Side by Side Strategies: How Two-Career Couples Can Thrive in the Nineties

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Side by Side Strategies: How Two-Career Couples Can Thrive in the Nineties
Jane Hershey Cuozzo , and S. Diane Graham
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Data Mining in Finance presents a comprehensive overview of major algorithmic approaches to predictive data mining, including statistical, neural networks, ruled-based, decision-tree, and fuzzy-logic methods, and then examines the suitability of these approaches to financial data mining. The book focuses specifically on relational data mining (RDM), which is a learning method able to learn more expressive rules than other symbolic approaches. RDM is thus better suited for financial mining, because it is able to make greater use of underlying domain knowledge. Relational data mining also has a better ability to explain the discovered rules - an ability critical for avoiding spurious patterns which inevitably arise when the number of variables examined is very large. The earlier algorithms for relational data mining, also known as inductive logic programming (ILP), suffer from a relative computational inefficiency and have rather limited tools for processing numerical data. Data Mining in Finance introduces a new approach, combining relational data mining with the analysis of statistical significance of discovered rules. This reduces the search space and speeds up the algorithms. The book also presents interactive and fuzzy-logic tools for `mining' the knowledge from the experts, further reducing the search space. Data Mining in Finance contains a number of practical examples of forecasting S&P 500, exchange rates, stock directions, and rating stocks for portfolio, allowing interested readers to start building their own models. This book is an excellent reference for researchers and professionals in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, knowledge discovery, and applied mathematics.

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To read but to complete with some other sources.......2005-08-26

An interesting book even if the focus on finance on data mining put the reader always at the border line with some very usual statistics techniques. Literature on ARIMA in finance is exponential for instance.
It will be interesting that the authors develop some examples of the cases on existing and major softwares from the market as Clem or SEM
To read if you need to fulfil some knowledge in finance statistic models more than in data mining in finance, for statistic some Sage papers will give you a more pragmatic over view and for data mining read Larose's books too.

Excellent book in terms outlined by its authors.......2002-06-30

This is one of the most informative books I've found on the subject of mathematical modeling of financial time series. The book is largely a review of the 'state of the art' and frequently expects the reader to be familiar with or willing to 'find and read' relevant articles, but we can all do that, can't we?

The book sequentially studies
1. Standard ARIMA (autoregressive models) which are closest to familiar linear regression techniques.
2. Neural nets and Bayesian trees (as a category called 'relational data mining' by the authors)
3. Fuzzy logic approaches (described as 'membership functions'. Membership functions are defined in terms of linguistic practice, whatever that is.).

In this way, the authors develop a seemingly comprehensive outline of the field, describing fields of study in terms of increasing abstraction. Of the three, I found the fuzzy logic discussion the most interesting.

I have to express some reservations regarding the perspective taken by the authors. Their view is that of the Newtonian physicist observing the interactions of bodies entirely independent of the viewer. At no point do the authors examine the implication of 'self participation' in the marketplace. For example, what happens to probability distribution 'X' when a trading entity uses the probability distribution 'X' to take a significant position in a security? If this seems interesting, you might try looking at "Theory of Financial Risks: From Statistical Physics to Risk Management", by Bouchaud or "An Introduction to Econophysics: Correlations and Complexity in Finance" by Mantegna and Stanley.

It is a very informative book.......2001-10-18

It is a very informative book with all major data mining methods and their comparisons compressed into 300 pages. Therefore, a significant part of the book is not leisurely reading. This is typical for the books from Kluwer Academic Publishers. One has to be ready to spend enough time to go through algorithms' details, pseudo code and comparisons of algorithms to get a serious benefit for the design of one's own model.
For instance, understanding the power of first-order if -then rules over the decision trees gained from the book can significantly change and improve design.

What a disappointment.......2001-10-04

This book is badly written. It contains many useless comparisons
between different methods without telling you how to achieve the
best result. You still on your own.

Good Book.......2000-04-20

DATA MINING IN FINANCE contains a number of practical examples of forecasting S&P 500, exchange rates, stock directions, and rating stocks for portfolio, allowing interested readers to start building their own models. This book is an excellent reference for researchers and professionals in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, knowledge discovery, and applied mathematics.

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Excellent!!.......1999-10-25

The Handbook of Wholesale Markets Worldwide best book of Design & Planning In Wholesale Markets...

