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Requiem for Elizabeth Warren's Campaign
CAMBRIDGE, MA - FEBRUARY 23: Elizabeth Warren is a Harvard Law School professor who studies consumer debt. "The great American middle class is fighting a battle for survival--and losing," Warren says. (Photo by Miche... CAMBRIDGE, MA - FEBRUARY 23: Elizabeth Warren is a Harvard Law School professor who studies consumer debt. "The great American middle class is fighting a battle for survival--and losing," Warren says. (Photo by Michele McDonaldThe Boston Globe via Getty Images) MORE LESS
By John Judis
February 12, 2020 11:29 a.m.
I could be dead wrong (I was before on this subject) but after her distant fourth place finish in New Hampshire, I suspect that Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign is over. Who knows what might happen at a brokered convention, but I can't see her contesting much longer for delegates. And that's a shame.
Warren had an exemplary resume. She led (on this website) the battle against the pernicious bankruptcy bill and almost single-handedly got the Obama administration and Congress to establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. No other candidate can boast these kind of achievements. Her campaign platform (encapsulated in her "plans") was also exemplary. I don't care for the Jeffersonian trust-busting, but I applaud her stands on economic patriotism (curbing footloose multinationals), federal chartering of corporations, and labor co-determination (putting worker representatives on corporate boards).
There have been several post-mortems already, but I thought I'd add my own. I would cross out at the beginning the most common — one that she herself has promoted — that her campaign was the victim of misogyny. That's a hard sell in New Hampshire where Amy Klobuchar came from nowhere on much less money than Sanders, Buttigieg or Warren. New Hampshire is also a state with two female senators.
I wouldn't deny that some men and women looked askance at the prospect of a female candidate (I had one guy complain to me at a New Hampshire town hall of Warren's "aggressiveness"), but each candidate has potential detractions (sex, age, sexuality, mental acuity, looks, past record, thin resume), and the trick of a successful campaign (see Obama, Barack) is getting voters who might be put off by one of these to put them aside in favor of your strengths. You wouldn't know if from political scientists, but voting is actually a deliberative and not an impulsive act.
If you make a timeline in Iowa and New Hampshire of Warren's rise and fall, you see her taking first place in both states in October after Bernie Sanders' heart attack. In Iowa, her poll numbers begin to decline about ten days into November; in New Hampshire, later in the month. Most commentators attributed her decline to the publication of her Medicare for All plan, but I find that implausible. She was just spelling out a position she already had taken. Maybe the awkwardness was a factor, but I'd say two other things were important.
First, Sanders regained his footing after his heart attack, and his supporters who had gone to Warren switched back. Secondly, Buttigieg, who had once been an enthusiastic supporter of Medicare for All, but sensed an opportunity on Warren's right, began attacking her stand and peeling off her votes, and in general repositioning himself toward the center. When I was in New Hampshire last fall interviewing people at Warren's rallies, what I often found, particularly among the Dartmouth/Hanover and upper-middle-class voters, was their deliberating between Warren and Buttigieg not Warren and Sanders. Hanover, as it turned out, went strongly for Buttigieg in the primary.
I'd add one more factor. I think Warren gained some of her early popularity on her "I've got a plan" shtick, but the novelty of the slogan wore off. It highlighted the Harvard rather than the Oklahoma populist side of her, the superb university lecturer rather than the empathetic politician. And her appeal — framed as an attack against "corruption" — took on a kind of abstract quality compared, say, to Sanders' on the "billionaire class" or the traditional attack on "special interests." Were the pharmaceutical companies really "corrupt" or were they unfettered by regulation, creatures of a free market that should have been restrained?
In January, Warren tried to stage a comeback. First, she played the gender card. Who knows the exact manner in which her meeting with Sanders was leaked to the press? I suspect her campaign did it, and I suspect the conversation was more complicated than it was presented, but in any case, she attempted to take advantage of the leak by confirming it in its simplest CNN version. She then went on to campaign as a woman for president. This was a mistake. Voters were perfectly aware that she was a woman, and those who were going to support her entirely or primarily on that basis were going to do so without being reminded of the fact. The gender gap, as I used to say, is a two-way street. And in fact, what happened was that Warren's polling remained stuck, Sanders' went down temporarily, and Klobuchar's began to go up.
Finally, Warren tried to present herself as a "unity" candidate — a hard sell for someone who is clearly, and wonderfully, in my opinion, on the political left. Outside of labels, there really hasn't been a dime's worth of difference between her and Sanders. I began to wonder in January if she wasn't getting bad advice from her campaign managers. My older daughter, who is a political junkie like me, speculated that if Warren had had Buttigieg's campaign managers and he had had hers, the results would have been reversed the past weeks. That's something we'll never know.
John Judis is editor-at-large at Talking Points Memo. He is the author of The Politics of Our Time: Populism, Nationalism, Socialism.
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The eclipses are mostly taking place in the Virgo-Pisces axis, creating a year of cleansing, re-organization, selfless service and renewed clarity.
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Compassion, implementing our visions and dreams, meditating, healing and enlightenment are all enhanced by this particular eclipse. The Sabian Symbols' image for this degree is "a Master instructing his disciple". A time to develop our wisdom and reconnect with the deeper roots of our spiritual lineage.
A time to implement positive changes both in ourselves and in society. Difficult situations in our individual lives and collectively have now a chance of being rectified. We are free and protected to move forward with wisdom.
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Five months of reorganization, examining our responsibilities, looking at our relationship to duties and obligations, and restructuring our work. We could seek more time in solitude and silence. We are in need of developing maturity and wisdom. Wonderful for deepening our philosophy of life, traveling to a foreign culture and setting clear boundaries. Important changes in places of authority could occur at this time.
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Our inner vision opens, the veils between dimensions dissolve, our receptivity is enhanced. We are drawn to music, the ocean, meditation, healing and mysticism. We could be more prone to lucid dreaming than usual. We should however beware of illusions and falling prey to false appearances seeming real. To avoid vague feelings of dissatisfaction, it is important to work on more subtle inner levels of perception. On a global level, we could become very concerned with the state of our oceans.
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During the next 5 months, our needs for freedom are becoming particularly acute. We could feel rebellious against limited/limiting conditions. What we previously tolerated, now becomes unbearable. Our intuition and need to be uniquely ourselves are at an all times' high. We could become fascinated by inventions coming from the future, psychology, science fiction, UFOs and technology. A time of increased awareness, asserting our individuality and breaking new ground.
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Religious dogma or political manipulation could create great conflicts in the world. Compromising will only make problems worse. Issuing utimatums and courageously facing negative forces, may be the only way out of obstacles. Increasing our knowledge and experience are also key in freeing ourselves from old, limiting paradigms. In group situations, optimism supports the realization of each person's highest potential. We lead by example.
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/**
 * Base class that represents a query for the 'enzymes' table.
 *
 *
 *
 * @method EnzymesQuery orderByEnzyme($order = Criteria::ASC) Order by the enzyme column
 * @method EnzymesQuery orderByPkid($order = Criteria::ASC) Order by the PKID column
 *
 * @method EnzymesQuery groupByEnzyme() Group by the enzyme column
 * @method EnzymesQuery groupByPkid() Group by the PKID column
 *
 * @method EnzymesQuery leftJoin($relation) Adds a LEFT JOIN clause to the query
 * @method EnzymesQuery rightJoin($relation) Adds a RIGHT JOIN clause to the query
 * @method EnzymesQuery innerJoin($relation) Adds a INNER JOIN clause to the query
 *
 * @method Enzymes findOne(PropelPDO $con = null) Return the first Enzymes matching the query
 * @method Enzymes findOneOrCreate(PropelPDO $con = null) Return the first Enzymes matching the query, or a new Enzymes object populated from the query conditions when no match is found
 *
 * @method Enzymes findOneByEnzyme(string $enzyme) Return the first Enzymes filtered by the enzyme column
 *
 * @method array findByEnzyme(string $enzyme) Return Enzymes objects filtered by the enzyme column
 * @method array findByPkid(string $PKID) Return Enzymes objects filtered by the PKID column
 *
 * @package    propel.generator.fbapp.om
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abstract class BaseEnzymesQuery extends ModelCriteria
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     * Initializes internal state of BaseEnzymesQuery object.
     *
     * @param     string $dbName The dabase name
     * @param     string $modelName The phpName of a model, e.g. 'Book'
     * @param     string $modelAlias The alias for the model in this query, e.g. 'b'
     */
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    {
        if (null === $dbName) {
            $dbName = 'fbapp';
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            $modelName = 'Enzymes';
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    /**
     * Returns a new EnzymesQuery object.
     *
     * @param     string $modelAlias The alias of a model in the query
     * @param   EnzymesQuery|Criteria $criteria Optional Criteria to build the query from
     *
     * @return EnzymesQuery
     */
    public static function create($modelAlias = null, $criteria = null)
    {
        if ($criteria instanceof EnzymesQuery) {
            return $criteria;
        }
        $query = new EnzymesQuery(null, null, $modelAlias);

