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Decorative Arts & Modern Design, Roseberys London Fine Art Auction
Roseberys September Fine Art auction features a selection of outstanding Decorative Art and Modern Design pieces. The collection incorporates a variety of disciplines and periods including Art Deco, Modernist, Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts. The auction will be held at Roseberys saleroom in London on Tuesday 8 September.
RENE LALIQUE
A selection of items by the famous French glass designer Rene Lalique are highlighted by an example of the 'Actinia' vase. Introduced in 1934 the opalescent glass vase is wrythen moulded with wheel cut decoration and blue staining.
Better known at the beginning of his career as a master jeweller, Lalique turned his hand to glass making as part of the art deco movement. By 1925, at the aftermath of the industrial revolution, he was the most celebrated glassmaker in the world. A far cry from the creation of unique jewellery, his glass production was very much a large-scale operation, aimed at creating affordable glassware and bringing the Lalique name in to the homes of the everyday people who had an appetite for it. The 'Actinia' vase, signed by Lalique, is no.10-889 in the Felix Marcilhac Rene Lalique Catalogue Raisonne, and is estimated to sell for £800-1,200. [Lot 27]
Albert Carriere-Belleuse
Perhaps better known as the teacher of Auguste Rodin, the sculptor Albert Carriere-Belleuse had a successful career in his own right, and made a deep and long lasting impression on the French sculptural scene at the time. Born in 1824 in the commune of Anizy-le-Château, Aisne, Carrier-Belleuse began training as a goldsmith's apprentice, before being sponsored for the École des Beaux-Arts by the sculptor and medallist, David d'Angers, in 1840. Like many of his most successful contemporaries, Carrier-Belleuse mastered the art of combining historical sculptural techniques with mass-production. Students of his studio learned the value of editions and multiples, which were crafted alongside unique exhibition level pieces.
A founding member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Carrier-Belleuse was made an officer of the Légion d'honneur in 1855. He later went on to invigorate the Sèvres porcelain manufactory with a new creative edge as artistic director from 1876 until his death in 1887. A version of Carrier-Belleuse's 'Liseuse' gilt bronze and ivory figure of a woman is offered in this sale, and is estimated to sell for £1,200-1,800. [Lot 73]
FRANZ BERGMAN
An early 20th century cold painted bronze model of a rabbit attributed to Franz Bergman, is one of the rarer items in the auction. Stamped DEPOSE GESCHUTZT with cast numbers and stamp, the charming crouching pose of the rabbit embodies an intriguing and naturalistic charm. Bergman was not a sculptor himself, but the owner of a Viennese foundry which employed sculptors to create cold painted bronzes of whimsical animals and figures throughout the height of the decorative arts period. It is estimated that there were around 50 active Bergman workshops in operation at the turn of the 19th century. The model of the rabbit was consigned to Roseberys at a charity valuation day, and it is estimated at £500-800. [Lot 22]
LORENZO TONDELLI
The contemporary luxury furniture supplier Lorenzo Tondelli has a history dating back to 1954 when the designer himself began manufacturing bespoke wooden furniture. Initially a client base of wealthy Italian consumers helped to spread the Tondelli name and build his reputation as a bespoke manufacturer at the forefront of furniture design in Italy. In 1981 his sons took over the business and applied a more contemporary design to the traditional production methods. The early 2000's saw them take their first steps towards international expansion, and a range of luxury leather furniture and accessories. An Akan high back armchair and matching footstool by Lorenzo Tondelli is offered with an estimate of £3,000-5,000. [Lot 76]
The auction will be held on Tuesday 8 September and is available to view on the afternoon of Friday 4 September, and from Sunday 6 September until the morning of the auction at Roseberys London saleroom, 70/76 Knights Hill, SE27 0JD. The fully illustrated catalogue, and full details of Roseberys in-house online bidding platform, RoseberysLive, can found online at www.roseberys.co.uk.
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Roseberys is a privately owned auction house operating at the heart of the fine art market for more than 25 years. With offices in London's Mayfair and Lambeth Roseberys offer a calendar of more than twelve specialist fine art, antiques and collectibles auctions each year. Specialist sales include a wide range of Asian and Islamic Arts, Modern and Contemporary Art and Design, Decorative Art, Fine Silver and Jewellery, Ceramics, Paintings, Prints, Photography, Antique Textiles, Vintage Fashion and Fine Wine and Whisky. Roseberys team of world-renowned specialists also provide a wide range of art market services to professional clients, including valuations for insurance and probate. Roseberys is a member of SOFAA – The Society of Fine Art Auctioneers.
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Jason Pohl, jasonpohl@coloradoan.com Published 9:59 a.m. MT Dec. 9, 2015 | Updated 2:10 p.m. MT Dec. 9, 2015
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about uccla
The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association (UCCLA) is a non-partisan, voluntary and non-profit research and educational organization committed to the articulation and promotion of the Ukrainian Canadian community's interests and to the defence of the civil liberties and human rights of Ukrainians in Canada and elsewhere.
UCCLA's roots trace back to 1984, when the Civil Liberties Commission (CLC) was constituted to deal with unfounded allegations about "Nazi war criminals" in Canada. During the course of the Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals in Canada, headed by the late Mr Justice Jules Deschênes, our efforts persuaded the Government of Canada to accept the principle that "all war criminals found in Canada, regardless of their ethnic, religious or racial origin, political beliefs, or the period or place in which crimes against humanity or war crimes are alleged to have been committed, should be brought to justice in Canada under Canadian criminal law." We continue to defend that position.
Mandated by the Ukrainian Canadian community to negotiate a timely and honourable Ukrainian Canadian Redress Settlement Agreement for the unjust internment of Ukrainian Canadians as "enemy aliens," during Canada's first national internment operations of 1914-1920, UCCLA has installed dozens of historical markers and several statues across Canada and continues to play a central role in negotiations between the Government and our community, aimed at securing recognition, restitution and reconciliation. We have been instrumental in increasing awareness of these internment operations and their crippling legacy for the Ukrainian Canadian community, as well as in promoting legislative initiatives, like Bill C 331 - The Ukrainian Canadian Restitution Act.
UCCLA has also honoured the Ukrainian Canadian First World War soldier, Cpl. Filip Konowal, a recipient of the Victoria Cross, and those Ukrainian Canadian veterans of the Second World War who were instrumental in organizing the Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen's Association and the Central Ukrainian Relief Bureau, which together helped save thousands of Ukrainian political refugees and Displaced Persons. Plaques and statues have been placed to commemorate these individuals and organizations in England, France and Ukraine.
Members of the Association continue to express the Ukrainian Canadian community's views on issues such as "affirmative action," the future of multiculturalism, and media treatment of Ukrainian issues. UCCLA has also organized major international campaigns aimed at exposing the duplicity of the Pulitzer Prize winner, Walter Duranty, who covered up news of the genocidal Great Famine (Holodomor) of 1932-1933 in Soviet Ukraine, as well as calling upon the Government of Ukraine to establish an official Commission of Inquiry into Soviet War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity. We also worked to ensure that the Canadian Museum of Human Rights is inclusive and fair in its treatment of all episodes of genocide that have befouled human history, before, during and after the 21st century, and not only in Europe but in Asia, Africa and elsewhere.
UCCLA continues to work to ensure that Ukrainian Canadians and Ukraine are represented in a fair and objective manner by media and in the public domain. We welcome your support to help us further our objectives.
First Chairman of the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association,
J.B. Gregorovich, with Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk, Ottawa, March 1993
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John B Gregorovich, Canmore, Alberta, October 2008. Photo by Sandra Semchuk
John Bohdan Gregorovich (born: Vegreville, Alberta, 24 January 1927, died of cancer, Toronto, 26 September 2016) – lawyer, bon vivant, gentleman farmer and singular Ukrainian Canadian leader
One of five children born to Mary and Alexander Gregorovich, pioneer settlers from western Ukraine who emigrated to this Dominion's Northwest before the First World War, 'JB,' as his many friends called him, was inspired by their commitment to Ukrainian independence. He remained a life-long member of the Ukrainian National Federation, founded by his father in 1932 to counter pro-Soviet influences within the community.
Outwardly a man of few words, 'JB' was actually a master tactician – insightful, demanding and hard-working yet good humoured and willing to delegate authority to those he found competent. A lawyer, he accepted the trying responsibility of chairing the Civil Liberties Commission, organized in the spring of 1984 to respond to mendacious allegations about "thousands" of "Nazi war criminals" hiding in Canada. After the Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals, headed by Mr Justice Jules Deschênes, refuted that unfounded claim, 'JB' transformed the CLC into the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association (UCCLA), then successfully spearheaded various educational and commemorative projects, including a two-decades long campaign that secured symbolic redress for Canada's first national internment operations of 1914-1920.
As a veteran, and last president of Branch No. 360 of The Royal Canadian Legion, 'JB' promoted initiatives recalling Corporal Filip Konowal, a Great War soldier whose valour earned him a Victoria Cross and others who served overseas in the Second World War. Today historical markers honouring Canadian Ukrainians who fought for our country are found across Canada and in Ukraine, France and England, including the Heroes of their Day stained-glass window at St James's, the parish church of Paddington, while Cpl Konowal will forever be remembered at the Battle of Hill 70 memorial, for much of which we must thank 'JB' and his UCCLA team.
Never hesitant about taking on the powerful for a good cause 'JB' would in later years call upon the Winnipeg-based Canadian Museum for Human Rights to be inclusive and equitable in representing genocide and human rights issues, a hope regrettably not achieved.
After retiring, JB and his wife, the scintillating actress Elizabeth Erskine Forbes-Mitchell, moved from their always welcoming home on Riverview Gardens in Toronto's west end to a farm near Mount Forest, Ontario, relocating a cacophonous menagerie of several dozen dogs, cats, birds and the occasional reptile to a pleasing rural retreat. Sadly, in December 2002, Lizzie died, a loss John felt keenly. When he could no longer remain alone 'JB' decamped for Toronto, closer to siblings and the community he determinedly served. A voracious reader, he lived his final years in a spacious Mississauga apartment, surrounded by an extensive library, still enjoying an occasional glass of vintage Riesling. While less mobile than before, he began using emails to encourage others to move forward with the causes he had championed for as long as he could.
While 'Lizzie' and 'JB' never had children, their shared creativity and often whimsically expressed intelligence found lasting expression in UCCLA's activism, which 'JB' was proudly aware of to his death. Those of us who carry forward with what he began have been reminded by his passing of a stark truth: there are no men of his mettle left in our community, not anymore.***
Professor Lubomyr Luciuk served 'JB' as the CLC's, and later UCCLA's, director of research


