I just broke out
my utility vest for the summer for the first time last week.
I've been wanting a nice
utility vest for a while but didn't want to spend a lot on it, Target has the perfect one and of course the price is right.
One of my favorite ways to style
a utility vest for fall is wearing a striped shift dress and riding boots.
I was so inspired by Jo - lynne's post about How To Wear
a Utility Vest for Spring.
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I've been crushing on
Utility Vests for ever now, but don't think I could pull it off.
Electric
utilities have for the most part only under the duress of regulators moved towards renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Not exact matches
In the 1980s, she says, she worked
for a regulated
utility that
had a line item in the budget
for strip clubs.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler signaled that he
would heed President Obama's call to preserve net neutrality — that is, treat broadband internet service providers as
utilities (subject to more rigorous regulation than previously) to maintain equal access
for all to the internet.
U.S.
utility giant Southern Co. didn't get the extension it
had been looking
for that
would've qualified its long - delayed nuclear power project in Georgia
for a production tax credit.
Instead of investing in highways, ports, high - speed rail projects, and modern
utilities, the U.S.
has for decades continued putting new coats of paint on the same cracked wall.
Its key broadband internet business
has suffered a double blow, first from the Federal Communications Commission's ruling
for more
utility - like regulation of the Internet's infrastructure, and then, shortly afterwards, by the collapse of its bid
for Time Warner Cable (TWC).
«It goes further than we anticipated, and radical is the right word
for it,» Downes says, adding Wheeler
has gone too far, chiefly because the FCC does not
have the authority to reclassify broadband as a
utility or update Title II the way Wheeler's proposal intends to do.
«Those pushing
for net neutrality think the world
would work better if the Internet was somehow magically transformed into a public
utility, like a water or electricity company, with the FCC and state regulators setting rates, overseeing investment, and micromanaging relationships between providers and customers,» Downes says, adding the result
would be devastating to the smooth functioning of ISP networks.
The «Energy Box»
has been effective at lowering
utility bills
for commercial / industrial applications and will soon will hit the market of homeowners.
In the periods since the stock market peaked
for the year in January, and after its most recent top mid-March,
utilities, traditionally a defensive group of companies,
have been the best - performing sector.
• Valor Water Analytics, a big data company providing financial and conservation solutions
for water
utilities,
has been acquired by Xylem (NYSE: XYL).
In a year marked by a significant milestone
for rising interest rates (the 10 - year Treasury note yield topping 3 percent), an unusual winner
has begun to emerge in the stock market:
utility stocks.
«When the daily habits of nearly 17,000
utility workers in France were monitored throughout the 1990s, researchers discovered that their degree of social involvement was a good way to predict who
would still be alive at the end of the decade,» she claims,
for example.
For one thing, you'll have to pay utilities for your house or apartme
For one thing, you'll
have to pay
utilities for your house or apartme
for your house or apartment.
You can file
for a provisional
utility patent online, but a provisional design patent
has to be done through the mail.
If Bitcoin, in its evolution, acquires more compelling
utility — making cross-border payments cheap and fast,
for example, or enabling «smart» contracts that encode business relationships and automatically disburse payments — those who own stakes in the finite currency could find other
would - be users, possibly even deep - pocketed corporations, clamoring to buy from them.
I treat the $ 200
for my Roth and the $ 500
for my savings account like I
would rent or
utilities — I
have to set it aside every month — and that keeps me from skimping.
I treat the $ 200
for my Roth and the $ 500
for my savings account like I
would rent or
utilities — I
While
utilities have long discouraged energy storage by homeowners and industrial consumers because it threatens their revenue model, Brown says it makes a lot of sense, not just
for enabling more renewable power but
for lightening the load on old, creaky infrastructure.
There are two types of patents in general use,
utility patents
for fully developed devices and products, and design patents
for items that haven't yet been created.
Work with the
utility companies, as many may
have special arrangements
for spaces that are intended to serve the community.
If you do
have one, you can either take advantage of the LaunchPad feature and its various apps, or you can find
utilities for removing U3 LaunchPad software from SanDisk drives and from non-SanDisk drives.
Sure, you can use online applications like Google Docs or Zoho Office (see Life Without Desktop Software
for more on these), but a flash drive lets you carry a much wider variety of the applications,
utilities, and other fun doodads you
've come to depend on.
While distributed solar accounts
for most of SolarCity's revenues, the company
has also worked on what's known as «centralized solar» projects
for utilities.
SolarCity and Nevada
utility NV Energy, owned by Berkshire, famously
have been battling it out in Nevada over that state regulator's decision to change the rates and economic structure
for rooftop solar.
This
has compelled us to create our concierge service to help clients handle everything from setting up
utilities to registering
for school.
They built a novelty that was good
for a chuckle and
had just enough
utility to convince a few people to part ways with a small amount of cash and give it a spin.
If you already
have a flash drive, you can test its speed with a free
utility like HDTach
for Windows.
This lets you to lock in your monthly rate
for 1 - 3 years on a plan that
has been individualized to your organization's needs, all while receiving the same energy and services of your current
utility.
True, gold
has some industrial and decorative
utility, but the demand
for these purposes is both limited and incapable of soaking up new production.
General Electric
has become known
for its quirky advertising over the years, but the
utility company may
have just surpassed itself with this hilarious «infomercial» starring Jurassic Park actor Jeff Goldblum.
If you or your business is in one of 17 states where
utilities have been deregulated, check the rates with independent suppliers
for additional savings.
The goal of deregulation was to promote competition in the
utility sector and drive down power costs, but sea changes in the space
have created challenges
for merchant generators.
The solar industry, and the protesters, say the regulators and Gov. Sandoval
have created an unfair advantage
for the state's
utility, NV Energy, which is owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Energy.
High - quality swords treasured by collectors and warriors alike
have been forged in the Land of the Rising Sun
for centuries, and while the age of the samurai may
have passed, the country remains one of the biggest exporters of high - quality kitchen and
utility knives today.
Most of the items in today's round - up from CES actually
have a good degree of
utility, with the potential
for mass consumer adoption.
In addition to home batteries, Tesla
has come up with a bigger battery
for commercial use and
utilities, called Powerpack.
Cut
Utility Bills Now is a good time to compare the choices you
have for providing heat and electricity in your home office.
The protest concerned the fact that several Emera and Nova Scotia Power executives
had received substantial raises, despite the fact that Nova Scotia Power recently went before the province's
Utility and Review Board to get approval
for an electricity price hike.
California
for years
has required
utilities to purchase excess rooftop solar power, paying homeowners in credits that lower their
utility bills.
«I
had relatively limited expectations
for the battery industry in advance of 2020,» Michael J. Picker, president of the California Public
Utilities Commission told the New York Times.
Burying all those
utility lines
would certainly be a good stimulus program
for the economy.
Multiplying the overhead necessary
for physical offices — the receptionist, photocopier, phones lines,
utilities — just
for the sake of saying he
has offices in multiple locations will drag down his profits and do nothing to grow the value of his business.
Puerto Rico is grappling with the largest municipal debt crisis in U.S. history, with both its government and the public
utility having filed
for bankruptcy protection amid fights with creditors.