December 2011
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August 2011
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Anonymous asked: have you updated your analysis on par11 vs. hiho recently? Your game times are significantly longer in your 2009 analysis than are actual.
May 2011
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April 2011
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Play Dirty
Capt. Douglas: ...How did the other English officers die?
Capt. Cyril Leech: Unexpectedly.
March 2011
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Cultivating Baby Dwarf Tears (Hemianthus...
“Hemianthus callitrichoides, sometimes known as ‘dwarf baby tears’, or more commonly as ‘HC’, was discovered by Tropica founder Holger Windeløv during an expedition to a small rocky stream east of Havana, Cuba; it was described in aquaristic literature for the first time in 2003. Since its introduction into the hobby, HC has become increasingly popular and a foreground plant of choice,...
February 2011
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“Detriments? Well I want to remind you that it was detriments like us that built...”
– Peachy Carnehan, Gentleman At Large
May 2010
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In The Middle Of Nowhere: Illiniza Norte (Ecuador)
“Just five more minutes please Anya” – would have been almost my last words. Not too long ago I managed to convince a good friend of mine, капита́н (Kapten) Anya, to squeeze in the peak of Volcán Cotopaxi (19,347 ft) to our Ecuador escapade. With my daily regimen of excessive squash, I did not give much pause to attempting one of the world’s highest volcanoes despite the risk of hypobaropathy.
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Active Credit Portfolio Management in Practice (by... →
“Bohn and Stein, two veterans, satisfy their objective of providing a clear and comprehensive guide to credit risk management. Active Credit Portfolio Management in Practice is an excellent risk management text that is well structured and insightful which covers modeling, business research, data issues, and organizational implementation problems, as well as potential developments. I highly...
April 2010
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August 2009
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Comparing the PAR-11 against the HiHo-9 Scoring... →
Summary statistics of simulated squash games in Matlab between two theoretical players of varying skill levels comparing the Point-A-Rally (PAR) scoring system against the Hi-Ho scoring system. The mini-experiment was suggested by Mohan during the time US-Squash was making the transition at the state level.
“What I noticed that’s interesting is the likelihood of the weaker player...
June 2009
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February 2009
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March 2008
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August 2007
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Sainsbury Shower Gel: Cleans, no added promises
Val: "What about this one? It's only 19p!"
Cel: "19p? You sure it won't give you fungus instead?"
Best laugh we've had.
May 2007
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Financial Modeling of the Equity Market: From CAPM... →
“Frank Fabozzi teams up with an academic and practitioner to write this comprehensive book
on equity modeling. Financial Modeling of the Equity Market is a well-organized text giving
a complete overview of definitions, notation, and sufficient formal descriptions of the mathematical tools common in asset management today. The book is intended as a reference for quantitative practitioners and...
January 2007
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December 2006
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The Man Who Would Be King (by Rudyard Kipling) →
A great story of quest and adventure, friendship and power. Although I was introduced to this particular story through Caine’s film, I made it a point to read this to evaluate Kipling’s original. Well-written, descriptive with a class of its own. Short and must-read! Inspires the adventurous traveler in you.
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November 2006
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Empirical Dynamic Asset Pricing: Model... →
“Experienced practitioners who seek a detailed review of the subject will find Singleton’s book very appealing. Even determined initiates with a sense of adventure will benefit from Singleton’s excellent presentation of this highly technical material. The bottom line is that whether you are an initiate or experienced practitioner, Singleton’s book deserves space on your shelf.”
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October 2006
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