        if ($criteria instanceof Criteria) {
            $query->mergeWith($criteria);
        }

        return $query;
    }

    /**
     * Find object by primary key.
     * Propel uses the instance pool to skip the database if the object exists.
     * Go fast if the query is untouched.
     *
     *
     * $obj  = $c->findPk(12, $con);
     *
     *
     * @param mixed $key Primary key to use for the query
     * @param     PropelPDO $con an optional connection object
     *
     * @return   Enzymes|Enzymes[]|mixed the result, formatted by the current formatter
     */
    public function findPk($key, $con = null)
    {
        if ($key === null) {
            return null;
        }
        if ((null !== ($obj = EnzymesPeer::getInstanceFromPool((string) $key))) && !$this->formatter) {
            // the object is already in the instance pool
            return $obj;
        }
        if ($con === null) {
            $con = Propel::getConnection(EnzymesPeer::DATABASE_NAME, Propel::CONNECTION_READ);
        }
        $this->basePreSelect($con);
        if ($this->formatter || $this->modelAlias || $this->with || $this->select
         || $this->selectColumns || $this->asColumns || $this->selectModifiers
         || $this->map || $this->having || $this->joins) {
            return $this->findPkComplex($key, $con);
        } else {
            return $this->findPkSimple($key, $con);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Alias of findPk to use instance pooling
     *
     * @param     mixed $key Primary key to use for the query
     * @param     PropelPDO $con A connection object
     *
     * @return                 Enzymes A model object, or null if the key is not found
     * @throws PropelException
     */
     public function findOneByPkid($key, $con = null)
     {
        return $this->findPk($key, $con);
     }

    /**
     * Find object by primary key using raw SQL to go fast.
     * Bypass doSelect() and the object formatter by using generated code.
     *
     * @param     mixed $key Primary key to use for the query
     * @param     PropelPDO $con A connection object
     *
     * @return                 Enzymes A model object, or null if the key is not found
     * @throws PropelException
     */
    protected function findPkSimple($key, $con)
    {
        $sql = 'SELECT `enzyme`, `PKID` FROM `enzymes` WHERE `PKID` = :p0';
        try {
            $stmt = $con->prepare($sql);
            $stmt->bindValue(':p0', $key, PDO::PARAM_STR);
            $stmt->execute();
        } catch (Exception $e) {
            Propel::log($e->getMessage(), Propel::LOG_ERR);
            throw new PropelException(sprintf('Unable to execute SELECT statement [%s]', $sql), $e);
        }
        $obj = null;
        if ($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_NUM)) {
            $obj = new Enzymes();
            $obj->hydrate($row);
            EnzymesPeer::addInstanceToPool($obj, (string) $key);
        }
        $stmt->closeCursor();

        return $obj;
    }

    /**
     * Find object by primary key.
     *
     * @param     mixed $key Primary key to use for the query
     * @param     PropelPDO $con A connection object
     *
     * @return Enzymes|Enzymes[]|mixed the result, formatted by the current formatter
     */
    protected function findPkComplex($key, $con)
    {
        // As the query uses a PK condition, no limit(1) is necessary.
        $criteria = $this->isKeepQuery() ? clone $this : $this;
        $stmt = $criteria
            ->filterByPrimaryKey($key)
            ->doSelect($con);

        return $criteria->getFormatter()->init($criteria)->formatOne($stmt);
    }

    /**
     * Find objects by primary key
     *
     * $objs = $c->findPks(array(12, 56, 832), $con);
     *
     * @param     array $keys Primary keys to use for the query
     * @param     PropelPDO $con an optional connection object
     *
     * @return PropelObjectCollection|Enzymes[]|mixed the list of results, formatted by the current formatter
     */
    public function findPks($keys, $con = null)
    {
        if ($con === null) {
            $con = Propel::getConnection($this->getDbName(), Propel::CONNECTION_READ);
        }
        $this->basePreSelect($con);
        $criteria = $this->isKeepQuery() ? clone $this : $this;
        $stmt = $criteria
            ->filterByPrimaryKeys($keys)
            ->doSelect($con);