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With one new volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of botany. The present volume includes reviews on structural botany, plant taxonomy, physiology, genetics and geobotany.

Progress in Botany: Structural Botany, Physiology, Genetics, Taxonomy, Geobotany/Fortschritte Der Botanik, Struktur, Physiologie, Genetik, Systemati (Progress in Botany)

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Progress in Botany: Structural Botany, Physiology, Genetics, Taxonomy, Geobotany/Fortschritte Der Botanik, Struktur, Physiologie, Genetik, Systemati (Progress in Botany)
H. Dietmar Behnke , Karl Esser , and J. W. Kadereit
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PROGRESS IN BOTANY 53: STRUCTURAL BOTANY, PHYSIOLOGY, GENETICS, TAXONOMY, GEOBOTANY.

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PROGRESS IN BOTANY 53: STRUCTURAL BOTANY, PHYSIOLOGY, GENETICS, TAXONOMY, GEOBOTANY.
H. Dietmar et al. (editors). Behnke
Manufacturer: Springer-Verlag,
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PROGRESS IN BOTANY 55: STRUCTURAL BOTANY, PHYSIOLOGY, GENETICS, TAXONOMY, GEOBOTANY.

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PROGRESS IN BOTANY 55: STRUCTURAL BOTANY, PHYSIOLOGY, GENETICS, TAXONOMY, GEOBOTANY.
H. Dietmar et al. (editors). Behnke
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PROGRESS IN BOTANY 58: STRUCTURAL BOTANY, PHYSIOLOGY, GENETICS, TAXONOMY, GEOBOTANY.

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PROGRESS IN BOTANY 58: STRUCTURAL BOTANY, PHYSIOLOGY, GENETICS, TAXONOMY, GEOBOTANY.
H. Dietmar et al. (editors). Behnke
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Scientists Debate Gaia is a multidisciplinary reexamination of the Gaia hypothesis, which was introduced by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in the early 1970s. The Gaia hypothesis holds that Earth's physical and biological processes are linked to form a complex, self-regulating system and that life has affected this system over time. Until a few decades ago, most of the earth sciences viewed the planet through disciplinary lenses: biology, chemistry, geology, atmospheric and ocean studies. The Gaia hypothesis, on the other hand, takes a very broad interdisciplinary approach. Its most controversial aspect suggests that life actively participates in shaping the physical and chemical environment on which it depends in a way that optimizes the conditions for life. Despite intial dismissal of the Gaian approach as New Age philosophy, it has today been incorporated into mainstream interdisciplinary scientific theory, as seen in its strong influence on the field of Earth System Science. Scientists Debate Gaia provides a fascinating, multi-faceted examination of Gaia as science and addresses significant criticism of, and changes in, the hypothesis since its introduction.

In the book, 53 contributors explore the scientific, philosophical, and theoretical foundations of Gaia. They address such topics as the compatibility of natural selection and Gaian processes, Gaia and the "thermodynamics of life," the role of computer models in Gaian science (from James Lovelock's famous but controversial "Daisyworld" to more sophisticated models that use the techniques of artificial life), pre-Socratic precedents for the idea of a "Living Earth," and the climate of the Amazon Basin as a Gaian system.

Scientists Debate Gaia : The Next Century

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Scientists Debate Gaia : The Next Century
Stephen H. Schneider
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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ASIN: B000OQSS4U

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Borne out of twentieth-century science and technology, the field of RF (radio frequency) linear accelerators has made significant contributions to basic research, energy, medicine, and national defense. As we advance into the twenty-first century, the linac field has been undergoing rapid development as the demand for its many applications, emphasizing high-energy, high-intensity, and high-brightness output beams, continues to grow. RF Linear Accelerators is a textbook that is based on a US Particle Accelerator School graduate-level course that fills the need for a single introductory source on linear accelerators. This text provides the scientific principles and up-to-date technological aspects for both electron and ion linacs. In addition, problem sets at the end of each chapter supplement the material covered. The book serves as a must-have reference for professionals interested in beam physics and accelerator technology.

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For grad student experimentalists.......2004-06-09

Particle accelerators can be grouped into various types. Of these, perhaps the simplest to understand are linacs - linear accelerators. In a fairly concise book, Wangler offers a clear elucidation of the main principles underlying most linacs, which use radio frequency techniques to accelerate the charged particles.

