She helps us with any situation that may arise, and goes out of her way to keep us educated
on changes in programs or market issues.»
The Department of Finance should provide more information
on the changes in its program expenses forecasts.
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.
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has canceled a planned April visit to Phoenix to check
in on the
program's progress, though the company claims that
change is unrelated to the crash.
It's running a
program for employers, of which about 60 have signed
on so far, called 100 % Talent, to help them uncover gaps
in pay and
in opportunity, and to make
changes where necessary.
In particular, the way that social
programs are communicated and the emerging emphasis
on the measurement and evaluation of social
change.
The
changes, and the culture of regular reinvention that enabled them, earned platinum status
in Deloitte's Canada's Best - Managed Companies
program, a recognition given to firms with seven or more years
on the list.
The Frederictoncampus continues tooffer its Activator
program,
in which studentswork with anentrepreneur to cultivate a business idea.Meanwhile, a new entrepreneurship streamis available to students
on the Saint John campus, which also added skills developmentcourses and a social entrepreneurship course.Big
changes have come to the Saint John campusthrough some big donations recently.The Pond - Deshpande Centre for Innovationand Entrepreneurship offers courses andmentorship opportunities for students, whilea donation from the Irving family helped funda new library facility.
For those looking for a deep dive into the subject, there are long lists of skills to acquire or outlines of multistep training
programs to follow, but if you're more interested
in simple but powerful
changes that you can make today, a recent post
on blog Dumb Little Man is for you.
«But all it takes is a couple of dedicated teachers with a little support and guidance to run important research
programs that can produce winners
in this competition and more importantly kids who are going to go
on to become scientists and
change the world.»
In a separate TriNet survey, 76 percent of respondents said proposed
changes to that
program would have a negative impact
on their companies.
Regulatory
changes had been
in the wind for some time as the evidence against the
program built up, yet employers relied
on the lobbying efforts of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business to maintain the
program rather than taking steps to improve domestic recruitment and training efforts or adjust wages and benefits to attract workers.
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth
in revenues for its antiviral and other
programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (t
programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures
in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required
on Gilead's products; an increase
in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift
in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases
in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance
Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (t
Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations
in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations
in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials
in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations
in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates
in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals
in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory
programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (t
programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta
in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase
program due to
changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations
in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact
on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time
in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
You may recall that
on last quarter's call, we cautioned that the launch of the new Rewards
program could result
in some noise
in our comp figures as customers and partners adapted to the
program changes.
In this one lunch alone, we covered electric cars, climate change, artificial intelligence, the Fermi Paradox, consciousness, reusable rockets, colonizing Mars, creating an atmosphere on Mars, voting on Mars, genetic programming, his kids, population decline, physics vs. engineering, Edison vs. Tesla, solar power, a carbon tax, the definition of a company, warping spacetime and how this isn't actually something you can do, nanobots in your bloodstream and how this isn't actually something you can do, Galileo, Shakespeare, the American forefathers, Henry Ford, Isaac Newton, satellites, and ice age
In this one lunch alone, we covered electric cars, climate
change, artificial intelligence, the Fermi Paradox, consciousness, reusable rockets, colonizing Mars, creating an atmosphere
on Mars, voting
on Mars, genetic
programming, his kids, population decline, physics vs. engineering, Edison vs. Tesla, solar power, a carbon tax, the definition of a company, warping spacetime and how this isn't actually something you can do, nanobots
in your bloodstream and how this isn't actually something you can do, Galileo, Shakespeare, the American forefathers, Henry Ford, Isaac Newton, satellites, and ice age
in your bloodstream and how this isn't actually something you can do, Galileo, Shakespeare, the American forefathers, Henry Ford, Isaac Newton, satellites, and ice ages.
Robert Frost delves
on issues
in funding, human resources, and
changes in White House administrations as well as the advent of the Commercial Crew
Program.
