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At the Media Summit
Exploding_TV, journalism, Media, newarchitecture, wwgd
What a difference a day makes. I've gone from SXSW to the McGraw-Hill Media Summit in New York. It certainly is a different crowd: jeans to suits and better haircuts and far more people trying to pitch. By the coffee table, I hear a guy saying, "We build communities for large brands." That is something you would never hear at SXSW because the people there know that's an impossibility.
Good PowerPointese line from Disney's Bob Iger: He has shifted from protecting the brand to projecting the brand.
Another: He says Disney isn't embracing the internet so much as embracing consumers and to be relevant to and reach them, they need to use the technology.
He says they will generate $1 billion in digital revenue in the company up from $750 million the year before (not including online sales to the parks). He says they've sold 4 million movies on iTunes and 40-50 million TV episodes, which pales into comparison to streams. Both are incremental — that is, new and additional — to their existing business. He says the DVD business won't go away but there will be a shift to online delivery.
He cautions that social media isn't just about Gens X and Y. It's about kids now. He believes that the broaddband enabled computer will be come a primary entertainment medium for kids. "It's just as important to them as television."
Asked what's the trick for an old-media company to get it, Iger responds, "Hire new people." He says you need people who look at technology as a friend not a foe, not talking about challenges and fragmentation. (The kind of people at SXSW.)
Google is no threat, he says. Disney is a popular search term. He knows that Google sends him people and rather than seeing Google's ad sales on top of that as a problem, he wants his company to find ways to make the experience of coming from Google better.
He talks about Disney as an American brand worldwide. He says he respects the need for local creation of content and so in local markets they set up creative centers, not just distribution centers. (I wish he were around in 1991 when my bosses at Time Warner killed — muzzled — my column at Entertainment Weekly because I dared to say that local content support could be a good thing. "How can you say that?" demanded one of the company's editors. I stopped writing my column then, in protest, and soon quit the magazine. This was only one of my problems.)
Next, a panel with big, old media companies: Julia Wallace of hte Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jon Klein of CNN, Kinsey Wilson of USA Today, David Westin of ABC.
"The paper I read most often is the Pocono Record," says Raines, ex-editor of the New York Times. He says that local is the value of local newspapers. And that quote will float around his old shop in a few minutes.
Asked about the Times, Raines says they need to decide whether to go head-to-head nationally with Murdoch and the Journal. I thought it was the other way around. Isn't the national report the high ground? Raines says no. He points to the Washington Post's contraction strategy, pulling back into inside the Beltway. He says that the Times may need to come up with a contraction as opposed to an expansion strategy. "Common sense tells you that when your stock was at $54 in the mid 90s and it's now at, what, $18 and the son of an Alabama construction millionaire has bought 20 percent of your company… your stock price cannot sit there."
What should the New York Times do? Lightning round. Klein: "Stop writing about themselves." Wallace: "Become that voice for the intellectuals of America on any platform." Wilson: Long pause. Then he agrees with Howell — contraction. Westin: "It sounds right … that they're in a middle ground that is not sustainable right now, neither fish nor fowl."He says he doesn't know whether the contraction is about local or a set of subjects of readers. Raines: "I think Julia's idea of going for that elite, intellectual audience is a sound one."
Klein answers moderator Jon Fine's question about what job they'd fill first if they had a budget to start a new news product: "I'd hire data miners." Right. Hunters. Gatherers. Searchers. Vetters. Curators. Right. "If you do it the right way, you've got the audience telling you an awful lot." And that helps.
Fine gives a question that came in response to his blog post on the panel: Is there a supply-side problem? Is there too much news? Will there be a consolidation. Well, I'd say, there's not too much news. But choice hurts one-size-fits-all products. There's a supply-side problem for them, but it's not that there is too much. There's just too much for the old control point.
Wallace says the demand for news is higher than ever. I agree. And, as I've said before (but can't link to it because there's no wi-fi in this auditorium… grrrr) we are in the post-scarcity economy. Those who made their business by controlling that scarcity are the ones in trouble. And that is these guys if they don't change their essential models, which they're trying to figure out.
Westin says that they will not win on covering, say, the bridge collapse because that news is a commodity. But the Rep. Foley story is where they will win because that was reporting. There, he argues, there is an undersupply. Wilson says that is the discussion happening in newsrooms across the country: minimizing commodity effort and maximizing unique reporting value.
Fine asks them how they'd organize their newsrooms if they were doing it from scratch today. Klein says they'd have a lot fewer people. He tells about taking a feed via Skype (because Jeff Toobin went to law school of Eliot Spitzer and was on an island with no satellite uplinks); today, he says, he'd buy a lot fewer trucks and buy more laptops. (Or soon mojo phones, I'd say.)
Asked what is its high ground, its unique value, Wilson gives a characteristically smart answer: He says that USA Today is perceived as a down-the-middle voice, something it has cultivated since the start and something that is more valuable in a time when news organizations are perceived as having agendas. But then he acknowledges that it is difficult to bring that to online when the web wants voice and perspective.
I ask Klein what they'll do when people out here are broadcasting live from their phones via Qik.com and Flixwagon.com etc. He says that iReport.com will be "a home for unvetted material." He says they haven't dealt with live material but they're getting there. He wouldn"t put the CNN brand on it until it is vetted.
The human satellite truck
February 21, 2008 by Jeff Jarvis
Exploding_TV, journalism, live, mobile, newarchitecture
Visionary network news photographer Jim Long is gleefully putting himself out of business. Well, actually, he's expanding his own business, for network executives should be plugging into his brain. But he's reducing the need for that gigantic camera he lugs all over the world. While in Africa traipsing after George Bush and company, Jim turned on his mobile phone and hooked it into Qik.com and broadcast Sir Bob Geldof speaking. No big camera. No satellite uplink. No editing into packages. No b-roll. Just the news now.
But this is more than just broadcasting live from anywhere — that's important enough. It's also interactive: we can ask the correspondent to ask the subject questions: live lets us in on the conversation.
I've also been playing with Flixwagon, a Qik competitor that powered MTV's Super Tuesday mobile coverage, and it's dead easy: one click and you're broadcasting. This is hugely changing.
: Also note from my friends at the Guardian that one of the paper's still photographers won a Royal Television Society award for best international news. Repeat that: a newspaper photographer wins a TV award. TV's not TV anymore.
(Disclosure: I write for the Guardian and consult for them and Sky.com, also an award-winner at the RTS.)
Davos08: Wireless
davos08, Exploding_TV, mobile, Technology
"If you defend the status quo when the quo has lost its status, you're in serious difficulty," says Sony head Howard Stringer in a panel on the future of mobile. "It's a most exhilerating time" because it's all up in the air. A year ago, he says, cable companies were negotiating from a position of strength. But look at their stock prices now; they reflect the walls falling around them. This has made them nicer to deal with. But he's not saying he's sitting in daisies himself. "It's going to be hard to hold onto the price of content." Then again, he turns to a Chinese mobile phone mogul and says that if Sony could sell just one song to each of his 500 million users, his music company would be instantly (and apparently finally) profitable.
Stringer, the funniest man at Davos (far funnier than Al Gore), says out of nowhere that he likes Google. Why? asks moderator David Kirkpatrick of Fortune. Because Google's going to buy wireless spectrum and they'll be in his business even more. The only reason he came onto the panel to be close to Google's Eric Schmidt.
NBC's Jeff Zucker says mobile is not that important to the network. Nonetheless, they're going to put out 2,200 hours of programming on mobile from the Olympics.
Stringer says young people will drive usage in ways we can't predict. The hot fact passing around conferences this week is that novels written — written — on mobile phones are selling like crazy in Japan. Stringer says mobile will be the platform for everything.
Google's Schmidt asks what's new "and I think it's the arrival of short-form video as a category." He says it's not a replacement for a prior form but an entirely new form.
He also says he is so bullish about mobile as a business because he believes the players are motivated to make sense of the current lack of standards and create a unified platform.
There's much discussion about openness from regulation to devices to business models. From the audience, Jonathan Zittrain asks about whether an open system will bring us viruses on our phones and a new frontier of unreliability. Schidt responds: "Open platforms are like Linux, not like Windows." Oohs from the geeky audience.
Michael Arrington asks FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin about the open letter Google wrote requesting openness in the upcoming spectrum auction, wondering whether this made the decision harder — as pressure — or easier, as covering fire with the other commissioners. "The open letter is nothing like the pressure that others can put on in more private ways. I actually appreciated the openness of it," Martin responds.
Somebody asks whether any of the companies represented planned to include scent — olfactory functionality — in phones since it's the only sense not addressed by the internet. Gawd, and you thought it was irritating to hear other people's mobile phones. I dread having their smells waft my way. Another person from the audience whether anyone is working on holographic images to replace the tiny screen on mobiles. That doesn't seem to be in the works, either.
Davos08: David Cameron on small video
davos08, Exploding_TV, mojo
I ask David Cameron about WebCameron and how he talks to the small camera instead of the big one — recorded on my small Reuters mojo camera.
Here's my Guardian column on Webcameron.


