Sentences with phrase «first raised on»

Hon. Maurice Bourget, Speaker of the Senate, stated on February 15, 1965, when the flag was first raised on Parliament Hill,

I believe this framework was first raised on this thread https://judithcurry.com/2010/09/15/doubt/.

When first raised some on the City Council expressed concern as to the cost of wiring the meeting room at Beaufort or the cost of televising each meeting.

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In what has been my biggest success to - date in raising $ 44,000 on Kickstarter to start ReKixx cool sneakers 100 % recyclable, my first statement is, thank you to my 496 backers for believing in me, understanding my mission, and liking my sneakers.

A source familiar with the White House emails on the Benghazi talking point revisions say that State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland was raising two concerns about the CIA's first version of talking points, which were going to be sent to Congress: 1) The talking points went further than what she was allowed to say about the attack during her state department briefings; and, 2) she believed the CIA was attempting to exonerate itself at the State Department's expense by suggesting CIA warnings about the security situation were ignored.

Woodman took GoPro public in June, raising $ 427 million on the first day of trading.

On April 27th, he is launching a campaign for Synergist to raise money for the company using their own platform, an industry - first for a socially driven company.Jared has also worked for 2 Silicon Valley start - ups and is currently writing a book about other inspiring young entrepreneurs and innovators.

The new White House raised eyebrows on its first day by posting on its official website a biography of first lady Melania Trump that included an explicit reference to her jewelry collection, which it noted was sold on the home - shopping channel QVC.

Venture for America has pledged the first $ 100,000, conditional on Eltigani's raising the full amount.

Jet previously raised $ 225 million at a $ 600 million valuation to take on Amazon — the most equity funding ever raised in the first 12 months by a US commerce company.

Eight years after a devastating recession opened an era of loose U.S. monetary policy, the Federal Reserve was set on Wednesday to raise rates for the first time since 2006, in a sign the world's largest economy had overcome most of the wounds of the global financial crisis.

The Fed is expected to raise interest rates for the first time this year on Wednesday, and the question is what it will say about the rest of the year.

The product raised over $ 2 million when it first launched on Indiegogo in 2014.

Nintendo sold 10 million Switches in the device's first nine months on the market, and the company recently raised its forecast of first - year sales of the gadget from 10 million to 16 million, according to The Times.

As other startups have pursued a strategy of raise fast and spend fast, TaskRabbit, one of the first on - demand offerings, has played the role of tortoise, not hare.

If the majority of private sector economists are correct, the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates on July 12 for the first time in nearly seven years.

Where were you when the U.S. Federal Reserve announced, at 2 p.m. Washington time on December 16, 2015, that it would raise its benchmark interest rate for the first time in nine years?

3D printing firm Aurora Labs has wrapped up its first day of trading on the ASX, after raising $ 2.8 million in its initial public offering.

Tony Sage's Cape Lambert Resources has announced plans to undertake its first capital raising since its initial offer, which was completed when the company listed on the ASX 16 years ago.

Spurred on by that angel investment, ShopLocket went on to raise a $ 1 - million seed round in its first six months.

The Chicago - based company raised more than $ 400,000 on Indiegogo this year for what it says is the world's first rideable luggage.

The IPO is expected to raise US$ 5 billion for the company later this spring, as investors rush to buy shares in the company available for the first time on the open market.

On July 12, the central bank finally did so, raising interest rates for the first time in seven years.

It was his selfless, defense - first European style of basketball, predicated on heart and hustle, which led to several consecutive championship banners proudly raised in the McGill athletic center.

Some campaigns experience immediate and wild success — like the one for OUYA, a gaming console, that raised more than $ 2 million on its first day on Kickstarter — while others develop over time, reaching their goal only in the last few hours.

First, on average, crowdfunding projects, many of which have more to do with one - off artistic or cultural projects than for - profit businesses with growth potential, have raised very modest sums.

