Whatever home you visit the ultimate welcome involves preparation and thought.
The exuberant ceremony was a welcome change from preparations for the games, which were notable for missed deadlines, accusations of corruption, filthy living quarters for athletes and the collapse of a footbridge that injured more than two dozen people.
Officer John Voorhis, a four-year department veteran, said he welcomed the training and preparation for what can happen in the field.
He has welcomed Romney's preparations for the race, describing him as an ideal successor.
So Americans may be ready to welcome anything resembling preparation for new crises, as long as it differentiates between real security threats, potential threats and social work.
Playing in tournaments in Shanghai, Goa and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, on the Asian Sevens series, which is a regional series and a step down in standard to the global HSBC Sevens World Series, has provided some welcome competition in preparation for the challenge facing the team in the coming two days.
The pronounced acidity of rhubarb softens along with the stalks as it cooks, but a touch of added sweetness is welcome even in savory preparations.
But since it is widely understood that Carolina's first choice was Spurrier -- some Panthers fans had excitedly begun preparations to welcome him -- there were indications yesterday that the Panthers were hesitant to consider the coach the Redskins cast off to hire Spurrier.
The Cricketers, a 16th-century coaching inn with sprawling beer garden, is a 20-minute romp across a field but we head into Graffham and the recently reopened Foresters Arms, where the welcome is warm and preparations for a mini-festival are under way.
Sheikh Mohammed's fatherly interlude likely served as a welcome break from his preparations to meet King Abdullah II of Jordan on Wednesday.
Take snaps of your dearly departed and immerse yourself in preparations to welcome the returning spirits with drink, food, and fine partying.