We have developed a fantastic enrichment calendar full of events and tutorials that fit with national fundraising and awareness opportunities.
Such activities will help you to widen your experience and enable you to develop skills in finance and enterprise, job searching, volunteering and fundraising. Your learning coach or progress tutor will guide you through many of these activities throughout the year and will offer you the opportunity to join in with as many exciting events as possible.
Do you want to make a difference to your education? Then join the College Committee! There are two positions open to new students. If you're interested then pop into Student Engagement in The Little Space to find out how to put yourself up for election.
Your 2013/14 College Committee represents the student population on the board of governors. We support Course Reps in taking your views forward and we help to support you with social and fundraising events. We also work with the Student Union Exec to promote and enhance the facilities available to you.
Last year we had 226 Course Reps working across the College, so why don't you put yourself forward and join this network! If you want to become a Rep, just let your tutor know before elections.
It's a great opportunity for you to get involved in developing what the College has to offer and your input will have an impact now and on future generations to come. You will receive training from the Student Union and you will be asked to attend two Course Rep conferences throughout the year to support you with your role. This will look great on your CV and will allow you to demonstrate your skills to employers and universities.
Being a Course Rep provides many training opportunities and allows you to improve your leadership, communication and negotiation skills. Course Reps represent the views of students at course meetings and tackle issues that matter.You will be invited to attend Student Forum meetings and conferences throughout the year to discuss changes that would make the College a better place. This will involve working with the College Committee and College Management.
Loughborough College and Loughborough Student Union's RAG actively encourage learners to get involved with fundraising so that we can raise as much money for charity as possible.
There are special events such as Children in Need, Sport Relief and Comic Relief to get involved with. Students can also arrange a collection of 'gifts in kind' e.g. food for the homeless, items for animal rescue centres etc.
Our job is to help you think through your plans and to make sure all the legal aspects, such as Health and Safety, are covered. We can also support you with practical issues such as fundraising equipment, booking a stall etc.
Student well-being is important to us and we organise a number of Awareness events in a combination formats including displays, stalls, external visitors and special events which take place in the College's corridors throughout the year. Provided is information on health, personal safety, diversity, sustainability and support available to students.
We actively welcome student contributions such as artwork for displays and are happy to work with groups who would like to help.
The Student Forum is open to all Loughborough College Students to come and have their say.
Student Forums are organised by the Loughborough Student Union in collaboration with the College.
The Forums will be chaired by the Loughborough Student Union and they will focus on ways to improve teaching and learning, policies and procedures, College developments and service delivery. The Student Forum invites College staff as required depending on the topics that arise.
Sign up to volunteer and you will gain Student Involvement Award points, information on volunteering in College and with local volunteering organisations (e.g. Voluntary Action Leicestershire or Loughborough Students' Union Action) and you will be kept up to date with news about the Student Involvement Awards including Volunteer of the Year.
We also have information about micro-volunteering including volunteering online and on your mobile and random acts of kindness.
Volunteering is great for boosting your employability or making your UCAS form more attractive to potential universities.
We can also help you find 'one-off' or online volunteering opportunities or something to do together as a tutor group.


I know everyone is always so surprised how quickly time passes, but I am seriously shocked that the boys are already a month old! Don and I both agreed this past weekend that it is seems so much easier than Elizabeth's first month. Granted, my dad was here for the first 5 days, and Don has been home for 3 of the 4 weeks, but we are working so much better as a team AND I am much less stressed out about things this time around.
The boys sleep about 2.5-3 hours at a time, and eat super well. However, one or the other is usually up and ready to go by about 4:30 am. I can sometimes convince them to go back to sleep for an hour or so, but I've just been getting up and going to bed earlier. Because they sleep a lot, they tend to get dragged to the park, library, daycare, starbucks, playdates, etc and they have done a great job adapting and still being pretty chill. The boys attended their first Spouse Luncheon and spent two hours being passed around by the ladies – they loved it!
Highs: Loves her "babies" and has to find them first thing every morning. Is a great helper by throwing away dirty diapers, getting blankets and other things for me, zipping up their car seat covers, etc. The other day, I went to take them out of the car and she was holding Henry's hand!!!
Not as tired as I thought I'd be. Not as stressed out as I thought I'd be. Basically, my expectations for twins and a toddler were so low, that this seems almost easy. It's definitely not easy, but it doesn't seem as hard. Don is loving all the snuggles and is way more hands on this time around (I think he gained a ton of confidence with Elizabeth). Obviously we could both use a nice long nap, but it helps to remember that this is a phase that will quickly pass.


You're not alone if you're feeling some regret right now, and the thought of Turkey Day makes you just want to pull the covers over your head and hibernate forever. Turns out, more than 60 percent of people feel stressed out during the holidays.
1. Texting everyone in your contacts list to let them know the party's happening at your place on Thanksgiving.
Princess Gabbara is a Michigan-based journalist and storyteller. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @PrincessGabbara.


