Sentences with phrase «directed at his activities»

Although Johnson's letter was not directed at his activities, Malamud has already written Johnson twice in the last week, raising questions about the takedown request.

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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.

According to a recent study of 1,125 adults conducted by YouGov, «28 percent percent of Americans admitted (to) malicious online activity directed at somebody they didn't know.»

One study conducted at UC Riverside found that Anglo - Americans benefitted more from happiness - increasing activities; however, researchers did see a small trend that Asians gained more from activities directed toward benefitting others» happiness, like writing a letter of gratitude, than activities strictly intended to benefit the self.

As executive vice president of global operations at PepsiCo, Puma directs a broad scope of activities spanning PepsiCo's $ 63 billion portfolio that includes Pepsi, Frito - Lay, Quaker Oats, Gatorade, and Tropicana.

The portable products to date are mostly improvements on the classic Life Alert «I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up» button, but services to remind taking of medications at precise times, direct doctor - to - device monitoring (as with embedded pacemakers), permitting adult children to easily monitor parents» activity in their homes at a distance, etc. are fast emerging and gaining traction in the marketplace.

Dollars saved at the pump are being directed to personal savings or on non-retail activities, such as holidays, instead of discretionary items.

The cover story was that the policy was directed at stimulating economic activity.

It's why this other story, of direct political activity by members of the Canadian military on behalf of former Defence Minister Peter McKay, caused such controversy at the time.

Specializing by industry gives a platform unique advantages — platforms can augment their crowdfunding ecosystems by integrating more relevant and direct resources, aimed at companies and / or investors — and I suspect we'll see a lot more activity here.

More than 50 per cent of entrepreneurial activity was directed at serving businesses, rather than consumers.

I shall also use the word «play» in a wide sense, to stand for an activity that, because it is not directed to the satisfaction of wants, entails an attitude to the world that is not concerned to use it, to get something out of it, or to make something of it, and offers satisfactions that are not at the same time frustrations.

My activities were directed at sabotaging factories supplying the German army and at informing Jews and non-Jews about the crimes committed by the Nazis and their collaborators.

perhaps you should direct your «holy» ire towards the politicians who do nothing but line their own pockets at the expense of those in your «flock»... There is no shortage of immoral activity going on in this country.

If there is confusion in the conception of the ministry today, whether only among those who once held to the ideal of the preacher or also among those who have maintained the ideal of the priest, that confusion appears at both points — in inability to define what the most important activity of the ministry is and in uncertainty about the proximate end toward which all its activities are directed.

This sorting, modifying, and reorganizing is goal - directed activity carried out under the aegis of an aim of arriving at an intensity and quality of feeling which will be maximal given that past and the real potentialities available to that particular actual entity.

At other times, crisis intervention calls for more direct activity, either on the part of the counselee or the counselor or both.

For example, if the coordinated form of human activity involved is more complex than driving on a particular side of the road, so that in order to achieve the desired goal, different individuals need to be doing different things at different times, then the authority directing them may need some specialized knowledge in order to arrange things properly to achieve the desired end.

Assisting a beggar at the door of the Nunciature (even if it was Corporal Hitler) is hardly tantamount to bankrolling a political activist and in any case the post First World War charitable activities of Archbishop Pacelli in Berlin and throughout Germany were the precursor to the establishment of what would eventually become the Institute of Religious Works (aka «Vatican Bank») under the direct supervision of the nun who ran Pacelli's household before and after his election as pope.

When communication is a one - way process, proceeding from an authoritative person to an immature learner who is not in direct relation to the object of the study, intellectual activity is at a minimum in both parties; such a school is not a community of students but a propaganda or indoctrination institution.

• Energy drinks are not made available in primary nor secondary schools • Marketing and advertising activities of energy drinks are not directed at children • No promotional activities are undertaken that encourage excessive consumption of energy drinks • Labels of energy drinks do not promote the mixing of energy drinks with any other beverage.

As energy drinks are developed for mature consumers, all members commit to ensuring that energy drinks are not made available in primary or secondary schools, that the marketing of energy drinks is not directed at children, and that no promotional activities are undertaken that encourage the excessive consumption of energy drinks.

In addition to abiding by strict food laws, the industry adheres to the following voluntary guidelines as part of the Industry Commitments3: • Energy Drinks are not made available in primary nor secondary schools • Marketing and advertising activities of energy drinks are not directed at children • No promotional activities are undertaken to encourage excessive consumption of energy drinks • Labels of energy drinks do not promote the mixing of energy drinks with any other beverage.

For example, make sure that the positive attention is directed at your child, rather than you for suggesting he take part in a particular activity.

