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Chloe did this, as well, and used the more challenging activity as a way to monitor her student's content knowledge:

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M&A activity — as revenue growth stays challenged — has been feverish, and the announcement of talks between Pfizer (PFE) and Allergan (AGN) is reminiscent of deals such as AOL / Time Warner in 2000 and RBS / ABN - AMRO in 2007, blockbusters in market leading sectors which were followed by major market tops.

Not only do our developers have to adapt to changing processes, this demand also increases the burden on existing infrastructure as well as challenges IT professionals to manage more devices and wireless activity.

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.

She began working as soon as she was old enough, as a babysitter, waitress, table busser and switch - board operator — «name a crappy job [and] I've done it,» she jokes — and when her grades remained near - perfect despite all those extracurricular activities, she switched to a more challenging private school.

«Other kinds of work — be it exercise, a creative hobby, hands - on parenting, or volunteering — will do more to preserve your zest for Monday's challenges than complete vegetation,» she has written before recommending that, if you really want to feel jazzed up after a break, you should proactively schedule challenging or engaging activities rather than just planning to chill and take things the days as they come.

We enjoy these moments as entrepreneurs because we are improving ourselves through challenging activities.

We offer services to help overcome these challenges, including planned activities such as laboratory chemical packing and routine tank cleaning and removal.

One of the biggest challenges facing financial institutions is the need to prevent their systems being used to transfer funds for criminal activity such as the drugs trade or terrorism.

And it notes the European Central Bank's (ECB) report «Virtual Currency Schemes» (October 2012) worrying that «virtual currency schemes -LSB-...] could represent a challenge for public authorities, given the legal uncertainty surrounding these schemes, as they can be used by criminals, fraudsters and money launderers to perform their illegal activities.»

With only 24 % of mining executives expecting the capital raising environment to get more challenging over the coming 12 months, I expect to start seeing the purse strings loosened as companies expand on their activities.

Many companies are engaging in corporate challenges, such as bike to work day, wellness competitions, community service events, and other activities to help build a sense of teamwork and togetherness.

Offline event is one among all such activities which is emerging as the best platform to market, network and keep customers engaged but with certain inevitable inherited challenges.

Intellectually, there are growing numbers of scientists, technicians, philosophers, and scholars who practice an «advocacy science and scholarship» which challenges head - on conceptions of science, technology, and scholarship as value neutral activities of pure and disinterested elites.

He apprehended God in terms of his present activity, as presently under - stood, but also accepted without challenge the authoritative witness to divine activity in the past.

For example, native beliefs and practices, which exclude persons on the basis of caste, race, color, and gender, are not reflective of the presence and activity of God as revealed by Jesus, whereas symbols, rites, and religious motifs that challenge such exclusions are in continuity with the transformation characteristic of the God dynamic expressed in Jesus.

[xv] Any revealing activity in modern technology is seen as a challenging or provoking of nature into action.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

As the Palestinian peasant, after sowing, trusts to God and waits for the moment of harvest, so the man who recognizes the challenge of the activity of God in the ministry of Jesus must learn the lesson of patient waiting, in sure confidence that what has been sown will be reaped, that what God has begun he will bring to a triumphant conclusion.

Aside from a few early hypocritical denunciations of the religious right (and occasional critiques of anti-abortion activists), the Jewish community as a whole has not challenged such activity, even when it disagrees with the substance of what is said.

It's easy as a student to get lazy and start eating Easy Mac and microwaved meals — we wanted to challenge ourselves to cook more and make it a fun activity to look forward to every day.

As consumers continue to look for sugar alternatives, Fritzsching highlighted the challenges this has on the business and focused on its activities surrounding sugar reduction and sugar replacement, with blood glucose management being key.

Encouraging consumers to adopt healthier lifestyles through a balanced diet and more physical activity is a challenge for society as a whole.

This activity introduces children to the concept of a mobile launch platform and uses the idea as inspiration for a fun engineering challenge.

Youngstrom also suggests learning to challenge negative thinking patterns and calming yourself through a variety of activities, such as shooting hoops, running or other exercise, deep breathing, or arts and crafts.