The reception was launched amid solemn national anthem. Ambassador Fu Ying began by extending her sincere greetings and holiday wishes to all the attendants.
Fu Ying said, 68 years ago on the 18th of September, China was thrown into the abyss of disaster. 68 years later, the Chinese nation has walked out of the historical shadow and marched on a development path for national prosperity. In Chinese culture, 60 years is seen as a complete cycle. The 60 years between 1949 and 2009 will mark a bright chapter in the history of Chinese civilization, as the country has successfully transformed itself from one of decayed backwardness to one of prosperity and strength. The past 60 years has seen an increase of 77-fold in China's overall economic capacity, 32 folds in its per capita GDP and 985 folds in its fiscal revenue. It churned out more wealth in a single day in 2008 than the whole year of 1952…… .
Fu Ying said the military parade on 1 October will demonstrate the country's national strength, military power and national unity. On that special day, the world will cast its eyes on China and ask, what is it that the Chinese want to do? My answer would be, China wants development, Chinese people want better lives and the Chinese nation wants to move forward.
Fu said that she read about the personal memories that people shared on the websites. Many of them saw their life changed when coupons went out of use, wooden benched were replaced by sofa and food and clothing were no long a family problem. Fu said that China was not rich when she was studying in UK in the 1980s and she had never imagined that parents in China could one day afford to send their children aboard to study. As of now, the number of self-financed Chinese students studying in UK has reached 80,000 and is still rising. This in itself has reflected how things have changed in China. Nevertheless, China is still a developing country with a per capita GDP of around 1/13 that of UK, ranking below 100th globally. The journey towards modernization and middle-level developed country remains long and hard.
Fu went on to brief the audience on China's economic situation. She said that although China had suffered heavily from this financial crisis, its economy is on steady recovery after one-year effort; however, the country still needs to continue with its existing macro-economic policy.
Li Zelin, President of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association in the UK, addressed the reception on behalf of the Chinese students in the UK. He said, overseas Chinese students are all excited and rejoiced at the 60th birthday of the motherland and their residence abroad has never kept them from sharing the pride of the tremendous changes taking place in the motherland. As of now, bilateral educational exchange is getting much closer, with growing size and younger and more educated students. What remains unchanged, however, is their shared love for their homeland and loyalty for the people. Forums on employment and entrepreneurship, recruitment fairs and workshop on the sustainable development of doctorate graduates will continue to be hosted and other measures taken to encourage and assist exchange students to return to China, start their own careers and contribute their role to the country's modernization drive and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The reception went on with performances contributed by students and diplomats. A big birthday cake was shared to celebrate the 60 years' splendor of the New China and wish for a more splendid future for the Chinese nation.


