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Bruce Anderson
In Opinion
Conservative, Theresa May
Get a Grip or Go
It would be wrong to describe the Government and the Prime Minister as pathetic. Pathetic comes from pathos, something inviting sympathy. But this is not a case deserving of sympathy. The appropriate word is not pathetic. It is bathetic. This Government is wallowing in bathos.
Let us start with the most important issue of all: Brexit. Clearly, the UK faces a choice between maximising sovereignty or maximising access. The Chancellor seems to have become the leader of the access camp. The harder Brexiteers accuse him of wanting to shadow EU regulations in the way that Nigel Lawson shadowed the Deutschmark in the late Eighties. That is an interesting comparison, because back then, the growing division between Chancellor Lawson and Premier Thatcher brought about his resignation and gravely weakened her. There was an obvious conclusion. Unless the PM and the Chancellor are of one mind on all the most important questions - at least in public - the Government will be in big trouble.
It is not clear whether something similar is happening now, for one reason. We do not know what the PM thinks. There can be no complaint about civil service staff work. I am told that good papers have been produced, setting out all the alternatives. The relevant Ministers ought to be able to work out where they stand. So it is time to move beyond options and take decisions. Only one person can do that and she is hanging back. It is almost time to dust down Churchill's denunciation of the Baldwin Government: 'Decisive only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift.'
That is no way to run a Government. Assuming that she intends to stay in office, Mrs May should summon a group to Chequers next weekend. It would consist of Mr Hammond, the Foreign Secretary (whoever that is by then), David Davis, Damian Green, Amber Rudd and Michael Fallon - plus, perhaps, Jacob Rees-Mogg, the rising hope of the stern and unbending Brexiteers. They should hammer out an agreed position, which would then become Government policy.
That would be easier if there had already been a reshuffle, to promote new talent, dispose of the walking dead, reassert collective responsibility and get rid of Boris. No Government which has him as Foreign Secretary is a serious Government. Worse still, no country with him in that great office is a serious country.
An agreed line on Brexit, a fresh Cabinet including a Minister for Housing and a first class Education Secretary: suddenly, we might have a Government again, with a PM who will take decisions, lead, and be guided by Marechal Foch: 'Mon centre cede, ma droite recule. Situation excellente: j'attaque.' So he did at the battle of the Marne forcing back a potentially lethal German thrust at Paris. So she still could, forcing back the Corbynistas' lethal thrust at this country.
Or she could decide that forcing anything was beyond her. She could take counsel only from her fears, deciding that she was afraid to sack Boris because he would try to take revenge: afraid to do anything, because somebody might be upset. After that dreadful speech, some of her friends let it be known that she was distraught. That is too much information, which wise friends should have kept to themselves. Prime Ministers are not there to be distraught. It makes one think of Goderich, the most obscure and forgotten Premier of the last two hundred years (thus far). He is only remembered because he used to cry a lot. Does Theresa May want to become a second Goderich? If not, she must improve her performance, soon - for there is now an alternative.
Until recently, the assumption was that if she went, the Government might disintegrate, leading - God help us - to an Election. Displace May, get Corbyn. But there is a man who would be acceptable to all wings of the Party. He is wise, experienced, calm, clever, articulate, self-confident: a safe pair of hands, never fazed by anything. It is impossible to imagine Michael Fallon being distraught. Over the past few days, he has achieved the impossible. He has cheered up a number of his shrewd colleagues, who suddenly realised that they are not condemned to choose between drift and disintegration. There is a third route, and a Fallon Government would give the bright youngsters time to show prime ministerial paces. He is gaining traction.
Mrs May could still surprise us all. At the risk of repeating myself, if Jeremy Corbyn could become a plausible prime ministerial candidate, so could she. But that will only happen if she stops distraughting herself to political death and summons up grip. So, Prime Minister, which is it to be: grip, or go?
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If Sagan is to have any chance of defending his yellow jersey on Stage 5's tough trip through the Massif Centrale, he needs to add every second he can to his lead. A win tomorrow would increase his advantage by 10 seconds. Those seconds could prove crucial Wednesday.
Stage 4 is another good day for a late tune-in. Whether you want to go for a ride—or just sleep-off whatever you got up to during Fourth of July festivities—wait until the final 15 to 20 minutes of the stage to start watching. With an expected finish of 11:15 a.m. EST, check in at about 10:45 a.m. and then plan accordingly. If the riders do indeed take it easy, you might have a bit of wait. But trust us: The final uphill sprint in Limoges will be worth watching.
For some riders, just finishing the Tour is a victory in itself. For example, remember the footage of the nasty crash at the end of Stage 1? The rider that hit the barriers was Denmark's Michael Mørkøv from Team Katusha. It's a miracle that he wasn't seriously injured, and even more of a miracle that he's still in the Tour. He starts each stage on a trainer to warm-up his sore muscles, and he ends it off the back of the pack. Today he finished almost 9 minutes behind Cavendish, and he's in last place overall, more than 22 minutes behind Sagan. Tomorrow's stage is the longest of the race, meaning another long fight for Mørkøv. Let's all hope he makes it.


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Forecasting contagious ideas: 'Infectivity' models accurately predict tweet lifespan
First Posted: Apr 22, 2019 11:03 PM EDT
Estimating tweet infectivity from the first 50 retweets is the key to predicting whether a tweet will go viral, according to a new study published in PLOS ONE on April 17, 2019 by Li Weihua from Beihang University, China and colleagues.
As online social networks and media continue to grow, so has the importance of understanding how they influence our thoughts and opinions. In particular, being able to predict the spread of social contagions is considered a key goal for those social information networks. Although models developed in the field of infectious diseases have been used to describe the spread of ideas, studies have not used real data to estimate how infectious the information is. The authors of the present study used about one month of Twitter data--comprising over 12 million tweets and more than 1.5 million retweets--and estimated each tweet's infectivity based on the network dynamics of the first 50 retweets associated with it. Then, they incorporated the infectivity estimates into a model with a decay constant that captures the gradual decline in interest as online information ages.
Using real data and simulations, the authors tested the ability of the infectivity-based model to predict the virality of retweet cascades, and compared its performance to that of the standard community model, which incorporates other predictive factors--such as social reinforcement and trapping effects that act to keep tweet cascades within small communities of connected users. They found that for both real Twitter data and simulated data, the infectivity model performed better than the community model, indicating that infectivity is a larger driving force in determining whether a tweet goes viral. Combining the two models into a hybrid community-infectivity model yielded the most accurate predictions, highlighting the complexity of the interacting forces that determine the life and death of social network information.
The authors add: "We propose a simulation model using Twitter data to show that infectivity, which reflects the intrinsic interestingness of an information cascade, can substantively improve the predictability of viral cascades."


