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...people, because no one wants to help you with your career because that means you’re competition.”“When we’re just starting out, we’re just like everyone else,” Skelton says of trying to attract advertisers. “We have to make our own brand, almost. Just getting sponsors was quite an undertaking. It’s a lot of phone-calling and getting hung up on.”Despite these initial difficulties, as well as some upheaval in personnel, preparations...
...waiting for a call from something that looks like a nasty Ridley Scott creation from outer space doesn’t necessarily attract big government bucks—as such the program relies mostly on private funding...
...natural selection away from traditional, lumbering pivotmen towards players better suited to knock down the trifecta, the effect has become even more pronounced in the Ivy League. The nature of the level of competition and the limited national exposure in the Ivies means the league is unable to attract the biggest, most skilled frontcourt players or the quickest, most athletic guards, who invariably sign with major D-I teams. The result is a preponderence of “catch-and-shoot” players—those who hang on the perimeter waiting for a kick-out from inside...
Because its scope is so great, “American Grace” also attempts to attract a wide range of theatergoers. Its versatility of coverage allows the show to serve as both an introduction to iconic choreographers for those who have little previous experience with them and as an exploration of the subtle connections between these styles for those who already know their demi-plies from their pirouettes...
...While local businesses gear up for the fight, Vietnam's government will have to move fast to bring its legal system and infrastructure up to speed if the country hopes to attract more multinationals. Running a factory in Vietnam can be a frustrating proposition. Electricity production is barely meeting demand, which is growing at 15% per year. Roads and ports are increasingly congested. Nike Vietnam's general manager Amanda Tucker says the company's containers sometimes sit on the dock for 24 hours before shipping out. Because Vietnam has no deep-water port to handle the new larger "super-container...