The Prudent Speculator philosophy, devised by the late Al Frank, founder of our newsletter, and refined by me over the past 13 years, doesn't fit into any of these boxes.
Those elements just didn't seem that refined to me.
The data collected offered an excellent opportunity to validate and refine the ME default level 2 models for estimating flexural strength and elastic modulus based on compressive strength data.
And there are the old videos of him singing covers at around the age of 12, including an impressive one of him performing the Christian song "Refine Me" on the steps of a theater in Stratford.
Ms. Smith, who spent the past year refining "Let Me Down Easy" at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven and the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass., said in a phone interview that the Second Stage production would be quite different in approach from the earlier productions.
Literate and suspiciously refined, Holden struck me as little more than wishful thinking on the part of adults, a middle-aged librarian's fondest fantasy of youthful male rebellion.
Lauren and Ann, informed me about job opportunities, helped me refine my cover letter and resume, and helped me practice interview techniques.
"That's when I took the raw energy that was a mix of the rock I listened to- and the negative reasons I listened to it- and refined the edges, giving me a way to export that energy through rap ., he explained.
I know that her talents make my talents better, just as those who listen to me as I compose ideas orally, help me refine my ideas.
As I've noted, Terence refined the practice of tickling me into a dark art; and though I hated it, I was ambivalent.
