But ultimately realizing it will require
collective changes in policy and scientific culture — and recognizing that technology, like humans, has its own limits.
Not exact matches
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.
[16:00] Pain + reflection = progress [16:30] Creating a meritocracy to draw the best out of everybody [18:30] How to raise your probability of being right [18:50] Why we are conditioned to need to be right [19:30] The neuroscience factor [19:50] The habitual and environmental factor [20:20] How to get to the other side [21:20] Great
collective decision - making [21:50] The 5 things you need to be successful [21:55] Create audacious goals [22:15] Why you need problems [22:25] Diagnose the problems to determine the root causes [22:50] Determine the design for what you will do about the root causes [23:00] Decide to work with people who are strong where you are weak [23:15] Push through to results [23:20] The loop of success [24:15] Ray's new instinctual approach to failure [24:40] Tony's ritual after every event [25:30] The review that
changed Ray's outlook on leadership [27:30] Creating new
policies based on fairness and truth [28:00] What people are missing about Ray's culture [29:30] Creating meaningful work and meaningful relationships [30:15] The importance of radical honesty [30:50] Thoughtful disagreement [32:10] Why it was the relationships that
changed Ray's life [33:10] Ray's biggest weakness and how he overcame it [34:30] The jungle metaphor [36:00] The dot collector — deciding what to listen to [40:15] The wanting of meritocratic decision - making [41:40] How to see bubbles and busts [42:40] Productivity [43:00] Where we are
in the cycle [43:40] What the Fed will do [44:05] We are late
in the long - term debt cycle [44:30] Long - term debt is going to be squeezing us [45:00] We have 2 economies [45:30] This year is very similar to 1937 [46:10] The top tenth of the top 1 % of wealth = bottom 90 % combined [46:25] How this creates populism [47:00] The economy for the bottom 60 % isn't growing [48:20] If you look at averages, the country is
in a bind [49:10] What are the overarching principles that bind us together?
Women, like blacks and members of other oppressed groups, must break their inner bondage and gain self - esteem if they are to use fully their potential
in collective efforts to
change the systems of injustice (discriminatory laws, pay scales, admissions
policies to professional schools, among others).
Unfortunately, as you say, actually nothing has
changed in Labour's detailed «
policy offer» so far — and won't unless the Left gets its
collective act together and intervenes
in the, deliberately Byzantine complexity, of Labour's
policy making processes.
This year, it is
in our
collective state interest to focus on the real threats to education — federal
policy changes and looming fiscal problems nationally for state governments.
The UVA Bay Game provides players with a new sense of individual and
collective agency, and game play records suggest new directions for research
in behavior
change and
policy development.
Vasi, who studies
collective behaviors, says the documentary worked as a catalyst for
policy changes in the Marcellus Shale region (Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and West Virginia) where Gasland was filmed.
Recent
changes in collective bargaining rights
in states such as Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan may offer new insights into how
changing specific aspects of
collective bargaining affects students
in order to inform optimal teacher bargaining
policy.
Nevertheless, it is reasonable to conclude that significant differences
in sample means reflect some
collective decrease
in the sense that the state is a supportive partner
in educational reform, and some shifts within states may be related to
changes in state
policies.
If you think about it, we made significant
changes to public
policy in education
in 2010 as a part of our First to the Top agenda proposed by Gov Bredesen — a Democrat, followed by nightmarish
changes to the teachers» environment
in 2011 by eliminating
collective bargaining, tenure, and removing TEA from their seat at the table, all
in the name of «reform.»
That's all the more true for
changes in collective bargaining — a
policy that affects personnel rather than one, such as tutoring, that directly affects student learning, he said.
In Indianapolis, Teach Plus members proposed changes in layoff policies to the Indianapolis Federation of Teachers, which were ultimately codified in a new collective bargaining agreement in 201
In Indianapolis, Teach Plus members proposed
changes in layoff policies to the Indianapolis Federation of Teachers, which were ultimately codified in a new collective bargaining agreement in 201
in layoff
policies to the Indianapolis Federation of Teachers, which were ultimately codified
in a new collective bargaining agreement in 201
in a new
collective bargaining agreement
in 201
in 2010.
Grieving
in public by pushing for
changes in policy and laws, the Stoneman Douglas survivors ripped a
collective scab off a host of issues — school violence, gun control and safety, arming teachers, mental health, the power of protest, race, privilege, technology and internet trolling — and thrust them into the local, state, and national spotlights.
Mackinac's director of labor
policy is Vincent Vernuccio, who chairs a committee of the labor task force of the Bradley - supported American Legislative Exchange Council and previously has worked at the Bradley - supported Capital Research Center and Bradley - supported Competitive Enterprise Institute... MCLF spent much of last year helping to defend the new right - to - work law,
in policy and legal arguments, as well as
in the larger public discourse
in the state and nationally... MCLF is working with the Bradley - supported National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation on this and several other legal matters surrounding implementation of right to work
in Michigan... On education, among other things, Mackinac is analyzing mroe [sic] than 200
collective - bargaining agreements (CBAs)
in the state, covering some 75 % of the state's public - school students, to see if and if so, how, they are adhering to the teacher - tenure and - evaluation
policy changes.
«My engagement
in the blogosphere over the past several years have convinced me that the blogosphere has untapped potential for educating the public and for enabling large - scale
collective intelligence to address the scientific and
policy challenges associated with climate
change.»
To take effective action against existing and potential socio - environmental challenges, global society needs scientifically - based development of appropriate
policies, education that raises
collective awareness and leads to actions, investment to build new or improved technologies, and
changes in economic and social structures.
In addition, employers that offer top - up of EI benefits for the duration of parental or maternity leave should review their workplace
policies, individual employment agreements and
collective agreements to ascertain what obligations they may have as a result of these
changes.
The initiative will utilize a Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (CoIIN) approach to build
collective impact and contribute to
changes in policies, protocols and service delivery by supporting systems development from the ground up.