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For the first time in the U.S., Earth Defense Force 2 (also known as Global Defense Force in Europe) makes landfall, arriving on the PlayStation Vita with an armada of giant bugs, dozens of missions, and more B - movie charm than you can shake a forty - meter - tall kaiju «s tail at.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Areas where positions are available: The aerospace and defense company is hiring across its global network in areas such as engineering, advanced manufacturing, engine assembly, field service, program management, quality and supply chain management.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

«To do activism really, really well, you have to be not only smart and persistent, but you have to be willing,» says David Rosewater, who advises companies as the global head of Morgan Stanley's shareholder activism and corporate defense group, and who has previously represented Elliott as an attorney.

Rates transitioning from «lower for longer» to higher at long last means it's time to rethink equity defense, as we write in our new Global equity outlook Building the right defense in equities.

Organizations such as World Women in Defense of the Environment chronicle the global extent of female leadership and courage in ecological fields.

Seeking to cloak their fear of reprisals for naming real root causes, progressives trumpet phony diversions depicted as earth shattering crises (namely, global warming), missile defense, homophobia, protecting our borders, the religious right, abstinence education, prayer in schools, animal rights, biblical creation, etc..

As a 2013 - 15 Executive Branch Fellow at the Department of Defense, Catharine Young works on global biological issues.

The AAAS analysis also traces global scientific output, breaks down R&D spending by sectors such as health and energy, looks at the balance of R&D spending between the civil and defense sectors and weighs the use and impact of tax policies to spur R&D spending.

Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, said pulling out of the global agreement would be a «reckless and foolish mistake» and described the Paris deal as a «triumph of American leadership.»

Thanos» assault on Wakanda, where Cap and the gang take Vision in hopes that Shuri (Letitia Wright) can preemptively extract and destroy his Infinity Stone, is depicted as the logical, awful result of revealing the once - hidden country's location, and aligning it with global defense organizations after centuries of neutrality.

The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson as S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury and Robert Redford as Alexander Pierce, a senior leader within the global defense organization.

She serves on the board of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF), and was named Global Ambassador of Avon Products in 2007, serving as honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation.

Haunted by this vision, Stark and Banner (Mark Ruffalo) discover an artificial intelligence within the scepter's gem, and secretly use it to complete Stark's «Ultron» global defense program, but things don't go as planned.

Premise: Twenty years after the War of 1996, the international community recovers and the United Nations creates the Earth Space Defense (ESD), a united global defense program that serves as Earth's early warning system and the main defense force using technology salvaged from remains of the alien forces, with some military forces assembled on thDefense (ESD), a united global defense program that serves as Earth's early warning system and the main defense force using technology salvaged from remains of the alien forces, with some military forces assembled on thdefense program that serves as Earth's early warning system and the main defense force using technology salvaged from remains of the alien forces, with some military forces assembled on thdefense force using technology salvaged from remains of the alien forces, with some military forces assembled on the Moon.

He went on to serve as a Senior Vice President at Voyager Expanded Learning Systems; did a tour in Baghdad Iraq at the request of the White House and Department of Defense, serving as Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Education to assist with the rebuilding of the Iraqi school system in 2003; was Superintendent of the Richardson Independent School District; and, perhaps most significantly, served seven years as Chief Executive Officer of AVID, a global nonprofit that helps prepare students for postsecondary education and is one of the leading providers of professional development for educators in the US.

They see DRM as a defense against piracy, but piracy is a much less immediate threat than a gigantic multinational with revenue of $ 48 Billion in 2011 (more than the entire global publishing industry) that has expressed its intention to «disrupt» them, and whose chief executive said recently «even well - meaning gatekeepers slow innovation» (where «innovation» is code - speak for «opportunities for me to turn a profit»).

Rates transitioning from «lower for longer» to higher at long last means it's time to rethink equity defense, as we write in our new Global equity outlook Building the right defense in equities.

Shareholders of record as of June 5 will receive dividends from the global aerospace and defense company on June 21.

