Sentences with phrase «collective efforts at»

This new Center will refocus our collective efforts at trying to solve this question from multiple perspectives.»

Any loss to the STPF community leaves a hole in the fabric of the fellowship family, as well as our broader collective efforts at the intersection of science and policy.

The Ashanti Region Constituency Chairmen Association of the NPP has noted with grave concern the recent happenings in the party which has the potential to derail our collective efforts at winning the 2016 general elections.

But Stroll does not see himself this way, instead saying that it is very much a collective effort at the Grove - based team.

In their rare eyes, a collective effort at creating similarly themed or...

Not exact matches

Examining modern campaign politics, the open - source movement and some of the few recent bright spots in the traditional music business, Benkler isolates a handful of «design levers» — «elements of successful cooperative human systems that we can employ to motivate [people]... to contribute to the collective effort rather than exclusively pursue their own interests (at the expense of those of the group).»

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.

Through his return to a strong Augustinian view of humanity, Reinhold Niebuhr abandoned any effort to forge loving relations among humans through collective goodwill in favor of advancing justice at the level of human behavior through the use of power.

The «flattening» problem that Bloom worried about was too nervous about a brutish end of history than an infinity of beastly novelties, but we've put so much effort into sanding off the sharp edges of our beastliness that it's no surprise collective naughtiness seems at the same time to be getting safer and more dangerous.

From it issued efforts to give wider currency to the Gospel and to remove or at least combat some of the collective ills of mankind.

To overcome production constraints through collective research efforts, the first planning meeting of the Temperate Rice Research Consortium (TRRC) was organized by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) at Suwon, Korea, on 2 - 3 May 2007 with the participation of scientists from 12 temperate rice - growing countries.

Miranda stayed however and continues to prove his prowess at the back, with the Spanish champions» success coming less from individuals (note Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo) and more a collective effort.

Meyer was so underwhelmed by the performance of his tailbacks in2005 — at the start of spring ball he would describe their collective efforts as «trash» — that he threatened to go to an offense that didn't useone.

on the off chance our collective karmas may rub off on his performances and that please god he manages to just get the basics right as far as diabys concerned we really cant keep poundin the guy, he did wel the other night so at least wait until hes underperformed again to criticise, i doubt ul hav to wait long to be fair, hes so inconsistent wolves wont be easy, especially with the dangerous doyle and ebanks - blake up front, you can be sure these 2 will set the tone for a high pressure hard working team effort but i just cant see us being troubled by any1 in our current mood....

David Luiz felt we got our tactics spot on yesterday and the victory owed much to the collective effort put in at St Mary's...

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

Efforts to «save Greece» may be imbued in the Greek collective memory as exactly the opposite, as an external economic punishment, through what was at times perceived as a deeply humiliating process.

Addressing the clergy at a breakfast meeting in Kumasi, the President emphasised that, it takes collective effort and a spirit of optimism to build a desired nation.

«As a government, we are making all efforts to integrate our defence structures properly into the sub-regional cooperation framework by which the needed synergy will be created to enhance our collective chances of success in the fight against terrorism,» he said at the Military Academy Graduation Parade on Friday September 16 in Accra.

He vetoed a «maintenance of effort» bill that would have obligated the state to pay for cost increases at the City University of New York and State University of New York related to collective bargaining, rent or utilities.

Finally, on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at a meeting held at the Palisades Center, the collective efforts of the Bi-Partisan Rockland County and New Yrork State elected officials, the many Rockland commuter - citizens who showed up to protect their interests, as well as the long - term efforts of this newspaper, led to a victory to restore this vital express bus service!

Dr. Emiliano Esterci Ramalho, Monitoring Coordinator at the Mamiraua Sustainable Development Institute and a groundbreaking jaguar researcher in the flooded forests of central Amazonian Brazil underlined the importance of collective conservation efforts.

«A convincing implementation of our original idea was possible thanks to the collective effort of an interdisciplinary team of scientists at the GRAPPA Center of Excellence for Astroparticle Physics», says Gianfranco Bertone, GRAPPA spokesperson.

After two years of effort, researchers led by Donhee Ham, Gordon McKay Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and his student Hosang Yoon, Ph.D.» 14, have successfully measured the collective mass of «massless» electrons in motion in graphene.

The movement for LGBT workplace equality in the scientific enterprise and beyond has been driven predominantly at the grassroots level and on an institution by institution basis through the collective efforts of organizations like NOGLSTP, Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, and Federal GLOBE.

«This collaborative work is an exciting step forward in our collective efforts to gain a greater understanding of our own Galaxy and Sagittarius A *, the supermassive black hole at the center of it,» added co-lead author Dr. Chris Packham, from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

As with everything we do at MUIH, power comes from our collective effort and intentions.

A joint effort between a company known as The Collective and (of course) our friends at Bloody Disgusting, «BD Selects» hit screens of various sizes with solid acquisitions like Yellowbrickroad, Rammbock, Cold Fish, Atrocious, and (especially) The Woman, but it's nice to see the BD Selects team casting a wider net and reeling in some weirdly likable horror / comedies like Deadgirl / Cheap Thrills screenwriter Trent Haaga's Chop.

