Word: crafting
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...week-long negotiations, meant to craft the beginnings of a new global effort on climate change, had already gone into overtime when diplomats emerged from behind closed doors at 2 AM Saturday morning, claiming that a compromise deal between the EU, the U.S. and the major developing nations had been reached. Delegates from some 190 nations reconvened several hours later for what should have been a final approval session...
...relatively low profile when it comes to the glitz of Hollywood life. “There’s no need for 900 entourage people and all that. You start out an actor and end up a celebrity. I don’t practice celebrity. I practice my craft.”But, whatever you do, don’t ask Washington about his plans after retirement. “Retire? I’m not retiring! They’re gonna have to wheel me out!” And thank goodness for that. —Staff writer...
...role still offered challenges for the actor: “It was also fun to play someone who had a narcissistic side and who was clueless about the real world.” When looking for a role, Reilly says he looks for new opportunities to practice his craft. “I like stuff I haven’t done before—stuff that makes me a little bit nervous. That’s a good sign,” he says. “I like to keep surprising people.” And with his first...
...Canada - has resolutely opposed a European push for the Bali delegates to discuss targeted emissions cuts. That opposition isn't surprising, because the Bush Administration has never hidden its opposition to mandatory cuts. But observers here say the U.S. obstructive role has been more egregious, stymieing attempts to craft meaningful action on everything from deforestation to measures to help developing nations manage their carbon output. "The U.S. has been fingered as the problem here - and they really are," says John Coequyt, climate adviser for Greenpeace...
...band manager and volunteered to perform with the band. Her freshman year she had only four routines, which she mixed and matched to accompany the HUB’s fight songs. But last summer, she turned up the volume, spending ten weeks with her coach back in Rockdale to craft routines that would perfectly align with the band’s full repertoire.A DYING ARTRockdale, where Liles grew up, is a small farming town about 70 miles northeast of Austin, the kind of place where life revolves around the town square and the football field. The chamber of commerce...