Sentences with phrase «reform is in the air»

«After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans became a place where education was incredibly vibrant and reform was in the air,» he says.

Education reform is in the air and taking root in thousands of classrooms across the country.

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Even with federal tax reform up in the air, there are steps taxpayers can take now to save come April 2018.

Trump told reporters in a brief conversation aboard Air Force One that he had meetings about healthcare reform in Florida at the weekend and that the effort to sell the proposal was going well.

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.

If they're going to give us a year... and see if we really mean what we say with some of these quality of life and quality of service [reforms], that gives them a chance to relook, and in another year, say, «Are we doing better, is my family in a good place, did you do what you said you were going to do, Air Force?»»

Presidential debates, increased public affairs, innovations in news coverage, fewer commercials on children «s programs, more female and minority on - air employment, greater minority ownership of stations, «free speech messages» in many cities, greater responsiveness to viewer «s letters, and a temporary reduction in violent programs — all were brought about through the efforts of the broadcast reform groups.9.

He spoke with a very slight European accent and sported a goatee which created an air of old world authenticity, at least to a California - born Jew like myself who had been educated primarily in Reform institutions.

But it seems safe to guess that, when the time comes, reform and development will be in the air, a sense of forgotten truth to be reasserted, of imbalance to be corrected; also, that if the Church's garden then seems to need weeding, some at least of the weeds will be of our generation's planting.

In this context, here, I outline a proposal I developed in a recent paper that has, to my knowledge, not be aired in the Lords reform debate beforIn this context, here, I outline a proposal I developed in a recent paper that has, to my knowledge, not be aired in the Lords reform debate beforin a recent paper that has, to my knowledge, not be aired in the Lords reform debate beforin the Lords reform debate before.

With the forfeiture amendment set to be considered, other reform proposals, such as preventing unlimited donations through limited liability companies, remain up in the air.

The chances of either the Child Victims Act or measures aimed at reforming how procurement is audited appear to be up in the air at this point.

Once the facts have been fully aired, then NYSCOPBA expects to be a substantial player in whatever policy, procedures or reform result from it.»

Its executive director, Dick Dadey, called the former hedge fund manager «the no - nonsense, breath - of - fresh - air candidate that New Yorkers have been seeking in their desire to reform our state government,» adding:

The budget is scheduled to pass by March 29, but a range of issues, from bolstering mass transit in New York City to criminal justice reforms, remain up in the air.

There's still more to be done — next week they'll tackle mayoral control and rules reform, while the future of the controversial gay - marriage bill is still up in the air.

«I think campaign finance reform will be a key element, but it won't be the only element, and it's up in the air about public funding.»

The measure — H.R. 2576, named for the late Senator Frank Lautenberg (D — NJ), a long - time TSCA reform champion — is perhaps the most far - reaching and influential environmental statute passed by Congress since the body updated the Clean Air Act in 1990.

They are no doubt receiving buckets of slick PR material from Walden Media, the producers whose Waiting for Superman propaganda sucked all the air out of the school reform debate for a couple of months in 2010.

It seems that if you are determined to force your vision of «reform» based on the sheer arrogance of believing you are right, you want that plane built in the air before educational professionals, researchers and reporters can peek inside.

With Reform Fervor in the Air, Local School Board Elections See Record Outside Spending This year, huge amounts of money and passion are flowing down the ballot into the school board elections — part of an all - out war over public school rReform Fervor in the Air, Local School Board Elections See Record Outside Spending This year, huge amounts of money and passion are flowing down the ballot into the school board elections — part of an all - out war over public school reformreform.

Proposals for enormous changes in the school system have always been a feature during times of economic crisis, but you have to stop and catch your breath at times when some of the more «throw the baby out with the bathwater» schemes get a serious airing from our self - appointed «out of the box» thinkers on education «reform,» or, as one of our local school board candidates would prefer, «transformation.»

And in an on - air interview on WBEZ promoting the series, both reporters conclude school reform «isn't working» because the correlation between poverty and outcomes hasn't changed from 2004 to 2014, the decade when No Child Left Behind took hold in schools nationwide.

