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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.

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.

Republican Presidents, including Trump, have promised to balance future budgets with gigantic reductions in discretionary spending, a category that includes both outlays for defense, and all other areas that are voted each year (as opposed to entitlements that provide benefits guided by a fixed formula).

Garry says Oyster Bay's obligations to pay «are absolute, continuing, unconditional and not subject to any defense, setoff, claim, counterclaim or reduction for any reason whatsoever...» Mei signs his agreement and consent.

Both plans also contain significant reductions in funding for domestic non-entitlement (also known as «discretionary») programs and significant increases in defense spending.

Attendees receive a certificate that may be used to establish a defense to a charge of a sale to a minor or an intoxicated person, or used to obtain a reduction in the penalty for a violation under certain circumstances.

Another advocate for tort reform said, «Defense attorneys think the drastic reduction is a result of new scrutiny of the New York asbestos docket as a result of Sheldon Silver's arrest.»

Science and technology programs across these bills — which cover the Departments of Energy, Defense, and Veterans Affairs — fare far better than they would have under the White House budget request, but many programs are still lined up for some reduction, even after several floor amendments added some science and technology funding to different corners of the bill.

There is also growing military support for network research, Barabási says, pointing to research programs funded by the Army, Air Force, Office of Naval Research, and Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

However, most science policy analysts are wringing their hands over the tiny increase sought for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a small rebound for the National Science Foundation (NSF) after a cut in 2005, and reductions in the science budgets at NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the departments of energy and defense.

The Institute plays a key role as the lead military medical research laboratory for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense.

Alan Rudolph, director of Chemical and Biological Technologies for the TMT's parent office, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, is folding some TMT projects into other Pentagon efforts and reordering their priorities.

Working in tandem with such groups as the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Coalition for a Safe Environment, along with the Teamsters and Longshoremen's unions and local activists like Martha Cota, they've done extensive lobbying in Sacramento and community organizing to push for enforcement of the California Environmental Quality Act and compel the Port of Los Angeles to initiate a suite of pollution - reduction strategies that have cleaned up the air.

«If we're really going to have an impact as to a reduction in the stockpile, we have to address the whole stockpile,» Steve Henry, deputy assistant to the secretary of defense for nuclear matters, said at a press conference announcing the design winner.

This work was supported by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Global Biosurveillance Technology Initiative, Global Emerging Infections System and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Prof. McLean has received a number of awards, including the Waters Center of Innovation, Agilent Thought Leader Award, Excellence in Teaching Award from the student members of the American Chemical Society, a Defense Threat Reduction Agency Research Award, an American Society for Mass Spectrometry Research Award, a Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh Award, an R&D 100 Award, and the Bunsen — Kirchhoff Prize from the GDCh (German Chemical Society), among others.

Our detectors worked well and we included them as a part of our prototype device that was sent in the fall to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for their Defense Threat Reduction Agency - funded test campaign.»

As part of a «Body on a Chip» project funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, scientists at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, in collaboration with partners from around the country, are developing miniature hearts, livers, blood vessels and lungs that will be used to predict the effects of chemical and biologic agents and used to test the effectiveness of potential treatments.

The work is funded by the Chemical and Biological Technologies Department of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in the «Dynamic Multifunctional Materials for a Second Skin D [MS] 2» program, and by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program.

She also oversaw NNSA and the Defense Department's Cooperative Threat Reduction activities as senior program examiner for the Office of Management and Budget from 2004 to 2007.

As the principal associate director, Wisoff will continue to be responsible for ensuring the safe operation of NIF as a world - class user facility in support of the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Stockpile Stewardship mission; partnering with Laboratory capabilities to establish leadership in Stockpile Stewardship science associated with inertial confinement fusion and high energy density physics; overseeing the development of advanced laser systems, related optical and target systems, control systems and systems engineering capability for research, commercial and government agencies; and maintaining close partnerships with the Department of Energy / NNSA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Missile Defense Agency, Department of Homeland Security, academia and private industry.

After laser surgery for skin, topical vitamin C reduced skin injury and restored acidic skin pH. Acidic skin provides defense against microbes, and inflamed skin can have a higher than normal pH. Vitamin C also has anti-acne effects (possibly by lowering sebum secretion and preventing water loss from skin) and reduces pigmentation (e.g. for freckle reduction or to help remove skin marks).

The legislation, which had overwhelming bipartisan support in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, requires the president to detail how the administration will implement the $ 1.2 trillion in sequestration cuts to domestic and defense programs scheduled for the start of 2013 if Congress is unable to agree on another deficit - reduction plan before the end of the year.

The administration achieves this reduction by slashing or eliminating funding for scores of K - 12, higher education, and adult literacy programs by even more than $ 9.2 billion in order to finance massive increases in defense spending coupled with, in the education context, a more than $ 1 billion allocation for Title I portability programs and private school vouchers.25

For three years, Dr. Walker served as the Disability Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, a position he was appointed to through the Workforce Recruitment ProgrFor three years, Dr. Walker served as the Disability Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, a position he was appointed to through the Workforce Recruitment Progrfor the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, a position he was appointed to through the Workforce Recruitment Program.

