Sentences with phrase «general interest given»

Our results are of general interest given that thousands of public schools operate near pension boundaries nationwide.

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.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outGiven the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outgiven the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

We created what we call a «client firehose,» which gives us great insight into who similarly publishes the stuff we create, and others who have a general interest in content like ours.

Although I dislilke proselytizing, I learned an interesting «take it to the bank» fact about Catholic charities: it is this: because good and decent people who are priests and nuns take vows of poverty and are given only small allowances, Catholic charities in general deliver a far greater percentage of your donated dollar to the work you wanted done with it.

My own view of all of this, as a practicing social scientist interested in the relationship between religious faith and empirical science, is that the general perspective taken by Evans - Pritchard, Douglas, and the Turners is not only entirely reasonable but close to the best account we might give.

On the principle that all general truths form a coherent system, metaphysics suggests how the general principles of a given science might be reformulated so as to be compatible with the even wider generalities of metaphysics, and hence not to be in conflict with the general principles of the other special areas of interest (PR 15).

the program would afford an unparalleled opportunity to dramatize the interest of the Christian Church in the creative process in the arts, would encourage the production of films and programs of the highest standards, would give public support to those individuals in the film and broadcast industries who are striving to lift the general level of production, would present the Church in a positive rather than a negative stance in relation to these media, and would provide the opportunity for the Church in general and the B.F.C. and its members in particular to enter into significant conversations with the entertainment industry on standards, values, and goals.

It must be directed to the specific objectives of a given church in a given community and not canned in a denominational manual or disseminated haphazardly as general information of religious interest.

They will give rise to new doctrines, as group interests change, but Christianity will breed true to itself because it will be developed by groups of Christians whose needs and satisfactions are of the same general type.7

Given the general oversupply, however, the trend towards higher and more premium priced programs has piqued the interest of buyers seeking to exploit the trend.

In many ways, he says, lying about infidelity is no different than lying in general; our ability to rationalize, conflicts of interest, creativity, one immoral act, being depleted, others benefiting from our dishonesty, watching others behave dishonestly and a culture that gives examples of dishonesty all increase the chances of each and every one of us being dishonest.

While the general recommendation now is to only breastfeed for 6 months, if your baby is approaching this age and seems interested, you can always give it a try.

The state Office of General Services yesterday called on Paladino to withdraw a pending lease for the Workers Compensation Board office on Main Street in downtown Buffalo, but Paladino has shown no interest in doing so, accusing the state of wanting to give his leases to their «cronies.»

Liquor stores and their interest groups gave an additional $ 67,644 in 2009 contributions to the election committees of individual legislators, the governor and the attorney general.

Russ Haven, general counsel for the New York Public Interest Research Group, an Albany - based government watchdog group, said in an email Saturday that such financial disclosure gives the public useful information about candidates» work, assets and potential conflicts of iInterest Research Group, an Albany - based government watchdog group, said in an email Saturday that such financial disclosure gives the public useful information about candidates» work, assets and potential conflicts of interestinterest.

«I hope the record I had as attorney general, standing up in the public interest, will be enough to persuade the public to give me a second shot,» Spitzer told WCBS 880's Alex Silverman.

Commenting on the launch of a consultation by the Secretary of State for Education on professional development for teachers and calling for expressions of interest in a College of Teaching, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «This Government can establish whatever framework it likes for professional development but unless teachers are given a contractual entitlement to access such development, the current system of inequality and ad hoc arrangements will continue, with access being on the basis of grace and favour and the whims and preferences of individual employers.

Not only is there some reason for distrusting such a statement, given that it is based on Security Services» advice and information, because of previous, albeit general, assurances in 2005, but also the Security Services have an interest in the suppression of such information.»

Given the interest from the Republican side, it's possible a September primary could take place before the November general election.

Blair Horner, the legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, who briefly worked for the attorney general's office under Mr. Cuomo, called the revelations «unsettling, given what has happened in the Paterson administration.»

Cuomo, the current state attorney general, had given an ultimatum to the party, which long has been seen as the left wing of the Democratic Party and is backed by some of the special interests he's promised to confront as governor.

Given the present circumstances of the world in general and the Subcontinent in particular, is it pro or against the US interest if India and Pakistan keeps fighting?

From now on, DC should require that every front bencher give up all outside interests until after the next general election.

However, in order to be taken as a serious government - in - waiting, politics has to come first and I was somewhat concerned recently to hear the following story about a member of the shadow cabinet: he had apparently already told David Cameron that he didn't want a higher profile post than that which he currently holds in advance of the general election, because he didn't want to give up other interests on account of time commitments or potential conflicts of interest involved in a different post.

