Sentences with phrase «joint commission which»

The dam is overseen by a board of an International Joint Commission which has an equal number of Canadian and U.S. members.

Not exact matches

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

In connection with the proposed transaction, T - Mobile US, Inc. («T - Mobile») will file a registration statement on Form S - 4, which will contain a joint consent solicitation statement of T - Mobile and Sprint Corporation («Sprint»), that also constitutes a prospectus of T - Mobile (the «joint consent solicitation statement / prospectus»), and each party will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the «SEC»).

The members were all in Rome to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Joint International Methodist - Catholic Dialogue Commission - the first of which was held in the hill town of Ariccia in Rome on October 1967.

The joint declaration also asks for international pressure on the UN Human Rights Council — of which Nigeria is a member — to form a commission of inquiry «to investigate the atrocities committed against civilians in general, and against Christians in particular in northern Nigeria, including bringing the perpetrators of violence to justice.»

In 1955, in response to continued public interest, Congress enacted the Mental Health Study Act, under which the historic Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health was appointed.

«We would like nothing better than to stand shoulder to shoulder with you at a (City) Council meeting and say we are together on this,» Scott McKibbin, joint commission and Frontier Park Committee member told the group, which met at the Naper Boulevard Library.

The Canadian Government recommends meat and other iron - rich foods as baby's first foods and base this recommendation on a joint commission to examine evidence - based feeding practices which included the Canadian Pediatric Society, Dieticians of Canada, and the Breastfeeding Committee for Canada.

The additional requirements, which are part of The Joint Commission's ORYX ® performance measurement initiative to stimulate...

Taking into account resolution WHA56.23 on the joint FAO / WHO evaluation of the work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which endorsed WHO's increased direct involvement in the Commission and requested the Director - General to strengthen WHO's role in complementing the work of the Commission with other relevant WHO activities in the areas of food safety and nutrition, with special attention to issues mandated in Health Assembly resolutions,

The removal occurred AFTER TU reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Jim Odato had already photocopied the document, which they in a box of notebooks that had been kept by Ellen Biben, who ran the Public Integrity Bureau when Cuomo was attorney general, was elevated to the postition of state inspector general when he became governor and is now the executive director of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

The dramatic reduction in donors coincided with the development of disclosure rules for lobbyists from the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which ultimately backed a relatively narrow look - back period.

The International Joint Commission Board, which controls the water level on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, voted to continue record - high water releases at the Moses - Saunders dam in Massena until further notice.

A likely venue is the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which has investigated and released reports on accusations of harassment leveled against Assemblyman Vito Lopez and Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak.

The Assembly, Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have proposed reforms to how the state handles sexual harassment cases, which include measures ranging from bans on confidential settlements as well as money for the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to review allegations and a goal of creating a uniform policy for handling cases.

In the same radio interview the mayor expounded on why his office has refused to cooperate with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics or JCOPE's investigation into the Campaign for One New York which raised money to support the Mayor's agenda before it was abruptly shut down in March.

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics in January rejected disclosure exemptions for Family Planning Advocates and New York Women's Equality Coalition, which back abortion rights.

However, is widely believed that the International Joint Commission's «Plan 2014» contributed to the record levels on Lake Ontario, which have caused significant erosion along the shoreline.

New York's Joint Commission on Public Ethics released its 2011 lobbying report this week, which found that the lobbying industry spent a record sum of $ 220 million last year in its efforts to influence state legislators.

Cuomo says he views the commission as a joint venture with the legislature, which would be permitted to appoint members to the panel.

The Kellner episode was preceded by the resignation of Assemblyman Vito Lopez, who was found to have broken the public offficer's law by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which issued a scathing report on his abuse and mistreatment of women working for the Legislature.

The governor's chairwoman of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), Westchester District Attorney Janet DiFiore, presided over the hearing, which took public input on how much lobby groups should be required to disclose about political donations.

We are looking at everything,» said a joint statemeent from the commission's three co-chairs, which include district attorneys Kathleen Rice and William Fitzpatrick, and Milton Williams Jr., the chair of the Fund for Modern Courts.

The state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which polices violations of state ethics law, is effectively controlled by Cuomo's office.

The panel, created by Governor Cuomo in May, is tasked with looking at ways to improve the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, or JCOPE, which has been widely criticized as secretive and ineffective.

