Sentences with phrase «political nature of time»

For me, World Time Clock amplifies the slippery and political nature of time.

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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.

It was formed at a time of stress (great wars of religious & political nature) in which the promise of everlasting life given to the humans from an alien (he is an off this world god).

If political life itself is a struggle with reality, interpretation, appraisal, and appreciation of values, as I believe it is, and if truth is the connection between reality and interpretation, then the problematic nature of truth lies at the center of our time's travails with distributive justice, with the balance of nature, and with peace.

The author examines the debate in the church over the growth of paid - time religious programs which has centered on several major issues, including the nature of the church, its mission, evangelism, pastoral care and counseling, and the social and political impact, and also the communication aspects: one way versus interactive communication.

The confrontation between Nathan and David reveals the nature of the Davidic rule, which followed the way of despotism and broke the covenant, At the same time it reveals the true nature of political leadership as preserver of justice, on the basis of the covenant (II Samuel 12:1 - 15).

Most of the great political disputes of our time can't be resolved simply according to high principle or even according to the laws of nature and nature's God.

It got me thinking about presidential campaign logos throughout history, and how the nature of our American propaganda and political branding has changed over time.

It might be easy to dismiss losing candidates by saying they have been rejected by the voters, but a significant part of winning elections is timing and the nature of the national political environment.

It's honestly a slow burning political biopic that mixes the characteristics of Abraham Lincoln the man with the intense political nature of our country at the time, but I found it fascinating to watch, especially after our most recent election.

Anyone aware of Connecticut's ethics laws and the laws prohibiting the use of state resources for political purposes would instantly recognize that a poll of this nature, especially conducted at this time, would raise a wide variety of questions.

«The exhibition uses the theme of the figure to explore how John has time and again asked pressing questions about the political and social nature of our reality — through beautiful, humorous, and subversive forms.»

Through their work, they are searching for ways to make language testify to some socio - political injury that is otherwise structurally invisible most of the time: heteronormativity, media - bias, structural racism and sexism, psycho - normativity, the foundational nature of slavery to the US economy, and US - backed authoritarianism abroad.

This time the artist turns her attention to the transient nature of the political, economic and social cycles that define a country's progress.

Hancock's work has also been included in a number of significant group exhibitions, including Juxtapoz x Superflat, curated by Takashi Murakami and Evan Pricco, Pivot Art + Culture, Seattle, WA (2016 - 17), Statements: African American Art from the Museum's Collection, Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX (2016), When the Stars Begin to Fall: Imagination and the American South, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY (2014), Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX (2012), The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Rebirth and Apocalypse in Contemporary Art, Kiev International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Armory, Kiev, Ukraine (2012), Wunderkammer: A Century of Curiosities, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (2008), Darger - ism: Contemporary Artists and Henry Darger, American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY (2008), Political Nature, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (2005), Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (2002), Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (2000).

His poetic, provocative, and at times humorous paintings — from landscape and nature to politics and history — fearlessly address issues that resonate today such as the rights of openly gay men and women to serve in the military, the aesthetics of gay subcultures, and the rampant scandals that mar our political landscape.

As subject matters, originating in either nature or present — time dynamics, Djurdjevic interprets them as sterile and cold environments; either a claustrophobic interiors or an dense exteriors such as forests and moors, metaphors the social space of the everyday or the socio - political and economic spheres in which we engage, willingly or not, and attempt to comprehend.

These portraits were candid, intimate, often humorous and by nature engaging with the political and social climate of her times.

Appearing as anatomical models or artifacts from some future time, Conley uses scientific research and political inquiry to construct new morphologies that wryly challenge our perceptions of humanity, nature, technology, and consciousness.

Zaatari investigates notions of desire, pursuit, resistance, memory, surveillance, the shifting nature of political borders and the production and circulation of images in times of war.

The true motivation underlying the global warming movement is almost certainly ideological and political in nature, and I predict that anthropogenic Global Warming, as currently presented, will go down as the greatest fraud of all time.

Last year in an earlier post on asteroid impacts, Mr. Schweickart mused on an issue at the heart of Dot Earth — how political systems, reflecting human nature, still seem to be having a hard time integrating scientific understanding, uncertainties and all, in ways that result in policies and investments that could blunt risks while fostering prosperity.

Only time, and the swaying of industrial or political interests, will tell whether The Meeting of Waters will be around in the same form for future generations to experience a bit of nature's own brand of magic.

Whether you wanted to escape the political maelstrom on American soil, save money by retiring abroad, spend more time in nature, or simply lust after idyllic scenery from the comfort of your arm chair, the following top 10 articles of the year offer something for everyone.

Times News Network: President of the Warsaw climate conference (COP19) and Poland's secretary of state, Marcin Korolec, has said the «nature of contributions» from countries to deal with menace of global warming would be the «main political questions» in Peruvian capital Lima where leaders \ negotiators from across the globe assemble for the next marathon meeting in December.

They are incendiary by nature, yet the articles supporting large native populations at time of Columbus are ladened with them which ascribes to them a political purpose.

Even without the new factor of a changing climate, it is time to acknowledge that California is in permanent long - term shortage: even in a «normal» rainfall year more water is now demanded and used than nature provides, leading to growing political conflict, unsustainable groundwater overdraft, and ecological destruction of the state's rivers, streams, and wetlands.

These two sets of challenges, those related to time - scale and those related to the global nature of climate change, are not in the classes that have traditionally yielded to the free - market mechanisms and political decision making that historically characterise Canada and the U.S. (see Section 14.5).

From ephemeral works that erode with time or emphasize the timelessness of nature, to works making a more political statement, it seems that the general role of environmental art is to prompt contemplation about the greater meaning of human engagement in nature, in relation to its cyclic processes.

Judges will typically have long terms OR life time appointments to prevent the political nature of running for elected office from introducing bias into the court (often recusing themselves if it appears they could be biased.).

As to the former, the scale of the legal preparations required in advance of Brexit, together with the constricted nature of the time period available, create a political imperative that makes inevitable what the Committee calls a «massive transfer of legislative competence» from Parliament to Government.

On the political front, we've seen over the past year or so how the real - time nature of the social web can play havoc with political campaigns and spin doctors.

«Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology,» McMaster wrote in a 2013 op - ed in the New York Times titled «The Pipe Dream of Easy War.»

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