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De Wegcode of het Verkeersreglement is het document waarin de Belgische verkeersregels zijn vastgelegd. Het reglement is vastgelegd in het Koninklijk Besluit van 1 december 1975. In diverse wijzigingsbesluiten werden door de jaren heen diverse aanpassingen doorgevoerd.

Het Nederlandse equivalent hiervan is het Reglement verkeersregels en verkeerstekens van 1990.

De Wegverkeerswet (Wet van 16 maart 1968 betreffende de politie over het wegverkeer) geeft de bevoegdheid aan de Koning (m.a.w. de regering) om de algemene reglementen vast te stellen. Dit is de wettelijke basis voor de Wegcode, dat de vorm van een koninklijk besluit aanneemt. Deze wet gaf ook de bevoegdheid aan de gemeenteraden om aanvullende reglementen op te stellen betreffende openbare wegen op het grondgebied van de betreffende gemeente. In het Vlaams Gewest is dit overgenomen in het decreet van 16 mei 2008, met aanvulling dat de gemeenteraad deze bevoegdheid kan delegeren aan het college van burgemeester en schepenen (in afwijking van de exclusieve bevoegdheid van de gemeenteraad voor het opstellen van reglementen).

De Wegcode behandelt de regels voor het gebruik van de openbare weg (zoals snelheid, voorrang, inhalen, parkeren en gebruik van lichten) en de verkeerstekens (verkeerslichten, verkeersborden en wegmarkeringen).

Bij overtreding van de verkeersregels is bestraffing voorzien. Er is sprake van 4 gradaties in de overtredingen: overtredingen van de eerste graad worden het lichtst bestraft, terwijl overtredingen van de vierde graad het zwaarst worden bestraft. Men kan een geldboete krijgen, een verval van recht tot sturen en/of een gevangenisstraf.

Sedert de Zesde Staatshervorming (het Vlinderakkoord) van 2013 is een deel van de verkeersreglementering, inclusief de handhaving ervan, overgedragen aan de gewesten:
 de snelheidsbeperkingen (uitgezonderd autosnelwegen)
 verkeersveiligheid (grotendeels): regionalisering preventiebeleid op de weg, taken BIVV, veiligheidsnormering verkeersinfrastructuur ...
 homologatie van verkeersinstrumenten die met hun bevoegdheden te maken hebben
 rijopleiding, rijscholen en de examencentra (maar niet de uitreiking van het rijbewijs)
 technische keuring van voertuigen (de normering en de inschrijving blijft evenwel federaal)

Van verschillende artikelen in het KB van 1 december 1975 bestaat dus een Vlaamse, een Waalse en een Brusselse versie. Nog ingewikkelder wordt het als één gewest een artikel van deze Wegcode hervormd heeft, terwijl een ander gewest het afschafte en verving door een apart decreet of ordonnantie (zie bijvoorbeeld artikel 45bis).

