Sentences with phrase «which drove conversation»

The MyBO Web site served as the hub for electoral activities, with spokes that reached to an array of platforms, all of which drove conversation back to the Web site in order to engage the people, empower the voices, raise the money and get the boots on the ground needed to win the election.

Not exact matches

For me, «playing in my lane» means using my position as PwC's chairman and senior partner to drive conversations about race and diversity, to drive change and ask the hard questions within PwC and the profession in which we compete, and to have the discussion with other CEOs and corporate leaders.

In 2012, social media conversations were driven by confusion over payment options and whether to use them; the following year, the conversations changed to which mobile payment option to use.

That's the thrust of a big hiring push Gawker is making this year, which involves staffing up in technology, native advertising and bloggers to stir up conversation about products — all with the goal of ultimately driving readers to purchase.

(The only one of which I MIGHT support is the character assassination) David has had a policy very different than the one on your blog (which drove me away from any desire to ever participate on you blog again) and that is one of allowing the conversation to flow freely.

The high point was of course his third place at the Chinese Grand Prix after a feisty drive, which featured an entertaining conversation with Sebastian Vettel before they headed onto the podium.

While my conversation with them a few months ago was about the importance of marital contracts for newlyweds, my more recent conversations were about midlife couples, the ones who are driving the so - called gray divorce — those 50 and older — which is growing.

«It seemed like a fresh start was in order, especially in light of all the new ideas around which I am hoping to drive conversation and debate,» said Weiner, explaining the change, in an email to DNAinfo.com New York.

Doctors are also often presumed to already be well - paid, which, like an independently wealthy politician, could theoretically render them immune to financially driven conflicts of interest, a notion that some focus group conversations supported, Weinfurt says.

«Next year, we will drive the Vogue Mini brand into a print magazine format, creating a new magazine tailored for a younger generation of readers in an attempt to start a conversation with them,» says Cheung, referring to the Vogue China sub-brand which targets teenagers and currently exists as an app.

She says the restrictions in the app which block men from driving the conversations are pushing social change.The word feminism has been co-opted and contorted, she says, but «what it really means is equality between men and women».

«The past year has seen the rise of the Time's Up and #MeToo movements, which have transformed the conversation in the industry and among the movie - going public, and are driving change behind the scenes and in the media,» said Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD's president, in the study.

The episode features Seinfeld and President Obama taking a 1963 Corvette Stingray Split Window Coupe for a drive, which probably leads to conversation over coffee.

Behind The Screens: Panels Master Classes Conversations MVFF38 hosted a total of six panels, which included such luminaries as Ed Arentz, Managing Director Music Box Films; Ira Deutchmann, Founder Fine Line Features; production designer Judy Becker; director Valerie Weiss; Russ CollinsFounder / Director Art House Convergence; producer / writer Komal Minhas; and director Christopher Coppola as well as three master classes, including Bobby Roth: A Director Prepares, a Conversation with Catherine Hardwicke and The Heroine's Journey: Writing and Selling the Female - Driven Screenplay, led by screenwriter Pamela Gray and story consultant Tom Schlesinger.

Starting things off, there's an audio commentary from director Mark Hartley, joined by «Ozploitation Auteurs» Brian Trenchard - Smith, Antony I. Ginnane, John D. Lamond, David Hannay, Richard Brennan, Alan Finney, Vincent Monton, Grant Page, and Roger Ward; a set of 26 deleted and extended scenes, now with optional audio commentary from Hartley and editors Sara Edwards and Jamie Blanks; The Lost NQH Interview: Chris Lofven, the director of the film Oz; A Word with Bob Ellis (which was formerly an Easter Egg on DVD); a Quentin Tarantino and Brian Trenchard - Smith interview outtake; a Melbourne International Film Festival Ozploitation Panel discussion; Melbourne International Film Festival Red Carpet footage; 34 minutes of low tech behind the scenes moments which were shot mostly by Hartley; a UK interview with Hartley; The Bazura Project interview with Hartley; The Monthly Conversation interview with Hartley; The Business audio interview with Hartley; an extended Ozploitation trailer reel (3 hours worth), with an opening title card telling us that Brian Trenchard - Smith cut together most of the trailers (Outback, Walkabout, The Naked Bunyip, Stork, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, three for Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Libido, Alvin Purple, Alvin Rides Again, Petersen, The Box, The True Story of Eskimo Nell, Plugg, The Love Epidemic, The Great MacArthy, Don's Party, Oz, Eliza Fraser, Fantasm, Fantasm Comes Again, The FJ Holden, High Rolling, The ABC of Love and Sex: Australia Style, Felicity, Dimboola, The Last of the Knucklemen, Pacific Banana, Centrespread, Breakfast in Paris, Melvin, Son of Alvin, Night of Fear, The Cars That Ate Paris, Inn of the Damned, End Play, The Last Wave, Summerfield, Long Weekend, Patrick, The Night, The Prowler, Snapshot, Thirst, Harlequin, Nightmares (aka Stage Fright), The Survivor, Road Games, Dead Kids (aka Strange Behavior), Strange Behavior, A Dangerous Summer, Next of Kin, Heatwave, Razorback, Frog Dreaming, Dark Age, Howling III: The Marsupials, Bloodmoon, Stone, The Man from Hong Kong, Mad Dog Morgan, Raw Deal, Journey Among Women, Money Movers, Stunt Rock, Mad Max, The Chain Reaction, Race for the Yankee Zephyr, Attack Force Z, Freedom, Turkey Shoot, Midnite Spares, The Return of Captain Invincible, Fair Game, Sky Pirates, Dead End Drive - In, The Time Guardian, Danger Freaks); Confession of an R - Rated Movie Maker, an interview with director John D. Lamond; an interview with director Richard Franklin on the set of Patrick; Terry Bourke's Noon Sunday Reel; the Barry McKenzie: Ogre or Ocker vintage documentary; the Inside Alvin Purple vintage documentary; the To Shoot a Mad Dog vintage documentary; an Ozploitation stills and poster gallery; a production gallery; funding pitches; and the documentary's original theatrical trailer.