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Virtru is one of a number of companies tackling the tricky problem of making email encryption easier
Jeremy Kirk (IDG News Service) 03 February, 2014 04:45
Email, perhaps still the most widely used Internet application, has about the same level of security as a postcard. But unlike postcards, it's widely depended on by businesses.
It wasn't designed with security in mind. It was just designed to work. But following disclosures of large-scale spying by the U.S. as well as other nations over the last several years, a variety of companies, including Wickr and Silent Circle, see commercial opportunities in making encrypted messaging products that are easier to use.
Joining those companies is Washington, D.C.-based Virtru, co-founded by the Ackerly brothers. John, 38, has a background in private equity, and his younger brother Will, 34, joined the U.S. National Security Agency out of college in 2004.
Their fledging venture aims to solve usability problems around using email encryption software, which can be finicky to set up. With Virtru "you can send to anybody, and then they can get access to it without having to have a PhD in computer science," Will Ackerly said.
Virtru's big advantage is that it works within the Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo webmail interfaces and doesn't need an external client, which was no small engineering feat, Will said.
For example, content typed in the body of an email is immediately encrypted so that Gmail, which periodically saves a draft of a new messages, only sees encrypted content.
Senders, however, must install a browser extension, which manages the encryption and decryption of content. Those crucial processes occur on a person's computer or a mobile device, which means those webmail providers would only see scrambled content. Recipients can opt not to install the extension and read the decrypted content within a browser window.
The body of an email message is encrypted in the Trusted Data Format (TDF), which Will authored a paper on in 2008 while working for the NSA. The open-source format is akin to a secret ZIP file and is widely used in the U.S. intelligence community. Unlike other encryption program such as PGP, TDF also allows attachments to be encrypted.
Saying something is encrypted sounds good, but there are fine technical points that must be spot-on for the highest level of privacy and security.
The small Dallas-based company Lavabit, believed to be former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's email provider, lost a court battle with the U.S. government that forced it to turn over its SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) key.
That encryption key secured communication between customers and Lavabit's servers. With the key, the U.S. government could have descrambled the email of not just Snowden but all Lavabit users, which many found unnerving.
To get around that weakness, Virtru uses elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman ephemeral key exchange, a mouthful that means Virtru generates a new key every time a user starts a new email session.
The key is discarded at the end of the session. If Virtru's credentials were obtained, either by a hacker or through court orders, "someone would not be able to decrypt past communications," Will Ackerly said.
Another key point with encryption products is who holds the decryption keys. As configured now, Virtru uses its own centralized key management server to distribute the keys to recipients so they can decrypt the content.
That raises questions of how fiercely Virtru would go to bat if it received a government order, such as a National Security Letter or law enforcement request.
Virtru has put funds aside for such a battle and is prepared to fight "bulk" data orders or ones not based on a standard of probable cause, said Timothy Edgar, a paid advisor to Virtru and an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center.
"We hope we don't have to do that," said Edgar, who is also a privacy expert.
Plans are in the works to allow organizations to run their own key servers using Virtru's software, relieving administrators of the anxiety that comes with someone else managing their keys.
A central key server offers advantages: a Virtru user can block access to a message by revoking its key, although a recipient could always quickly take a screen shot of a message during the period in which they had access. The key revocation feature also allows senders to set messages to expire. Also, people who are forwarded a message wouldn't be able to read it unless they are authorized.
Virtru's basic features, such as email encryption, revocation of messages and the ability to control forwarding will always be free, said John Ackerly. The company hopes to make money by licensing its key management software to businesses, as well as offering other management and access visualization tools for encrypted email. Mobile clients are in the works as well, for Android and iOS.
Will's background with the NSA might raise some eyebrows. He worked in data security there for eight years, leaving about 10 months before the first Snowden leaks in June 2013.
"I think the heritage of the company is something we are very aware of," he said.
To overcome suspicions, Will said Virtru will release the source code for its extension and key management software. It also has outlined an open source strategy on its blog for other software components.
Joseph Lorenzo Hall, chief technologist for the Center for Democracy and Technology, a think tank, said the people within the NSA, including code breakers and those figuring out how to undermine security, are also in the best position to build more secure software.
"That's the only hope we have," Hall said.
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What is your view on the journey of retail…from brick and mortar to e-commerce to Omnichannel?
It has been a natural progression, which is happening because of technology. This whole thing started in 2000, as Amazon has been in existence since 2000! They said that, because of the penetration of internet, computer and networks, one can make a shopping experience memorable to people without coming to a store. That was Amazon's approach. After that a lot of water has flown under the bridge. Amazon is opening physical stores whereas physical retailers are going digital or going to Amazon! Now it's coming to, what I should call it a unified shopping experience.
Every retailer should be in a position so that they can offer their consumers this unified shopping experience.
Do you think that because of this technological progression, eventually brick and mortar stores would lose their importance?
Brick and mortar will stay and e-commerce will not take over. It has to be unified. At the end of the day, the proliferation of the stores will not grow at the same pace that is for sure. You will not have people opening up more and more stores. Stores will be there for touch and feel, so that people would get experience of the product and not to really do commerce. So we can say, for engagement purpose, stores will be there. But the buying process is going to be shifted to online in the future.
What is your understanding of Omnichannel retail?
It's anytime, anywhere, any device. I should be able to do commerce from wherever I am in the world. I should have any combination possible which can be used from any device, like cell phone, PC, POS etc.
Now there are some points which the retailer should take care of. The first thing is single view of customer. The retailer should know that whether you are at home or in the store, you are this particular consumer. So irrespective of which channel you come from, your offers, discounts, should be the same.
The second thing is, your entire inventory, whether it's in the store, or in the warehouse should be seamlessly available for delivery.
The third is, you should have a single view of the product. The product information has to be common for digital and physical sales, because as these information are not always the same.
If technology and retail goes hand in hand, what should be the future like?
As per my understanding, 25 per cent to 60 per cent of sales in future are going to happen online. People will be doing both B2B and B2C businesses online. Distribution and supply chain will be very crucial for the retailers as well as end user companies. A lot of big brands will be doing business directly rather than through retailers. So the retailers who have in store brand have a good shot at survival, otherwise they can be eliminated out of supply chain. Amazon is now creating own in-store brands. These are some of the trends which I see like happening in next ten years.


