Sentences with phrase «powerful speaker in»

Yes, Amazon has recently announced the Echo Plus which aims to combat the not - so - powerful speaker in the regular Echo, but fortunately, several speaker manufacturers have embraced Alexa and installed her in their own devices.

Not exact matches

Hall was recently described in the book Remarkable You as «one of the most powerful people in media who you've never met,» and has emerged as a go - to keynote speaker on topics like marketing, sales, and leadership.

The smart speaker can stream music in any room of the house, is powerful enough to provide beats for a party and can be used with other Sonos speakers to create stereo - quality surround sound.

In seminaries as in churches, breaking the silence has a powerful impact on the community itself: student organizations sponsor films and speakers on the topic; campus incidents are addressed rather than denied; field - education placements in shelters are developed, or a session on sexual harassment is provided for field - education supervisors; resources on these issues are added to the library, and continuing - education programs are developeIn seminaries as in churches, breaking the silence has a powerful impact on the community itself: student organizations sponsor films and speakers on the topic; campus incidents are addressed rather than denied; field - education placements in shelters are developed, or a session on sexual harassment is provided for field - education supervisors; resources on these issues are added to the library, and continuing - education programs are developein churches, breaking the silence has a powerful impact on the community itself: student organizations sponsor films and speakers on the topic; campus incidents are addressed rather than denied; field - education placements in shelters are developed, or a session on sexual harassment is provided for field - education supervisors; resources on these issues are added to the library, and continuing - education programs are developein shelters are developed, or a session on sexual harassment is provided for field - education supervisors; resources on these issues are added to the library, and continuing - education programs are developed.

He isn't a powerful speaker, like a Reagan or an Obama, but he has a knack for framing his ideas in a favorable light.

Speaking the truth (as you perceive it) in a soft voice is the most powerful form of helping people to become more like Christ... and a wonderful position for the speaker, should he / she need to retract their position in the future.

For times when the built - in speaker on your phone just won't cut it, hook up wirelessly to a Jawbone Mini Jambox or a JBL Clip to deliver powerful sound from a tiny, portable package ($ 87.95 and $ 38.75 from Amazon).

Silver, the ex-Assembly speaker and formerly one of the most powerful elected officials in New York, was convicted in November of fraud and extortion charges.

The speaker is the most powerful politico in Albany.

The powerful speaker raised eyebrows when he didn't tie the wage increase to certain items in the budget, suggesting he was playing some sort of long - game strategy on the issue.

In the recording, Temer allegedly agrees to buy the silence of Eduardo Cunha, the powerful former speaker of House — now under arrest on corruption charges — who is widely believed to possess incriminating information on much of the political elite.

The founders of a Manhattan law firm that paid Silver millions of dollars testified that they never expected the speaker to leverage his powerful position in the Assembly to refer clients.

As you'll see in our highlight reel, the speeches displayed much of what Team Cuomo has going for it; four years in office with some significant legislative accomplishments, nearly universal support from elected Democrats and their political organizations, enormous amounts of state money spent over the past four years which, whether well spent or not produces support from recipients, and a powerful speaker at the top of the ticket.

A year ago, Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) was the Assembly speaker and the second-most - powerful Democrat in the state, while Dean Skelos (R - Nassau) was the Senate majority leader and the most powerful Republican in New York.

The two had a rather heated exchange (through the media) in which the speaker questioned the former mayor's timing and motivation, suggesting he was acting at the behest of NYC's powerful landlords.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, naturally, stands the most to lose in such an equation as he pushes a post-budget agenda that he'll need the powerful speaker to sign off on.

It's nearly impossible to decipher the speaker's motivations, but he's the closest thing Mr. de Blasio has to a powerful friend in Albany — even though he's much closer to the mayor's main rival at home, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..

Among the beneficiaries may be Brooklyn Councilman David Greenfield, who is said to be in line to be the next chairman of the City Council's powerful Land Use committee, according to multiple sources close to the negotiations for Council speaker.

Silver, once acknowledged as the second-most powerful Democrat in the state, was forced to step down as speaker following his arrest.

Still, despite the absence of the powerful Assembly speaker, both Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos and Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein reported headway in the budget talks.

On Saturday, the Puerto Rican - born Democratic speaker accompanied him to a fund - raiser for the powerful Service Employees International Union 1199 in Midtown.

Mr. Bharara subpoenaed the files from the Moreland Commission — which Mr. Cuomo abruptly scuttled as part of a budget deal with the legislature — and used Mr. Silver's non-cooperation with the panel to help build his case against the former speaker, who was forced to resign his powerful perch in February.

