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Club NME, helping you bright young things stay modern in London every Friday night. Expect live bands and resident DJs in the main room, plus pop-up shows and parties upstairs in the Gallery. Take a look here...
Youthful and full of ambition, Native People have combined classic 80s synths with fresh indie-electronic ties drawing influence from contemporaries like Shura, Friendly Fires and Two Door Cinema Club.
Their new single "Don't Save Me" is no exception, every inch the summer anthem with sharp guitars, warming synths and melodic vocals.
Support for the four piece has grown rapidly since the release of their debut single, Calm Forever which saw the lads secure titles such as Record of the Week (BBC Introducing Kent) and Discovery of the Week (Amazing Radio) plus feature on the likes of Clash, AMBY & Spindle.
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Deloitte: High Churn Rate Shows 'Competitive, Maturing' SVOD Market
By Tom Butts published 6 December 21
Researcher predicts 150 million paid subscriptions to SVOD services will be cancelled worldwide in 2022
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As the market and number of video streaming services continues to grow worldwide, customer choice is expanding and with it, the rate of subscriptions, cancellations and subscriptions (aka "churn"), will grow by 30% in 2022, with 150 million paid subscriptions expected to be cancelled next year alone, according to a new report from Deloitte.
However, more subscriptions are expected to be added than cancelled with the average number of subscriptions rising and in markets with the highest rate of churn, a large number of subscriptions to services previously cancelled.
"These are all signs of a competitive and maturing SVOD market. As SVOD matures, growth across global regions that may have different cost sensitivities will likely require different business model innovation and pathways to profitability," Deloitte said.
Obviously SVOD providers are not fond of churn (with some in the U.S. spending up to $200 on average to acquire each subscriber), and the growing number of streaming services in the U.S. in particular is prompting subscribers to become overwhelmed managing and paying for such services. In response, subscribers are more likely to cancel fee-based services in favor of FAST (free ad-supported television) channels Deloitte said.
"The net result is that, in 2021, around 80% of households in the United States had a paid SVOD subscription, with about 35% churn," the research firm said. "Providers seeking to retain customers through the strength of their content are spending billions of dollars annually to develop and acquire top-tier programming. But it may not be sustainable to spend so heavily, and consumers will only take so many price hikes. More US SVOD providers are hence looking to pricing as another lever to fight churn, offering cheaper or free ad-supported packages."
Deloitte says that the European market most resembles the U.S. scenario, where churn ranged from 7-23% and that increased competition will result in a churn rate that won't exceed 25% in 2022. In Latin America, local content is more valued and many use ads to subsidize the costs of subscriptions, resulting in a lower churn rate.
In Asia, free, ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) services predominate and service providers are also more likely to add value to subscriptions with gaming and music and mobile first engagement, which tends to insulate providers from high churn rates.
"The Asian model may inform how U.S. services can expand globally and how providers in Europe, Latin America, and Africa can grow their own offerings," Deloitte concluded.. "As SVOD matures in multiple markets, we predict that their growth will be increasingly based on ad-supported models, and that the metric for SVOD success will be less about subscriber count and more about overall revenue from all services and sources. This may favor media companies that offer more than just streaming video."
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Money magazine names Des Moines fourth-best city in America for eating out affordably
Brian Taylor Carlson
Grabbing a great meal in a restaurant doesn't have to break the bank. And dining out in Des Moines is proof of that.
Money magazine named Des Moines one of the best cities in America for catching a meal out on a budget.
Interested in Iowa food news? Follow @briantaylorcarlson on Facebook, @BriinDSM on Twitter and @briindsm on Instagram.
In a recent article by Shaina Mishkin, headlined "These Are the 10 Best Cities in America for Eating Out Affordably," Des Moines was ranked fourth in the nation for having cheap eats. San Antonio took the top spot, followed by Oklahoma City and Knoxville, Tenn.
To name its winners from a list of 300 U.S. cities, Money used data from Numbeo, Yelp and WitLytic. They evaluated locations based on the quality of restaurants, number of places to eat, and the average cost of food and drinks in the area.
Des Moines, the city of affordable dining
"Traveling through Des Moines?" Mishkin wrote. "You're in luck. The city's Eatery A — and, specifically, the Mediterranean restaurant's $11 cioppino — was named the "best cheap eats" in Iowa by Travel + Leisure. The fish stew dish isn't the only affordable meal you'll find in the state capital. The average meal at an inexpensive restaurant costs $12, according to Numbeo, while, at just $3, the average price of a domestic beer is among the cheapest on this list."
► From 2017:This restaurant has the 'best cheap eats' in Iowa
Travel + Leisure's article from 2017 involved all 50 states. Ali Khan, host of Cooking Channel's "Cheap Eats," and author of "Bang for Your Burger Buck," dined his way around Des Moines on Dec. 2, 2016, as part of his season two tour of the show.
He feasted on four items from four different eateries in 12 hours — all for less than $35 total:
Breakfast: Breakfast nachos at University Library Café, made by Chef Charles Johnson ($8.99)
Lunch: Broasted chicken with mashed potatoes and onion rings from High Life Lounge, created by Chef Jeff Bruning ($8.99)
Snack: Napoleon dessert at Strudl Haus (now closed), by Chef Michael Leo ($3.50)
But the cioppino at Eatery A, made by Chef Nic Gonwa, received special notoriety as the best cheap eat in the metro.
"It was our goal with Eatery A to give people five-star food at a two-star price," Gonwa said in 2017. "We make it affordable for people to come experience and order multiple things, and come in multiple times a week and feel good about the food they're getting — and not break the bank."
Other statistics about Des Moines dining from Money magazine:
Restaurants with four or more stars, Yelp: 200
Average price of a three-course meal at a mid-range restaurant for two people, Numbeo: $40
Average price of a domestic beer, Numbeo: $3
Top 10 best cities for cheap eats
Here is the full list of cities that were recognized in Money magazine for affordable dining:
San Antonio, Tex.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Knoxville, Tenn.
Detroit, Mich.
Lexington, Ky.
Reno, Nev.
Portland, Ore.
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Q: Dropdown menu show text on hover I got a little dropdown menu : bootply
Now my problem is that i cant get the onhover text to work, i want to have text apearing next to the menu whenever you hover over the icon, so you get a small text to show what you are clicking on, for example next to the home icon, i would like to have text appearing 'home', preferably not as after content.
here is an example of what i want: example

I really hope someone can help me out with this one, if I'm not clear enough please tell me how to make myself clear.

