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Indexed views
An indexed view (sometimes referred to as a materialized view), is a view that has been made into more than just a simple stored query by...
Deadlocks
A deadlock occurs when two or more tasks permanently block each other by each task having a lock on a resource which the other tasks are...
Snapshot
A database snapshot is a read-only, static view of a SQL Server database (the source database). The database snapshot is transactionally...
Where the polls went wrong
Click the above picture to listen THE national presidential polls were actually not too far off. RealClearPolitics, a polling aggregator,...
China's stable growth raises doubts
Click the above picture to listen ON OCTOBER 19th China reported that its economy grew by 6.7% in the third quarter. It would have been...
Which American city offers the best protection from zombies
Click the above picture to listen A RECENT study by CareerBuilder, a recruitment firm, has ranked the 53 largest metropolitan areas in...
Where do Canada’s immigrants come from?
Click the picture to listen ANGER about immigration is on the rise in many rich countries. Not so in Canada (see ourbriefing). A fifth of...
The value of gun-toting film stars
click picture to listen OLD habits may well die hard. In 2000 Bruce Willis—true to his characters perhaps—argued that restricting...
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