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The Governors play a very important role in the life of the school. They work alongside The Headteacher and the staff to ensure that high levels of attainment and achievement are attained by monitoring what is happening in school They set budgets and agree major items of expenditure. The Full Governing Body Meetings are once each Derbyshire Term, with Committee meetings in between.
Meet the Governors:
Mr Andrew Bradley
Chair of Governors
LA Governor
I was elected as Chair in October 2014, having served as Vice Chair since 2004. My three children attended the school. I taught in Secondary schools for over thirty-two years, the last eleven as a Head of Department, and have since taught two terms in a Primary school; I am a Supply teacher in another school, as well as volunteer in Grassmoor Primary, including accompanying groups on School visits.All this means I have a knowledge of education from Nursery to Year 11. I am committed to ensuring that the children in our care receive the best possible education and are given the best possible experiences.
Mrs Pam Hemsley
Co-opted Governor
I have been a community governor for about 20 years and also worked in our school since 1985 - 2015. My motivation has always been to improve the life chances of children attending our school.
Mr David Chapman
As a Grassmoor resident all my life, I attended Grassmoor Infant and Junior School between 1953 and 1959 before going to Tapton House Grammar School and Bradford University. I have worked in the Road Haulage Industry, Steel Works and finally in Local Government specialising in production management and finally as a Contracts Manager with direct responsibility for several million pounds. I was first appointed a school Governor by the education authority in 1974 at Grassmoor Primary School and subsequently at Deincourt, Tibshelf and a series of special schools. As a County Councillor I had many different roles particularly in Education and the Police Authority. I was awarded a Chief Constable's Commendation for "exercising effective governance and making a significant contribution to the development of the Derbyshire Police Force"
Mrs Beverley Calderbank
My name is Beverley Calderbank (Mrs C to those who already know me ). I was co-opted onto the Governing Body in September 2019 having been a member of the teaching staff since January 1999, retiring in July 2019.
I have a wealth of experience teaching in KS2 mainly in Y6 as well as managerial roles on the Senior Leadership Team. I was SENDCo with responsibility for children with Special Needs, Designated Person for Child Protection and Leader of Maths and PE.
I hope that my knowledge and experience will allow me to help to provide First Class Education that every child deserves to enable them achieve their full potential.
I am thoroughly looking forward to new role at Grassmoor Primary School which enables me to continue to support all Staff, Parents and Children alike.
Appointment: 16th Sept 2019 - 15th Sept 2023
Matthew Bunting
Parent Governor
My background is in IT. I was appointed while my daughter was at the school; now she has left I want to continue to contribute to the running of the school so as to make it the best it can be, and where the pupils can achieve their best.
Miss Janine Barkes
Staff Governor
Mrs Sharon James
As Headteacher of the school, I sit on the full governing body as well as the resources and teaching and learning sub-committees. I have been a school governor at three different schools and have over 25 years of experience in education.
I am originally from West Yorkshire, and grew up in Greetland, near Halifax. After leaving school, I worked for Barclays Bank for a few years but soon decided that I wanted to be a teacher! I attended the University of Derby to do a BED (Hons) and have taught in Primary Schools ever since.
I believe that by working together as a governing body, we can ensure that the children and parents of Grassmoor are receiving the best education and support that they truly deserve.
I love my job and am proud to be the headteacher of Grassmoor Primary School.
Mr Tony Booker
Zaibun Hartshorn
Hi my name is Zaibun Hartshorn and I started as a Governor in February 2020. My Son is currently in Nursery and will be attending his first year at the school in September and my daughter cannot wait to attend here also.
Previously I have had many different job roles, from working as a cleaner to a security guard to being care worker supporting Adults with Autism. I have been a jack of all trades and finally mastered one which was being a mum.
For me it is important to give my children better opportunities for their future. I feel that some of that starts in school and in their wider community as well as at home. Learning is about having fun but also about new experiences. For a child, school should be a lovely memory where a child can look back and think of those people that influenced their future.
That is why I feel every child should have not just accessible opportunities, but also a chance to make wonderful and happy memories. This is what I strive towards, not just for my children but for every child.
Associate Governors
Lyndsey Nelson (Deputy Headteacher) - Observer
Samantha Etheridge
Heather Allcock (Pastoral Manager)


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Q: Understanding buffering for Mac OS block devices and IOFilterScheme KEXTs I am trying to understand how IOFilterScheme KEXTs work in order to eventually develop one myself. I have tried a few sample programs and have gotten basic encryption to work, for example by using this sample.
However, when I add printf() statements and look at the console logs, I am seeing some confusing behavior. Specifically, I almost never see read() calls coming in, except for a few processes when I configure things (like mount_hfs and fsck_hfs).
For example, if I write a new file on a Volume (from a mounted disk image) from some application (ex: vim), when I will see a corresponding write() in the console logs, with the proper PID of 'vim'. I see this when using other applications as well.
However, if I try to read that same file from another application (say, Sublime Text editor), the file opens fine, but I never see any corresponding read() entry in the console log.
While I can tell that the sample encryption is working by looking at the DMG file, I have two problems with the behavior I am seeing:
1) It is hard for me to understand what is going on in terms of reads and writes.
2) Eventually I would like to write a KEXT where the behavior differs depending on the application that is going the reading or writing. To do this, I would need an actual read() from each application that tries to access the file (at least the first time that app does).
After doing some research it seems that block devices on Mac OS have some sort of buffering, but I was not able to find too many details. Experimentally, I tried executing this line in the read() and write() calls, but it had no effect
super::IOStorage::synchronize(client, 0, 0);

If someone can tell me how I can gain more control over the buffering so I can see actual read() calls coming in, that would be great. If that is not possible, then I might have to write my encryption driver at a different level. However, an IOFilterScheme KEXT seems like (except for this point) it really fits my use case, so I am hoping I can make it work.

A: The caching mostly happens at the file level, in the Unified Buffer Cache (UBC). The file system itself may do any kind of caching, especially for metadata (internal tree structures, etc.). This is many layers above the IOKit, so you have no influence over any of this from an IOStorage driver.

2) Eventually I would like to write a KEXT where the behavior differs depending on the application that is going the reading or writing. To do this, I would need an actual read() from each application that tries to access the file (at least the first time that app does).

Trying to do this in a block I/O kext is probably a fools' errand. Modern file systems are complex beasts, so you can't expect any kind of 1:1 correspondence between file I/O and block I/O. If you want application/file level granularity, you'll need to work at the VFS layer, either through your own file system or depending on what exactly you're trying to do, using kauth. If you're not afraid of using APIs Apple has specifically said are not to be used (e.g. internal use/learning), you can also use the MAC framework kext APIs, which give you more control than kauth.