He discusses how the pulses of particles can drift, either transversely (that is, orthogonal to the beam direction), or longitudinally (in the beam direction). Both effects are bad, as they lead to a spreading out and dimunition of the luminosity, in area or time. He devotes separate chapters to these effects, as the countermeasures are somewhat different.

When two beams collide, or when a beam collides with a fixed target, the space charge effect can also be significant. He covers the various dynamics of this effect.

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This is the fifth in a series of workshops focused on high-power RF sources, originally for accelerator applications, but now including other applications as well. These proceedings report on recent progress in high-power klystrons, traveling-wave tubes, other linear beam tubes, fast-wave devices, and supporting technologies.

High Energy Density and High Power RF: 6th Workshop on High Energy Density and High Power RF (AIP Conference Proceedings / Accelerators, Beams, and Instrumentations)

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High Energy Density and High Power RF: 6th Workshop on High Energy Density and High Power RF (AIP Conference Proceedings / Accelerators, Beams, and Instrumentations)

Manufacturer: American Institute of Physics
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This is the sixth in a series of international workshops on high-power and high-energy density microwave devices for accelerator, plasma physics, and defense applications. Past workshops were held in Dubna, Montauk, Hayama, Pajaro Dunes, and Snowbird. The theme is research and development of techniques to increase microwave energy density and peak power in active and passive microwave devices and components ranging from L-band to W-band. The scope of this workshop has now been broadened to include radar and high power microwave (HPM) systems, space exploration, neutron sources, and even plasma heating and current drive in controlled thermonuclear fusion research.

High Energy Density and High Power RF: 7th Workshop on High Energy Density and High Power RF (AIP Conference Proceedings, CP 807)

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High Energy Density and High Power RF: 7th Workshop on High Energy Density and High Power RF (AIP Conference Proceedings, CP 807)

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This is the seventh in a series of international workshops on high-power and high-energy density microwave devices for accelerator, plasma physics, and defense applications. The underlying theme is the research and development of techniques to increase microwave energy density and peak power in active and passive microwave devices and components spanning the range from 1 GHz up through the lower THz frequencies. The scope of this workshop includes accelerators for high energy physics, plasma heating and current drive in controlled thermonuclear fusion research, radar and directed energy/high power microwave (HPM) systems, THz sources and technologies, and advanced 2D/3D computational tool development.

Fast changing of RF phase in a linear accelerator (CERN 68-36)

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Fast changing of RF phase in a linear accelerator (CERN 68-36)
P Bramham
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LA-3372
R. A Jameson
Manufacturer: Los Alamos Laboratory of the University of California [available from Clearinghouse, Springfield, Va.]
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A low-cost rf system for a 2-megahertz heavy ion linear accelerator (BNL)

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A low-cost rf system for a 2-megahertz heavy ion linear accelerator (BNL)
R. T Sanders
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Fun story, entertaining characters, surprisingly spiritual ending

A fun read!

Richard - you pulled off the impossible

This Man Can Write!

Direct Marketing Has Finally Seen the Light

God Doesn't Shoot Craps: A Divine Comedy
Richard Armstrong
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"What can advertising scams, dice systems and topless dancers teach us about the nature of the universe? Read God Doesn't Shoot Craps and find out...A wildly entertaining yarn that will have you laughing out loud and pondering the eternal mysteries at the same time." --Brian Rouff, Dice Angel and Money Shot

Can you take two losing outcomes and combine them into a winning system? That's the theory behind Parrando's Paradox, an actual breakthrough in math and physics that just may hold the key to beating the casinos.

This hilarious and thoughtful novel follows Danny Pellegrino, a successful junk mail con man content to scam the average Joe. That is, until he sells a "bogus" craps system through the mail--only to discover, too late, that it really works.

Soon, Danny Pellegrino is off to build a fortune without letting the world know about it. But when he discovers that his new formula holds the key to much more than gambling, all bets are off, and even the nature of existence is up for grabs.

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Fun story, entertaining characters, surprisingly spiritual ending.......2007-09-17

There is both good and bad to this book; but I'm happy to say that by the end, the good outweighed the bad and left me glad that I read it. The book has a well-crafted, detailed, and complex storyline, and is populated by entertaining if occasionally cartoonish characters. Fortunately, Armstrong's main character, Danny Pellegrino, is fully-developed and very engaging, and my interest in him more than made up for the foibles in some of the lesser players, and in fact kept me turning pages in the addictive manner of a craps shooter sticking around for one more come out roll even when the table seemed to be going cold.

