Distributed and Parallel Database Systems ¨ M. Tamer Ozsu Department of Computing Science University of Alberta Edmonton‚ Canada T6G 2H1 Patrick Valduriez INRIA‚ Rocquencourt 78153 LE Chesnay Cedex France Introduction The maturation of database management system (DBMS) technology has coincided with significant developments in distributed computing and parallel processing technologies. The end result is the emergence of distributed database management systems and parallel database management
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1. Introduction Increasingly‚ we are seeing many firms from various industries allowing their customers to pay on credit. This action will inevitably have a direct implication on the financial statements of these firms‚ in terms of accounts receivables‚ allowance for bad debt and uncollectible debt expense. This is especially so when customers are unable to repay their debts. In this paper‚ we will examine the 2008 financial statement of four companies in the retail industry‚ namely
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I want to be a pilot “I want to be a pilot when I grow up… because it’s a fun job and easy to do. That’s why there are so many pilots flying today. Pilots don’t need much school‚ they must learn numbers so they can read instruments. Pilots should be brave so that they won’t be scared if it’s foggy and they can’t see‚ or if a wing or motor falls off they should stay calm so they’ll know what to do. Pilots have to have good eyes to see through clouds and they can’t be afraid of lightning or thunder
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Army Helicopter Pilot There is no denying that flying aircraft is one of the most coveted careers in the US. One has to be very sure if he or she wishes to become an army helicopter pilot as it is not only about the profession but also doing his or her bit for a larger cause‚ serving the US army and hence his or hers country. Because army helicopter pilots often fly in dangerous situations or transport important government officials‚ one has to be very qualified to even be considered
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Parallel Computing In India Introduction to Parallel Computing Traditionally‚ software has been written for serial computation: • To be run on a single computer having a single Central Processing Unit (CPU); • A problem is broken into a discrete series of instructions. • Instructions are executed one after another. • Only one instruction may execute at any moment in time. In the simplest sense‚ parallel computing is the simultaneous use of multiple compute resources to solve
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strained economic environment‚ the possibility of default by a debtor is a stark reality. One way of assisting companies through these uncertain times is for shareholders or creditors to convert loan claims against the company into shares. The conversion or capitalization of debt into shares has various potential tax consequences. For companies with assessed losses‚ this may result in a reduction of the assessed loss. The reason for this is that the Income Tax Act provides that a taxpayer’s assessed
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MATLAB Parallel Computing John Burkardt (ARC/ICAM) & Gene Cliff (AOE/ICAM) Virginia Tech .......... FDI Fall Short Course: Introduction to Parallel MATLAB at Virginia Tech http://people.sc.fsu.edu/∼burkardt/presentations/fdi matlab 2009.pdf .......... ARC: Advanced Research Computing AOE: Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering ICAM: Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics 09 September 2009 Burkardt MATLAB Parallel Computing MATLAB Parallel Computing: Some Announcements
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DIRECT AND INDIRECT In this section‚ We are going to see How the conversion of Direct to Indirect Speech and Indirect to Direct Speech is done? We may report the words of a speaker in two ways. 1. Direct Speech We may quote the actual words of the speaker as it is. This method is called Direct Speech. 2. Indirect Speech We may report what he said without quoting his exact words. This method is called Indirect Speech or Reported Speech. Example: • Direct: Clinton said‚ “I am very busy now
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------------------------------------------------- Direct marketing communication Direct Marketing What is Direct Marketing? Direct marketing is a channel free approach to distribution and/or marketing communications. So a company may have a strategy of dealing with its customers ’directly‚’ for example banks (such as CityBank) or computer manufacturers (such as Dell). There are no channel intermediaries i.e. distributors‚ retailers or wholesalers. Therefore - ’direct’ in the sense that the deal is done directly
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Conversion ratio# of shares that can be exchanged for one convertible bond | Par value of bond/ conversion price | Conversion pricePrice per share that determine the number of share you will received | Par value of bond/conversion ratio | Conversion value – an indication of what a convertible issue would trade for if it were priced to sell on the basis of its stock value. | Conversion ratio x market price of stock | Conversion premium ( in $)It is difference between the market price of the
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