Back in Tokyo, Mr Hatoyama horrified sticklers for imperial protocol by insisting that Mr Hu's heir-apparent, Xi Jinping, pay an impromptu call on Emperor Akihito.
In Pleasantville during the blizzard of 2000, for example, Mayor John M. Nonna videotaped his trek through the streets on a snowplow and PCTV broadcast it live, while running an impromptu call-in show for snowbound viewers.
If it hadn't been for an impromptu call and invite from a former girlfriend the night before, my stepson Jon could have died on that beautiful Manhattan morning.
Cardinal, which said that Andersen could not sign off because the firm no longer had the necessary auditing staff, took the unusual step of calling an impromptu conference call to assure analysts and investors that the company did not face any concerns over the quality of its accounting.
In another project, he held impromptu conference calls with numbers selected from the phone book.
By contrast, Pope Francis has made impromptu telephone calls to people who have written him letters seeking help, while also thriving on socializing with other priests and laypeople.
You're accessible to ordinary Catholics, making impromptu phone calls to people who write to you -- I like that.
Picking up a co-worker on the way in, riding home with others, and utilizing the time for impromptu conference calls with members of our team can be great ways to bring the benefits of "the van" to an entirely different kind of team.
JUST before JPMorgan Chase announced its initial $2-a-share 2-a-share 2-a-shareearns, Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Fedeall Reserve, held an extoaordinary impromptu conference call.
From Charles Simic and A. R. Ammons I had the lists by a return fax in one case and an impromptu phone call in the other.