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My meanderings about politics, LGBTQ COMMUNITY, space exploration, cars, cats, tech things and whatever else strikes my fancy. To the current occupant of the White House, we will not be taken into war on anyone's leash.
Tag: Variety
Posted on 5 months ago
Jussie Smollett Returns to 'Empire' Set After Posting Bail – Variety
This has not been a really illustrious time for the gay community. Here in Los Angeles we are rocked by two scandals involving high-profile gay leaders. The mayor of West Hollywood, John Duran, someone I consider a friend is under investigation for sexual harassment in the gay men's chorus of Los Angeles. One of the butler's that has been so instrumental in getting people elected with a progressive slats is also under investigation for two deaths that happened in his home under the circumstances that involved crystal meth. And now we have Jussie Smollett.
I am torn. Fox in the end what he has done is hurting everyone that has ever been the subject of a hate crime. Even the simple gear of being called faget on the street is in my opinion I hate crime. It's on the same level as having the n-word thrown at an African-American. He used his celebrity to enrich himself. She already was in the cast of a successful show on Fox. He wasn't happy with how much he got paid then that's the job for his agent to resolve. Having said then a sag-aftra agents in the 80s I know exactly how this works and contracts need to be negotiated. But you ain't what he did is inexcusable. I'm sorry he has hurt everyone who has ever been damaged by a hate crime.
He has played into the hands of the current occupants of the White House. Trump tweeted about this incident but seemed to completely ignore the fact that a white supremacist member of the coast guard wanted to kill Progressive media journalists. Trump says that the New York Times is the enemy of the people and he doesn't understand that his words resonate with his cult like followers.
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Bill Clinton Boosts Democratic National Convention Night 2 Coverage – Variety
This is from the Associated Press:
RATINGS: Democrats had nearly 5 million more viewers Tuesday night than Republicans did for the corresponding night of their convention last week. That's from the Nielsen company's measurement of the six biggest commercial networks that showed the convention from 10 p.m. until its close. For a second straight night, CNN led the way with 5.93 million viewers, followed by NBC's 5.28 million. After winning last week with the Republicans, Fox News was sixth and last.
The National Party conventions are infomercials. And the Democrats are winning the infomercial War. Let's hope it translates into votes in November. Below is the article by variety about how Bill Clinton help boost the ratings on Tuesday night.
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/democratic-national-convention-tv-ratings-night-two-bill-clinton-speech-beats-rnc-1201824474/
I took this picture before the California primary in late May in Inglewood California.
Ratings: DNC Night 1 Draws More Viwers Than RNC, Other Elections – Variety
The Reason people like soap operas is because of the drama. Like one of the Democratic National Convention had all the drama of a soap opera. The day started off with the DNC chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, having to resign. Then when Bernie Sanders addressed his people and he asked them to support Hillary they booed him. But in the end like any good family we came together because of one speech. Michelle Obama stole the night and started the reunification of the Democratic Party. I have been telling my friends not to be surprised if she runs for president or for Senator sometime in the future. Her speech was the complete opposite of the one that Melania Trump gave on the first night of the Republican National Convention. Without saying it Michelle sad that we did not want Donald Trump to show our children how to behave. Michelle Obama speech was repeated in its entirety several times on cable news. It's been viewed millions of times on YouTube. She is what a first lady should be. Hand in the end the Democrats are giving the country a show that gives you hope for the future and not the darkness of the Republican one.
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/democratic-national-convention-ratings-night-one-dnc-beats-rnc-bernie-sanders-michelle-obama-1201823682/
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Donald Trump Speech Ratings Fall Far Below even John McCain's – Variety
The television networks must be saying "you're fired" to Donald Trump tonight. John McCain got 38 million, 6 million more than Donald Trump did last night. I think a week that was promised to be full of stars and then up with a list of c-list actors and musicians from the eighties left people disappointed and when it was time for Donald Trump to speak people were really tired of what was going on in the travesty in Cleveland.
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/2016-republican-national-convention-ratings-donald-trump-speech-romny-mccain-1201820515/
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CFA L1 - Complete syllabus first & Practice Later?
Should I complete syllabus first by reading curriculum and doing EOC Questions? I can leave thorough practicing for later after I have completed the syllabus. Is it a better approach? Because right now I'm not scoring anywhere near 70% on my first attempt of solving EOC questions I'm scoring in forty's and sometimes less than forty. Please suggest if you can.
While reading your post my initial idea was to recommend going through the content first and to go deep into problem solving afterwards.
Apart from that, I think it's alarming that you are scoring ~40% just after reading the chapter. That's definitely too low and I guess it means that you do not really get the concepts of the readings. You need to improve that score now. Not necessarily to >70% but at least to the high 50s. Even.more important than your score (at least at this stage) is your understanding of what you did wrong and why it's wrong.
Yes i know right now after reading and doing EOC questions I'm scoring low. After doing these EOC questions i do feel like i can improve my score if I practice more because i do understand where did i go wrong and which concept i wasn't able to absorb. Than again I'm double minded on spending too much time on practicing each reading questions that i won't be able to complete curriculum on time.
This course is too much and its very time consuming when you're watching videos and reading from curriculum and doing questions.
I'm just bit afraid that if i didn't cover curriculum like 30-40 days before exam I'll get under pressure and in the end i might not be able to complete everything. How much practice do you suggest for each reading?


Don't ask why it's taken us years to formally review this place. We first got to know this location as the Espresso Royale Caffe dating back to the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. However, it was originally known as Lulu Carpenter's saloon among the old-timers, and Manthri Srinath's café opening here (with the building's earthquake retrofit) now pays homage to its original name.
Over time, the ownership — who also manages, and roasts at, the excellent Coffee Cat in Scotts Valley — has given much greater attention to the quality of the espresso here. What was once easily forgettable (and the prime reason why we neglected reviewing it for so long) is now notable for its coffee.
Gone are the plants that once gave this café the look and feel of an old library study in the midst of a jungle foliage invasion. In its place is a (still) darker interior with sunlight beaming through the rear windows by most of the seating. The brick walls remain, however, as does the sidewalk patio out front.
They pull shots from a multi-group La Marzocco Linea with a deep, dark, thinner layer of crema. Like sister café Lulu's at the Octagon (review forthcoming), the body isn't terribly strong. Yet it seems to have more of a tobacco flavor here than at the Octagon.
All-in-all, it's a solid shot. While not quite the technical mastery of nearby Verve Coffee Roasters, it's a worthy espresso in a central, downtown Santa Cruz location.
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Yes, even Lulu Carpenter's can't escape the renewed media scrutiny over Wi-Fi squatters: Downtown coffee shop pulls plug on power-hungry patrons – Santa Cruz Sentinel.


