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Child Support Lawyers and Law Firms in Minnesota (MN)
Child Support Law Firms in Minnesota by City
Child Support Firms in Minnesota by City
- Afton
- Albertville
- Andover
- Anoka
- Apple Valley
- Arden Hills
- Arnold
- Baxter
- Bayport
- Becker
- Big Lake
- Blaine
- Bloomington
- Blue Earth
- Brainerd
- Breckenridge
- Brooklyn Center
- Brooklyn Park
- Buffalo
- Burnsville
- Centerville
- Champlin
- Chanhassen
- Chaska
- Chisago City
- Circle Pines
- Cloquet
- Cold Spring
- Columbia Heights
- Coon Rapids
- Corcoran
- Cottage Grove
- Crosby
- Crystal
- Dayton
- Deephaven
- Delano
- Duluth
- Eagan
- Eagle Lake
- East Bethel
- Eden Prairie
- Edina
- Elk River
- Excelsior
- Falcon Heights
- Faribault
- Farmington
- Fergus Falls
- Foley
- Forest Lake
- Fridley
- Golden Valley
- Grant
- Greenfield
- Ham Lake
- Hastings
- Hermantown
- Hopkins
- Hugo
- Independence
- Inver Grove Heights
- Janesville
- Jordan
- Lake Crystal
- Lake Elmo
- Lakeland
- Lakeville
- Lauderdale
- Lexington
- Lindstrom
- Lino Lakes
- Little Canada
- Long Lake
- Lonsdale
- Madelia
- Mahtomedi
- Mankato
- Maple Grove
- Maple Lake
- Maple Plain
- Mapleton
- Maplewood
- Medina
- Mendota Heights
- Minneapolis
- Minnetonka
- Minnetrista
- Montgomery
- Monticello
- Mound
- Mounds View
- New Brighton
- New Hope
- New Prague
- New Ulm
- Newport
- Nisswa
- North Mankato
- North Oaks
- North St. Paul
- Northfield
- Oak Grove
- Oak Park Heights
- Oakdale
- Olivia
- Orono
- Osseo
- Otsego
- Paynesville
- Pelican Rapids
- Plymouth
- Prior Lake
- Proctor
- Ramsey
- Richfield
- Robbinsdale
- Rockford
- Rogers
- Rosemount
- Roseville
- Sartell
- Sauk Rapids
- Savage
- Shakopee
- Shoreview
- Shorewood
- Sleepy Eye
- South St. Paul
- Spring Lake Park
- Spring Park
- St. Anthony
- St. Bonifacius
- St. Cloud
- St. Francis
- St. James
- St. Joseph
- St. Louis Park
- St. Michael
- St. Paul
- St. Paul Park
- St. Peter
- Stillwater
- Tonka Bay
- Vadnais Heights
- Victoria
- Waconia
- Waite Park
- Waseca
- Wayzata
- Wells
- West St. Paul
- White Bear Lake
- Willmar
- Woodbury
- Wyoming
- Zimmerman
Minnesota Child Support Attorneys
Brown Law Offices, P.A.
Minnesota Divorce & Family Law Firm(763) 323-6555
The Brown Law Offices, P.A., serves families in the Twin Cities area with quality divorce and family law representation. Our lawyers have represented thousands of clients since 1998. We understand that our clients are coming to us in a difficult and personal situation. Our lawyers...
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Hess Law Office, PA
Business, Real Estate, Litigation, Family & Bankruptcy Lawyers in Elk River, Minnesota(763) 241-4855
The Hess Law Office, PA caters to Minnesota families, businesses, and individuals grappling with debt, serving each with a quarter century of legal expertise designed to alleviate client anxiety and fear. Attorneys James Hess and Katie Jendro take responsibility for the worry clients...
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Huson Law Firm, PLLC
Maplewood, Minnesota Divorce and Family Lawyers(651) 237-9659
The Huson Law Firm, PLLC, is based in St. Paul, Minnesota and serves the greater Minneapolis area. The Huson Law Firm focuses on family law, working to ensure the best possible result from often challenging, emotionally charged situations.
Attorney Christina Huson has dedicated...
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Bowden Cyr, PLLC
Personal Injury & Family Law Firm St. Paul, Minnesota(651) 288-2844
At Bowden Cyr, PLLC, our commitment is to giving families and individuals the support and counsel they need during life-changing situations. We are a personal injury and family law firm, serving St. Paul, MN and the surrounding area for over 35 years. Our attorneys are here to provide...
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Flanders Law Firm LLC
Dakota County, Minnesota Estate Planning, Family Law, & Business Law Firm(612) 424-0398
Flanders Law Firm LLC in Minnesota provides legal advice on business law, estate planning and family law. Regardless of the issue, the firm offers the comfort of taking care of family and families' assets. The firm is charged with making the process easier on people going through...
