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Indeed, the night's attendees all act like family members, calling each other by names and hugging hello. A half-hour break in the evening of dances features announcements for storytelling groups in dancer's homes, backrubs accompanied by freestyle poetry, and a birthday cake in honor of any Scorpio's in the audience...
...aimed at young investors. Hughes has taken her message of entrepreneurship outside the family, offering seminars at schools and encouraging local children to buy into her business at $1 a share. "The most financial education most of these kids will ever get anywhere else is a half-hour field trip to the stock exchange in 12th grade," Hughes says. "I'm trying to help them understand that even a small investment is better than nothing...
...list; realistically, I also attributed these dismal results to my own weak salesmanship. This time, things started no better. Of the first dozen classmates I called, not one answered the telephone. Where were all those likely donors when I wanted them? To have nothing to show after a half-hour's work further depressed my already low expectations...
...throughout the talk. As Piano noted, much of architecture lies in the invisible, in the memories and social life generated by the use of the space. What one sees--the physical architecture--is merely the tip of the iceberg. He expanded on this idea of "immateriality" in the last half-hour of the speech, presenting slides of his other works. Piano's work has consistently stressed the importance of space and transparency, or, as he put it, "lightness". The glass of Kansai Airport seems to show the open possibilities that flying offers. His Tjibaou Cultural Centre of New Caledonia...
Workout: So what does one DO at fencing practice? It goes like this, according to Coach: the afternoon begins with a good half-hour of calisthenics, fancy footwork, warm-ups and stretching. After that comes time dedicated to "working with the weapon," then a period of partner work. Next is a lesson on the particular skill or technique of the day, and the final touch is a few good rounds of actual bouting. In addition to the cardiovascular demands, the skills of the foil are impressive and hard to attain. Perhaps the sabre team has a future as Jedi stunt...