SMEs are encouraged to begin protection, starting with their existing business management systems.
More than the price of ransomware to pay. Ransomware, Business owner torn apart by suppliers, their own IT & Operation departments.
It is important to ensure that the certification body you use for the certification of your management system standard is accredited by the official national accreditation body, who is a member of the IAF.
Almost every company interacts with a third-party on a daily basis. If the party has access to a company's intellectual property or network along the value chain, a risk is imposed that needs to be recognized and managed.
While going into 2017, look back at the hindsights and mistakes, and discover more from the fundamentals..


Aldermaston Recreational Society Your business? Error?
Bracknell Sport & Leisure Centre Your business? Error?
Bradfield College Sports Complex Your business? Error?
Charters Leisure Centre Your business? Error?
Cotswold Sports Centre Your business? Error?
Dorney Lake Services Your business? Error?
Downland Sports Centre Your business? Error?
Drake Centre The Your business? Error?
Fantasy World Your business? Error?
Fitness Express Your business? Error?
Leisure and recreation centres in Berkshire towns.


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Central Ice Podcast – 2021 NHL Playoffs: Conference Finals Preview
June 14, 2021 /in NHL /by Baseline Times
Mitch from 1st & 10 is taking his talent to the ice err well on the Central Ice Podcast! He is joined in by one of the Baseline Times Summer 2021 Interns, Emily, to discuss the NHL 2021 Playoffs and make some Conference Finals predictions!
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New York Islanders vs Pittsburgh Penguins First Round Series
May 26, 2021 /in NHL /by Matt Hassan
EAST DIVISION
NYI lead the series 3-2
(1) Pittsburgh Penguins
It's shocking to see the black and yellow down late in this series. Not only are they widely considered to be a level above the Isles talent-wise, but this is a team that was second in the league in goals scored. Crosby and Malkin have been down in many series before, but we'll have to see how they respond in 2021.
But, this team is not just about Crosby and Malkin. Left Winger Jake Guentzel probably would have recorded the most points in his career this year if it was a full season.
However, to win two straight games against this Islanders team, it's going to be about Pittsburgh's third and fourth lines. Other than Jeff Carter, the Penguins have only gotten 1 goal from their bottom two lines in this series. While nearly half of New York's goals have been from their lower lines.
The Penguins also need to give the Islanders a taste of their own medicine. New York makes up for their lack of talent by getting in their opponents' face, as they're third in the NHL in hits per game. If Pittsburgh can match the Isles' physicality, they'll surely have a chance to turn this series around.
(4) New York Islanders
Well, here we are for the third straight year asking ourselves: how the hell did the New York Islanders get this deep in the playoffs? Especially this year after losing their captain Anders Lee and a top four defensemen in Johnny Boychuk for the season.
The answer is simple: Head Coach Barry Trotz and GM Lou Lamoriello. Although they lack elite talent, Lamoriello has put together a fantastic all around roster that has every role player a team could need. Trotz has incorporated new schemes like the trap that allow the Islanders to dominate in games where they're the lesser team on the ice. The trap is why New York has given up the second least amount of goals this year. In addition, New York has had a newfound toughness to them since Trotz has been there that has clearly benefited them in the postseason.
Take game 5 for example. Pittsburgh had 22 more shots on goal than the Isles. When do we ever see the Penguins lose a game after putting that much pressure on goal? Pretty much never. The Islanders won by seizing every opportunity they could get and a sensational performance by goalie Ilya Sorokin.
The rest of this series should be close and low scoring, and the Islanders only need to eke out one more to advance. The team will have all the motivation in the world as they don't want to make game 6 the last one at Nassau Coliseum.
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Central Ice Podcast – Interview with Sarah Ahlquist Schneider
February 5, 2021 /in NHL, NHL PAGE ONLY, Podcast /by Baseline Times
Jeremy sits down with the one and only Sarah Ahlquist Schneider to talk about her playing career, her role in trailblazing the way for women's hockey, and her friendships with her teammates throughout the years.
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Central Ice Podcast – Episode 4: NHL Week 4 Recap
February 2, 2021 /in NHL, NHL PAGE ONLY /by Baseline Times
Arian and Jeremy go around the league to see how the teams are doing. They dive into a few other situations that played themselves out behind the scenes in the NHL.
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Central Ice Podcast – Episode 3: 2021 NHL Awards Predictions
January 28, 2021 /in NHL, NHL PAGE ONLY /by Baseline Times
In part II this week we go around the league and see how everyone's doing as well as our 2021 NHL award predictions!
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Pierre-Luc Dubois better get out in front of this
It's been 4 days since Pierre-Luc Dubois was shipped off to Winnipeg with a 2022 3rd round pick in exchange for Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic. Since then Dubois has said very little to nothing about the growing tensions that resulted in a quick exit from Columbus.
Why did he want out?
In an interview with Ron MacLean, Dubois finally gave some insights as to why he wanted out.
"It was a process. I was thinking about it a long time, it wasn't overnight, it wasn't I just woke up one morning and it was a decision to make," Dubois answered. "It was something I thought about, and as negotiations were going, you obviously don't take anything personally, but as they go longer and longer, you kind of start to think about stuff and situations."
"At some point, I thought…that if it was a longer deal I would've wanted [a trade] to happen."
But that's all that Dubois has said, mean while his former general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets had some differing views about the process and some of the things Dubois had to say.
"That's just flat out not true at all and he knows that, so I don't know why he would say that or even insinuate something like that,"
"It took, all in all, I think 10 minutes to do his contract when we finally agreed on the length of the deal and we had everything from two years, to three years to eight years on the table. First, we didn't really talk about it, that's how Pat Brisson conducts his business, I have the upmost respect for him as a professional and how he handled the negotiations."
Why the poor job?
My point is simply this, Pierre-Luc Dubois better get out as far as he can in front of this situation because even before the trade, during the trade, and now afterward, Dubois has done a seriously piss poor job at justifying his lack of actions in his final few days as a Blue Jacket.
In my own personal opinion, I don't care how much you don't want to be in the place or organization you're currently at. You are a professional hockey player who is getting paid a really well salary to do the thing you love. You suit your ass up and get out there and give 110% no matter how you feel about the environment of your current organization.
So buyer beware in Winnipeg. Hopefully, Dubois can learn to be more mature the next time he is unhappy in an organization. Pierre-Luc Dubois make it count as a Blue Jacket.
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Central Ice Podcast – Episode 2: Week 2 Recap – Part I
Jeremy and Arian split the pod up into two parts this week, in this first part the boys go over some news and notes from around the NHL from last week. Plus we give the ladies their well-deserved props and more.
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NHL Free Daily Picks – Week 3
January 26, 2021 /in Baseline Bet, NHL, NHL PAGE ONLY /by Arian Johnston
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2021 NHL Season Awards Predictions
The 2021 NHL season returns in a special of its kind. A brief 56-game schedule and a whole reset to divisions. With a new season comes new predictions! Here are my predictions for the 2021 NHL Season Awards.
Hart Trophy
Nathan Mackinnon
After coming off a 93 point season with 35 goals, I look for Mackinnon to up his production and finally take home the hart with ease as he hits his prime as a player.
Vezina Trophy
In his 3rd year as the Philadelphia Flyers' netminder, and coming off a career year with a 24-13 record and a .914 save percentage, there's no doubt in my mind that Hart will have a repeat if not a better year in net for the Flyers.
Norris Trophy
John Carlson
Now in his 12th year in the NHL and coming off a career-high 75 points last season. It is my belief that Carlson will hit his peak and potential with the Capitals, especially with the added strength of Zedno Chara on the back end. All but sealing Carlson's chances at the Norris.
Calder Trophy
Alexis Lafreniere
After a stellar year in the QMJHL, with a 112 point season, many believe that Alexis has what it takes to transfer that to the NHL level at very high production value on a very young Rangers team. I look for him to take the Calder pretty handily.
Art Ross Trophy
Leon Draisaitl
After a stellar 110 point season, Draisaitl went home with the Art Ross last year. Much like his teammate Connor Mcdavid did in 2017 and 2018, I look for a repeat for Draisaitl.
Jack Adams Award
Barry Trotz
After taking home the award in the 2018-2019 season, I look for the Islanders to make a serious push to the playoffs. That's all thanks to Barry Trotz. He has turned around that franchise culture single-handedly. He will continue to do so until his time is up on Long Island.
Maurice Richards Trophy
Alexander Ovechkin
He continues to push ever so closer to that coveted all-time goal record of 894. Ov's teammates will ensure that that happens and continue to feed the great 8 until he does so.
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Central Ice Podcast – Episode 1: Intro and Division Predictions
The debut is here! Jeremy Case joins Baseline Times to become the first-ever hockey contributor. Joined by Arian Johnston from Baseline Times this duo dives into their Division winners for the NHL season.
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Q: Extracting Data from Text Files There appear to be similar questions to this in other languages but I can't find one in R.
I have a number of text files in the subdirectories of a directory; they all have the extension (.log) and they contain a mixture of text and data.  I want to extract a couple of lines from these relatively large files.
For example, one file goes as follows ...
blahblahblah