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Ukraine Live Updates: Putin Defends War as Allies Warn of Dangerous New Phase in Fighting
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Russian and Ukrainian forces are converging in the eastern part of the country, as thousands of civilians have streamed out of the region ahead of what threatens to be the war's next big battle.
The fighting could look substantially different from the battle for Ukraine's capital, which saw Russian forces pushed back from areas around Kyiv, leaving smoldering tanks and bombed-out suburban homes in their wake.
After retreating from the areas around Kyiv, Russian forces are repositioning for a new offensive on the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
They'll be operating in familiar territory there, given Russia's 2014 invasion, and with shorter supply lines, analysts say. The Russians also will be able to rely on a vast network of trains to resupply their army — no such rail network existed for them north of Kyiv.
Ukraine's leaders say they are gearing up for a large clash as well. Ukraine's foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, urged NATO leaders last week to send reinforcements. Western arms have poured into Ukraine in recent days, but Kuleba said more were needed, and quickly. The battle for eastern Ukraine "will remind you of the second World War," he warned.
The center of gravity appears to be near the eastern city of Izium, which Russian units seized last week as they try to link up with other forces in the Donbas region, the southeastern part of Ukraine. The Russians are also trying to solidify a land corridor between the Donbas and the Crimean peninsula on the Black Sea, which Russia invaded and annexed in 2014.
There are other signs that the two armies are gearing up for a big fight. Newly-released satellite images showed a Russian convoy of hundreds of vehicles moving south through the Ukrainian town of Velykyi Burluk, east of Kharkiv and north of Izium, according to Maxar Technologies, which released the images Sunday.
"This is going to be a large scale battle with hundreds of tanks and fighting vehicles — it's going to be extremely brutal," said Franz-Stefan Gady, a research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. "The scope of the military operations is going to be substantially different from anything the region has seen before."
Since Russia's annexation of Crimea, Moscow has backed separatist uprisings in two eastern provinces — Donetsk and Luhansk — of the Donbas. The conflict has killed more than 14,000 people over the past eight years.
"Russia is operating in terrain which is very familiar," said Keir Giles of the Conflict Studies Research Center in Britain. Moscow's forces "will have learned from its mistakes in the early days of the campaign against Ukraine," he added.
There's also the added benefit for Russia of railways in the east, Mr. Giles said, explaining that the networks there are dense and traverse territories already under Russia's control.
Still, for all of the presumed Russian advantages in the east, some analysts doubt that the army will be any more effective in eastern Ukraine than it was north of Kyiv. The Russian forces that attacked the Ukrainian capital were so badly mauled that many of the units are too depleted to start fighting again, according to Western officials and analysts. They also say that many Russian units appear to be suffering from low morale, with some soldiers refusing to fight.
"Normally, a serious military would take months to rebuild, but the Russians seem to be hurling them into this fight," said Frederick W. Kagan, the director of the Critical Threats project at the American Enterprise Institute, which has partnered with the Institute for the Study of War to track the war in Ukraine. "The forces they are deploying are badly beat up and their morale appears to be low."
Mr. Kagan said that, in the east, Russian forces may encounter some of the same mobility problems that they sustained in their invasion of northern Ukraine. Russian forces were largely confined to the country's roads, as they were not able to traverse the terrain. That left Russian armored vehicles and trucks vulnerable to attack from Ukrainian forces, which — using Western-supplied anti-tank missiles — destroyed hundreds of Russian vehicles.
For the Russians, transportation problems are likely to get worse. Spring rains will turn much of the terrain into mud, further hampering mobility.
Mr. Kagan noted that Russian forces are "remarkably road-bound, which might actually make the east more challenging because the road network is much worse than the network around Kyiv."
Ultimately, Mr. Kagan said, both armies face steep challenges.
"The Russians have a lot of weight to bring to bear, but they have a lot of problems," Mr. Kagan said. "The Ukrainians have high morale, high motivation. And a lot of determination. But they're outnumbered and they don't have the infrastructure of a militarized state to support them."
"In my mind, it's a tossup."
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Q: MySQL sudden performance drop One of the projects I'm working on is suffering from a recent slowdown in the DB (since last week).
Code hasn't changed, data may have changed a little but not significantly so at this stage I'm just exploring DB configuration (as we are on a managed hosting platform, end have had some similar issues in the past).
Unfortunately I'm out of my depth a bit... could anyone please take a look at the output from SHOW STATUS below and see if any of it sets alarm bells off? The only thing I've spotted so far is that key_reads vs key_read_requests don't seem quite right.
Our setup is 2 servers replicated, with all reads done from the slave. Queries which run in 0.01 secs on the master are taking up to 7 secs on the slave... and this has only started recently.
All tables are MyIsam and inserts/updates are negligible (updates happen out of hours). Front end is an ASP .NET website (.NET 4) running on IIS8 with a devart component for data access.
Thanks!
SHOW STATUS output is here: http://pastebin.com/w6xDeD48

A: Other factors can impact MySQL performance:

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*virus scanning software -> I had a issue with McAfee bogging out peformance due to it scanning temporary table files

*Other services running on server?

Have you tried a EXPLAIN SELECT on the query?  This would given you an indication of the index size.  As @Liath indicated the indexes may be out of date on the slave but find on the master.

A: Just an update in case it ever helps anyone else in future - it looks like the culprit might be the query cache for now, as we are seeing better performance with it turned off (still not quite as good as we had before the issue).
So we will try to tune it a little and get back to great performance!

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BOSTON—States should move quickly to replace their old, diesel-fueled bus fleets with electric-powered buses to help wean the country off fossil fuels.
That's the conclusion of a report released May 3 by the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group.
The group argues buses that run on diesel and other fossil fuels harm public health and contribute to climate change by pumping out millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year.
More than 60 percent of the nation's nearly 70,000 transit buses run on diesel, and another 18 percent on natural gas, while just 0.2 percent are all-electric, the group said.
The push toward electric buses is gaining ground in several states.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is in the process of finalizing a contract for the production of five electric buses.


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Cache Creek is planning to add a soap box derby to its Canada Day activities.
Mar. 10, 2015 6:00 p.m.
Soap Box Derbies are still in popular demand in some parts of the world, and Cache Creek Activities Programmer Marcie Down is hoping that Cache Creek will be one of them.
Down made a pitch to Cache Creek Council at the March 9 meeting to add a soap box race to the Canada Day activities in town.
"We need to do something different for Canada Day," she said.
A one time a popular event with a parade, an appointed king and queen, bingo, other games and activities, Canada Day celebrations in Cache Creek for the past two years have included little more than a family dance at the community hall.
He noted that the suggested course – a pathway down the hill overlooking the community part – is very rough and not very long. He also wondered if they could stir up enough interest to make it a success.
Down said she had been talking to a woman who helped organize Clinton's soap box races a few years ago. She said she was hoping to attract Clinton's soap box racers as well as tempt some new ones in Cache Creek.
"I actually raced soap boxes as a child in Ashcroft," admitted Coun. Wyatt McMurray, who now owns several A&W restaurants, flies airplanes and helicopters and races cars.
"I think we can get the numbers," said Coun. David Dubois.
Down said she would be making up different categories and calling for an early registration in June. There would also be safety testing of the soap boxes to make sure they could turn and brake and wouldn't in any way injure their driver.
Down said she wanted to try and increase the activities in the park this year so that people could have a variety of things to do.


