As you know, dealing with climate
change issues requires an interdisciplinary contribution, so I interact with a number of scientists in this field.
Not exact matches
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And so this sleeper
issue — largely absent during the election itself — looks like one place where the Conservatives will decide incremental
change is no longer good enough and a more brash approach is
required.
The FCC had
issued a report in January saying AT&T's and Verizon's practices, known as «zero rating,» were likely anti-consumer, but that did not
require them to
change what they were doing.
The
changing attitude toward punctuality and reliability was the only other
issue requiring a disproportionate amount of attention, according to the respondents.
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.
In some cases, it may also
require the firm to tackle the
issue head - on, publicly acknowledging the problem and explaining how it's
changed.
While it probably wouldn't
change Sessions» mind on the
issue, the CBO found that in an oddly backhanded way,
requiring women to register for the draft would actually save the government tens of millions of dollars in the years ahead.
At this point, health care is one
issue I have chosen to deal with on a year - to - year basis, while also knowing that future
changes might
require us to work longer than we'd hoped.
Investing in people is a complex
issue as it
requires change in institutions, cultures and norms, all of which is inevitably hard work.
In addition, it is possible that future orders
issued by, or enforcement actions initiated by, regulatory authorities could cause us to incur substantial costs or
require us to
change our business practices in a way that could seriously harm our business.
If we look to federal jurisdiction, the National Energy Board has
issued a series of decisions since 2010, with input from Environment and Climate
Change Canada,
requiring offsetting for caribou and other species at risk and rare or sensitive habitats.
An industry official said there would not be any tariff exclusions for countries or products except for imports
required for military equipment needs, though Trump could still
change his mind on the
issue if he faces prolonged criticism in the coming days.
The conflicts of interest are obvious, however, though I don't think it's an
issue that
requires changing the regulatory framework.
Would the same atheist in the video have made an
issue out of the situation if the clerk had only
required him to say «I'm not going to pay a lot for this oil
change»?
Aristotle considered (prime) matter to be unintelligible andnon - being» Fourth, developments in genetic engineering will pose a challenge both ethically and metaphysically in the way man deals with attempts to manipulate life (and
change it) via cloning, hybrids, and the integration of human (organic) and machine technology (via nano - technology);
issues of conscience, soul, purpose, intelligence, memory and morality will
require the Church to articulate competently its understanding of the human person in order to provide an ethical voice.
Clearly, transformational
change is
required in our society to address this
issue.
It
requires addressing interlocked
issues encompassing many of the Global Goals — including water, climate
change and land degradation, but also access to finance, gender equality and even literacy, which all affect farmers» ability to produce good quality crops.
The much larger
issue, though, is that pace of play
changes are unlikely to be disliked to this degree that this game of 12 - dimensional chess
requires.
The
issue centered around social decorum and eating in public vehicles; it ultimately
required a
change in statutes to allow mothers to feed their babies on the bus.
There are
required standards for instructional time, so more time for recess / meals would
require not just more funds for supervisors, but a
change to the length of the school day, bus schedules — a cascade of
issues to be solved.
Like so many things in life, the
issues surrounding stillbirth will
require significant efforts, resources, and people to realize
changes in the number of families affected every year.
I'm going to leave this
issue here for today, but in the coming days I'll share here my own thoughts regarding some of SNA's proposed
changes to the school meal regulations, particularly the
issue of
requiring students to take fruits and vegetables.
For
issues that emerge, disagreements or
changes that
require discussion, work with a third party.
HMRC
issued four consultation documents in June 2014 proposing the following
changes to the system for employee benefits and expenses: · Abolish the # 8,500 earnings threshold for benefits in kind which
requires employers to report under two different tax regimes;
JCOPE regulations would
change the donor disclosure limits that currently
require groups spending more than $ 50,000 in a year on an
issue or on behalf of a candidate for office disclose their donors of more than $ 5,000.