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Kelm & Reuter, PA
Stearns County, Minnesota Personal Injury & Family Attorneys(320) 227-6894
Kelm and Reuter P.A. in Minnesota is a law firm that provides a range of legal services. The law firm has served the community and small businesses since 1989. The attorneys are aggressive and experienced in civil and criminal law and getting results.
Every client gets the same...
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Michalski Law Firm
St. Cloud, MN Divorce and Criminal Defense Attorney(320) 654-0965
Michalski Law Office is a divorce and family law firm located in St. Cloud, Minnesota known for Attorney Michael J. Michalski's dedicated pursuit of success for each and every client. He understands the emotions that accompany a divorce, and he understands how difficult it can be...
Law Firm's Overview Free Consultation
Appelhof, Pfeifer & Hart, P.A.
Family Law Firm in St. Paul, Minnesota(651) 760-7524
Appelhof, Pfeifer & Hart, P.A. is a divorce and family law firm located in Braham, Minnesota, representing clients throughout the region. The firm's responsive group of advocates is well-versed in all aspects of mediation and litigation as they pertain to the resolution of divorces...
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Tuzinski & Zick, LLC
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Family Attorneys(763) 560-3900
Tuzinski & Zick is a family law firm based in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota providing legal solutions and representation to clients with family law matters throughout the surrounding areas of Minnesota. The firm's attorneys combine several decades of legal experience and have the...
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Anderson Larson Saunders & Klaassen PLLP
General Practice Law Firm(320) 403-2774 or (800) 335-4313
Anderson Larson is a general practice law firm located in Willmar, Minnesota with a wide range of expertise and a diverse base of clients. The attorneys of the firm offer services in family and divorce matters, personal injury, employee benefits, estate planning, and business law....
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Blahnik Law Office, PLLC
Divorce and Family Law Firm in Prior Lake, Minnesota(952) 479-0449
Blahnik Law Office, PLLC located in Prior Lake, Minnesota is a divorce and family law firm that provides counsel to clients throughout the state. Attorney Adam J. Blahnik has successfully guided many clients through complex divorces, asset divisions and custody disputes.
He is...
Other Offices: Lonsdale
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The Law Offices of Dennis M. Lothspeich, PA
Brainerd, Minnesota DUI and Criminal Defense Attorney(218) 297-4963
The Law Offices of Dennis M. Lothspeich, P.A. is a Brainerd, Minnesota has been representing clients throughout the region for more than two decades. Attorney Lothspeich possesses comprehensive knowledge in criminal law and has successfully achieved outstanding results on behalf...
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Kathleen Newman + Associates, P.A.
Family Law Attorney in Minneapolis, Minnesota(612) 424-9477 or (888) 862-4174
Kathleen Newman + Associates, P.A. is a family law firm located in Minneapolis, Minnesota which serves the surrounding areas using more than thirty years of legal experience. Attorney Newman knows that family is of the utmost importance, and she approaches every matter with the sensitivity...
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James D. Capra, Inc.
St. Paul Family Law, Divorce & Child Custody Lawyer(651) 291-0903
James D. Capra, Inc. is a St. Paul, Minnesota family and divorce law firm has solved issues for clients throughout the Twin Cities area for more than two decades. Attorney Capra believes in minimizing the already stressful situation of a divorce or child custody dispute, so he employs...
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Groshek Law PA.
Criminal Defense Attorneys in Minnesota(612) 424-5829 or (888) 721-1056
Groshek Law PA. is a reputable and experienced law firm that concentrates in the area of Criminal Defense. As practiced criminal defense lawyers, we understand that our clients need an aggressive advocate on their side. Led by Christa Groshek, our law firm understands that each case,...
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Burns & Hansen, PA
Full Service Twin Cities Law Firm(952) 232-5991 or (866) 291-4854
Burns & Hansen, PA is an established, full-service law firm built on a model of direct access to experienced trial lawyers. With diverse strengths in many areas of the law, our accomplished legal team provides solid counsel and fierce courtroom representation for nearly any legal...
Law Firm's Overview
Caldecott & Forro, P.L.C.
Minneapolis, Minnesota Business Law Firm(612) 332-4455
Caldecott & Forro, P.L.C. handles a vast array of legal issues such as business formation, alternative dispute resolution, employment and labor relations, bankruptcy, commercial and civil litigation, family law, criminal defense, DUI, and traffic violations. The firm was founded...
Other Offices: White Bear Lake
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Fogel Family Law, PA
Family Attorney in Minneapolis, Minnesota(763) 746-4045
Fogel Family Law, P.A. is dedicated to making this transition as smooth as possible. Our Minneapolis family law attorneys are committed to the needs of individuals faced with family concerns, whether they are pursuing litigation of their own family law matter, or desire an attorney's...
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Jeffrey R. Arrigoni, Attorney at Law
Divorce and Family Attorney in Minnesota(651) 738-1400
The Law Office of Jeffrey R. Arrigoni provides advice and representation across the broad spectrum of family law for individuals and families in Woodbury and throughout the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. Attorney Jeff Arrigoni has over 29 years of experience practicing exclusively...