Remember that you can sign up for our Virtual Book Club Summer Camp — providing inspiration for you over 5 weeks to host your own at home Summer camp for 2 to 5 year olds (with activities easily adapted for younger and older kids) all you need to do is click on the image below and you will be directed to a form to sign up to receive our Activity Planners from the 24th June for 5 weeks jam packed of ideas to keep your learning and fun going over the summer.

Park Watch, a program directed at households bordering the community's parks, would offer incentives to residents reporting suspicious activities, according to Walter Cook, the Park District's executive director.

October 23: Toddlers use self - directed activity stations to engage the world around them at Explore & Play (Boston)

Depressed mothers gaze less at their infants, rock less, are less active and show poorer responsiveness to their infants.32 Infants may be more drowsy, more distressed and fussy, look less at their mothers and engage in more self - directed activity.33

Fathers in the intervention group showed significantly greater gains in direct interaction and support for learning activities with children at home than the comparison group of fathers, but only if the fathers were at least moderately involved in the program.

«Mr. McCall's decision comes on the heels of at least two previous instances this fall where high level Cuomo Administration officials were engaged in direct political activities.

And in the government context it is it hard to separate political activity from collective bargaining because both are directed at the government.

Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the Executive Chamber is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Theresa Brennan at 518-474-3036 / [email protected].

At the least Howard should be directed not to appear at partisan political activities in the uniform of the County of Erie or as a designee of the countAt the least Howard should be directed not to appear at partisan political activities in the uniform of the County of Erie or as a designee of the countat partisan political activities in the uniform of the County of Erie or as a designee of the county.

But the state Chairman of the APC, Anselm Ojezua, told our correspondent on the telephone that the data released by the DMO also included debts incurred by previous administrations under the PDP, adding that the loans taken by the state government had been directed at capital projects and other activities aimed at boosting the state's economy.

According to him, his comments, and activities of the Commission, should not be interpreted to mean a blanket indictment of all lawyers and judges but, rather directed at a few bad eggs within the system.

Bosshard argued that much of the energy the World Bank helps to develop in poor countries winds up fueling extractive activities or is directed at urban centers.

Real energy, creativity, and labor must be directed — by scientists, institutions, and funding organizations — toward the integration of meaningful, well - conceived training into the research activities of every science trainee, at every level... including, notably, the nation's postdocs.

Roi Cohen Kadosh at the University of Oxford and colleagues applied transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)-- a way of changing the voltage across neurons that makes them more or less likely to fire — to the right parietal cortex while simultaneously using the opposite current to subdue activity in the left.

Presenting at a recent conference of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping in Toronto, Canada, the researchers hypothesized that the frontal lobes may be a «mastermind» that directs brain activity and allows us to do two things at once.

However, direct application of glutamate to astrocytes did not induce Nrf2 activity, which indicates that glutamate release is «necessary, but not sufficient» for Nrf2 regulation, and that future research may reveal other factors are at work at the synapse, Margeta said.

Drug companies had long ago given up on targeting RAS, however, because it doesn't have an obvious pocket, or binding site, that a drug could fit into to block its activity, says Frank McCormick, who recently stepped down as director of the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California, San Francisco, to spend half his time directing NCI's RAS project.

He automated China's weapons command and control system, enabling planners to direct the activities of thousands of people at once.

As with any myth, however, there is a kernel of truth at the core of the matter: many neurons remain dormant for most if not all of our life, even while their direct neighbours show regular activity.

The study's authors encourage other directed research programs using citizen science to dedicate their efforts to photo - identification sampling at times and locations separate to regular tourism activities to encourage consistency and avoid data gaps.

Pilot studies have shown at this matter that tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation)-- a non-invasive and painless cerebral stimulation method — allowed to modulate the cerebral activity and to increase the motor performances of patients who have been victim of stroke.

According to Ruppert, the study comes at an opportune time — coral reefs are facing a number of pressures both from direct human activity, such as over-fishing, as well as from climate change.

Using atomic force microscopy, the researchers were able to observe enzymes at work on the surface of cellulose particles for the first time and provide direct evidence of their activity.

Rescuers see at a glance where the majority of severely injured casualties are located and can direct the rescue activities accordingly», explains Dr. René Reiners, project manager at Fraunhofer FIT.

-- The term «leakage prevention activities» means activities in developing countries that are directed at preserving existing forest carbon stocks, including forested wetlands and peatlands, that might, absent such activities, be lost through leakage.

Influenza remains a major health problem in the United States, resulting each year in an estimated 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations.4 Those who have been shown to be at high risk for the complications of influenza infection are children 6 to 23 months of age; healthy persons 65 years of age or older; adults and children with chronic diseases, including asthma, heart and lung disease, and diabetes; residents of nursing homes and other long - term care facilities; and pregnant women.4 It is for this reason that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face of the current shortage.1 Other high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implications.