Sentences with phrase «opportunity in all future policy»

We are inviting all our allies, former adversaries, and new partners to join hands in a commitment to a new equation for education — Innovation + Opportunity = Results, or Ed Reform I.O, dedicated to advancing the foundational concepts of innovation and opportunity in all future policy efforts.

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Critics have worried that the Fed has missed opportunities to normalize policy, but Yellen said «the risk of falling behind the curve in the near future appears limited, and gradual increases in the federal funds rate will likely be sufficient to get to a neutral policy stance over the next few years.»

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.

Jim Flaherty will have many opportunities to stay silent about monetary policy in the future.

«If we are going to make a success of Brexit, and it's perfectly possible to do and in fact we should make a success of it - it gives opportunities as well as challenges - then we need a political leadership that is united in their attitude to the future, even if divided on policy.

The Steering Group agreed the terms of reference for the review and, in consultation with the UK Human Geography community, appointed an International Panel of leading international experts, chaired by Professor David Ley, University of British Columbia, Canada The International Panel visited the UK for one week in May 2012 and met with about 150 stakeholders in UK Human Geography Prior to its UK visit, the Panel was provided with a range of background data including: Overviews of research trends and outputs since 2000 completed by representatives of the nine Human Geography sub-disciplines Two - page assessments by Heads of UK Geography Departments of strengths, weaknesses, overall health, and future opportunities and challenges to Human Geography in the UK (15 submissions were received) A statistical profile of UK Human Geography: Briefing Document: Statistical Overview and Commentary by Paul Wakeling (2012) Bibliometric Data for the ESRC International Benchmarking Review of Human Geography by Thomson Reuters (2012) A Short Introduction to UK Research Funding Policy by David Mills (2012) Survey of Users of Human Geography Research by Steve Johnson, David Gibbs and Ian Mills (2012).

«These policies will not only lift up the current generation of low - wage workers and their families, but ensure fairness for future generations and enable them to climb the ladder of opportunity,» Cuomo said in a statement April 4 when the bill was ceremoniously signed into law.

This panel presents an opportunity for attendees to network with professionals in the careers of science writing, industrial management, non-profits, policy, etc. (Other presentations to be posted in the future.)

Google is calling for applications to its 2012 Google Policy Fellowships, which offer undergraduate, graduate, and law students interested in Internet and technology policy «the opportunity to spend the summer contributing to the public dialogue on these issues, and exploring future academic and professional interests.&Policy Fellowships, which offer undergraduate, graduate, and law students interested in Internet and technology policy «the opportunity to spend the summer contributing to the public dialogue on these issues, and exploring future academic and professional interests.&policy «the opportunity to spend the summer contributing to the public dialogue on these issues, and exploring future academic and professional interests.»

SAYAS aims to contribute towards solutions to national and global challenges facing society; provide a platform for young scientists to influence policy decisions; contribute towards the development of scientific capacity in South Africa through mentoring and role - modelling of future scientists; and foster opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations amongst young scientists.

Over the last several years, I've spent a fair amount of time defending the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in my role as a senior fellow with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, an education - policy think tank in Washington, D.C.. Now, given president - elect Trump's pledge to «end Common Core,» which he terms «a disaster,» I expect many more opportunities to defend high standards, at least for the foreseeable future.

Forum on Thursday evening, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos outlined her vision for the future of school choice and for how federal policy could, in her view, empower parents to create the best opportunities for their individual children.

At the same time, there is an opportunity today to look at the challenge of Latino college access and success from a broad platform — one that creates not only common ground but common cause; one that examines state level policies and practices; one that assumes that the future is neither in someone else's hands, nor in our individual hands, but in our connected hands.

As educational policy makers seek strategies to improve the teacher workforce, the early career period represents a unique opportunity to identify struggling teachers, examine the likelihood of future improvement, and make strategic pretenure investments in development or dismissals.

Darling - Hammond directs the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education and was founding director of the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future.

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GO Teacher Policy Fellowship — GO's fellowship is a year - long opportunity for a small, diverse cohort of Oakland teachers to lead, learn, and think about the future of education in our city.

«Racial discrimination in our nation's educational systems persists and both the Departments of Education and Justice are failing to protect the civil rights and educational future of our Black and brown students,» said Todd A. Cox, director of policy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. «This administration must stop endangering students of color and instead ensure equal educational opportunities and foster educational excellence by upholding the federal school discipline guidance and promoting policies and programs that keep students safe.»

State legislators, in their current session, have opportunities to implement policies that will help make the vision come true — and ensure a bright future for our children and grandchildren.

SRI understands that as long as race, class, sexual orientation, immigration status, gender, gender identity, ability, religion, and ethnicity continue to predict the future life chances of children in our nation, we must work with schools and school systems to identify related barriers and obstacles to opportunity and development, disrupt their negative impact, eliminate the persistent disparities, and implement new policies and practices that support significant learning outcomes for each and every student.

