Other recommendations were popular with the CEOs, as well, such as using cost - savings from
changes to the program for «moving bonuses» given to those who relocate for work.
There are several
changes to the program for 2010 - 2011.
Other
changes to the program for top - tier members include eliminating the welcome amenity and guaranteed turndown service in the evening.
Changes to the program for customers who use co-branded American credit cards to book travel are still under review, the company said.
If all programs did is increasingly bonus higher revenue fares (United already did this with
changes to their program for 2012) and provide the option to book any seat desired with points at a fixed - value per point based on fare (in parallel to the award chart) this would be no big deal.
Not exact matches
The real significance of the Google Patent Starter
Program is instead more subtle, and should be seen against the backdrop of other moves Google is undertaking
to change the economic incentives that have made patents such a problem
for the tech sector in the first place.
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.
Some of the
programs undoubtedly have their flaws, but an equally big problem is that employees simply
change companies too often
for the
programs to prove their effectiveness.
Western Australia's peak industry lobby group has repeated its call
for the federal government
to come up with credible evidence
to support its proposed
changes to the 457 visa
program for temporary s
The IRS is also known
to change the amount of tax credits and rebates that small business owners can receive
for offering these
programs.
Audiences»
changing viewing habits are likely one reason
for the declining ratings
for live award shows like the Oscars, as more and more people cut ties with the cable packages that are often required
to watch such
programs either on TV or online.
It's running a
program for employers, of which about 60 have signed on so far, called 100 % Talent,
to help them uncover gaps in pay and in opportunity, and
to make
changes where necessary.
And somehow those meetings lead
to partnering with a 25 - year veteran of the CIA's Director of Operations, a Lockheed Martin
Program Director
for Advanced Systems at Skunk Works, and a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Intelligence
to start a company
to explore «exotic science and technologies» and turn innovative ideas into world -
changing products and services.
The issue stems, in part, from year - old
changes to Canada's express entry system which makes it impossible
for someone in the PGWPP
program to gain express entry without a Labour Market Impact Assessment, as chronicled by Nicholas Keung:
In November, finance minister Bill Morneau announced upcoming
changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers
program, which will simplify and speed up the hiring process
for high - growth (mainly tech) companies recruiting from abroad.
The new judging criteria
for the federal skilled worker
program will award more points
to younger immigrants and
changes the way the government looks at work experience and education.
«This is a year of really being an influence and a
change maker in an amazing city that's really at the forefront of the revitalization efforts in our entire country,» says Greene Groves concluding her pitch
for the
program, ending with a paraphrase of the Michigan governor's pitch
for Motor City: «Yeah, you can go
to another city, but if you want
to make a difference, come
to Detroit.»
Icahn owns an 82 % stake in CVR Energy, which along with other refining companies, has called
for changes to the Renewable Fuel
Program to shift the burden of blending biofuels into gasoline away from refiners and further down stream
to marketers.
The Frederictoncampus continues tooffer its Activator
program, in which studentswork with anentrepreneur
to cultivate a business idea.Meanwhile, a new entrepreneurship streamis available
to students on the Saint John campus, which also added skills developmentcourses and a social entrepreneurship course.Big
changes have come
to the Saint John campusthrough some big donations recently.The Pond - Deshpande Centre
for Innovationand Entrepreneurship offers courses andmentorship opportunities
for students, whilea donation from the Irving family helped funda new library facility.
U.S. House Republicans are working on
changes to their healthcare overhaul bill
to provide more generous tax credits
for older Americans and add a work requirement
for the Medicaid
program for the poor, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Sunday.
North Carolina Republican Meadows said the
changes being considered
for the Medicaid
program would not go far enough if they left it up
to states
to decide whether
to put in place a work requirement.
For those looking for a deep dive into the subject, there are long lists of skills to acquire or outlines of multistep training programs to follow, but if you're more interested in simple but powerful changes that you can make today, a recent post on blog Dumb Little Man is for y
For those looking
for a deep dive into the subject, there are long lists of skills to acquire or outlines of multistep training programs to follow, but if you're more interested in simple but powerful changes that you can make today, a recent post on blog Dumb Little Man is for y
for a deep dive into the subject, there are long lists of skills
to acquire or outlines of multistep training
programs to follow, but if you're more interested in simple but powerful
changes that you can make today, a recent post on blog Dumb Little Man is
for y
for you.
We try
to foster greater innovativeness at our businesses with new
programs or processes, we scheme
to get in shape by making healthy lifestyle
changes, we strive
for the good life by trying
to accomplish more and be happier.
I think
for a
change to come out of this meeting, North Korea must accept its own mistakes and be open
to ending their nuclear
program.