For everyone else, equipping a second weapon in place of a shield will greatly increase attack (and result in a severe defense reduction), and give them access to weapon - specific skills.

The Mid-South modules of the methodology for Emission Reductions in Rice Management Systems were developed by Terra Global Capital LLC in partnership with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Applied Geosolutions, LLC, and White River Irrigation District and funded through a USDA Conservation Innovation Grant.

Early last year Gulledge and several colleagues suggested that policymakers modify their all - or - nothing approach to a temperature target, instead adopting a «climate security» strategy borrowed from defense planning: Aim for an ambitious target, but prepare for the consequences should emissions - reduction measures fall short.

ICF International, Economic Analysis of Methane Emission Reduction Opportunities in the U.S. Onshore Oil and Natural Gas Industries, prepared for Environmental Defense Fund (2014).

Newly approved by the American Carbon Registry (ACR) and co-authored by project partners DU, TCT, The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defense Fund and Terra Global Capital, the Avoided Conversion of Grasslands and Shrublands (ACoGS) carbon offset methodology is the first of its kind and provides real opportunities for achieving a meaningful level of emissions reductions in the agriculture sector.

In the meantime, as the NY Times points out, it may make sense to consider individual actions, such as more energy efficient appliances and increased vehicle efficiency, if the data shows net savings as a result of energy independence, reduced expenditures for fossil fuel due to reduced energy uses and potential reduction in defense expenditures as a result of reduced dependence on the middle east for oil.

But it can, and should, set more ambitious carbon - reduction goals,» Ed Chen, a spokesman for the Natural Resources Defense Council, said in an e-mail.

Scientist Uses Seed Diversity, Sustainable Farming Practices to Save Cuban Agriculture 6 Ways Agriculture Impacts Global Warming Stopping Deforestation, Greening Agriculture Better Than Carbon Capture & Storage, UNEP Report Says A Tale of Two Will Allens: «Industrial Agriculture One of Most Polluting & Dangerous Industries» Sustainable Agriculture Leaders Recognized By Natural Resources Defense Council's Growing Green Awards Peak Oil and Agriculture: A Farm for the Future Revisited 25 % Reduction in Global Food Production by 2050: Organic Agriculture Part of the Solution Agricultural Land Degradation Increasing, Affecting New Areas: FAO Report

But others came to de Boer's defense, given the agreement reached in Copenhagen, where major emerging economic powerhouses, including China and India, for the first time ever put emission reduction numbers on the table.

Our Assault and Battery defense team will also review your background to list all factors a prosecutor can consider for a dismissal or reduction of the Battery or Assault charges or that a judge can use to dismiss the case or limit the penalty to probation or some other lesser punishment.

While Dicus represents a victory for defense attorneys who can cite the ruling as precedent for sentence reductions, law professors like Carissa Hessick at Prawfs Blawg are rejoicing as well because Dicus shows that from time to time, courts still listen when law professors have something worthwhile to say.

Pattis & Smith criminal attorneys will quickly identify every imperfection in the case against you and defense activities include an immediate demand for every detail of the case against you; we assign investigators to review the credibility of witnesses, we ask the court to exclude irrelevant evidence or evidence gathered in violation of your rights, and package your background profile to maximize the chance of dismissal or reduction charges you're facing.

Kris has spoken at numerous legal seminars, including speaking engagements concerning «Motions in Limine: Protecting the Story» (Panel Member, NELA - GA / ICLE Trying Your Best: Employment Law Goes to Court Seminar, 2017), «Reductions in Force» (Professional Association Of Georgia Educators, 2012), «Settlement Agreements and Keeping the Deal» (State Bar of Georgia, General Practice and Trial Section, 2011), «Update on Employment Law» (General Practice And Trial Law Section Institute, 2011), «Employment Law in the Trenches» (General Practice and Trial Law Institute 2009), EEOC Atlanta 2008 Technical Assistance Program Seminar, «Firing Public Employees: Lessons Learned from the Perspective of Plaintiff and Defense Counsel» (Liability of Local Governments Seminar 2007), «Busting the Cap on Damages in Employment Litigation» (Managing Damages in Employment Litigation Seminar 2007), «State Law and Other Non-Traditional Claims: Crash Course, Questions to Ask, and New Developments» (Employment Law for the General Practitioner and for the Pros).

The best course of action is usually to try to negotiate for a reduction to an offense that won't carry the consequences you're seeking to avoid, but if you absolutely need or want to attempt a defense, a traffic court attorney may be able to help you do so.

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Defense Threat Reduction Agency (Ft. Belvoir, VA) 01/2010 — 07/2011 Insert Title • Provide daily management of assigned projects for medical countermeasure development (antibacterial) • Responsible for project costs, schedule, performance, risk assessment, and contract deliverables • Brief antibacterial projects at multiple program management reviews • Contribute to RFIs / RFPs to address gaps in medical countermeasure development • Chair review panels for broad agency announcements and evaluate project proposals • Assist in the development of a cost model for small molecule S&T development for medical countermeasures • Conduct site visits, in - process reviews, Post-Award Conferences, and Kick - Off Meetings with performers • Participant in source selection board activities for TMT