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Meinerts Law Office, PA
Minnesota Family and Divorce Lawyer(952) 736-1843 or (866) 586-7090
The Meinerts Law Office, P.A. is an experienced, dedicated law firm located in Burnsville, Minnesota. We handle all family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support, spousal maintenance, complex property division, adoptions and post-decree modifications.
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Merrigan, Brandt, Ostenso & Cambre, PA
Real Estate, Business and Family Lawyers in Hopkins, Minnesota(952) 933-2390
Merrigan, Brandt, Ostenso & Cambre, P.A. is a general practice law firm focusing on real estate, business, and family law. Based in Hopkins, MN, we are proud to have relationships with families and individuals throughout Minneapolis' West Metro area. Our goal is to ensure all...
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Napuck Law Offices, PA
Minneapolis Divorce & Family Lawyer(612) 746-4162
Napuck Law Offices, P.A. has been practicing family law in Minnesota since 1990. Her philosophy as an attorney is that each case is different and must be viewed strategically to help meet the goals of the individual client. She provides a personalized, common sense approach to legal...
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Rosengren Kohlmeyer, Law Office Chtd
Mankato DWI and Criminal Defense Attorneys(507) 625-5000 or (877) 251-8002
At the Rosengren Kohlmeyer Law Office, the number one concern of our Mankato criminal and family law attorneys is to solve problems for our clients. Minnesota law is complex and we limit our practice to only three practice areas for our Minnesota clients.
Criminal Defense: Two...
Other Offices: St. James
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Smith & Raver LLP
Civil Litigation and Family Law Attorneys(612) 379-0674
Smith & Raver LLP is a two-lawyer firm; just a Smith and a Raver, that's it. We are a small firm, and we like it that way! More importantly, our clients appreciate the benefits of working with a small firm. We work in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the surrounding area Twin Cities...
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Throndset Law Office LLC
Criminal Defense & Family Law Firm in St. Michael, Minnesota(763) 515-6110
Throndset Law Office, LLC, has brought a high level of legal expertise and compassion to family and criminal law in central Minnesota for over a decade. Founding attorney Chad A. Throndset has nearly 20 years of litigation experience on both sides of the courtroom, and has dedicated...
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In addition, the Regulation provides for greater support to residents through a rate reduction and improves fairness and consistency in the calculation of your accommodation fee to better reflect your ability to pay using available income. What this means is that you may be able to apply to keep some of your income to support dependents or to exclude certain income sources from the calculation of your income.
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Crossover games are often stuffed into the "buyer beware" category along with movie and anime games. What did our TGS correspondant think about his time with Project X Zone?
Crossover games are often stuffed into the "buyer beware" category along with movie and anime games. What did our TGS correspondant think about his time with Project X Zone?
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I really hope that hell freezes over so we get our chance with this in the west. :|
I would give my left arm for this one.
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Well, Katsuhiro Harada Tweeted that he proposed that it be localized! (Yeah, it's going to need a lot more than that.)
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if it comes out I will likely buy two of them just to be nice to them. Hopefully there'll be a collector's edition! OOOOOH can you imagine the kinda stuff they could put in a collector's edition for this? *squee*
I'm less worried about the Japanese rights-holders than I am about who might own the overseas publishing rights to a lot of the titles included in this game. All it would take is a couple of legacy rights from third-party publishers to make things unnecessarily interesting for this game's export prospects.
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It sounds like a mix of Namco X Capcom and Endless Frontier in battle. Admittedly I'm basing the Namco X Capcom bit on having read about it, but such a combination seems ideal.
Otherwise, if I could play the game on this North American system, I'd be keeping a closer eye on the release date. The 3DS in Japan sure seems to be getting more interesting software than the tiny trickle coming across the Pacific, though.
It's not what he's eating, but what's eating him that makes it ... sort of interesting.
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At Fireside, you can share what's on your mind about education.
Along with the talk I passed out four articles by Carol Dweck, the ones I consider to be "the best of Dweck."
People in both groups said the talk was valuable. Faculty members have been stopping by to talk about the articles, saying they read the whole packet--and that they are sharing the articles with educators they know, and family.
Students absorbed the talk pretty well--they had to provide a summary of what they got out of the "mini-lecture" in class on a discussion forum on our class network. I'm satisfied that they understand the concepts intellectually. Now we'll see if they can promote active mindsets in themselves and each other. I've heard several references to Dweck's ideas in class; don't know if they're internalizing the message or acting as if they are in order to please me... We'll see.
By the way and on another level, with faculty members I called this a hybrid talk, both high tech and low tech. These images were projected on a 10X12 foot screen in a room that seated 50; all I had to do was advance the slide show. The projected writing provided the background--I was in the front of the group, walking back and forth, telling the ideas in a bit more detail. People found it friendly to see handwriting and felt that was an instantly accessible way of documenting and sharing what's going on in class; they were reminded of a technique that can be simple yet powerful. The other high-tech/low-tech thing I did was to teach the method of "voting" via fingers indicating points on a scale from 1-10, just like "buzzers" will do in tech. Only this manner of using the buzzer system is organic and physical... I asked scaled questions such as "To what degree do you think it's important that we create a climate of 'active mindset' around here," and "To what degree do you see 'active mindset' in action around here?" When faculty members "voted," they could look at each other's responses, note the range and variability, absorb where we are as a group. Looking at each other is a whole lot different than looking at a graph on a screen. Anyhow, I like to rock back and forth with digital and physically-human information-sharing.