For more information
on the standard SOMA securities lending
program terms, please see: August 26, 1999 - Announcement of Change in Lending Limits for SOMA Securities Lending Program, September 7, 1999 - Revised SOMA Securities Lending Program — FAQs, and September 7, 1999 - Revised SOMA Securities Lending Program Terms and Cond
program terms, please see: August 26, 1999 - Announcement of
Change in Lending Limits for SOMA Securities Lending
Program, September 7, 1999 - Revised SOMA Securities Lending Program — FAQs, and September 7, 1999 - Revised SOMA Securities Lending Program Terms and Cond
Program, September 7, 1999 - Revised SOMA Securities Lending
Program — FAQs, and September 7, 1999 - Revised SOMA Securities Lending Program Terms and Cond
Program — FAQs, and September 7, 1999 - Revised SOMA Securities Lending
Program Terms and Cond
Program Terms and Conditions.
As director of the Nathan Cummings Foundation's Corporate & Political Accountability
program, Laura employs both grant making and active ownership strategies to address the ways
in which corporations can both advance and hinder progress
on climate
change and inequality.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or
changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation
in government - sponsored
programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects
on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed
in our most recent report
on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports
on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available
on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as
on Express Scripts» most recent report
on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports
on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available
on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.
These include: C$ 4.5 billion to support research, training, and infrastructure at universities and colleges; a Strategic Innovation Fund that will provide C$ 1.26 billion for business innovation
in the aerospace and automotive sector; a Connect to Innovate
Program that will invest C$ 500 million to bring high - speed Internet to remote and rural communities by 2021; and, C$ 70 million over six years to support agriculture innovation with a focus
on climate
change, and soil and water conservation.
In her Opinion on the 2009 - 10 condensed financial statements, the Auditor General noted that she would be commenting in more detail on «significant accounting changes to the accounts for the Employment Insurance program», which she wanted to draw to Parliament's attentio
In her Opinion
on the 2009 - 10 condensed financial statements, the Auditor General noted that she would be commenting
in more detail on «significant accounting changes to the accounts for the Employment Insurance program», which she wanted to draw to Parliament's attentio
in more detail
on «significant accounting
changes to the accounts for the Employment Insurance
program», which she wanted to draw to Parliament's attention.
That
change involved removing the requirement that Canadian ads be substituted during broadcast of the 2017 Super Bowl game
in Canada,
on the basis that the ads were an integral part of the
program.
The fundamental question for the 2015 election is whether Canadians want to continue
on a path to even smaller government or to
change direction and halt the deterioration
in government
programs and services.
The component parts of the
programs have been formulated
on the principle that graduates will spend a major portion of their work life
in a constantly
changing environment.
Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services
in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline
in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees
on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid
change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance
on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments
in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE
program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry (R) World (TM); risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information;
Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services
in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline
in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees
on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid
change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance
on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments
in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE
program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance
on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management
changes and headcount reductions; reliance
on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance
on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities
in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded
on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties
in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological
changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.
Our Girls Learning Code
program offer female - identified youth ages 3 - 12 hands -
on experiences designed to inspire them to see technology
in a whole new light — as a medium for self - expression, and as a means for
changing the world.
Off - budget: Federal government expenditures
on certain
programs, agencies, and government sponsored enterprises that are accounted for separately
in the budget to prevent spending
changes or avoid a conflict of interest.
This time he thinks the Tories can be convinced to make
changes,
in addition to not increasing the annual contribution limit, like setting a lifetime limit
on holdings that would be tax - free and making sure withdrawals count against income - tested
programs like old age security and guaranteed income supplement.
In other major
changes, under the Illinois Solar For All
program a minimum floor of 50 % of energy savings must be passed
on to low and moderate income households by approved vendors, as solar developers are designated.
There are also some evidence - based policies that could help outside the realm of gun control, including more stringent regulations and taxes
on alcohol,
changes in policing, and behavioral intervention
programs.
With only a few days left before the FOMC meets, markets have already factored
in a NO
CHANGE stance by the Fed and are instead focusing
on what the Fed meeting will dish out
in terms of its asset - sale
program.
This new
program recognizes and supports young Canadians who work
in the international arena
on the most pressing challenges of this century including political unrest, climate
change, human rights and global health pandemics.
Chamber Hosts Ireland's Varadkar
On March 14, the Chamber's European Affairs
program hosted Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar to discuss the deep economic partnership between the United States and Ireland, the consequences of Brexit, and Ireland's
changing role
in the European Union.
