It was unclear whether the timing of China's announcement was coincidental, though the Chinese have been preparing an opening position ahead of international talks on climate change in Copenhagen next month.
In conference calls and other discussions preparing Ms. Rice for two-and-a-half hours of testimony on Thursday morning, she and her White House colleagues have prepared an opening statement that one official described as "a detailed, almost day-by-day overview" of what the administration was doing in the months before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Preparing an opening statement puts your goals in prospective and also gives the other person involved a clear picture.
(Most Broadway musicals hold about 25 preview performances to prepare for an opening).
In the early evening on Friday, September 12th, Green went to prepare for an opening at her gallery, Beautiful Crap, in the center of Claremont, about ten minutes from their home.
The foundation, which has collected $450 million in private donations, estimates that it will take another year of construction work to complete the museum and two or three more months to install the exhibits and prepare for an opening.
A New York mixologist, Albert Trummer, is preparing for an opening.
With a 7,000 sq ft boutique on London's prestigious Dover Street being prepared for an opening later this year, Victoria Beckham needed to deliver a strong collection to fill it, and this one was a hit.
Such behavior, however, is a rarity, despite long hours (it is not uncommon for the crew to work through a night to prepare a show for its opening).
On the consumer side, H. Bloom relied until recently on word of mouth but just hired a head of marketing and is preparing to introduce an opening salvo of direct-mail and online advertising.