NUMBER OF CARTESIAN GAUSSIAN BASIS FUNCTIONS =  210

blahblahblah

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 CPU timing information for all processes

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 0: 8853.469 + 133.948 = 8987.417

 1: 8850.817 + 126.587 = 8977.405

 2: 8851.925 + 128.576 = 8980.501

 3: 8847.992 + 125.871 = 8973.864

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 ddikick.x: exited gracefully.

blahblahblah

I want to harvest the number of basis functions (210 in this example) and the total amount of CPU times.
The line "NUMBER OF CARTESIAN GAUSSIAN BASIS FUNCTIONS =" is unique to each file; ie, if I open the file in a text editor and search using this string, I only return this one line.  Similarly for "CPU timing information for all processes" and "exited gracefully".
I appreciate that it appears that I haven't done a lot to help myself but I just don't know where to start.  If someone could point me in the right direction, I hope to be able to fill in the rest.
After the help given to me by @Ben (see below) here is the code that I ended up using,
filesearch <- function (x) {

f <- readLines(x)
cline <- grep("NUMBER OF CARTESIAN GAUSSIAN BASIS FUNCTIONS",f,
                    value=TRUE)
val <- as.numeric(str_extract(cline,"[0-9]+$"))
coline <- grep("^ +CPU timing information", f)
numstr <- sapply(str_extract_all(f[coline+2:5],"[0-9.]+"),as.numeric)
cline1 <- sum(numstr[4,])/60
output <- c(val, cline1)
return(cat(output,"\n"))
}

I sourced this function and keyed in the file that I needed each time, then I transferred the two results to another file by hand.  Not as elegant as I'd like but it saved me a lot of time doing it this way.  Thanks again to @Ben.

A: maybe
library(stringr)
f <- readLines("datafile.txt")
cline <- grep("NUMBER OF CARTESIAN GAUSSIAN BASIS FUNCTIONS",f,
                    value=TRUE)
val <- as.numeric(str_extract(cline,"[0-9]+$"))

will work?
To get the other values, try
cline <- grep("^ +CPU timing information",f)
(numstr <- sapply(str_extract_all(f[cline+2:5],"[0-9.]+"),as.numeric))
##         [,1]     [,2]     [,3]     [,4]
## [1,]    0.000    1.000    2.000    3.000
## [2,] 8853.469 8850.817 8851.925 8847.992
## [3,]  133.948  126.587  128.576  125.871
## [4,] 8987.417 8977.405 8980.501 8973.864

The sapply has transposed the matrix of values, so the last row is the bit we want (corresponds to the last column in the file). Extract it using numstr[4,] or numstr[nrow(numstr),] or tail(numstr,1).
(edit: allow spaces before the "CPU timing" string)
(edit: do it right!)
(To do this for all the log files, package it in a function and use list.files(pattern="\\.log$") in combination with sapply ...)

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December Scottish Building Society POTM nominees announced
The four nominees for December's Scottish Building Society Player of the Month were today announced, giving supporters the opportunity to vote for the player that impressed them the most in the latest rounds of the URC and EPCR Challenge Cup.
Also taking into account November's bonus-point win against Dragons, the four players to be nominated all played significant roles in three straight victories as Edinburgh Rugby remain unbeaten since early October.
Having all featured in further wins against Benetton and Saracens, back-row trio Nick Haining, Luke Crosbie and Magnus Bradbury and full-back Emiliano Boffelli are all nominated for the award, which supporters can vote for using the link at the bottom of the page, before the poll closes at 10am on Tuesday 4 January.
Sponsored and backed by Scottish Building Society, Edinburgh's Main Club Partner will generously donate £500 to the winning player's charity of choice, and present the player with a trophy to commemorate their success.
Meet the four players who've been nominated for this month's award and learn their chosen charities.
The Scotland international made his first start of the season in November's clash at Rodney Parade and was an immediate threat with his hard running and offloading skillset.
Haining's half-break and slick pass led to Emiliano Boffelli's early score, while the back-row continued to make the hard yards and take on the majority of close quarter carries throughout the bonus-point victory.
Haining once again started in the club's historic win away to Saracens where he continued to impress in the loose while providing a link between the forward pack and a new look half-back pairing.
Chosen charity: Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity
Crosbie has been Edinburgh Rugby's most consistent performer throughout November and December, highlighted by back-to-back Player of the Match awards in victories over Zebre and Dragons.
Crosbie's intelligence at the breakdown has resulted in a plethora of turnover penalties while the back-row's defensive bravery and never say die attitude are hallmarks of the Edinburgh pack.
Crosbie capped off an excellent Autumn by making his Scotland debut in the home win over Tonga at BT Murrayfield.
Chosen charity: The Larder
Magnus Bradbury capped off an excellent November/ December by becoming Edinburgh Rugby's 36th club centurion, making his 100th appearance in the home bonus-point victory over Benetton, a game in which the back-row was also named Player of the Match.
It was against Dragons however that Bradbury was perhaps at his most devastating, with the back-row bulldozing though the Welsh side's defence on more than one occasion.
Bradbury has also been a brick wall in defence, and like his back-row teammate Crosbie, the former Oban man has found himself making huge defensive plays at integral moments.
Chosen charity: Macmillan Cancer Support
EMILIANO BOFFELLI
The Argentine star was thrust straight into the action when he made his Edinburgh Rugby debut away to Dragons in November, only days after arriving in the Scottish capital.
It took Boffelli no time at all to showcase his class however as the full-back crossed the whitewash only minutes into his first Burgh appearance.
Boffelli scored a try on his home debut against Benetton, before his goal kicking masterclass helped secure a famous European victory against Saracens at StoneX Stadium.
VOTE FOR YOUR PLAYER OF THE MONTH BELOW!