Thank you Animal Legal Defense Fund for honoring me as one of America's Top Animal Defenders of 2015 for creating the National Center for Prosecution of Animal Abuse and the global Sheltering Animals & Families Together (SAF - T) ™ Program.

Both factions, Global Defense Initiative and the Brotherhood of Nod, find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place as the world around them slowly dies.

As an enhanced port of Global Defense Force, previously unreleased in North America, Earth Defense Force 2 aims to bring the series» well - known bug - shooting craziness stateside.

On Mr. Will's defense of his accuracy, particularly on trends in sea ice at both poles as they related to global warming, it's worth pointing out a few things.

At that time, climate change was already broadly recognized within the US defense and intelligence establishments as a threat to national and global security, particularly due to climate's effect on food production.

-- Launch a major research initiative on the earth system and global sustainability, at a scale similar to those devoted to areas such as space, defense and health, to tap all sources of ingenuity across disciplines and across the globe.

As the fossil fuel divestment movement grows increasingly mainstream — even BlackRock recently partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council to launch an «equity global index series that will exclude companies linked to exploration, ownership or extraction of carbon - based fossil fuel reserves» — the smart long - term investment money would seem to be on divestment.

If blister rust can be regarded as a steadily, if slow - moving, disaster for whitebark pine, the relatively dramatic and sudden attack of mountain pine beetles can be regarded as a biological firestorm, fueled by global warming, experts at a recent workshop sponsored by the Natural Resources Defense Council said.

The Pentagon released a National Defense Strategy that for the first time in more than a decade does not mention manmade global warming as a security threat.

In so far as those on the political left and right understand to some extent that human expansion is destroying the biosphere — they know about global warming — it would appear that compartmentalization is among the most important pyschological defense mechanisms.

Seems that GW truth's is not at issue Global Warming's not used to defame Such defense would seem thin as a tissue When he's outed each donor by name

As the Wall Street Journal and other conservative media hyper - ventilated over the hacker leaks they referred to as the «Climategate Scandal»; Nature quickly retaliated in defense of Anthropogenic Global Warming with a scathing editorial titled: «Climatologists Under Pressure» stating: «Stolen e-mails have revealed no scientific conspiracy, but do highlight ways in which climate researchers could be better supported in the face of public scrutiny.&raquAs the Wall Street Journal and other conservative media hyper - ventilated over the hacker leaks they referred to as the «Climategate Scandal»; Nature quickly retaliated in defense of Anthropogenic Global Warming with a scathing editorial titled: «Climatologists Under Pressure» stating: «Stolen e-mails have revealed no scientific conspiracy, but do highlight ways in which climate researchers could be better supported in the face of public scrutiny.&raquas the «Climategate Scandal»; Nature quickly retaliated in defense of Anthropogenic Global Warming with a scathing editorial titled: «Climatologists Under Pressure» stating: «Stolen e-mails have revealed no scientific conspiracy, but do highlight ways in which climate researchers could be better supported in the face of public scrutiny.»

BONN, Germany — The Trump administration made its debut at a United Nations conference on climate change on Monday by giving a full - throated defense of fossil fuels and nuclear energy as answers to driving down global greenhouse gas emissions.

Author and climate activist Bill McKibben, founder of the group 350.org, has urged Bellingham to block this new potential avenue for global fossil fuel trade as a last line of defense for the atmosphere.

... a former NCAR director now serves as trustee on the boards of several environmental non-governmental organizations; Stephen Schneider and other scientists published in a book on global warming edited and published by Greenpeace; and when controversies such as that around the IPCC chapter 8 erupt, the involved scientists often exchange Emails with representatives of environmental organizations such as Greenpeace, the Environmental Defense Fund, and Ozone Action.

Ocean acidification was supposed to be their Siegfried Line — the final line of defense if, as has grown increasingly obvious over the last few years, «anthropogenic global warming» theory proved to be a busted flush.

As to AGW being a viable threat, even the DoD Quadrennial Defense Review Report of 2010 lists global warming as an official threat to US national securitAs to AGW being a viable threat, even the DoD Quadrennial Defense Review Report of 2010 lists global warming as an official threat to US national securitas an official threat to US national security.