1. 1, Are antidepressants right for everyone with depression?
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No You're right. Taking medicine for your depression can help you get your life back to normal. But if your symptoms are mild, lifestyle changes and counseling may be all you need.
I'm not sure It may help to go back and read "Get the Facts." Taking medicine for your depression can help you get your life back to normal. But if your symptoms are mild, lifestyle changes and counseling may be all you need.
2. 2, Is it possible to manage the side effects of antidepressants?
Yes That's right. There are many ways to manage the side effects of antidepressants. If you're worried, talk to your doctor.
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3. 3, Will you start to feel better right away?
Yes No, that's wrong. Antidepressants don't work right away. And you may need to try several before you find one that works.
No That's right. Antidepressants don't work right away. And you may need to try several before you find one that works.
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Scenario for fractional quantum Hall effect in bulk isotropic materials
F. J. Burnell, B. Andrei Bernevig, D. P. Arovas
Princeton Center for Theoretical Science
We investigate the possibility of a strongly correlated fractional quantum Hall (FQH) state in bulk three-dimensional (3D) isotropic (not layered) materials. We find that a FQH state can exist at low densities only if it is accompanied by a staging transition in which the electrons reorganize themselves in layers, perpendicular to the magnetic field, at distances of the order of the magnetic length apart. The Hartree energy associated to the staging transition is off set by the correlation Fock energy of the 3D FQH state. We obtain the phase diagram of bulk electrons in a magnetic field subject to Coulomb interactions as a function of carrier density and lattice constant. At very low densities, the 3D FQH state exhibits a transition to a 3D Wigner crystal state stabilized by phonon correlations.
Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.79.155310
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Burnell, F. J., Bernevig, B. A., & Arovas, D. P. (2009). Scenario for fractional quantum Hall effect in bulk isotropic materials. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 79(15), [155310]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.79.155310
Burnell, F. J. ; Bernevig, B. Andrei ; Arovas, D. P. / Scenario for fractional quantum Hall effect in bulk isotropic materials. In: Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 2009 ; Vol. 79, No. 15.
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Geelong has strengthened its football department ahead of the 2022 AFL season, with the addition of Matthew Egan, Harry Taylor and Jason Lappin.
Egan returns to the club as head of player development, Taylor as head of medical and conditioning services and Lappin as football analyst.
General manager of football Simon Lloyd said the club was pleased to see Egan return to the club after stints as an assistant coach at Essendon and development coach at Melbourne.
"Matthew is well known to many at the club and has had success in many roles in football over the past decade," he said.
"He started his post-playing career working in development here at the Cats, and now returns to head up that area working across our entire playing group.
"Matt has gained significant experience since moving to Essendon and Melbourne, and it is great to have him back at GMHBA Stadium where he is highly regarded."
Harry Taylor also returns to the club where he played 280 gaes and won two premierships.
Since retiring after the 2020 AFL Grand Final, Taylor had moved to Western Australia was working with younger players at East Fremantle.
"Harry has always been a leader in his time at the club, and after a year away we are pleased to have worked through a role that uses his experiences as a player in high performance and management," Lloyd said.
"Harry is one of the most respected people that we have had at the club, and we are all excited to welcome him to this new role."
Taylor will take up his role in January.
Lappin joins the Cats from Ballarat Grammar School after more than 10 years in North Melbourne's football department.
"Jason spent well over a decade at North Melbourne in a variety of roles, including as an assistant coach and football analyst," Lloyd said.
"He has a unique skillset and will work in football analytics with us as we expand that area of our football department."
The Cats had previously announced it had added three-time premiership Cat James Kelly and recently-retired Eddie Betts to the coaching staff.
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Q: Deriving the variance of a predicted response variable in simple linear regression For simple linear regression, I'm trying to derive the variance of the estimator of an individual response variable at some value $X = x^\ast$.
Let $\hat y^\ast$ be the conditional mean response, and $Y^\ast$ be an individual mean response.
It seems like the estimators for BOTH $\hat y^\ast$ and $Y^\ast$ are:
$\hat\beta_0 + \hat\beta_1 x^\ast$
Obviously, the variances for these 2 estimators are different, so this is where I'm stuck. If I apply the $Var()$ function to the same estimator, I expect to get the same estimator. However, we know that

*

*the variance of the conditional mean response is $\sigma^2 (\frac{1}{n} + \frac{(x^\ast - \bar{x})^2}{S_{xx}})$

*the variance of an individual response is $\sigma^2 (1 + \frac{1}{n} + \frac{(x^\ast - \bar{x})^2}{S_{xx}})$
I have read several textbooks about this, and I keep seeing this:

\begin{align*}
\mathrm{Var}(Y^*-\hat y^*) & = \mathrm{Var}(Y-\hat y\mid X=x^*)\\
& =\mathrm{Var}(Y\mid X=x^*)+\mathrm{Var}(\hat y\mid X=x^*)-2\mathrm{Cov}(Y,\hat y\mid X=x^*)\\
& = \sigma^2+\sigma^2\left[\frac{1}{n}-\frac{(x^*-\bar x)^2}{SXX}\right]-0\\
& =\sigma^2\left[1+\frac{1}{n}+\frac{(x^*-\bar x)^2}{XXX}\right]
\end{align*}

This is from Page 37 in Chapter 2.7.4 in "A Modern Approach to Regression with R" by Simon Sheather.
Where did $V(Y^\ast - \hat y^\ast)?$ come from? Every textbook about this topic seems to just pluck this out of thin air. If we want the variance of an estimator of $Y^\ast$, then why don't we apply the $\mathrm{Var}()$ function to that estimator?


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Take 3 assists parents in navigating through the complex task of parenting their teenagers. Drawing from invaluable resources such as; neuroscience, the functions of the teenage brain, family systems theory, effective communication and resourcing techniques, Take 3 focuses on providing parents with the necessary skill set needed to parent their teenagers effectively.
Rather than trying to change other people's behaviour, Take 3 focuses on changing the adults' behaviour, boosting their self-confidence and assertiveness skills and taking a reflective look at the family dynamics at large. Exploring in some depth the reasons why young people feel and behave as they do and looking at individual relationships between parents and adolescents. Young people often change when their parents/carers change and Take 3 demonstrates that this works really effectively.
Take 3 aims to improve relationships between young people and their families and to improve young people's behaviour at home, at school and in the wider community. This 6 week course equips parents with awareness and a necessary skill set that will assist them in navigating through the challenges of parenting their teenagers.
The Take 3 Programme is a comprehensive, evidence-based parenting programme for working with groups of parents of 10-18 year-olds. It is used throughout the UK by Youth Offending and Early Intervention teams, social workers, health visitors and other parenting professionals. The Programme has been independently positively evaluated, validated and adopted by the Government's Commissioning Toolkit.
resource and take care of themselves so that they have more energy for their job of parenting and can also model self-care to their young people.
Alongside the core 6 week parenting programme, Take 3 offers 10 additional sessions in a number of areas, including anti-social behaviour, sibling rivalry, step families and managing anger.


