Sentences with phrase «general operations year»

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SEOUL, April 2 - General Motors» South Korean unit said on Monday its domestic sales for March more than halved from a year earlier, deepening a slide in the aftermath of the U.S. automaker's planned restructuring of operations in the country.

These numbers might not spell all - out trouble if it weren't for Amazon's performance during the same period: The company's electronics and general merchandise business — basically the core of its retail operation — grew 35 percent in North America in the quarter, marking the segment's highest growth rate in several years.

The bottom line number turned out to be even better; for the quarter, General Dynamics» diluted earnings from continuing operations came in at $ 2.65 per share, representing a 6.9 % increase from the year - ago period.

Prior to this, Hugo held a number of senior roles at Tati Nickel in Botswana, one of LionOre Mining's major mining operations, including Head of Engineering, Project Manager of the DMS plant, one of the world's largest and acted as General Manager of Tati for two years.

In 2012 she completed her role as General Manager of Investopedia where she oversaw all of its operations for 4 years.

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.

He provides a clear summary of international human rights law for the general reader, including a wealth of detail on the manifold human rights operations of the UN, on U.S. human rights policies over the years, and on regional human rights tribunals in Europe and Latin America.

Ziegenfelder has given an average of $ 25,000 to Operation Homefront in recent years and stands to donate even more with the introduction of Red, White and Berry Blast to Dollar General.

Pietrantoni attributes the Star Meat processing operation's success to Senior Vice President of Operations and General Manager Pedro Catoni Prado, a 35 - year veteran of the food industry.

Liquor retailers say the new general manager of Accolade Wines» Australian operations, Chris Flaherty, faces a tougher time in charge of a more commercial, lower - end portfolio than when he was in a similar job for fierce rival Treasury Wine Estates four years ago.

«Central America, in general, had a tough time with regard to quality this year due to weather,» said Shawn Hamilton, lead cupper and vice president of plant operations and coffee buyer for Java City.

The promotion comes a little more than two years after his joining the JSE - listed company as general manager of its Asia Pacific duty - free operations.

Derry has more than 40 years of senior operations and general manager experience.

After 15 years of working in the natural and organic grain and food ingredient business doing every job there is from sweeping the floor to being general manager of entire operations, I decided that it was time to make a difference in a segment of the marketplace that needs some help.

«The costs of operations for a pro football franchise have skyrocketed the last few years,» says Jack Steadman, executive vice-president and general manager of the Chiefs.

The grants are going to: Ravinia Festival, $ 300,000 over three years for arts education and programming at Lawndale community organizations; Chicago Children's Museum, $ 80,000 for general operations; Steppenwolf Theatre Company, $ 80,000 for general operations; Association House, $ 75,000 for its integrated arts program; Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, $ 75,000 for general operations; Northwestern University Settlement Association, $ 75,000 for arts programming in the West Town and Humboldt Park neighborhoods; and WTTW - Ch. 11, $ 75,000 for the Artbeat Chicago program series.

It is important to draw the attention of the general public to the objectives and significant benefits of the Act which are to revise and consolidate the laws relating to income tax after fifteen years of operation of the Internal Revenue Act, 2000 (Act 592).

Party insiders say that's enough to keep operations running (payroll, general bills etc.) through the end of the summer, and that doesn't leave much — if anything — left over for the elections in what is supposed to be a great year for Republicans.

The attorney general, days from being named the Democratic candidate for governor and under fire for not taking a budget stand, will also announce a position on Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch's idea to borrow $ 2 billion a year for the next three years to fund day - to - day state operations.

The address by Lt. General Buratai reads, «You may recall that the Nigerian Army has been engaged in the conduct of counter insurgency operation tagged Operation Lafiya Dole in the North East region for some years with considerable soperation tagged Operation Lafiya Dole in the North East region for some years with considerable sOperation Lafiya Dole in the North East region for some years with considerable successes.

State Agency Operation funding including the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the State Comptroller and the Office of Court Administration will be flat this year as will the AIM program.

Over the last three years in which the audit was conducted, the association received $ 318 million in VLT revenue, $ 68 million of which was dedicated to general NYRA operations.

Yet his efforts, coming late in the presidential primary season, fall far short of those of his likely general - election opponent, Hillary Clinton, whose extensive operation whipped into action a full year ago.

Part of the statement read, «IPOB and its leadership worldwide once again wish to draw the attention of the general public and the world at large to the dangerous attacks and arrest of IPOB members in Anambra State last night (Thursday), who went for burial of an IPOB member who was among those killed last year during the operation python dance ll in Umuahia, Abia State.

According to Fitch the upgrade was based on the county's improved financial operations including four years of general fund surpluses which have restored available general fund reserves.

He said the amount of activity in the office was the result of years of effort tinkering with the different arms of the attorney general's operation.

Overall, 6.5 percent of thyroid cancer patients had general post-operative complications in the month after surgery, and 12 percent had complications specific to thyroid surgery within the year after their operation.

It says a great deal for the skill of the British secret services (not a phrase one gets to use too often) that the very existence of one of the most important operations of the Second World War managed to be kept from the general public until the best part of 40 years after the conflict ended.