The cheesecake shot of actress / reality - television star Kristin Cavallari on the site's homepage may make us wince, but we like the fact that recycled precious metals are used in the jewelry, as well as how 50 percent of all net proceeds are donated to Stop Global Warming and the Natural Resources Defense Council.

In 2010, the Pentagon followed suit, writing in its Quadrennial Defense Review that global warming impacts and disasters will «act as an accelerant of instability or conflict.»

Tim Carmichael — President, Coalition for Clean Air Theo Colborn — President, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange Jeremy Jackson — Oceanographer, Scripps Institute for Oceanography Tzeporah Berman — Campaign Director & Founder, Forest Ethics Gloria Flora — Director, Sustainable Obtainable Solutions Mikhail Gorbachev — Founding President, Green Cross International, 1990 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Omar Freilla — Director, Green Worker Cooperatives Wallace J. Nichols — Senior Scientist, The Ocean Conservancy Diane Wilson — Author, An Unreasonable Woman Andrew Weil — Director, Program for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona Thomas Linzey — Executive Director, Community Environment Legal Defense Fund Michel Gelobter — President, Redefining Progress Jerry Mander — Director, International Forum of Globalization William McDonough — Architect, William McDonough & Partners (as Bill McDonough) Bruce Mau — Creative Director, Bruce Mau Designs John Todd — Ecological Designer Rick Fedrizzi — President & CEO, US Green Building Council Greg Watson — Vice President, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Lester Brown — President, Earth Policy Institute Herman Daly — Professor, University of Maryland, Former Senior Economist, World Bank Betsy Taylor — Founder, Center for the New American Dream Wade Davis — Explorer - in - Residence, National Geographic Society Leo Gerard — President, United Steel Workers International Union Mathew Petersen — President & CEO, Global Green USA Peter Warshall — Ecologist, Whole Earth Catalogue Andy Lipkis — President & Founder, Tree People Rest of cast listed alphabetically: David Attenborough (archive footage) George W. Bush (archive footage) Al Gore (archive footage) Arnold Schwarzenegger (archive footage) Brian Williams (archive footage)

Some argue that just the possibility that Hansen's worst case scenario comes to pass — the «known unknown» scenario, to use former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's infamous idiom — is reason enough for policymakers to take bold steps at the Paris Summit to curtail emissions of global warming pollutants, such as carbon dioxide.

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2015 — Global climate change will aggravate problems such as poverty, social tensions, environmental degradation, ineffectual leadership and weak political institutions that threaten stability in a number of countries, according to a report the Defense Department sent to Congress yesterday.

The study by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Tufts University comes as Congress is set to take up controversial global warming legislation next month.

Our seasoned litigators have acted on behalf of Global 100 clients as lead defense counsel in hundreds of securities class actions, derivative lawsuits, and SEC investigations and enforcement actions in courts nationwide.

As president of Global Human Health at Merck & Co., Inc., Frazier's leadership and dedication to the legal aid and public defense community sets the standard for corporate America.

Acted as lead technical attorney and daily manager in defense of global manufacturer of embedded wireless modules in the District of Delaware.

2016 — In re Fresenius GranuFlo / NaturaLyte Dialysate Products Liability Litigation (MDL) Served as lead counsel in a case in which Fish used its technical expertise to craft a novel defense strategy that brought a favorable global settlement of product liability mass tort litigation involving the use of acid concentrate products used during dialysis.

Meritorious Service Medal Army Commendation Medal Army Achievement Medal Army Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal Southwest Asia Service Ribbon Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Kuwait Liberation Medal Airborne and Air Assault Badge Southwest Asia Service Medal with BSS Basic Marks Qualification Badge Commanders Award for Civilian Services: Deployment with the 25TH ID from 2008 to 2009 as an IED Data Collector.

However, economic growth will remain constrained by various headwinds, such as a potential spike in oil prices due to tension in the Middle East; an expected decline in net exports from the global slowdown; and an expected increase in fiscal drag, including the fading of federal spending from the stimulus and a decline in defense spending for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.»