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Crew is a family taking part together in a remarkable, meaningful, challenging, and life changing experience. Crew Members commit to an entire event of service and assistance to others in an effort to help in the battle against cancer. Crew begin their journey together on Friday evening, arrive early on Saturday morning for a great day ahead, stay at Camp overnight together, and conclude their experience seeing all of their hard work pay off with a successful, fun, and meaningful weekend. Crew Members form a lifelong bond that is initially brought together by a common interest and grows because of amazing experiences they have in their journey throughout the event and beyond!
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I sat in my seat and wept like a baby as the plane veered right then left, up then down, shuddering like a transit van on a cobbled street. The pilot said it would last 40 minutes, and it did, the email from the weather pilot said the same thing. I was so tired, and […]
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I sat in my seat and wept like a baby as the plane veered right then left, up then down, shuddering like a transit van on a cobbled street. The pilot said it would last 40 minutes, and it did, the email from the weather pilot said the same thing. I was so tired, and then the thundering stopped, the plane rolled slightly from side to side as I drifted into a state of being there. New York below, the runway and the plane was on time, it was 11pm. In the emigration hall 1,000 people all waiting to be seen by three very slow lines of unorganised chaos. I joined the cue and could have cried, but managed to jump the line by tagging on to a family, not mine. 2 hours. The car to the hotel, and so to bed. What a long day. Parr for the coarse. Seeing my kids Nat and Riley lifted me, both seem in fine form and nothing changes but everything from the last time I saw them over a year ago. Nat is almost 39 years old yet still my baby. Riley ever so lovely and ever so young for a 36 year old. Such a wonderful ray of light.
New York is sitting in a fine warm cuddle while I zip about the shops not buying anything, nothing fits, or I don't need it. I wade through some homework for the tour and eat with Nat then Riley, then both.
The tour is in the next room ready for its own journey and already emails are a bundle, nothing changes but everything. Back home a storm hits and the village fair is cancelled, Louise takes off for Spain in 60 mph winds, she and me are terrified. I wait up to help her on board with some gentle words, the very words she feeds me the day before. All is as it should be, she lands, I land, we both see each other on face time and the world is the same as it was an hour ago.
Breakfast, coffee, black, two eggs sunny upside on toast, a smile from the waitress who seems to have been at the Soho Grand all of my touring life, like the doormen, they are part of the smile of this building and long may that be the case. It's the constant that keeps me in the present moment. Today is Sunday the last day before it all kicks off, so I plan to walk like I did yesterday all over the city and just eat up the sunshine and the streets. Today is quite, its a day off composing myself and arranging my head furniture so that I can let go and let God take over while I prance around like the a fat bloke in a Fred Perry. Nothing changes but most things.
Watching TV here in America is an experience that has not changed much over the years, less kids channels maybe, more crime shows, more rolling news, no Gong show, more adverts for food cars and health, it's rubbish on a massive scale. I watch as the reporters on the news channel go from one street corner to another, faces painted yellow, hair frozen into a shard, I feel like the World has lost its empathy and its lost its heart, there is no love story, the love has gone. People are all about self, they are all about greed. Life feels threatened by the ego of passing strangers, people who have hair like the reporters that report on them. The pound is falling, the dollar is stoned, the World is on a knife edge of grief. Too much information too much screen time, too much weather, its all starting to phase out of tune like an old valve radio, I know nothing about the politics of the day but I feel and see the tears behind the eyes of the ones that suffer the most, the displaced, the ones who are bullied into not having home, not being welcome for fear of extremism, the young with guns, the nerds on Facebook, the parents who are abandoned by there own children, replaced by screens, left hanging like wealthy business men who rape and trade on woman. Louise and I watched a film called The Great Hack, we are being listened to and manipulated by the people who serve us, please don't vote for them or be one of the forgotten ones. Bring back the 70's and Woodstock from the 60's, the music and the love of our future past, bring back the hallucinations of laughter and joy, bring back the lolly and the wide lapels. If I indulge myself in the past I feel safe here in the present day, but I have to know that this feeling is only as good as the coffee and eggs for breakfast each morning, the repetitive each day, the love I can only have for the ones I miss so much, and the children who are so beautiful I'm so proud of them all. I hope one day they will experience the love and happiness of great times, days without lies and hatred, time without fear.
New York is the place to walk about get your hair trimmed buy jeans and eat food, its the place to stroll around in the 86% heat and own the place. Back in the day when he and I spent the day doing press and TV we were driven about in a nice car, these days we get in a taxi or walk, we introduce ourselves at the door and generally find our own way. Mostly the interviews are harmless and on the surface. Mostly it's all about the 80's and how we are placed with all the other music of that time, it's a suit of armour guilded with feathers, very cosy. Day one of two over and time to nap on the proceeds of a bad night sleep and an early start. Outside the sirens yelp, the hum of the city trembles beneath me as I listen to Jazz 24 and yawn like a trooper.
Work like a wave starts gently on the shore, its ripples will grow into waves above our station while we wade in the water of our lives with gratitude and light humour, which is all we all need, like love, we all need love. We all need quite food too. Each day I have been seeing my two elder wasps, we go and eat and chat about how things are, its nice, but it seems that most restaurants these days love to blast music at you which makes me deaf and act like an old man. On top of that is the cost, I think I have overdone the food vouchers in this city. I can't seem to leave without fishing out over $200 a meal and in todays World thats a lot of spuds. I got charged $60 for a plate of shrimps and pasta, that cant be right. I like a quiet meal, where you can hear yourself talk and share in the taste of friendship and food over a slow candle and a white cloth. I think I may have just made the wrong choice. Next week, bus food. It's certainly expensive being here in New York with the way the pound is, its dropped so low that its almost level, so when I get a bill for the grub it's almost one to one, tonight $242 is £200 in real money. Thanks wankers who wanted to leave. The tour starts with a heavy warning sign, stay off the fine dining and leave the kids with a nanny at home.
New York, bedtime 10.30pm, woke up 2am lost in the sheets of time, folding myself into a ball trying to sleep, but sleep was out of reach. My head then kicked into gear, things, places people hostages, and chords. I had to be up for 6.45 for TV with Mr T. I was up before the lark and feeling rough as old chips, I was worrying about everything yet the obvious answer is stop, there I is nothing to worry about what is is because and that is all because you started the thoughts in the first place. Shopping is a cure for most things, and sadly I pushed a few boats out today in preparations for the tour, new jeans, Fred's and new lenses in my glasses as spares. I cant be in the shops it hurts to touch, and to eyeball what I really don's need as I have everything I need, but the cure for lack of is shopping, but with that comes the depression, the fix always follows with a low, the high, the low, the light the dark. It's been my life and it seems it still is. I'm all set as they say here in the America. Apart from a few gallons of sleep. In the air right now the rest of the band, on route to this , the bits of the jigsaw are coming together, one by one we seep into the fabric of this long tour, we will have to bond like apples in a crate to make this another great memory. So many tours before me now, and how many in the future who knows, if todays tells me anything it tells me that sleep is key to any functional repertoire of being. In this moment being is like holding on to a snail being dragged across a garden pathway. We will get there. I just want to have this still which is around me to soak me up and calm my nerves for the present, I would like to keep this feeling of sleep and nothing in my day, as tomorrow the bus wheels will roll and all still will be invaded by the incredible behaviour of being on the road.
Its bed time for bonzo, it's 9.30. A long day. The band have arrived I saw them in the lobby, the bus is coming first thing so its time to pack again and sleep for another early start. Tour 80 begins, my last night with the dustbin lids, so we go for a Japanese and Nat bags gives me a nice gift for the bus, very thoughtful, the bill looks like a mortgage but it was nice Sushi and our final night crossing chop sticks over a table. I's been so lovely to see them, I love all of the kids, these two are the first out of the can and therefore the oldest but they are full of love and mystery like true Difford's. Room 521 has been a moody room, a room where sleep was not my mate, I had fun unpacking and re packing and buying stuff but now its time to head for the road, the great short sheets and the legs a combo on the stages of America in this time of great uncertainty and fear, this time when love is really all we need, but how can we spit out the dregs of that generation and invite the younger buds to grow. We will. From room 521 it seems like a far off dream, a dream of any kind would be good right now. Jazz, heat, the sound of horns honking in the streets below and the far away eyes of tomorrow, and nothing changes like everything.
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One minute its time to get up and the next its bed time, the day I live in is a collection of one dam thing after another. I care about the people I love, i care about this day. this is all we have, this right now, I don't own any of tomorrow, I can't explain yesterday i can only live right here right now in this moment and on this page
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The FINANCIAL -- Boeing announced its investment in Accion Systems Inc., a Boston, Mass.,-based startup pioneering scalable electric propulsion technology to transform satellite capabilities in and beyond Earth's orbit.
Accion's new Tiled Ionic Liquid Electrospray (TILE) in-space propulsion system aims to increase the lifespan and maneuverability of satellites and other vehicles in space. Leveraging a non-toxic, ionic liquid propellant and postage stamp-size thrusters, the TILE system is smaller, lighter and more cost-effective than traditional ion engines.
Founded in 2014 by two Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers, Accion is redefining in-space propulsion. Accion has received annual contracts from the U.S. Department of Defense for the past three years. In June 2018, Accion Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Natalya Bailey was named to MIT Technology Review's annual list of Innovators Under 35 for her visionary leadership.
Boeing HorizonX Ventures led the investment round with participation from GETTYLAB. The investment and partnership will help Accion grow its manufacturing and connect with Boeing experts, resources and state-of-the-art facilities.
Boeing HorizonX Ventures targets investments that help scale startup innovation in aerospace. Its portfolio is made up of companies specializing in autonomous systems, additive manufacturing, energy and data storage, advanced materials, augmented reality systems and software, machine learning, hybrid-electric and hypersonic propulsion and Internet of Things connectivity.
The investment continues Boeing's legacy of adopting next-generation technologies to advance satellite capabilities. In 2011, Boeing introduced the first-ever all-electric satellite propulsion system, the 702SP, and has continued to bolster its satellite capabilities with recent investments in Millennium Space Systems and Bridge Sat. Inc.