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Scientists develop cardiac pacemaker powered by heartbeat
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BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- A research team has developed an implantable medical device that can harvest energy from heartbeats rather than batteries, according to a recent report published in the journal Nature Communications.
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The cardiac pacemaker was designed on the basis of an implantable triboelectric nanogenerator, which can achieve energy from heartbeats and convert the energy to electricity for powering pacing pulses.
According to the study, the device and the body form an interconnected symbiotic system. Both the energy source and stimulus target of the symbiotic device is the body.
Researchers from China and the United States tested the self-powered device in pigs and found that the energy harvested from each cardiac motion cycle is 0.495 microjoule, which is higher than the required pacing threshold energy of humans (0.377 microjoule).
"We conducted tests on pigs because pig hearts are about the same size as human hearts," said Li Zhou, a researcher with the Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Current implantable medical devices are powered by batteries, which are bulky, rigid and have short lifespans owed to self-discharge, low energy density and inflexible packages.
In addition to high output performance, the results of the study show that the triboelectric nanogenerator has advantages of light weight, good flexibility and durability.
There are still challenges for the pacemaker to overcome to reach clinical applications, Li said. "We will improve the device by making it smaller and more efficient with longer-term biosafety in the further study."


Guest blogger Pete Sechler, PLA, AICP, GAI Community Solutions Group Senior Director, introduces a video that reveals the process behind an urban planning and design project for revitalizing the City of Ocoee, FL.
GAI's work on the Downtown Ocoee Master Plan won the City of Ocoee the 2017 OUTSTANDING PLAN AWARD from the Florida Planning and Zoning Association, and the AWARD OF EXCELLENCE from the American Planning Association, Florida Chapter.
Successful urban planning, in our view, begins with questions. When the City of Ocoee, Florida came to GAI's Community Solutions Group (CSG) to collaborate on a master plan to revitalize their downtown, we started by engaging with the community itself.
This is a process we follow again and again in our urban planning and design work. We spend a lot of time speaking with residents, city officials, business leaders, and others. What we discover is that people are looking to create authentic, community-specific experiences that capture their community's unique flavor, celebrate the best of the community's history, and optimize community services and accessibility.
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The defining goal in projects like the City of Ocoee master plan is to successfully serve the wants and needs of the community. And the breadth of GAI CSG's expertise means we can help achieve that goal by supporting the urban planning process through the origin, planning, permitting, economic strategy, and construction phases. And while our expertise can guide the community toward making its vision a reality, we're aware that the definition of a vital, livable, and successful community rises from within the community itself.
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Grassroots Football Survey 2018-19
We need YOUR responses to help make football in Gloucestershire better, For All
HAVE YOUR SAY: THE FA ANNOUNCES
2018/19 GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL SURVEY
The 2018/19 Grassroots Football Survey has today been announced by The Football Association [The FA].
The online survey, which is now in its fourth season after being launched in 2015/16, provides players, coaches, match officials, parents, supporters, volunteers, club and league officials with an opportunity to share their experiences of community football and highlight potential opportunities for improvement.
To date, almost 90,000 participants have voiced their opinions on the grassroots football provision in their local area and helped to inform the allocation of investment and resources by The FA and County FAs.
Martin Glenn, The FA's Chief Executive Officer, said: "The Grassroots Football Survey has grown season-on-season. Since its introduction in 2015/16, it has given us greater insight and understanding of the community football landscape, which has helped us shape and improve our decision-making processes across the grassroots game.
"Community football facilities are the perfect example. Despite a number of excellent programmes in place, feedback from previous surveys has repeatedly shown many are inadequate and require further investment. Whilst happy with the availability of grass pitches, participants generally report they are of poor quality. This key information from within the game allows us to prioritise development and resources in these areas.
"This season we want to reach more participants than ever before and make improvements necessary to ensure the continuous development of grassroots football in this country."
David Neale Gloucestershire FA's Cheif Executive, said: "Grassroots Survey feedback is very important to us. We listen to participants' views and I hope many will complete the online survey."
"Last year, people said we should do more for adult 11-a-side teams and improve facilities so we prioritised support for them. The Pitch Improvement Programme covered 35 different sites resulting in improvements to 22 grass pitches in Gloucestershire; we helped over 60 Clubs obtain a total of £68,000 additional funding and delivered more Referee and Mini-soccer referee courses to increase the pool of qualified match officials in grassroots leagues."
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Budweiser's Awful Super Bowl Ad Is a Perfect Illustration of Why Young People Don't Drink It
By Jordan Weissmann
Feb 02, 20156:23 PM
Do you know what beechwood aged means? I have no idea.
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Every once in a while, when I'm at a bar and feeling both lazy and sort of cheap, I order a Budweiser. If nothing else, it's reliable. It tastes slightly better than a light beer. I don't have to think about it.
I do not consider this a ringing endorsement for the brand. And yet, it seems to be the best message Anheuser-Busch InBev was able to muster for the awful ad it ran during the Super Bowl, which proudly declared Bud a "macro beer"—you know, as opposed to those effete microbrews—and ribbed all those mustachioed hipsters who quaff delicate glasses of "pumpkin peach ale" and such. "It's not brewed to be fussed over. It's brewed for a crisp, smooth finish," the ad tells us, adding, just in case we missed the point: "It's brewed for drinking. Not dissecting." Got it. Don't think too hard about Budweiser. There's not much going on.
This is a somewhat odd approach to winning over young drinkers, which, presumably, is AB-InBev's goal. Budweiser's sales are in decline, in part because, as the Wall Street Journal reported a few months ago, about 44 percent of drinkers between the ages of 21 and 27 have supposedly never tried it. The brand is desperate to court those twentysomethings and seems to think it can do so by rallying them against the cultural tyranny of beer snobbery. Or something. Conor Friedersdorf puts it well at the Atlantic when he writes that "watching Budweiser's Super Bowl commercials on Sunday, I saw an advertisement far more likely to appeal to my grandfather or father than a typical person of my generation (I'm 35), and even less likely to appeal to Millennials." Does anybody under the age of 40 care when Budweiser reminds us that it's the only beer aged with beechwood? Does anybody know what beechwood is or tastes like? Anyone?
Fundamentally, Budweiser is in trouble because, like I wrote a while back, it seems like a beer without a purpose. It packs more calories than a light beer (and more calories than Guinness, for that matter), costs more than truly cheap brews, and is less flavorful than most craft beers.* Its ads are trying to flip all of that to its advantage, turning "disposable and forgettable" into "unfussy," but instead come off as aggressively insecure, and a bit hypocritical, since AB-InBev owns the much-beloved Chicago craft brewer Goose Island.
Perhaps, then, it could try a different route. A few months ago, chef David Chang of the Momofuku empire wrote a pretty amusing piece for GQ praising cheap, relatively tasteless beers like Budweiser. And he managed to make an incredibly solid point: "It pairs really well with food. All food." He elaborates:
Think about how well champagne pairs with almost anything. Champagne is not a flavor bomb! It's bubbly and has a little hint of acid and tannin and is cool and crisp and refreshing. Cheap beer is, no joke, the champagne of beers. And cheap beer and spicy food go together like nothing else. Think about Natty Boh and Old Bay-smothered crabs. Or Asian lagers like Orion and Singha and Tiger, which are all perfect ways to wash down your mapo tofu.
Even the most dedicated beer snob would probably agree. And while none of this applies exclusively to Budweiser, there still might be an ad campaign somewhere in here. "Bud: Tastes good with food" sounds at least a little more promising than what they've got now.
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Q: adding response header to Jetty config file I am trying to add a response header to the Jetty configuration the following command,
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *

Ok so this Jetty webserver is the base on which Geoserver is running. I asked this question in the GIS forum but no one was able to answer it so I felt I might get the answer here. I wish to add this response to the header to remove the error
Unable to load XMLHttpRequest

I wish to know that under which tags should I wrap this response header and where in the file should I save it.