Check out our articles on thinking differently about time, school year activities, and kids» birthday parties, as well as book excerpts + challenges on time management, de-stressing school mornings, and taking the stress out of birthday parties.

Even basic activities such as going to the bathroom can become a challenge for many parents.

Enjoy winter activities such as sledding or snowshoeing on their grounds, challenge each other to a game of bowling in their private bowling alley or sweat it out at their state - of - the - art fitness center.

If you are giving it as a gift then why not accompany it with a set of Kindness Elves and sign up the parent of the child you are gifting it to receive the emails so that they can join in with the challenges especially (our favourite) the Kindness Elves Christmas Activities a time when in my experience children especially need to be reminded about giving to others and kindness to all.

In addition to the serious psychological and behavioral issues just mentioned, young people are also at risk for reproductive challenges such as prepubescent menstrual cycles, premature sexual activity, unwanted teen pregnancy, single or repeated abortions, single parenthood, and / or giving birth to an unwanted child.

Just as you might plan a special treat for yourself after an especially challenging work week, your child or teen will enjoy looking forward to a special activity post-test.

As with any kids» activity, there are challenges with sports.

Though issues of funding, location, maintenance and supervision need to be worked out, the biggest challenge may be selling the community on the idea of skateboarding as a fun and safe activity.

Just as I scheduled time for the mom and baby activities in the Rookie Mom's Handbook, I challenged myself to do one or two activities from If You Give a Mom a Martini: 100 Ways to Find 10 Blissful Minutes for Yourself a week.

Any fears that stylish might mean we'd come across aloof, cool members of staff were immediately put to rest as the reception team welcomed us warmly and chatted away to the six - year - old, telling her about a special challenge for kids where she had to find hidden foxes around the hotel and mark them down on an activity sheet.

The staff guides children through progressively more challenging activities, prompting them to use verbal responses and speak spontaneously as they play with other children and adults.

As your next weekly challenge, we're sharing a favorite activity from our book, The Rookie Mom's Handbook:

With my children's growing interest in all things Lego and Duplo, I decided to create a fun math activity using the Lego bricks as the main material - a Lego challenge!

Playing and learning with babies and toddlers has been my most challenging part of being a parent as J and T have become older the crafts, activities and play has become much easier for me to visualise and bring to life for them.

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If you as a parent are very adaptable, jumping right into new situations and challenges, it might be difficult to understand why your child holds back from a fun activity, doesn't want to try new things, and may refuse to do something, despite your reassurances and observing that other kids are doing it.

Well integrated societies are more likely to challenge extremist ideologies and extremist activity, as well as having greater social mobility, better access to education, and greater cooperation across communities.

«Our popularity and acceptance had been put to test through this activity which we designed not only to improve healthy living but to restore hope in our people and as well as identify with their challenges and needs.

And Cuomo, who still hasn't told the public about what he knew of Silver's and Skelos» illegal activities as he shuttered the doors on the corruption - fighting Moreland Commission, is clearly the runner - up as Loser of the Year — with talk increasing that he'll face a challenge in the Democratic primary should he seek re-election in 2018.

Yes, he has accepted the challenge thrown to him by his colleague MPs, at the launch of the activities marking the celebrations, footsoldiers of the NDC who troop daily to his office, and elders not only of his Party but the general public as a whole.

As the state's resources are limited, our task will be to leverage private sector activity without significant funding from the state; no small challenge.

Although the rate of rejection constitutes a small proportion of all select committee recommendations, it is clear that 2009 onwards constitutes a significantly more assertive phase of select committee activity, who — as successive governments have reiterated — are not expected to challenge a minister's decision.

The visitor to the institution who identified series of challenges confronting the nation including «infant mortality, extreme poverty, insecurity, climate change, the rabid activities of terrorists, described these problems as monsters which can not be allowed to prowl the street without being controlled.

Among the Democrats, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries are all considering a challenge to de Blasio as two grand juries look into the mayor's fundraising activities.

In launching what became confidently rated and endorsed by the public as the most comprehensive ranking in Ghana so far, Prince Akpah, MD of Avance Media stated, «even though 2015 was marked as a year coupled with lot of challenges, it also turned out to be a motivating one attested by the massive involvement of young people in various activities bringing at par their works and impacts.»