Before he was painting nudes on Tahitian beaches Paul Gauguin was a sailor a salesman in Copenhagen & a stockbroker in Paris A leading influence in the post-Impressionist avant-garde Gauguin settled in the Pacific in search of an unspoiled paradise & in rejection of artificial life in Europe His vivid life story is matched only by 96 pages Walther Ingo F ...

This is an expert account of the Post Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin who defied convention & renounced European civilization to pursue his art in the South Seas It explores the influences that defined his style from Impressionist painters to the brilliant hues & primitive forms of the South Pacific Islands It features a gallery ranging from his early Impressionist work to his vibrant pictures of a Tahitian idyll Paul Gauguin was one of the most important artists of the early 20th century This informative book outlines the artist&s personal & working life his work in France & his paintings of the tropical landscapes of Tahiti & the Caribbean His mission became to depict an authentic primitivism; a method known as Cloissonism a technique that was inspired by medieval enamelling The Yellow Christ is a good example of this style Another iconic work is Vision after the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel) This beautifully illustrated book is essential reading for those who would like to learn about this artist & to view his works in one comprehensive collection ...

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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 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 or region free DVD player in order to play It&8217;s been ten years since we spent Christmas with the Shipmans & the Wests Last time it was Billericay &8211; but the deal has always been to alternate & this year we&8217;re heading to Barry where Uncle Bryn&8217;s cooking dinner for over thirteen people Understandably he&8217;s tense Pam would secretly prefer to spend Christmas in Essex as she finds Gwen&8217;s house a bit lacking but as long as she gets to be a doting grandparent along with Mick & Gwen it doesn&8217;t really matter where they eat their turkey Gavin & Stacey&8217;s baby is now nine & for them parenthood can sometimes be a challenge Smithy a committed dad to twelve year old Neil the Baby makes the journey to Barry at weekends & every second Wednesday whilst Nessa adopts her own brand of Nessa-style mothering On Christmas Eve Dawn makes a shocking discovery about Pete that jeopardizes their marriage (again) & a visit to the pub that night is an eye opener in more ways than one Sit back & enjoy a welcome festive return to the award-winning world of &8216; Gavin & Stacey&8217; Actors James Corden Ruth Jones Format PALLanguage English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

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
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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 ...