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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.

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.

Garry Mathiason, a longtime litigator at the labor and employment law firm Littler Mendelson, can remember a key moment that cemented his interest in how fast - changing technologies intersect with law.

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These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

In fact, we think there are four major factors that will influence interest rates around the world: changing demographic trends, innovations in technology and energy, financial conditions as related to leverage, liquidity and cash flow, and monetary policIn fact, we think there are four major factors that will influence interest rates around the world: changing demographic trends, innovations in technology and energy, financial conditions as related to leverage, liquidity and cash flow, and monetary policin technology and energy, financial conditions as related to leverage, liquidity and cash flow, and monetary policy.

Apple and Google haven't shown much interest in blockchain technology, but that appears to be changing, with increasing interest in Ripple and the distributed ledger...

Over the past decade, however, radical changes in energy markets and technology have fundamentally altered the foundation of our strategic interests.

The future of bitcoin is uncertain, but with continuous positive gains over the past several years and an expanding interest in the development of blockchain, the technology is set to bring change to society in one way or another.

Changes would include a drastic increase in overseas development assistance in the field of communication and under conditions more favourable to recipient parties, the adoption of the UNCTAD Code of Transfer of Technology on the terms proposed by the developing countries, a revision of provisions on the protection of intellectual property in the GATT / TWO multilateral trade accord so as to take the interests of less powerful countries and small producers into account, and the adoption of a multilateral accord on space cooperation and equal benefits.

They were particularly interested in using extended gamut printing because this technology promises to deliver many benefits, including: increased press uptime, less material waste, less time in job change - over and consistent, repeatable color.

The books below would be a great addition to any political / advocacy communicator's bookshelf, and many of them are perfect for people with a more - casual interest in some aspect of technology and social change.

Scientific American's August supplement takes a look at the changing landscape of education in the face of emerging technology, and asks the question, how do we increase interest and engagement in STEM initiatives?

«These changes were also a response to the increased community interest in the association between physical activity and health, the growth of the fitness industry, and the perceived demand for graduates trained in these areas,» explains Tony Parker, vice president for sports science at the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) and professor at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia.

Anyone interested in understanding the constantly changing relationships between science, technology and contemporary culture must read this.

Despite decades of interest in human flight powered by backpack jets, the technology's limitations have kept it grounded, but this could soon change

«Our techniques overcome these problems using laser - based technologies that probe interfaces of interest by focusing an intense light source on the surface and measuring changes in the light collected after interaction.

«Motivating more young people to take an interest in understanding and learning science at school is important not only because science careers are exciting and rewarding, but also because young people need to know about how science and technology is changing our world - their world!

The video and computer games guided portion of the webinar is sponsored by AMD Changing the Game, an initiative of the AMD Foundation, which is designed to spark students» interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning by creating video games.

According to an argument made by Jacob S Sherkow, published in The CRISPR Journal, he traces some of the key developments in the CRISPR patent estate to the present day but is most interesting for its predictions about how the technology's IP landscape will change in the future.

Dating is not always the same and technology has definitely changed the way that people date and the way that people meet people they are interested in dating.

Join us if you're interested in finding out about how technology has changed the way we approach modern dating.

I'm not interested in technology; in fact I have trouble finding out how to change the screen resolution on my computer monitor.

While one can probably infer from the result how the roles of teacher and student have changed in classrooms that implement more technology, I would be interested to see what kinds of self - reported results would come out of such a study.

Therefore, it is interesting to see how the results in effectiveness will change, once the children of today become scholars and students: Will those digital natives also be permanently disadvantaged by technology in their classrooms?

«The fact that a world - renowned scholar like Dr. Gardner has taken a real interest in how technology is changing the way our kids navigate the digital landscape is so important since it is such a new terrain with few established norms.

Dr. Wolsey is interested in how school spaces affect learning, how technology changes and intersects literacy instruction, and how writing in the disciplines is best taught.

Linda Rosen, chief executive officer of Change the Equation, discussed the business community's interest in and work to improve student outcomes, particularly as they relate to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.

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PARIS — DaimlerChrysler AG's beleaguered Smart brand is exploring electric powertrains in case changing economic conditions spark an interest in the technology, says the auto maker's president, Ulrich Walker.

In the 10 - years since the Insight was launched, the world and the European car market has changed a great deal, and more environmentally sensitive technologies have become mainstream interests.

Taking a slightly different angle, Werner added: «While the fuel savings afforded by our BMW EfficientDynamics technologies means the changes only apply to select vehicles within our model range, we are committed to acting in the best interests of our customers.»

In the US at least, I don't know when / if we're going to see much more advancement in e-ink technology for e-readers because it appears Amazon's not interested in making wholesale changes to the KindlIn the US at least, I don't know when / if we're going to see much more advancement in e-ink technology for e-readers because it appears Amazon's not interested in making wholesale changes to the Kindlin e-ink technology for e-readers because it appears Amazon's not interested in making wholesale changes to the Kindlin making wholesale changes to the Kindle.

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.

Lots of people have been interested in a potential Kindle Voyage 2, but honestly there's not a whole lot they can change at this point given the technology limitations.

Not only is Len one of the best curators for Kindle news and content, he is very interested in how these technologies change and shape the way we read.

And that speed of change in tech, he said, is a good example of challenges facing the traditional industry: «By the time many publishers think a technology is important enough to warrant starting a book,» Armstrong said, «the technology has already crossed the chasm to the early majority... By the time most computer programming books reach a bookshelf, the most important readers... won't be interested, as they'll have already learned everything they need from blogs.»

Leah Moore, of course, has had recent experience working with comics that «move around» in producing The Thrill Electric for TV, and though she feels they «did interesting stuff with how you can progress through a page» on that project, but she doesn't feel they used a full range of technology to change how one tells a story in the way the team hopes to do through Electricomics.

Though I stopped regularly gaming once I started high school, it was always interesting to watch the industry change from the outside with each big new advance in technology.

Abstraction remains an area of research for Godfrey, and his current interests include the arguments made around abstraction in the Civil Rights era and the relationship of contemporary abstract painting to changes in technology.

Kotter's interest in the transformative power of light is emphasized by his characteristic use of color - changing LED technology.

«Reference points for this work come from my interest in the historic changes brought about in art by the social and cultural upheavals and rapid developments in science and technology in the 1960's and 70's.

His research has strong interest in the relationship between digital technologies, social changes and the response of art to these challenges.

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.»

«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.

The select group of emerging artists all «share an interest in the interplay between images and objects, and the ways in which rapidly changing visual culture and imaging technology influence how we understand and perceive the world around us,» according to a press release.

Fourth, there is growing interest in so - called «technology strategies» to address climate change.

There is, therefore, an urgent need for transparent and verifiable costs to be presented to the community in order to build confidence in what could be an incredibly valuable technology in fighting climate change... It's particularly interesting to see [Climeworks»] cost - cutting objectives of a three to four-fold reduction [to around $ 200 / tCO2] by 2020, which is just around the corner.