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Veneto, Shakespeare's favourite Italian region, is a rich and diverse area of northern Italy. It has a varied landscape, incorporating both mountains and plains, coastlines and lagoons, and the cuisine, in a reflection of this landscape and the produce it yields, is equally mixed. There are many dishes unique to each province within the region, including paèta al malgaragno (turkey with pomegranate) in Vicenza and polenta e renga (polenta with herrings) from Verona. Perhaps most famous of all is carpaccio, a preparation of thinly sliced raw meat or fish popular on menus throughout the world, which was believed to have been created in Venice. Despite the striking variations in meat and fish preparations across the region, most dishes are likely to have one thing in common; the presence of either rice or polenta.
This collection features the best places to eat in the north of Italy, including some of the country's most esteemed restaurants. For one of the best restaurants in Verona, Giancarlo Perbellini's two Michelin-starred restaurant, Casa Perbellini, is hard to beat, while over in Vicenza lies both El Coq and Damini e Affini, a Michelin-starred butchers.


History has a knack of repeating itself, and the government looks like it's locked into a downward spiral back to opposition.
Did Tony Blair make a fatal mistake when he announced his intention to step down at the end of his third term? I suppose it was designed to prevent a mutiny from Gordon Brown supporters by laying out a clear timetable for the handover of power, but it seems to have forever weakened the power of the Prime Minister.
This week the cabinet has been in open warfare over Ruth Kelly's White Paper on education, with John Prescott barely pretending to be happy in rare photographs The Guardian released of that fateful meeting. No doubt many Labour backbenchers will be right behind him, and they have a point. Whilst there are positive aspects to the plans, the whole thing feels rushed and not enough is being done to prevent schools from falling into the hands of dangerous benefactors who would like to teach creationism in the morning and abstinence in the afternoons.
Meanwhile we've been going backwards and forwards at dazzling speed over smoking in public places. First pubs and clubs that didn't serve food were exempted, then they weren't, now they are again. (No one seems to have decided what exactly counts as food anyway. Peanuts anyone?) And at the same time as a crackdown on smoking, we're seeing a relaxation on drinking… no wait… now we're cracking down on drinking again! This time on public transport – sensible enough – but it's hardly joined up government.
Ironically, at least the criticism that Blair is a control freak is now fading. With his authority openly being questioned by those with one eye on their job until a Brown premiership, he seems to be driving himself further and further away from the rest of his party. Even David Blunkett, his arch supporter, is now engaged in a feud over benefit reform.
Cabinet squabbles, a weakened leader, no clear sense of direction… remind you of anything? Oh yeah, that's right, it's exactly the same as the dying days of John Major. And back then, a renewed opposition was busy coming out of the darkness and re-emerging as a revived political force. Under a youthful, popular leader. Ring any bells? Because unless David Davis pulls off a miracle, David Cameron will be leading the Conservatives soon.
David Cameron. He's the Tory you can't really dislike, even if you try, because he does genuinely seem like a nice guy. He may have gone to Eton and belong to an exclusive gentleman's club in London, but yet has managed to come over with the popular appeal Davis hasn't even heard of. The speed at which Cameron is ripping up Tory tradition is also admirable.
There's no doubt that I'd rather have Cameron as PM than Davis any day – the latter having just announced, for example, that he'd like to bring back grammar schools. (Maybe hanging will be next, or returning to pounds shilling and pence?) A moderniser, even a Tory moderniser, is better than someone who wants to repeat the failed policies of the past.
I still support Gordon Brown, of course. And in a battle between Brown and Cameron, I think Labour would still have a good chance of winning, however tough it might be. But if the party continues to self destruct, they'll have no chance by the time of the next election, and Tony Blair will deserve his share of the blame.
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In this article, You are going to learn in details about the Construction Specifications, Types of Specification, its importance, Purpose, Principles, etc.
Specifications are made to explain the formation, type, building methodology and strength of the constructional work to represent its quality, i.e., constructional work.
These are information which can not be explained through drawings.
Specifications are appointed along with drawings for the depiction of project quality.
For example, a drawing will represent the size of the door, but it cannot represent certain elementary factors such as door type and timber type, etc.
Timber comes in different types with different prices.
All these factors are depicted by specifications.
Similarly, the ratio of each component of the concrete and characteristics of each component are explained by Specifications because concrete cannot be expressed symbolically.
types of fine aggregate used and its characteristics, quantity of the Water, type of the cement and its characteristics, etc.
Therefore, all these factors must be explained thoroughly and separately that are known as Specifications.
Quantity Survey also heavily depends over the Specifications despite covered area.
Drawings are used to express the constructional work or size of the material used in it, but drawings lack to express the material type, the ratio of different materials used, required strength and required color, etc.
However, specifications are used for this purpose to fulfill the remaining requirements.
Specifications are used for the following objectives.
1. Expressing the quality of constructional material or strength of the constructional work.
2. Expressing the ratio of components used in concrete or mortar.
3. Expressing the type of material such as timber type and bricks type etc.
4. Expressing the color of constructional materials.
5. Listing the conditions of the contract.
6. Evaluating the cost likely to be expended over the constructional work.
7. Explaining the methodology for conducting constructional work.
8. Explaining the machinery and tools used in the constructional work.
Read Also:Perspective Projection, Drawing – Its Types, Objectives, Methods.
Quality of constructional work is established by the Specifications.
Therefore, Specifications must be self-explanatory in meanings.
Hence, a very efficient language must be selected for it so that all doubts are removed.
Specifications play a vital role in contracts.
Contracts have legal values or prestige.
Judicial courts can be contacted in case of any conflicts.
These conflicts generally rise due to inefficient Specifications.
Therefore, the following principles must be observed while writing Specification.
A complete description of the constructional material must be included.
Type of materials and size must be described completely for this purpose.
Despite, the ratio of each component in concrete or mortar and methodology of mixing must also be described minutely.
If a material requires certain treatment, then it should also be written in the Specifications.
Workmanship must also be described during writing Specifications.
Workmanship must describe the method of work, different steps of the work, surface preparation, surface compaction and method of curing, etc.
Tools and Plants must also be described during writing specifications in the order they can be organized before commencing the constructional project.
It is also imperative to describe that whether Tools and Plants will either be organized by the contractor or by concerned department of the government.
Protection of new work must also be described during writing Specifications.
It includes protection of digging, ruling, masonry, concrete work, and plastering, etc.
Specifications have legal values or prestige hence they must be explained enough to submit its purpose.
Small and complete sentences must be used in Specifications.
Incomplete and complex words should be avoided, and language with accurate grammar must be used.
It must be endeavored to keep the organization of conditions of work as per organization of real constructional work.
All these conditions must be practically possible.
Clauses of Specifications must neither confer each other not repeated.
Watch the video to understand the uses and types of Specifications.
There are two types of Specifications as follows.
General Specifications are also known as Brief Specifications.
They are used to show aspect, standard, and type of constructional work.
They would describe the general classifications of the construction work of the project.
These specifications are used to establish the standards of the construction work that will help in establishing a Detailed Estimate.
Detailed Specifications shows, in the detailed description, characteristics, quantity, ratio and formation method of the material used in construction work.
Each component of the constructional work is described in details separately with the help of Detailed Specifications.
Therefore, all features establishing standards and quality of the construction work are disclosed.
Which will be used later in Detailed Estimate.
Detailed Specifications of the items used in ordinary projects are printed that are used for contracts.
These Specifications are called Standard Specifications.
Detailed Specifications have two major types as follow.
This type of Specification of constructional work is written down and published in departments of engineering that will eliminate the need of writing Specifications in details.
These Specifications are merely referenced when required.
So, these are known as Standard Specifications that are published in the form of books and generals.
Whenever tender is required for constructional work, then these Specifications are merely referenced in the tender that will ease the preparation of tender documents.
And possible mistakes can be avoided occurred during frequent writing of same Specifications.
Standard Specifications have to be written and published by Public Works Department (PWD), Military Engineering Services (MES) and Irrigation Departments.
However, other departments can reference Standard Specifications that are organized and published by mentioned departments and organizations.
Standard Specifications subject to change as changes and evolution occurs in science and engineering with the passage of time.
These changes and evolution must be reflected in Standard Specification to reflect the best practices in work.
Some specifications of the construction work are of the special form, and they are not officially written and published in Standard Specifications.
These specifications are known as Special Specifications.
Special Specifications are written by the in-charge engineer of the constructional project which will usually be a divisional officer (XEN).
These specifications are included in tender documents and captioned as Special Specifications.
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Q: Programmatically Add CenterX/CenterY Constraints I have a UITableViewController that doesn't display any sections if there is nothing to show. I've added a label to indicate to the user that there is nothing to display with this code:
label = UILabel(frame: CGRectMake(20, 20, 250, 100))
label.text = "Nothing to show"
self.tableView.addSubview(label)

