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Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

A small portion of our hedge reflects staggered strikes (which provide a slight increase in defense at the cost of a slight reduction in «implied interest») but the broad behavior of the Fund is unlikely to be affected much by general market direction.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.

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.

In the event that one or more Authorized Participants having substantial interests in Shares or otherwise responsible for a significant portion of the Shares» daily trading volume on the [EXCHANGE] withdraw from participation, the liquidity of the Shares will likely decrease, which could adversely affect the market price of the Shares and adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

This government has failed in that process by leaving stakeholders with less than two months - a large portion of which was over Christmas - to make submissions regarding legislation that substantially affects their lives.

The impact of the forcing food, can be so severe that it carries through adulthood and affects the way we view food in general which can lead to bad nutrition, wrong portion sizes and weight gain.

The company said in a statement that a large portion of the current rate increase for small group plans can be attributed to the risk adjustment program, «which includes flawed methodology that is adversely affecting nearly all insurers on New York State's health exchange.

Although Erie County health officials do not have a precise number of children affected, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz proposed $ 3.75 million over five years for lead prevention, a portion of which will address the lack of case management for these children diagnosed with levels of 5 to 9 micrograms.

The researchers are now investigating whether the ECO system is effective against other visual disorders, including Stargardt disease, which is a form of inherited juvenile macular degeneration, primarily affecting the central portion of the visual field.

Despite countless findings to the contrary, a large portion of the population doesn't believe that scientists agree on the existence of human - caused climate change, which affects their willingness to seek a solution to the problem, according to a 2011 study in Nature Climate Change.

One is how RCAN1 affects neurons in a portion of the brain called the basal forebrain, which also responds to NGF.

Published in the journal Oecologia, the study is the first to show that even freshwater fish which only spend a small portion of their lifecycle in the ocean are likely to be seriously affected under the higher CO2 levels expected at the end of the century.

MONGOLIA Taishir Dam and Reservoir on the Zavkhan River: Images and Impressions from Herders affected by the Dam and Reservoir Version 1 The Taishir Dam and Reservoir and portions of the Zavkhan River Valley downstream of the Dam were visited as part of «Water and Mining Exchange Program» coordinated by Paul Robinson which included representatives of Mongolian Environmental Civil Council (MECC), Rivers without Boundaries, and Buryat Regional Organization on Baikal.

There are other factors such as portion size which can greatly affect the amount land and the head of livestock required.

Although the use of test scores remains the most controversial piece of the evaluations, it remains to be seen how the main portion of the evaluations, which are based on intensive, time - consuming qualitative measures of a teacher's performance, will affect schools and classrooms.

One other effect that could go this way — if the portion of Dodd - Frank affecting bank leverage is repealed, the banks will have a much greater ability to lend overnight, which would be inflationary.

Distributing your funds between different types of investments helps you avoid systemic risk (which impacts the economy as a whole) and non-systemic risk (which affects a small portion of the economy or one company in your portfolio).

«By carrying over credit card balances and utilizing a significant portion of their available balance, they can potentially negatively affect their credit scores, which can in turn hurt them when it comes to applying for other types of credit down the line including mortgages and car loans.

DCA also affects which parts of your investment qualify as long - term or short - term capital gains; if you opened your entire position at once, all of your shares would have the same term status, but if you accumulated your position over time and decide to close all or part of your position within a year of any purchase, some portions of your gains may not qualify as long - term capital gains.

Those in which the final portion of the intestine (colon) is most affected often have mucousy loose stools, sometimes with specks of blood and straining.

Those in which the mid portion is most affected tend to have more watery diarrhea and weight loss.

Some veterinarians also recognize a «focal» form of HCM in which only isolated portions of the heart muscle appear affected and overall heart function remains adequate.

Any which have even one copy of the mutation withdrawn from breeding, unless the mutation is so common in a breed that a significant portion of dogs are affected.

Over time, the interior portions of the tooth may be affected, which can result in pain, swelling and tooth loss.

For those cases in which the inflammation is more serious, drugs to decrease the acid from the stomach may be prescribed, or, medications could be used that will affect the muscle tone in the lower portion of the esophagus.

If for any reason the Internet portion of the Program is not capable of functioning as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Program, RBC Bank reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who it determines may have caused or contributed to the onset of such occurrence, and / or who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Program.

Some of the missions may also have additional objectives that will reward Behelits that unlock portions of a portrait, which aren't particularly necessary or affect the game's story but add another element to the game for players to complete.

A portion of the GCR penetrate the sun's and earth's magnetic field and through secondary reactions with molecules in the earth's atmosphere, create charged nuclei, which affect cloud formation.

The spectrum of sun which is more affected by Earth atmosphere is the visible portion of sunlight which had the most amount energy per each nm of spectrum.

The pattern of warming that we have observed, in which warming has occurred in the lower portions of the atmosphere (the troposphere) and cooling has occurred at higher levels (the stratosphere), is consistent with how greenhouse gases work — and inconsistent with other factors that can affect the global temperature over many decades, like changes in the sun's energy.

Erl Happ and Svensmark have some nice ideas on the response of the upper atmosphere from solar forcings which could be made to fit my proposition that the rate of energy loss to space is affected by the amount of turbulence on the solar surface which does have an effect on the thermosphere and possibly all the other portions of the atmosphere from stratosphere upwards.

This will affect a large portion of small trucking companies, 84 % of which currently rely on hand - written logs.

That suggestion, at least, seems fairly tenuous — given that a portion of Facebook users are undoubtedly aware that the site is tracking their activity when they use it, which in turn is likely to affect how they use Facebook.

I feel strongly that if the entire Canadian public was polled, that collusion within the energy industry (to which all of the public are tethered one way or another on an almost daily basis) would emerge as the dominant issue of concern, and not real estate commission discrepencies of a percent or two or three which affect only an extremely small portion of the public on at most a four year cycle.

A large portion of the country experienced a miserable winter, which could have negatively affected demand.

- The high volatility of demand for office space due to unpredictable economic shocks that affect employment growth in service and financial sectors which determines large portion of additional demand for office space