"This book presents an integrated collection of representative approaches for scaling up machine learning and data mining methods on parallel and distributed computing platforms. Demand for parallelizing learning algorithms is highly task-specific: in some settings it is driven by the enormous dataset sizes, in others by model complexity or by real-time performance requirements. Making task-appropriate algorithm and platform choices f ..."
The King and the Commoner A historical play. in five acts [and in Verse]. by JohnLangford Paperback, Published 2011 by British Library, Historical Print Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-241-07379-4, ISBN: 1-241-07379-1
"In the past ten years, Canadians have witnessed a renaissance in the delivery of government services. New service organizations are cropping up across the country and accomplishing extraordinary things. Efforts are being made to consult citizens on how to improve and integrate services. Considerable resources are being invested in measuring and showcasing performance improvement. This book probes the central dimensions of service reform ..."
A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Suited to Social Worship More Particularly Designed for the Use of Those Congregations and Christian Societies, Where Singing in Dialogue Is Practised (Paperback) by JohnLangford Paperback, 158 Pages, Published 2010 by Gale Ecco, Print Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-171-11921-0, ISBN: 1-171-11921-6
"The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18 ..."
Scissors, Paper, Stone(1st Edition) Expressions of Memory in Contemporary Photographic Art by Martha Langford, JohnLangford Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2007 by Mcgill-Queen's University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7735-3211-3, ISBN: 0-7735-3211-0
"Finalist: Raymond Klibansky Book Prize Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada (2008) Making a connection between photography and memory is almost automatic. Should it be? In Scissors, Paper, Stone Martha Langford explores the nature of memory and art. She challenges the conventional emphasis on the camera as a tool of perception by arguing that photographic works are products of the mind - picturing memory is, first and fo ..."
"Oversized and heavy - will require additional postage."Photography and reality are inextricably linked but, whether one is being photographed, making a photograph, or looking at a photograph, photography is an act of the imagination. In nine original essays, art historians and cultural theorists break with photographic tradition to explore the crucial role of the imagination in photography from nineteenth-century studio portraiture to t ..."
Basic Photography(4th Edition) by Michael JohnLangford Paperback, 376 Pages, Published 1977 by Focal Press ISBN-13: 978-0-240-50955-6, ISBN: 0-240-50955-2
"What is “business ethics”? Across the Board, 18, 22-32. Ellis, R. (1998). Just
results: Ethical foundations for policy analysis. Washington: Georgetown
University Press. Fried, C. (1978). Right and wrong. Cambridge, MA: Harvard
University Press. Garofalo, C., & Geuras, D. (1999). Ethics in the public service:
The moral mind at work. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. Garofalo
, C., & Geuras, D. (2006). Common ground, commo ..."
"Rhetoric, Reality and Promise Patrice Dutil, Cosmo Howard, John Langford,
Jeffrey Roy. most everyone agrees needs redress and a significant degree of
innovation if the public sector is to maintain a relevant, efficient and adaptable
service ..."
"The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18 ..."
Suspended Conversations(1st Edition) The Afterlife of Memory in Photographic Albums by Martha Langford, JohnLangford Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2008 by Mcgill-Queen's University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7735-3392-9, ISBN: 0-7735-3392-3
"In Suspended Conversations Martha Langford shows how photographic albums tell intimate and revealing stories about individuals and families. Unlike those who isolate the individual photograph, treat albums as texts, or argue that photography has supplanted memory, she shows that the photographic album must be taken as a whole and interpreted as a visual and verbal performance that extends oral consciousness. Albums are treasured by fami ..."