A: You might heard of CSS Tooltips. Here is how you can make one of yours.
You can use data-* attribute to create such tooltips with only css3 capabilities. You need to change your markup little bit or i would say you need to add data-* attribute to your li elemetns:

    <button type="button" class="btn btn-menu dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">

    </button>

and you need to have this css:
.dropdown-menu>li{position:relative;}
.dropdown-menu>li[data-tooltip]:hover::after {
   content: attr(data-tooltip);
   position: absolute;
   left: 40px;
   top: 10px;
   min-width: 75px;
   border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15);
   border-radius: 2px;
   background: white;
   padding: 3px;
   color: #000000;
   font-size: 11px;
   box-shadow: 0 6px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.175);
}

Bootply in action.

A: use title="your title" if image then use alt="your title" which you want to show as tooltip

A: I think you're looking for a tooltip. I prefer Tooltipster, but there are plenty of other options available.
$(document).ready(function() {
  $('.dropdown-toggle').tooltipster();
});

A: The tooltip, you've referred in your Source, is being created by using text-indent, that means

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*they've created icons by using pseudo elements as ::after OR ::before

*Further they've used tooltip texts as actual text as
Account and on ::hover
nav a:hover {
   text-indent: 0px;
 } they've reset the text-indent: 0px; and displayed that text as tooltip by giving that look n feel.
However you're using font-awesome and that trick won't work in your case. You either go with the default tooltip OR use jQuery plugins like Powertip by simply defining title as:

Further use plugin as:
   $('.dropdown-menu>li a').powerTip({
     placement: 'e'});

Here's  a JSFiddle,
you can easily customize  UI of this tooltip, try using this, hope that will do the trick for you.