Or should it continue to be more of an advisory body, with the right to debate important
issues, call ministers to account, and ask (but not
require) MPs to
change their minds?
Previously, if there was a name
change it was
required to be published in a newspaper, but this new bill allows for waivers to be
issued.
«There are positive signs of departments beginning to engage with the
issue, but there is still a vast amount of
change required.»
As a result, it has proposed the procedure for taking decisions be
changed so
issues which normally
require unanimous agreement, such as terrorism, fraud and the trafficking of people, drugs and arms, be decided merely on a majority vote.
The governor said laws should also be
changed to
require judges to mandate the surrender of all firearms - hand guns and long guns - when an order of protection is
issued in domestic violence cases.
«We've been fighting for a Democratic - working families Senate because we believe the scale of
change that's necessary
requires a progressive Legislature that can tackle the many
issues that people across the state are struggling with,» said Bill Lipton, state director for the union - backed Working Families Party.
McGovern, who has been involved in meetings about these
issues since the mid-1990s, also noted that the long parade of previous documents haven't had the «teeth»
required to actually make
change.
In the face of these controversies,
changing our practice of laboratory test monitoring relies not only on evidence provided by key studies such as this one but may additionally
require discussion within the dermatology community and possibly even endorsement or guidelines
issued from key opinion leaders to gain wide acceptance,» write Eleni Linos, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.PH., of the University of California, San Francisco, and coauthors in a related editorial.
«Unlike other areas of quality improvement that might be straightforward to execute, addressing disparities is a more sensitive, hot - button
issue and
requires greater attention to organizational
change - management strategies,» says Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, director of the MGH Disparities Solutions Center (DSC) and corresponding author of the report.
«The short - term, indirect threats are not merely «bumps in the road» — they are serious problems that
require a greater analysis of social, economic, and political
issues stemming from
changes already occurring.»
U.S. industry overall «has not engaged the structural
change required to materially impact critical
issues like carbon intensity,» said Joel Makower, Greener World Media's executive editor.
The
changes put the FIRST bill in line with a White House directive
issued in February 2013 that
requires all science agencies to develop plans for making papers freely available, generally within 1 year.
One
issue, the group says, is that moving NOAA could
require Congress to revise a number of conservation laws that give NOAA certain powers — potentially inviting unwanted
changes.
Many other
issues — from climate
change to nuclear power to using «smart» electricity grids — also
require accurate, understandable scientific communication so that policymakers and the general public can make informed decisions.
«Saving Lake Urmia will
require both national action to improve water management, and international cooperation to address the
issue of climate
change,» says IIASA and Wageningen University researcher Somayeh Shadkam, who led the study.
It is a truly challenging fertility health
issue (not that most of them aren't) that
requires dietary and lifestyle
change as a # 1 step.
These
issues usually
require more than just food and lifestyle
changes.
In education the
issue is not simply to
change the policy, but also to
change the practice - a tricky translation, particularly when the policy
requires fundamental
change in the behavior of both adults and children.
Regardless of what's in the detail, there is a strong feeling that the view from the top in government is
changing and that a number of
issues relating to the management of parking
require urgent attention.
Another
issue is the
change in teaching that integrating interactive media
required to effectively use it in the classroom.
I can't possibly hope to
change any or all of these
issues on my own; it will
require authentic partnership and creativity to mobilize higher education to confront and address these challenges in order to improve the human condition.
In this
issue's forum, both contributors agree that teacher preparation
requires some big
changes.
A high - powered commission appointed by Gov. Terry E. Branstad
issued wide - ranging recommendations last week for
change in Iowa's schools, including a call for measures of academic achievement that all districts would be
required to report for their students.
Fullan asserts that, while there is no standard formula for
changing the culture of an organization, sustainable improvement
requires several years of effort to work through complex cultural
issues such as resistance to
change and acculturation of the new leader.215 Turnover that occurs every two or three years makes it unlikely that a principal will get beyond the stages of initiation and early implementation.