All hail Anna Faris, fake bimbo par excellence, master of the birdbrained double take, our reigning queen of intelligent stupidity.
For over a decade he dominated Dublin politics as deal-maker supreme, negotiator par excellence, master of his once fractious party, skilful manager of the Celtic Tiger and peacemaker in Northern Ireland.
A score of 3 indicated that the minimum standards were met, and a score of 5 indicated that the standards of excellence were mastered.
But it was Harris who caught my eye, for this was a master craftsman, at an absolute peak, and heights of excellence to which he may never climb again.
It is the acme of excellence to not only win, but to master winning at ease.
What emerged is a portrait of excellence, and of a man who has mastered a set of skills that many of his peers feel have not gotten enough recognition.
Just look to Finland's education system, a world-renowned model of excellence, where primary and secondary teachers must have a masters degree in education (covering developmental psychology, classroom management and subject didactics) as a minimum.
For centuries, violin-makers have tried in vain to match the high standards of excellence set in the first half of the 18th century by the two legendary masters of the craft, Antonio Stradivari and Joseph Guarneri del Gesù in Cremona, Italy.
The number bandied about is $1 billion, or one sixth of the London Whale's $6 billion blowout, termed by that casino master par excellence, JP Morgan Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon as "a tempest in a teapot".
The pursuit of excellence.
The top Cup of Excellence (C.O.E).
