A comprehensive & self-contained introduction to Gaussian processes which provide a principled practical probabilistic approach to learning in kernel machines Gaussian processes (GPs) provide a principled practical probabilistic approach to learning in kernel machines GPs have received increased attention in the machine-learning community over the past decade & this book provides a long-needed systematic & unified treatment of theoretical & practical aspects of GPs in machine learning The treatment is comprehensive & self-contained targeted at researchers & students in machine learning & applied statistics The book deals with the supervised-learning problem for both regression & classification &

Includes:: detailed algorithms A wide variety of covariance (kernel) functions are presented & their properties discussed Model selection is discussed both from a Bayesian & a classical perspective Many connections to other well-known techniques from machine learning & statistics are discussed including support-vector machines neural networks splines regularization networks relevance vector machines & others Theoretical issues including learning curves & the PAC-Bayesian framework are treated & several approximation methods for learning with large datasets are discussed The book contains illustrative examples & exercises & code & datasets are available on the Web Appendixes provide mathematical background & a discussion of Gaussian Markov processes

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The BAFTA award winning comedy written by James Corden & Ruth Jones makes a welcome return to DVD just in time for Christmas After a triple success at last year’s British Comedy Awards & triumph at The South Bank Show Awards the second series of Gavin & Stacey is released on 10th November Gavin is an ordinary boy from England Stacey is an ordinary girl from Wales After speaking on the phone to each other every day at work
- they finally met fell in love & got married Now in Series 2 the honeymoon&s over for the newlyweds & their married life begins in earnest at the Shipman family home in Essex But as the reality of living so far away sinks in Stacey starts missing her home in Barry Island along with her mum & her Uncle Bryn Meanwhile Gavin & Stacey&s best friends Smithy & Nessa are coming to terms with their own stark reality they&re not even friends & yet they&re having a baby together! Screen favourites Rob Brydon & Alison Steadman join an outstanding cast in this contemporary comedy about young romance Mathew Horne (Catherine Tate Roman’s Empire Teachers) & Joanna Page (Gideon’s Daughter Love Actually) star as Gavin & Stacey Ruth Jones (Little Britain Nighty Night) as the forthright & tattooed Nessa & BAFTA award winner James Corden (Fat Friends History Boys) as the blokes’ bloke Smithy Julia Davis (Nighty Night) & Sheridan Smith (Love Soup Two Pints Of Lager & A Packet of Crisps) also make guest star appearances The DVD contains the entire second series plus a wealth of extras including & An Insight into The Making of Story of Series 2& with an exclusive interview with Ruth & James outtakes James & Ruth on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross & audio commentaries on selected episodes
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay in Essex Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island in South Wales After months of speaking on the phone to each other at work they finally meet fall in love & get married Series One Falling in love causes a ripple effect on Gavin & Stacey&s family & friends & as their wedding day approaches we soon come to realise that there&s nothing &ordinary& about the Shipmans & the Wests after all Series Two The honeymoon is over for Gavin & Stacey & married life begins in earnest But as Nessa & Smithy prepare for a big event of their own Stacey is missing Barry Island more than she could&ve imagined ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay in Essex Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island in South Wales After months of speaking on the phone to each other at work they finally meet fall in love & get married Series One Falling in love causes a ripple effect on Gavin & Stacey&s family & friends & as their wedding day approaches we soon come to realise that there&s nothing &ordinary& about the Shipmans & the Wests after all Series Two The honeymoon is over for Gavin & Stacey & married life begins in earnest But as Nessa & Smithy prepare for a big event of their own Stacey is missing Barry Island more than she could&ve imagined Series Three Gavin & Stacey are back with the gang from Barry & Billericay for more fun & laughter in Series 3 of the hit BBC series Christmas Special It&s Christmas time & the Welsh contingent have been invited to celebrate the festive season with the Shipmans So with the help of Dave & his coach; the West&s head East Dawn & Pete have come round for Christmas