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KDNuggets Survey on R
From http://www.kdnuggets.com/2011/03/new-poll-r-in-analytics-data-mining-work.html?k11n07
A new poll/survey on actual usage of R in Data Mining
R has been steadily growing in popularity among data miners and analytic professionals.
In KDnuggets 2010 Data Mining / Analytic Tools Poll, R was used by 30% of respondents.
In 2010 Rexer Analytics Data Miner SurveyR was the most popular tool, used by 43% of the data miners.
Another aspect of tool usefulness is how much does it help with the entire data mining process from data preparation and cleaning, modeling, evaluation, visualization and presentation (excluding deployment).
New KDnuggets Poll is asking:
What part of your analytics / data mining work in the past 12 months was done in R?
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- Why Data mining in CRM? (alsysoncrm.wordpress.com)
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HIGHLIGHTS from REXER Survey :R gives best satisfaction
A Summary report from Rexer Analytics Annual Survey
HIGHLIGHTS from the 4th Annual Data Miner Survey (2010):
• FIELDS & GOALS: Data miners work in a diverse set of fields. CRM / Marketing has been the #1 field in each of the past four years. Fittingly, "improving the understanding of customers", "retaining customers" and other CRM goals are also the goals identified by the most data miners surveyed.
• ALGORITHMS: Decision trees, regression, and cluster analysis continue to form a triad of core algorithms for most data miners. However, a wide variety of algorithms are being used. This year, for the first time, the survey asked about Ensemble Models, and 22% of data miners report using them.
A third of data miners currently use text mining and another third plan to in the future.
• MODELS: About one-third of data miners typically build final models with 10 or fewer variables, while about 28% generally construct models with more than 45 variables.
• TOOLS: After a steady rise across the past few years, the open source data mining software R overtook other tools to become the tool used by more data miners (43%) than any other. STATISTICA, which has also been climbing in the rankings, is selected as the primary data mining tool by the most data miners (18%). Data miners report using an average of 4.6 software tools overall. STATISTICA, IBM SPSS Modeler, and R received the strongest satisfaction ratings in both 2010 and 2009.
• TECHNOLOGY: Data Mining most often occurs on a desktop or laptop computer, and frequently the data is stored locally. Model scoring typically happens using the same software used to develop models. STATISTICA users are more likely than other tool users to deploy models using PMML.
• CHALLENGES: As in previous years, dirty data, explaining data mining to others, and difficult access to data are the top challenges data miners face. This year data miners also shared best practices for overcoming these challenges. The best practices are available online.
• FUTURE: Data miners are optimistic about continued growth in the number of projects they will be conducting, and growth in data mining adoption is the number one "future trend" identified. There is room to improve: only 13% of data miners rate their company's analytic capabilities as "excellent" and only 8% rate their data quality as "very strong".
Please contact us if you have any questions about the attached report or this annual research program. The 5th Annual Data Miner Survey will be launching next month. We will email you an invitation to participate.
Information about Rexer Analytics is available at www.RexerAnalytics.com. Rexer Analytics continues their impressive journey see http://www.rexeranalytics.com/Clients.html
|My only thought- since most data miners are using multiple tools including free tools as well as paid software, Perhaps a pie chart of market share by revenue and volume would be handy.
Also some ideas on comparing diverse data mining projects by data size, or complexity.
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The Popularity of Data Analysis Software
Here is a nice page by Bob Muenchen (author of "R for SAS and SPSS" and "R for Stata" books)
It is available at http://r4stats.com/popularity and uses a variety of methods, including Google Insights, Page Rank, Link analysis, as well as information from Rexer Analytics and KDNuggets.
I believe the following two graphs sum it all up:
1 Number of Jobs at Monster.com using keywords
2 Google Scholar's analysis of academic papers
Despite R's Rapid Growth which is clearly evident, in terms of jobs as well as publications, it lags behind SAS and SPSS. So if you are a corporate user or an academic user, it makes sense to have more than one skill just to be sure. What do you think? Is learning R mutually exclusive and completely exhaustive from learning SAS or SPSS. See http://r4stats.com/popularity for the complete analysis by Bob Muenchen
Also it shows the tremendous opportunity for companies like Revolution Analytics and XL Solutions ( http://www.experience-rplus.com/ ) as the potential for growth is clearly evident.
Rexer Analytics Annual Data Miner Survey
HIGHLIGHTS from the 3rd Annual Data Miner Survey:
- 40-item survey of data miners, conducted on-line in early 2009.
