Le but principal de l'exclusion mutuelle en environnement distribué est de contrôler l'accès à une ressource critique. Des systèmes distribués à grande échelle comme les nuages ou les grilles mettent à disposition de leurs clients des ressources informatiques partagées. Dans ce type d'environnement, différentes contraintes en termes de priorité, de temps de réponse ou fiabilité doivent être prises en considération pour assurer une bonne qualité ...

Continuing after Words in the Darkness, Echoes at Dawn follows Elizabeth Bennet as she travels to Kent to visit her sister Mary, who has recently married Mr. Collins. There, she meets with a villain who is already known to her, and she is forced to deal with the consequences of a pair of tragic events. Despite these developments, Elizabeth finds that what troubles her more than anything else is the arrival of Mr. Darcy in Kent. She finds it difficult to reconcile her image of the man whose conversation she enjoys with that of the man she suspects almost ...

This early work by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne was originally published in 1904 and we are now republishing it as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. 'The Lizard' is a short story in about a cave-hunter who finds more than he bargained for. The Cryptofiction Classics series contains a collection of wonderful stories from some of the greatest authors in the genre, including Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Jack London. From its roots in cryptozoology, this genre features bizarre, fantastical, and often terrifying tales ...

Shannon Wilkenson is smart, competitive, skilled at her job as a litigator. What she isn't so skilled at is choosing the men in her life. Thorsten seems to be everything she wants: charming, athletic, quick-witted. The smart thing to do is stay far away from him. But Thorsten has other plans.  Can two people experienced at the game of seduction surrender to the possibility of love? 

Writing this book on a key aspect of marketing has been an enjoyable experience. This book comprehensively covers the issues of branding, billboards and its impact on the perception of customers. The First chapter contains an introduction of the book and its key concepts. The second chapter covers theoretical background of constructs in detail. Third chapter discusses the methodology of work. Whereas, the analysis of the results, its discussion, and recommendations educates the research cycle as it encompasses the full gamut from qualitative to quantitative ...

Many people are familiar with astrology only through Sun-sign columns in newspapers, but they have little understanding of what it really means to be born "under" a particular zodiac sign. The astrological student may know that the Sun is the most important factor in the birth horoscope; but frequently used terms such as "self-expression" give little insight into this most profound and complex of astrological symbols. The seminars in this reprint of the CPA Press original explore the many dimensions of the astrological Sun, from the Sun as a father symbol ...

BIG ROAD BLUES:12 BARS ON I-80 is the often irreverent blues memoir by, blues harmonica man Mark Hummel. Fact and fiction combine in this memoir in a variety of hilarious to frustrating incidents taken from twenty six years on the blues highway. Big Road Blues tells the story of a blues musician's life and trials, driving to and entertaining in clubs with his band, as they travel around the USA and the world. Mick Jagger and Sting lead the glamorous life on the road but not so with Hummel and his traveling troubadours of Blues Survivors. Working their ...

Los sistemas de tipo match son considerados sistemas altamente no lineales y con dinámica poco predecible, por esta razón loa ajustes de control de procesos para este tipo de sistemas se da mediante la aplicación de modelos continuos a sistemas match, en este documento se presenta el uso de inteligencia artificial como lo son las redes neuronales artificiales como una alternativa viable para el control de temperatura de un reactor match, altamente no lineal y con dinámica poco predecible, lo cual demuestra que las redes neuronales ...

The missing chapter in Laura and Franck's love story you've been waiting for. After their unexpected love affair in France, Laura and Franck are separated when she has to return to Canada. Can Franck get to Canada so they can reunite? Even if he can, can their fairytale romance survive the rigors of Canadian life? Enjoy Book Two in the #1 Bestselling Grape Series Laura has to say a gut-wrenching  au revoir  to Franck when she returns to Canada at the end of her exchange year. Nobody thinks they can survive as a couple with an ...