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The Seattle-based vaccine developer is announcing today that its new chief executive is Carlos Paya, the former president of Elan, the Ireland-based biotech company which has significant operations in South San Francisco. Paya is replacing Immune Design's founding CEO, Steve Reed, who will continue to serve on the company's executive management team and board. Bruce Carter, the executive chairman, is staying in his position.
"We are fortunate to have someone of Dr. Paya's caliber joining Immune Design," Reed said in a statement.
Paya's prior job was at Elan, the company known for developing the hit multiple sclerosis drug natalizumab (Tysabri). He oversaw commercial, marketing, R&D, and clinical operations there since November 2008. Before that, he was with Indianapolis-based pharma giant Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), as vice president of Lilly Research Laboratories. Paya, an immunologist by training, was a member of the faculty at the Mayo Clinic before going into the pharmaceutical industry.
Immune Design was founded in 2008 with technology from the Caltech lab of Nobel Laureate David Baltimore, and from Reed's team at the Seattle-based Infectious Disease Research Institute. The technology is based on a vector from Baltimore's lab that makes it possible to specifically stimulate dendritic cells of the immune system, which are known for sending sentinel warning signals about pathogens to other cells of the immune system. That targeting ability is being combined with synthetic chemical compounds called adjuvants, which are used to boost the effectiveness of vaccines.
The adjuvants from Reed's lab, when combined with Baltimore's precise delivery system, offer an opportunity to trigger highly potent, more specific immune responses in the body than vaccines from the past, according to Rick Klausner, a partner with The Column Group, one of the company's founding investors.
The company has raised $50 million in two rounds of venture financing, and last year struck its first major partnership with AstraZeneca's MedImmune unit to develop new vaccine candidates.


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Example code:
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The standards set out mandatory organic labelling requirements, organic production standards and third-party certification procedures for acceptance of organic product (crop and crop products) into Japan. In June 2005, the JAS law was revised and came into effect from the 1st March 2006. Included in this revision is an addendum for livestock and livestock products. It is important to note that fibre (including wool) and wine are not covered under the JAS organic program. Producers exporting fibre or wine may make claims to their certified organic status and display their certification body seal, but not the JAS label.
The JAS program is based on the ongoing evaluation of internal structures and the management competence of respective certified operators. Operators under license will need to verify that procedures are in place to meet specific standard requirements.
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The current equivalence for crop and crop product means that within Australia only operators intending to directly apply the JAS label - primarily product sold directly to the Japanese market - and those producing livestock/livestock products (other than wool) must be JAS certified. Moreover, in some cases both Re-packer and Processor also need to be JAS certified.
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Mordella luteopyga is a species of beetle in the genus Mordella of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1929.

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Mountaineering at Midlife
Myron and Adele walk towards the LeConte Glacier on the Ptarmigan Traverse.
Husband and wife team, Myron Allen and Adele Aldrich (Laramie, WY), decided while in their 40's that they wanted to learn to be mountaineers. Avid backpackers and scramblers all their life, they felt like they wanted to "up the ante." Since 2004, they've climbed with AAI on several fantastic mountaineering trips, including the Ptarmigan Traverse and the remote Mt. Challenger in Washington's Picket Range. Recently, Myron put together an entertaining article that sums up their adventures and explains what it's like to start this sport at midlife:
"Among America's great midlife diversions, mountaineering hardly competes with golf, sports cars, and Harleys, not to mention that ancient pastime, fretting over the irreducible love handles that lard your flanks after age 40. Yet my wife Adele and I — at ages 45 and 50, respectively — chose precisely this stage of life to ramp up our mountaineering skills. After three decades' worth of backpacking and scrambling, mainly in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming and Colorado, we wanted to up the ante. Three years later, after four sessions with professional mountain guides, we've acquired glacier savvy, sure-footed rock climbing technique, and solid rope skills. Let's not exaggerate: we'll never be certified
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Sometimes when we bring a burden to God, we do so much groaning over it that it seems as though God is having a dreadful time, too. In reality it does not burden Him at all. God says in effect, "It is a light thing for Me to do this for you." Our load, though heavy for us, is not heavy for Him. Christ carries the whole on one shoulder, not two shoulders. The government of the world is upon His shoulder, and He is not struggling and groaning with it. His mighty arm is able to carry all our burdens. There is power in Christ for our sanctification. Yes, the Lord can sanctify, the Lord can heal, the Lord can do anything. You must have faith in God. If you come to a river this morning, will it take you as the mighty Niagara would take a little boat and carry you along-to a precipice? Oh, no, but to the heart of love and blessing forever. Oft there comes a wondrous message, When my hopes are growing dim, I can hear it thro' the darkness Like some sweet and far-off hymn. Nothing is too hard for Jesus No man can work like Him.


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    def __init__(self, original, cookiejar):
        self.original = original
        self._cookiejar = cookiejar

    def content(self):
        return content(self.original)

    def json(self, *args, **kwargs):
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    def text(self, *args, **kwargs):
        return text_content(self.original, *args, **kwargs)

    def history(self):
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                "Twisted < 13.1.0 does not support response history.")

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            history.append(_Response(response.previousResponse,
                                     self._cookiejar))
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        return jar


