The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is holding a briefing on Wednesday, 11 June at 17:00 (5:00 pm) in Room XXII of Building E at the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva to look at human rights concerns with killer robots in advance of the 12 June presentation to the Human Rights Council of
a new report on the matter by Professor Christof Heyns, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
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.
The
New York Times and CBS News, citing unnamed officials briefed
on the
matter,
reported they included overseeing a hostile work environment as the White House doctor, allowed the overprescribing of drugs and drank
on the job.
As for what else is in the pipeline, Bloomberg News
reported on Aug. 26, citing sources familiar with the
matter, that Apple's suppliers are set to start building a
new iPad with a 12.9 - inch display, almost 3 inches taller than the flagship model.
«Of course, as important as the non-farm payroll
report is, at the end of the day, what really
matters for individual stocks are the earnings, and we kick off a brand
new earnings season
on Tuesday,» Cramer said.
Snapchat is looking to raise as much as $ 500 million in a
new funding round that would value the mobile messaging company at up to $ 19 billion, Bloomberg
reported on Tuesday, citing a person with knowledge of the
matter.
Rumors of such a plan first surfaced in a Vanity Fair piece in June, which
reported that Trump had discussed such plans with both his daughter Ivanka and with his son - in - law Jared Kushner, the owner and publisher of
New York's Observer magazine, who has advised Trump
on media
matters.
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if
new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing
on additional capacity
on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States
on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our
new products, and our entry into
new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related
matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default
on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses
on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of
new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our
report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent
reports filed with the SEC.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and the
New York State Department of Health have received subpoenas in recent weeks seeking documents and testimony about representations made to them by Theranos, the WSJ
reported on Monday citing people familiar with the
matter.
The
New York Times
reports that this week Comey met with the Deputy Attorney General — Rod Rosenstein, who is standing in for the recused Sessions
on the Russia
matter, and who wrote the memo justifying the Comey firing — to request a significant increase in personnel and resources for the Russia investigation.
If you're paying your bills
on time, utilizing not too much of your credit limit, and only opening
new credit accounts when you need to, you'll be able to maintain a good score — no
matter which bureau is
reporting it and no
matter which version of the algorithm they use.
Matter Family Office was honored to win the «Multi-family Office ($ 2.5 billion to $ 5 billion AuM / AuA)» award at the Family Wealth
Report Awards 2018 in
New York City
on March...
In his
new role, Luparello will manage all legal
matters related to Citadel Securities and will
report to Chief Legal Officer Shawn Fagan, according to a company spokesperson
on Tuesday.
The bureau's interest in
matters related to the 2005 «Access Hollywood» tape,
on which Trump bragged to host Billy Bush that he would grab women «by the p — y,» was first
reported by The
New York Times.
LAVAL, Quebec, March 21, 2016 / PRNewswire / — Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX)(TSX: VRX) today announced that it has initiated a search for a
new chief executive officer, appointed William A. Ackman to its board of directors, and provided an update
on certain accounting and financial
reporting matters.
President Donald Trump has requested options for reducing the number of US troops in South Korea, The
New York Times
reported Thursday, citing several people briefed
on the
matter.
The firms that do it well give access to the lawyers — with a link to the experience database
on their intranets, access to
reporting features, even the ability to enter in details about a
new matter.
The
New York Times
reported on Friday that Kelly told White House officials he was willing to step down over his handling of the Porter
matter.
The Federal Reserve Bank of
New York may ask foreign lenders for more detailed daily
reports on liquidity as the U.S. steps up monitoring of risks from Europe's sovereign debt crisis, according to two people with knowledge of the
matter.
Just like recent
reports of abuse going back as far as 50 years media in Nazi Germany focussed
on any clerical abuse they could find no
matter how far back they had to look to find a
new example.
Then we see an Evening Standard
report in which our former player Martin Keown, who still has good links to the club and so is probably well informed
on the
matter, reveals that Wenger is likely to be offered and to accept a
new deal as the club has no contingency plan in place and the Frenchman himself is the one who will decide when he goes.
As Ken Rosenthal
reports at The Athletic, Machado would like to swap from third to short next season no
matter who is he playing with — if it's with the Orioles it would give him reps before signing a major deal, if it's with a
new team it would show other suitors out there what he can do at short in the major leagues before they commit hundreds of millions of dollars to him
on a multi-year deal.
Based
on this Sky Sports
report though, it would seem as though the German international has agreed to pen
new terms with Arsenal, and it's merely a
matter of time before the Premier League giants officially announce it
on their social media platforms.
Available free of charge
on MomsTEAM's
new SmartTeams concussion website, the #TeamUp4ConcussionSafetyTM program, developed by MomsTEAM Institute as part of its SmartTeams Play SafeTM initiative with a Mind
Matters Educational Challenge Grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Department of Defense, is designed to do just that: to increase
reporting by athletes of concussion symptoms by engaging coaches, athletes, parents, and health care providers in a season - long, indeed career - long program which emphasizes that immediate
reporting of concussion symptoms - not just by athletes themselves but by their teammate «buddies» - not only reduces the risk the athlete will suffer a more serious brain injury - or, in rare cases, even death - but is actually helps the team's chances of winning, not just in that game, but, by giving athletes the best chance to return as quickly as possible from concussion, the rest of the season, and by teaching that honest
reporting is a valued team behavior and a hallmark of a good teammate.