Maybe it's a leftover byproduct of attending the local 3/8ths mile paved oval racing when I was a kid, but I have a strong feeling that real racing happens at night. Tracks lit up under the glow of thousands of lights look more exciting, and the cars look an order of magnitude prettier. Everything looks a little closer, and the universe feels a little farther away. And on the plus side, it's not as hot at night for the people attending.
Formula One's annual run at Bahrain under the lights is a spectacle to behold. Just watch this gorgeous onboard from Charles Leclerc's pole lap yesterday, and you'll see what I mean. The thousands of light poles, both on the track and around it, make the Ferrari feel like it's part of a Star Wars film, jumping from system to system with the bright lights of thousands of distant suns streaking by.
Leclerc's seriously dominant sector 1 is what got him the pole position and the all-time lap record for the Bahrain circuit. Nabbing a personal best in sector two improved upon his prior lap. The Ferrari is quick at this track, and I'm looking forward to seeing how he does in the race. No pressure, kid.


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... that Rotor Out and Pangaea had a rollercoaster 2-point battle at the FAI Mondial 2016?
Pangaea with coach Joey Jones at the FAI Mondial 2016
posted Dec 9th, 2016 - One of the many battles at the FAI Mondial 2016 that did not have a medal position as the prize for the efforts took place between the national 4-way teams from Australia (Rotor Out) and Denmark (Pangaea).
Both teams are not new to the Sun Path Products NSL News at all. Rotor Out has been the Australian 4-way champion since 2009 and competed as the national team in 4-way Open at the world meets in Dubai 2012, Prostejov 2014 and this year at Skydive Chicago.
Pangaea does not have a history like that yet. The team was formed in 2015 and was aiming at replacing the VAF Warriors as Denmark's national team in 4-way Open. Pangaea has not yet outscored the VAF Warriors and was still sanctioned as the national team when the VAF Warriors had to step back due to an injury situation. Pangaea eventually competed at the Mondial, while the VAF Warriors were the Danish national team at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2016.
FAI Mondial 2016
Rank 4-way Open 12,A,16 18,15,O 1,F,E,C 17,B,14 10,2,20 21,11,G J,5,19 L,M,K,7 D,8,4 3,13,Q Total Avg
1 NMP PCH HayaBusa BE 24 25 35 26 19 22 27 39 23 22 262 26.2
2 Arizona Airspeed US 21 23 31 26 18 22 27 40 23 23 254 25.4
3 France FR 21 20 30 21 18 21 27 39 21 20 238 23.8
4 Black Cat RU 22 20 30 24 17 21 24 33 21 19 231 23.1
5 Qatar Tigers QA 21 20 30 24 17 20 23 36 17 18 226 22.6
6 Evolution CA 20 18 29 24 16 18 23 32 18 16 214 21.4
7 Satori XL UK 18 19 27 24 16 18 22 30 18 18 210 21.0
8 Airbus DE 16 18 29 19 15 18 22 29 14 19 199 19.9
9 Savolo ZA 15 15 25 19 14 15 16 28 17 15 179 17.9
10 Final Fire AT 16 15 25 17 12 16 18 29 17 13 178 17.8
11 Ex3mo IT 18 15 21 18 13 14 19 25 17 14 174 17.4
12 Rotor Out AU 16 16 24 14(-3) 13 16 18(-1) 22(-2) 14(-2) 13(-1) 166 16.6
13 Pangaea DK 15(-1) 16 24 19 11(-1) 13 16(-2) 25(-2) 12(-2) 13 164 16.4
14 China CN 14 15 21 15 12 11 16 24 12 12 152 15.2
15 M4trix NL 13 13 16 11 11 12 14 20 12 12 134 13.4
16 H4O IE 13 13 17 8 9 12 9 15 10 10 116 11.6
17 MeXtreme MX 8 8 13 8 9 9 9 12 8 7 91 9.1
Rotor Out withc coach Shannon Pilcher at the FAI Mondial 2016
Rotor Out had the advantage of world meet experience, as two of the current team members (George Attard, Craig Vaughan) competed together in Prostejov 2014, and Craig Vaughan also in Dubai 2012. However, Pangaea as a young team was still not completely new to international 4-way competition.
In fact, two Pangaea members attended a World Championship of Formation Skydiving before Rotor Out appeared for the first time on a world meet leaderboard. Flemming Borup Andersen was a member of Denmark's national 4-way team in Menzelinsk 2010, Voluntas. Kjetil Nordin competed at the same event for Norway with X3M4S Elements.
Australia did not have a team in Menzelinsk 2010. Airtite, the former national team, had stepped back after the world meet in Maubeuge 2008, and Rotor Out did not make the trip to Russia after winning the Australian national championship first time in 2009.
FAI World Meet 2010
Rank 4-way Open 10,7,12 3,11,5 J,M,Q,P,L 19,1,13 N,18,20 K,17,8 2,15,H 4,D,6 O,E,9,G 22,B,16 Total Avg
1 Aerodyne Aerokart FR 21 22 56 20 22 24 22 24 40 26 277 27.7
3 Sky Panthers RU 19 21 56 21 19 21 23 22 41 21 264 26.4
6 Sinapsi IT 19 19 49 16 20 17 21 19 37 19 236 23.6
7 Paratec-Saar DE 16 18 53 17 15 18 16 19 30 - 202 22.4
8 Satori UK 18 18 47 16 17 18 17 18 29 - 198 22.0
9 Dynamic Fource NL 17 18 44 16 16 15 16 18 26 - 186 20.7
10 Pro Team FI 17 16 43 14 15 17 17 17 28 - 184 20.4
11 Bodyflight Voluntas DK 17 15 37 16 15 18 16 18 - - 152 19.0
12 Voodoo UK 15 15 31 13 14 14 15 17 - - 134 16.8
13 Bardagi SE 12 13 35 12 14 12 14 16 - - 128 16.0
14 X3M4S Elements NO 14 11 30 14 13 15 13 16 - - 126 15.8
15 China CN 12 13 30 13 12 14 14 14 - - 122 15.3
16 Atmosfera G4 PT 12 10 28 13 13 14 14 14 - - 118 14.8
17 Sky Dragons SI 12 12 21 12 12 11 13 13 - - 106 13.3
18 Kazakhstan KZ 10 7 17 9 10 11 10 11 - - 85 10.6
19 Ukraine UA 6 7 11 9 9 9 9 9 - - 69 8.6
Rotor Out lineup at the first world meet in Dubai 2012
Voluntas competed again for Denmark when Rotor Out attended the team's first world meet in Dubai 2012. However, Flemming Borup Andersen was not with the Danish team any longer, and Norway did not have a 4-way Open Class team in Dubai. Kjetil Nordin and Flemming Borup Andersen were both looking for new opportunities.
Rotor Out has continued ever since for Australia in 4-way Open, while Kjetil Nordin and Flemming Borup Andersen eventually joined forces with Pangaea.
It turned as a great rollercoaster battle between the two teams at the FAI Mondial 2016, who were still tied after Round 8. Summer has begun in Australia now, and the national championships will be held much earlier than in Denmark. The Danish Nationals 2017 will hopefully feature the next battle between Pangaea and the VAF Warriors...
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FGN launches new Laboratories in the fight against Yellow Fever, Measles and Rubella in Nigeria!
The Federal Ministry of Health through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has formally announced the inclusion of three new laboratories into the national yellow fever/measles/rubella laboratory network. The three new laboratories are the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu and NCDC National Reference Laboratory, Abuja.
In 2017, Nigeria adapted the Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics (EYE) strategy, a global initiative led by WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to support at-risk countries in strengthening their surveillance and laboratory capacity to respond to yellow fever cases and outbreaks. The strategy is also to support countries including Nigeria, in the elimination of yellow fever outbreaks.