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Disney+ Free Accounts 2022 | Disney Plus Account Login , Disney Plus, which has been hailed as the future of the Disney Company and has been in preparation for years, is finally out. Disney Plus, which rivals Netflix as well as Apple TV Plus and HBO Max, is an online streaming platform. It contains many series and films. Disney Plus met users in America, Canada and the Netherlands on Tuesday. Outside these countries, Australia and New Zealand will begin broadcasting on November 19. On Tuesday, many users signed up for the new streaming, i.e. online video service. According to users, there were some glitches and outages at the beginning. However, these problems decreased considerably during the day.
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Can a nearly century-old Disney Company combine that experience with new technology? We'll see that with the opening of Disney's online broadcast network Disney+. The company has unveiled its long-awaited "streaming service over the internet," Disney+. But the launch of the platform will come November in North America. The rest of the world may have to wait a little longer.
There are several reasons for this delay. First, Disney is struggling to reclaim the royalties of content it has sold to other online publishing platforms while it has no plans to launch its own platform yet. According to a statement from the company, it could take 4 years for all agreements to expire. That delay could reduce the project's chances of success, which Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger called a "top priority." But when it goes on the air, Disney+ will have an incredible amount of content.
The Platform will include the productions of Pixar, Marvel, National Geographic, Star Wars producer Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox, which Disney bought for $ 70 billion. The monthly membership fee will be $ 6.99, while the annual fee will be $ 69.99. It's just that… Disney also owns sports broadcasting network ESPN, and ESPN has more than 2 million mercenary digital members. Hotstar in India is also within Disney, with 300 million existing members. It's not over… Disney also has a majority stake in US online streaming service Hulu. All of these are steps big enough to put Disney at the heart of the crowded but increasingly profitable streaming market. Because it is vital to be "different" in this market.
American online streaming network Netflix plans to spend $ 15 billion on new content this year to make a difference. Apple also introduced its AppleTV+ service last month. US celebrity television programmer Oprah Winfrey and her friends will produce exclusive content for Apple TV+.
Disney+ ' s promotional meeting was also held at Sound Stage 2, the company's ever-expanding campus in Los Angeles, in a place that fits the spirit of the platform. Built in 1949, the studio is where the first Mary Poppins film was filmed, and years later, Pirates of the Caribbean. These two films were groundbreaking in the field of film technology in their respective periods. But Disney's illustrious past may be a hindrance to the company.
Disney grossed more than $ 7 billion from the 900 million movie tickets it sold last year. The company cannot afford to lose this main source of revenue at the moment, so major productions will be screened in cinemas first and will be available for online circulation after they are removed from Vision. Disney+ members will be able to access some short content about movies, such as behind-the-scenes footage, before the new films are uploaded to the platform. But Disney will also produce films, like the Christmas movie Noelle, to put directly on the platform. The company promises that these films will be prepared with the care shown in all Disney films. The Platform also hopes to stand out from its competitors with content such as Star Wars sequences shot with real players for the first time.
The company does not expect to make a profit from Disney+before 2023. There will also be money he earned from other straining services after opening his own platform, such as the $ 150 million he received from Netflix alone… Disney's announcement that its monthly membership fee will be $ 6.99 also puts price pressure on Apple. The monthly membership fee for Apple TV+, which will start service at the end of this year, has yet to be announced.
All this aside, the answer to this question is not yet known: how many different platforms can viewers afford to sign up for in a month? Could the generation that cancelled their traditional television membership and joined the platforms that broadcast over the internet think about doing home economics and going back to the old way?
Many series and films are featured on Disney Plus, as we mentioned in the beginning, but this service was specifically designed for Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar and other record-breaking productions by Disney. In addition, new original productions connected to these brands and others are also on the way. Many of Disney plus's specials are based on the company's big-budget series. A special series by Marvel, for example, will be firmly attached to the stories of films shown in cinemas. Although Disney's answer to Netflix is Disney Plus, episodes of the special series and shows will not be broadcast simultaneously. New episodes will be released weekly. According to CNET, there are approximately 500 films and 7,500 series in the Disney Plus library.
As we mentioned earlier, the Disney Plus service currently exists in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands. He will also arrive in New Zealand and Australia on November 19. It will enter broadcasting service in the UK, Spain, Germany, France and Italy as of March 31, 2020.
Disney Plus does not exist in Turkey. It is also unclear exactly when he will arrive in our country. Maybe in 2020 in Turkey.
HOW MUCH DOES DISNEY PLUS COST?
According to hardware news, viewers can reach Disney Plus in the United States, with a monthly fee of $ 6.99 and an annual fee of $ 69.99. Disney is offering a package that includes Disney Plus, ESPN Plus and Hulu with a monthly fee of $ 12.99 through a campaign it does. In general, Disney Plus, although a newer platform, rivals Netflix, Apple TV Plus and HBO Max will have a lot of talk of itself between.
– From Walt Disney Animation Studios ' Walt Disney Signature Collection, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the beautiful and The Ugly, Pinocchio, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Cinderella and more.
– Three of the four highest-grossing films of all time: The Avengers: Endgame, Avatar and Star Wars: The Power Awakens
– Thirty seasons of the 11th Annual Emmy-winning series The Simpsons
– Marvel films such as Captain America: Battle of the heroes, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, Iron Man 3
– Star Wars :The Power Awakens, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story films as well as six of the classic Star Wars films released from 1977-1999
We can actually liken the Disney+ system directly to systems like Netflix, BluTv, Amazon Prime, DC Universe or Hulu. In other words, this system, which has a membership system, will try to keep its library up to date along with its own films and series. Given the brands Disney has at its disposal, we can also say that if many films shown in cinemas do not have licensing problems, then they will be released via Disney+. The firm also owns the Marvel and Star Wars brands, as well as publications such as Pixar and National Geographic. So what are we going to see in this system?
In fact, there have been some rumours about this for a long time, and many of these have been confirmed along with the statements made. In recent minutes, we have announced the official announcement of the series Loki, starring Tom Hiddleston. Loki, one of the most beloved characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will tell us the unknown about the character in this limited planned series. Of course, we expect that there will be some characters in the series that we will remember from the movies. Details and release date are not yet clear.
When we move to Star Wars, we will probably see animated series in this system. Luna will appear with the character Cassian Andor as in the film.
Will Disney+ system be launched in Turkey?
There are still many unknown and undisclosed points about the Disney+ system. No clear date has been given for the system, which is expected to open in late 2019, and it has not been officially announced in which countries it will open. However, when we enter the site opened for Disney+ we see the expression TR. If we consider the active activities of Disney in our country, especially in the field of cinema, we can say that if there is not a major glitch, Disney+ system will be opened in our country.