Mr Amidu, who filed the case ahead of the 2016 general elections, told the court
on Wednesday, 8 February that since there has been a change in government, he would leave the
matter to
new Attorney General and Minister of Justice Gloria Akuffo to retrieve the money, Accra100.5 FM's Court Correspondent Ama Brako Ampofo
reported.
The topic of conversation yesterday was the
new report on this experience, Democracy
Matters.
And it appears that this time, Cuomo might be listening: Though the governor has yet to make any public remarks
on the
matter, both the Times's Emma Fitzsimmons and NY1's Zack Fink
reported via Twitter that Cuomo is looking at how to implement some form of congestion pricing in the city, with the proposal to (potentially) be discussed when the
New York State legislature reconvenes for its next session in January.
Cuomo: «We're Taking
Matters into Our Own Hands» Gary Tilzer, Blogger at True News, @unitedNYblogs
On Friday, Politico New York reported on the gulf between Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio over the recent Legionnaires disease outbreak in -LSB-..
On Friday, Politico
New York
reported on the gulf between Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio over the recent Legionnaires disease outbreak in -LSB-..
on the gulf between Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio over the recent Legionnaires disease outbreak in -LSB-...]
In our Focus
on Education
report, WBFO's Eileen Buckley
reports there's not an unwillingness to learn, but it's a
matter of some students learning a
new language.
De Blasio and incoming NYPD commissioner James O'Neill said Tuesday they would examine the city's policy
on the
matter after POLITICO
New York
reported that Officer Daniel Pantaleo boosted his salary by more than 20 percent in the two years since he was placed
on modified duty following his role in the 2014 death of Eric Garner.
«Details of the specific charges against Silver were unclear
on Wednesday night, but one of the people with knowledge of the
matter said they stemmed from payments Mr. Silver received from a small law firm that specializes in seeking reductions of
New York City real estate taxes,» the Times
reported.
When NBC 4
New York / Wall Street Journal / Marist asked Democrats earlier this month if Spitzer's sex scandal would impact their vote, only 34 % believed it would have an effect
on how they cast their ballot, and 62 %
reported it would
matter little or not at all.
Danny Hakim and the
New York Times got their story wrong
on Saturday, and it appears they're still having a hard time understanding and
reporting the facts of the
matter.
The Wall Street Journal
reported on Friday that Offinger has often raised money from real estate interests with pending
matters before
New York City government.
The
matter remains open, too, before the
New York tabloids, including the right - leaning
New York Post, which often provides an acidic take
on the Democratic governor's performance and which first
reported the story of Cater's lawsuit Saturday.
On an unconnected matter — I'm getting lots of google hits today from people looking for details of the new Parliamentary boundaries on the back of the Times» coverage of Lewis Baston and Simon Henig's report in the House Magazin
On an unconnected
matter — I'm getting lots of google hits today from people looking for details of the
new Parliamentary boundaries
on the back of the Times» coverage of Lewis Baston and Simon Henig's report in the House Magazin
on the back of the Times» coverage of Lewis Baston and Simon Henig's
report in the House Magazine.
An attorney for Vote Leave also told Channel 4 that the campaign had «twice been cleared
on this
matter by the Electoral Commission,» but acknowledged the network's
report presented
new allegations and said it would investigate.
Crawford concluded: «The committee is disappointed that the currently proposed legislation sells Smith short», and called
on the
new UK government to consider the
report as a
matter of urgency.
Observations of galaxies today cast a different doubt
on black hole dark
matter,
reports Timothy Brandt, an astrophysicist at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton,
New Jersey.
Still, the
new research has set some of the most stringent constraints yet
on how easily the hypothetical particles may interact with
matter, the MoEDAL collaboration
reports December 28 at arXiv.org.
The
new technique — called DNA Programmed Assembly of Cells (DPAC) and
reported in the journal Nature Methods
on August 31, 2015 — allows researchers to create arrays of thousands of custom - designed organoids, such as models of human mammary glands containing several hundred cells each, which can be built in a
matter of hours.
«In the same that we can only eat so much food at a time, there are limits to how fast neutron stars can accrete
matter,» says Murray Brightman, a postdoctoral scholar at Caltech and lead author of a
new report on the findings in Nature Astronomy.
Now, researchers
reporting in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication,
on February 21 have
new evidence to explain why it
matters not just what mice (or by extension, people) eat, but also when they eat it.
Education sociologist James Coleman is most often remembered for his 1966
report on the Equality of Educational Opportunity — a study that popularized the notion that students» family backgrounds and peers
mattered more for their success than what happened in school and gave
new momentum to efforts to desegregate America's schools.
Wolf is the co-author of a
new report, «Do Impacts
on Test Scores Even
Matter?
The lack of teachers of color in classrooms was a problem that CAP first highlighted in the 2011
report «Teacher Diversity
Matters,» which included a
new approach — the teacher diversity index — that ranked states
on the percentage - point difference between teachers of color and students of color.
Learning
Matters, a non-profit production company focused
on education
reporting, has launched a
new blog by and for teachers called Why I Teach.
R.L. and I
reported on this specific
matter in the Adamowski Rap Sheet and tried unsuccessfully to get the Hartford Courant and the
New London Day to look into this.
The network is grounded in the vision established in What
Matters Now: A
New Compact for Teaching and Learning, the 2016
report from the National Commission
on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF).
PCY's Summer
Matters Initiative and Policy Analysis for California Education collaborated
on the
new report «Summer Learning — a Smart Investment for California School Districts.»