It is ideally located in a picturesque fishing village, just about 200m from a quaint fishing port and only about some hundreds of metres from the commercial centre and nightlife of Cala RatjadaThree beautiful beaches are within easy reach of hotel - Cala Gat, Cala Agulla, Son Moll - each with fine sand, clear water and all facilitiesBellavista is one of the more established hotels in Cala Ratjada and is regularly renovated to maintain its high standards of comfort and provide its guests with a comfortable environmentAll rooms have air conditioning (cool / heat), TV - Sat, mini-fridge, Wii Internet, cosmetic mirror and hair - dryer - included in the price; dispose of bathroom and balcony, telephone, safeAfter the last reforms the hotel dispose of lifts in both buildings, ground floor reform made, the entrance and rooms in the pit suitable for disabled persons, swimming pool has an hydraulic elevator, Wii Lan able in all hotel areaIn addition to having a pool, outdoor terraces, gym with baths, jacuzzi, turkish bad and sauna, a bar (with satellite TV, air conditioning and cybercafe), Bellavista offers its guests mini-golf, billiards, darts and table tennis.

The advantage of subsidy reform are significant and varied: appropriate energy prices would reduce global carbon emissions in 2013 by 21 % and fuel - related air pollution deaths by 55 %, while simultaneously boosting extra revenue of 4 % of global GDP and increasing social welfare by 2.2 % of global GDP.

Some are on land, in the air or sea, occasional remnants, reformed or transformed over multiple applications of paint.

Which of the following energy reforms will you campaign for to be installed in all new developments: solar energy panels; tougher energy efficiency standards; «green energy» sourced power supply; wider house eaves; restrictions on air conditioning.

We have a unique opportunity to end the rancorous debate about climate change, a debate that is poisoning the air — the political air, that is — and inhibiting progress on two fronts: progress on addressing the possibility that we are on the road to a catastrophic warming of the globe, and progress on reforming our anti-growth tax structure, which is so inequitable that it is straining the public's belief in the fairness of capitalism and what we like to call «the American Dream.»

I'm willing to say that happens in some circumstances such as when the air above the water is saturated and also when breaking waves destroy the cool skin layer but these are exceptions to the rule — RH is seldom 100 % over the ocean and the cool skin layer only breaks up in whitewater and reforms in about 10 seconds.

In «Make a carbon tax part of reform effort» (Concord Monitor, 9/19/11), Holtz - Eakin argues for comprehensive tax reform to include a carbon tax so that more of the «true cost of burning a fossil fuel... in the form of air pollution, a negative impact on human health, harm to the environment or climate change [is a] component in economic decisions [such as] include whether to invest in a coal - fired power plant or a wind farm.&raquIn «Make a carbon tax part of reform effort» (Concord Monitor, 9/19/11), Holtz - Eakin argues for comprehensive tax reform to include a carbon tax so that more of the «true cost of burning a fossil fuel... in the form of air pollution, a negative impact on human health, harm to the environment or climate change [is a] component in economic decisions [such as] include whether to invest in a coal - fired power plant or a wind farm.&raquin the form of air pollution, a negative impact on human health, harm to the environment or climate change [is a] component in economic decisions [such as] include whether to invest in a coal - fired power plant or a wind farm.&raquin economic decisions [such as] include whether to invest in a coal - fired power plant or a wind farm.&raquin a coal - fired power plant or a wind farm.»

While the natural gas (methane) being reformed on - the - fly to make hydrogen in a stationary fuel cell unit produces waste heat, that heat can, in actual practice, be utilized not only to provide domestic hot water and home heat but also to drive adsorption - based air conditioners.

«At a time when constitutional change is in the air, the right of citizens to defend themselves against state - funded prosecutions is not something that should be manipulated in a political way, but investigated impartially to appropriate savings and reforms that are sustainable and in the public interest.»

«We're hearing that tax reform is sucking up all the air in the room, so there's no discussion about MIECHV,» said Croom - Raley, whose Arkansas - based organization oversees expansion and training of sites operating Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY), one of the 18 models approved for MIECHV spending.