The US – based company has undertaken numerous successful studies to date. Disney is also debuting on the internet, rivaling Netflix. So, what is Netflix's rival, Disney Plus?Global company Disney has unveiled Disney+, which has long been expected of it. The eagerly anticipated project will begin its broadcast life in North America in November, while in other regions it seems to take a long time, as Disney struggles to reclaim the copyrights of the content it sells to other online publishing platforms and all deals are due to end in 4 years.
WHAT IS DISNEY+ AND WHEN WILL IT START?
The platform, which will breathe new life into the Online world, will consist of projects from Pixar, Marvel, National Geographic, Star Wars producer Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox, which Disney bought for $ 70 billion. The monthly membership fee will be $ 6.99 and the annual fee will be $ 69.99. It will be featured on Disney+on Disney sports broadcasting network ESPN, Hotstar in India and Hulu.Starting this year, Netflix will spend $ 15 billion on its content in order to make a difference to Disney's project that will destroy the world of online publishing.
The promotional meeting of Disney+, which will produce content exclusive to DISNEY Plus, was held at the company's Sound Stage 2 studio in Los Angeles. Disney, which grossed more than $ 7 billion from 900 million movie tickets last year, will put the productions in cinemas first in order not to lose this gain from the cinema, and will then release them to circulation via the internet after they leave the vision.
Disney+ members will be able to access some short content about movies, such as behind-the-scenes footage, before the new films are uploaded to the platform. There will also be carefully crafted productions just for this platform.
Everything you need to know about Disney+
Disney+ Free Accounts is an entertainment company with a history even older than many countries, including the Republic of Turkey. It was founded on October 16, 1923 by Walt Disney+ Free Accounts and his brother Roy Disney. His first character was the "Mickey Mouse"we all knew.
When Walt Disney died of lung cancer on December 15, 1966, Roy Disney took over as head of the company. During the time of Roy Disney, the company continued to grow. After Roy Disney died of a stroke on December 20, 1971, the company passed to the control of Ron Miller, the brother of Donn Tatum, Card Walker, and Walt's wife, who trained the Disney Brothers. The name of the Walt Disney Company's film department became "Walt Disney Pictures" on April 1, 1983, which is also used today.
In 1983, Ron Miller was still head of the company. But in 1984, Sid Bass took over, buying 18.7 percent of the company. Bass replaced Michael Eisner of paramount as CEO, Warner Bros.he brought Frank Wells as general manager into the company's management. Disney+ Free Accounts acquired the rights to The Muppets characters in 1989 by purchasing The Muppets ' creator's company, The Jim Henson Company. In 1994, Eisner wanted to buy NBC, one of America's 4 major channels, but the deal did not materialize, as NBC wanted to retain 51 percent of the majority rights.
Determined to buy one of the so-called Big Four, ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, Disney+ Free Accounts agreed in 1995 to buy ABC for $ 19 million with the company's owner, Capital Cities. With this deal, it acquired a 37.5 percent minority stake in A&E Network, an 80 percent majority stake in ESPN, and other minor rights.
With the agreement, Saban Entertainment library became the owner of FOX Kids channels and FOX Family Channel, which broadcast in Europe and Latin America.
Following the deal, FOX Family's name was changed to ABC Family. Bad days at Disney+ Free Accounts had to lay off 4,000 employees in 2001 and cut the salaries of many of its employees. The September 11 attacks were troubled days after ABC's revenues plummeted, its acquisition of Universal Studios and Universal amusement parks failed to conclude successfully. Disney was now struggling against its other rivals. Discussions were also starting to take place administratively. There were resignations and grumbles across the board.
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Disney also returned to the company as a consultant. Following this management change in 2005, Disney went out of business again. He added new amusement parks to his system. He opened Disneylands all over the world.
Disney's growth ambition
In 2006, Disney acquired Pixar, owned by Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs, for $ 7.4 billion, Marvel Entertainment for $ 4.24 billion in 2009, and Lucasfilm for $ 4.05 billion in 2012.
Following these acquisitions, Disney became the largest company in Hollywood. He was already unopposed. Each product was reaching billions of consumers. While Disney's move was at first attributed only to Mickey's greed, by mid-2017, Disney announced that it would launch a new stream service.
In addition to its entire archive, Fox's acquisition of its archive, and its acquisition of National Geographic at the end of 2017 in addition to ESPN, was confusing.
Disney terminated that deal without drilling into American laws. FOX has taken control of Disney. A considerable percentage of Disney, FOX national channel and FOX News remained in the hands of Fox owner Rupert Murdoch. The other partners of the platform were the heads of major media outlets. Disney bought Fox, becoming the majority owner of Hulu. After America's mobile operator giant, AT&T, bought Warner, Hulu sold its shares to Disney and withdrew from the platform.
Disney now also owned much of Hulu. Now Hulu Was Disney's. But there was a problem. Disney paid for its growth by turning its back on its loyal audience.
He also had a character like Deadpool that was the furthest from Disney history, but guaranteed return on money. There were also Series and films on Hulu where nudity and violence were at a high level. As Disney tried to grapple with these decisions, some fans argued that Disney, perhaps the bravest job ever, would try to soften up the popular characters and productions for children to watch. Disney had to make a decision.
Disney has also made a debut by using excess stones at the foot of its new streaming service, which it has set up to rival Netflix and Amazon. Only those who want to get a Disney+ membership will pay $ 6.99; it also announced that those who want to get the Triple Package, including a Hulu and ESPN subscription, will pay $ 12.99 a month. With this triple package, Disney has also ended its deals with other platforms, which will leave other streaming platforms in dire straits.
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Change Is Coming Here
By J.P.@JapersRink Jun 13, 2007, 7:25pm EDT
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A little bit of change, at least. From the Caps PR machine:
"ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals re-launched the team's official website, WashingtonCaps.com, today, Wednesday, June 13, becoming the 13th of the NHL's 30 teams to transition to the new league-wide web design. The new-look, fan-friendly design will be seen on each of the team's 30 sites before the beginning of training camp in September.
"Capitals chairman and majority owner Ted Leonsis helped to spearhead the project, assisting the league in marketing the idea of a similar, more fan-friendly design that would better each team's site.
"'WashingtonCaps.com has always been an important part of our franchise and one of the primary ways we engage with our fans,' said Leonsis. 'I'm excited about the new look and believe that we have made a great site even better – and I can't wait to see it in red, white and blue next week. We remain committed to being on the cutting edge when it comes to offering our fans multimedia content, interactive opportunities and editorial insight, and this new platform will allow us to maintain our leadership position moving forward.'
"Along with the design change, Washington has re-introduced fan polling to the site's homepage and will look to make an even larger transition when the team unveils their brand new red, white and blue uniforms on June 22 at the team's Draft Party and uniform unveiling at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. After the uniform's unveiling, the site will transition to the new colors of the Capitals.
"The league's new template will make it easier for fans to scan through each of the team's websites and locate information. Prior to the transition teams did not have a similar format and finding info from site to site could be challenging. Now fans can locate whatever they need – whether it is ticketing information or statistical records – in similar, easy-to-find locales no matter which team site they are perusing."


