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Super-fast deduplication of large datasets using Splink and DuckDB
import pandas as pd from splink.duckdb.blocking_rule_library import block_on from splink.duckdb.comparison_library import ( distance_in_km_at_thresholds, exact_match, jaro_winkler_at_thresholds, levenshtein_at_thresholds, ) from splink.duckdb.linker import DuckDBLinker df = pd.read_parquet(“7m_prepareed.parquet”) splink_settings = { “link_type”: “dedupe_only”, “blocking_rules_to_generate_predictions”: [ block_on([“last_name”, “occupation”]), block_on([“first_name”, “last_name”]), block_on([“first_name”, “middle_name”]), block_on([“middle_name”, “last_name”]), block_on([“first_name”, “dob”]), block_on([“first_name”, “middle_name”]), block_on([“last_name”, “birth_lat”]), block_on([“first_name”, “birth_lng”]), block_on([“middle_name”, “occupation”]), ], “comparisons”: [ jaro_winkler_at_thresholds( “first_name”, [0.9, …
Exotic pentaquark particle found at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider
An illustration of a pentaquark CERN/Science Photo Library Researchers at the CERN particle physics laboratory’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland have discovered a new type of particle called a strange pentaquark. Finding exotic particles like this could help us figure out how hadrons – subatomic particles such as protons and neutrons that are made …
Large Crack in Carowinds Roller Coaster Prompts Its Shutdown in North Carolina
A roller coaster at an amusement park in Charlotte, N.C., was shut down on Friday after a visitor spotted a large crack in one of the ride’s pillars. The Carowinds amusement park said that it closed the coaster, called Fury 325, “after park personnel became aware of a crack at the top of a steel …
Large Hadron Collider restarts to push physics to the edge
Scientists overseeing the largest particle accelerator on Earth switched it on for the first time in three years this weekend to solve some of the biggest mysteries in physics. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the powerful particle accelerator located at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland, restarted on Friday (April 22) after a three-year shutdown for maintenance …
BREAKING: Large cordon in Piccadilly Gardens following reports of stabbing – latest updates
A large police cordon is in place in Manchester city centre this evening following reports of a stabbing. Officers have taped off an area of Piccadilly Gardens, a short distance from the Metrolink stop. Pictures from the scene show several police officers guarding the scene. The Manchester Evening News understands a man has been stabbed …
Large water main break being repaired after blocking traffic near 62nd St. Bridge
A big water main break, which sent water flooding into Butler Street near the 62nd Street Bridge in Pittsburgh on Thursday afternoon, is undergoing repairs.Watch video from Sky 4 over the water main break: Click the video player above.Sky 4 video showed water gushing from a large hole in the road in the Upper Lawrenceville/Morningside …
BREAKING: Large police presence on Wheeling Island
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) 7News reporter Aliah Keller is on South Broadway Street on Wheeling Island where she reports there is a large police presence. Multiple police departments are on the scene including the West Virginia State Police and the Wheeling Police Department, Keller says. We do not yet know the reason for this police activity …
Denver’s latest public health order lifts restrictions for large outdoor venues
DENVER – The city of Denver updated its COVID public health order Tuesday after the state made changes Monday, clearing the way for the Rockies and Broncos to have full capacities at their stadiums this season. Denver’s latest public health order lifts all capacity limits, distancing requirements and other restrictions for large outdoor venues, which …
Large water main break shuts down traffic in the Pacific Palisades
Water main break floods streets in the Pacific Palisades Flooding caused by a broken water main in the Pacific Palisades forced crews to shut down major streets and consider evacuating residents. PACIFIC, PALISADES, Calif. – A large water main break has shut down traffic on Sunset Blvd. between El Medio and Bien Venida Avenues in …