        return $criteria->getFormatter()->init($criteria)->format($stmt);
    }

    /**
     * Filter the query by primary key
     *
     * @param     mixed $key Primary key to use for the query
     *
     * @return EnzymesQuery The current query, for fluid interface
     */
    public function filterByPrimaryKey($key)
    {

        return $this->addUsingAlias(EnzymesPeer::PKID, $key, Criteria::EQUAL);
    }

    /**
     * Filter the query by a list of primary keys
     *
     * @param     array $keys The list of primary key to use for the query
     *
     * @return EnzymesQuery The current query, for fluid interface
     */
    public function filterByPrimaryKeys($keys)
    {

        return $this->addUsingAlias(EnzymesPeer::PKID, $keys, Criteria::IN);
    }

    /**
     * Filter the query on the enzyme column
     *
     * Example usage:
     *
     * $query->filterByEnzyme('fooValue');   // WHERE enzyme = 'fooValue'
     * $query->filterByEnzyme('%fooValue%'); // WHERE enzyme LIKE '%fooValue%'
     *
     *
     * @param     string $enzyme The value to use as filter.
     *              Accepts wildcards (* and % trigger a LIKE)
     * @param     string $comparison Operator to use for the column comparison, defaults to Criteria::EQUAL
     *
     * @return EnzymesQuery The current query, for fluid interface
     */
    public function filterByEnzyme($enzyme = null, $comparison = null)
    {
        if (null === $comparison) {
            if (is_array($enzyme)) {
                $comparison = Criteria::IN;
            } elseif (preg_match('/[\%\*]/', $enzyme)) {
                $enzyme = str_replace('*', '%', $enzyme);
                $comparison = Criteria::LIKE;
            }
        }

        return $this->addUsingAlias(EnzymesPeer::ENZYME, $enzyme, $comparison);
    }

    /**
     * Filter the query on the PKID column
     *
     * Example usage:
     *
     * $query->filterByPkid(1234); // WHERE PKID = 1234
     * $query->filterByPkid(array(12, 34)); // WHERE PKID IN (12, 34)
     * $query->filterByPkid(array('min' => 12)); // WHERE PKID >= 12
     * $query->filterByPkid(array('max' => 12)); // WHERE PKID <= 12
     *
     *
     * @param     mixed $pkid The value to use as filter.
     *              Use scalar values for equality.
     *              Use array values for in_array() equivalent.
     *              Use associative array('min' => $minValue, 'max' => $maxValue) for intervals.
     * @param     string $comparison Operator to use for the column comparison, defaults to Criteria::EQUAL
     *
     * @return EnzymesQuery The current query, for fluid interface
     */
    public function filterByPkid($pkid = null, $comparison = null)
    {
        if (is_array($pkid)) {
            $useMinMax = false;
            if (isset($pkid['min'])) {
                $this->addUsingAlias(EnzymesPeer::PKID, $pkid['min'], Criteria::GREATER_EQUAL);
                $useMinMax = true;
            }
            if (isset($pkid['max'])) {
                $this->addUsingAlias(EnzymesPeer::PKID, $pkid['max'], Criteria::LESS_EQUAL);
                $useMinMax = true;
            }
            if ($useMinMax) {
                return $this;
            }
            if (null === $comparison) {
                $comparison = Criteria::IN;
            }
        }

        return $this->addUsingAlias(EnzymesPeer::PKID, $pkid, $comparison);
    }

    /**
     * Exclude object from result
     *
     * @param   Enzymes $enzymes Object to remove from the list of results
     *
     * @return EnzymesQuery The current query, for fluid interface
     */
    public function prune($enzymes = null)
    {
        if ($enzymes) {
            $this->addUsingAlias(EnzymesPeer::PKID, $enzymes->getPkid(), Criteria::NOT_EQUAL);
        }

        return $this;
    }

}

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Q: setting margins in matplotlib/seaborn with subplots i'm plotting subplots in matplotlib/seaborn using:
plt.figure()
s1 = plt.subplot(2, 1, 1)
# plot 1
# call seaborn here
s2 = plt.subplot(2, 1, 2)
# plot 2
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

i am running into the common issue of marker being hidden by the axis (Add margin when plots run against the edge of the graph). when i try to adjust margins it doesn't work:
s1 = plt.subplot(2, 1, 1)
s1.margins(0.05)

it gives no error but doesn't set margins either.
here is a complete example:
gammas = sns.load_dataset("gammas")
s = plt.subplot(1, 1, 1)
# this does not change the x margins
s.get_axes().margins(x=0.05, y=0.01)
ax = sns.tsplot(time="timepoint", value="BOLD signal",
                unit="subject", condition="ROI",
                err_style="ci_bars",
                interpolate=False,
                data=gammas)
plt.show()

in the above, i am trying to make the x-margins bigger, but the x argument to margins() seems to have no effect. how can this be done?

A: You can define a function to add a given fraction of the x and y ranges to the margin, which makes use of get_xlim, get_ylim, set_xlim and set_ylim. Using your minimal example:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns

def add_margin(ax,x=0.05,y=0.05):
    # This will, by default, add 5% to the x and y margins. You
    # can customise this using the x and y arguments when you call it.

    xlim = ax.get_xlim()
    ylim = ax.get_ylim()

    xmargin = (xlim[1]-xlim[0])*x
    ymargin = (ylim[1]-ylim[0])*y

    ax.set_xlim(xlim[0]-xmargin,xlim[1]+xmargin)
    ax.set_ylim(ylim[0]-ymargin,ylim[1]+ymargin)

gammas = sns.load_dataset("gammas")
s = plt.subplot(1, 1, 1)
ax = sns.tsplot(time="timepoint", value="BOLD signal",
                unit="subject", condition="ROI",
                err_style="ci_bars",
                interpolate=False,
                data=gammas)

# Check what the original limits were
x0,y0=s.get_xlim(),s.get_ylim()

# Update the limits using set_xlim and set_ylim
add_margin(s,x=0.05,y=0.01) ### Call this after tsplot

# Check the new limits
x1,y1=s.get_xlim(),s.get_ylim()

# Print the old and new limits
print x0,y0
print x1,y1

plt.show()

Which prints:
# The original limits
(-0.10101010101010099, 10.1010101010101) (-2.0, 3.0)
# The updated limits
(-0.61111111111111105, 10.611111111111111) (-2.0499999999999998, 3.0499999999999998)

And here's the figure this produces:

Which, when compared to the original figure, clearly has added margins:

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During her undergraduate studies, Sarah worked in a large commercial law firm in Adelaide, specialising in the area of property and commercial law. After completing a Bachelor of Laws with Honours at The University of Adelaide in 2011, Sarah was employed in a boutique family law firm as a solicitor working closely with senior solicitors and barristers. Before Sarah's appointment at Culshaw Miller Lawyers, she spent two years as a Legal Associate in the District Court of South Australia, being exposed to the criminal and civil jurisdictions.
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Q: Will the conditional expectation always have this "property"?(understanding/explanation of conditional expectation) Lets say you have a probability space $(\Omega, \mathcal{A},P)$, and a random variable $X: \Omega \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ on this space. Assume that we have a sub-sigma algebra $\mathcal{G}\subset \mathcal{A}$. We can then show that $\mu_X(G)=\int_GXdP$, is a measure on $(\Omega, \mathcal{G})$, it is also easy to see that this measure is absolutely continuous with respect to P. The Radon-Nikodym theorem tells us that we have a unique $P$-a.e $\mathcal{G}$-measurable function $\mathcal{E}(X|\mathcal{G})$ on $\Omega$, s.t. $\mu_X(G)=\int_G\mathcal{E}(X|\mathcal{G})dP, G \in \mathcal{G}$.
My problem is that I have a hard time describing $\mathcal{E}(X|\mathcal{G})$ in general. If I make a specific example like this:
$\Omega=\{1,2,3,4\}$
$\mathcal{A}=\{\emptyset,\{1\},\{2,3\},\{4\},\{1,4\},\{1,2,3\},\{2,3,4\},\Omega\}$
$ P(\{1\})=0.5,P(\{2,3\})=0.25, P(\{4\})=0.25$
$ X(1)=1, X(2)=3,X(3)=3,X(4)=4$
$\mathcal{G}=\{\emptyset, \{1,4\},\{2,3\},\Omega\}$
Then a calculation, and using the uniqueness of the radon nikodym derivative, gives us that:
$\mathcal{E}(X|\mathcal{G})(\omega)=2\mathcal{X}_{\{1,4\}}(\omega)+3\mathcal{X}_{\{2,3\}}(\omega)$.
Now comes my question: From elementary courses in probability and statistics, we can show that $E(X|\{1,4\})=2$ and $E(X|\{2,3\})=3$.
So in this case, we see that the conditional expectation can be described this way: If you can only differentiate between the sets in $\mathcal{G}$ then the value of the conditional expectation for a given omega, is the value of the conditional expectation of the set in $\mathcal{G}$ containing $\Omega$ which is "smallest", or where we have eliminated most of the possibilities that did not happen, and that the sigma algebra $\mathcal{G}$ allows us to remove.
But this was an easy example. And in general you may not have smallest sets like this? But is there an intuitive or good explanation of the value of the conditional expectation when we work with larger sets like countable or uncountable? Is there an equivalent way of saying in these cases for associating the value of the conditional expectation with the conditional expectation of a set as given in elementary statistics?
Or is there some theorem or explanation that generalises what I did above for "small" sets. And gives a good intuitive justification for conditional expectation here?
If you have other intuitive "explanations" of the conditional expectation, I would like to hear them as well.

A: If the $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal G$ is generated by a finite or countably infinite partition $\{G_1,G_2,\ldots\}$ of $\Omega$ into $\mathcal A$-measurable sets, then the "naive" recipe
$$
\Bbb E[X|\mathcal G] =\sum_n 1_{G_n}\Bbb E[X|G_n]
$$
is valid.
In general, we work with the conditional expectation by using its various properties, not by resorting to such a formula as displayed above. The beauty of Kolmogorov's construction of conditional expectation by means of the Radon-Nikodym theorem is that is works in complete generality.
If $\mathcal G$ is separable in the sense that $\mathcal G=\sigma\{A_1,A_2,\ldots\}$ for some sequence of $\mathcal A$-measurable sets then $\mathcal G_n:=\sigma\{A_1,\ldots, A_n\}$ is generated by a finite partition (disjointify the $A_k$s) and so $\Bbb E[X|\mathcal G_n]$ is given explicitly as in the display above. Moreover, $\Bbb E[X|\mathcal G_n]$ converges to $\Bbb E[X|\mathcal G]$ both almost surely and in $L^1$ as $n\to\infty$, by the Martingale Convergence Theorem. (This is the approach taken by John Walsh in his text Knowing the Odds.) You may find this construction more intuitive.
Even if $\mathcal G$ isn't separable, there is a separable $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal G'\subset\mathcal G$  such that $\Bbb E[X|\mathcal G]$ is $\mathcal G'$-measurable, and then $\Bbb E[X|\mathcal G]=\Bbb E[X|\mathcal G']$ by the tower property of conditional expectations. The discussion of the preceding paragraph now applies. [For example, take $\mathcal G'$ to be generated by the countable collection $\{\omega\in\Omega: \Bbb E[X|\mathcal G](\omega)\le q\}$, $q\in\Bbb Q$, for some version of $\Bbb E[X|\mathcal G]$.]