Towards achieving the goals in the EYE strategy, Nigeria has increased the number of laboratories with the capacity to test for yellow fever from four to six. These laboratories are located across the geo-political zones and will serve the country as follows:
1. University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State: South-South States
2. University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu State: South-East States
3. NCDC National Reference Laboratory, Gaduwa, Federal Capital Territory (FCT): North-East States
4. Maitama District Hospital, FCT: North-Central States
5. Yusuf Dansoho Memorial Hospital, Kaduna: North-West States
6. Central Public Health Laboratory, Lagos: South-West States
The NCDC National Reference Laboratory is also working towards full accreditation to serve as reference laboratory for yellow fever.
In announcing the formal inclusion of the laboratories, Director General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu said 'To build Nigeria's capacity in line with global standards, we are officially activating three new laboratories, a necessary addition to our existing laboratory network for yellow fever, measles and rubella. These laboratories are also part of the global WHO laboratory network. The new laboratories in Edo, Enugu and the FCT will improve our coverage and ensure timely detection and response'
Representing the tertiary institutions, the Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Professor Darlington Obaseki stated that he is grateful for the inclusion of UBTH in this important laboratory network. He also promised to ensure that the standards required are maintained for full functionality. The Chief Medical Director of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Dr. Obinna Onodugo also expressed his optimism in the value that the laboratory will provide in serving the South-East region of the country and reducing dependence on other laboratories.
The Officer-In-Charge of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Clement Peter Lasuba reiterated the commitment of WHO and partners to support the strengthening of Nigeria's public health laboratory. He said 'We are very proud of this milestone and fully recognise NCDC's leadership in this regard. The inclusion of these three new laboratories will strengthen the national diagnostic capacity; a critical step for Nigeria's health security. WHO will continue to support the development of public health laboratory services in Nigeria'.
In addition to WHO, other partners that support the national yellow fever/measles/rubella laboratory network include the US Centers for Disease Control and Resolve to Save Lives.
NCDC also works closely with its sister-agency the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and the National Arbovirus and Vector Research Centre (NAVRC), in the prevention of and response to yellow fever outbreaks.
Yellow fever, measles and rubella are vaccine preventable diseases. It is important that Nigerians ensure their children are immunised, to prevent the spread of these diseases.
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Set in the idyllic University Park Campus, Nottingham Lakeside Arts is a great destination to relax and unwind and to experience the best in performing and visual arts. The Djanogly Theatre has comfortable, raked seating (250 capacity) and a bar and cafe. There are good public transport links including a tram stop nearby. Free car parking is...
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Peggy's Skylight
Jazz Club in Hockley, Nottingham with great atmosphere and grand piano. Open Wednesday to Sunday, midday to midnght. Serves middle eastern influenced food in the evenings. Teas and live piano in the atternoons.
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Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
The Royal Concert Hall is adjacent to the Theatre Royal in Nottingham,in the City Centre and is owned by Nottingham City Council. Opened in 1982, the venue has 2,500 seats and a marvellous acoustic and views of the stage.
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Fintech firms need clear policy to develop
Viet Nam needs a proper legal framework for financial technology (fintech) services, a State Bank of Vietnam official said on August 20.
Ngo Van Duc, deputy director of Payment Method Supervision at the State Bank of Vietnam, said there was no law or regulation on the management of fintech businesses and their services.
The development of fintech businesses had not met expectations in recent years, he said.
According to the SBV, there are now about 150 active fintech firms – most of which focus on payment methods – and 30 companies that are licensed by SBV and operate as payment middlemen.
Fintech businesses are also in other fields such as bank lending, electronic confirmation, blockchain applications and individual financial services.
Therefore, a fintech law must be provided to protect the rights and benefits of both service suppliers and customers, Duc added.
Fintech helped ease financial and monetary transactions, making them more convenient, more accurate and faster. But it also means fintech firms may find opportunities to carry out illegal activities.
Regulations often tighten the operation of fintech firms, not foster the conditions for them to function, said lawyer Phung Anh Tuan, deputy chairman and general secretary of the Vietnam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI).
Two decrees were issued by the Government in July 2016 and February 2019 to replace Decree 101/2012/ND-CP regulating cashless payment. The two decrees cap the limit of foreign ownership in local fintech firms at 30 per cent of 49 per cent.
Meanwhile, maximum purchase of a personal e-wallet is VND20 million each day and VND100 million each month while that of an institutional e-wallet is VND100 million each day and VND500 million each month. Each person can only use one e-wallet provided by the fintech firm.
"Fintech companies need foreign capital to develop further, invest more in technology, marketing and human resources. The limit of foreign capital inflow may hinder their growth," Tuan said.
SBV official Duc said the central bank had almost completed the policy on piloting a regulatory sandbox – in which government agencies and businesses are free to experiment with new ideas – and it would submit the plan to the Prime Minister for approval.
The policy aimed to create a suitable environment for businesses to test their products and services and meet market demand, he said.
In 2019-20, the central bank would continue improving its payment-related policies, especially electronic payment, and create a test management mechanism for fintech firms after its regulatory sandbox policy was passed.


