Sentences with phrase «as a disaster for»

Former Gov. George Pataki has been tapped as one of New York's at - large Republican delegates and is expected to back Donald Trump — even though he has denounced Trump as a disaster for the GOP.

The State effort was opposed by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading bird conservation organization; Audubon Florida; Florida Defenders of Wildlife, a leading Florida wildlife advocacy group; People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (who described the bill as a disaster for cats), and by the Florida Veterinary Medical Association.

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Secondly, if your small businesses or nonprofit is located in a declared disaster area and you have lost money as a result of a disaster — even if you did not sustain physical damage — you could be eligible for an Economic Injury Disastdisaster area and you have lost money as a result of a disaster — even if you did not sustain physical damage — you could be eligible for an Economic Injury Disastdisaster — even if you did not sustain physical damage — you could be eligible for an Economic Injury DisasterDisaster Loan.

It put Social Media as the major choice for government agencies in public relations, marketing and disaster response.

As wildfire continues to rage in Fort McMurray Alberta, energy industry analysts and insurance companies are waiting for the smoke to clear to assess the extent of the economic damage the disaster has wrought.

Trump has called for tax cuts and infrastructure spending to boost the economy, which he has characterized as a disaster.

«The president just stripped the Department of Homeland Security of its leader, was blasted by the outgoing head of hurricane forecasting for how his budget cuts could set back this work, and lacks any experience (as a senator or governor) with navigating a difficult disaster response.

It could end up as the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history — and possibly the most lucrative, for those equipped to handle the cleanup and reconstruction.

As we've written before, the public markets have been a disaster for startups since the recession began.

And if the global economy truly is as screwed as some believe — like Kyle Bass, for example, a Dallas fund manager Lewis encounters who predicted the sub-prime mortgage disaster and who has since bought an isolated ranch with its own water supply and an arsenal of weaponry, betting on severe economic collapse — then you're probably better off saving your nickels.

Startups are finding innovative ways to bring food, shelter, and transportation to victims of the hurricanes, wildfires, and tornados that ravaged parts of the U.S. last year, as well as improve safety for those caught in other types of disasters and emergency situations.

Otherwise, there's the nearby and ever - entertaining New York City, a hundred - plus miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline, a smallish mountain range or two, a major amusement park, a half dozen professional sports teams (most of them mediocre at best), small - time skiing, a pretty Ivy League campus by the name of Princeton University, a wealth of black bear in exclusive suburban communities, the early homes of such celebrity types as Martha Stewart, Jack Nicholson and Bruce Springsteen, the site of the Hindenburg disaster, and (for visionary types) the ghosts of Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison, who lived and worked in the state for awhile.

As for civilian applications, Duncan adds that the technology could be used for disaster relief or in difficult climates.

As the advisory notes, a common scam during and after natural disasters is for fraudsters to pretend to set up relief funds and request donations.

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.

His Tau Investments has chosen as its first target textile and apparel manufacturing in emerging markets, a $ 1 trillion industry that has been in the headlines recently for such disasters as the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh last May that took 1,129 lives.

It is worth noting that businesses can apply for either type of disaster loan assistance, but they can be awarded no more than a total of $ 1.5 million from the two programs unless they qualify as a major source of employment for the region in which they operate.

Until just a few years ago, a good disaster recovery plan included insuring your company against flood and disruption, backing up your data and storing it in a different location once a week, as well as developing a contingency plan for your employees to work from home, or some other location.

And the penalties for being unprepared can be mighty steep: The American Red Cross, among others, estimates that as many as 40 % of SMBs simply never reopen after a disaster such as a flood, tornado, or earthquake.

He has his critics, to be sure, but the man has spent his entire career studying the depression, and it seems to have paid off, as Bernanke helped bring us back from the brink of disaster — at least for now.

Marketing by catalog and the Web, as well as at their store in Bunch, Okla., the Kirkwoods pitch products like water filters and first - aid kits to survivalists preparing for global disaster.

Curbed reports that the homes could act as temporary housing for people affected by disasters, or for residential or hospitality purposes, as it can be built quickly and doesn't require foundational soil.

What disaster will result from the normalization of stupid lies and nonsense as a benchmark for debate over how society should function?