Eve drinks & Pete&s brought his aged mum Mick has an enormous turkey soaking in a bucket Bryn has his mistletoe on standby & Pam has a cracker of a present under the tree for Mick ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay in Essex Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island in South Wales After months of speaking on the phone to each other at work they finally meet fall in love & get married Series One Falling in love causes a ripple effect on Gavin & Stacey&s family & friends & as their wedding day approaches we soon come to realise that there&s nothing &ordinary& about the Shipmans & the Wests after all Series Two The honeymoon is over for Gavin & Stacey & married life begins in earnest But as Nessa & Smithy prepare for a big event of their own Stacey is missing Barry Island more than she could&ve imagined Series Three Gavin & Stacey are back with the gang from Barry & Billericay for more fun & laughter in Series 3 of the hit BBC series Christmas Special It&s Christmas time & the Welsh contingent have been invited to celebrate the festive season with the Shipmans So with the help of Dave & his coach; the West&s head East Dawn & Pete have come round for Christmas Eve drinks & Pete&s brought his aged mum Mick has an enormous turkey soaking in a bucket Bryn has his mistletoe on standby & Pam has a cracker of a present under the tree for Mick Age Rating 15 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play With two Baftas & three British Comedy awards under its belt the much-loved & rightly-praised Gavin & Stacey returned for a one-hour Christmas Special broadcast on Christmas Eve 2008 It&s Christmas time & the Welsh contingent have been invited to celebrate the festive season with the Shipmans So with the help of Dave & his coach; the West&s head East Dawn & Pete have come round for Christmas Eve drinks & Pete&s brought his aged mum Mick has an enormous turkey soaking in a bucket Bryn has his mistletoe on standby & Pam has a cracker of a present under the tree for Mick But will the season still be jolly when Smithy sees how attached Dave is to baby Neil? Or when Bryn elaborates further on the fishing trip? But most importantlywill there still be tidings of comfort & joy when Gavin delivers a truly unexpected surprise to everyone in the room? Actors Alison Steadman Ruth Jones Rob Brydon Larry Lamb James Corden Melanie Walters Joanna Page Mathew Horne Matt Lucas & Julia Davis Certificate 12 years & over Year 2008 Languages English Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
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Sitcom featuring an English guy & a girl from Wales After speaking on the phone at work every day Gavin & Stacey meet & soon discover that despite their obvious differences they share a lot in common ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region Free Blu-ray player in order to play Gavin is an ordinary boy from England Stacey is an ordinary girl from Wales After speaking on the phone to each other every day at work
- they finally met fell in love & got married Now in Series 2 the honeymoon&s over for the newlyweds & their married life begins in earnest at the Shipman family home in Essex But as the reality of living so far away sinks in Stacey starts missing her home in Barry Island along with her mum & her Uncle Bryn Meanwhile Gavin & Stacey&s best friends Smithy & Nessa are coming to terms with their own stark reality they&re not even friends & yet they&re having a baby together!
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Sitcom featuring an English guy & a girl from Wales After speaking on the phone at work every day Gavin & Stacey meet & soon discover that despite their obvious differences they share a lot in common Contains all the episodes from the show&s third series ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play With two Baftas & three British Comedy awards under its belt the much-loved & rightly-praised Gavin & Stacey returned for a one-hour Christmas Special broadcast on Christmas Eve 2008 It&s Christmas time & the Welsh contingent have been invited to celebrate the festive season with the Shipmans So with the help of Dave & his coach; the West&s head East Dawn & Pete have come round for Christmas Eve drinks & Pete&s brought his aged mum Mick has an enormous turkey soaking in a bucket Bryn has his mistletoe on standby & Pam has a cracker of a present under the tree for Mick But will the season still be jolly when Smithy sees how attached Dave is to baby Neil? Or when Bryn elaborates further on the fishing trip? But most importantlywill there still be tidings of comfort & joy when Gavin delivers a truly unexpected surprise to everyone in the room? Actors Alison Steadman Ruth Jones Rob Brydon Larry Lamb James Corden Melanie Walters Joanna Page Mathew Horne Matt Lucas & Julia Davis Certificate 12 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages English ...