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Did you know the NHS has been spending around £136 million a year on prescriptions for medicines that can be bought over the counter from pharmacies or supermarkets. After national consultation, NHS England have implemented national guidance and are asking GPs, nurses and pharmacists not to routinely prescribe medicines for a range of minor health concerns. For the majority of patients nothing will change and the GP decision will be on a case by case basis.
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Being Human, Wellcome Collection: review
From how they built vegetable plots on solid granite foundations to the day a Harrier Jump-jet landed right here and won an air race to New York
by Tom Kihl November 11, 2019
Photography: Adam Razvi, Tom Kihl & Wikimedia commons
It's the latest pop-up plot from Global Generation
They're the charity behind similarly creative local schemes such as The Skip Garden, which sees food grown in moveable planters in locations around King's Cross, and The Urban Campsite, which brought a campfire-style storytelling circle to a disused restaurant in Regent's Place back in January. This latest project is a partnership with the British Library and developer Stanhope to turn the land over to community use while awaiting redevelopment.
Hundreds of people have already been involved
The Garden was built entirely from scratch between May and July this year, using second-hand, repurposed and diverted-from-landfill materials. "We say our gardens are 'built by a thousand hands' for good reason," says Kiloran Benn O'Leary, the project's general manager. "In the lead up to opening we had over 300 volunteers help to get it all ready. We've now had over 500 volunteers and will have hundreds more coming in over the next couple of months as our projects get going."
The ground is metre-deep hardcore, concrete and granite
Therefore, absolutely everything must be grown in containers. As well as those signature skips, you'll find plant bedding made from reclaimed scaffolding boards, vast piles of woodchip and a 16-metre long polytunnel for nurturing seedlings. Local residents manage their own group growing beds, and the vegetables produced go into tasty free community lunches held on site.
The Garden isn't only for growing food
It's just as much a place of learning and making, with hands-on workshops in arts and technology at MAKE – a collaboration with nearby UAL Central St Martins. Their on-site studio is home to everything from sewing machines to 3D printers, with a schools programme as well as drop-in DIY making sessions in the evenings. There's also a Mongolian yurt with its own wood burner for more workshops and 'Nature Explorers' kids sessions, and look out for a kiln for firing ceramics soon, too.
The site was originally streets of slum housing
Cramped, tightly-packed dwellings sprang up on the fields outside London during the railway-building boom of the 1830s. While being sandwiched between two major rail termini originally brought people here, it also proved the reason they were unceremoniously kicked out, too. Victorian Londoners couldn't get enough of products arriving daily from the Midlands, including milk, fish and beer, so in a bid to accommodate ever-increasing demand, the Midland Railway displaced up to 10,000 Somers Town residents and flattened 4000 homes in the creation of a sprawling new facility to handle produce adjacent to St Pancras station.
It was cleared to create a massive St Pancras goods depot
In its heyday there were more than 30 sidings here for offloading food onto horse-drawn carts, which queued up along Euston Road. But while the gothic-inspired station was saved from the wrecking-ball of 1960s railway modernisation, the mucky, defunct and bombed-out yard next door was flatted once again. It sat vacant, until the eventual arrival of the British Library on the southern half of the site in the 90s, and the more recent addition of the Francis Crick Institute in 2016.
By 2026, the site will be a permanent home for The Alan Turing Institute
The final part in the latest genesis of this Somers Town plot will see the creation of the first permanent home for the UK's national centre for data science and artificial intelligence. Named after the famous WWII codebreaker and early computer scientist who was ultimately persecuted for his sexuality, it forms part of a much-needed extension of the British Library, where the Institute is currently squeezed in.
The Story Garden is part of increasing efforts towards greening Euston and King's Cross
It sits at the heart of various initiatives to bring more trees, plants, squares and gardens to a neighbourhood that has been dominated by industrial urban development for more than 150 years. Euston Green Link is currently adding planters, green walls and pocket parks along a signposted route between the station and Regent's Park. In turn, that route leads in the other direction too, morphing into the established Wellbeing Walk, which diverts pedestrians away from traffic between Euston and King's Cross. And beyond that, the Islamic-inspired courtyards and terraces of the Aga Khan Centre and the wider King's Cross development is bringing foliage onto the building structures – look out for the latest addition, Jellicoe Gardens, opening to the public early next year.
The site currently plays host to a portable wood
Look out for 52 oak trees growing in tubs at the Story Garden. These are a continuation of a grand project started in Germany in the 1980s by artist Joseph Bueys, planting 7000 oaks in cities. Acorns from these trees have been gathered and germinated by UK art activists Ackroyd & Harvey since 2007, and this is their latest temporary home.
A harrier jump-jet once landed here as part of a Transatlantic Air Race
Yes, as random as it may seem today, back in 1969 the Daily Mail ran a competition to see who could be the fastest person to race between the top of the Post Office Tower and New York's Empire State Building. The contest gripped both nations, with celebrity participants and whacky modes of transport, but it was the RAF team that ultimately scooped the prize due to the ability of their fighter plane to take off vertically from central London. Watching dignitaries were unfortunately showered with masses of coal dust thrown up by the powerful downwards thrust of the aircraft as it left the derelict St Pancras Goods Yard 'airport'.
And don't miss the new art covered walk-way leading to Regent's Park
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Stantec selected for resilience review for Naval Support
Activity, Anne Arundel County, and City of Annapolis
The project will create a long-term sustainability plan for the city and county in support of NSA Annapolis
ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 25, 2021) TSX, NYSE:STN
The United States Naval Support Activity (NSA), the City of Annapolis, and Anne Arundel County, Maryland have partnered to conduct a community resilience review to ensure continued function and ensure mission preparedness of the Annapolis-based United States Naval Academy. The cooperative partnership has selected leading global design firm Stantec to conduct the review.
The project will include the identification and development of specific transportation and evacuation strategies to enhance resilience in response to extreme weather events and environmental changes associated with sea-level rise and climate change. The review is intended to protect and preserve military readiness and support continued community and economic development. The Department of Defense is funding the study through a joint grant request submitted by the City of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, and NSA.
Charged with delivering base operating support services to tenant commands, NSA Annapolis sits on 7.2 square miles of land, which includes 17 miles of waterfront on the Chesapeake Bay and Severn River and is the home to the United States Naval Academy. The Academy is bordered by the City of Annapolis and uses city and county road networks for ingress and egress from Academy grounds. These shared assets present shared challenges, but also shared opportunities. Opportunities to leverage resources and partner on resilience planning will result from the review.
The completed review will include an action plan with recommended resilience actions and prioritized projects with a focus on shared critical infrastructure and programs. These may include energy, water and wastewater, stormwater conveyance, transportation and evacuation, communication networks, health services, community housing, schools, and daycare centers.
"Climate change impacts, natural disasters, and extreme weather events coupled with man-made threats have amplified in recent years, driving communities across the country to address their vulnerabilities," said Cyrena Eitler, strategic planning advisor and project manager at Stantec. "We look forward to working with the City of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, the State of Maryland and NSA Annapolis to create a plan that will support both the community and the military's mission for years to come."
The review is expected to be completed by June 2022.
This year, Stantec was named the fifth most sustainable company in the world and the first in North America by Corporate Knights. Stantec is the only engineering and design firm to earn an A- rating from CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) for its climate change leadership in the last three years.
About Stantec
Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That's why at Stantec, we always design with community in mind.
We care about the communities we serve—because they're our communities too. This allows us to assess what's needed and connect our expertise, to appreciate nuances and envision what's never been considered, to bring together diverse perspectives so we can collaborate toward a shared success.
We're designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.
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The Very Best of the Harmless Scout Leader Meme
He's creepy, he's looking at you funny and he spends long weekends alone in the woods with your kids. Here are the fifty greatest moments from the man who makes us all pause and think twice about the boy scouts in general.
The Very Best of the Scumbag Stacy Meme
In the spirit of any guy who's ever been wronged by a woman, and the female version of Scumbag Steve, these are the 50+ greatest "dude I've totally been through that" moments from the most controversial meme in Advice Animal meme history: Scumbag Stacy. Scumbag Stacy is that girl you've always pined after, done absolutely everything for, but will never have. Let's embrace our nerd rage in a round-up of the best of Scumbag Stacy because bro, we've all been there.
The Absolute Best of the Raptor Jesus Meme
In honor of Easter Sunday, this is the best of the classic, the wonderfully sacrilegious, Raptor Jesus Meme. Raptor Jesus is an immature, self-involved, teenage-sounding, gamer, lolcat depiction of Jesus Christ with a Velociraptor for a head. In other words, Raptor Jesus is basically drawing mustaches in your church pamphlets taken to the next level.... and then some. Enjoy.
The Absolute Best of the Annoying Facebook Girl Meme (OMGZ!)
Annoying Facebook Girl is a meme that basically illustrates all the most annoying things anyone can do on Facebook, while putting the actions in the hands of an annoying looking teenage girl who is completely oblivious of exactly how annoying she is being. Because no matter who you are, what you do or what you look like, if you do any of these things on Facebook, you're acting like a teenage girl. Here's the best of the Annoying Facebook Girl meme, in all its miserably relevant glory.
The Absolute Best of the Business Cat Meme
Business Cat is a meme that chronicles the exploits of a cat who happens to be in upper management. If you've ever been near a cat or held down a job for more than a few days, then you can relate to the Business Cat meme. He isn't a bad boss, he usually means well, but he will always handle everything like most cats you've ever known would handle an otherwise-human professional situation. Here's the best of the Business Cat meme, in all its punny, cat-lover glory.
The Absolute Best of the Scumbag Steve Meme
Scumbag Steve is the newest advice meme going around these here interwebs. It's starring that guy we all knew in High School (or unfortunately know in "real life") who was the biggest inconsiderate, ignorant, egotistical, idiotic, mooching, freeloading, all-talk-no-walk, would-ruin-at-least-one-thing-at-parties tough guy who looked exactly like the dude in the picture on the Scumbag Steve meme.
To vent our frustrations we, as the internet, have created this meme in honor/disgust of one of the worst people all of us have ever known and we've named him "Scumbag Steve." Fuck you, Steve.
God is an Epic Troll: The Best of the Advice God Meme
The Judeo-Christian God is an epic troll. If you grew up Catholic, Protestant or at all Christian, then most of these iterations of this meme will hit home hard. These are all questions we've asked ourselves, our pastors and our parents that can simply be answered with the fact that the Judeo-Christian God, as a character, is a mean, troll-like, hypocritical butt-face. Enjoy the best of the "Advice God" meme, just in time for the holiday season.
10 Best Videos of Politicians Fighting
Here are the best videos of actual physical assaults between politicians from all around the world. Even a wish from a Miss America contestant wouldn't bring these people together.


