The soils of New York have not been as generous as its trading floors in yielding treasure, despite the city's onetime status as a favored stopping off spot for pirates and longstanding rumors that Captain Kidd stashed a fortune somewhere on Long Island.
The strands come mounted on lacquered wood boxes, yielding floor lamps, chandeliers and wall fixtures.
The design uses setbacks to gradually taper floor area down, yielding the typical elongated "wedding cake" shape which contributes in reducing loads and softens the building's visual impact on the city's skyline.
Under Senate rules, a filibustering lawmaker can pause by yielding the floor to questions.
Mr. Perry's eyes narrowed and he licked his lips, before yielding the floor to Mr. Romney.
But Mr. Hagans played it with admirably solemn concentration before yielding the floor to Mr. Abercrombie, whose solo was a model of coherent flow, and Mr. Copland, who made a concise statement feel capacious and open-ended.
Before yielding the floor, Corker also made it clear that Cruz and Lee were acting on their own.
Paul began shortly before noon in a rare old-fashioned filibuster - in which a senator speaks until he can continue no longer - yielding the floor shortly before 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT) on Thursday.
We will be happy to take your questions at the end of the presentations -- so let me begin by yielding the floor to the first of our guest speakers, Secretary Shalala.
