Based on this combined information, TEA implemented many
significant changes in the program.
Not exact matches
Airline and hotel loyalty
programs have undergone some
significant changes in the last few years.
Through this
program, we have received and continue to periodically receive helpful input regarding a number of stockholder - related matters, and have adopted a number of
significant changes to our corporate governance practices
in addition to welcoming two new independent directors to our Board
in 2017, bringing the total number of independent directors to seven of nine members.
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.
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.
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.
Rockenstein found that there were
significant differences
in information acquisition and attitude
change between churched children and non-churched children: churched children gained more of the information and accepted more of the attitudes communicated by the televised
programs than did the non-churched children.
However, for
significant and permanent
changes in attitudes and behavior toward religious faith, religious
programs need to be complemented by interpersonal contact and continuing group support.
In order to allow the opportunity to make
changes to business plans, we are providing
significant notification of closure of the
program, as well as options available to our valued OGA clients to ensure their best interests are maintained.
Since that time, over 1,000 children have participated
in the STAR Center's updated and enhanced intensive
program and we have impressive preliminary findings that suggest children show
significant changes in self - regulation, social participation, self - confidence and self - esteem and school performance.
Some intervention
programs based on standard breastfeeding advice are associated with
significant changes in knowledge, breastfeeding initiation and duration but not
in exclusive breastfeeding rates [44, 45].
Praising himself for a
program that showed no
significant change in Hispanic and low - income communities epitomizes Bloomberg's unbridled hubris.
The Regulatory Review and Reform
Program has resulted
in significant changes to eliminate unnecessary reporting and paperwork, streamline or clarify regulatory requirements, and reduce administrative and operational costs for small and large businesses, health care providers, and individuals.
Overall, the budget claims $ 369 million
in gap closing items within the states economic development
program, including retrenchments
in the Empire Zones
program,
significant staff reductions, and other
program changes.
«Though participants
in our study didn't experience
significant weight loss, that doesn't mean that all incentive
programs are ineffective, only that we need to move to more creative designs that might better leverage predictable barriers to behavior
change,» said David Asch, MD, MBA, a professor of Medicine and Health Care Management and director of the Penn Center for Health Care Innovation.
«As
significant alterations to ecosystems resulting from global
change become more likely, environmental scientists and the general public need to appreciate some of the potential outcomes,» says senior author Andrew Friedland (http://envs.dartmouth.edu/people/andrew-j-friedland), a professor
in Dartmouth's Environmental Studies
Program.
In this work, we have focused on the use of gold nanorods, in which minimal variations in their length or width result in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
In this work, we have focused on the use of gold nanorods,
in which minimal variations in their length or width result in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
in which minimal variations
in their length or width result in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
in their length or width result
in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque
Program.
School - based prevention
programs were found to be successful
in having a
significant impact on dating violence knowledge and attitudes and, unlike victimization experiences,
changes in knowledge were sustained over time.
Australia has created an adaptation
program to «help Australians better understand climate
change, manage risks, and take advantage of potential opportunities;»
In Nigeria, state and local governments are developing action plans for high - risk urban areas, while the federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand; in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate chang
In Nigeria, state and local governments are developing action plans for high - risk urban areas, while the federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand;
in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate chang
in Mali,
significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate
change.
«We observed small but
significant changes in the gene expressions between normal and diabetic corneas,» said Mehrnoosh Saghizadeh Ghiam, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical sciences and neurosurgery, a researcher
in the Regenerative Medicine Institute Eye
Program and the lead author of the study published
in the journal PLOS ONE.
We weighted diverse factors
in choosing the winner, including the paper's topic, originality, impact, and more generally the extent to which it exemplified the goals of The American Naturalist: «to publish papers that are of broad interest to the readership, to pose a new and
significant program or introduce a novel subject to the readership, to develop conceptual unification, and to
change the way people think about the topic of the manuscript.»
SAM analysis was used to identify statistically
significant changes in microarray data, and the bioinformatics
programs GoMiner, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA), and HiMAP were used to identify
significant ontological categories and analyze the N - methyl - D - aspartate (NMDA) receptor interactome.
a Python - based
program package that can be used to efficiently detect and characterize
significant conformational
changes in simulated biomolecular systems.
Stacia Friedman - Hill, Ph.D., a
program director at NIH's National Institute of Mental Health, says these findings are particularly relevant to the field of mental health research because many mental health disorders are marked by
changes in cognitive function, sometimes years before clinical symptoms become
significant, and because mental health disorders often involve
changes in the developing brain.
In a statement, NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot said that the proposed budget «is in line with our funding in recent years, and will enable us to effectively execute our core mission for the nation, even during these times of fiscal constraint,» although it should be noted that it does make significant cuts to the agency's earth science and climate - change related program
In a statement, NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot said that the proposed budget «is
in line with our funding in recent years, and will enable us to effectively execute our core mission for the nation, even during these times of fiscal constraint,» although it should be noted that it does make significant cuts to the agency's earth science and climate - change related program
in line with our funding
in recent years, and will enable us to effectively execute our core mission for the nation, even during these times of fiscal constraint,» although it should be noted that it does make significant cuts to the agency's earth science and climate - change related program
in recent years, and will enable us to effectively execute our core mission for the nation, even during these times of fiscal constraint,» although it should be noted that it does make
significant cuts to the agency's earth science and climate -
change related
programs.