He told the court that parliament had taken «a carefully considered, deliberate decision» to give ministers such as the attorney general power to override rulings by the freedom of information tribunal «to protect the public interest where real and significant issues arise».

people want to give the govt a kicking but not rushing to vote for us - next thursday will be very interesting Of course in 1983 Labour got 35 % of the vote in the Local Elections before getting 27.5 % in the General Election; under William Hague 36 - 38 %, under Michael Howard it briefly almost hit 40 % and actually the results under David Cameron had been very similar and similar amounts for Labour under Neil Kinnock in the 1980s.

Also, having a second chamber too big to be effective might give the government an easier ride (and in general governments are much less interested in constitutional reforms to strengthen democratic accountability than oppositions).

An analysis conducted for the Daily News by the New York Public Interest Research Group found Cuomo had collected $ 1.39 million from donors who gave more than $ 37,800 - the legal limit for the general election.

Its ability to mobilise constituency interests, and to hire former generals and permanent secretaries, give it formidable clout, even though direct full - time jobs supported by MoD expenditure are less than 0.3 % of total UK employment.

My current position as co-PI and deputy director of Bio-Link, the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technology Resource and Education Center for Biotechnology (see box below), gives me the opportunity to help train community college students in general — and underrepresented minorities in particular — interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

A company may be interested in giving your organization funding to underwrite the general costs, in exchange for prominent placement of its corporate name and logo in the program and on any career fair publicity.

Given that fungal symbionts are quite common in some plants, «it would be interesting to know how general this conclusion is,» he notes.

Any Affiliated Society deciding that its interest will be best served in any given year by holding its annual meeting at some other time or place than that selected for the general meeting of the Division may have this privilege without loss of affiliation, provided its presiding officer notifies the Executive Committee promptly in writing of the reasons governing this action, and the Division shall not establish a temporary Section to represent the subject in question.

«A key element of the Science on Stage concept is to give teachers an up - to - date «insider's view» of what is happening in big science, to tell them about new, highly diverse and interesting career opportunities for their pupils, and to create a European atmosphere where bright young people can meet and interact», says Colin Carlile, Director General of the Institut Laue - Langevin and current chairman of the EIROforum.

So, what we did in this experiment here, we gave 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, and so forth and we learned something really interesting which turned out to be really quite a momentous idea later because in terms of this application to humans, in terms of this application to nutrition and health in general, what you can see in this particular presentation is that protein fed up to a level about 10 % of the calories, it..., it doesn't..., it doesn't turn on the cancer, but where..., when AS SOON AS THE PROTEIN BEGINS TO EXCEED 10 % THEN IT TURNS ON THE CANCER

by Kimberly Snyder Dec 11, 2008 Breastfeeding, General Interest, Giving Back, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Recipes, Smoothies & Beverages, Snacks

What it does though when you compare the statistics is give you a general idea on how websites you are interested in are performing.

«We're thrilled to announce that Stir.com is going live today to give 18 to 25 year olds suggestions about the best places to go, and people to go with, based on their interests,» said Jacob Solotaroff, General Manager of Stir.

Given the general, minimalist set - up, Room was certain to be an interesting film to say the least.

The acting in general seems strangely off, DiCaprio always excepted, as if Luhrmann were more interested in the larger fact of a gilded age giving way to its own extinction than in shaping his defining quintet of perfomers in any meaningful way.

It's one of those projects that could go either way, but given Gordon - Levitt's pretty great choice in projects in general, we've got faith that he'll come up with something interesting when he's in charge.

Now the department's inspector general, John P. Higgins Jr., has also given a thumbs - up to the department's ethics - screening procedures for contractors and peer reviewers, some of which were instituted last year after a scathing 2006 review of Reading First found potential conflicts of interest in that program.

Eleanor Howes, General Manager of the charity said: «We are delighted to be returning to Birmingham again — a city that has always given us such a warm welcome and shown such great interest and enthusiasm in our workshops, amongst parents, the public and professionals.

A somewhat more positive review than Autocars colleagues at Whatcar who gave the new model only two out of five, criticising ride quality and general refinement.Will be interesting to see a few more reviews elsewhere and gauge overall opinion from there.

The 2018 Accent is now only offered as a sedan, which seems like an interesting decision, given the fact that the sedan segment in general is declining.

YA / General Interest: The personal stories and vintage footage and stills give teens a better understanding of the crisis.

YA / General Interest: The letters of this spunky young wife are an ideal way to give teens a feel for the times.

YA / General Interest: Teens will be fascinated by this important novel, which gives an appealing face to a seldom - seen minority.

For authors interested in signing with a speakers bureau — or for publicists looking to give advice to authors — my not very specific suggestions would be to get advice from someone who has worked with a lecture agent / speakers bureau and also to simply Google «speakers bureau «for some general information.