The knee-jerk approach of simply purchasing the cheapest products and services can so often lead to increased costs and reduced benefits for patients and clinicians. Clinicians tend to be better informed and often choose the products and services that are best adapted to the job in hand. For example, a whole handful of the cheapest wipes may be needed to clean a patient, when just one or two better quality ones would do the job – thus making the cheapest ones more expensive in practice. Other examples might be surgical sutures, where the cheapest ones may be thinner and could snap during stitching – thus distressing the patient and greatly increasing the time cost. More emotive examples include replacement hip joints chosen because they are the cheapest available, rather than because they are the best fit for a patient's needs.
Clinicians have always recognised the need for products to be cost effective and give the best value – but both of these are rarely provide by the cheapest available product or service. Industry has always agreed with this approach – providing quality in use, cost effectiveness and innovation.
The Atlas appears to 'name and shame' those who do not simply purchase the cheapest products and services – thus penalising those that recognise cost efficiency, patient benefit and innovation. By forcing purchasing of the cheapest items, costs could increase overall, patient benefit be reduced and innovation stifled.
If the only measure is price, then this implies that products chosen will have been made at the lowest cost. Hence encouragement will be given to using only the cheapest materials, regardless of clinical suitability. It may thus encourage 'cutting corners' by disregarding ethical purchasing, minimising safety testing, minimising checks on regulatory compliance, reducing quality control and reducing the strength of materials. More worryingly, it may provide an incentive to avoid these (and it has to be noted that the PIP scandal had its roots in the use of a lower cost silicone gel).
Often there are training and educational elements which suppliers cannot afford if the only measure is price – again resulting in detrimental and potentially negligent care. In addition, if the supplier is not providing training and education for the products its supplies, then the NHS will incur additional costs providing it.
The UK already has an extremely competitive market environment as can easily be seen from the number of companies, a transparent pricing mechanism increasing overlaid with (hidden) rebates and discounts, and a clear tender mechanism for hospitals.
Clinicians and nurses make choices based on experience and patient need – this choice is removed when price is the only determinant. Worse, the NHS and Governmental strategy recognises the benefits of clinicians and nursing being able to make intelligent choices that minimise to total cost of care without endangering patient benefits and safety. Enlightened statements made by Sir Bruce Keogh are a very good example. Suppliers need to be able to work with NHS clinicians and nurses on the basis that patient outcome and cost effectiveness can both be improved. Simply lauding those who buy the cheapest discards the concept of value and endangers patient outcomes. 'Naming and shaming' appears to take an extra step – actively criticising those who look to maximising cost efficiencies and patient outcomes, simply because they have moved on from a simplistic 'lowest unit cost' approach.
Making cost comparisons only works if the items compared actually do the same job. Foam dressings are mentioned in the documentation. But there is no one 'foam dressing' – the SDMA Product categorisation lists seven different types of foam dressing – all with different designs and intended for use in different situations. If the lowest cost item is in one group, it can hardly be expected to work effectively as a replacement for the other six types. The result could so easily be that dressings have to be changed more often – and the nursing cost of a c hanging addressing far exceeds the cost of a dressing.
There appears to be a clear lack of engagement with suppliers – and surprisingly the Atlas was not introduced or discussed at the NHS Supply Chain Suppliers Board. It appears to have ignored the real partnership between the NHS and its suppliers that has achieved significant benefits for patient outcomes, coupled with cost efficiency.