Significant changes for individuals who finished the
program were seen
in areas like ADHD symptoms, attention, initiating tasks, organization and planning, and working memory.
The results show that there are
significant changes in the acculturations orientations of teachers and students after their participation
in the
program, both compared to the situation before the
program and to the control group.
Most of the statistical
significant changes regarding students» acculturation orientations are related to the domain of school activities, which means that their participation
in the project and activities of the
program had a direct impact on this dimension, without being extrapolated to the other dimensions.
Two new initiatives announced last month
in South Carolina could result
in significant increases
in funding and major
program changes for the state's public schools.
This is the most
significant change to Queensland senior schooling
in decades, and will require schools to make considerable
changes to their teaching, learning and assessment
programs across all secondary year levels.
Evaluations of the impact of the Resolving Conflict Creatively
Program (RCCP)
in four multiracial, multiethnic school districts
in New York City showed that 84 percent of teachers who responded to a survey reported positive
changes in classroom climate, 71 percent reported moderate or
significant decreases
in physical violence
in the classroom, and 66 percent observed less name - calling and few verbal insults.
The Cloud has offered
significant potential
in changing how education as an industry works from with the perspective of offering online
programs so as to modify the traditional working ecosystem.
Significant changes in existing federal
programs frame the terms of the deliberations that go on
in every state and community.
The study also determined that the study results can not be dismissed with claims that the students
in the
program performed worse because they were adjusting to a new school: «There was no statistically
significant association between
changing schools and student achievement
in reading and mathematics.»
In Washington, the Obama administration's Race to the Top
program rewarded states for making
significant policy
changes such as supporting charter schools.
Taken together, they suggest something even more
significant, that schools are complex systems and that comprehensive arts
programs can bring about systemic
change, perhaps
in ways that are unique.
While the field of teacher preparation has made
significant advances
in recent decades — creating stronger clinical partnerships, developing better performance assessments, making better use of newly available data sources, meeting more demanding state approval and national accreditation standards, and developing new models and patterns of preparation — not all of these advances have been universally adopted at the
program level.3 To consolidate the gains and to overcome challenges to implementing universal high standards for admission and academic rigor
in teacher preparation, states, school districts, and teacher preparation
programs must work together to enact key policy
changes.
This guide, Leveraging Summer for Student Success, shows how
significant changes in California school financing and accountability systems under the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) are right now providing educators, school leaders and communities a new opportunity to reinvent and reinvest
in summer learning
programs.
In addition to connecting complex and important subjects, STEM programs are also created in reaction to changing work tasks and demands, which ask for not only an integrated knowledge base, but, again, an integrated worldview that places significant emphasis on the kind of person a STEM education produces; ideally valuing collaboration, interpersonal communication and the groundwork necessary for customer empathy in future career
In addition to connecting complex and important subjects, STEM
programs are also created
in reaction to changing work tasks and demands, which ask for not only an integrated knowledge base, but, again, an integrated worldview that places significant emphasis on the kind of person a STEM education produces; ideally valuing collaboration, interpersonal communication and the groundwork necessary for customer empathy in future career
in reaction to
changing work tasks and demands, which ask for not only an integrated knowledge base, but, again, an integrated worldview that places
significant emphasis on the kind of person a STEM education produces; ideally valuing collaboration, interpersonal communication and the groundwork necessary for customer empathy
in future career
in future careers.
Signed into law
in December 2015, ESSA has made a number of
significant changes to the Title I
programs.
TeachingWorks also offers consulting services, both
in - house and onsite, for teams and individuals who seek to implement
significant changes in their own
programs of teacher training, development, or evaluation.
Households react strongly to the incentives created by such
programs, leading to
significant changes in the frequency of exercising alternative public schooling options, as well as
changes in the composition of the «opt out» students.
Because of
changes in the common core, expectations are that the subject matter
program standards will also need to be revised - although officials at the CTC do not believe the
changes will be
significant.
In FY 2013, the Department took
significant strides forward by incorporating climate
change adaptation and resiliency considerations into DOT policies and grant
programs, especially those related to Hurricane Sandy.
In FY 2012, the Department took
significant strides forward by incorporating climate
change adaptation and resiliency considerations into DOT policies and grant programs and releasing its first ever Climate Change Adaptation
change adaptation and resiliency considerations into DOT policies and grant
programs and releasing its first ever Climate
Change Adaptation
Change Adaptation Plan.
These
program enhancements, including a
significant increase
in budgetary authority,
changes to the eligibility and creditworthiness review process and introduction of new forms of assistance such as master credit agreements have been quickly put
in into practice by the TIFIA JPO.
In this issue, information about New Organizations Supporting the SBTRC
Program for Central and Mid-Atlantic Regions is presented along with information about
significant changes to the Major Capital Transit Investment
Program.
While the N420 continues the N400's place
in the Aston Martin lineup as a special edition coupe with cues taken from Aston Martin's racing
program, it receives
significant powerplant, chassis, and cosmetic
changes.