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Le mosche del formaggio sono membri della famiglia Piophilidae delle mosche (ditteri), insieme a Neottiophilidae e Thyreophoridae. La maggior parte di queste sono insetti spazzini di prodotti animali e funghi. Il membro più noto della famiglia è la Piophila casei. Si tratta di una piccola mosca, lunga circa 4 mm, presente in tutto il mondo. La larva della mosca infesta i salumi, il pesce affumicato, i formaggi, e animali in decomposizione. Infatti l'entomologia forense utilizza la presenza di larve di Piophila casei per stimare la data del decesso, poiché non depongono uova nei cadaveri fino a tre-sei mesi dal decesso.

La larva è di circa 8 mm di lunghezza ed ha una notevole capacità di saltare – se disturbato, questo minuscolo verme può saltare fino a 15 cm in aria. In Sardegna e in Corsica del Sud le larve sono introdotte intenzionalmente nel formaggio pecorino per produrre il tipico casu martzu.

Le larve non sono pericolose per ingestione , gli acidi dello stomaco riescono a neutralizzarle . I rari casi di miasi intestinale spesso sono dovuti a carenza di acidi nello stomaco e a malattia intestinale pregressa .

Il corpo della mosca adulta è nero, blu-nero o bronzo, con tocchi di giallo sulla testa, le antenne, e le zampe. Le ali sono iridescenti.

Bibliografia
 McAlpine JF. 1977. A revised classification of the Piophilidae, including 'Neottiophilidae' and 'Thyreophoridae' (Diptera: Schizophora). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada 103: 1-66
 McAlpine JF. (ed.) 1989. Manual of Nearctic Diptera (Vol. 3). Agriculture Canada Monograph No. 32.
 Ozerov, 2000. Piophilidae. In: Papp, L. & Darvas, A. (eds). Contributions to a Manual of Palaearctic Diptera. Appendix Volume.
 Science Herald, Budapest.pp 355–365. ISBN 963-04-8840-X
 Shtakel'berg, A.A. Family Piophilidae in Bei-Bienko, G. Ya, 1988 Keys to the insectsof the European Part of the USSR Volume 5 (Diptera) Part 2 English edition

Voci correlate
 Acaro del formaggio
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 Milbenkäse
 Mimolette

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Grindr Taps Top Fashion PR Firm
Today in unexpected pairings.
For those unfamiliar with the inner workings of fashion publicity, the firm PR Consulting — run by Sylvie Picquet Damesme and Pierre Rougier — is one of the most powerful in the business, with a client list that boasts the likes of Altuzarra, Dries Van Noten, Christopher Kane, J.W. Anderson, Christian Dior, Rick Owens and Versace. (The list goes on and on.)
But as of Tuesday, the fashion, beauty and lifestyle-centric company has added a client to its list that doesn't quite fit in with the others: Grindr. The app, which is a highly popular all-male social network that boasts seven million international users (including social media enthusiast Marc Jacobs), announced in a release that PR Consulting will manage all of its public relations, effective immediately. Although we're not quite sure where Grindr fits in with the firm's prestigious fashion portfolio — it's the first app that the company has ever represented — we're very, very interested to see how this goes.
'Paper' Magazine Cast a Very NSFW Editorial Using Grindr
We've literally never seen this many penises.
Grindr Officially Gets Into the Menswear Game
The all-male social network has dabbled in different areas of the fashion industry, but now it's going all-in with a full retail collection.
Marc Jacobs Has Been on Grindr
The designer got personal with 'Paper' Magazine's Mickey Boardman, also discussing his not-so-great feelings about being replaced at Louis Vuitton.
By Eliza Brooke
Can Turning Fashion People Into YouTube Creators Translate to Cash?
Will clickbait-y videos of Naomi Campbell grocery shopping or Marc Jacobs learning to drive actually connect with large enough audiences to bring in ad dollars for brands?


The two lovely travel poster stamps I have used on this are from a wonderful set I bought years ago from Tanda Stamps - sadly no longer in business. The postcards are from a set of travel themed stamps I got in a bargain bin at a show, and the suitcase is an UM that I've had for so long I can't remember where it came from! The backing paper is from the same SU pad I used for the feather card I posted earlier today.
This is such a great layout and screams all things nautical! Great job! Thanks for being in our gallery this week at Just Us Girls and we hope you will join us again soon!
LOL!!! Very clever. I think your cruise theme is fab and I do like the pops of red. Thanks so much for playing in our Colour challenge at The Male Room. Deborah, DT.