In addition, if cash value accumulation is a high priority for you, you can increase your regular premium payments or make additional unscheduled payments into your policy.5 Paying additional premiums provides you with the opportunity for greater cash value accumulation — which can then be used3 if needed in the futurIn addition, if cash value accumulation is a high priority for you, you can increase your regular premium payments or make additional unscheduled payments into your policy.5 Paying additional premiums provides you with the opportunity for greater cash value accumulation — which can then be used3 if needed in the futurin the future.

Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward - looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales of Blizzard Entertainment's titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Blizzard Entertainment's ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms (including next - generation hardware), declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Blizzard Entertainment's products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware and related software, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, litigation against Blizzard Entertainment, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, vendors and third - party developers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates, integration of recent acquisitions and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, Activision Blizzard's success in integrating the operations of Activision Publishing and Vivendi Games in a timely manner, or at all, and the combined company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of the transaction to the extent, or in the timeframe, anticipated.

America's energy revolution means... a United States that's more energy self - sufficient — less dependent on others, more secure in the world and better positioned to help friends abroad; economic growth and job creation — and with the right policy choices, a golden opportunity to secure American prosperity well into the future; and a stronger U.S. trading posture that, with energy exports, could benefit consumers

In a featured keynote address, Kim Rudd, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, spoke about the federal government's strategy for ensuring Canada's natural resources get to market sustainably while creating opportunities in the shift to a low - carbon future, a shift that requires supportive policy, strategic infrastructure investments, and the engagement of Canadians in defining Canada's energy futurIn a featured keynote address, Kim Rudd, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, spoke about the federal government's strategy for ensuring Canada's natural resources get to market sustainably while creating opportunities in the shift to a low - carbon future, a shift that requires supportive policy, strategic infrastructure investments, and the engagement of Canadians in defining Canada's energy futurin the shift to a low - carbon future, a shift that requires supportive policy, strategic infrastructure investments, and the engagement of Canadians in defining Canada's energy futurin defining Canada's energy future.

-- Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall adopt, after notice and opportunity for comment, national electricity grid planning principles derived from the Federal policy established under subsection (a) to be applied in ongoing and future transmission planning that may implicate interstate transmission of electricity.

Loopholes persist in current rules that must immediately be closed, but new policies need to be put in place to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities available through existing and future automotive technologies to improve the industry's environmental performance.

And so their pathways study concludes that «perhaps the most important priority of government policy at present is to ensure that, to the extent possible, the options for the full range of technologies are kept open, so that they all have an opportunity to be commercialised if their development in the meanwhile singles them out as one of the more competitive low carbon technologies of the future».

My lifelong commitment to policies that help the environment and foster innovative paths toward sustainability has provided me with many opportunities to work alongside Ocean Champions and I look forward to continuing this partnership in the future.»

This is a once - in - a-generation opportunity, stuck, off limits to future generations as it waits for forward - looking energy policy.»

CFO's play a strategic role in shaping the firm's financial future and establishing operating policies, exploring growth opportunities, and protecting the firm's financial stability.

In the future I hope that there will be more saving opportunities for current policy holders, because many companies tend to focus most of the savings on new customers, but I believe I made the right choice with choosing you guys for my car insurance.

A ULIP policy gives you a life cover that protects your family while also giving you an opportunity to invest in burgeoning equity markets so you can grow your money to meet your future financial goals.

Pre-Need Coverage — On the flip side, you will also see an opportunity to buy a pre-need burial policy and this allows all details to be confirmed in the future.

You can then borrow against the cash value in your policy giving you the opportunity to meet your future goals.

Professional Experience Coca - Cola Refreshments, Inc. (Chicago, IL) 10/2010 — Present Account Manager II • Manage daily activities and train Account Managers in company policies, procedures, and industry best practices • Provide District Sales Managers with information and constructive feedback on Account Managers performance • Responsible for achieving sales objectives through the advance sale of product / brands and packages to large and small stores • Secure additional display space and execute various promotions for enhances sales opportunities • Display plan - o - grams and ensure their utilization in all C - store accounts • Successfully sell incremental displays to support ad activity, promotions, and other sales initiatives • Track and report results of sales and promotional activities ensuring profitable operations • Analyze prior year sales and year to date data to forecast future retail sales • Generated a 20 % lift in Vitamin Water sales through effective tracking and placement of coolers and advertising collateral • Present weekly merchandising and sales information to the team to encourage team participation and execution • Recognized as lead account manager for consistently producing the highest sales volume

In the same way, traditional owners require information about the Government's policies before they can make informed decisions about land and future social, cultural, and economic opportunities relevant to climate change.

Although there are policies in Wales that aim to address violence, including the recent «Framework for Managing the Night - Time Economy in Wales», 54 the Well - being of Future Generations (Wales) Act, 55 which provisionally includes a national indicator around «feeling safe in the community», and the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act (2015), 56 more can be done to address key risk factors through other measures, including policy.1 Violence is strongly linked to social determinants such as unemployment; income and gender inequality; limited educational opportunities; and cultural, social and gender norms.1 Any comprehensive violence prevention strategy must recognise the influence of such factors and identify ways to mitigate or protect against risks.

In the same way, traditional owners require information about the Government's policies before they can make informed decisions about land and future social, cultural, and economic opportunities.