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Hello,

We've compiled the best data insights from O'Reilly editors, authors, and
Strata speakers in one place so you can see the latest in the world of big
data at oreilly.com/data/free . Titles include Big Data Now, Building Data
Science Teams, Data Jujitsu, Planning for Big Data, and What is Data
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--Marsee Henon & Jon Johns

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Women's Communities Meetup at Strata Conference (February 25)

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Machine Learning for Hackers Author Talks Bandit Algorithms for The Web

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013 10AM PT, San Francisco 

John Myles White, author of Bandit Algorithms for Website Optimization, 
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