But now, I want it to be centered Horizontally and Vertically. Normally, I would choose the two options highlighted (plus ones for height and width) in the screenshot:

I've tried the following code to add the constraints but the app crashes with error:
label = UILabel(frame: CGRectMake(20, 20, 250, 100))
label.text = "Nothing to show"

let xConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: label, attribute: .CenterX, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: self.tableView, attribute: .CenterX, multiplier: 1, constant: 0)
let yConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: label, attribute: .CenterY, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: self.tableView, attribute: .CenterY, multiplier: 1, constant: 0)

label.addConstraint(xConstraint)
label.addConstraint(yConstraint)

error:
When added to a view, the constraint's items must be descendants of that view (or the view itself). This will crash if the constraint needs to be resolved before the view hierarchy is assembled. Break on -[UIView _viewHierarchyUnpreparedForConstraint:] to debug.
2014-12-23 08:17:36.755 [982:227877] *** Assertion failure in -[UILabel _layoutEngine_didAddLayoutConstraint:roundingAdjustment:mutuallyExclusiveConstraints:], /SourceCache/UIKit/UIKit-3318.16.21/NSLayoutConstraint_UIKitAdditions.m:560

The label should always center horizontally and vertically because the app supports rotation of the device.
What am I doing wrong? How do I add these constraints successfully?
Thanks!

A: Programmatically you can do it by adding the following constraints.
NSLayoutConstraint *constraintHorizontal = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self
                                                                      attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterX
                                                                      relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
                                                                         toItem:self.superview
                                                                      attribute:attribute
                                                                     multiplier:1.0f
                                                                       constant:0.0f];

NSLayoutConstraint *constraintVertical = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self
                                                                        attribute:NSLayoutAttributeCenterY
                                                                        relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual
                                                                           toItem:self.superview
                                                                        attribute:attribute
                                                                       multiplier:1.0f
                                                                         constant:0.0f];

A: Center in container

The code below does the same thing as centering in the Interface Builder.
override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    // set up the view
    let myView = UIView()
    myView.backgroundColor = UIColor.blue
    myView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
    view.addSubview(myView)

    // Add code for one of the constraint methods below
    // ...
}

Method 1: Anchor Style
myView.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerXAnchor).isActive = true
myView.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerYAnchor).isActive = true

Method 2: NSLayoutConstraint Style
NSLayoutConstraint(item: myView, attribute: NSLayoutConstraint.Attribute.centerX, relatedBy: NSLayoutConstraint.Relation.equal, toItem: view, attribute: NSLayoutConstraint.Attribute.centerX, multiplier: 1, constant: 0).isActive = true
NSLayoutConstraint(item: myView, attribute: NSLayoutConstraint.Attribute.centerY, relatedBy: NSLayoutConstraint.Relation.equal, toItem: view, attribute: NSLayoutConstraint.Attribute.centerY, multiplier: 1, constant: 0).isActive = true

Notes

*

*Anchor style is the preferred method over NSLayoutConstraint Style, however it is only available from iOS 9, so if you are supporting iOS 8 then you should still use NSLayoutConstraint Style.

*You will also need to add length and width constraints.

*My full answer is here.

A: If you don't care about this question being specifically about a tableview, and you'd just like to center one view on top of another view here's to do it:
    let horizontalConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: newView, attribute: NSLayoutAttribute.CenterX, relatedBy: NSLayoutRelation.Equal, toItem: parentView, attribute: NSLayoutAttribute.CenterX, multiplier: 1, constant: 0)
    parentView.addConstraint(horizontalConstraint)

    let verticalConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: newView, attribute: NSLayoutAttribute.CenterY, relatedBy: NSLayoutRelation.Equal, toItem: parentView, attribute: NSLayoutAttribute.CenterY, multiplier: 1, constant: 0)
    parentView.addConstraint(verticalConstraint)

A: A solution for me was to create a UILabel and add it to the UIButton as a subview. Finally I added a constraint to center it within the button.
UILabel * myTextLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 75, 75)];
myTextLabel.text = @"Some Text";
myTextLabel.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false;

[myButton addSubView:myTextLabel];

// Add Constraints
[[myTextLabel centerYAnchor] constraintEqualToAnchor:myButton.centerYAnchor].active = true;
[[myTextLabel centerXAnchor] constraintEqualToAnchor:myButton.centerXAnchor].active = true;

