Not exact matches
McDonald's posted
global comparable sales growth
of 5.5 % in the first quarter,
ahead of estimates
of 3.9 %, on a 0.8 % increase in traffic, marking the 11th consecutive quarter
of positive comparable sales and fifth consecutive quarter with increasing guest counts, further evidence that
efforts to modernize the brand and menu are paying off.
We are
ahead in the polls by 28 % due to Brown's incompetence,
global economic conditions and David Cameron's
efforts to make us electable again, not because
of Ken Clarke and his leftist ideals.
One China expert said Obama's emphasis on U.S. - China cooperation
ahead of the United Nations» Copenhagen, Denmark, summit in December — where world leaders will try and hammer out a worldwide climate change treaty — could aid
efforts to reach a
global pact.
Below, as time allows, I'll add input from experts on the challenges and opportunities facing Haiti in the months and years
ahead as
efforts are made to «build back better,» in the parlance
of planners, engineers and seismologists who are part
of a
global movement to reduce losses from inevitable disasters.
Here's an incomplete list
of other interesting views on both the climate files and the coverage
of them (or lack thereof) by the media, along with some stray tidbits, including a report on Copenhagen prostitutes fighting the city's
efforts to clean up
ahead of the talks and a classic case
of potential scientific overreach in a story on how
global warming may make sharks more aggressive:
The head
of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Hoesung Lee said the study will be delivered by 2018
ahead of a
global review into
efforts to tackle climate change.
Washington Post: The United States and China said Saturday they have agreed to intensify
efforts to address climate change and to work together on forging a common platform
ahead of a
global summit on the issue at the end
of next year.
Obama's pledge is the latest in a series
of executive - led
efforts to bolster US climate policy
ahead of this December's international talks in Paris — widely seen as a last - ditch opportunity to foster unified
global action to curb heat - trapping emissions.
Mr. Obama's plan, part
of a formal written submission to the United Nations
ahead of efforts to forge a
global climate change accord in Paris in December, detailed the United States» part
of an ambitious joint pledge made by Mr. Obama and President Xi Jinping
of China in November.
This is partly the result
of technology that tethers workers to their jobs even when away from the office and partly the result
of increasing
global competition that demands more and more
effort to stay
ahead.
Launched stateside roughly a year after digital wallet pioneer Apple Pay, as well as a couple
of weeks
ahead of Android - supporting rival Samsung Pay, Google's in - house tap - to - pay mobile platform hasn't exactly enjoyed an impressive
global expansion
effort since the fall
of 2015.
• Coordinated
effort between Development, QA, Production, DR, System, DBA, Production - support, Network Administration, Applications group and vendors for project completion
ahead of schedule under budget • Incorporated new technologies with legacy systems to improve performance and reduce cost • Experienced in incorporating leading open source tools: nagios, mysql, tomcat, apache, wikis, etc. • Performed broad range
of UNIX Systems, Net - Working and SAN Administration tasks for large financial and networking clients such as HSBC Bank USA, Deutsche Bank, Citi Group, ISO.com, GE Corporate Treasury, Globeop Financial Services, LLC., Sothebys.com, Church Pension Group, and Verizon Partners Solutions • Provided project leadership for managing technical resources, client / server issues, vendors, senior management reviews and hands - on technical expertise • Designed and deployed iPlanet Web / Directory server Architecture for the purpose
of authentication and Widows 2000 active Directory compatibility • Prepared estimates and diagrams for the new secured Development Environment comprised
of Cisco routers, local directors, hubs, Sun servers, firewalls for deployment, staging and production • Developed one to one disaster recovery using Bourne Shell scripting for Reuters» Kondor 3.0 on Solaris 8 • Minimized website down time through careful monitoring
