Replied: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 09:31:31 -0500 Replied: "Mehmet S. Aktas" Return-Path: maktas@cs.indiana.edu Delivery-Date: Tue Nov 12 16:53:08 2002 Return-Path: Received: from genoa.uits.indiana.edu (genoa.uits.indiana.edu [129.79.1.71]) by grids.ucs.indiana.edu (8.10.2+Sun/8.10.2) with ESMTP id gACLr8r03203 for ; Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:53:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from whale.cs.indiana.edu (whale.cs.indiana.edu [129.79.246.27]) by genoa.uits.indiana.edu (8.12.1/8.12.1/IUPO) with ESMTP id gACLsDvm027580 for ; Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:54:13 -0500 (EST) Received: from kilimanjaro (kilimanjaro.ucs.indiana.edu [156.56.104.26]) by whale.cs.indiana.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6/IUCS_2.47) with SMTP id gACLs9b26034 for ; Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:54:09 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <009c01c28a95$fe561610$1a68389c@kilimanjaro> Reply-To: "Mehmet S. Aktas" From: "Mehmet S. Aktas" To: Subject: request for vacation Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:53:53 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0099_01C28A6C.155861D0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Perlmx-Spam: Gauge=XIII, Probability=13%, Report=DEAR_SOMEBODY Content-Length: 7554 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0099_01C28A6C.155861D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Prof. Fox, I would like to ask permission for a vacation during Winter Break to = visit my country. As you know, this coming Christmas break will be the last week of = December. I would like to take off eight days after Christmas break. This would be = the=20 time between 12/23/2002 and 01/10/2003 (of course including the = Christmas break).=20 I have listed some points that I want you to consider while you are = deciding on my request. I would appreciate your early response since I have to schedule my = flight as soon as=20 possible.=20 Cheers, Mehmet S. Aktas Vacation status: ----------------------- I have not been able to take any time off since the beginning of last = academic year.=20 This will be the first vacation that I will take other than official = breaks in one and a half year. Work status: ------------------ - I have been working on Xindice XML:DB. I have get accustomed to = Xindice API ever since I started this work. I am currently running Xindice Server on = noahsark and I can perform XML Data management on XML Documents. I have started = working=20 on Security issue which will allow users to access the XML:DB based on = their access=20 levels. - I have also been working on Unique URI Generator in order to use in = Naming and Directory Services.=20 - I have worked with Shrideep and studied Narada Brokering System in = details. I also presented a paper on Narada Brokering (which is written by you and = Shrideep)=20 in Systems-Research Seminar in IU-Computer Science Department. Academic Degree Requirements and Courses: ------------------------------------------------------------------ I passed both of my qual exams and I am waiting your response on forming = my Advisory Committee in order to take the oral exam.=20 I am taking Theory from Dr. Wise and Scientifing Computing from Dr. = Bramley and =20 also an Independent Study from you. My last final will be on 12/20. I = might ask some time extension on my Independent Study if I can not wrap it up before Winter = Break.=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0099_01C28A6C.155861D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear Prof. Fox,

I would like to ask permission for = a vacation during Winter Break to visit my = country.

As you know, this coming Christmas = break will=20 be the last week of December.

I would like to=20 take off eight days = after=20 Christmas break. This would be the =

time between=20 12/23/2002 and 01/10/2003 (of course including the Christmas break).=20

I have=20 listed some=20 points that I want you to consider while you are deciding on my=20 request.

I would = appreciate your=20 early response since I have to schedule my flight as soon as =

possible.

Cheers,

Mehmet S. Aktas

Vacation=20 status:

-----------------------

I have not = been able to=20 take any time off since the beginning of last academic year.=20

This will be the first vacation that I = will take=20 other than official breaks in one and a half year.

Work status:

------------------

- I have been working on Xindice = XML:DB. I=20 have get accustomed to Xindice API

ever since I started this work. I am = currently=20 running Xindice Server on noahsark and

I can perform XML Data management on = XML Documents.=20 I have started working

on Security issue=20 which will allow users to access the XML:DB based on their access =

levels.

- I have also been working on Unique = URI Generator=20 in order to use in Naming and

Directory Services.

- I have worked with Shrideep and = studied Narada=20 Brokering System in details. I also

presented a paper on Narada Brokering = (which is=20 written by you and Shrideep)

in Systems-Research=20 Seminar in IU-Computer Science=20 Department.

Academic Degree Requirements and=20 Courses:

----------------------------------------------------------------= --

I passed both of my qual exams and = I am=20 waiting your response on forming

my Advisory Committee in order to take the oral exam.

I am taking Theory from Dr. Wise = and=20 Scientifing Computing from Dr. Bramley and

also an Independent Study from you. My last final will be on=20 12/20. I might ask some time

extension on my Independent Study if I = can not wrap=20 it up before Winter Break.=20

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