A: Update for Swift 3/Swift 4:
As of iOS 8, you can and should activate your constraints by setting their isActive property to true.  This enables the constraints to add themselves to the proper views.  You can activate multiple constraints at once by passing an array containing the constraints to NSLayoutConstraint.activate()
let label = UILabel(frame: CGRect.zero)
label.text = "Nothing to show"
label.textAlignment = .center
label.backgroundColor = .red  // Set background color to see if label is centered
label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
self.tableView.addSubview(label)

let widthConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: label, attribute: .width, relatedBy: .equal,
                                         toItem: nil, attribute: .notAnAttribute, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 250)

let heightConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: label, attribute: .height, relatedBy: .equal,
                                          toItem: nil, attribute: .notAnAttribute, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 100)

let xConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: label, attribute: .centerX, relatedBy: .equal, toItem: self.tableView, attribute: .centerX, multiplier: 1, constant: 0)

let yConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: label, attribute: .centerY, relatedBy: .equal, toItem: self.tableView, attribute: .centerY, multiplier: 1, constant: 0)

NSLayoutConstraint.activate([widthConstraint, heightConstraint, xConstraint, yConstraint])

Better Solution:
Since this question was originally answered, layout anchors were introduced making it much easier to create the constraints.  In this example I create the constraints and immediately activate them:
label.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 250).isActive = true
label.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 100).isActive = true
label.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.tableView.centerXAnchor).isActive = true
label.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.tableView.centerYAnchor).isActive = true

or the same using NSLayoutConstraint.activate():
NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
    label.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 250),
    label.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 100),
    label.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.tableView.centerXAnchor),
    label.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.tableView.centerYAnchor)
])

Note:  Always add your subviews to the view hierarchy before creating and activating the constraints.

Original Answer:
The constraints make reference to self.tableView.  Since you are adding the label as a subview of self.tableView, the constraints need to be added to the "common ancestor":
   self.tableView.addConstraint(xConstraint)
   self.tableView.addConstraint(yConstraint)

As @mustafa and @kcstricks pointed out in the comments, you need to set  label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints to false.  When you do this, you also need to specify the width and height of the label with constraints because the frame no longer is used.  Finally, you also should set the textAlignment to .Center so that your text is centered in your label.
    var  label = UILabel(frame: CGRectZero)
    label.text = "Nothing to show"
    label.textAlignment = .Center
    label.backgroundColor = UIColor.redColor()  // Set background color to see if label is centered
    label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
    self.tableView.addSubview(label)

    let widthConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: label, attribute: .Width, relatedBy: .Equal,
        toItem: nil, attribute: .NotAnAttribute, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 250)
    label.addConstraint(widthConstraint)

    let heightConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: label, attribute: .Height, relatedBy: .Equal,
        toItem: nil, attribute: .NotAnAttribute, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 100)
    label.addConstraint(heightConstraint)

    let xConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: label, attribute: .CenterX, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: self.tableView, attribute: .CenterX, multiplier: 1, constant: 0)

    let yConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: label, attribute: .CenterY, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: self.tableView, attribute: .CenterY, multiplier: 1, constant: 0)

    self.tableView.addConstraint(xConstraint)
    self.tableView.addConstraint(yConstraint)

A: The ObjectiveC equivalent is:
    myView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;

    [[myView.centerXAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.centerXAnchor] setActive:YES];

    [[myView.centerYAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.centerYAnchor] setActive:YES];

A: In Swift 5 it looks like this:
label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
label.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vc.view.centerXAnchor).isActive = true
label.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vc.view.centerYAnchor).isActive = true


Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders are two of the most popular teams in the IPL. They have a huge fan base and when these two teams play, fans go berserk. So, fans will be waiting impatiently for the Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders on April 10, 2018.
This is also a great time for fantasy cricket players to form their fantasy cricket team comprising players from both sides. The match preview and prediction should help you make a smart team selection choice.
Under Captain MS Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings will be raring to go. This is especially since the team was out of the IPL for two years. However, after serving its ban, it is back with a bang and will be looking to emulate their success of 2010 and 2011. With Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo and Faf du Plessis, it is a formidable team.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have thrown in their lot with uncapped players and new blood. This may come back to haunt them as the tournament progresses and stress levels increase. The team is captained by Dinesh Karthik, and he will have to work hard and inspire the young side to perform in the death overs.
While both teams have a good set of players on paper, ground reality is slightly different. Taking into consideration the world-class players in Chennai Super Kings, the odds favor the team.


