Sentences with phrase «shakedown in»

In a sense, then, what Shatzkin's concept of «Amazon's and everybody else's business» represents is a still - active sorting - out, a shakedown in which even some of Amazon's loudest critics in publishing continue to sell their books with the online retailer because they simply can't afford to miss such a vast potential marketplace.

Nelson, in response to Howey's piece, adds what she calls «a complete shakedown in structure.»

You'll soon see the «box in a bunch of Ford and Chevy trucks, where it'll help improve fuel economy, but Camaro lead engineer Al Oppenheiser is happy to give it a high - horsepower shakedown in the ZL1.

Not exact matches

Their inclusion in the network will ensure that, if the startups fail, their intellectual property will be less attractive to patent trolls looking for shakedown weapons.

The attack was just one of many instances of what has become the newest trend in cyber shakedowns: ransomware.

In both cases the explosion was enabled by the growing commoditisation of components but because maintaining an operating system and an app ecosystem, whether on PC or smartphone, is an expensive business, there was a shakedown.

Clark's shakedown effort is reminiscent of the manner in which Quebec, nearly 50 years ago, used its geographic leverage to extort Newfoundland's Churchill Falls hydro project into selling it electricity at an enormous discount.

If one searches for news on LIBOR (= London Interbank Offered Rate, i.e., the rate at which banks lend dollars to each other in the euro - dollar market), they are currently dominated by Deutsche Bank getting slapped with a total fine of $ 775 million for the part it played in manipulating the benchmark rate in collusion with other banks (fine for one count of wire fraud: US$ 150 m.; additional shakedown by US Justice Department: US$ 625 m., the price tag for a deferred prosecution agreement).

If they only had 90 minutes in which to shakedown their cars, work out a setup, figure out the tyres and run a qualifying sim, then the teams would inevitably have to sacrifice some areas of their programme and focus more on others.

You'd think World Rally Championship drivers would take it easy at a pre-event shakedown, but Mads Ostberg was definitely pushing to the max in this awesome onboard footage.

Hamilton braved Storm Doris in the morning to complete a shakedown run of the W08 EQ Power + (yep, that's it's full name) at the home of the British Grand Prix, providing us with our first glimpse of the new car.

The MCL32 had seemingly ran well and hit the 100 km filming day limit in Spain on Sunday, as Alonso and new team - mate Stoffel Vandoorne gave the car a shakedown.

That means he'll miss the shakedown session in New York, but in spite of that he's looking forward to making his Formula E debut.

The first cars will be delivered in mid-January and the second in mid-February, with a shakedown between those dates to allow teams to get to grips with the all - new car.

Such theatrical thuggishness may have been effective in the era of backroom shakedowns and party bosses, but today's politics is suffused with irony and live - cast on Twitter — and tough - guy threats are more likely to get mocked than they are to make delegates and congressmen cower in fear.

While this is quite the shakedown, and without the Turkish invasion it would be preposterous - Turkey and the Turkish FSA now control close nearly half of Afrin, and are in sight of Afrin town.

Veteran left - winger David Winnick also joined in the attacks, claiming MPs who back bombing were facing a «shakedown» and threats of de-selection from the pro-Corbyn campaign group Momentum.

Drew also said that he expected no problems as a result of the State Elections Enforcement Commission's decision, also on Oct. 18, to investigate a complaint by Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Herbst's campaign manager that Drew attempted a «shakedown» when he sent gubernatorial campaign fundraising letters to Middletown city employees in September.

Shakedown Sharpton has struck again, according to an Arizona trucker, who says in a new federal lawsuit that the good reverend promised to help him, then took him for $ 16,000.

The bold particulars — $ 4 million in personal gain, a shakedown to turn cancer patients into fee - generating plaintiffs — unfurled over a three week trial as prosecutors led by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara painted Silver as a dry, inscrutable, greedy embodiment of Albany's problems.

Brooklyn Democrat Carl Kruger, who's being probed by the FBI in an alleged shakedown scheme, has amassed a $ 2.1 million war chest, the biggest in the Senate, although he hardly needs it to stay in office.

A judge sentenced former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to five years in prison for running a federal shakedown scheme that «caused immeasurable damage.»

