Abstract: Parametric query optimization is a cornerstone of relational databases. In this regime, the optimizer tunes parameterized query, a step exquisitely ...

Dear Heloise: Can you tell me the best way to clean onyx countertops, sinks and showers? I love my new bathroom, but I’m afraid I will scratch the surface. My contractor highly recommended it, but I ...

DEAR HELOISE: I have several hints for multiple ways to use a 5-inch electric fan on a kitchen counter. You can use it to cool off closed containers of warm food before storing them in a fridge or ...

Dear Heloise: I have several hints for multiple ways to use a 5-inch electric fan on a kitchen counter. You can use it to cool off closed containers of warm food before storing them in a fridge or ...

Dear Heloise: This is to add to Karen from Michigan's suggestion about recycling toilet paper rolls. I reuse them by cutting the rolls in half and standing them upright in the bottom of a plastic ...

Dear Heloise: As my grandchildren have gotten older, it occurred to me that their parents had gotten rid of their old landline. Today, many homes rely only on cellphones. Also, parents are wary of ...

DEAR HELOISE: For Marvin Tiffany of York, Nebraska, I agree about missing the old days when an actual print newspaper arrived at the house in the morning. Here in our part of Oregon, I can get the ...

Dear Heloise: I just have to comment about the lack of needing to teach cursive writing in the letter as described by the retired educator from Montana. No wonder our country is in such sad shape with ...