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On the list of cities with most expensive housing, London is quite high up. However, the city has a history of rising prices and an expected bubble that never exploded. During the past ten years, the housing market has experienced the most disrupted property cycle on record. In the midst of Brexit uncertainty, house prices in London dropped for a short bit after only to recover a few months later.
The house price growth has decreased and the number of houses sold in London has plunged. The housing market in London is more sensitive to the Brexit Saga than the English housing market.
Uncertainty and fear after UK voted to leave the EU have stagnated house prices across the United Kingdom. The majority of news articles in the UK is concentrated around Brexit and the market sensitivity to the political clutter is now higher than ever.
Back in early 2016, England's housing market flourished, when the average house price was £220,361, or approximately 9% higher than early 2015 and 0.1% higher than late 2015.
In June the UK voted to leave the EU and in July 2016 the annual and the monthly house price growth started its descent. Since then, the number of transactions fell as annual price growth slowed to less than 1%. Fears over Brexit caused English house prices to all but stagnate in 2018, rising by the smallest amount in almost six years.
According to the Financial Times, the Bank of England has claimed that London house price drop is unlikely to create a Domino effect on the rest of the country. Brexit related uncertainty is higher in the capital than it is in the rest of the country, causing a sharper drop.
With Brexit ,net migration from EU is expected to fall which in turn pushes demand for houses down which pull prices further down. Other related reasons to the slowdown of price growth are related to rising interest rates and the disproportionately increase in the rate of stamp duty, which makes buy-to-let investments less attractive.
However, what about house prices within London? Have all areas within London experienced the same price change? How do these compare with the rest of England?
Data and Insights
The figure below shows the average monthly price volatility of house prices in England, London and two neighborhoods of London, namely: Camden and Kensington & Chelsea.
In general, the UK housing prices have not been as volatile as those of London's boroughs. In Kensington & Chelsea, right before the vote the average house prices went up to an all time high at the time. In July 2016, Brexit played a role as house prices went down and so did the demand the coming months.
If on average an average house in Camden becomes almost £3000 more expensive each month, after Brexit this monthly increase went down to £2500. The story of Kensington & Chelsea is even more dramatic. An average house increases with £4500 and this increase went down to £2000.
What about the number of houses being bought?
On the left hand-side the axis, the number of houses sold in England is shown, while London is on the right side. The remarking insight from the figure above is the almost hand-to-hand movement of houses sold in the England with those in London. The movements of the two correlate highly along time (r=0.9).
The figure above illustrates a sudden increase in the house prices of both London and UK in the beginning of 2016 which can explain the market flourishing during this period. This could have been driven also by uncertainty on what would happen after the vote which triggered fast buying. And then Brexit happened, and number of houses sold dropped for both London and England.
What confirms the predicted dynamics from the Bank of England, is the part after: London is showing a substantial decrease in the number of houses sold and so is England, but the drop in London was much harsher.
On the 15th of January 2019, House of Commons voted down the Brexit deal proposed from the government and uncertainty over the economic outlook will appear to be more dominant in London than it is in England.
More specifically within some areas of London, namely Camden and Kensington & Chelsea, the number of houses sold has gone down since June 2016 and if it keeps with the same trend, potential home buyers will not be lucky.
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Posted on January 29, 2019 Author Sergi HoxhaCategories HousingTags featuredLeave a comment on STAG-BREXIT
Smells like Teen Spirit: How '18 for Data was like '91 for Rock and 3 key points for today
An industry dominated by a small number of old players, an audience longing for better and the upstarts who broke through big.
Yes, this describes 2018 in data, where traditional heavyweights Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg saw an increasing field of disruptors, but it also reflects, and offers a lot of lessons from, the music industry in 1991.
For a quick and opinionated history, the friendly vibes of disco and psych-folk in the 70's were eroded by the W shaped recession, stagflation and an international oil crisis, paving the way for a bleaker, heavier turn in both society and music.
Metallica released their first studio record, Kill 'em All in 1983, but became cultural mastheads with the thrash metal darkness of Master of Puppets in 1986, with the two albums selling a combined 9 million copies in the US alone. This heaviness was supplemented by the second wave of hair metal bands, notably Guns N' Roses, whose Appetite for Destruction, released in '87, sold 18 million copies domestically. The rock incumbents were established.
The next few years saw greater bombast, and bigger sales (Metallica's self titled 1991 record remains their best selling, with almost 17m copies sold in the US), but a waning connection with listeners. Given the choice between heavy metal and hair metal, younger rock fans began to feel the apathy which would define Generation X. Then came KC.
Alternative Rock Conquers the World
Little known label Sub Pop Records in Seattle released Nirvana's first record, Bleach, in 1989 to middling success. But it was the band's 1991 release Nevermind on David Geffen's DGC records which changed the face of 90's rock, ushering in a raw sound stripped of pretense and even of meaning. Gone were the costumes, the makeup and the arena theatrics, in their place an urgent, hazy sound, inviting the listener to define their own meaning. This was alternative rock.
What is Alternative data? Alternative data is defined as data collected from new sources such as satellites or sensors, or used in new ways
And readers can now probably see the parallels. Alternative data, defined as data collected from new sources such as satellites or sensors, or used in new ways, has been around for a long time, picking up pace in the middle of the last decade. But 2018 was its major label moment, as NASDAQ purchased alternative data pioneer Quandl and almost 400 alternative data providers competed in the space.
Indeed, Quandl's Alternative Data Conference in February 2019, which Suburbia will be attending, is titled "The race to be first is over". The question is what comes next, and I believe the music industry has three important lessons for everyone.
1. Expect the Majors to Muscle in
Seattle post-Nirvana saw a flood of attention from major record labels, giving greater attention to bands like Alice in Chains or Pearl Jam. Others were met with less commercial success, like Nirvana precursors the Melvins or Tad. Similarly, Quandl was not the only alternative data provider to be purchased, with 7Park being bought by Vista Equity Partners in December.
In theory this influx of capital benefits everyone, by giving smaller players more resources, the bigger players more market control, and end users easier access to new platforms.
In reality, I see upsides and downsides. The influx of capital has only just begun, and by 2020 expect smart investments to bring today's alternative data startups to the next level of success. On the downside, there will be major players who overpay to establish presence in a crowded market.
But don't worry, the incumbents have the money to lose and are not going anywhere – Guns N' Roses still sell out stadiums, and Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters' Eikon will remain Wall Street fixtures. They just won't have the field to themselves anymore.
2. New players will be distributed globally
The Pacific Northwest is considered the birthplace of grunge but by no means its only home. New York's Gumball came from the opposite coast, The Smashing Pumpkins hailed from Illinois, Bush from across the Atlantic in London and Silverchair across the Pacfic flew the grunge flag in Australia.
Alternative data has similarly been an East Coast play, with Toronoto's Quandl focusing on the hedge fund crowd in Connecticut and the banks in New York. But there is a growing field internationally, with Eagle Alpha, one of the industry's earliest and most influential players, based in Ireland and Suburbia headquartered in Amsterdam.
Asia remains under-served, with some firms including IHS Markit having a presence, but the heavy hand of government-linked corporations creates headwinds for independent measurements and verification. Regardless, it is a matter of time before alternative data users and suppliers are truly global.
3. Nothing will be the same
Grunge as a genre began to fade by the mid-90's, with Nirvana's last album In Utero released in 1993 and the band dissolving the next year. Mother Love Bone's tenure was even shorter, breaking apart before their first album was released. Even bands who stayed together changed their sound, with Pearl Jam's 1996 album No Code turning towards ballads and garage rock.
But the mark of grunge was inedible in music, either directly as Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl's next band Foo Fighters owned radio rock airways in the mid-90's, indirectly with Marilyn Manson, getting input on his 1998 record Mechanical Animals from Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, and passively in trending pop acts like Halsey, photographed in Nirvana t-shirts and whose 2018 track New Americana mentions Nirvana directly.
Outside of music, filmmaker Gus Van Sant's mumbling cast were the outsiders raised on grunge, most clearly in his semi-biopic Last Days. In fashion and art, the band's iconic designs from the yellow smiley face to the swimming baby have been emulated from high fashion brand Lad Musician in Japan to TV's The Simpsons, and broadly the dividing line between the mainstream and the underground has been blurred.
This last point is crucial when it comes to data. Much like David Geffen's major label DGC traded with tiny Sub Pop records, traditional releases like government reports or company earnings will become enriched with alternative data, and alternative data suppliers will find themselves collaborating with traditional sources.
Data driven decisions will no longer be the enclave of hedge funds who can afford multiple Bloomberg terminals, or large financial institutions purchasing reports from consultancies.
In a few years the influence of new data will be pervasive across mediums, roles and industries, leading to more accurate measurements and better decisions for everyone. Add that to the enduring legacy of Nirvana.
Posted on January 16, 2019 February 8, 2019 Author Hamza KCategories SuburbiaLeave a comment on Smells like Teen Spirit: How '18 for Data was like '91 for Rock and 3 key points for today
The Reason Why More London Bikers are Renting and Riding
Good news: Biking in London has become more popular. Every year the number of bike hires has increased and this is a good sign towards car-free cities. During summer the number of hired bikes together with the hiring time increases. This increase is mostly attributed to good weather but not only. In an effort to green commuting, London City has been pushing towards bike friendly policies.
Imagine yourself as a tourist in London. London is exciting and fun but it is also one of the most expensive cities in the world and the tube costs are quite high. Would you consider renting a bike to move around? Would it matter if it's cold or warm? Would it matter if you had to bike for long?
The Brits might not be as crazy to cycle as the Dutch or the Danes, but with increasing bike infrastructure in London bikers are having it a lot easier to ride in a convenient, safe and obvious way to get around.
There's a certain sense of freedom in biking. You hop on and pedal to wherever your legs can take you. Not only it takes you places, but biking has so many good externalities for your health and the environment.
However, cycling in big cities where pollution is the highest is not that easy. Cyclists face long distances, bad weather, heavy traffic, increasing number of traffic lights, lack of infrastructure and these are only a few of plenty of obstacles.
However the claim that distances are longer in large cities relies on the typical day-to-day journeys people make In reality, most trip lengths in large cities are actually short.
Huge improvements have been made to London's cycling network over the last decade, with more driver awareness campaigns, higher safety precautions, more cycle lanes and extensions to the Santander Cycles scheme.
This report is going to look at the number of bike hires in London and the average hire time per month.
Figure 1 below shows that the number of bike hires has increased since 2010. In 2017 there were more a bit more than 10 million bike hires in London and until 2018 there were 8 million hires recorded for this year.
Figure 1: Number of bicycle hires each year
Figure 2 below shows the ongoing fluctuation of bicycle hires each month since September 2010. During September 2010 there were 540 thousand bikes hired in London, when as compared to 8 years later in the same month, there were over a million bikes hired.
Figure 2: Number of bicycle hires each month
Hiring time has relatively decreased and spread out a bit more among months. Figure 3 below shows that the average hire time of a single bike in July 2018 was 23 min as when compared to April 2010 when the average hiring time was 27 min.
Figure 3: Average hire time
During winter the length of a bike hire is smaller as weather does not allow for an enjoyable riding. However, what is remarkable is that the average hiring time has lower yearly variation now than it had 8 years ago and is spreading more and more out throughout the entire year.
One could claim that Londoners are caring less about the cold wind and more about getting healthy and saving the environment.
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Posted on January 3, 2019 January 17, 2019 Author Sergi HoxhaCategories UncategorizedLeave a comment on The Reason Why More London Bikers are Renting and Riding


