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«And we're going to be working with our federal colleagues at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to understand the best way to do this and create a national model for how to respond to these effectively,» Graber says.

Research that could help stroke victims with severe disabilities to regain control over their limbs has been produced by a team at Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A * STAR) in Singapore.

We can't yet send holographic videos to Obi - Wan Kenobi on our droid, but researchers at Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A * STAR), Singapore, have got us a little bit closer by creating holograms from an array of silicon structures that work throughout the visible spectrum.

«Everyone is working on these [drugs] like crazy,» says David Lane, a cancer biologist at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore, and a co-discoverer of p53.

Led by first author Dr Chng Kern Rei, Senior Research Fellow of Computational & Systems Biology at Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A * STAR)'s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), Singapore, the team discovered that bile duct tissue harboured a community of diverse bacteria species.

Now Fong Wee Teck and colleagues from the Institute for Infocomm Research at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore have developed a haptic controller that looks a lot like a normal tennis racket.

The STPF family is deeply saddened by the passing on June 22 of oceanographer and developmental ecologist Diane Adams, 2012 - 13 Executive Branch Fellow at the Agency for International Development.

«The only thing that I am sceptical about is that only three individuals have been tested,» says Leonid Krivitskiy, a physicist at the Agency for Science Technology and Research in Singapore.

To better understand how the different pieces of the immune system develop, immunologists Florent Ginhoux and Naomi McGovern at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A * STAR) in Singapore and their colleagues studied tissue from nearly 100 elective abortions performed between 14 and 22 weeks of gestation.

Previously thought too complicated to solve, researchers at Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A * STAR), Singapore, have now developed a computational model to simulate the motion of an elliptical vortex ring in a slow - moving fluid in a range of different situations, allowing for a more realistic description of vortex rings.

Mahmoud Pouladi is a Principal Investigator within the Translational Lab in Genetic Medicine (TLGM) at the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A * STAR).

I had been approached by James P. Grant, a senior official at the Agency for International Development (AID) and someone I had worked with a few years earlier when he was the AID mission director in Turkey.

Not exact matches

The incident comes at a time when police agencies in the US have made headlines for fatally shooting suspects during encounters in which the suspect was suffering from the affects of mental illness or, in many more cases, did not have a weapon.

To identify these companies, we look for stocks that have a minimum market capitalization of $ 1 billion with an A + debt rating from at least one of the debt - rating agencies.

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.

The ongoing #MeToo and Time's Up movements may make it seem like celebrating IWD is a no - brainer for brands, but in fact, the campaigns against sexual harassment and sexism have raised the bar, says Erin Keeley, CMO at Mono, an ad agency.

«At a time when the global economy is fragile and market sentiment is sensitive, unbalanced and unjustified rating decisions such as Moody's today can initiate damaging self - fulfilling prophecies and certainly strengthen the arguments for tighter regulation of the rating agencies themselves.»

Look for more money to be given to the Canada Revenue Agency to fight offshore tax evasion, an investment that has so far helped the CRA reap millions in extra tax dollars while at the same time achieving the aim of discouraging tax evasion by Canadians.

For Theranos to take lab - testing business from the two major lab companies used by doctors, Quest and LabCorp, and to partner to run tests for more hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies, it has to show it can get it right at every stage, from the preparation before it pricks someone's finger to the accurate processing of hundreds of thousands of samplFor Theranos to take lab - testing business from the two major lab companies used by doctors, Quest and LabCorp, and to partner to run tests for more hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies, it has to show it can get it right at every stage, from the preparation before it pricks someone's finger to the accurate processing of hundreds of thousands of samplfor more hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies, it has to show it can get it right at every stage, from the preparation before it pricks someone's finger to the accurate processing of hundreds of thousands of samples.

It's long been the case that advertisers paid up to two to three times more for a top - rated sports event compared to a top - rated drama or sitcom, and sports value as real - time programming and its finite availability have only caused its status to grow, says Michael Neale, a managing partner for investment at Mediacom, a global media agency that co-ordinates and purchases advertising space on behalf of marketers.

But at the end of the day, you're still paying agencies for ideas.

But for louder music, skinnier jeans and younger faces, an ad agency might seem interchangeable with any sort of knowledge - based enterprise at all.

