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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.

The results of a world where developed and emerging countries are all pitted against each other will be «intensified conflict on the international stage over vitally important issues, such as international macroeconomic coordination, financial regulatory reform, trade policy, and climate change,» they said.

Democrats said those longstanding financial relationships represented a conflict of interest for Dourson and Wehrum as they become the regulators of their former corporate clients.

Comments received by the Department and media reports also indicate that many financial institutions already had completed or largely completed work to establish policies and procedures necessary to make the business structure and practice shifts required by the Impartial Conduct Standards earlier this year (e.g., drafting and implementing training for staff, drafting client correspondence and explanations of revised product and service offerings, negotiating changes to agreements with product manufacturers as part of their approach to compliance with the PTEs, changing employee and agent compensation structures, and designing conflict - free product offerings), and the Department believes that financial institutions may use this compliance infrastructure to ensure that they meet the Impartial Conduct Standards after taking the additional Start Printed Page 16910sixty days for an orderly transition between June 9, 2017, and January 1, 2018.

This week, the DOL delayed the effective date of its Fiduciary Rule — which would define all retirement plan financial advisors as ERISA fiduciaries, effectively banning conflicted 401 (k) investment advice that puts advisor profit ahead of client interests — by 60 days from April 10, 2017 to June 9, 2017.

If it tried to do other potentially conflicting things, such as keeping unemployment artificially low or containing volatility in the financial markets, its credibility could erode, the virtuous circle could break down and inflation could go back to being unpredictable.

The scene of Kim Jong - un shaking hands with Moon Jae - in brought cheer to financial markets as the two leaders vowed to work towards denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, hopefully ending a seven - decade conflict.

The Code of Ethics covers topics such as financial reporting, conflicts of interest and compliance with laws, rules, regulations and our policies.

Still, Trump's deal with Carrier demonstrates the unprecedented challenge the president's conflicts of interest create: Unless he either puts his holdings in a truly blind trust or divests completely, a significant number of the decisions he makes will involve some level of financial incentive for himself as well as for the country.

There is no question the Fiduciary Rule will hurt the bottom line for many financial service companies that profit from conflicted retirement plan investment advice — possibly reducing their revenue by as much as $ 17 billion per year!

Trump's business conflicts with America's national security interests can not be resolved so long as he or any member of his family maintains a financial interest in the Trump Organization during a Trump administration, or even if they leave open the possibility of returning to the company later.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This is profoundly unhealthy, as many pastors are not qualified to be financial planners or to diagnose mental illness or to counsel couples through their conflicts in an unbiased and educated way.

Radical women and flamboyant homosexuals are easy (and ancient) targets, but neither undermines heterosexual marriage more than an array of other factors, such as financial instability, emotional dysfunction, unfair distribution of domestic labor, widespread divorce, interreligious differences and intercultural conflict.

That optimism seemed to be doused as the early summer saw another interminable round of rumour and counter-rumour clog the Twitter time lines of thousands of Leeds United fans, with each ITK «er attempting to outdo the other with conflicting tales of untold riches or impending financial doom.

Promotion of breastfeeding is the responsibility of health workers who may not accept financial or material inducements as this may give rise to conflict of interests.

As Janet Poppendieck, Chef Ann Cooper and others have long noted, the fact that the Agriculture Department is both a promoter of U.S. farm commodities and the overseer of the NSLP means that our children's best interests are often in direct conflict with the financial concerns of food producers.

Bolstering professionalism, morale, and confidence by offering trainings on topics such as communications, cultural differences, conflict resolution, marketing, advocacy, customer service, and financial management.

Rechnitz paid up to a half million dollars to Banks while he served as chief of department, according to Banks» 2014 Conflict of Interest Board financial disclosure forms.

The conflict's human and financial cost for India and Pakistan has been enormous — more for India, as its forces occupy higher positions on the 78 - kilometre - long glacier.

Without getting into details, Mr. Arhin outlined some of the grounds of the petition as being «financial misconduct, incompetence, conflict of interest, breaches of the public procurement processes, amongst others.

Richard Azzopardi, the governor's spokesman, said the executive branch seeks information from JCOPE routinely about matters such as completing financial disclosure filings, conflicts of interest, pre-government employment, ethics training and how to comply with JCOPE's opinions.

Still, the reason why critics are right to say Trump should release his taxes — that voters should be able to gauge his tax bill and charitable donations, and that the returns might expose financial conflicts of interest — apply as much to City Hall as to the White House.

As Spitzer made a last - minute effort to gather enough signatures for a place on the primary ballot last week, he failed to file a required financial disclosure report with the city's Conflicts of Interest board.

In the past decade, ethical questions in science have made headlines on issues such as the patenting of human genes, financial conflicts of interest in biomedical research and risk assessments related to environmental exposure to chemicals.

As for the conflict - of - interest issue, Broad spokesperson Lee McGuire noted that Lander had previously «disclosed the fact that he has no personal financial interest and that the institute he represents does license CRISPR technologies.»

A 2010 US financial reform bill known as the Dodd - Frank act requires companies to carry out due diligence to ensure their metals are not sourced from conflict areas.

Failure to disclose substantial financial or other conflicts of interest to internal or external monitoring bodies, organisations or publishers upon preparation, submission or publication of a manuscript or a grant application, or while acting as a reviewer for scholarly journals, funding agencies, or as a member of internal and external career advancement and recruitment committees or other professional duties.