of Sotheby's Web Vision to Amazon by using FTP servers to manage high volume uploads which optimized online trading functionalities • Directed installation, configuration, and security
of multiple online
global auction sites • Automated operations, disk space monitoring, and backups using Bourne and Korn Shell scripting • Developed standard operating procedure for IP multi-pathing, Emulex LPFC, HBAs, EMC Power path, Navisphere, and installed JASS on new built servers
• Installed, configured, and managed multiple web sites supporting
global e-commerce and e-business credit in technical environments comprised
of Solaris 8 - 10 (LDOMS, ZFS, RAID, ZONES, CONTAINERS), Aix 6.1 - 7.1, Linux 4.0 - 5.5, Web Sphere MQ, Apache, Jboss, ATG, DB2, Oracle, MySQL and VMware • Optimized data security through close cooperation between Network Administration, Unix System Administration, NT Administration, DBA, and Backup and Recovery Administration teams • Installed Emulex LPFc, EMC Power path, Navisphere, Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas cluster server, Veritas File system, Veritas Net Backup etc. and archived original configuration • Utilized expertise in managing and performance tuning major RDBMS Oracle / Sybase / SQL / Informix / DB2 / ATG / SAP • Built and configured IBM, HP and Sun servers, EMC, TSM and Sun SAN • Architected Disaster Recovery System, conducted testing, observed fail errors, and reset the systems • Compiled opensource applications and packages as necessary for the source
of both Solaris and RPM packages • Installed and configured Nagios, Cacti and MRTG graphing tool to monitor and visualize servers and network devices • Managed Send Mail, SFTP, FTP, HTTP, SSL, SSH, DHCP, DNS, NIS, NIS +, DHCP, LDAP, Apache, Tomcat, Web Sphere, BMC Patrol, HP Open View, and Nagios • Coordinated
efforts among Development, QA, Production, DR, Systems, DBA, Production, Support, Network Administration, and Applications groups for project completion
ahead of schedule and under budget • Planned and developed projects, performed user acceptance tests, and applied patches to fix bugs • Served as liaison with vendors multiple vendors including Cisco, EMC, HP, IBM, Red Hat Linux, Oracle, Sun, and Symantec resolving hardware and software issues in a timely and professional manner
Globeop Financial Services, LLC (Harrison, NY) 2005 — 2007 Manager Enterprise Infrastructures Group • Designed and implemented disaster recovery system for Reuiter's Kondor 3.0 on Solaris 10 and Sybase 12.0 — 15.0 • Installed, configured, and managed Reuiter's Kondor 3.0; Solaris 10 (LDOMS, ZFS, RAID, ZOANS, CONTAINERS); AIX 4.3 - 5.3, Red Hat Enterprise — RHEL 3.0 — 4.0, Sybase 12.0 — 15.0, Oracle 10g, MYSQL 2.7.1, Sun One Directory Server (LDAP), SUN IDM, Solstice Disk Suite, Sun Cluster 3.0 - 3.2, Veritas Storage Foundation 4.1 — 5.0, Veritas Cluster Server, Veritas NetBackup 5.0 — 7.0, Storage Array A1000 — A3500, EMC SAN, HITACHI SAN, 3 PAR, Brocade switch 40K, Cisco switch 6309, SSH, SSL, RSA encryption, Emulex LPFC, NaviSphere, EMC, and Power path • Automated processes utilizing shell scripts (Bourne, Korn, C Shell, Bash, AWK, SED and Perl) • Strong technical expertise in all major server technologies (SUN / HP / IBM / Linux / Microsoft) experiment in managing mission critical, low latency, high availability and clustered IT systems and familiar with FIX protocol • Performed massive installation
of Solaris servers using both Jumpstart and Blade Logic and Red Hat using both PXE boot and BladeLogic servers to
global distributed network
of more than 2500 servers • Conducted disaster recovery tests • Managed and supervised four technicians ensuring continuity
of service and efficient operations • Coordinated
effort among Development, System, Networking, Application Support, Backup and recovery team to ensure maximum up time and effective issue resolution • Planned & developed projects, performed user acceptance tests, and applied patches to repair bugs • Developed shell scripts for Bourne shell, Korn shell, C Shell, AWK, PL / SQL and PERL • Managed DNS, NIS, NIS +, LDAP, jump start, Send Mail, SFTP, FTP, HTTP, SSL, SSH, Telnet and HP Open View • Coordinated
effort between Development, QA, Production, DR, Systems, DBA, Production Support and Network Administration, Applications group for project completion
ahead of time and under budget • Managed DNS, NIS, NIS +, DHCP, LDAP, SFTP, jumpstart, Apache, Tomcat, Websphrer and HP Open View.