Sentences with phrase «interested in all things technology»

I am interested in all things technology, especially automation, robotics and tech that helps change how society will live in the future.

Kyle Wiggers is an avid writer, web designer, podcaster, and video producer with an acute interest in all things technology.

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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.

It's here where things get interesting: Like businesses, campaigns will often change in reference to technology and tactics, and innovation will carve out new ways for the candidates to connect with their «customers» — the voters.

Sitting at home and pontificating on the latest developments in technology is all fine and dandy, but nothing really beats meeting the interesting and ambitious characters who are actually out there trying new things.

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.

A company can be on the forefront of technology, ahead of the curve in customer - service innovation and functionality, but if these things are done only to cut costs and serve corporate interests, the organization is at risk of neglecting customers and their needs.

«It's not that Mark Zuckerberg wants to attack Jews — it's that his technology is interested in finding out things people are interested in,» Lessig told attendees of the CloudFlare Internet Summit

One of the most interesting things I discuss in my book Mapping Innovation is what I call the new era of innovation, which will create profoundly new technologies, classes of data and business models.

The CIA, for instance, was very interested in the blockchain technology and invited Gavin Andresen, the lead developer for Bitcoin to a special meeting to discuss things.

I'm a food - technology student and always interested in new ways of cooking or preparing things.

They do have some videos that talk about latch and kind of show you how to do things well and perhaps some of the more interesting, what I found at least more interesting about the app was it does use GPS technology to find comfortable places to breast feed or pump when you are out and about and basically it just uses the tracker on your to say where you are at and then you can also find lactation consultant s in your area as well as pediatricians that support breast feeding.

«There are lots of things that venture firms can protect the inventor against, but there is an inherent conflict of interest in what they are doing, which doesn't happen at a technology transfer office.»

«The demonstration of such a thing is definitely very interesting and possibly useful,» says Wenshan Cai, an electrical engineer at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, who was not involved in the work.

But these days, of course, people are increasingly turning to the Web first for sort of fast - breaking news about science and technology — and there are wonderful things about the Web because, of course, it's a highly interactive media and it is one where it's a really very well suited for letting people explore their interests in whatever level of depth that they have, which is perfect for something like Scientific American.

Mike Brown of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, whose discovery of dwarf planet Eris led to Pluto's demotion, is upbeat: «Even objects that are not planets are interesting and have things about them yet to be discovered.»

I started this blog to order and publish my thoughts, and to engage with educators, facilitators, technicians, designers, etc who are interested in the same kind of things, namely eLearning, mLearning, Blackbaord / VLE / CMS, simulation - based learning, technology in the classroom, Web 2.0, Augmented Reality, QR Codes, etc..

If nothing else, Kutcher's interesting meta - casting, given his own involvement in the digital technology sector (serving as the Nikon camera spokesman, launching his own Twitter client called A.plus, investing in things like Skype, etc.).

It helps to know one's roots and to have a greater appreciation of today's technology, and it also promotes interest in how things used to be before the days of the smartphone.

Running in lockstep with the technology boom is the maker movement, a whole legion of people interested in making and designing things themselves.

The next thing we tried was to find teachers who we knew were using technology or who were interested in using technology and to have students develop materials for teachers to use in their classrooms, including a PowerPoint presentation and a Web - based lesson plan on teacher - requested topics.

Technology in the classroom brings out interesting things in teachers.

So, why shouldn't a kid who's interested in mechanical things or engines or technology meet people from the community who do that kind of stuff, and who are excited about what they are doing and where it's going?

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Victoria Rideout, co-author of the study, said Tuesday,» One of the things I did find interesting is that for families that are connected — whether they're low - income or parents have low educational attainment — they're using technology in robust ways for educational purposes.

Comparing the 2017 Jaguar XF vs the 2017 Lincoln MKZ may seem like a reasonable thing to do for those interested in a luxury sedan, but when you pay close attention to features like fuel efficiency, cargo space, and technology, you'll see the Jaguar XF is the better choice.

We know the technology is there for Color E-Ink, and most big companies have plans to launch new products, and in an increasingly competitive market in the E-Reader industry, things are just starting to get interesting.

