Professor Yu leads on the development and delivery of the University's
international strategy by working with teams across the University and stakeholders to boost the University's global profile and standing, and generate research and educational opportunities with overseas partners.
Not exact matches
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.
Playing into the tension between (growing) state capitalism and (historically dominant) free market is China's ongoing development of its own version of the Marshall Plan — displaying the world's only global economic
strategy driven
by a trillion - plus dollars of investment into
international infrastructure.
(Reuters)- American
International Group Inc executives on Thursday defended their
strategy for transforming the company, saying some key improvements would take hold
by...
There was nothing new in their proposed
strategy that could not be found in policy statements made
by G - 7 leaders, G - 20 leaders, the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), and most credible Economic think tanks over the past decade.
This global hub, also known as «Gateway of the Americas», has everything that EB - 5 investor might want besides a growing number of EB - 5 approved projects; largest concentration of foreign banks and multinational corporations, rated Number 2 in Business Friendliness and Number 3 in Foreign Direct Investment
Strategy by FDI Intelligence (a division of Financial Times), and is undoubtedly one of fastest growing urban centers of the world in commerce, finance, culture, media, arts, entertainment and
international trade.»
The BlackRock Canada 2016 ETF Pulse Survey is a Canadian study into the role of ETFs among Canadian investors, executed
by Market
Strategies International, an independent research company.
In an
international report released this week
by The Mining Recruitment Group, 140 mining executives from around the world revealed their outlook on the strength and viability of the sector over the short and long terms in addition to the current management
strategies being employed in the wake of the market turmoil.
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.
Sir Gerald Howarth, who was sacked
by David Cameron as minister for
international security
strategy in 2012, has ruled out any British involvement in torture, speaking to Premier, he said: «these are not the practices that we would resort to in the United Kingdom.»
Soft just war theory is characterized
by seven key components: a strongly articulated horror of war; a strong presumption against war; a skepticism about government claims; the use of just war theory as a tool for citizen discernment and prophetic critique; a pattern of trusting the efficacy of
international treaties, multilateral
strategies and the perspectives of global peace and human rights groups and the
international press; a quite stringent application of just war criteria; and a claim of common ground with Christian pacifists.
Disagreements will arise over the seriousness of particular threats, whether «just cause» and «last resort» are present for the use of military force, the utility of nonviolent and persuasive methods, whether a missile defense system (required
by the
strategy paper) is itself defensible practically and morally, and whether the U.S. should make interventionary decisions unilaterally or with
international consent and support.
Entering into its 28th
international market
by the end of 2015 further reinforces the brand's established Asian footprint, a key component of the company's growth and expansion
strategy.
The aim of this
strategy is for the values shared
by the Basque community (such as a culture of effort, commitment, the ability to overcome, a will to transform, and equal opportunities for men and women) to become ingrained in the image of the Basque Country and to act as our «business card» on an
international scale.»
Yeah, a genius off play
strategy by a manager called Brenda, when we look like to miss Wellbeck during
international duty.
The lack of a regulation - size home field not only limits the team's
strategy, but it has impacted the support it has seen from its university fan base, a blatant disregard for the portion of the consent decree which requires Quinnipiac to increase the dimensions of the pitch to the maximum dimensions allowed
by the
International Rugby Board.
The United States performed poorly on almost all indicators set
by the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi), an
international tracking, assessment and monitoring system for national implementation of the Global
Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding.
Updated November 2016 Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, Linda J. Smith, Teresa Pitman Photo: Weaver
by Lisa on Location Photography Excerpted from Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime
Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family, Chapter 2: The Safe Sleep Seven,
by Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, Linda J. Smith, Teresa Pitman, a La Leche League
International book, Ballantine Books, 2014.
Sponsored in part
by the Center for Equality Advancement, an institutional partner of OSI's Network Women's Program, the
international project «Modern Men in Enlarged Europe: Developing Innovative Gender Equality
Strategies» has launched its new website: http://www.dadcomehome.org/en.
The baby feeding industry invented follow - up formulas for marketing purposes and falsely argues that these are not covered
by the
International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent relevant World Health Assembly resolutions (The
International Code) It has now added to the
strategy fortified formulas with idealised names such as «growing up» or «toddler» milk — claims that have not been authorised for the European market.
Launched in 2005
by International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative monitors 10 key breastfeeding policies and programmes, drawn from the WHO's Global
Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding and the Innocenti Declaration.
Canada's infant feeding policy should be based on those recommended
by the World Health Organization (WHO), including the full implementation of the
International Code of Marketing of Breast - milk Substitutes and subsequent World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions on infant and young child nutrition; the WHO / UNICEF Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)(including the BFI for communities); and the WHO / UNICEF Global
Strategy for Infant and Infant and Young Child Feeding.
This finding underscoring the need for a comprehensive approach is supportive of the approach called for
by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund in the Global
Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding, and
by the United States Agency for
International Development in its breastfeeding policy.
The flavored milk «study» being promoted
by the School Nutrition Association was conducted
by Prime Consultant Group, a major player in consumer analysis and sales
strategies that lists among clients Coca - Cola, PepsiCo
International, Kraft Foods / Nabisco, Sara Lee and Proctor & Gamble.