Clinical Trials Webinar Series — PET Imaging of the Brain for Technologists Authors Adam Opanowski, CNMT, PET, NCT, R.T. (N)(ARRT) LisaAnn Trembath, CNMT, MSM, CCRP Financial Disclosure Adam Opanowski and LisaAnn Trembath have indicated no relevant relationships that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest.

For us, as divorced parents, the financial topic is most of the time a conflict topic.

The district provides information more formally, too, by holding frequent workshops on topics such as conflict resolution, nutrition, student assessment, and financial aid for college.

At 1:00 p.m. today the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board will hold a meeting in which they will approve a staff recommendation that although Commissioner Pryor helped create Achievement First and served as one of its Directors until he recently resigned to take the Education Commissioner's position, he does not have a conflict of interest under state law because he does not have a financial relationship with Achievement First.

ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY — Charter school board members and employees MUST be held to rigorous financial disclosure requirements and conflict of interest prohibitions as all other organizations receiving public money.

They often are not subject to accountability and transparency provisions, such as open governing board meetings and records, financial conflict of interest, and financial audit requirements, that apply to other taxpayer - funded schools.

As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of matters such as: appropriations, fiscal law and financial management; acquisitions, financial assistance and public private partnerships; innovative financing; real property and asset management; information technology investment and capital planning; employee ethical conduct, conflicts of interest and political activities; equal employment opportunity and other civil rights matters; Federal personnel and employment; and alternative dispute resolutioAs an intern, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of matters such as: appropriations, fiscal law and financial management; acquisitions, financial assistance and public private partnerships; innovative financing; real property and asset management; information technology investment and capital planning; employee ethical conduct, conflicts of interest and political activities; equal employment opportunity and other civil rights matters; Federal personnel and employment; and alternative dispute resolutioas: appropriations, fiscal law and financial management; acquisitions, financial assistance and public private partnerships; innovative financing; real property and asset management; information technology investment and capital planning; employee ethical conduct, conflicts of interest and political activities; equal employment opportunity and other civil rights matters; Federal personnel and employment; and alternative dispute resolution.

But there appears to be another issue at the core of the conflict as well: which party will bear «the financial burden of e-book discounting» now that S&S has agreed to settle the price fixing suit brought against it and other publishers by the Department of Justice.

A standoff over financial terms has prompted the bookstore chain Barnes & Noble to cut back substantially on the number of titles it orders from the publishing house Simon & Schuster, raising fears among other publishers, agents and authors that the conflict may harm the publishing industry as a whole.

As the firm explains, the first share class, commonly referred to as «T shares,» aims to help financial advisers maintain their traditional business model — selling mutual funds on commission — while complying with the letter and spirit of the new conflict of interest ruleAs the firm explains, the first share class, commonly referred to as «T shares,» aims to help financial advisers maintain their traditional business model — selling mutual funds on commission — while complying with the letter and spirit of the new conflict of interest ruleas «T shares,» aims to help financial advisers maintain their traditional business model — selling mutual funds on commission — while complying with the letter and spirit of the new conflict of interest rules.

There are numerous conflicting stereotypes surrounding the financial habits of millennials, as this continues to be a hot topic:

As in any financial relationship, when money is plentiful and covers all ends, then conflict hardly ever arises.

You've probably heard that after years of talking about it, the Department of Labor last week finally proposed rules requiring all financial advisers to act as a fiduciary — essentially, avoid conflicts of interest and act in your best interest — when giving people retirement advice.

So the first thing I'm going to suggest is that you tune out this welter of mixed signals about the financial habits of Millennials and the conflicting advice it generates, and focus instead on what you as an individual should do to improve your financial outlook.

Even though he's critically acclaimed as a creator, he's been besieged by bad luck throughout his career, from scheduling conflicts to failing financials to inexplicable cancellations.

The dual meaning of «resolution,» as both coming - into - view and overcoming conflict, defines a wide range of artistic responses to the global shifts in society and culture — world wars, disasters, financial collapse, environmental degradation, and violations of human rights.

In a recent collaboration with the Archive of Modern Conflict, Banner commissioned a Magnum photographer to take pictures of London's financial district as if it was a war zone.

The exhibition «Tension & Conflict — Video Art after 2008» focusses on an exceptional selection of artistic representations which, with unusual eloquence, have resorted to video and the moving image as a means of probing into the impact and effects of the 2008 global financial crisis.

As a result of these findings, The University of Texas at Austin will work with the UT System Administration to conduct a compliance review for the purposes of improving internal procedures as they relate to the university's conflict of interest, conflict of commitment, and financial and relationship disclosureAs a result of these findings, The University of Texas at Austin will work with the UT System Administration to conduct a compliance review for the purposes of improving internal procedures as they relate to the university's conflict of interest, conflict of commitment, and financial and relationship disclosureas they relate to the university's conflict of interest, conflict of commitment, and financial and relationship disclosures.

I agree with your 3 points, but I would recommend more general statements, for example, author disclosure of potential conflicts of interest (financial or NON-financial — such as membership in related organizations / lobbies) and transparency in the peer - review process (e.g. reviewers to be identified).

Chapter 8 of the Operating Manual clearly describes the roles of each body: the Deliberative Council is to choose a financial manager and supervise the selection of projects, among other things; the Conflict - Resolution Chamber is to keep information flowing and resolve conflicts; and the Labiway Esaga acts as the voice of the Fundo and has veto power over projects.

In my industry (I am the VP of a medical device company), Physicians have to disclose conflicts of interest as well as financial relationships with industry when they publish papers.