- 710 participants from 58 countries.
- Data miners' most commonly used algorithms are regression, decision trees, and cluster analysis.
- Data mining is playing an important role in organizations.
- Half of data miners say their results are helping to drive strategic decisions and operational processes.
- 58% say they are adding to the knowledge base in the field.
- 60% of respondents say the results of their modeling are deployed always or most of the time.
- Most data miners feel that the economy will not negatively impact them.
- Almost half of industry data miners rate the analytic capabilities of their company as above average or excellent. But 19% feel their company has minimal or no analytic capabilities.
- The top challenges facing data miners are dirty data, explaining data mining to others, and difficult access to data. However, in 2009 fewer data miners listed data quality and data access as challenges than in the previous year.
- IBM SPSS Modeler (SPSS Clementine), Statistica, and IBM SPSS Statistics (SPSS Statistics) are identified as the "primary tools" used by the most data miners.
- Open-source tools Weka and R made substantial movement up data miner's tool rankings this year, and are now used by large numbers of both academic and for-profit data miners.
- SAS Enterprise Miner dropped in data miner's tool rankings this year.
- Users of IBM SPSS Modeler, Statistica, and Rapid Miner are the most satisfied with their software.
- Fields & Industries: Data mining is everywhere. The most sited areas are CRM / Marketing, Academic, Financial Services, & IT / Telecom. And in the for-profit sector, the departments data miners most frequently work in are Marketing & Sales and Research & Development.
Additional Info can be taken from the Rexer Analytics website- I find their annual survey one of the most useful in summarizing the entire DM and A landscape.
Data Mining Survey Results :Tools and Offshoring
Here are some survey results from Rexer Analytics-
The Graphics seem self explanatory: terrific Data Visualization
1) The field of Data Mining seems ripe for either more offshoring to cut down costs or
there will be price pressures to cut costs on software ( read More R and SaaS) and Hardware ( more cloud /time sharing ?)
2) Satisfaction with both R and SAS seems similar but R seems to score higher than other flavors.
3) An added dimension of utility ( or say
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would have even extra analysis.
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Here is an interview with Karl Rexer of Rexer Analytics. His annual survey is considered a benchmark in the data mining and analytics industry. Here Karl talks of his career, his annual survey and his views on the industry direction and trends.
Almost 20% of data miners report that their company/organizations have only minimal analytic capabilities – Karl Rexer
Ajay- Describe your career in science. What advice would you give to young science graduates in this recession? What advice would you give to high school students choosing from science – non science careers?
Karl- My interests in science began as a child. My father has multiple science degrees, and I grew up listening to his descriptions of the cool things he was building, or the cool investigative tools he was using, in his lab. He worked in an industrial setting, so visiting was difficult. But when I could, I loved going in to see the high-temperature furnaces he was designing, the carbon-fiber production processes he was developing, and the electron microscope that allowed him to look at his samples. Both of my parents encouraged me to ask why, and to think critically about both scientific and social issues. It was also the time of the Apollo moon landings, and I was totally absorbed in watching and thinking about them. Together these things motivated me and shaped my world-view.
I have also had the good fortune to work across many diverse areas and with some truly outstanding people. In graduate school I focused on applied statistics and the use of scientific methods in the social sciences. As a grad student and young academic, I applied those skills to researching how our brains process language. But on the side, I pursued a passion for using the scientific method and analytics to address ….well anything I could. We called it "statistical consulting" then, but it often extended to research design and many other parts of the scientific process. Some early projects included assisting people with AIDS outcome studies, psycholinguistic research, and studies of adolescent adjustment.
My first taste of applying these skills outside of an academic environment was with my mentor Len Katz. The US Navy hired us to help assess the new recruits that were entering the submarine school. Early identification of sailors who would excel in this unusual and stressful environment was critical. Perhaps even more important was identifying sailors who would not perform well in that environment. Luckily, the Navy had years of academic and psychological testing on many sailors, and this data proved quite useful in predicting later job performance onboard the submarines. Even though we never got the promised submarine ride, I was hooked on applying measurement, scientific methods, and analytics in non-academic settings.
And that's basically what I have continued to do – apply those skills and methods in diverse scientific and business settings. I worked for two banks and two consulting firms before founding Rexer Analytics in 2002. Last year we supported 30 clients. I've got great staff and they have great quant skills. Importantly, we also don't hesitate to challenge each other, and we're continually learning from each other and from each client engagement. We share a love of project diversity, and we seek it out in our engagements. We've forecasted sales for medical devices, measured B2B customer loyalty, identified manufacturing problems by analyzing product returns, predicted which customers will close their bank accounts, analyzed millions of tax returns, helped identify the dimensions of business team cohesion that result in better performance, found millions of dollars of B2B and B2C fraud, and helped many companies understand their customers better with segmentations, surveys, and analyses of sales and customer behavior.