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His restaurant is located between Dollar General and an D&S Service Center, in what was once a Dairy Queen a long time ago.
Keys has some 25 years in the restaurant business, but this is the first restaurant of his own.
Keys uses hickory and pecan wood to smoke his meats, which include ribs, rib tips, pulled pork, chicken and pork loin. Also on the menu are burgers, smoked sausage sandwiches, sloppy joes and side orders including the usual offerings.
The House plate is a popular option, which includes a barbecue quesadilla, smoked sausage, cheese and peppers. Lemon pie and banana pudding are hits as well, Keys said.
Mike's BBQ House is open Monday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It's closed on Sunday.
There's seating for 54, and take-out and catering are available.
A grand opening will be held Monday.


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HIBS goalie coach Alan Combe is being lined up as No 2 at Kilmarnock.
Rugby Park gaffer Locke worked with Combe at Hearts and wants to team up with him again. Combe has still to make a decision on his future although it is likely he will make the move to the club he played 149 games for between 2004-11.
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So really, it *does* kind of seem like a part of the world might have ended. The part where Mindy has some modicum of self-respect and her friends have not been exposed to what amounts to a lot of awkward jerking while standing up.
I'm still here! I've had a lot of guest bloggers during the month of December, as I was tearing apart a particularly mean-tempered ms in the attempt to flog it into shape. This book baby is my red-headed stepchild, the one you secretly love for being so irascible but that doesn't mean you haven't considered shoving it in the closet and throwing away the key once or twice.
This particular ms has been 8 years in the meat grinder, and it may end up as puree yet. But it's currently testing the palates of a couple fresh crit partners, so we'll see what kind of feedback I get.
In the meantime – 2013 is looking pretty interesting. I'm here. It's here. We have met.
And this blog is back with Mindy at the helm.
I come bearing a question. How do you feel about word clouds? Annoying? Bulky? Useful? Can anyone think of a better way for readers to access older material on a blog? I'm open to suggestions, as the blog is going to be seeing face-lift in the coming weeks.
For those of you who missed it, in the interim I was featured along with my fellow Class of 2k13 mates over at the librarian blog Stacked! Check out my short Twitterview, where I answer questions about NOT A DROP TO DRINK in 140 characters.
On word clouds: They are useful, but not in the way most people think. I do them to check if they come out right. As in, do I have a "just" glaring in the center of my cloud larger than the best friend's name. Other than that, they are like poetry, some people love them, some people hate them.
My first manuscript is my red-headed stepchild. It's been in time-out for almost a year now. There are a lot of things I love about it, but the pacing . . . OH, the pacing.
Happy 2013! I like word clouds (and for blogs I certainly like them better than the label thing).
Oh, and welcome back and welcome to 2013! I'm here too and looking forward to the year.