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BUCKS COUNTY — June 10, 2022 − In the wake of several mass shootings in recent weeks, State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) will be introducing a bill banning military-style assault weapons in Pennsylvania.
"Military-style weapons have no place in civilian society," said Sen. Santarsiero at a press conference on Thursday in Lower Makefield Township. "Easy access to assault weapons is one of the greatest threats to the health and safety of Pennsylvanians."
The bill will broaden the scope of what the state classifies as assault weapons, banning more than 150 gun models. It will also ban the sale of gun magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds and will provide for a voluntary buy-back program for individuals that currently own firearms that would no longer be permitted.
"Guns are now the leading cause of death among U.S. kids; yet, the only recent bill sent to my desk by our legislators would remove background checks and permits for secured carry," said Governor Tom Wolf. "I vetoed it. Let's make it harder — not easier — for dangerous people to use guns to kill people."
Sen. Maria Collett (D-12) said, "Reducing gun violence in our communities is not an insurmountable task. No parent should send their child to school wondering if it may be the last time they see them. Restricting assault weapons – commonly used in mass shootings, including the recent massacres in Uvalde and Buffalo – is a logical step forward for Pennsylvania."
"In the wake of the tragedies in Buffalo, Uvalde, and a growing number of communities across our nation, one of the common threads appears to be the proliferation of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines," said Sen. Carolyn Comitta (D-19) These weapons are designed to inflict maximum carnage and they are doing just that to innocent children, families, and communities. I strongly support an assault weapons ban here in Pennsylvania and I urge legislative leaders to call this bill up for a vote."
Pennsylvania does not limit the type of weapon which a person may possess; both assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are legal to own in the Commonwealth.
"With each passing day that we fail to enact reasonable gun reforms, we are choosing to protect the gun lobby and firearm manufacturers over the lives of all Pennsylvanians," said Sen. Santarsiero. "Since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, Pennsylvania has taken no meaningful action to keep our children safe with reasonable gun safety measures. That must change."
Echoing the need for legislative action to protect our communities, Sen. Tim Kearney (D-26) said, "Now more than ever, we are seeing the need for common-sense gun safety laws. This legislature has to be action-oriented and committed to doing its job and protecting our constituents. I signed up to serve my constituents and get things done – not hope and pray. Sen. Santarsiero's legislation does just that – it takes action and will protect our communities. I support it."
"Faith without works is dead," said Sen. Sharif Street (D-3). "Thoughts and prayers ring hollow to the families of every victim without action behind them. This is a uniquely American problem, and if we are a civilized nation then the right to bear arms cannot supersede the right to live free from violence. I'm proud to join Senator Santarsiero who continues to lead on common sense reform for responsible firearms ownership."
Sen. Santarsiero's legislation is modeled after a law that was enacted in Connecticut after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which is considered to be one of the toughest in the nation.
Senator John Kane (D-9) noted, "An assault weapon ban in Pennsylvania just makes sense, and it's about damn time. It is our responsibility to do everything possible to protect the people and the communities of our districts. By enacting straight forward, and common sense legislation like this, we can ensure a safer environment for the children and families of our commonwealth."
Noting the prevalence of military-style assault weapons in mass shootings, Senators called for community safety and protecting children and our community.
Sen. Amanda Cappelletti (D-17) said, "Military style assault weapons that are frequently used to perpetrate mass shootings have no place in our modern, civil society. I support action to stop the increasing epidemic of gun violence that is taking over our lives, including an assault weapons ban. We must prioritize this legislation to make our communities and loved ones safer."
"Pennsylvanians deserve to feel safe and to be safe in their homes and neighborhoods, in grocery stores, churches, schools, and public spaces," added Sen. Nikil Saval (D-1). "The presence of military-style assault weapons destroys this safety. These weapons have only one purpose, which is to kill as many people as possible in the shortest time possible. Prohibiting assault weapons shows residents that their lives and the lives of their loved ones are more important than the profits of gun lobbies."
Rep. Dan Frankel, who co-chairs the PA SAFE Caucus with Sens. Santarsiero and Cappelletti said, "More than three years ago, 11 of my friends and neighbors were murdered in an anti-Semitic attack as they worshipped in the Tree of Life building. We will never know how many of their lives would have been saved if this legislation had been in place, but we can take action now to prevent other communities from suffering as mine has. A firearm designed to kill as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, has no place on the streets of Pennsylvania." The PA SAFE Caucus is a group of legislators who believe in reducing all types of violence in our society through adequate funding for mental health services; stronger tools for law enforcement; resources to curb the effects of addiction and illegal drugs; and solutions that reduce gun violence and promote public safety.
Gun violence prevention groups also voiced their support for the proposed legislation. "Weapons of war have no place where we shop, eat, learn and pray," said Adam Garber, Executive Director, CeaseFire PA. "That simple fact has been painfully obvious in the last few weeks in Buffalo and Uvalde. Now, it's time for our elected officials to take action to stop our communities from being war zones by banning assault weapons."
"We applaud Sen. Santarsiero and the other Pennsylvania legislators who are taking action by introducing and supporting common-sense legislation that will protect the safety and lives of children, as well as second amendment rights. We encourage their colleagues in the State Senate and House to follow their lead and pass the legislation immediately," said Mark Barden, co-founder and CEO of Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund and father of Daniel, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.
Sen. Santarsiero is also the prime sponsor of bills requiring universal background checks (SB 88), safe storage of firearms (SB 581, SB 582), as well as a bill to repeal Pennsylvania's "Stand Your Ground" law (SB 546).
The full press conference can be viewed here.
The speakers were:
Senator Steve Santarsiero
Nicole Peirce, Teacher, Pennsbury School District
TR Kannan, President, Pennsbury School Board
Senator Sharif Street
Kimberly Everett, Executive Director, BCHIP
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Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer
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Penny Ettinger, Executive Director, NOVA
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When the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is given, the hoped-for effect is that, if it be God's will, the person be physically healed of illness. But even if there is no physical healing, the primary effect of the Sacrament is a spiritual healing by which the sick person receives the Holy Spirit's gift of peace and courage to deal with the difficulties that accompany serious illness or the frailty of old age.
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Ordination to the priesthood is always a call and a gift from God. Christ reminded his Apostles that they needed to ask the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the harvest. Those who seek priesthood respond generously to God's call using the words of the prophet, "Here I am, send me" (Is 6:8). This call from God can be recognized and understood from the daily signs that disclose his will to those in charge of discerning the vocation of the candidate.