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Q: How to convert element int in list that inside the tuple in python How to convert element int in list that inside the tuple in python,
so what i want is convert this z
z = ([(468000,)], [(309000,)], [(1216000,)])

to a single int value in python
za = 468000
zb = 309000

A: The below code will pick up the first sub-list viz.

[(468000,)]

And extract its 0th element which is a tuple

(468000,)

Applying further indexing to it, the 0th element of the tuple will be extracted.
za, zb, zc = [element[0][0] for element in z]

Each element of the list will then be assigned to za, zb, zc.
This is assuming that your sub-list will contain just one tuple and that tuple will contain just one integer.


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RBA-moderate economic expansion had continued.
A$ is the strong currency risen 8% against USD in the G10 this year.


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Q: NoReverseMatch at // NoReverseMatch at /<url>/
i am trying to redirect my view to a url with get request parameter i am getting the above error,
Views:
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('corporate_contribution/?event_id=',args=(event_id, )))

url:
url(r'^corporate_contribution/$','corporate_contribution', name='corporate_contribution'),

I am new to Django, please let me know if i am doing something wrong.

A: View parameters and the query string are not the same thing. The args and kwargs in the reverse function are the arguments that get passed to your view function. The query string, that is the parameters after the ? in your url, is parsed into the request.GET dictionary.
A simple solution would be to just append your query string to the url:
return HttpResponseRedirect('%s?event_id=%s' % (reverse('corporate_contribution'), event_id))

Another way, which is the method that is frequently used, is to capture part of the url and use it as an argument to your view:
urls.py:
url(r^corporate_contribution/(?P<event_id>[\d]+)/$, 'corporate_contribution', name='corporate_contribution')

views.py:
def corporate_contribution(request, event_id):
    ...

def other_view(request, *args, **kwargs):
    ...
    return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('corporate_contribution',args=(event_id,)))

This will ensure that your view always gets an event_id passed. Note that the argument passed to the reverse function is the name of the url (defined by name='...'), not the actual url itself, so it definitely should not contain a slash. This is so that you can change the url itself without breaking your code, as the url will be changed everywhere.


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Q: How do I blacklist a specific group of parts on Roblox? Here's the problem: I'm trying to blacklist all parts that are non-collidable for my raycast weapon. I got the code that finds the blocks, and the codes that blacklists it, but it just won't fuse together. No matter what I do.
Here's the code I'm using:
local function Step(overrideDistance)
-- Cast ray:
        local descendants = workspace:GetDescendants()

        for _, descendant in pairs(descendants) do -- Code that finds blocks that are non-collidalbe
            if descendant:IsA("BasePart") then
                if descendant.CanCollide == false then
                    return
                end
            end
        end

        local blackList = {script.Parent, workspace.TheBlueException} -- Blacklist code
        local params = RaycastParams.new()
        local direction = currentNormal * (overrideDistance or stepDistance)
        params.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Blacklist
        params.FilterDescendantsInstances = blackList
        local result = workspace:Raycast(currentPos, direction, params)
        local pos

Hopefully this'll be enough information to see where the error lies. In any case, thank you for your time.

