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The availability of inexpensive powerful computing has sparked renewed interest in local regression techniques and its theoretical underpinnings have been extensively elucidated [ 9, 10, 11].
All the front pages feature coverage of a bold and surprising move undertaken yesterday by the U.S. and Japan in concert: the countries' central banks bought as much as $4 billion in yen on the open market, which sparked further purchases of the Japanese currency by traders, all of which reversed the recent steep slide in the yen.
The initial planning effort sparked by the 21 program directors grew to become a broadly inclusive structure.
Speaking of Lewinsky, I happened by sheer accident to be spacing out in front of the TV last night watching a rerun on the USA Network of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , when I heard the Lewinsky reference that sparked the senior Lewinsky's lawsuit.
The announcement sparked a storm of controversy over his reputed bigotry, however, and scores of the bank's customers, including charities and trade unions, threatened to take their business elsewhere.