This measures the proportion of total buzz or conversation which is «Intent» focused or driven, and thus provides a more indicative measure of the impact of social buzz for our clients business, and takes us one step further than awareness.

This ASCD Forum discussion, which began January 15 and will run through April 11, is an educator - driven conversation designed to give everyone a voice, both online and face - toface.

The problem - solving exercise, which produced intense conversations in the groups, was followed by a debriefing intended to link the principals» experience to student learning, specifically to drive home the challenges that some students face in learning math.

The wall drives regular data - focused and collaborative conversations, during which teams develop individualized instruction and support plans for students who aren't meeting benchmarks.

Keep in mind that the «deep discount» clause usually kicks in at 51 % for books contracted prior to 2011 or so... and that trade nonfiction (which actually drives this whole conversation — trade fiction is the flea on the tail of the dog, at least insofar as the money in book publishing goes, and is the source of every default in publishing) has been much slower to raise that trigger point.

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Can you recall any specific event, whether it was seeing a particular work of art, having a conversation with some artists, or simply accepting the strong urge, which drove you to come to terms with the prospect of being an artist?

But when debates are rehearsed simply for debate's sake, and when dogma, rather than reason, drives the conversation, it's necessary to re-examine the terms of our conflicts and the assumptions upon which they rest — such as the support of so many environmentalists for renewables over a zero - carbon energy source like nuclear, or the deep - seated resistance to biotechnology and machines when it comes to food production.

Although new laws have been implemented in nearly every state of the U.S. which ban the use of cell phones while driving, people continue to put themselves, and others, at risk when they decided to text and drive or carry on a conversation while navigating through congested roadways.

We've hand - picked seven contributions these people made — which we saw drive conversation this year.

The suit describes an alleged phone conversation that may have taken place on April 27, 2017 between Levandowski and his brother, in which Levandowski said that he was considering driving up to Alberta, Canada to avoid potential prosecution or prison time.

Which is why you should take the opportunity to drive the casual chat towards a conversation about how you're a great candidate for the role.

Major CT Auto Group, Slinger, WI 1/2007 to 5/2010 Automobile Sales Representative • Greeted customers and engaged them in conversation to determine their automobile buying needs • Showed customers different automobiles which fall within the spectrum on their choice • Accompanied during test drives and provided information on automobile features • Provided customers with information on prices and part warranties • Made telephone calls to prospective customers and answer calls for information • Researched resources for developing prospective customers and develop clear and effective proposals • Planned and implemented personal sales strategies to meet provided sales goals • Assisted customers throughout the purchase process and coordinate delivery of automobiles to desired places

Then helping them understand the emotional music that is driving their dance and to have conversations which begin to change their dance and deepen their connection.

Once the anxiety begins, rumination about previous conversations, assessments of how the last date (s) went, and worry that the speed at which they hope things will go may drive their partner away.

At its conclusion, the report calls for a «national conversation» that might — as has happened with other bad ideas, like smoking, littering, and drinking and driving — change this behavior, which bodes so poorly for the future of both the parents and the kids.

But he squeezed in enough conversations on his drive to and from appointments to learn which neighborhoods were commanding the highest home prices.

I recognize the abundance of SFHs is high and represents a relatively easy point of entry to investing - which may drive a lot of the conversation here.