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Q: Positive function not vanishing in a neighbourhood
Let $f\in C[-1,1]$ such that $f(x)\geq 0$ for all $x\in [-1,1]$ and $f$ is not identically zero in any neighbourhood of $-1$, then there exists $\epsilon>0$ such that $f(x)>0$ for all $x\in (-1,-1+\epsilon)$.

It seems obvious to me when I try draw pictures, however, I'm not sure how to formally prove it. If the function is strictly greater than zero at $-1$, then it is clear. But how to treat the case when the function vanishes at $-1$?

A: The theorem is not true, because if we let:
$$g(x) = \begin{cases} (x+1)^2 \sin\left( \frac{1}{x+1} \right) & x\ne -1\\ 0 & x=-1 \end{cases}$$
Then $f(x) = \left(g(x)\right)^2$ is continuous (even differentiable) everywhere, not identically zero on any interval, and yet zero infinitely often in any interval $(−1,−1+\varepsilon)$


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NASA & ESA and P. Kelly (University of California, Berkeley)
Gravitational Lensing Helps Scientists Discover Most Distant Star Yet!
April 02, 2018 by Anton Strout in For Science!
Astronomers got a bonus surprise recently when they used the Hubble Space Telescope to study a far off supernova. They discovered the most distant star ever observed by humans!
An international team of astronomers led by Patrick Kelley of the University of Minnesota, USA, Jose Diego from the Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain, and Steven Rodney of the University of Southern California, USA were studying the gravitationally lensed supernova "Refsdal" (heuc1525) when a point of light brightened in the same galaxy that hosted the supernova. This point of light turns out to be a hot (about twice the temperature of the Sun), blue supergiant star (LS1) that is a pretty significant find.
"Like the Refsdal supernova explosion, the light of this distant star got magnified, making it visible for Hubble," says Patrick Kelly. "This star is at least 100 times farther away than the next individual star we can study, except for supernova explosions."
How old is this star? Well, the light scientists observed from it was emitted "only" 4.4 billion years after the Big Bang, when the universe was only 30 percent of its current age. Astronomers were only able to see this light because of a phenomenon called gravitational or cosmic lensing. This allowed the light from the star to be magnified 2000 times.
"The star became bright enough to be visible for Hubble thanks to a process called gravitational lensing," explains Jose Diego. Gravitational lensing occurs when objects of huge mass create a magnifying effect on objects behind them. You can read another article where I explain it in more detail here.
But that's not all. Scientists were able to ascertain that the gravitational lensing was due to more than just the mass of the galaxy cluster, but by a giant source of mass that wasn't visible to them. They believe this mass was from a compact object about three times the mass of the Sun. This caused an effect called gravitational microlensing.
"The discovery of LS1 allows us to gather new insights into the constituents of the galaxy cluster. We know that the microlensing was caused by either a star, a neutron star, or a stellar-mass black hole," explains Steven Rodney.
This means that because of the discover of this super old star, astronomers will be able to learn more about black holes and neutron stars and their effects on other objects around them. This is important because black holes and neutron stars aren't visible--they must be studied indirectly, via their effects rather than by direct observation. Studying this will help astronomers understand what galaxy clusters are made of, and also will help them to understand dark matter, one of the great mysteries of our universe.
"If dark matter is at least partially made up of comparatively low-mass black holes, as it was recently proposed, we should be able to see this in the light curve of LS1. Our observations do not favour the possibility that a high fraction of dark matter is made of these primordial black holes with about 30 times the mass of the Sun," says Kelly.
Looking back at data from previous studies of the Refsdal supernova, scientists realized that in fact, they did detect this star earlier, in 2016. But the interesting thing is that in a subsequent image, the star isn't there. They hypothesize that this is because a massive dark object moved in front of it, blocked the Hubble's view. The star came back into sight after the object moved past. This gives even more clues to what galaxy clusters are made of.
Astronomers are excited to study these new developments with the new tech of the James Webb Space Telescope, set for launch in May 2020. Soon, we'll be able to study the oldest stars and reach to the beginnings of the universe in more detail than ever before.
Melanie R. Meadors is the author of fantasy stories where heroes don't always carry swords and knights in shining armor often lose to nerds who study their weaknesses. She's been known to befriend wandering garden gnomes, do battle with metal-eating squirrels, and has been called a superhero on more than one occasion. Her fiction has appeared in Circle Magazine, Prick of the Spindle, and in the anthology Champions of Aetaltis. She studied astronomy and physics at Northern Arizona University and has published some non-fiction in the field of astronomy and library sciences. She's the co-editor of the anthology MECH: Age of Steel and editor of Hath No Fury, and she is a blogger and general b*tch monkey at The Once and Future Podcast.
April 02, 2018 /Anton Strout
science, space, Hubble Space Telescope, gravitational lensing, stars, astronomy, Melanie R. Meadors
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Love Energy Savings sums up some thoughts on Brexit and the energy sector
Before the votes were cast, many in the energy sector raised concerns that a Brexit would have a negative effect on the industry. Now we have chosen to leave, uncertainty about the long-term implications is understandably rife.
The UK had previously been a rather loud voice in Brussels when it came to both the liberalisation of the energy market and climate change. Both of these need to be looked at separately.
Firstly, the energy market. In the immediate aftermath of the Brexit, a decline in exchange rates caused gas prices to rise, causing many to immediately jump to the conclusion that leaving the EU was a 'bad move'. However, as the dust settles, things have started to calm down.
One of the biggest questions that will face Brexit negotiators is whether the UK will remain in the internal energy market and what an energy trading relationship will look like.
If the UK wants to continue to have full access to the European single energy market, we will also have to comply with the rules and regulations other members adhere to as part of the access agreement, similar to Norway, however we will lack negotiating powers.
If we chose to work outside this market, it would begin a hugely complex process and result in uncertainty harming investment in the long-term. Having said that, in terms of prices, 'energy' is not currently subject to a tariff and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have a zero-cap on energy trade tariffs, suggesting that the EU would not be able to impose an explicit tax on energy exports – which would be good news. However, that is not to say that the EU would not impose 'transmission' charges, for example.
Moving onto the effect a Brexit will have on our climate change commitments. The fact that we have a UK Climate Change Act and have just recently passed the fifth carbon budget demonstrates that our motivation to de-carbonise is not one imposed by the EU, but one which the UK seeks to pursue regardless of whether we are an EU member or not. In the EU, we were a louder voice than many for pushing climate change policy. Without us, support for green legislation may suffer.
A potential problem for the EU is that the UK currently contributes more than the member state average when it comes to the EU's collective target. This means that when the UK leaves, other members will have to make more of an effort to reduce their emissions.
One the other hand, the main issue the UK could potentially experience is a reduction in investment. Uncertainty always hinders confidence but, by leaving the EU, we will also have reduced access to the European Investment Bank. A lack of funding may delay, or even put an end to, any potential renewable energy plant plans or fracking opportunities which would then reduce our ability to generate green power domestically.
Therefore, it seems that our best bet is to remain part of the single market, negotiating favourable supply terms while continuing to lobby for progressive climate change policies. However, with known climate-change sceptic, David Davis, leading UK Brexit negotiations, it will be interesting to see how the next five, ten and 20 years pan out.
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