Companies might also benefit, since such a meter could warn them of impending disaster for their business, as was the case last week with United Airlines and its forced removal of a passenger.

Lagarde emerged as the new leader of the International Monetary Fund in the wake of Dominique Strauss - Kahn's sex scandal, selected not only for her expertise but also her ability to steer the organization amid a massive PR disaster.

However, as The Great Recession taught us (or should have taught us), there is also a place for nonprime / subprime mortgages at the center of an economic disaster.

As I've written before, raising prices during a disaster isn't always unethical — sometimes higher prices provide an incentive for others to rush to send resources to disaster - stricken areas, and sometimes higher prices give citizens an incentive to avoid overusing scarce resources.

In 2002, while still president and CEO of the IDA, Oliver gave a speech to the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce in which he praised the American Sarbanes - Oxley Act (commonly referred to as SOX), which put in place a sweeping set of regulations for securities markets in the U.S. SOX came in the wake of several corporate malfeasance disasters, including the demise of Enron.

As you can see, it's pretty rare for a business to fail due to neglect, fraud, or disaster.

Rajasthan's disaster management chief said 33 people were confirmed dead as the region braces for more high - speed winds.

In a feature for the Florida Times - Union, CMIT Solutions of Jacksonville President and Owner Dom Sanfilippo shared several tips for SMBs to consider as part of their disaster preparedness plan.

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation)- It could take months for Haitian farmers to recover as heavy rains brought by Hurricane Irma have flooded parts of the impoverished Caribbean nation, humanitarians said, calling for better disaster preparedness.

We couldn't be more thrilled for our team today as we just received two awards from ACT Canada for our Instant Issuance for Disaster Relief...

«Research suggests that these community social connections are as important for resilience to disaster is as physical material like disaster kits or medical supplies,» explained Ichiro Kawachi, a professor of social epidemiology at Harvard's School of Public Health.

It will also serve as a place of refuge, when the next hurricane inevitably comes, for over 900 community members given its disaster resilient design.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

In fact, Infrascale was designated as a Gartner Cool Vendor for business continuity management and IT disaster recovery management for 2015.

Google (GOOG) has set up a web page with a search function for missing persons, as well as links to official government information on the disaster and the relief effort.

As we have done in eight other disaster - impacted communities, SBP stays to rebuild for years to help residents recover.

If the deficit is due to an economic recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth in real gross domestic product, or to «extraordinary events», such as a natural disaster or war, that results in an «cost» of more than $ 3 billion, then the operating budgets of departments and agencies would be automatically frozen to pay for any wage increases.

Facebook's former VP of ads has weighed in on the ongoing disaster involving his company's apparent negligence in allowing data on as many as 50 million users to be used for nefarious purposes by Camb

Maria now ranks as the third - costliest weather and climate disaster on record for the nation and Irma ranks as the fifth - costliest.

Over the last couple of days, as the enormity of this storm was being realized, we have been working to organize relief efforts for the Houston area with our friend Franklin Graham and the disaster relief organization that he oversees, Samaritan's Purse.

As a whole, the American fracking experiment has been a financial disaster for many of its investors, who have been plagued by the industry's heavy borrowing, low returns, and bankruptcies, and the path to becoming profitable is lined with significant potential hurdles.

The Government of Venezuela has also made two aircraft available to transport goods for Barbuda as well as a medical team of 20 doctors and nurses experienced in disasters.

The reasons for this are many: As the climate changes, the US is becoming much more vulnerable to disasters.

The coal industry also dumped thousands of tons of coal ash in Puerto Rican landfills for years, a common practice that has recently mushroomed into a disaster as local landfills overflow thanks to the territory's financial crisis.

The New Bank Disaster Olafur Arnarson, Michael Hudson and Gunnar Tomasson * The problem of bank loans gone bad, especially those with government - guarantees such as U.S. student loans and Fannie Mae mortgages, has thrown into question just what should be a «fair value» for these debt obligations.

Beyond being a public relations disaster for the company, this should lead us to re-examine what we accept as proof of the economic benefits of projects in general.

Trump's comments, delivered at a White House news conference, illustrate the political minefield he will navigate in September as he tries to draw support for disaster recovery funds but wages a bitter fight with lawmakers from both parties about whether U.S. taxpayers should finance the creation of a wall that he has long promised Mexico would fund.