Bryant Voigt draws from her childhood in rural Virginia and her life as a wife, mother, and teacher in New England to write poetry, grounded in regional, domestic experiences, which shows the possibilities of transcendence. She has been recognized,...

An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept. (Dutch) Constant practice often outdoes both intelligence and skill. (Roman) Difficult things become easier with practice. (Roman) Practice gives skill. (Roman) Practice is better than theory. (Roman)...

1. The actual performance—performance is an art form. 2. Repetition of a skill until it has been thoroughly learned. 3. The reordering of experiences in order to make them more meaningful. 4. A professional occupation, or business, eg a legal...

Most commonly, practice is a learning method, the act of rehearsing a behavior over and over, or engaging in an activity again and again, for the purpose of improving or mastering it, as in the phrase "practice makes perfect". Sports teams practice to...

David Carr sat out practice with a concussion, but Vinny Testaverde was back on the field Wednesday, leaving the soon-to-be 44-year-old quarterback the latest front-runner to start for the Carolina Panthers.Testaverde, who has not played since injuring his right Achilles' tendon in the loss to...

Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme missed practice again Thursday, increasing the chances Chris Weinke will start this week's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.Delhomme missed his first game since 2003 on Sunday when damaged ligaments in his right thumb forced him to sit out the Panthers' loss...

Larry Coker wanted to coach one last game, even though Miami had already fired him and promoted Randy Shannon as his successor."The key for me was that the athletic director wanted me to do it," Coker said. "Randy called and wanted me to do it,...

Lobstermen in Rhode Island are debating the practice of clipping the tails of female lobsters, with some saying stricter regulations are needed to protect a declining population.The conflict centers on "v-notching," a conservation method in which a quarter-inch to half-inch notch is clipped in the...