Among other things, STEM education seeks to foster young students» interest in science and technology, and bridge the gender and racial gaps that still exist in these fields.

I think the way technology is changing is making it possible for us to do things that are interesting and are accessible to more people at a lower cost and to be more nimble than other organizations in transcending that change or using industry changes to our advantage.

Wayne Hemingway says: «This is the festival for anyone and everyone interested in how special things are made, who makes them and are interested in having a go themselves, tasting innovative foods, buying handmade products and getting close to stirring street performances, art and technology.

«I was interested in the ways current technologies aid in the production of purely imagined things and wanted to circumscribe the physical realization of these digital apparitions.»

In a world increasingly shaped by digital technologies and interfaces, interaction between humans and things has become a focal point of interest.

In particular, Leckey is interested in exploring the moment of change we are currently experiencing with the rise of the Internet and digital media — technologies that have started animating otherwise lifeless «things.&raquIn particular, Leckey is interested in exploring the moment of change we are currently experiencing with the rise of the Internet and digital media — technologies that have started animating otherwise lifeless «things.&raquin exploring the moment of change we are currently experiencing with the rise of the Internet and digital media — technologies that have started animating otherwise lifeless «things.»

In a world increasingly shaped by digital technologies and interfaces, the significance of the relationships between humans and things becomes a focal point of interest.

«The interesting thing is, that painting itself seems to offer a stage to reflect upon latest changes in technology and media, maybe as a result of all the debates and challenges it survived.

It's interesting to note that the chatter about this technology has extended even to Wattsupwiththat, the aggregator of all things doubtful in climate science (where there'll always be sufficient farearound the edges to feed those seeking comfort in uncertainty).

«The interesting thing for us is the opportunity to look at interoperability and how various technologies interact together, and compare and contrast what battery systems can do in areas of high solar production,» he added.

Things look bad, but in the last few years we've witnessed a booming interest in small - scale urban beekeeping and the leveraging of new technologies to boost honeybee populations.

From the groups that I have met and been involved in, there seems to be an inherent interest in the low - tech, appropriate technology type solutions — be it vermiculture, organics or rocket stoves — and a mistrust of many things high tech or market driven, from electric cars to photovoltaics.

EDIT: Expo for Design, Innovation & Technology is full of interesting things, so the new Elby e-bike fits right in.

Apple is also very interested in battery technology, and maybe both companies can work together to push things forward in that area.

And where interesting things are happening on the consumer side seems to be where technology is brought to bear in direct - to - consumer applications outside of the reserved area.

Interesting areas where lawyers need to begin to consider are things like cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, crowdfunding, digital rights etc, apart from arming themselves properly to deal with innovative issues that arise in this new day and age.

On a related note, if you are interested in this topic and will be attending Legalweek in New York next week, I will be part of a panel, «All Things Implementation: Improving Technology Management in the Small Firm,» Feb. 1, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., as part of the LegalSmallFirm track.

I like to learn about technology and marketing and stuff, but I always find that the people doing the most interesting things in their law practices are in the audience at CLEs, not on stage.

But they're just as interested, maybe more so, in buying other things, such as technology, analytics, and lawyers on a fixed - fee basis.

You'll be interested, I just recorded a webinar earlier today where I said the words that I thought information governance was the key idea, the key notion, or the key thing to look at in the new world of new technologies and data and that good information governance and understanding of information governance gives you the keys to the kingdom I think in terms of data and evidence.

«Overall, I think we see a significantly increased awareness and interest among legal professionals in doing things differently, and leveraging technology to provide more value to their clients.»

I took the plunge and set up Smith Bernal International and always had an interest in technology, always had an open mind to the fact that these industries such as court reporting, the legal industry itself were very traditional precedent driven industries that were driven more by how things were done in the past rather than how things might be done in the future.

Jilayne Lovejoy: But anyway, back to LibreOffice, I think the interesting thing to me, based on the ethical duty of lawyers to be up to date with technology — and that's not the right wording of the various opinions you guys cited, which I think it could be interesting in itself because it could be interpreted in many different ways.