A: Oh nevermind. It turns out I needed to add this to the function
local PhysicsService = game:GetService("PhysicsService")

local laserignore= "LaserIgnore"

PhysicsService:CreateCollisionGroup(laserignore)
PhysicsService:CollisionGroupSetCollidable(laserignore, "Default", false)

local descendants = workspace:GetDescendants()
for _, descendant in pairs(descendants) do
    if descendant:IsA("BasePart") then
        if descendant.CanCollide == false then
            PhysicsService:SetPartCollisionGroup(descendant, laserignore)
            descendant.BrickColor = BrickColor.Green()
        end
    end
end

Basically, I added a new thing entirely called "PhysicsService". Using this, I was able to create a new collision group entirely, completely separate from the original "Default" collision group. This way the local descendants' job is now to add this new collision group to the bricks I want to be non-collidable with my raycast, replacing the original "Default" collision group in the process. Then, the raycast laser will automatically go through the new collision blocks, because they are not considered "Default" in the collision group.
tl;dr, I figured it out, lol.


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CFM Federal Affairs Team
A Website Devoted to Data-Driven Facts, Imagine That
When billionaire Steve Balmer's wife urged him to step up his philanthropy, his first step was to create a nonprofit to conduct a deep dive into available data to find how tax money is spent, who gets help and who needs help. The result was usafacts.org.
At a moment in US political history when facts are under assault, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has created what he calls a "data-driven portrait of the American population, our government's finances and government's impact on society."
Usafacts.org was launched on Tax Day in 2017 after Ballmer's wife, Connie, challenged him to use more of his estimated $41 billion net worth on philanthropy. That triggered Balmer's curiosity in exactly how US government programs help Americans who need financial assistance. He quickly discovered the combination of federal, state and local government is enormous – and enormously complex. The information he sought about where governments get their money and how they spend it was not readily available.
That led Balmer to invest $30 million to create a non-partisan nonprofit with a team of economists, researchers and writers to find out by analyzing publicly available data streams.
The metrics Balmer chose to evaluate data are drawn from the preamble to the US Constitution. It describes the role of the federal government – "establish justice and ensure domestic tranquility; provide for the common defense; promote the general welfare; secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity."
The result is a website that features "our nation, in numbers." Lots and lots of numbers. And fascinating charts and maps. Some of the current topics include how the US economy is performing, what happens with the Social Security deductions from our paychecks and how money flows in and out of the US government.
More provocative topics include why immigrants come to America, who benefits from food stamps and how close the country and individual states are to eliminating fossil fuel emissions.
Ballmer's vision was to create a set of documents that parallel what publicly trade corporations are required by law to file. The 2018 annual report serves up a potpourri of interesting facts such as:
Incarceration rates have climbed faster than population growth since 1980;
There are fewer Americans serving in active duty today than in 2016;
US GDP growth has averaged 2.7% since 1980 despite changing approaches in taxation, interest rates and economic stimulus; and
Border apprehensions are down 80% since 2000 while the number of border agents has increased from 4,139 in 1992 to 19.437 in 2018.
The 2018 USAFacts 10-K Report includes a staggering section on risk factors. Some of the risks include:
Even though the federal government discourages unhealthy behavior, Americans still have the right to smoke, speed and ignore warning labels.
There are "personnel security clearance processing challenges" that create national risk.
Government revenue and spending are significantly affected by swings in the economy because of the reliance on personal and corporate income taxes.
Failure to control budget deficits can impede the government's ability to provide needed services over the long run.
Government has significant fiscal exposure associated with a changing climate.
Constitutional objectives may be significantly affected by social unrest.
The financial future of retirees is threatened by insolvency of Social Security trust funds and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Promoting good health, especially for the elderly, faces challenges.
When fully considered, usafacts.org is more than a stiff set of stats. It is eye-opening, deep-dive into America's box score. There is even a section devoted to American's interest in and belief of facts.
If facts still matter to you, usafacts.org could be a website worth bookmarking to find a trove of them.
Tagged: usafacts.org, Steve Balmer, America's box score, a nation in numbers, Connie Balmer, Social Security, food stamps, tax revenues, climate change, warning labels, CFM Federal Affairs
CFM Team
Green New Deal is More of a Signal Than a Statute
The optics were unmistakable. A 29-year-old freshman member of Congress was a leading voice at the introduction of the Green New Deal resolution, which has little chance of passage, but presages an important political moment when the fears and wishes of a younger generation push up against the pessimism and patronization of an older generation in politics.
The Green New Deal resolution just introduced in Congress is less a plan of action and more a barometer of a new political wind.
The incoming Democratic majority in the House radiates the energy and activism of younger voters who will face the perils of climate change and are demanding bold action now. The Green New Deal is the Democratic response.
The incoming Democratic majority in the House radiates the energy and activism of younger voters who will face the perils of climate change and are demanding bold action now.
Because the Senate remains in Republican control and the White House is occupied by someone who denies the science of climate change, Democrats can only point to policies that wean America off fossil fuels and accelerate a renewable energy future. It will be up to states such as Oregon, where Democrats are in solid control, to advance specific climate change legislation, whether in the form of a carbon tax or cap-and-trade regime.
The optics of the Green New Deal nonbinding resolution's introduction were unmistakable. Long-time environmental crusader Ed Markey, D-Mass, shared the platform with freshman phenom Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Markey said, "Our energy future will not be found in the dark of a mine, but in the light of the sun." Ocasio-Cortez added, "All great American programs, everything from The Great Society to the New Deal, started with a vision for our future."
Critics called the plan unrealistic, lacking in specifics and too costly. They said advocates of the Green New Deal need to do a "whole lot more homework." To youthful supporters, the criticism sounds a lot like patronizing parental pessimism.
Ocasio-Cortez shot back: "For 40 years we have tried to let the private sector take care of this. They said, 'We got this, we can do this, the forces of the market are going to force us to innovate.' Except for the fact that there's a little thing in economics called externalities. And what that means is that a corporation can dump pollution in the river and they don't have to pay, but taxpayers have to pay."
To be sure, there would be huge technical and significant economic challenges to reach a zero-carbon target in 10 years. For example, cars are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, but many people hold onto their cars as long as 10 years. One of the biggest sources of methane emissions are cows.
"Even the solutions that we have considered big and bold are nowhere near the scale of the actual problem that climate change presents to us," Ocasio-Cortez told NPR's Steve Inskeep.
Youthful supporters are undaunted by those challenges. Sunrise Movement held a web meeting with supporters from all over the country and pledged to amp up lobbying for the Green New Deal during February. One of the group's leaders said sit-ins may occur in the offices of Members of Congress who don't endorse the Green New Deal.
But "old-timers" chimed in, too. "The Green New Deal resolution is essential in building and sustaining momentum to deal with the climate crisis," Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer wrote his constituents. "Its message is one of ambitious, achievable and necessary hope. That's why I'm excited to partner with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to help write this resolution and define its goals for this Congress."
Congressional insiders recognize the Green New Deal won't move in any significant way in this Congress. What they miss is that Ocasio-Cortez is a Member of Congress with a voting card and someone with an outsized following on Twitter who is driving the progressive political agenda. The only US political figure with more Twitter interactions if President Trump.
"When a 29-year-old former bartender of Puerto Rican descent beats a senior Democratic leader of the House, and then proceeds to set the political agenda during her first week in office, it's more than a cute social media story," wrote Antonio Garcia Martinez in Wired. "She's a harbinger of a new American political reality."
This is what separates the Green New Deal from other legislative initiatives. It has become a generational anthem, not just a piece of legislation.
Tagged: Green New Deal, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ed Markey, climate change, Donald Trump, NPR, Earl Blumenauer, Twitter, greenhouse gas emissions, carbon-free economy, state legislation, Oregon cap and trade, CFM Federal Affairs
CFM Federal Team
Natural Disasters Revive Talk of National Catastrophic Fund
The Carr fire in Northern California, along with flooding in the East and hurricane damage and rising seas level in the Gulf states, has revived talk of a National Catastrophic Fund to provide a backup to state disaster relief funds and hopefully reduce upward pressure on homeowner and business insurance rates.
Western states are ablaze. Flash floods immerse the East. Hurricanes and tornados occur more frequently. Sea levels are rising as the global thermometer heats up.
Alarming news in stark contrast to tepid congressional action to extend national flood insurance by four months. That's not a typo. Four months. To avert the program's expiration during hurricane season. There was a four-month extension last year, too.
The fires, floods and fudging have rekindled calls for a National Catastrophic Fund, a bundled insurance vehicle to address all manner of catastrophes and avoid lurching from crisis to crisis, leaving victims in financial and emotional limbo.
"The catastrophe fund could provide private insurers a safety net by purchasing reinsurance and passing the savings on to consumers through lower premiums. The fund could also have a pool of money set aside for the immediate needs of victims," The Tampa Bay Times editorialized in 2017.