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Cebu Cathedral: A Piece of Inheritance
Cebu Cathedral in Cebu City is indeed a piece of inheritance devoted to the Cebuanos.
The Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral in Cebu City is one of the many historical landmarks that tourists can visit in this rich province of Cebu in the Central Philippines. Not only does it serve as a tourist spot for travelers and visitors, it also serves as a great worship place for Christians who are solely devoted to their religiousness. Cebu Cathedral is also a piece of inheritance from the past, as it had undergone a series of construction-reconstruction phases from bishops and leaders over their inductive-deductive reasons to build the church near the Parian district of Cebu City.
Part 1 of Pious Pieces (Cebu Heritage Tour Continued)
The Cebu Cathedral is a few more walking distance from the Cebu Heritage Monument or the Colon Street Marker or the Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House (and a bit farther from the Casa Gorordo Museum). But thinking it was far from the museum, we rode a jeepney with code 5C (it will come from Colon Street then passes beside the cathedral). It was so near I realized we should've walked that way instead. If you happen to follow our itinerary, then it is more recommended for you to just walk your way from Casa Gorordo Museum to Cebu Cathedral.
These pillars (left and right) were said to be the ruins of the previous church constructed which unfortunately was damaged.
According to the pieces of history that I have read, Cebu Cathedral had undergone myriads of built-rebuilt story. It started all the way in 1665, when the concept to build a church in this part of Cebu was initialized. During its construction years a typhoon struck Cebu and the structure under construction was shattered. It was reconstructed after some time. Then it was again halted due to lack of funds and so on. It was in the early 1900s that the completion of the cathedral was finally realized. But not lucky enough, it didn't withstand the wreck of the Second World War. According to historians, some archives and century old documents were not retrieved and that only means they were lost forever. Only the belfry, façade and walls of the cathedral were standing intact despite the bombings during the war. It was reconstructed again soon after and just in the year 2009 that the church have had its major renovation in tune to its 75th anniversary.
The Cebu Cathedral bell tower stands still.
A small grotto near the rectory of Cebu Cathedral.
It's a great history indeed for a structure like this to suffer the losses of deconstruction and rise above every after the disaster. The architecture of the church is like the usual Spanish style churches constructed around the corners of the country during the colonization time. I cannot compare Cebu Cathedral with Baguio Cathedral, as the roots of the latter started from CICM of Belgium. The designs of the two churches were entirely different from one another. Baguio Cathedral appears more like a crafted castle. Cebu Cathedral on the other hand has handmade curves and accents on its façade and bell tower. And the inside, it was awesome. It's one of the beautiful churches I have already visited in the country. And what I like most was that it was preserved (unlike the church ruins in Camiling, Tarlac).
The inside of the Cebu Cathedral is awe-inspiring. It was superbly created and designed.
I haven't taken many shots inside the cathedral as I respect the devotions of religious Cebuanos (it was a Sunday when we went there). We just mentioned a small prayer inside the Cebu Cathedral and directly headed to Basilica of Sto. Nino in Cebu where another pious piece of legacy in Cebu is standing. Cebu Cathedral is indeed a must-see Cebu tourist attraction in the city.
The facade of the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral.
MORE PHOTOS OF CEBU CATHEDRAL HERE
Pious Pieces (Cebu Heritage Tour Continued) Travel Series:
Part 1: Cebu Cathedral: A Piece of Inheritance
Part 2: Basilica del Sto. Nino: Cebu Church Legacy
Part 3: Magellan's Cross: Cebu City Living Legend
Part 4: Fort San Pedro: Another Cebu Historical Attraction
Part 5: How to Go to Cebu Tourist Spots: Magellan's Cross to Fort San Pedro
Colon Obelisk to Casa Gorordo Cebu tour here
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Could the Premier League title be heading back to London this season?
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has said that he doesn't believe Arsenal are genuine Premier League title contenders and also cast doubt over Chelsea's credentials.
Two points back is the Gunners who thrashed Fulham 5-1 at Craven Cottage to record a sixth straight league victory under new head coach Unai Emery.
In truth, not many would have had the London duo down as title challengers at the start of the season given the managerial changes and competing in the Europa League.
But will the league title be heading back to the capital? According to Neville it certainly won't be heading to the Emirates Stadium come May and the former defender can't see the west London outfit lasting the distance despite a fine start under Maurizio Sarri.
"I don't think Arsenal… I don't think they'll be challenging for the for the title," Neville said on his Sky Sports podcast.
"(Chelsea) have started the season well. But after eight games I still think it's very early to think about Chelsea challenging (Man City or Liverpool)."
The Blues have a tough test in their first game following the international break as they welcome the Red Devils and former manager Jose Mourinho to Stamford Bridge.
Meanwhile, the Gunners will be at home to Leicester City as they go in search of a 10th consecutive win across all competitions.


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Goro Miyazaki to direct TV anime 'Ronia the Robber's Daughter'
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Famed Studio Ghibli director Goro Miyazaki has been confirmed to direct a TV anime series called Ronia the Robber's Daughter based upon the Swedish children's fantasy book of the same name.
Goro is of course the son of anime icon Hayao Miyazaki and has previously directed anime films such as Tales From Earthsea and From Up On Poppy Hill.
Ronia the Robber's Daughter will be produced by Polygon Pictures in collaboration with Studio Ghibli. This marks the first time that Studio Ghibli has produced a TV anime series. The series follows a young girl named Ronia who is the daughter of a leader of bandits. She often wanders a nearby forest to study the wonders and creatures that reside within it.
The series is set to premiere in the Fall 2014 anime season on NHK in Japan. Stay tuned for more information on Ronia the Robber's Daughter as it comes to light.
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2. There was actually a priest who turned to wrestle to support an orphanage and it wasn't just made up for the movie Nacho Libre. – Source
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6. Taco Bell tried twice to enter the Mexican market. Both times failed spectacularly, locals decried the food as inauthentic and a joke. – Source
7. Stephen King, one of the greatest horror novelists of all time, has to sleep with the lights on. – Source
8. The State of Hawaii has an "Aloha Spirit" law requiring business & government officials to act with kindness, harmoniousness, agreeability, humility, and patience. – Source
9. In 1992, Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash overdosed in a hotel hallway and experienced cardiac arrest for 8 minutes before being revived by paramedics and playing a show the next night. He said he "was pissed off at himself for dying". – Source
10. The bailiff on Judge Judy makes $1 million a year. – Source
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Q: Since .key is deprecated how it is possible to rename the data column in nest()? Before .key was deprecated I did this:
library(tidyverse)

mtcars %>% group_by(cyl) %>% nest(.key = "my_name")

The help of nest() points out that now this is performed using tidy select, but I don't know how.

A: You can use the new nest_by function in dplyr 1.0.0 which works similar to what you had previously with nest.
library(dplyr)
mtcars %>% group_by(cyl) %>% nest_by(.key = "my_name")

#   cyl             my_name
#  <dbl> <list<tbl_df[,10]>>
#1     4           [11 × 10]
#2     6            [7 × 10]
#3     8           [14 × 10]

You can also do the same without grouping.
mtcars %>% nest_by(cyl, .key = "my_name")

A: You can use group_cols() to refer to grouping variables:
mtcars %>% group_by(cyl) %>% nest(my_name = !group_cols())
#> # A tibble: 3 x 2
#> # Groups:   cyl [3]
#>     cyl my_name
#>   <dbl> <list>
#> 1     6 <tibble [7 × 10]>
#> 2     4 <tibble [11 × 10]>
#> 3     8 <tibble [14 × 10]>

mtcars %>% nest(my_name = !cyl)
#> # A tibble: 3 x 2
#> # Groups:   cyl [3]
#>     cyl my_name
#>   <dbl> <list>
#> 1     6 <tibble [7 × 10]>
#> 2     4 <tibble [11 × 10]>
#> 3     8 <tibble [14 × 10]>

A: The name can be provided directly in the arguments of nest:
mtcars %>% nest( my_name = -cyl )    # Nest by everything except cyl
#  # A tibble: 3 x 2
#      cyl my_name
#    <dbl> <list>
#  1     6 <tibble [7 × 10]>
#  2     4 <tibble [11 × 10]>
#  3     8 <tibble [14 × 10]>