The Boy Scouts of America is
changing the name of its
program for older youth — the Boy Scouts —
to Scouts BSA in February 2019, a move that reflects its decision
to include young women.
The
change that received the most attention was the decision
to tighten the high - profile Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED)
program, which gives out cash and tax credits
for R&D spending in Canada.
The cardinal sin in customer loyalty
program upkeep is
for companies
to put plans into place and then never
change them.
Neither the Trump administration nor Congress has made sweeping
changes to the visa
programs, but some people have been bracing
for more restrictions ever since October, when Francis Cissna was named director of USCIS.
For those looking
to make a
change in their health in 2017, it may be worth considering a more mindful fitness
program, as they have the potential
to make you one of the 8 % of people who actually achieve their resolution goals.
Enter the DO School, a global institution that,
for select
programs, borrows students passionate about social
change from accredited colleges and offers them experiential learning through doing, challenging them
to solve real - world, pressing problems in sustainable ways.
Bledsoe, at the University of Georgia, said there's no need
to wait
for big
changes in the
program to start making progress.
In early January, Walden Asset Management, a corporate client who uses Vanguard
for their 401 (k)
program, wrote Vanguard about its proxy voting practices with respect
to social and environmental issues like political spending and climate
change.
President Obama has said he is considering
changes to the
program, including more privacy protections
for more citizens and reforms
to how the agency collects and keeps phone data.
Aimia said it is working on a promotion
to earn more miles with existing partners and developing a strategy
for how the
program will
change once the long - term partnership with Air Canada ends.
Regulatory
changes had been in the wind
for some time as the evidence against the
program built up, yet employers relied on the lobbying efforts of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business
to maintain the
program rather than taking steps
to improve domestic recruitment and training efforts or adjust wages and benefits
to attract workers.
From time
to time, states
change their eligibility requirements
for these
programs, either expanding or restricting who can benefit.
Our Digital Inclusion
Program teaches foster youth basic digital literacy skills and provides them with a laptop and mobile Internet access
for five years, two things that most of us take
for granted but can be life
changing for students who are accustomed
to writing essays on their cellphones.
It requires: 1) Utilizing modern identity theft monitoring
programs that enable users
to monitor
for breached credentials that likely offer threat actors passage into the compromised account, allowing them
to quickly
change credentials; and 2) Enabling two - factor authentication
to detour the threat actor's access into the compromised account.
The bipartisan Senate plan would attempt
to maintain TPS in return
for ending or
changing a «diversity» lottery
program that has been aimed at allowing up
to 50,000 people a year from countries with few emigres
to the United States.
«You don't take a safety net
program that has been operating
for more than 50 years and
change it in fundamental ways without having a single hearing
to evaluate its impact,» she said.
The federal government announced initial
changes in April, scrapping an aspect of the
program that allowed employers
to pay foreign workers as much as 15 per cent less than the average wage
for a job.
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability
to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability
to sustain growth in revenues
for its antiviral and other
programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (t
programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant
to provide, or continue
to provide, coverage or reimbursement
for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due
to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix
to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding
for state AIDS Drug Assistance
Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (t
Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments
to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability
to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability
to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability
to submit new drug applications
for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability
to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all,
for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability
to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant
to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability
to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory
programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (t
programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability
to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase
program due
to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time
to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
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Shopping
for personal care and home products can be automated, too, thanks
to programs like Amazon Subscribe and Save, which offers up
to 15 percent off orders and sends notification emails before shipping, so you can skip or
change your delivery dates.
The government will maintain momentum as it moves forward
to transform public services by
changing the way
programs and services are delivered,
to ensure results and better value
for money.
The cluster also helped students at Case Western Reserve with their idea
for a flexible electronic price label that lets stores use a software
program to change prices with the mere press of a button.
«It's so important
for families
to know that they will not be thrown off the
program if they have a
change in their work hours or have
to change jobs,» she says, «and it's important
for the child
to be in a stable child care setting even if their parent's work situation
changes.»
The reconciliation process would be expanded
to allow
for changes in discretionary
programs and
for multiple reconciliation bills each year.
In addition
to this training
program, Starbucks will work with the community
to leverage existing
programs that help connect young people with internships, apprenticeships and jobs, and foster the type of dialogue and engagement needed
for continued social
change.
In addition, this Update again failed
to incorporate the reclassification
changes to Fiscal Arrangements and Alternative Payments
for Standing
Programs, which were included in the Public Accounts of Canada, the Annual Financial Report
for 2011 - 12 and Fiscal Monitor.