She was a staff writer at a news agency in Nebraska, covering transportation, and worked in South Korea for several years where she wrote about science while freelancing for publications like Women's Wear Daily and Groove Korea.

This may mean paying a specialist agency or individual a retainer for handling the full spectrum of marketing for your business, or bringing them in at key growth times to help expand the business and source clients.

This meant that a single promotional campaign for the mRelief app (which was supported by all the concerned agencies and city services) could get the word out at a fraction of the cost that each organization or department would have to spend — assuming they had the money to do so.

Without thanking Trump or mentioning him by name, the outgoing Cabinet secretary expressed appreciation for «selfless leaders» at the State Department and other agencies, his voice breaking at times.

But no matter the outcome, critics of the agency have begun laying the groundwork for the Trumpadministration to make dramatic changes to the institution at the heart of President Barack Obama's overhaul of the financial system.

Or Ryan Holiday, who as an aspiring author dropped out of college at 19 to work for two writers and intern at a talent agency.

Only about a quarter of those sites contained any content at all, which leads the agency to believe they are serving as placeholders for future crowdfunding portals, perhaps readying to launch once the SEC implements its investor guidelines.

«Note that Puerto Rico has at least 120 government agencies, and 78 municipalities for an island with 3.5 million people.»

At Eleven, we encourage people to «pause» their efforts when they hit a wall and find new stimulation — whether that be joining another agency team for a while to hear how they're attacking their assignment, or going to a movie, concert or event to jump into someone else's story.

J. David Cox, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, a union that represents more than 670,000 workers in the executive branch, took a swing at the agency in ink: «We believe that the Central Personnel Data File was the targeted database, and that the hackers are now in possession of all personnel data for every federal employee, every federal retiree, and up to one million former federal employees,» he wrote in the letter dated Thursday, which Fortune obtained.

A former top TSA official explains why staffing errors and a host of problems at the agency are to blame for long security wait times.

I started working at an ad agency and then worked in sales for Tribune and Advance Publishing.

Meanwhile, the contingency plans being developed to deal with the expected surge in border crossers include redeploying police and border agents to overwhelmed areas and setting up accommodation such as tents and trailers at ports of entry, said a spokesman for the Canada Border Services Agency.

«I was being funny, but at the same time, this is one of the biggest benefits of being based in L.A.,» says the VP of Operations for The Visionaire Group, a digital creative agency that does promotions for the movie industry.

At 25, he started his own agency, and over 12 years he developed commercials for the Super Bowl, Lays and Pepsi.

Wolowitz, a childhood friend of Russell's, worked for a booking agency, and Reisman had been Russell's co-worker at Superfly.

Japan's Financial Services Agency on Thursday suspended operations at two relatively small exchanges, Bit Station and FSHO, for one month.

Their exit comes at an awkward time for the agency, which is locked in litigation over some of its biggest cases.

Japan's Financial Services Agency suspended operations Thursday at two relatively small exchanges, Bit Station and FSHO, for one month.

This spring's report documented a 10 % increase in cybersecurity incidents at US government agencies for a total of 77,183 (page 14).

«Government agencies at all levels should consider and examine new uses for this technology that could make the government more efficient in performing its functions,» the 2018 Economic Report from the Joint Economic Committee, first posted earlier this week, stated.

Distributors generally didn't identify suspicious orders and the DEA didn't investigate them, says Larry Cote, a former lawyer for the agency who now represents the industry at the firm Brady & Quarles.

While still at MIT, Vogt also programmed a Ford F - 150 to drive itself across the Nevada desert, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenge in 2005, though his team didn't make it past the qualifying round.

Then in 2007, Edwards was at agency T.A.G. to create the «Believe» campaign for Halo 3, a game that went on to sell 3.3 million units in its first month (a record broken by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in 2009).

The Transportation Security Administration is doing what it can to reduce wait times at airport security, but unfortunately the agency's efforts came a little too late for Hooman Nikizad.

Looking ahead, the agency will look at developing scientific premarket toolkits for developers that will better assure users that the devices are meeting the FDA's safety standards.

At the time, the organization was functioning more like an agency that provided an advertising automation solution for B2B marketers.

«Given the competition for top talent, employers must update their approach in order to engage and retain millennials, especially among women, who were found to carry a bigger burden of student loan debt,» said Natalie Smith, a vice president at PadillaCRT, the communications agency that conducted the survey for ORC.