The advice I would give to young science grads in this recession is to expand your view of where you can apply your scientific training. This applies to high school students considering science careers too. All science does not happen in universities, labs and other traditional science locations. Think about applying scientific methods everywhere! Sometimes our projects at Rexer Analytics seem far away from what most people would consider "science." But we're always asking "what data is available that can be brought to bear on the business issue we're addressing." Sometimes the best solution is to go out and collect more data – so we frequently help our clients improve their measurement processes or design surveys to collect the necessary data. I think there are enormous opportunities for science grads to apply their scientific training in the business world. The opportunities are not limited to physics wiz-kids making models for Wall Street trading or computer science students moving to Silicon Valley. One of the best analytic teams I ever worked on was at Fleet Bank in the late 90s. We had an economist, two physicists, a sociologist, a psychologist, an operations research guy, and person with a degree in marketing science. We were all very focused on data, measurement, and analytic methods.
I recommend that all science grads read Tom Davenport's book Competing on Analytics *. It illustrates, with compelling examples, how businesses can benefit from using science and analytics. Several examples in Tom's book come from Gary Loveman, CEO of Harrah's Entertainment. I think that Gary also serves as a great example of how scientific methods can be applied in every industry. Gary has a PhD in economics from MIT, he's worked at the Federal Reserve Bank, he's been a professor at Harvard, but more recently he runs the world's largest casino and gaming company. And he's famously said many times that there are three ways to get fired at Harrah's: steal, harass women, or not use a control group. Business leaders across all industries are increasingly wanting data, analytics and scientific decision-making. Science grads have great training that enables them to take on these roles and to demonstrate the success of these methods.
Ajay- One more survey- How does the Rexer survey differentiate itself from other surveys out there?
Karl- The Annual Rexer Analytics Data Miner Survey is the only broad-reaching research that investigates the analytic behaviors, views and preferences of data mining professionals. Each year our sample grows — in 2009 we had over 700 people around the globe complete our survey. Our participants include large numbers of both academic and business people.
Another way our survey is differentiated from other surveys is that each year we ask our participants to provide suggestions on ways to improve the survey. Incorporating participants' suggestions improves our survey. For example, in 2008 several people suggested adding questions about model deployment and off-shoring. We asked about both of these topics in the 2009 survey.
Ajay -Could you please share some sneak previews of the survey results? What impact is the recession likely to have on IT spending?
Karl- We're just starting to analyze the 2009 survey data. But, yes, here's a peek at some of the findings that relate to the impact of the recession:
* Many data miners report that funding for data mining projects can sometimes be a problem.
* However, when asked what will happen in 2009 if the economic downturn continues, many data miners still anticipate that their company/organization will conduct more data mining projects in 2009 than in previous years (41% anticipate more projects in 2009; 27% anticipate fewer projects).
* The vast majority of companies conduct their data mining internally, and very few are sending data mining off-shore.
I don't have a crystal ball that tells me about the trends in overall corporate spending on IT, Business Intelligence, or Data Mining. It's my personal experience that many budgets are tight this year, but that key projects are still getting funded. And it is my strong opinion that in the coming years many companies will increase their focus on analytics, and I think that increasingly analytics will be a source of competitive advantage for these companies.
There are other people and other surveys that provide better insight into the trends in IT spending. For example, Gartner's recent survey of over 1,500 CIOs (http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=855612 ) suggests that 2009 IT spending is likely to be flat. I'm personally happy to see that in the Gartner survey, Business Intelligence is again CIOs' top technology priority, and that "increasing the use of information/analytics" is the #5 business priority.
Ajay- I noticed you advise SPSS among others. Describe what an advisory role is for an analytics company and how can small open source companies get renowned advisors?
Karl- We have advised Oracle, SPSS, Hewlett-Packard and several smaller companies. We find that advisory roles vary greatly. The biggest source of variation is what the company wants advice about. Example include:
* assessing opportunity areas for the application of analytics
* strategic data assessments
* analytic strategy
* product strategy
* reviewing software
Both large and small companies that look to apply analytics to their businesses can benefit from analytic advisors. So can open source companies that sell analytic software. Companies can find analytic advisors in several ways. One way is to look around for analytic experts whose advice you trust, and hire them. Networking in your own industry and in the analytic communities can identify potential advisors. Don't forget to look in both academia and the business world. Many skilled people cross back and forth between these two worlds. Another way for these companies to obtain analytic advice is to look in their business networks and user communities for analytic specialists who share some of the goals of the company – they will be motivated for your company to succeed. Especially if focused topic areas or time-constrained tasks can be identified, outside experts may be willing to donate their time, and they may be flattered that you asked.
Ajay- What made you decide to begin the Rexer Surveys? Describe some results of last year's surveys and any trends from the last three years that you have seen.