A: My preference is to add headers in a proxying web server. If you have Apache HTTP infront of your Jetty instance then use the Header directive.
In answer to the question, to perform this purely in Jetty see setting-http-headers-with-jetty


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Florida Department of Economic Opportunity launched a new program: Rebuild Florida.
The program will provide "critical assistance to communities" throughout Florida. Lee County and Collier County are on that list.
Rebuild Florida is a $1.4 billion disaster recovery program designed to help homeowners and businesses still trying to rebuild after Hurricane Irma .
The program has $616 million dollars to use. Only people who fit in certain categories qualify.
The program is open to homeowners and property owners who experienced damage during Hurricane Irma.
The property should be located in the most impacted and distressed communities identified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The damaged property, such as a low income home with significant roof damages, must have been caused by Hurricane Irma. The property must have also been the primary residence of the owner at the time Hurricane Irma struck on September 10, 2017.
Rental property for low-to-moderate income individuals also qualifies.
This program is designed to assist families with low-to-moderate incomes.
This includes homeowners or properties that are rented to families with low-to-moderate incomes.
Certain restrictions will apply if people received funds from The Federal Emergency Management Agency, Small Business Administration loans or private insurance.
The program will not provide money to repair second homes, and it will not give money directly to citizens.
People will not receive reimbursement for work that was completed on their homes before the application to the Rebuild Florida program went into effect.


"Scott, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family."
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"Scott, Condolences to your mother and family."
John Franklin Simpson, 88, of Carlinville, IL, formerly of Cairo, IL passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. He was born November 30, 1929 in Rector, AR to John Marshall and Esther Aline (Waddle) Simpson. John married his high school sweetheart Mary Ann, July 23, 1951 in Cairo, IL.
He is preceded in death by his father on December 29, 1955 and his mother of June 9, 1994.
John moved to Cairo, IL with his parents in 1931 and graduated from Cairo High School in 1947 where he played football and basketball. He graduated from St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 1951. After serving with the Illinois National Guard, he returned to Cairo in 1952 to join his father at Simpson's Drug Store. A Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow, John worked for many years with the youth baseball league. He worshipped and sang in the choir at Mighty Rivers Worship Center, and served on the board of many Cairo organizations. John was an avid tennis player and square dancer for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Simpson of Carlinville, IL, his sons; Kenneth (Sylvia Nissenboim) Simpson of St. Louis, MO, Richard (Kelda) Simpson of Rockville, MD, Scott (Erin) Simpson of Carlinville, IL, Frank (Amy) Simpson of Carbondale, IL, brother, John Marshall (Greta) Simpson of Blue Eye, MO and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held in Cairo in the spring, and his ashes will be buried in the Waddle-Simpson family plot at Woodland Heights Cemetery in Rector, Arkansas.
Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association.


