Sentences with phrase «few public talks»

I really, really wish that I found it easier as I have to do a fair few public talks and also, next year, I'll be teaching classes at uni.

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Sometimes it is possible to be reasonably direct when talking to the public, as I believe we have been over the past few weeks.

We talked yesterday about Uber's private - wealth fundraising round and it's important to note that that round (unlike, apparently, the near - simultaneous institutional round) is not at any valuation at all: It's a convertible note that converts at a pre-set discount to the eventual initial public offering price, meaning that you get a fixed return if there's any acceptable IPO in the next few years, whether that's at a $ 20 or $ 40 or $ 90.5 billion valuation.

But we're not talking about discriminating tastes where one prefers the finer things — you're saying something that no pastor would say in public (that only a few are welcome to serve in leadership).

Journalists sent on to the streets to partake in that miserable job of vox - popping the public were met with people actually coming up to them to talk rather than the usual experience of begging passers - by for just a few minutes of their time and a publishable opinion.

The FT disapprovingly quotes our manifesto «The conservatives often talk about economic and social crises as if they are unavoidable, a law of nature... Conservatives have pursued a policy of blind faith in the market - serving the interests of the few rather than the general public...».

Even in this country, only a few Nigerians know the intelligent Director General of the Department of State Security (DSS / SSS), Ekpenyong Ita who delegates a professional Public Relations expert, Marilyn Ogar to do the necessary talking with timely updates.

Speaking of webinars, I'm thinking of putting on a public freebie in the next few weeks, focusing on the essentials of creating an online advocacy strategy (of course, the goal is to use the talk to gin up new biz).

«It's been said in the past few days we need to stop talking about ourselves and engaging with the concerns and priorities of the wider public.

No - one really wanted to set out where the cuts will hit, and we had diversionary tactics such as talking about public sector pensions for the few very well paid public sector staff that won't make any real contribution to reducing the deficit.

Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, said he was glad to see rank - and - file members of both chambers talking about ethics, in contrast to what he called «the cricket sounds that we've hearing over the past few weeks when it comes to ethics — no RV driving around the state, no town meetings about ethics.»

A few exceptions include the realclimate team, Hansen, and some other people who give public talks and will sit for interviews frequently (Richard Alley comes to mind).

I've been to London once, on a schooltrip, and I remember two homeless men, who were sitting on a public square: one started peeing against a wall and a few minutes later there was this police man who came talking with them.

If we had a few things in common, we exchanged numbers, texted for a while, eventually spoke on the phone and if things felt right, we'd meet in a public place to talk.

The site also has a few public chat rooms where you can talk about common interests with like - minded people.

It means talking with parents and community activists worried about children with greater needs having access to fewer resources, local business leaders concerned about protecting the critical contributions of public schools to their local workforce and economy, and many others who have a stake in public education and our country's future.

Governor Jerry Brown and his Republican challenger, Neel Kashkari, spent a few testy minutes in their debate last night talking about public education.

Leaders of both the NEA and AFT have sought to rally the public to their side by talking up their vision for improving public education: More arts classes and fewer standardized tests, more equitable funding and fewer school closures.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

Saturday and Sunday events are all free and open to the public and feature talks and signings by over 100 authors, including Pat Conroy, Rick Bragg, Mary Alice Monroe, Dorothea Benton Frank, Tom Franklin, Beth Ann Fennelly, Patti Callahan Henry, Kieran Kramer, CJ Lyons, Laura Lane McNeal, and Ron Rash, to name just a stellar few!

In the next few weeks Facebook is set to go public amidst a great deal of talk that there is a «bubble» in Silicon Valley.

Most of my other conversations about video games are relegated to water cooler talk at work, and if you didn't already know, the general public focuses on a few key genres and franchises, namely any sport or shooter game.

With the public now streaming into the much - discussed exhibition, here are a few of the artworks everyone is going to be talking about — or at least should be.

Originally, this was a small project space, relying upon a network of public institutions to generate selections for its program, but after a few years it evolved into a gallery in the hands of its two founders, the Australian curator and musician Dominic Eichler and the Austrian artist Michel Ziegler; eventually, it transitioned from its humble beginnings to the city's most affluent neighborhood, Charlottenburg — a counterintuitive move, but one the directors insist won't change its commitment to cutting - edge exhibitions, performances, screenings, talks, and social evenings.

Are we talking a few minor revisions of interest to experts in the field or significant revisions that affect public policy, risk management, planning, and engineering?

When anyone threatens to compete for real estate on op ed pages and talk shows there is a huge push back, not just from the few denialists but from the entire public affairs apparatus that is pushing them.

All these comments are addressed over the next few weeks in Australian capital cities, at Public Talks and seminars given by Richard Heinberg and David Holmgren see holmgren.com.au for schedule.....

«But we're not there yet on REDD to actually create the means by which financing, public and private, can really invest at the scale so that when we meet in a few years from now we're not talking about $ 200 million we're talking exponentially greater than that, he said.

A few exceptions include the realclimate team, Hansen, and some other people who give public talks and will sit for interviews frequently (Richard Alley comes to mind).

As we try to figure out how to reverse this defeat, films like Flow will help inform public consciousness of the need to do so.But as is the case after seeing many (perhaps too many, of late) environmental documentaries, I also wished that the film had had fewer talking heads (especially white male radically professorial ones — and I say that as a white male radical former professor), less of an impulse to be comprehensive (when you try for the universal all the time, you often lose the specific), and more of a narrative focus on particular responses (successful or not) to particular challenges.

Also, I have a few naughty ideas for things to do at the «conference», but I'm not sure I want to talk about them in public.

This has been the backbone of community engagement with Microsoft and Windows 10, and its public face, Gabe Aul, took a few minutes to talk about the program and thank its users.