Michael McAfee, president of PolicyLink, has led the effort to make President Obama's Promise Neighborhoods initiative a reality in communities across the U.S. Please join the Education Redesign Lab (ERL) and cities participating in ERL's By All Means initiative for McAfee's keynote speech on May 18, 2017 at 11:15 a.m.. His talk, entitled «Equity and Collective Impact in Systems Change,» will focus on the work of the Promise Neighborhood Institute to build stronger systems of educational support and opportunity for children.

And we're going through another round today, with initiatives such as «Reimagining Learning,» led by Stacey Childress and her team at the NewSchools Venture Fund; the Emerson Collective's XQ SuperSchool project; Marc Zuckerberg's efforts to «personalize learning»; and any number of technology - centric undertakings like Summit Public Schools, Carpe Diem charter schools, and K12 - operated virtual schools.

Collective Impact efforts of E3's Pathways of Promise Initiative were featured at the annual Fellows study meeting hosted by the -LSB-...]

A new report from the Wallace Foundation and the Teachers College at Columbia University, Collective Impact and the New Generation of Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education: A Nationwide Scan, identifies and describes the many education - focused collaborations happening in the U.S. right now, explores the role of the collective impact model in collaborative efforts, and outlines trends to watch movinCollective Impact and the New Generation of Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education: A Nationwide Scan, identifies and describes the many education - focused collaborations happening in the U.S. right now, explores the role of the collective impact model in collaborative efforts, and outlines trends to watch movincollective impact model in collaborative efforts, and outlines trends to watch moving forward.

Today, Wisconsin is again at the forefront of a union battle - this time in Republican Gov. Scott Walker's effort to cut his state's budget deficit in part by curtailing collective bargaining for teachers and other public employees.

The Madison teachers union is cited for its role in helping organize last spring's massive protests at the state Capitol in response to Walker's efforts to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public workers, as well as other legislation including strict voter ID requirements that are likely to limit voting by college students, the elderly, the poor and immigrants.

Lynch and the PBA were already incensed at de Blasio over protracted negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, annoyed with the mayor's move to formally end a police practice called stop - and - frisk (which criminal justice reformers say has been used disproportionately and abusively against young black men), and looking to weaken him by convincing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill passed by the legislature that would allow the PBA to all but stifle any efforts by the city to discipline corrupt and incompetent cops.

May Sands Montessori School will continue to thrive and grow, through the collective efforts of its staff, its families and the community at large.

In support of the film Waiting for «Superman,» Myles helped lead the development of the «Done Waiting» coalition, which with 200 groups, at the time, represented the largest collective effort of education reformers in national history.

We will be able to meet them and their teams at their current state and advance their efforts towards collective student and teacher efficacy.

Collaborating on the News from Ukraine A group of six news organizations and digital - media outlets have created a somewhat unusual collective effort aimed at reporting breaking news about Ukraine.

The Arts Education division at the LA County Arts Commission staffs the regional efforts of the LA County Arts Education Collective.

In part two of our list of 10 Essential Artist Collectives in Asia You Should Know, we continue to look at collaborative efforts between artists to bring you both established and emerging collectives in the Asian contemporaryCollectives in Asia You Should Know, we continue to look at collaborative efforts between artists to bring you both established and emerging collectives in the Asian contemporarycollectives in the Asian contemporary art scene.

Her last solo effort in New York was in 1984 at women's collective and exhibition space A.I.R. Gallery.

The conversation at the ensuing cocktail reception at the Neon Museum, also in the Soho complex, involved collective efforts to respond to such poignant questions as how snakes copulate and, subsequently, why «love juices» are so little appreciated.

As part of that effort, starting this month, the work of collective Tim Rollins and K.O.S. (Kids Of Survival) will be on view in Unbound: Tim Rollins & K.O.S., a special exhibition curated by the museum in collaboration with the artists, while at the same time, a major acquisition by the group, A Midsummer Night's Dream, will also be unveiled.

When you look at real economics (as opposed to fantasy visions that deep cuts are possible just with a few mouse clicks) and real geopolitics you have a problem that is structured to fail — it requires near - term policy efforts that are costly with uncertain future benefits, it depends on sustained action when the reality is that governments waver as issues come and go, and it requires international collective action.

The United Church of Christ, a liberal Protestant denomination and the fifteenth - largest religious collective in the United States, has been at the forefront of faith - based climate efforts.

It has been a huge collective effort of people at all levels from those responsible for the business energy needs or the running of manufacturing facilities to those managing retail outlets or working in finance and purchasing,» she said.

Though the book covers much of the same ground, albeit at a lower reading level, as Al Gore's famous global warming presentation, it is never alarmist, and instead focuses on the grounded evidence for global climate change and the collective efforts of many different kinds of scientists.

Reliable GHG inventories are essential, both at national and international level, for: assessing the international community's collective and individual efforts to address climate change and progress toward meeting the ultimate objective of the Convention; evaluating mitigation options; assessing the effectiveness of policies and measures; making long - term emission projections; providing the foundation for emission trading schemes.

We stand at the threshold of our collective struggle — where every effort to gain ground matters whether it be on the streets in the seats of political power and in the financial sector.