Questions regarding either the amended 2010 - 2012 biennial budget adopted by the 2011 General Assembly or the projections of state Direct Aid funding for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 may be directed to Kent Dickey, deputy superintendent for finance and operations, or budget office staff at [phone].

Legislation coming out of this year's General Assembly could change a lot for the day to day operations of schools, with the funding formula changing and a variety of structural changes proposed for the State Board of Education, and one thing teachers are keeping a close eye on: their collective bargaining rights for new bonuses.

Now, as you watch the bouncing ball, note that although one can't imagine that Pryor was trying to «doctor» the job posting, the advertisement did include the rather odd addition that, «A 092 Certificate (Intermediate Administrator), or 093 Certificate (Superintendent), Sixth Year Diploma in Educational Leadership, or an Ed.D. (Doctorate in Educational Leadership) may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience» and «An advanced degree and five (5) years of managerial experience in the oversight of the development or administration of an educational bureau, system, operation, school or service may substitute for the General Experience and the Special Experience.&raYear Diploma in Educational Leadership, or an Ed.D. (Doctorate in Educational Leadership) may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience» and «An advanced degree and five (5) years of managerial experience in the oversight of the development or administration of an educational bureau, system, operation, school or service may substitute for the General Experience and the Special Experience.&rayear of the General Experience» and «An advanced degree and five (5) years of managerial experience in the oversight of the development or administration of an educational bureau, system, operation, school or service may substitute for the General Experience and the Special Experience.»

The bulk of the aid increase proposed for next year would be split in three ways: $ 408 million to reimburse schools for costs such as transportation, construction and BOCES services; $ 266 million for Foundation Aid, the main source of funding for general school operations; and $ 189 million to partially restore the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA), a practice of diverting promised funding from schools that began six years ago to help the state deal with a budget shortfall at that time.

John Kilroy, a 20 - year veteran of Laguna Coast Publishing, has been promoted to the role of Vice President / General Manager and will oversee day - to - day operations.

With 20 - plus years of publishing and management experience at PRI, John Kilroy will serve as vice president / general manager of PRI and assume day - to - day operations for the group.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

The settlement now also specifies that a portion of the revenue generated from unclaimed works may, after five years, be used to locate rightsholders, but will no longer be used for the Registry's general operations or redistributed to other rightsholders.

In the past year the North Carolina Attorney General has had to file suit against operations that pretended to be nonprofit credit counseling groups by placing local telephone book advertisements.

Jacobi joined W. F. Young in January 2014 as General Manager, Equine Division, bringing with him 30 years of experience in equine and companion animal sales, marketing and operations, both domestically and internationally.

This past year after the state legislature once again failed to pass new laws similar to the ballot initiative proposals, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, Director of Agriculture Dr. Jon Hagler and Attorney General Chris Koster launched a program known as «Operation Bark Alert».

Eric Viale — Area General Manager Portugal With over 22 years in hospitality, Eric has strong international operations and sales & marketing experience across Europe.

The company, which at the end of last year hired a General Manager in Malaysia, with satellite operations in Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand, already boasts several of the region's travel firm heavyweights on its client list.

With over 20 years of experience, Heery was formerly general manager of The Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland, where he was responsible for all hotel operations on the private Perthshire estate employing around 500 employees.

Prior to taking up this latest role, he spent five years in China as general manager, taking charge of the airline's operations in the market.

Peter Yeung, General Manager of Gramercy Park Hotel brings over 17 years of operations leadership experience across seven states.

Breaking Travel News pays a visit to the Oberoi, Dubai where presenter Phil Blizzard meets the general manager Karim Bizid for some interesting facts and figures achieved during their first year of operation, including the cooking of over 2 million eggs.

The Association of Corporate Counsel estimates that at least a third of Fortune 500 general counsels have hired legal operations managers in the last ten years.

Misawa Airman named outstanding NCO paralegal of the year — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — The U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General named Staff Sgt. Martin Dominguez, a 35th Fighter Wing JA international and operations law paralegal, the Outstanding NCO Paralegal of the Year award for 2016 and honored him with the Swigonski Awyear — MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — The U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General named Staff Sgt. Martin Dominguez, a 35th Fighter Wing JA international and operations law paralegal, the Outstanding NCO Paralegal of the Year award for 2016 and honored him with the Swigonski AwYear award for 2016 and honored him with the Swigonski Award.

Booth's appointment follows last week's announcement that Vivienne King, director of business operations and general counsel, will be leaving the crown estate after 21 years with the organisation.

Mr. Wasserman served as General Counsel & Vice President for four years at CarePlus Health Plan, a NYC - based health maintenance organization where he was responsible for the oversight of all internal and external legal operations, including, without limitation, the general corporate affairs and regulatory compGeneral Counsel & Vice President for four years at CarePlus Health Plan, a NYC - based health maintenance organization where he was responsible for the oversight of all internal and external legal operations, including, without limitation, the general corporate affairs and regulatory compgeneral corporate affairs and regulatory compliance.

As we head into the new year, what advice would you offer to general counsel or legal operations managers who want to improve their legal spend programs?