The Washington Speakers Bureau lists Herman Cain as one of its speakers, noting that his "fees vary".
Mr. Poland has been hailed as a national hero, as the speakers noted.
The harrowing sixth season of "Buffy" was, as Tamzin Cook, one of the speakers, noted, "quite painful to watch".
Speakers noted with wonder the sprawl and scope of the congress, the energy and seriousness of those attending, and the sheer diversity of expressions of faith.
Mr. Hughes, who is designing a 15,000-square-foot house with built-in wiring and speakers, noted that the shift toward networking allows design flexibility.
Several Orange speakers noted bitterly today that the British government and Royal Ulster Constabulary -- the province's predominantly Protestant police -- had decided this year to confront Orangemen rather than Catholic protesters.
There were only indirect references to Mr. McQueen's private troubles — he had an acknowledged history of drug abuse and wild behavior — though the speakers noted that creativity was his main emotional outlet.
And it was only last week that a conference sponsored in part by the National Institutes of Health called for regulation of medicinal herbs, though some speakers noted it might be too late.
The researchers explain that, to do this, they "focused on three common discourse markers … (I mean, you know, and like) and two filled pauses (uh and um)." They recorded and transcribed interviews with the speakers, noted how often the speakers used so-called "discourse markers," and concluded that these markers are, indeed, used most frequently by women and girls.