The U.K. had been expected to follow close behind the Federal Reserve in raising interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, but with lower commodity prices and weak wage growth still keeping a lid on inflation, economists now think that the U.K. may not raise rates till 2017 — even though new data out Wednesday showed the employment rate hit a 45 - year high of 74 % in the three months to November.

Without significant revenue growth the company has been unable to offset the interest it pays on its heavy debt load, but First Data has hinted that an IPO could be on the horizon, Bloomberg reports, which would raise some much - needed funds.

After the success of the first season, all of the lead female actors reportedly received «sizeable» raises, including a reported $ 1 million per episode for Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, who also serve as executive producers on the series.

And on Wednesday, in a major milestone for this burgeoning and potentially world - changing industry, the Dutch startup UniQure, developer of the Western world's first approved gene therapy, raised $ 82 million in its initial public offering, Reuters reports.

By showing your donors that you can follow through on your first campaign, effectively raise money, build a prototype, fulfill rewards and communicate your success, you have built in a second round of donors who have a vested interest in your success, and who will not only support you in round two, but will also help you spread the word for the bigger second campaign.

Jet previously raised $ 225 million at a $ 600 million valuation to take on Amazon — the most equity funding ever raised by a US commerce company in its first 12 months.

Users on the FlashGet and Kaspersky Labs forums first raised the flag.

Noting that the San Francisco ride - sharing startup lost somewhere north of $ 1.2 billion in the first half of 2016, Bloomberg's Justin Fox says that's a problem not because Uber's in danger of running out of money — it has raised around $ 15 billion — but because it spent that money without getting anything concrete in return, on ephemeral stuff like incentives to attract new drivers.

«If you have never raised capital before, get help,» says Robb, adding that you will likely get a much better deal with someone who has been through the process than if you're getting an education on your first deal.

«I think it will put pressure on the Fed to raise rates in the first half of next year by June, perhaps even March,» said Craig Dismuke, chief economist at Vining Sparks in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Fed has been suggesting it could raise rates in 2016 since it tightened policy in December for the first time in nearly a decade, but investors have doubts the central bank will follow through on that guidance.

In her speech on Friday, she made headlines saying, «Based on my outlook, I expect that it will be appropriate at some point later this year to take the first step to raise the federal funds rate and thus begin normalizing monetary policy.»

The bid formalizes an offer first made in February and puts pressure on Fox, which already has a 39 - percent stake in Sky, to raise the 10.75 pound per share cash offer it first announced in December 2016.

This rotisserie - style chicken sandwich, which debuts on March 1, is the first item sold by Subway to feature meat raised without antibiotics.

Fresh off of raising nearly $ 62,000 on Kickstarter, the two are now in the throes of launching what they're billing as America's first meat - free butcher shop and deli.

Last quarter was the best quarter for blockchain and bitcoin VC funding on record, more than doubling the amount raised in the first quarter and up 89 % year over year, according to CBInsights.

Netflix raised its subscription prices for the first time in three years, but only on new customers.

While these aren't huge numbers, Khan says 30 percent of the $ 50,000 Linjer raised on Indiegogo in the first 48 hours is a direct result of building its email subscriber list.

«The Argon Group is working on the first secondary market raise by ICO.

First Cobalt says the acquisition will help it position itself as a North American - focused cobalt company, as buyers of the metal look to diversify from a widespread reliance on production in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where human rights groups have raised concerns of child labour in mining operations.

Wednesday's results showed Tesla tearing through $ 745.3 million in cash in the first quarter, which may put pressure on it to borrow more money or sell additional shares to raise additional cash.

Charlie O'Donnell has raised his first fund focused on New York City startups.

President Obama agreed to raise the threshold for extending the tax cuts to the first $ 400,000 of income from the $ 250,000 that he campaigned heavily on.

Passion for change is the first quality that all social enterprise founders start with before embarking on a journey to raise awareness, grow funding, solve problems and meet needs.