Recent measures such as
changes to the Canada Pension Plan, the rollback of planned cuts to Employment Insurance premiums, the introduction of carbon levies and cap - and - trade
programs, and significant minimum wage hikes
in Ontario and Alberta have a cumulative impact
on investment returns and business competitiveness.
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.
As you can see
in the 30 Day
Change Review video below:
On November 10th, 2014 Amanda Michelle was accepted into the 30 Day
Change Program, with STUNNING Results:
Other specific duties and responsibilities of the HR and Compensation Committee include reviewing senior management selection and overseeing succession planning, including reviewing the leadership development process; reviewing and approving objectives relevant to executive officer compensation and evaluating performance and determining the compensation of executive officers
in accordance with those objectives; approving severance arrangements and other applicable agreements for executive officers; overseeing HP's equity and incentive compensation plans; overseeing non-equity-based benefit plans and approving any
changes to such plans involving a material financial commitment by HP; monitoring workforce management
programs; establishing compensation policies and practices for service
on the Board and its committees, including annually reviewing the appropriate level of director compensation and recommending to the Board any
changes to that compensation; developing stock ownership guidelines for directors and executive officers and monitoring compliance with such guidelines; and annually evaluating its performance and its charter.
The
change from a traditional to a contemporary idiom occurred at the University of Redlands
in the same year with the same result, right down to the inclusion of dance and the student artwork
on the
program cover.
There have been a few
changes — Hartford and Johns Hopkins have faded, Emory and Fuller have emerged, and far fewer faculty, especially Roman Catholics, are trained
in Europe — but every
program on the list still is located
in a seminary, a religiously related university or a university that has a divinity school.
A second observation is that it is precisely at the national headquarters levels of the typical western church that the Inertia of church organization and staff exerts Its most debilitating Influence
on the capacity of the church to effect
change in its own program or in the policies of the economic and political institutions In which It Is enmeshe
in its own
program or
in the policies of the economic and political institutions In which It Is enmeshe
in the policies of the economic and political institutions
In which It Is enmeshe
In which It Is enmeshed.
White's work exemplifies just one more glaring omission by today's secular writers
in their failure to provide accurate data
on the Bible, Quiet Time, the teachings of Rev. Samuel M. Shoemaker, the life -
changing program of the Oxford Group, the journal of Anne Ripley Smith (wife of AA.
This
change in FCC policy did not have an immediately dramatic effect
on the nature of religious
programming; however, it effectively
changed the structure within which religious
programming was to be considered by releasing stations from any regulatory obligation to provide free air - time for the broadcast of religious
programs.
The proportion of congregations
in the 1960s and 1970s that actually responded as prescribed to their contexts was
in fact very small.21 As neighborhood populations
changed racially, some churches whose physical and financial resources lingered after their former membership fled introduced service
programs to assist the poor, but the adjustment seems
in most cases to have stemmed from necessity or default rather than from deliberate reorientation and restructuring by members who themselves stayed
on to be transformed.
Responding to a recent article
in Nature
on the psychology of climate
change, The Guardian «s Andrew Brown argues that combatting global warming will require something beyond carbon taxes, recycling
programs, and technological innovation: There may be ways of fixing [the current....
In fact, until last year, they
changed their dial periodically
on the transponder, so that you couldn't get their
program unless you knew where to find it.
(14) Other studies also raise questions about the durability of the
changes effected
on people through these
programs, even when the
programs seek to work
in close conjunction with a local church.
As can be seen, there has been a steady growth
in the amount of time occupied by paid - time religious
programs versus sustaining - time
programs since 1959, with particularly rapid
changes occurring from 1971
on.
The Chronicle of Higher Education and
Change have been much concerned about values recently, as have the American Association of Higher Education and the other Washington - based educational agencies; the Danforth Foundation recently held a workshop
on values
in liberal arts education, and the whole issue has been given academic credibility by
programs in moral development and
in value analysis at several universities.
In the past, cigarettes and tobacco products were the main products for growth, but Topicz is now focused
on foodservice and fresh food
programs to accommodate the
changing industry.