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The term "alphabet" is used by linguists and paleographers in a wider and a narrower sense.
The earliest known alphabet in the wider sense is the Wadi el-Hol script, believed to be an abjad, which through its successor Phoenician became the ancestor of or inspiration for all later alphabets; the first alphabet in the narrower sense was the Greek alphabet.
French, with its silent letters and its heavy use of nasal vowels and elision, may seem to lack much correspondence between spelling and pronunciation, but its rules on pronunciation are actually consistent and predictable with a fair degree of accuracy.
It is generally held that the Latins adopted the western variant of the Greek alphabet in the 7th century BC from Cumae, a Greek colony in southern Italy.
The Latin alphabet spread from Italy, along with the Latin language, to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea with the expansion of the Roman Empire.
The Finnish alphabet and collating rules are the same as in Swedish, except for the addition of the letters Š and Ž, which are considered variants of S and Z. In French and English, characters with diaeresis (ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ) are usually treated just like their un-accented versions.
Nevertheless, there are rules governing French orthography which allow for a reasonable degree of accuracy when producing French words from their written forms.
French is written using the 26 letters of Latin Alphabet and five diacritics or accents.
French Sign Language (langue des signes française or LSF) is the sign language of the deaf in the nation of France.
French Sign Language is frequently, though mistakenly, attributed to the work of Charles Michel de l'Épée (l'abbé de l'Épée).
French Sign Language flourished from this point until the late 1800s at which point a schism between the manualist and oralist schools of thought had long developed.
French is one of the worlds great languages, rivalled only by English as the language of international society and diplomacy.
French is one of the romance languages, descended from Latin.
French spelling generally reflects the language as it was spoken four or five centuries ago, and is therefore a poor guide to modern pronunciation.
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with French orthography.
The French alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet.
The words in the column "Letter name in French" are sometimes used when discussing the letters (compare English words such as "aitch").
French is spoken by about 265 million people in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, Switzerland, Italy, the U.S, Lebanon, French Guiana, north, west and central Africa, Madagascar, some islands in the Indian Ocean, Haiti and other Caribbean islands, Indochina, New Caledonia, the New Hebrides and the French Pacific Territories.
French Alphabet has the same number of letters as English 26, but some of them have "accents" and "cedilla", that doesn't make their pronunciation different, only to distinguish them from other similar looking words except the cedilla ç, which is pronounced as "S" and never as "k".
As you may have noticed, many letters in French alphabet are the same as English, the pronunciation is a little bit different sometimes, but in general French letters look the same, and sound the same, so learning them would be a breeze!
French is a Romance language spoken by about 265 million people in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, Switzerland, Italy, the USA, Lebanon, French Guiana, north, west and central Africa, Madagascar, a number of islands in the Indian Ocean, Haiti and other Caribbean islands, Indochina, New Caledonia, the New Hebrides and the French Pacific Territories.
The French language is descended from Latin and first appeared in writing in 842 AD when it was used in the Strasbourg Oaths.
During the 10th and 11th centuries, French appeared in a number of documents and religious writings, but French literature didn't start to take off until the late 12th / early 13th century.
French vowels are tense, which means you keep your mouth in the same position the entire time you make the vowel sound.
The first part, bien merci, is French for "good, thanks." Bien is "good," and merci is "thanks." Toi is the singular familiar form of the word "you," that you use when talking to people you know well or are your own age.
The only articles we're going to talk about are the French equivalents of "the." You may have noticed them hanging around in front of some of the words we've learned so far.
In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries French was preeminent as an inter-national language, though it has been partially eclipsed by English in the 20th.
French was one of the two official languages of the League of Nations and is now one of the six official languages of the United Nations.
French spelling generally reflects the language as it was spoken four or five centuries ago and is therefore a poor guide to modern pro-nunciation.
The course is contained in a CDROM that is installed on the student's computer and is designed to teach adults or children.
This French course is easy and fun to use, requires only the mouse and employs hundreds of custom-made color pictures, native speaker pronunciation and illustrated printouts.
Presents the French alphabet letters with their sound.
The French alphabet uses five different accents: l'accent aigu, l'accent grave, l'accent circonflexe, le tréma, and la cédille.
All of the accents except la cédille are used for French vowels.
French accents are used both to change the pronunciation of a vowel and to differentiate between similarly spelled words.
This French Alphabet Block set includes 32 blocks providing 4 complete alphabets, 3 sets of numerals, and 32 different animal pictures.
Uncle Goose Alphabet Blocks are a generous 1-3/4 inch, made from basswood, brightly colored with child-safe inks, and handcrafted with attention to detail.
Print a set of French number word dominoes; each tile has numbers on it in French and symbols 0 through 6 (zéro, un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six).
Print a set of French number word dominoes; each tile has numbers on it, in French and symbols 7 through 13 (sept, huit, neuf, dix, onze, douze, treize).
Print a set of French color word dominoes; each tile has numbers on it, in French and symbols 7 through 13 (sept, huit, neuf, dix, onze, douze, treize).
Below a part of the Old French text "Serments de Strasbourg" is presented (it is 1150 years old).
The French Alphabet is presented below [ 24 letters and 35 characters ].
The K and the W are not French by origin (rarely used).
The French alphabet is exactly the same as the English alphabet, except the letters are pronounced differently.
Following are the approximate French pronunciations for each letter.
The way to remember this is to remember the word "carefull", which has the same four consonants.
It is aimed at learners of French as a foreign language, but can also be used by native French speakers.
On these pages, you will be able to hear all the sounds of the French alphabet, and those of the international phonetic alphabet.
In the "Alphabet" section, you will find a presentation of the French alphabet and the international phonetic alphabet, as well as exercises to practise.
From Late Latin alphabētum < Greek αλφάβητος, from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha (Α) and beta (Β), from Phoenician aleph (≮, א, "ox") + beth (ב,פ, "house"), so called because they were pictograms of those objects.
An ordered set of letters used in a language, for example the English alphabet.
De la même manière, un alphabet peut être étendu par l'utilisation de digrammes ou encore de lettres supplémentaires.
Le premier alphabet de l'histoire est celui d'Ougarit, d'ailleurs déjà dans l'ordre alphabétique levantin.
Find in a Library: The French alphabet teaching in a very short time, by a most easie way, to pronounce French naturally, to reade it perfectly, to write it truly, and to speake it accordingly.
Together with the treasure of the French tongue, containing the rarest sentences, prouerbes, parables, similies, apothegmes, and golden sayings of the most excellent French authors, as well poets as orators.
The French alphabet teaching in a very short time, by a most easie way, to pronounce French naturally, to reade it perfectly, to write it truly, and to speake it accordingly.
BUY IT French, Part 1 - an instructional video teaching the concepts of the French language through both conventional lessons and contemporary subject-oriented comedy routines, specifically covering vocabulary, pronunciation, counting, greetings, good-byes, punctuation, conjugation and indefinite articles.
French, Part 2 - a continuation of the above video, covering how to express time, date and weather; gender and adjectives; -ar, -er and -ir verbs; the negative; seasons and months; plus the days of the week and more.
I just started studying French this semester, so the list is minimal and geared toward the beginner.
Also included are grammar exercises and references, 506 homework exercises, an ftp archive, web links for French 506 and 507, and various learning resources.
If you are interested in reviewing the French alphabet try this L'alphabet Shockwave style.
It's fun to learn French for the parts of the face.
Each flash card shows a colorful scene that suggests the sound associated with each letter.
Examples: The letter "A" pronounced "Ah" in French, is represented by a doctor putting a tongue depressor in a patient's mouth.
The letter "Z", pronounced "Zed" in French, is represented by the cordial Farmer Zed.
Alphabet, was the first formal lesson I have ever had on the alphabet.
The course assumes no prior knowledge of French and covers the language material taught in about 600 school hours.
The informal pronoun "on" is more common than "nous" in coversational French.
The vintage originals were published in France during the mid 19th century and are an exquisite example of the printing technique known as chromolithography.
A valuable look into our past, these images contain a few questionable charicatures that are not what one would call politically correct; but, if taken in the proper context, these images will prove to be valuable to the historian, Francophile, and researcher as well as the crafter of today.
I've restored these antique French postcards from my own collection so that you might add a little French whimsy to your next craft or design project.
If you would like to be notified of updates and additions to these interactive French learning resources, click here.
Carte Interactive du Monde Francophone: click on the name of a country or territory and find out where it is and its capital.
This page was first posted on September 13, 1997 and last updated February 12, 2000.


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How the University of the East Responds to and Copes with the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alexander C Balcoba | Mark Cleeford L. Quitoras | Lydia R. Leonardo
The COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2020 continues to impact the whole world in ways that have been hard to imagine. The educational system particularly was hit hard forcing it to radically shift to an online mode to preclude face-to-face meetings. At the University of the East, virtual classes replaced the traditional classrooms and most business transactions conducted online. This study aimed to capture the major challenges that the university had to overcome in the face of the pandemic and document the subsequent preparations for the new normal as the pandemic lingers and hopefully comes to an end. The researchers used an open-ended online survey questionnaire consisting of three questions dealing with: 1) major challenges encountered by the University of the East during the pandemic period, 2) initial responses and coping strategies in terms of instruction, admission and enrollment, student's support and resources, employees' support, control and prevention program, and economic support, and finally, 3) the university's preparation for the new normal. It is hoped that the results and findings of this study could provide lessons in preparing for similar future emergencies of the same or even bigger magnitude.


