Word: discussing
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Zhou graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1985 and has since won critical acclaim on the international film circuit for his directing ability. His visit to Harvard will offer China scholars a rare opportunity to discuss these important films with the director, according to the tribute's sponsors...
...voice network has an important job, the General Accounting Office pointed out in a report released last week. It's designed "to enable commanders to discuss whether a ballistic-missile launch threatens North America and, if so, to determine the appropriate retaliatory response." But, like your first cell phone, the system is a bit clunky. The GAO says recent tests show that "the National Command Authorities and the chief military commanders would be unable to communicate by voice in a timely and intelligible manner...
...general the topic goes untouched. And why not? It is not a particularly pleasant subject to discuss. Nobody is a fan of abortion; it is only that some, myself included, believe in the necessity of choice. But who wants to talk about abortion and open a moral can of worms? So it is rarely mentioned; and until someone is shot through their window, I am complacent about my freedom of choice...
Taking the time to talk to your kids about money is the best way to head off trouble. "Families should sit down and discuss this before consumer messages win out in a kid's mind," planner Peg Eddy says. "That means early, probably around age four or five." Parents should explain to young children that there is a house to live in and toys to play with because Mommy and Daddy work and save money. As children get older, parents may discuss more specific issues, like saving for education, giving money to charity and budgeting for holiday or back...
Most of the Nation's 31 Republican Governors will meet in New Orleans this week to chew over the election results, install Oklahoma's Frank Keating as their new leader and discuss a possible coup. The target is JIM NICHOLSON, the G.O.P. party chairman who many Republicans say shares the blame for making a hash of the recent elections and for being, looking and sounding too conservative in general. Several of the Governors, including Michigan's JOHN ENGLER, have said in public that it's time for Nicholson to pack his bags. Following the model used by the Democrats...