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import helper.MpdMonitor
import org.bff.javampd.events._
import org.bff.javampd.objects.MPDSong
import play.api.libs.concurrent.Execution.Implicits
import play.api.test.{WithApplication, PlaySpecification}
import scala.collection.JavaConversions._
import scala.concurrent.duration._
import scala.concurrent.Promise

class MpdControlSpec extends PlaySpecification {
  "MPC controller" should {

    def mpd = MpdMonitor.getInstance.getMPD

    def player = mpd.getMPDPlayer

    def playlist = mpd.getMPDPlaylist

    def database = mpd.getMPDDatabase

    def monitor = MpdMonitor.getInstance.getMonitor

    def song(from: MPDSong): (Int, String) = {
      (from.getId, from.getName)
    }

//    "keep the current song on top of the playlist" in new WithApplication {
//      playlist.addSongs(database.listAllSongs)
//
//      player.play()
//      player.playNext()
//
////      player.getCurrentSong must beEqualTo(playlist.getSongList.head)
//
//      player.stop()
//      player.getStatus must beEqualTo(PlayerStatus.STATUS_STOPPED)
//    }

    "notifywhen song ends" in new WithApplication {
      playlist.clearPlaylist()
      playlist.addSong(database.listAllSongs.head)
      player.setRepeat(false)

      player.play()

      val stopper = Promise[PlaylistBasicChangeEvent]()

      monitor.addPlaylistChangeListener(new PlaylistBasicChangeListener {
        def playlistBasicChange(event: PlaylistBasicChangeEvent) = {
          if(event.getId == PlaylistBasicChangeEvent.PLAYLIST_ENDED) {
            stopper.success(event)
          }
        }
      })

      val msg = stopper.future.map(_.getMsg)(Implicits.defaultContext)
      val timeout = FiniteDuration(10, "s")
      msg must beEqualTo("1.mp3").await(0, timeout)
    }

//    "stop music" in new WithApplication {
//      playlist.addSongs(database.listAllSongs)
//
//      player.play()
//      player.playNext()
//
//      player.getStatus must beEqualTo(PlayerStatus.STATUS_PLAYING)
//
//      Thread.sleep(2000)
//
//      println("\n\n now playing: ")
//      println(song(player.getCurrentSong))
//
//      println("\n\nplaylist")
//      println(playlist.getSongList.map(song).mkString("\n"))
//
//      playlist.clearPlaylist()
//
//      player.getStatus must beEqualTo(PlayerStatus.STATUS_PLAYING)
//      playlist.getSongList.isEmpty must beTrue
//
//      println("\n\ndatabase")
//      println(database.listAllSongs.map(song).mkString("\n"))
//
//      player.stop()
//      player.getStatus must beEqualTo(PlayerStatus.STATUS_STOPPED)
//    }
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Q: How do I connect to Hive from spark using Scala on IntelliJ? I am new to hive and spark and am trying to figure out a way to access tables in hive to manipulate and access the data. How can it be done?

A: in spark < 2.0
 val sc = new SparkContext(conf)

 val sqlContext = new org.apache.spark.sql.hive.HiveContext(sc)
 val myDataFrame = sqlContext.sql("select * from mydb.mytable")

in later versions of spark, use SparkSession:

SparkSession is now the new entry point of Spark that replaces the old
  SQLContext and HiveContext. Note that the old SQLContext and
  HiveContext are kept for backward compatibility. A new catalog
  interface is accessible from SparkSession - existing API on databases
  and tables access such as listTables, createExternalTable,
  dropTempView, cacheTable are moved here.
  -- from the docs

val spark = SparkSession
  .builder()
  .appName("Spark Hive Example")
  .config("spark.sql.warehouse.dir", warehouseLocation)
  .enableHiveSupport()
  .getOrCreate()
 val myDataFrame = spark.sql("select * from mydb.mytable")

A: If your hive server resides on remote cluster you can refer pulling data over jdbc connection like:
import scala.collection.mutable.MutableList

case class TempTable (
  column1: String,
  column2: String
)

val conn: Connection = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, password)
val res: ResultSet = conn.createStatement
                   .executeQuery("SELECT * FROM table_name")
val fetchedRes = MutableList[TempTable]()
while(res.next()) {
  var rec = TempTable(res.getString("column1"),
     res.getString("column2"))
  fetchedRes += rec
}
conn.close()
val resultRDD = sc.parallelize(fetchedRes)
resultRDD.cache()