Karl- I've been involved on the organizing committees of several data mining workshops and conferences. At these conferences I talk with a lot of data miners and companies involved in data mining. I found that many people were interested in hearing about what other data miners were doing: what algorithms, what types of data, what challenges were being faced, what they liked and disliked about their data mining tools, etc. Since we conduct online surveys for several of our clients, and my network of data miners is pretty large, I realized that we could easily do a survey of data miners, and share the results with the data mining community. In the first year, 314 data miners participated, and it's just grown from there. In 2009 over 700 people completed the survey. The interest we've seen in our research summaries has also been astounding – we've had thousands of requests. Overall, this just confirms what we originally thought: people are hungry for information about data mining.
Here is a preview of findings from the initial analyses of the 2009 survey data:
* Each year we've seen that the most commonly used algorithms are decision trees, regression, and cluster analysis.
* Consistently, some of the top challenges data miners report are dirty data and explaining data mining to others. Previously, data access issues were also reported as a big challenge, but in 2009 fewer data miners reported facing this challenge.
* The most prevalent concerns with how data mining is being utilized are: insufficient training of some data miners, and resistance to using data mining in contexts where it would be beneficial.
* Data mining is playing an important role in organizations. Half of data miners indicate their results are helping to drive strategic decisions and operational processes.
* But there's room for data mining to grow – almost 20% of data miners report that their company/organizations have only minimal analytic capabilities.
Karl Rexer, PhD is President of Rexer Analytics, a small Boston-based consulting firm. Rexer Analytics provides analytic and CRM consulting to help clients use their data to make better strategic and tactical decisions. Recent projects include fraud detection, sales forecasting, customer segmentation, loyalty analyses, predictive modeling for cross-sell and attrition, and survey research. Rexer Analytics also conducts an annual survey of data miners and freely distributes research summaries to the data mining community. Karl has been on the organizing committees of several international data mining conferences, including 3 KDD conferences, and BIWA-2008. Karl is on the SPSS Customer Advisory Board and on the Board of Directors of the Oracle Business Intelligence, Warehousing, & Analytics (BIWA) Special Interest Group. Karl and other Rexer Analytics staff are frequent invited speakers at MBA data mining classes and conferences.
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By Steve Russell
I'll start with the requisite disclaimer.
I am not an attorney. This article is presented to raise awareness of the subject and to encourage discussion. The article is not presented as, or intended to be legal advice. For specific legal advice, please consultant your attorney.
Now that I have that out of the way, let's get to the basics.
There is probably more gray than black and white when it comes to the rules regarding model releases and the rules and laws can vary from state to state and from country to country. As the photographer, it is your responsibility to be familiar with the rules and laws where you're taking the photos and to follow those rules and laws.
What is a model release?
A model release is an agreement between the model and the photographer that states what the photographer can do with the images captured during a photo shoot. Generally, a photographer will secure the release so that the images can be used for commercial purposes – advertisements, product brochures, etc. In exchange for the release the model normally receives some form of compensation. The compensation may be in the form of a modeling fee or it could be as simple as copies of the images
There are three categories of model releases:
1. Adult's model release – usually signed by the photographer and the model if the model is legally considered an adult where you're taking the photos.
2. Model release for a minor child – used for models who are not considered an adult and must be signed by a parent or guardian
3. Property release – allows the photographer to use images that have recognizable commercial products or product logos/names in the image. It must be signed by someone that is authorized by the company to sign the release
When do I need a model release?
As indicated above, if the images are going to be used for commercial purposes such as a sales brochure for a particular product, on a billboard advertising a product, as part of an advertising campaign printed in ad form in a magazine or in some electronic format.
A model release is not needed if the images are not going to be used for commercial purposes. Legally, if the photo is going to be used for editorial stock photography a release isn't necessary. Courts have long held that news reporting and social, political and economic commentary are protected under the First Amendment. However, if you are trying to sell your images for editorial or documentary uses, the purchaser/publisher may still require a release before they will purchase the image.
When should I get the model release?
Since the model release also grants permission to take the photo, the obvious answer would be before you take a photo. However, sometimes that isn't always practical. Keep in mind that if you take a great photo that may require a release at some point in the future, you have to get the release of every recognizable person in the photo. If someone refuses to give their release, you still own the photo and you have a great shot. You don't have to delete the photo; you are just limited to what you can do with it.
If you're paying a fee to a model, you definitely want to have the release signed before you start shooting. Models that work for a fee have probably signed releases many times before and understand that if they don't sign the release you won't take any photos and you won't pay them.
From a practical perspective, if you're taking a photo on the street and you ask for a release first, you're probably not going to get the photo you wanted. Generally speaking, people that aren't use to working in front of the camera may not behave naturally if you ask for the release first. Just remember that if they don't give the release, you probably won't be able to sell the photo.
Where do I get a copy of a model release to use as a template?
The internet is full of model releases. By using your favorite search engine and searching for "Model Releases" you can easily find one that is right for you. If you are planning to become a serious free-lance, stock photographer, you may want to consult with an attorney to make sure the release you're using fits your situation and complies with the laws in your area. It's always better to be safe than sorry in this situation.
How do I apply all the rules in a practical manner?
Here's where a huge dose of common sense comes in handy. The following are a few images I've taken with a short commentary regarding the situation and my thoughts about a model release.