Excerpted from Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime
Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family, Chapter 2: The Safe Sleep Seven,
by Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, Linda J. Smith, Teresa Pitman, a La Leche League
International book, Ballantine Books, 2014.
Nestlé pushes baby milk around the world using
strategies that are prohibited
by international marketing standards.
Two global
strategies to address the issues of infant formula include the
International Code of Marketing of Breast milk Substitutes proposed
by WHO in 1981 [11] and the Global
Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding [12, 13] which underpins the Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative.
Recalling the adoption
by the Health Assembly of the
International Code of Marketing of Breast - milk Substitutes (resolution WHA34.22), resolutions WHA39.28, WHA41.11, WHA46.7, WHA47.5, WHA49.15, WHA54.2 on infant and young child nutrition, appropriate feeding practices and related questions, and particularly WHA55.25, which endorses the global
strategy for infant and young child feeding;
The
International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (BMS) was adopted at the 34th World Health Assembly in 1981 to protect the public from inappropriate marketing
strategies, but has been weakly implemented, enforced, and monitored
by countries [2].
NGO nutrition
strategies The
International Conference on Nutrition organised
by WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in December 1992 set up a non-government organisation working group on nutrition.
One of the key deliverables that came out of the AU Summit that year was support for Agenda 2063, a forward looking
strategy document aimed at transforming Africa into «an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa driven
by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in
international arena».
«We continue to be very impressed
by the ability of many journalists - professional and amateur - to grasp and convey such complex issues relating to global poverty and
international development,» said Michael Holscher, Director of Strategy and External Affairs for Marie Stopes I
international development,» said Michael Holscher, Director of
Strategy and External Affairs for Marie Stopes
InternationalInternational.
A country's foreign policy, also called foreign relations or foreign affairs - policy, consists of self - interest
strategies chosen
by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve goals within its
international relations milieu.
That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to
international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts
by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader
strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.
International observers must therefore watch closely the security forces of the Kenyan state because if any such
strategy by the Jubilee Alliance materialised, it would be carried out in the same way in which extra-judicial killings
by police have been normalised in the pursuing the Mungiki over the past five years.
By understanding the ambitions, outlooks and
strategies of those in the Inter-American Court and in local courts, the project will develop an understanding of how
international human rights law diffuses into national courts.
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International strategies to contribute to a more egalitarian and fair global order, such as the Alliance of Civilizations, established
by Spain and Turkey with United Nations» sponsorship, aimed at achieving better dialogue and cooperation between different cultures and countries, particular the Northern and Southern sides of the Mediterranean Sea.
He said: «The public and the voters will save Gordon Brown and this Government when they look back at the decisions we have taken in this Budget and look at the
strategy we are pursuing to get through what is
by any measure the severest
international recession that any of us can remember.
While unveiling NACTEST in March 2014, the then NSA Sambo Dasuki said the
strategy was developed
by his office in collaboration with
international partners, experienced academics and selected non-state actors.
«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to
international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts
by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader
strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»
Seven partners will be harnessing local and
international expertise to create
Strategies for Puerto Rico Housing Resilience, a free practical design and construction guide to minimizing and reversing the devastation to homes caused
by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
In the past, space exploration programs have adopted two main
strategies in supplying mission crews with resources: a carry - along approach, where all vehicles and resources travel with the crew at all times — as on the Apollo missions to the moon — and a «resupply
strategy,» in which resources are replenished regularly, such as
by spaceflights to the
International Space Station.
Those
strategies belong to the
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), which actually has the job to manage tuna and tunalike species (a point argued
by Japan and other opponents of a CITES trade ban).
Sponsored
by Germany's Industrial Donators» Association, Stifterverand, the consortium conducts an annual competition for the best marketing
strategies, but also coordinates
international fairs and advises universities and research institutions in all questions of image building, brain hunting, and export of higher education services.
However, both of these
strategies create a major risk that average temperatures will rise above the 2 °C goal — a target set
by international agreement in order to avoid the most dire consequences of climate change.
«For the first time,» co-author C. Page Chamberlain of Stanford University notes, «we have evidence that it may be possible to restore breeding populations in the north
by preventing habitat loss in the south, allowing us to develop an
international conservation
strategy for dealing with songbirds.»
This panel explore a variety of perspectives within the cybersecurity domain, and foster a conversation to identify alignments and misalignments between the different
strategies implemented
by the stakeholders in the national and
international arenas.
At a climate finance forum hosted
by the
International Finance Corp. last week in Beijing, Xu Huaqing, deputy director general of China's National Center for Climate Change
Strategy and
International Cooperation, said that carbon credits sold in the existing Chinese carbon markets already surpassed 100 million yuan ($ 16 million) as of early May.
American solar firms must survive in an
international arena dominated
by national governments pursuing explicit
strategies to win scientific and commercial leadership.
Rwanda, devastated
by genocide in 1994, has become an
international model for building economic strength with education, science, and technology; Rwandan President Paul Kagame discussed that
strategy and plans for the future in an hour - long meeting with Leshner and the AAAS delegation.