Sentences with phrase «of powers bill»

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has attributed the failure of the devolution of powers bill in the National Assembly to hate speeches, suspicions that it was another attempt at restructuring and mistrust among Nigerians.

Hate to think of the power bill.

In South Australia at least, the supply charge is a substantial part of all power bills; there would be no need for this to increase with the introduction of a carbon tax.

It doesn't cost much more than ordinary power, because a large part of our power bills is the supply charge anyway, but it must make a difference in reducing greenhouse gas production.

Twitter: Increased #cleanenergy adoption and investments among the business community lowers all of our power bills.

It is worth pausing there to consider that the independent power - pricing authority is saying businesses will face even bigger rises in power bills because of the green schemes and that these rises - not those related to the carbon tax - have been the fastest - growing part of power bill rises in the past two years.

Not exact matches

Bill and Barbara Steele moved to this sleepy corner of Oregon to start their own winery after successful, high - powered business careers.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

As allegations continue to rain down on powerful media moguls (like the recently - convicted comedian Bill Cosby), as well as high - profile politicians, doctors, members of Congress and male journalists, the idea that power can be a dangerous tool of manipulation is shifting into the mainstream.

According to Nest, powering air conditioners during peak times accounts for just 1 percent of all energy usage — but can often take up the lion's share of an individual energy bill.

«This is really a power grab and it's a phony bill because the whole intention is to take it up to our state supreme court to overturn the constitutionality of the no income tax that has been the tradition of our state, as well as state laws,» Hutchison told CNBC.

Afterward, Trump said he wants the power to issue line - item vetoes on spending bills — a power many presidents have demanded, and that Congress has never granted — and that the Senate should eliminate the ability of a minority to filibuster legislation.

The state government will lay underground power lines in areas of the South West after the Yarloop bushfire racked up a $ 26 million damage bill to the region's electricity network.

It is the latest successful legislative push targeting union power following a Republican sweep of statehouses in 2010, and if Gov. Mitch Daniels signs the bill as expected it will make Indiana the first Rust Belt state to ban contracts that require workers to pay mandatory union fees for representation.

Residents at Alkimos Beach and White Gum Valley are set to participate in trials of solar energy technology and battery storage that could lead to large reductions in power bills.

«Every presidential action must still comply with the limits set by Congress» delegation of power and the constraints of the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.»

Obama last wielded his veto power in October 2010, nixing a relatively mundane bill dealing with recognition of documents notarized out of state.

Bill Sheridan, a workplace blogger for the Maryland Association of CPAs, recently let his readers in on what he called the secret to success (not to mention happiness, longevity, friendship, influence, power and health).

On concerns about power use, Bakken said his personal electricity bill had risen 5 percent from charging his car at home and fears of surge demand were overblown.

Another senator, Republican Mike Lee of Utah, in January introduced a bill to take back some of the power that Congress over the years has delegated to the executive on trade.

Ken Ingrao, a Scripps Ranch resident who said he did «tons of research» about solar, decided his $ 220 - a-month power bill was too low to justify an investment of up to $ 28,000.

«Just because Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley billionaire, his opinion does not trump our millions of readers who know us for routinely driving big news stories including Hillary Clinton's secret email account, Bill Cosby's history with women, the mayor of Toronto as a crack smoker, Tom Cruise's role within Scientology, the N.F.L. cover - up of domestic abuse by players and just this month the hidden power of Facebook to determine the news you see.»

Providers need ways to measure and bill for power being consumed, just as other utilities track kilowatts of electricity or minutes of telephone talk time.

Many aspects of the law have since expired or been amended, but the landmark bill was only the beginning in the ongoing debate over the government's spying powers.

Take Bill Gates, of whom Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, said, «Bill Gates is quiet and bookish, but apparently unfazed by others» opinions of him: He's an introvert, but not shy.»

By 335 votes to 244, the House of Lords backed an amendment to the government's key Brexit bill to give Parliament decision - making power on the outcome of negotiations with the EU — including the power to call off the divorce.