I was out doing some street photography when I took this image. These two people, who I assumed were mother and daughter, sitting on the bench on the sidewalk juxtaposed against the image on the music store window caught my eye. Okay, no problem taking the picture – see last week's article on Photography and the Law – I was on a public sidewalk as were they. However, because I took the photo, moved on and didn't request they sign a release, I can't ever sell the image even if someone wanted to use it.
This is more street photography. I was interested in the two older gentlemen engaged in conversation. When they saw I was taking their photograph, they turned and faced the camera and posed – not what caught my eye in the first place and I asked them to go back to what they were doing. After I took four or five images, I went over and talked with them for about thirty minutes. I never expected to use the image for anything but the class I was taking and didn't ask for a release, but the camera opened the door for a great conversation.
Here, it was obvious that I was taking this woman's photo and because I was quite close to her and essentially "putting the camera in her face," I asked permission before I took any photos. Common sense and courtesy was rewarded with an "of course" and a very interesting conversation. It's important to remember that even if you're not planning to ever sell the photo, there are times when it really is common courtesy to ask permission before you take the photo. If they say no, then it's always best to respect their wishes and just move on.
This is one of my favorites and I've used it in an article before. I did not get a model release from her. However, because I know her, I could always go back and request one. I did give her compensation in the form of electronic copies of the images which was part of the agreement between us for her to allow me to take the photos in a studio setting.
In none of these instances did I get a model release. Without having them, I can't ever sell the images. If you think you might someday want to sell some of your images, then it's always better to be safe than sorry and get the release.
Good luck and good shooting.
Photo Credits: All photos Steve Russell on Flickr.
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Charlie Sheen has adjusted his random rage from one ex-wife and mother of his children (Brooke Mueller) to another as he's now targeting Denise Richards, hoping to have her child support payments reduced after a perceived Christmas snub. Get the latest on the Sheen-madness including yet another strange and foreboding tweet from Charlie directed at Denise.
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An investigation into allegations, made by Brooke Mueller, that Denise Richards abused her 3 daughters and twin sons of ex-husband Charlie Sheen has been closed by the Los Angeles Department of Children & Family Services. Find out what DCFS found out that shouldn't come as much of a surprise after Mueller's seemingly vindictive claim.
Even though she allowed Denise Richards to care for her twin sons for a year, Brooke Mueller is now accusing the actress of child abuse. Brooke alleges Denise is abusive toward twins Bob and Max as well as Denise's own children.
After serving as the guardian of Brooke Mueller and Charlie Sheen's twin sons for more than one year, Denise Richards has reportedly said she can't care for the children any longer because they are so violent and out of control.
Find out what Brooke Mueller will need to do if she has any hopes off regaining custody of her twin sons, Bob And Max, once she's out of rehab. Denise Richards has been taking great care of the children as they remain under her guardianship, adding to what was already an uphill battle for Mueller.
During Monday night's Watch What Happens Live Real Housewives of Orange County newcomer Lydia McLaughlin pointed out that she looks like Denise Richards! What do you think? Does is Lydia a Denise doppelgänger?
At the beginning of May it was revealed that Brooke Mueller's twins were removed from her home after DCFS arrived with a warrant. The mother of Charlie Sheen's twins, Bob and Max, has dealt with addiction issues for years and a judge decided that Sheen's ex-wife Denise Richards was the best person to take care of the boys, awarding her legal temporary guardianship. Now as Brooke tries rehab once again, it's been revealed that Denise has been looking after the twins for a long time now. Also, find out what Brooke hopes will happen if she completes her treatment, what DCFS is said to want and how daddy Sheen feels about all of it.
Denise Richards has two daughters with her ex-husband Charlie Sheen Sam (9,) and Lola (7), but earlier this month she started taking care of his twins with his third ex-wife Brooke Mueller after Brooke entered rehab for the 20th time. Now she's speaking about her relationship with Charlie and her role of care-taking his kids. She told US Weekly:
Brooke Mueller has been dealing with addiction issues for years with her 4-year-old twin sons caught in the crossfire. Although Brooke has attempted to get clean on a couple of occasions, it doesn't appear to have happened, but somehow, she's remained the caretaker of her boys. On Thursday, her wild ways finally caught up with her when police arrived to her home and took her children away.
She may be the star of the The Twilight Saga, but Kristen Stewart apparently fails to win the lust of men. According to a poll conducted by MenKind in Great Britain, Stewart tops this year's list of the 10 least sexy celebrities.
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A southern Tennessee man has been charged with firing a shotgun as teenagers rolled a neighbor's yard with toilet paper, and one boy was injured.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press says a 15-year-old boy was hit by shotgun pellets and is recovering from his wounds.
Sgt. Chris Guess of the Franklin County sheriff's office says 65-year-old Dale Bryant Farris of Estill Springs is charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. He is free on $125,000 bond and scheduled in court on Dec. 5.
A call to a number listed in Farris' name was not returned Wednesday evening.
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