Part of Koch's problem is that the powerful State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver didn't sign — it's unclear why Silver would want more Republicans to have a say in how districts are drawn — and beyond that, attempting to shame legislators into doing anything doesn't always work.

A jury found Silver, 71, once the powerful Assembly speaker, guilty on seven corruption charges in December.

Shelly Silver, the powerful Democratic speaker of the state assembly, is the central character in a tale that seems as if it sprung from the imaginations of Kennedy, the great novelist of Albany corruption, and of Jon Stewart.

The 24 - page indictment largely reiterates the claims Mr. Bharara made last month: that Mr. Silver used his powerful position to steer wealthy developers with business before the state toward the law firm Goldberg and Iryami, and to funnel state money into a cancer research center that encouraged clients to retain the personal injury firm Weitz and Luxemburg — while the speaker received some $ 6 million in referral fees from both entities.

The former state Assembly speaker — who was recently convicted on federal corruption charges involving $ 4 million in kickbacks — was one of the three most powerful men in Albany, along with the governor and Senate majority leader.

Silver, 73, the state's most powerful Democrat, was convicted in 2015 of accepting $ 4 million in kickbacks and bribes while speaker making him one of the three most powerful officials in Albany.

The father and son are accused of using Dean Skelos» influence as one of the three most powerful elected officials in the state — alongside the Assembly speaker and governor — to pressure companies into giving Adam jobs for which he either wasn't qualified or just didn't do.

The race to become the next City Council speaker entered its final stages on Wednesday with leaders from the two most powerful Democratic county organizations, in the Bronx and in Queens, solidifying support behind a Manhattan councilman, Corey Johnson, according to four people with direct knowledge of the discussions, who spoke anonymously because they did not have permission to disclose the choice.

Silver is currently the nation's second longest - serving speaker and considered one of the most powerful men in New York state.

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Once one of the most powerful figures in New York politics, former state Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver's second corruption trial began Monday.

First came the Assembly speaker, the powerful Democrat Sheldon Silver, who in January was dragged by federal authorities to a courthouse, black fedora perched on his head, and charged with exploiting his position by accepting millions in bribes and kickbacks.

Perhaps the most prominent opponent to a methadone clinic sought to relocate to Manhattan's financial district in 2011, was Sheldon Silver, then the powerful speaker of the Assembly who represented that neighborhood.

Sheldon Silver, who lost his job as one of the most powerful political posts in New York, is the fourth state house speaker to face legal trouble over the past year.

Silver, who has served as speaker since 1994, is arguably the party's most powerful champion in Albany for its liberal legislative priorities.

For two decades, Sheldon Silver was one of the most powerful men in New York politics, his control and demands as speaker of the State Assembly virtually unchallenged.

Mr. Silver, the once powerful Assembly speaker in New York, is being retried on public corruption charges, after an early conviction was overturned.

According to a 2013 report by the Center for Investigative Reporting, California State Assembly Speaker John Perez «gave lawmakers who raised the most money the best assignments in the new Legislature — posts on the speaker's leadership team and seats on the powerful «juice committees.»»

Sheldon Silver, who rose from the Lower East Side of Manhattan to become one of the state's most powerful and feared politicians as speaker of the New York Assembly, was sentenced on Tuesday to 12 years in prison in a case that came to symbolize Albany's culture of graft.

Mr. Silver, who was then Assembly speaker and one of the state's most powerful politicians, envisioned not just a subway station in his district but a soaring transit hub, «the Grand Central of Downtown,» complete with an enormous glass dome and mirrors to filter sunlight into underground passageways.

The government's key witness in the corruption retrial of Sheldon Silver used Hebrew code to tell the then - Assembly speaker in 2014 that he had been visited by FBI agents who were poking around the powerful politician's finances, it was revealed in Manhattan federal court Tuesday.

In 2012, he was also elected as chairman of the committees — a job seen as more powerful than Speaker of the Lords — and automatically became a deputy speaker.

As speaker of the Assembly, Mr. Heastie stands alongside Gov. Andrew Cuomo as one of the most powerful Democrats in the state.

Silver has enjoyed a 19 - year tenure as speaker and is generally considered the second most powerful man in Albany.

Sheldon Silver, the former speaker of the New York State Assembly and one of the state's most powerful politicians, was convicted Monday in a federal corruption trial that shone a light on the real estate lobby's dealings in Albany.

Until recently, Jeff Fitzgerald held one of the most powerful positions in Wisconsin government, as speaker of the state Assembly.

And because such a step would not require legislative approval, Mr. Cuomo could achieve it while bypassing the Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, and the Democratic - controlled State Assembly, labor's most powerful allies in Albany.

Silver, 70, is from Manhattan and has been one of the state's most powerful politicians since he was first elected speaker in 1994.