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CD: Darla DRL289 2014 Time: About 39 minutes
CD available at this link to Darla (To be released on September 9, 2014)
Tracks: Jane 12 through Jane 21 with track Jane 16 subtitled (For Pale Saints)
I took some time off from writing reviews; primarily to just take some time off, but also I have been awaiting preorders for a number of releases as well as getting more serious about making some music instead of just listening. It's a hard road training old fingers to do new things, but it's about the journey for me, not just the destination.
What a treat it is to return to a new album by Harold Budd (and I understand that another collaboration with Robin Guthrie has been recorded and will be released in early 2015, the title will be Another Flower). Jane 12-21 is another fine example of Harold Budd sitting at a piano (or other instrument) and just playing without rehearsal or embellishment, one take without revisiting and then moving on. There are some apparent treatments and minimal overdubs. It's difficult for me to tell if the percussion is actual or keyboard-based sampling, but it does sound like actual percussion most of the time.
This album is simpler and less adventurous compared to Jane 1-11, and that's not a criticism at all, just an observation. The cover design is also rather stark by comparison, with one panel by artist Jane Maru and minimal information about the tracks, recording and times, adding a bit to the somewhat mysterious nature of the album. Jane 1-11 was created in response to videos created by artist Jane Maru (which were later released as a companion CD/DVD: Budd Maru Collaboration ) so without the benefit of input from Harold Budd (so far), I wonder if Jane 12-21 was created as a response to further videos by Maru (see video for Jane 8 below).
The album contrasts between recordings that are intimate and those which are spatially broad, more distant (whether the distance and reverberation were achieved with actual spaces or electronically, I don't know). To briefly describe each of the tracks on the album: Jane 12 is a stark and up-close, yet resonant piano with brief references to Debussy's Clair de Lune. Jane 13 also uses a piano with light melodic percussion. After the first two tracks Budd moves to more experimental territory and Jane 14 consists of melodic percussion (bells, glasses) with reverb and has a very calming effect. Distance, like a dream on the edge of consciousness is how Jane 15 sounds, with hushed piano and a spatial reverb. Whether intentional or not, I do find some of the pieces referring back to other previous Jane 1-11 pieces. Jane 16 does this for me—reminds me of Jane 8. It's placid keyboard chords with gentle piano accompaniment and minimal apparent treatments. The piano is responding to the chord movement of the keyboard.
Air moving through pipes is how Jane 17 starts, it's a strong sound with treated piano and minimal percussion, and a pronounced flow and movement. Jane 18 bends and twists with a somewhat downcast sonorous keyboard. The melodic references to the first Jane series return with Jane 19, again keyboard and resonant chimes. It sounds a bit more reflective to me with shades of Budd's earlier work.
Jane 20 has a breathy keyboard melody, somewhere between wind chimes and woodwinds along with a gamelan (at times sounding like vibraphone) and deep percussive overtones. This track more than any other in the series evokes a scene from a film with a vast landscape of mystery. Budd closes this collection with Jane 21, a modest and delicately resonant cross between piano and celeste and themes appearing in various other Jane tracks, making it part of the larger cohesive whole.
Harold Budd's work takes me to a place where I like to be, and return there as often as I can. I think you'll want to add this album to your collection.
August 26, 2014 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: AffordableAudio, Ambient, Audiokarma.org, Brian Eno, Daily Audiophile, Darla, Darla Records, ElectroAcoustic, Electronica, Eno, Eno Budd, Harold Budd, HifiZine, Instrumental, Jane Maru, Music, Review, Roger Eno | Leave a comment
Review: Roger Eno and Plumbline – Endless City/Concrete Garden
LP/CD or Digital Time: 37:43 Hydrogen Dukebox Records: Duke 157djv
Released May 20th in Europe and July 2nd in US and Canada
Label and Album: http://hydrogendukebox.com/ and http://www.endlesscityconcretegarden.com/
Roger Eno and Plumbline: http://www.rogereno.com/ http://www.neutralmusic.com/
Tracks: Side A: 1) Taking Steps, 2) Geometry, 3) Codewords, 4) Suspended Animation, 5) Ulterior Motives, Side B: 6) The Weather Inside, 7) Back to the Beginning, 8) The Artificial Cat, 9) Pulling Strings, 10) Beauté de Passage
Time plays tricks as one gets older…what used to seem like an eternity might now seem like months, weeks or even a blink of an eye. In the proper hands, time can bend under the spell of music. Transparencies, the last album by Roger Eno and Plumbline (Will Thomas) appeared about six years ago…seems like a while ago, but the memory of it is clear enough that hearing their new album Endless City/Concrete Garden, is like picking up a conversation with an old friend that paused mid-sentence and then continued, flow uninterrupted after an unexpected reappearance—like they never left. But something is different, new experiences have somehow changed things.
A paradox exists in this album, on one hand there is an apparent idée fix of love, loss and tragedy (as noted by reference to the curiously obscure works of the poetess Arlette Feindre) yet the album is not gloomy; it is woven with ethereal moments of warmth, reflection and comfort, beginning with the familiar gentle cascades of piano in Taking Steps. There are scenes of rhythmic playfulness, as in Codewords, with a gamelan-like opening. Also an ironic solitude is present in some tracks like Pulling Strings where one could be walking alone late at night in a city full of people and noise, yet remain focused on more powerful inner thoughts (a strange loneliness in a crowded place). Despite the calming softness to this album, it isn't amorphous; it has a purposeful direction.
Like their album last together, Endless City/Concrete Garden has taken its form across an ocean and between time zones, the contrasts of cities (New York City and Los Angeles) and the countryside of East Anglia in the UK. The pieces this time around often have a foundation in more recognizable instrumentation: piano, guitar and even a koto, with arrangements including violin, cello, percussion and electronic treatments. Percussive mantras also form the basis of some pieces as in The Artificial Cat. Treated field recordings make appearances throughout (I could swear there is a train horn hidden within The Weather Inside). It's not always clear from whose hands the sounds are created, but Roger Eno's piano work is unmistakable, as in Back to the Beginning…it starts out like an etude and then moves on to tell a story. The haunting Beauté de Passage appears to open with what sounds like Frippertronics, but with closer listening, I think it could be a treated accordion…how appropriate, how French. C'est tragique, mais enchantant aussi.
Note: The album is being released as an LP with CD included or as digital files. It's not yet clear to me if the CD will be available on its own—no word from the record label on this.
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A school governors' handbook to the Primary PE and Sport Premium
A school governors' handbook to the Primary PE and Sport Premium.
As a school governor and Multi Academy Trust (MAT) trustee, I know the key role governing bodies play in schools. I know too that we sometimes need help in getting our heads around initiatives so that we can best support our headteachers and staff team.
As we govern our schools through the COVID-19 global pandemic, our world of governance has been turned on its head. We are familiar with adapting and responding to challenges over time, but this is exceptional. I know, that despite our challenges, the role every single governor is playing out there is outstanding. As the largest volunteer workforce in the country, we need to be demonstrating the kind of leadership that recognizes so much at stake is unknowable yet finding courage through public service in doing what feels right. Leading either a school or trust is a balancing act — driven through collaboration and working together, providing support for schools and senior leaders, and rightly championing the wonderful ways schools are developing to stay connected to their communities. We are considerate of the enormous task staff have in ensuring continuity of education and making this work on the ground.
