Today, chicory remains popular in New Orleans, and 'New Orleans Coffee' typically refers to chicory coffee. New Orleans coffee vendors often blend their coffee with up to 30% chicory root. For cost-cutting reasons (and perhaps for safety concerns) chicory is also used as a coffee substitute in many U.S. prisons.
A prepared statement is a feature used to execute the same (or similar) SQL statements repeatedly with high efficiency. Prepared statements basically work like this: 1  Prepare: An SQL statement template is created and sent to the database.
A proxy statement (or proxy) is a form that every publicly traded U.S. company is required to file with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) within 120 days after the end of its fiscal year. The proxy must be sent to every shareholder in advance of the company's annual shareholders meeting.