Sentences with phrase «of frank talk»

No one passed a peace pipe, but judges and lawmakers last month set aside their traditional enmity on school - finance issues for a few hours of frank talk here at the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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And as the Guardian recently reportedly, these concerns are shared by a whole host of lesser known but still hugely influential technologists who, having less financial stake in talking up current realities than tech company bosses, are often even more frank about their worries.

Kiyosaki's frank talk flies in the face of traditional guidance to simply get a job, get out of debt and save for retirement, and the philosophy seems to be working: «Rich Dad, Poor Dad» held a top spot on The New York Times» best - seller list for over six years.

This is your chance to hear from and talk with them in both a structured atmosphere of frank discussion and high - octane idea exchange and network in a more relaxed social setting of genial conversation.

Have a frank, honest talk with your child about alcohol and drugs and the impact on all the areas of their life, but especially the consequences when managing food allergies.

At the end of a more «meaningful» chat always ask whether there's anything else your teenager would like to talk about and — even if they seem embarrassed — reiterate that you're always available to talk to on any topic and that you enjoy these opportunities for frank talks.

«What is particularly missing at this time is her coming out in public, meeting her constituents, talking to TV cameras, explaining what happened, perhaps being a little humble about all of this and giving a satisfactory explanation to her constituents and the wider Conservative family to be quite frank, because speaking to people from the West Midlands region where she is an MP, these things do have a knock - on effect and there are other marginal seats far closer to her constituency where people have got Labour majorities to overturn which may be more difficult if the local Conservative politician is seen as tainted and not having justified their actions and also I gather that Conservative Party HQ has had party donors from the region expressing concern that she hasn't satisfactorily justified what she has done.»

Fiscal Cliff talks remain at a stalemate, but at least the lines of communications remain open and the discussion frank.

You can try out all sorts of behavior and indulge in frank, open talk on a free online dating service.

loves to talk with people who's frank but knows how to be gentle with talking, i love adventurous people, funny and had a good sense of humor.

Crowe plays this note fairly well in his early scenes, his downcast eyes and reserved, low voice in front of the king indicating that fealty that comes from fear of punishment rather than devotion — a fear thoroughly justified when Robin's frank talk to his sovereign on the justness of these «holy wars» lands him in the stocks with proto — Merrie Men Will Scarlet (Scott Grimes), Little John (Kevin Durand), and Allan A'Dayle (Alan Doyle).

What's exciting about this movie is a lot of loose details: frank girl talk about AIDS and birth control, glancing observations about welfare lines and the advantages of a boy with a car over one with subway tokens.

Domestic arguments, frank sexual talk, profanity, and some of the realities of raising livestock are included.

To some extent, if you've seen one Swanberg film, you've seen them all; Nights And Weekends contains the usual mix of frank, awkward sex scenes and couples talking passive - aggressively around each other.

In a frank and accessible dialogue, Mark Harris, film historian and Vulture columnist, Eric Hynes, critic, journalist, and Associate Curator of Film at the Museum of the Moving Image, talk to FILM COMMENT Digital Editor Violet Lucca about the writers and larger cultural trends (be it the rise of VHS or social media) that have shaped their own approaches to the medium.

It was to see if a racially and ideologically diverse group of leaders could talk things through in a frank but cordial manner, and then reach some agreement on how to promote a more constructive debate going forward.

Johns engaged the crowd with his frank talk about the lessons he's learned as part of the initiative, as well as what needs be done in the United States in order to ensure all students — especially students of color — achieve academic excellence.

If it's frank talk about the importance of honesty, respect, and a willingness to accept responsibility, I'm all in.

I had the chance to sit on a terrific panel organized by Vivian Tseng of the W.T. Grant Foundation, in which the Spencer Foundation's Mike McPherson, the Ford Foundation's Fred Frelow, and I talked about the role of foundations in education today — a frank, serious discussion that featured some informative disagreement and a lot of complementary insights.

MR. FRANK SESNOJoining me in the studio to talk about the current and future role of e-books at our nation's libraries and maybe the future of libraries themselves, Jeremy Greenfield of F+W Media's Digital Book World, Carrie Russell with The American Library Association, Allan Adler of the Association of American Publishers and, by phone from Portland, Oregon, Vailey Oehlke, she's director of libraries for Multnomah County Library.

A few weeks back, CBR's regular AXEL - IN - CHARGE column welcomed Marvel Comics VP of Sales David Gabriel to the discussion for some frank sales talk and - Â in the call's final moments - Â a tease of when exactly the promised «Age of Ultron» event would arrive in stores.

Kiyosaki's frank talk flies in the face of traditional guidance to simply get a job, get out of debt and save for retirement, and the philosophy seems to be working: «Rich Dad, Poor Dad» held a top spot on The New York Times» best - seller list for over six years.

They might also want to have a frank talk with Standard and Poors as to how they would structure a breakup if the operating subsidiaries were to maintain all of their current ratings.

In a surprisingly frank talk at the IndieCade Festival in Los Angeles, Sony Computer Entertainment America's VP of publisher and developer relations Adam Boyes accepted that that console exclusivity can drive console sales, but claimed that it does not benefit either party in the long - term.

The hour - long talk with Yasuhara and Oshima will detail the design and development of Sonic the Hedgehog and feature, «frank anecdotes from their Sonic development days».

A group of FRANK member artists will be hosting an artist talk to discuss their latest work!

Also, in the main gallery (closer to Silverspot) FRANK will be hosting an artist talk, showcasing the innovative photography of Bill McAllister.

Light food and drinks will be served and as always all the artists of FRANK and especially the highlighted artists will be at the gallery to talk about their interesting processes and magnificant wroks.

As it happens, Schmidt was the first winner of the Climate Communication Prize from the American Geophysical Union, and various recent studies in the growing field of climate communications find that frank talk about the grim realities turns people off — it's simply too much to take in.

Julia King of the Climate Change Committee was quite frank about the role of behaviour change after Roger Pielke Jr's talk on the looming failure of UK policy a few years ago.

Words carry heavy weight, and when talking about the issue of climate change we must be frank.

It is a serious and frank talking book where «C.R.A.P.» is an acronym for a key 4 step formula to help Trainee Solicitors understand the expectations of Clients and provide the best possible service to them.

All of this can be quite confusing, so have a frank talk with your auto insurance representative about which specific products you need, and why.

Yep, it's gonna be a half - hour of frank patent litigation talk with the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Julie Samuels.