31.   Few politicians make it home for dinner, since they do most of their fundraising after-hours, either at dinners or speaking engagements.

32.   Except for a pair of speaking engagements, a trip to Mariners FanFest and the baseball awards ceremony, Piniella stayed close to home this off-season.

33.   Forty colleges asked for speaking engagements.

34.   For some time, she said, she had not been satisfied with only accepting speaking engagements arranged by other people.

35.   Giuliani announced at a speaking engagement in Florida that he had filed papers establishing his potential candidacy.

36.   Gregg Clifton, his Boston-based agent, is fielding offers for endorsements and speaking engagements.

37.   Harrick, in his native West Virginia at a speaking engagement Thursday, could not be reached for comment.

38.   He carries masking tape on his speaking engagements to disable the metal latches that clang when auditorium doors are opened and closed.

39.   He chooses his speaking engagements with care, trying not to overbook his calendar.

40.   He does speaking engagements for retired detectives and insurance salesmen and donates the proceeds to organizations that help children with cancer and spinal cord injuries.