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Mother passed away recently and Barry lives with his aunt. Six of his 7 siblings live with the aunt whilst the other one has lived nearby since their mother's death. Their father is violent and has been imprisoned for assaulting one of the children. They have not seen or heard from him for the past 7 years. All the children have often stayed at the aunt's. They treated it as their second home throughout their childhood. The aunt is being assessed to become a foster carer to Barry and his underage siblings.
They live in a local authority owned 3 bedroomed semi-detached house. The house is very cluttered, unclean and untidy. Mountains of washing adorn the hallway and stairs. Home life is very chaotic.
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Q: Print staments are lost when execute a python file from subprocess.call method I am running a Python code where I am executing a command to run another python file by using subprocess.call() method.
The file I execute inside the subprocess.call() has some print statements in it but those statements are not printed on the console when I run this code.
Is there a way I can get them printed on the console ? Everything works fine when I execute this file standalone and not through the subprocess.call().
If I redirect the output of this command to a file then it gets printed in the file, but could not find a way to see it on console at runtime.
Any help would be appreciated

A: subprocess call has default params: stdout=None, stderr=None which you need to configure or use capture_output=True, see following docs: https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html

A: You might want to use subprocess.PIPE:
p = subprocess.call(..., stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
output, _ = p.communicate()
print(output)

(Written in the browser, but should work)
Btw, it's hard to understand your problem and suggest a solution when you don't provide any code (neither which you run with subprocess nor which uses it). Please, add it to get more specific and/or relevant answers


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Q: Samsung 850 EVO + HP P410 limited iops? I´m experiencing a weird write iops limitation with a HP P410 256mb cache controller and 4x consumer grade ssd´s (Samsung EVO 850) in RAID5/10. After upgrade to latest firmware (6.64) for HP P410 controller, it continues with problems.
Iostat output:
Device:         rrqm/s   wrqm/s     r/s     w/s    rkB/s    wkB/s avgrq-sz avgqu-sz   await r_await w_await  svctm  %util
sda               0.00     0.00    1.00  158.00    36.00 15631.00   197.07    12.16   75.84    6.00   76.28   6.30 100.10

158 writes/s and 100 % util.

My hpacucli output:
=> ctrl all show config detail

Smart Array P410 in Slot 2
   Bus Interface: PCI
   Slot: 2
   Serial Number: PACCR9SYLZ34
   Cache Serial Number: PACCQ9SYP5CK
   RAID 6 (ADG) Status: Disabled
   Controller Status: OK
   Hardware Revision: C
   Firmware Version: 6.62
   Rebuild Priority: Medium
   Expand Priority: Medium
   Surface Scan Delay: 15 secs
   Surface Scan Mode: Idle
   Queue Depth: Automatic
   Monitor and Performance Delay: 60  min
   Elevator Sort: Enabled
   Degraded Performance Optimization: Disabled
   Inconsistency Repair Policy: Disabled
   Wait for Cache Room: Disabled
   Surface Analysis Inconsistency Notification: Disabled
   Post Prompt Timeout: 0 secs
   Cache Board Present: True
   Cache Status: OK
   Cache Ratio: 100% Read / 0% Write
   Drive Write Cache: Disabled
   Total Cache Size: 256 MB
   Total Cache Memory Available: 144 MB
   No-Battery Write Cache: Disabled
   Battery/Capacitor Count: 0
   SATA NCQ Supported: True

   Array: A
      Interface Type: Solid State SATA
      Unused Space: 0  MB
      Status: OK
      Array Type: Data

      Logical Drive: 1
         Size: 698.6 GB
         Fault Tolerance: RAID 5
         Heads: 255
         Sectors Per Track: 32
         Cylinders: 65535
         Strip Size: 256 KB
         Full Stripe Size: 768 KB
         Status: OK
         Caching:  Enabled
         Parity Initialization Status: Initialization Failed
         Unique Identifier: 600508B1001C8929D0C6820FB103773E
         Disk Name: /dev/sda
         Mount Points: None
         Logical Drive Label: A516FD0DPACCR9SYLZ3435C0
         Drive Type: Data

      physicaldrive 1I:1:1
         Port: 1I
         Box: 1
         Bay: 1
         Status: OK
         Drive Type: Data Drive
         Interface Type: Solid State SATA
         Size: 250 GB
         Firmware Revision: EMT01B6Q
         Serial Number: S21PNSAG270000F
         Model: ATA     Samsung SSD 850
         SATA NCQ Capable: True
         SATA NCQ Enabled: True
         Current Temperature (C): 30
         Maximum Temperature (C): 70
         SSD Smart Trip Wearout: Not Supported
         PHY Count: 1
         PHY Transfer Rate: 3.0Gbps

      physicaldrive 1I:1:2
         Port: 1I
         Box: 1
         Bay: 2
         Status: OK
         Drive Type: Data Drive
         Interface Type: Solid State SATA
         Size: 250 GB
         Firmware Revision: EMT01B6Q
         Serial Number: S21PNSAG269993V
         Model: ATA     Samsung SSD 850
         SATA NCQ Capable: True
         SATA NCQ Enabled: True
         Current Temperature (C): 32
         Maximum Temperature (C): 70
         SSD Smart Trip Wearout: Not Supported
         PHY Count: 1
         PHY Transfer Rate: 3.0Gbps

      physicaldrive 1I:1:3
         Port: 1I
         Box: 1
         Bay: 3
         Status: OK
         Drive Type: Data Drive
         Interface Type: Solid State SATA
         Size: 250 GB
         Firmware Revision: EMT01B6Q
         Serial Number: S21PNSAG269984Z
         Model: ATA     Samsung SSD 850
         SATA NCQ Capable: True
         SATA NCQ Enabled: True
         Current Temperature (C): 31
         Maximum Temperature (C): 70
         SSD Smart Trip Wearout: Not Supported
         PHY Count: 1
         PHY Transfer Rate: 3.0Gbps

      physicaldrive 1I:1:4
         Port: 1I
         Box: 1
         Bay: 4
         Status: OK
         Drive Type: Data Drive
         Interface Type: Solid State SATA
         Size: 250 GB
         Firmware Revision: EMT01B6Q
         Serial Number: S21PNSAG269998N
         Model: ATA     Samsung SSD 850
         SATA NCQ Capable: True
         SATA NCQ Enabled: True
         Current Temperature (C): 31
         Maximum Temperature (C): 70
         SSD Smart Trip Wearout: Not Supported
         PHY Count: 1
         PHY Transfer Rate: 3.0Gbps

   SEP (Vendor ID PMCSIERA, Model  SRC 8x6G) 250
      Device Number: 250
      Firmware Version: RevC
      WWID: 500143800694906F
      Vendor ID: PMCSIERA
      Model:  SRC 8x6G

Someone has experienced this problem with HP P410?