ESPN may feel as though it holds all the cards now that it has cut ties to Grantland founder Bill Simmons, but the balance of power in media has shifted.

«If you're a true supporter of entrepreneurship,» Sherman says, «you support it with all your power — whether you're billing or not.»

NDP environment critic Peter Tabuns welcomed the import of more clean power from Quebec, but said the impact on consumers» electricity bills and the actual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the agreement will be minuscule.

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Bill S - 5 proposes to improve the consumer protection framework by enhancing the supervisory powers of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, FCAC.

In a statement, Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker Media, who was also personally named in the Hogan suit, said: «Just because Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley billionaire, his opinion does not trump our millions of readers who know us for routinely driving big news stories including Hillary Clinton's secret email account, Bill Cosby's history with women, the mayor of Toronto as a crack smoker, Tom Cruise's role within Scientology, the N.F.L. cover - up of domestic abuse by players and just this month the hidden power of Facebook to determine the news you see.»

A bill recently introduced to the Arizona House of Representatives would take away the power of town, city, and county governments to «prohibit or otherwise restrict» the running blockchain nodes in residences.

Hensarling's bill would strip the agency of some of its most important powers.

On the campaign trail, Donald J. Trump has promised to do quite a few things that are beyond the powers of an American president, like billing Mexico for a border wall.

The economic power of the LGBT rights movement is about to be put to the test in the standoff over a so - called «bathroom bill» in North Carolina.

Then, as floodwaters recede, governments add the repair costs of roadways, bridges, parks and power lines to the bill.

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We raise much of our food, burn wood for heat, water is gravity spring (no pump), private septic system, solar power I installed feeds grid back, no electric bill, wireless internet tower income pays our property taxes, so basically we can live on a vastly reduced income should it be needed, Much of our savings is in precious metals.

TVs, computers, and other items can suck away some of your power as «vampires» and drive up your bill.

Thus, while it initially appeared that the bill was designed to foster entrepreneurial development of decentralized systems, such as the Ethereum network, to allow individuals to reclaim some power from large companies, the bill does not accomplish that aim as it treats public and private blockchains (and possibly even legacy payment systems) equally.By opening this loophole in the definition of blockchain, Nevada does not appear to be showing any more support for the blockchain upstart community than it shows for multinational financial institutions and banks at large.

«It grows earnings not so much by the brilliance of management or the diversity of their operations, as Welch and Immelt claim, but through the acquisition of companies (more than 100 companies in each of the last five years) using high - powered, high P / E multiple GE stock or cheap near Treasury Bill yielding commercial paper.

Powered by blockchain technology, Telegram Open Network (TON) is being billed as the next «Visa / MasterCard alternative for a new decentralized economy,» the company said in a description of its plans, as reported by WSJ.

Bill 12 is potentially in direct violation of the limits of provincial powers which are -LSB-...]

The powers conveyed by Bill 12 are much broader than that: since these proposed licenses could be instituted such that they are only required by certain firms, the Minister could stipulate that a particular oil company was no longer able to export crude - by - rail (the method of export) to BC (the point of export), for example.

Bill 12 also creates provincial powers in other areas of clear, federal jurisdiction.

, David McMillan examines the power of 25 variables to predict excess return (relative to the 3 - month U.S. Treasury bill yield) of Shiller's S&P Composite Index both in - sample and out - of - sample.

«Of course, lower power and heating bills require that you first invest in new and better products and materials — LED lights, smart thermostats, better insulation.

Bitfury's market share, unmatched computing power, and ability to scale, in combination with a Board of Directors that former hedge fund manager Michael Novogratz and renowned venture capitalist Bill Tai have both agreed to serve on, offers Hut 8 an extreme advantage in a competitive marketplace.

A settlement finalized this week between the B.C. Liberal government and Boss Power will hit taxpayers with a $ 30 million bill, serving as a stark reminder of how costly Liberal economic mismanagement has been for taxpayers.