Sentences with phrase «found key funding»

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Headquarters: San Francisco CEO: Travis Kalanick Year Founded: 2009 Number of Employees: N / A Funding: $ 37 million (latest round) Key Investors: Benchmark Capital, Jeff Bezos, Menlo Ventures and Goldman Sachs

After several fruitless hours trying to find a client that still accepted the ancient technology of hash strings — modern, user - friendly wallets like Coinbase use 12 word passphrases instead of 22 - digit keys to secure wallets — I ended up with a more technical client that could «sweep» the funds in my paper wallet.

A recent paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research studied what happens to scientific subfields when star researchers die suddenly and at the peak of their abilities, and finds that while there is considerable evidence that young researchers are reluctant to challenge scientific superstars, a sudden and unexpected death does not significantly improve the situation, particularly when «key collaborators of the star are in a position to channel resources (such as editorial goodwill or funding) to insiders.»

Key findings from major EU funded nutrition projects will be revealed at this year's Vitafoods Europe Conference.

The beef, prime lamb and sheep data collected through ABARE's annual agricultural grazing industries survey (partly funded by MLA) is available as an online database, with the key findings presented in a comprehensive report.

One of the key findings uncovered in our Innovate UK, a government - funded research project between OAL and the University of Lincoln at the National Centre for Food Manufacturing, showed that Steam Infusion cooking enables fat reductions of up to 20 % in dairy based sauces.

They'll share details of their successful approach: how they made the case for CEP with the key stakeholders in their communities, found alternate data to support educational funding requirements, navigated state regulations and are benefiting from increased participation.

With long experience and a wide level organisation throughout the sector, the T&G understands its distinctive nature and is working to find solutions to key issues including funding and development pressures.

Finding ways of funding mass transit has been a key issue for lawmakers this legislative session amid ongoing problems with the New York City subway system.

Skip forward to 2015 and a scathing report by the Kings Fund think tank found that the changes had been «disastrous» and that it seemed likely that they had contributed to «widespread financial distress and failure to hit key targets for patient care».

Among the key findings of the state comptroller's office audit of the Willsboro Central School District: The district overestimated appropriations in the adopted budgets by more than 10 percent over the past three years; the district has accumulated fund balance that exceeds the statutory limit by nearly 12 percentage points, and district officials did not develop a multi-year financial plan.

The key to successfully tracing the source of an airline cabin threat is inverse computational fluid dynamics modeling, which analyzes how a material disperses throughout the cabin and then runs the dispersion in reverse to find its origin, says Qingyan (pronounced Chin - Yan) Chen, a Purdue University professor of mechanical engineering and principal director of the center, which was formed and is funded by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Whether you are at the very early stage of finding seed capital — finance required for developing «proof of principle» — or at the later level of «start - up,» there are some key funding resources to explore, both regionally and nationally.

Whether it is helping a teacher to troubleshoot a kit in the classroom, helping a fellow scientist to find an age - appropriate science activity to do with an eighth - grade classroom, or telling funders why our programs are worth funding, writing and communication skills are key to our work.

As the work matures, you find that your project is missing deadlines, lacking resources, wasting time, and, in the worst cases, that key players — such as funding agencies — are losing interest.

These are the key findings from an investigation carried out by Imperial College Business School with funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

The key to finding funding in a climate like this is to do some thinking about the potential applications of your research.

Maine laboratories are finding unconventional ways to fund science and technology, touted by politicians and economists alike as a key economic and educational driver in the state, as the federal government again threatens to cut money for their work.

Cliff Bleszinski and developer Boss Key say that the troubled online shooter «failed to find enough of an audience to generate the funds necessary to keep it sustained», and are not planning a move to free - to - play as they do not have the funds for even that.

According to The Key's findings, financial worry has spread significantly among school leaders in the last year with 51 per cent considering budget pressures and lack of funding as the biggest challenge for the coming academic year.

Finding funds from other benefactors is key to keeping fund - raising efforts growing.

Research conducted by The Key has found that schools are having to think outside the box in order to generate funds into schools as budget cuts surface.

Given that money per se will not necessarily improve student outcomes (for example, using the funds to pay for lavish faculty retreats or to shore up employee pension funds will likely not have a large positive effect on student outcomes), understanding how the increased funding was spent is key to understanding why we find large spending effects where others do not.

A survey conducted by the union found that 64 per cent of schools do not have access to an on site councillor, with three quarters saying that a lack of funding was a key barrier.

Other key findings include: - Squeezed budgets mean many schools have been forced to shed staff, with further reductions to staff spending expected over the next two years - Teacher shortages seem to be getting worse - Schools that opt for academy status are not embracing the freedoms it brings in terms of curriculum, and teachers» pay and conditions - Secondary governors are using 11 - 16 funding to subsidise their sixth forms, as cuts in post-16 budgets bite

In 2007 they approved funding for the first public Waldorf methods high school, in the Sacramento Unified School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the adults.