A good - government group immediately called for an investigation by the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which is charged with overseeing the disclosures and policing New York's government officials.

The controversy springs in part from the Senate Republicans» decision to refer a sexual harassment investigation of state Sen. Jeff Klein (IDC - Bronx) to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which has conducted similar investigations in the past.

Walt McClure, a spokesman for the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which has oversight over the executive and legislative branches, said said his agency can not comment about whether an investigation has been started or the status of ongoing probes.

These lawmakers should be required to disclose to the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics exactly how much money they made from which companies — not simply provide ranges of income, as they do now.

The Lopez scandal, which includes claims of sexual harassment made against him by two other women, is the subject of probes by the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics and Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan who is acting as a special prosecutor.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara watched from the back of the courtroom as Stephen August, director of the joint legislative commission and a prosecution witness, testified that there was little conversation over which of the many requests Silver received would be accepted or rejected.

Only 8 percent of voters said they trusted the often - maligned Joint Commission on Public Ethics, a lobbying and ethics regulator which has appointees of the governor and legislative leaders.

«Senator Klein has stated unequivocally that the incident did not occur, he is not stepping down and that he welcomes, and is fully cooperating with, an investigation,» said Barbara Brancaccio, a spokeswoman for the IDC, referring to a probe by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which Klein had requested.

Cox is also asking the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, or JCOPE, to investigate whether the governor and his top aide engaged in systematic conduct to defraud New York state government of services, which, if true, would be a felony violation.

In 2012 the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), which had been created by the governor and the Legislature in 2011, adopted new disclosure rules for 501 (c)(4)'s like the Committee to Save New York, but the look - back period was very limited.

The commission investigated Monserrate's fund, to which a number of lawmakers also contributed, based on a joint complaint filed by Common Cause / NY, the NY League of Women Voters and NYPIRG, which also publicized the findings (had it not been for a press release from Blair Horner this morning, I would have had no idea this decision had even been reached).

That's according to the Joint Commission on Public Ethic's annual lobbying report, which shows $ 205 million in 2012 was spent trying to influence public policy in Albany.

The broader definition of the lifetime ban comes as the CPI itself will likely be dismantled in favor of the 14 - member Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which will oversee both the executive and legislative branches.

In the long term, they hope to persuade the International Joint Commission to abandon Plan 2014, its new way of regulating water levels on the lake, which local residents blame in part for the flooding.

Cuomo also declared he'd like to see the Lopez accusations investigated by the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which could keep the chatter going for months and raise the prospect of uncomfortable testimony by Silver.

«The IG conducted its own investigation, during which the complainant did not comply with repeated attempts to interview her... and the matter was referred to the [Joint Commission on Public Ethics].

That assertion differs from Schneiderman and DiNapoli's versions of what their respective roles were in approving in the payment, which, will be the subject of an investigation by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

The complaint, which argues that DEC's actions violate laws prohibiting state entities from expending resources to benefit a private interest, was sent to the offices of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, state Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott and the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

Greece Town Supervisor Bill Reilich met this week with representatives of some of the towns along the Lake Ontario shoreline to talk about the impact of Plan 2014, which is the plan formulated by the International Joint Commission, involving representatives of the U.S. and Canada.

Amid ongoing questions about the transparency and management of the International Joint Commission (IJC), Governor Cuomo has called upon President Trump to immediately appoint new leadership to the IJC, which is responsible for regulating water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics told the TU that «As a general matter, a reportable business relationship is one in which a lobbyist or client pays compensation to a state official who provides goods or services in return.

The joint rules resolution would require lawmakers who want to receive outside income seek an advisory opinion from the Legislative Ethics Commission, which is appointed by the Legislature.

«When an entity goes beyond its legal purview — possibly for, you know, the wrong motivations — there's a point at which you say enough is enough,» Mr. de Blasio said about an investigation by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, or JCOPE, at a City Hall press conference today.

The statements, which were made public by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, marked the first time in recent memory that the Legislature's top leaders earned little beyond their taxpayer - funded salaries and showed a stark departure from the tenures of ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Nassau County), who frequently reported earning hundreds of thousands of dollars from outside legal work.

A spokesman for the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which has handled similar probes in the past, said, «We can not comment, as a matter of law, on whether an investigation has been commenced or on the status of any investigation that was commenced.»