A: There are a few issues here.

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*You don't have any controller write cache or a battery-backed or flash-capacitor.

*The HP Smart Array P410 controller is limited in IOPS capacity. It's not a good match for SSDs.

*Using SATA drives on a Smart Array P410 causes the interface speed to downshift to 3.0Gbps instead of 6.0Gbps.

*Please try with RAID 1+0. RAID5 is not good for this combination of equipment.

*Also, your RAID5 parity initialization failed, according to your hpssacli output.

     Parity Initialization Status: Initialization Failed

HP's best practices for SSDs on that controller are listed here.
Also see: SSD (Intel 530) read/write speed very slow with RAID 10 and HP ACU shows parity initialization failed on Smart Array controller

A: MLC SSD really need a fast private DRAM cache for delivering high IOPS values.
While your controller has its own cache and it is enabled, your disk's private DRAM cache is disabled. This is a safety measure, as enabling that unprotected (from power losses) cache can put your data at risk.
Sometime it is safe to reenable it (eg: your disks has power loss protection, or your controller correctly propagate ATA FLUSH / FUA commands to the downstream disks), but you can't be 100% sure without testing. Some RAID controller even do not permit to reenable the disk's private DRAM cache.
For testing purpose, you can try to reenable it and re-test your array, but be very careful to put it into production. When possible, use SSD with power loss protection (Crucial M550/M600 have a partial protection, while Intel S3500/3700/DC series have full power protection).


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On the Heels of MTV's Third Consecutive Quarter of Growth the 2018 "MTV VMAs" Will Return to NYC and Air Live from Radio City Music Hall on Monday, August 20
2018 will be the 17th time the "MTV VMAs" have been held in New York City.
[via press release from MTV]
New York, NY (April 17, 2018) - On the heels of MTV's third consecutive quarter of growth, its best streak in seven years, the 2018 "MTV VMAs" will return to NYC and air live on Monday, August 20 from Radio City Music Hall.
Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner Julie Menin today joined the iconic VMA Moon Person; Bruce Gillmer, Global Head of Music/Talent, Co-Brand Lead, MTV International; and Darren Pfeffer, Executive Vice President of MSG Live, to announce the news with a street renaming and symbolic "moon landing" on Manhattan's Avenue of the Americas, under the marquee of the famed venue. Radio City Music Hall was the home of the inaugural VMAs in 1984 and this will mark the 12th time the show has been held there - the most for any VMA location. 2018 will be the 17th time the "MTV VMAs" have been held in New York City.
"New York City's creative energy has always fueled those who live and work here. This is where music, film, and art collide and where the Video Music Awards were born," said Mayor de Blasio. "There is no better place to host the MTV VMAs than in New York City at one of the most iconic venues in the world."
"We are so pleased that the MTV VMAs will be returning to their roots in New York City for this year's celebration of music, and entertainment," said Media and Entertainment Commissioner Julie Menin. "Prestigious awards shows like the VMAs and the Grammys not only reconfirm New York City's status as the music capital of the country, but they bring tremendous economic benefits to their host city, an estimated $50 million in the case of the VMAs. I thank MTV and Viacom for their partnership, and we look forward to rolling out the red carpet for one of the music industry's most entertaining nights."
"We're thrilled that the 'MTV Video Music Awards' will be returning to Radio City Music Hall, where they began in 1984," said Andy Lustgarten, President of The Madison Square Garden Company. "The VMAs are unlike any other event - combining history-making music with exciting and unexpected moments that create an unforgettable experience, and Radio City, as the Showplace of the Nation, is the perfect backdrop for this celebration."
New York City is a fitting choice to host the VMAs. It is the birthplace and incubator of so many of music's most popular genres - from salsa music in East Harlem to disco in midtown, from punk rock in the East Village to hip hop in the Bronx. The city continues to be at the forefront of music innovation with 72 digital music companies - more than San Francisco and Los Angeles combined.
Jesse Ignjatovic returns as Executive Producer for the 2018 "MTV Video Music Awards." Bruce Gillmer and Garrett English are Executive Producers. Melanie Block serves as Executive in Charge of Production. Amani Duncan is Music Executive in Charge. Wendy Plaut is Celebrity Talent Executive in Charge.
Official sponsors of the 2018 "MTV Video Music Awards" include PEPSI(R) and Taco Bell(R).
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Source: Nielsen; P18-34 data unless otherwise noted. Prime year over year growth based on L3, Prime (Mon-Sun, 8p-11p) coverage ratings.
About MTV:
MTV is a global youth culture brand driven by the creative spirit of music. MTV is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA).
About The Madison Square Garden Company:
The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) is a world leader in live sports and entertainment experiences. The company presents or hosts a broad array of premier events in its diverse collection of iconic venues: New York's Madison Square Garden, The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Beacon Theatre; the Forum in Inglewood, CA; The Chicago Theatre; and the Wang Theatre in Boston. Other MSG properties include legendary sports franchises: the New York Knicks (NBA), the New York Rangers (NHL) and the New York Liberty (WNBA); two development league teams - the Westchester Knicks (NBAGL) and the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL); and one of the leading North American esports organizations, Counter Logic Gaming. In addition, the Company features the popular original production - the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes - and through Boston Calling Events, produces New England's preeminent Boston Calling Music Festival. Also under the MSG umbrella is TAO Group, a world-class hospitality group with globally-recognized entertainment dining and nightlife brands: Tao, Marquee, Lavo, Avenue, The Stanton Social, Beauty & Essex and Vandal. More information is available at www.themadisonsquaregardencompany.com
About the NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment:
The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment encompasses the key economic and creative sectors of film, TV, theater, music, advertising, publishing, and digital content. In total, these portfolios account for over 305,000 jobs in New York City, and an economic output of $104 billion. The agency also oversees NYC Media, the largest municipal broadcasting entity in the country, including five cable channels and an FM radio channel with a reach of 18 million viewers and 16 million listeners in the greater metropolitan area. The newly created Office of Nightlife is also housed at MOME.
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