It also flew in the face of repeated predictions by the elder Skelos — including as recently as Wednesday evening — that he and his son would be acquitted of the shakedown scheme.

«House Minority Leader John Boehner doesn't want to be lumped in with Rep. Joe Barton (R - TX), who in a hearing today apologized to BP CEO Tony Hayward for the $ 20 billion escrow fund that, in Barton's words, amounts to a «shakedown» and a «slush fund.»

A judge sentenced former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to five years in prison Thursday for running a federal shakedown scheme that «caused immeasurable damage.»

«Like I said in 2014, this was a shakedown by Mayor Bill de Blasio on business owners in New York City.»

Adam Skelos, 35, and his dad, a former state Senate majority leader, 69, saw their December 2015 convictions for a shakedown scam tossed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in September.

NUCLEAR SHAKEDOWN Rumblings of seismic waves reveal clues about North Korea's nuclear weapons tests, detonated in a mountain.

After a shakedown period of several months, the collider began running at full energy for the first time in July with a series of experiments that continued until year - end.

Launched in January 2002, the Chikyu is undergoing shakedown cruises, with drilling expected to begin by 2007.

Inside NASA, the yearlong mission was being casually referred to as a «shakedown cruise,» which is a term used in the Navy to describe a trip intended to test the performance of a new ship, Williams said.

After his best friend, Joon (Leonardo Nam), a small - time dope dealer, is murdered during a shakedown by gangsters, Sam Kim (Sung Kang) leaves the United States and spends a year in Singapore, trying to sort out his emotions.

In «The Facts of Life,» a seemingly innocent British youth (Jack Watling) is targeted for a shakedown by a beautiful adventuress (Mai Zetterling), while Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne perform their usual brilliant byplay.

At first billed simply as Michael Vincent, the novice actor's «official» screen debut was the 1968 western Journey to Shiloh, though in fact he'd already had a shakedown cruise, as it were, in the Mexican film Los Bandidos (1967).

In a second post, Provinciano added that the currently announced platforms all have the Hawaii Shakedown «s engine up and running on them.

Hawaii Shakedown will be playable next weekend at PlayStation Experience in San Francisco.

He finds his trust violated on a regular basis, from a fumbling consultation with his brother - in - law to a phone - sex call that escalates into a sleazy shakedown.

Arcade Challenges are back in «Shakedown: Hawaii»!

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Today's Nintendo eShop news: third free DLC for Hollow Knight (and update about Nintendo Switch version), Punch Club, Party Hard, and Streets of Rogue announced for the Nintendo Switch, article about Nintendo and Indies in Japan, latest video clips for Feudal Alloy, Yoku's Island Express, Shakedown Hawaii, Sneaky Ninja, and Hyper Sentinel, first character profile for Fear Effect: Sedna, commercial for Mercenaries Saga Chronicles, and recording of the latest Inti Creates livestream!

Today's Daily Briefs: latest episode of Nintendo Minute, LEGO Worlds confirmed for the Nintendo Switch, gameplay GIF for Shakedown Hawaii, Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns, details about the new bachelor / bachelorette in Harvest Moon: Skytree Village, some Pokémon goodies for Valentine's Day, First 4 Figures — Soulcalibur II — Nightmare making of video, and gameplay video for Sonic Mania!

Here we have Hollywood taking an actual Irish historical legend in Michael Collins and giving it a good shakedown.

Shakedown deals in chest hair.

Today's Daily and Indie news: update on the Wii U version of Earthlock: Festival of Magic, Shantae: Half - Genie Hero soundtrack now available on Bandcamp, latest gameplay clips for Shakedown Hawaii and Sneaky Ninja, Toby: The Secret Mine announced for the Wii U, trailer for the latest Minecraft: Wii U Edition update, first trailer for the «HD» version of Cube Life: Island Survival, early teaser for Chequered Cow Games» next game, latest Tool Assisted Speedrun videos, livestream recording for Super Mario Run, Natsume Happy Holiday video, and update for Alice in Wonderland!

Today's Indie news: Parascientific Escape: Crossing at the Farthest Horizon releasing this week in North America, launch trailer for Infinite Minigolf, latest gameplay clip for Shakedown Hawaii, and development diary for Kid Tripp (Nintendo Switch)!

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