As another reviewer mentioned, Armstrong very clearly knows his subjects, to the point where you would be very hard pressed to believe he hasn't either walked in Danny's shoes or known someone very closely who did. The level of detail he puts into his environment - be it "direct marketing," gambling, private aviation, small-time mobsters, etc. - is extremely immersive. Armstrong's love of detail is a two-edged sword, though, and where the book falters is in writing style. Armstrong makes the novice mistake through most of the book of "telling" rather than "showing" - piling on pages and pages of descriptive narration about even the most minor character, rather than letting his characters interact through action and dialogue to reveal what we as readers need to know. In effect, he tells the reader what to think, rather than letting us reach our own conclusions through observation; and I always feel like that sort of spoonfeeding is indicative of an author's lack of trust in his own ability to craft something in a way that the reader will naturally go where the author wants. So, at first, I concluded that Armstrong was a guy with a really great idea for a story whose skills as a novelist were not the equal of his imagination - but as he turned over more and more cards, he revealed his hand to be stronger than I first assessed. In the last few chapters - when Pellegrino meets the architect of the book's central gambling system - the mood, tone and style of the book change dramatically for the better. Unlike the narration-heavy first two thirds of the book, the last section is mostly dialogue - almost in the Socratic sense - revealing a philosophical ambition that I never saw coming during the early chapters. These final chapters are thought-provoking and genuinely moving in a spiritual way that made me take another look at the title with a sudden understanding that this book was not REALLY about what I thought it was about.

Without spoiling the ending, I'll say that the payoff when Danny learns the truth regarding the mysterious system is a deliciously fun twist that -- when I took the time to think about why I didn't see it coming -- made a certain statement on its own about human nature. While the resolution of the action portion of the plot (the mobsters chasing Pellegrino) is more contrived and less satisfying, the aforementioned spiritual aspect of the book seemed to speak directly to me and made a lasting impression that was far more than what I expected to get from this read. So, I really feel comfortable recommending this book, especially to someone who is not as picky as I am about style. It certainly delivers in terms of content, from the very detailed window it opens on the world of Danny Pellegrino's passions - gambling, flying, mail fraud - to the entertaining characters and plot line, right through to a surprisingly meaningful message.

A fun read!.......2007-04-04

An easy read and a amusing story, that well could be true. The characters are vivid and you probably will recognize several of them. Personally, I think the book would make a interesting movie, or certainly a TV show worth watching

Richard - you pulled off the impossible.......2007-03-27

"I absolutely LOVED your book. First, you pulled off a near impossible stunt here - you actually got me to read an entire fiction book from front to back in 2 days! I haven't read a complete fiction book in years (I am a non-fiction junkie)... but you certainly sucked me in with your book.

A fabulous read for anyone looking to escape with a great story - and learn a thing or two about the marketing business along the way.

Highly recommended read.

This Man Can Write!.......2007-02-20

I passed up going out on a Saturday night to stay home and read GOD DOESN'T SHOOT CRAPS by Richard Armstrong. I was hooked from the first page. It's relentlessly readable, the definition of a page-turner.

Mr. Armstrong writes with an unhurried grace and a gleefully outrageous charm that sneaks up on the reader and holds him willingly captive. He possesses a virtuoso knowledge and the rare ability to make every character and situation believable and beguiling. Most impressive is the degree to which he deftly weaves the sordid with the sublime, the comic with the criminal.

It's hard to believe this is his first novel. He achieves effects that seem to elude the talents of more prolific authors. I found myself laughing out loud at some sections and driven to profound thought by others. Mr. Armstrong tackles the deep, eternal mysteries of life, wraps them in a cross-country tale of greed and gangsters, and infuses every page with his personal warmth, cheerfulness and wit.

You get the singular feeling he really ENJOYS these characters and the situations they find themselves in. And that infectious delight spreads to the reader, making the narrative spring to life in a most pleasing and winning way.

Ambitious, literate, supremely hilarious and with the ultimate unexpected ending, it's a story that stays with you and provokes you long after the book ends. Buy it, read it, love it -- today.

Direct Marketing Has Finally Seen the Light.......2007-02-10

God Doesn't Shoot Craps was an excellent read. Entertaining, thought provoking and insightful. 5 BIG stars to Richard. Great work - can't wait to see the movie!

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