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History of England
Distances and Travel Times
When did the trams stop running in London?
In the 1950's
Asked in London, Public Transportation
What are streetcars called in London?
In London, streetcars are called trams.
How many trams are there in London?
1. the rest are broken
Asked in Brakes and Tires, Public Transportation
Does trams have wheels?
Yes, trams have wheels. Yes, trams have wheels. Yes, trams have wheels. Yes, trams have wheels. Yes, trams have wheels. Yes, trams have wheels. Yes, trams have wheels. Yes, trams have wheels. Yes, trams have wheels. Yes, trams have wheels. Yes, trams have wheels.
Asked in Daylight Saving Time
Why do clocks go back at 2.00am?
Because that is when the London Underground trains stop running.
Asked in Slogans and Mottos
What is the motto of Yarra Trams?
The motto of Yarra Trams is 'Love Your Trams'.
Asked in New Zealand, Auckland, Public Transportation
When were trams in Auckland used?
Trams were used in Auckland between 1902 to 1956. (Electric trams).
Asked in Public Transportation
When was Inekon Trams created?
Inekon Trams was created in 2001.
What do trams ride on?
Trams run on wheels which go along tracks. Trams are trains which run in cities on or beside the streets.
Where could one find out the history of trams?
Wikipedia provides information about the history of trams. One can also look on Railpage, Yarra Trams, and Groundwork East Midlands for information about the history of trams.
Asked in Travel & Places, Public Transportation
Are trams bad for the environment?
Trams are not bad for the environment, though if there a lot of them then sometimes they can cause damage. It would be best not to use trams.
Asked in United Kingdom, London
Why do you chose Transport for London?
Transport for London (TFL) is the umbrella name for all of London's transport services which include underground, overground, DLR, taxis, hire cars, buses, trams etc.
Asked in Pollution, Air Pollution, Public Transportation
Do trams do air pollution?
Trams are electrically driven so in themselves they do not pollute.
Asked in Decade - 1960s, Public Transportation
Were there trams in the 60's?
trams were cool. my name is anabel, and i like to dance! trams are wicked in belguim and i nearly got run over.
Asked in Verbs
What is the verb in the sentence Alex stop running?
If the sentence is: "Alex, stop running." Then the verb would be "stop."
Asked in Inventions, Computer History, Public Transportation
Who invented trams?
Electric trams are associated with German inventor Werner von Siemens
Asked in Grammar, Parts of Speech, Verbs
What is the verb phrase of after the movie the children were running to the bus stop?
"The children were running to the bus stop." The verb phrase is "were running."
Asked in London
What does London has?
A river running through it.
Asked in Victoria, Melbourne, Public Transportation
Does Melbourne have the most trams in the world?
Melbourne does not have the most trams in the world. Melbourne's claim to fame, as far as trams are concerned, is that it has the longest tram lines in the world, or at least amongst the longest.
Asked in Computer History, Electronics Engineering, New York City, Public Transportation
How do trams move without electricity?
They don't! (Unless they are cable, battery, steam or horse drawn trams).
Asked in Inventions, Public Transportation
Why were trams invented?
Trams were invented to get people around cities, to reduce pollution, and for many other reasons.
Asked in Wasps and Hornets
What do you do if you are running from a wasp?
keep running and don't stop
Asked in London, Metros and Subways
How long has the London underground been running for?
the london under ground has been in london for more than 50
Asked in Eurostar (railway)
Where does eurostar stop before Paris?
Most trains are non-stop from London to Paris. Some trains stop at Ebbsfleet or Ashford. Eurostar is the brand name of the company running high speed trains London-Paris and London-Lille-Brussels through the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar uses the stations: St. Pancras (London), Gare du Nord (Paris), Bruxelles Midi (Brussels) and Lille Europe. Currently these are the only passenger trains operating through the tunnel. The Eurostar takes 2 hours 15 minutes between London and Paris.
Why do you use trams?
You use trams to save you from having to drive around to get places. There are many advantages of using a tram.
What are trams ran on?
The majority of trams are powered by electricity, however some older trams are powered by steam or diesel. Tram travel on tram rails. These are similar to train rails, but there are some important differences.


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Home » Starbucks sets sights on delivering next chapter of growth
Starbucks sets sights on delivering next chapter of growth
Photo: Starbucks Corp.
NEW YORK — Starbucks Corp. will offer delivery at a quarter of its company-owned stores in the United States in the coming months through a new partnership with Uber Eats. The coffee chain anticipates the move will bring "meaningful and scalable growth to the U.S. operations," said Rosalind G. Brewer, chief operating officer and group president of Americas.
"Convenience is tied to how customers are consuming today and impacts how they interact with our stores," Ms. Brewer said during the company's investor day on Dec. 13 in New York. "Shopping habits are changing, not only in coffee cafes, but our customers expect us to provide a seamless experience, much like what we're seeing in the omnichannel across all of retail. And this is where delivery comes in."
Another strategic priority is beverage innovation. Starbucks will roll out nitrogen-infused cold-brew coffee to all U.S. company-operated stores in the coming year. Cold beverages, including iced espresso, cold-brew coffee and Starbucks Refreshers, have contributed to more than 80% of beverage growth over the past two years, Ms. Brewer said.
"And we're continuing to innovate from our core, testing and learning from our customers to quickly bring new beverages to market," she added. "For example, this summer, we trialed a few new drinks in Nashville, Tenn."
A new iced macchiato builds on growth in iced espresso and core macchiato, an approximately $1 billion platform for Starbucks, she said.
"It features smooth, cold-pressed espresso, our core, velvety spice meringue in a cold foam, no whip cream, dusted with winter spices," she said. "This drink is inspiring our new cloud macchiato and other ingredients that are launching this spring. It's a great example of how we're combining our core of forward-looking coffee and innovation with customer insights. We know our customers are loving the cold platform. It allows us to develop authentic, original beverages that keep our customers coming back time and time again."
Food remains an important opportunity for Starbucks, Ms. Brewer said.
"We promised you that we would be accelerating our food over a 5-year period, out through 2021 to get to a 25% balance of food in our portfolio," she said. "We're currently at 22% of our food penetration in our business. But we are a beverage-first business, and our challenge and our opportunity is to drive transactions. And we know, first and foremost, that comes from our beverage offering."
Over the past year, Starbucks has worked to lay the foundation for its next chapter of growth, said Kevin R. Johnson, president and chief executive officer.
"'Growth at scale' acknowledges three things," he said. "First, it acknowledges that Starbucks has grown significantly over our 47-year journey, with 29,000 stores and FY '18 revenue of $24.7 billion. We are growing off of a large base.
"No. 2, we acknowledge customer behaviors are shifting rapidly, whether it's embracing the digital lifestyle, amplifying the need state of convenience, a desire for more premium, personalized experiences or a trend toward more healthy food and beverage choices. This strategy acknowledges we must continue to adapt and adapt rapidly to meet our customers where they are.
"And third, certainly, we acknowledge that the competitive landscape is evolving as many others see a large and growing addressable market around all things coffee, which requires us in the strategy to amplify our competitive differentiators as we capture the next wave of growth."
Starbucks management reaffirmed its guidance for fiscal year 2019. The company expects to achieve double-digit adjusted earnings-per-share growth, with revenue growth of 7% to 9% and operating income growth of 8% to 10%. Starbucks expects global comparable sales growth of 3% to 4%, led by 3% to 4% growth in its largest market, the United States.
In the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, Starbucks net income was $4,518.3 million, equal to $3.24 per share on the common stock, up 57% from $2,884.7 million, or $1.97 per share, in the previous fiscal year. Total net revenues rose 10% to a record $24,719.5 million from $22,386.8 million.
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