The second special report, Increased Learning Time Under Stimulus - Funded School Improvement Grants: High Hopes, Varied Implementation, highlights key findings about state, district, and school experiences related to the requirement to increase student learning time in SIG - funded scFunded School Improvement Grants: High Hopes, Varied Implementation, highlights key findings about state, district, and school experiences related to the requirement to increase student learning time in SIG - funded scfunded schools.

«Key Findings» were (1) City pension costs will dramatically increase to unsustainable levels, (2) Rising pension costs will require cities to nearly double the percentage of their general fund dollars they pay to CalPERS, and (3) Cities have few options to address growing pension liabilities.

(Calif.) With the upkeep of school buildings traditionally a key focus of state financing, districts across California are struggling under the new funding formula not only with finding money for needed repairs but also with meeting a maintenance standard that is not clearly defined.

We'll talk with two key state legislators to find out their thoughts and plans on school funding and education policy, including steps Wisconsin can take to improve student achievement to better compete with schools in the highest performing nations.

Kaley Foran, a researcher specialising in school funding at education support company The Key, said: «Schools can find capital funding quite tight.

Approaches to State Pre-K Eligibility Policy: Considerations for Policymakers reviews key findings from a recent policy report by the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes that provides information on state - funded pre-K program eligibility policies and considerations for policymakers as they review or revise eligibility to balance accountability and increase access for high needs children.

Power points from the regional stakeholder meetings on the educational program and funding model - providing both an overview of each and the key stakeholder questions included in those sessions and as a part of the online survey - can be found on the sidebar under «Download Report.»

«The findings in this report illustrate the importance of funding key federal education programs, such as Title I and IDEA.»

The foundation funds projects to test innovative ideas for solving important social problems, conducting research to find out what works and what doesn't and to fill key knowledge gaps - and then communicating the results to help others.

The foundation has an unusual approach: funding efforts to test innovative ideas for solving important public problems, conducting research to find out what works and what doesn't and to fill key knowledge gaps — and then communicating the results to help others.

«Key Findings» were (1) City pension costs will dramatically increase to unsustainable levels, (2) Rising pension costs will require cities to nearly double the percentage of their general fund dollars they pay to CalPERS, and -LSB-...]

The study looked at 8 schools and more than 300 students, and found that the best school libraries are allocated adequate funding and regard their teacher - librarians as key teaching staff members.

So her piece goes into detail about how to keep one's AGI down using charitable contributions, Roth IRAs, timing the receipt of income, etc., but it's under the managing capital gains and losses section where we find this key observation, «passive investments such as broad - based index funds tend to pay out less annually in capital gains» and it's taxable capital gains that can raise an AGI.

Oftentimes, when a company would not be able to withstand the loss of two key executives, the second - to - die life insurance option can be a good plan for ensuring that there are funds available to the business for keeping the company afloat while a replacement is being sought, or the company is in the process of finding a potential purchaser.

Independent fund investment research is the key to finding investment quality in a mutual fund.

Since one of the keys to self - funding is to earn more and spend less, preferably in a career where you can find fulfillment through service, it makes sense to make the most of your opportunities when applying for jobs.

The key to having someone else manage your retirement funds is to find the right professional for the job.

Key Findings • Key financial institutions have provided USD 5.5 billion in equity and debt financing, and loans to fund 16 publicly - traded leakage refiners.

Key findings from analysis of large super funds» timeliness and accuracy when reporting to the ATO.

This is the finding in a new AQR white paper that essentially proves false two of the key tenents of a 2009 research paper (How Active is Your Fund Manager?

Here at FundX, we've been managing fund portfolios since 1969, and over the years, we've found that there are a few key ways for investors to stay on top of their fund portfolios.

«Adoption is one of the key ways to save pets and end pet homelessness, not to mention enrich our own lives with a loving companion,» said Susana Della Maddalena, executive director of PetSmart Charities, Inc. «Thanks to generous donations from our wonderful supporters, PetSmart Charities funds hundreds of adoption events and awareness programs each year that help find homes for thousands of lovable and healthy pets.»

In addition to finding homes for more than 25,000 shelter pets each year through its in - store adoption program in all PetSmart stores, PetSmart Charities of Canada provides funding to registered charities aligned with its mission through four key areas of grant support: Preventing Pet Homelessness; Helping Shelter Pets Thrive; Supporting the Bond Between People and Pets; and Providing Emergency Relief and Disaster Support.

In addition to finding homes for almost 500,000 shelter pets each year through its in - store adoption program in all PetSmart stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, PetSmart Charities provides funding to non-profits aligned with its mission through four key areas of grant support: Preventing Pet Homelessness; Helping Shelter Pets Thrive; Supporting the Bond Between People and Pets; and Emergency Relief and Disaster Support.