After seeing a significant rise in the number of questions from governors over the past month around the role of PE in primary schools since the announcement of the extension in July for the Primary PE and Sport Premium, I felt it was important to pull together some content that is intended to support our collective understanding of the role governors and trustees play in how the Primary PE and Sport Premium should be used. This funding is aimed at developing sustainable Physical Education in our primary schools that will help children develop the physical literacy that will be as important in their lives as the literacy and numeracy that we all work so hard to support.
The difference between Physical Education, physical activity and sport
The terms 'Physical Education', 'physical activity' and 'sport' are often used interchangeably but it is important for governors to understand the difference between them to provide the best possible sporting start in life for young people.
High quality PE, school sport and physical activity contribute to a range of outcomes for children. At the heart is the importance of the physical literacy journey for all pupils, providing breadth and diversity of opportunity across varying contexts to enthuse and equip our pupils to go on and lead healthy, active lives.
Physical Education is the foundation. It is that planned, progressive learning within the taught curriculum that is delivered by teachers, that ensures all young people achieve physical literacy. Developing on from these experiences, and adhering to COVID-19 guidelines, schools should also seek to provide extra-curricular opportunities that develop life-long healthy, active lifestyles and competitive sport participation as well as forming that vital link with community sport and activity.
PE, school sport and physical activity should not be a separate agenda to key whole school priorities. Research shows the vital transformative effects that being active has on the brain. Before we can even consider addressing the progress gap that may have been exaggerated by the COVID crisis, we need to ensure our pupils are ready to learn. By putting a focus on the wellbeing of pupils, embedding PE, school sport and physical activity at the heart of your school's strategic direction, you are laying strong foundations to support wider school outcomes.
Funding allocations and responsibilities
The Primary PE and Sport Premium has been allocated directly to primary schools since 2013, and in July this year, schools received the confirmation that it will continue into 2020-21.
This funding is allocated to headteachers in primary schools and is ringfenced, meaning it can only be spent on PE and sport in primary schools. This premium must be used to fund additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and sport to benefit primary aged pupils and to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles.
If we consider our core functions as school governors/MATs, we need to:
Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Hold executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff
Oversee the financial performance of the organisation and make sure its money is well spent
Therefore, it is the responsibility of the whole of the governing board to monitor how funding is allocated and ensure the impact is measured and reported.
Primary PE and School Sport Premium reporting
These reports must be available on the school website and will be scrutinized by Ofsted. I would also advocate it is good practice for the board to appoint a governor who will work with both the subject lead and school to oversee progress. Our governing boards are crucial in deciding how the funding is used and challenging headteachers to ensure that every school makes the most of this money to create its own sporting legacy.
In my governance roles I am both Chair of a primary school board, as well as a Trustee in a MAT which has four schools in receipt of the Primary PE and Sport Premium. At a MAT level we discuss this to ensure there is consistency in both the monitoring of the premium across our schools and also that we are confident that it is being most effectively utilised for the benefit of all pupils. At a school level, it is important to ensure there are regular meetings with subject leads and the head teacher to both support and challenge the spend and provision to maximise its impact.
In terms of the way schools use the premium, a report from the Department for Education (DfE) found that most use it to buy new equipment or improve facilities, upskill existing staff, and/or increase extracurricular sport (over 8 in 10 schools in each case). The report also highlighted that a range of people are involved in deciding how to spend the premium in schools, with 41% of schools mentioning the school governors' role.
Below is a snapshot of top tips and suggested key questions for governors taken from the new Youth Sport Trust Governor Toolkit.
It is important this is in line with the funding conditions, and governors consistently challenge on how spend is ensuring sustainability and long-term impact.
Autumn term:
Discuss plans for allocation of funding for the coming year - how do proposed plans align with the school development plan? How have they been informed by both pupils and staff?
Does your school have a designated subject leader for PE? What is their role in deciding how the premium is to be spent and how do they work with senior leaders to review and plan for this?
Does your school website have an up to date report on the previous academic year's premium?
By now all schools in receipt of the premium should have produced an online impact report by 31 July 2020. For 2021, the deadline is believed to be also 31 July. There are a range of tools available to help your school measure and report on the impact of the premium on the YST website:
www.youthsporttrust.org/PE-sport-premium
Spring term:
Meet with key staff to understand and review progress against planned targets and outcomes
Consider whether as a school you have external coaches being deployed to deliver PE and extracurricular activities. If so, do you know if they are working alongside teachers to improve practice thereby securing long-term impact? (Sports coaches should not be leading curriculum PE lessons as part of planning, preparation and assessment arrangements)
Question how your pupils are getting a better chance to compete and learn lessons about teamwork, self-discipline and resilience through PE, school sport and physical activity. Most respondents in the DfE report (over 9 in 10) indicated that there was now a broader range of PE and school sport being offered to all pupils
Summer term:
Discuss plans for the next academic year
To conclude, Ofsted's Inspection Framework, which came into effect from September 2019, gives greater recognition to schools' work to support the personal development of pupils, such as the opportunities they have to learn about eating healthily and maintaining an active lifestyle. Inspectors will expect to see schools delivering a broad, ambitious education, including opportunities to be active during the school day and through extracurricular activities. As governors we should support and challenge our schools in how they use their PE and Sport Premium to support this and contribute to their overall strategy of raising achievement and improving standards.
The YST's Governor Toolkit is offered as a benefit of the charity's membership package for schools. For more information visit www.youthsporttrust.org/membership
Vicci Wells is the YST's National Manager for Targeted Interventions. She is also a Chair of Governors & Multi Academy Trust Director and is the author of widely-read blog, the Young(ish) School Governor.
Published on 21 October 2020


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