Democratic Congressman Charlie Crist told NPR this week the time has come to stop equivocating and enact long-term reforms not only to national flood insurance, but also financial assistance for all national catastrophes. The former GOP governor of Florida said his state frequently suffers from serious hurricane damage and faces the specter of rising sea levels that could inundate large chunks of Florida's coastline.
Crist said catastrophes have localized impacts, but they should be the concern of all Americans. Storm damage in the Northeast, wildfires in the West or hurricanes in the Gulf states, he argued, affect the entire country because "we're all Americans."
One of the stumbling blocks to reform is political indecision about the $20 billion debt that exists in the national flood insurance program. Crist said the some or all of the debt should be forgiven as part of legislation to create a more all-encompassing fund to address damage caused by natural disasters.
The idea has been kicked around for at least a decade, but may resurface as a serious proposition in the wake of a string of disasters from coast to coast. The CEO of Allstate, one of the nation's largest US insurance companies, endorsed the idea as far back as 2006 to provide a backup for state disaster relief funds that can easily be swamped by major events. Edward Liddy said "America is woefully unprepared" for natural disasters, which are occurring with increasing frequency.
Oregon has felt the heat of major wildfires near The Dalles and in Southern Oregon this year, even though it is early in the wildfire season. California is battling a string of wildfires from the south to the north, which have consumed homes and resulted in multiple deaths. Reports indicate parts of the Western United States may have experienced the hottest July in recorded history, and temperatures continue to climb.
Tagged: National Catastrophic Fund, Charlie Crist, National Flood Insurance Program, congressional inaction, state disaster relief funds, wildfires, flash floods, hurricanes, rising sea levels, climate change, The Dalles, CFM Federal Affairs
Economic and Political Realities of Climigration
Devastation caused by Hurricane Irma has paralyzed Puerto Rico and spurred Puerto Ricans to become climate refugees.
The hurricane-caused devastation in Puerto Rico that has left large chunks of the island in the dark and without drinking water poses a major challenge for humanitarian aid. It may also pose an unexpected political challenge as many Puerto Ricans flee their island home, perhaps for good.
They are climate refugees. Not in the technical and legal sense of "refugees," but in the practical meaning of the word. They are fleeing what they view as an untenable existence, not because of a perceived slow response by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but because they see a worsening climate affecting their safety and economic well-being.
Climigration may not be limited to Puerto Rico, which has been hit by back-to-back Category 5 hurricanes. Residents in the US Virgin Islands, Florida Keys and southeast Texas may retreat to higher ground to avoid future exposure to winds, flooding and water surges in floodplains and coastlines.
These climate refugees may or may not believe in human-caused climate change, but they no longer doubt the climate is changing in potentially dangerous ways. The specter of entire islands with flattened buildings, no electricity and a decimated economy can be deeply disheartening. In Puerto Rico, death counts and damage estimates are impossible because many areas remain virtually inaccessible.
FEMA and President George W. Bush took a beating for a sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina. FEMA has gotten higher marks for its response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. For Puerto Ricans standing in an impossibly long line to get on a cruise ship bound for the mainline, FEMA isn't the issue. They just can't picture themselves trying to put their lives back together on an island with dim prospects.
If you have a serious illness, you don't see much chance of getting the care you need. If you are in the tourism industry, it is hard to imagine many of the 2.3 million tourists who visit Puerto Rico returning any time soon. If you are living on the economic edge, falling into poverty seems likely. If you are a political official for a territory already in deep debt, there may not be any light in the tunnel.
US-citizen climigrants will settle in new places, with a likely concentration in Florida. Like Cuban refugees, Puerto Rican refugees will bring their political views with them, including their views about the impacts of climate change. Experiencing historic back-to-back hurricanes can leave a lasting impression. And that's the political dilemma.
Apart from a herculean effort to rebuild Puerto Rico and other devastated Caribbean islands, there is a huge question mark about their future economic footing. As an island without any commercially viable natural resources, Puerto Rico must rely on manufacturing and tourism, both of which need to count on basics like electricity. Puerto Rico already has seen an out-migration of its population – a net loss of almost 450,000 people between 2005 and 2015. Island flight may accelerate, as evidenced by the exodus on flights bound for the mainland.
Climigration isn't new in the long history of earth. That's probably how many people wound up where they are. Most recently, more than 400,000 residents pulled up stakes and left New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Chunks of the city remain more or less in ruins.
Congress passed an initial hurricane relief funding package in response to the devastation in Texas, but has been preoccupied with other issues, including a proposed massive tax cut, after the devastation in Puerto Rico. The perceived slight is becoming a political issue on Capitol Hill, with Democrats urging swifter, stronger actions to assist Puerto Rico.
Ultimately as many as 1 million Puerto Ricans may move and take their first-hand view of climate change – and the political response – with them to new constituencies.
Tagged: Climate refugees, climigration, Puerto Rico, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Katrina, mass exodus, higher ground, climate change, CFM Federal Affairs
President Obama, Federal Lobbying
Obama Links Climate Change, National Security
The Obama administration says climate change could be as treacherous to U.S. national security as terrorists, Russia and pandemics.
The Obama administration is linking climate change to national security, which may not have much immediate impact on a GOP-controlled Congress, but is likely to become a major debating point in the 2016 presidential election.
In a report released today, the White House put climate change on par with terrorism and pandemics as threats to U.S. security. "Climate change is an urgent and growing threat to our national security, contributing to increased natural disasters, refugee flows and conflicts over basic resources like food and water," according to Obama's 35-page strategy document.
The President has made fighting climate change a major emphasis of his second term, perhaps as much to elevate it on the political radar screen as to register actual accomplishments. At least one specific recommendation — to diversify the sources of energy for the U.S. military — may have a chance to move forward.
A key theme in the report is the connection between energy security and national security. "Seismic shifts in supply and demand are underway across the globe," it says. "Increasing global access to reliable and affordable energy is one of the most powerful ways to support social and economic development and to help build new markets for U.S. technology and investment."
The report calls for actions to increase the nation's resiliency in the face of climate change challenges. That includes more and perhaps different kinds of investment in infrastructure. "The present day effects of climate change are being felt from the Arctic to the Midwest. Increased sea levels and storm surges threaten coastal regions, infrastructure and property. In turn, the global economy suffers, compounding the growing costs of preparing and restoring infrastructure."
Buttressing America against challenges caused by climate change, the Obama administration report claims, will increase the country's national security.
Tagged: Obama administration, climate change, drought, energy security, infrastructure investment, national security, pandemics, refugees, terrorism
Federal Lobbying
DC Dithers as the World Swirls
Terrorists abduct schoolgirls in Nigeria. Tornados devastate the South. The housing market remains shaky. Climate change is blamed for rising number of deaths due to heat stroke.
Then Monica Lewinsky resurfaced in a tell-all essay and Republicans pencil in yet another congressional hearing on Benghazi. And politicians wonder why people regard Washington, DC as irrelevant.
After finally getting the green light from a proud, but internationally embarrassed Nigeria government, the United States is sending help to locate and rescue almost 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram. Some worry help may be coming too late, even as the terrorist group pulls off more daring abductions. Nobody knows where the schoolgirls are.
President Obama flew to Arkansas to commiserate with victims of the latest serious tornado that killed at least 15 people and left a wake of destruction in its 40-mile path. He reassured victims and local leaders the nation stands behind the survivors who face rebuilding their community for the second time in three years. While people expressed appreciation for Obama's visit, one woman who lost her son in the tornado said all the President really could do is "be here."
New Fed Chair Janice Yellen said the U.S. economy remains vulnerable after a cold winter and amid a sluggish housing market.
Scientists issued another grim warning about climate change, saying its effects are already being felt in harsher droughts, more torrential rainstorms and more severe wildfires. They said average temperatures on the planet could increase 10 degrees by the end of this century, as climate change effects accelerate.
Tagged: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, CFM Federal Affairs, Hillary Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, Nigerian schoolgirl abductions, climate change, congressional dysfunction, heat stroke, shaky housing market, tornado deaths
Crude Oil, Pipelines and Railcars
While debate has centered on the Keystone pipeline, more crude oil from newly developed production sites is moving by railcar, with seemingly nobody noticing.The pending Keystone XL Pipeline remains a national symbol in the battle over climate change. But some of the warriors may have slipped out of their battle trenches and hopped onto rail cars.
According to the Association of American Railroads, much of the newly discovered crude oil in places such as North Dakota are being transported on trains, not by pipelines. As recently as 2008, there were only 9,500 carloads of crude oil moving on U.S. rail lines. Last year, the number of carloads increased nearly 25 times to 234,000 carloads. In the first quarter of this year, there were 97,000 carloads.
While regulatory and political eyes have been glued to the prolonged saga of whether President Obama would approved the Keystone pipeline, rail car movements of crude oil have exploded under the radar screen.
That changed somewhat after a 73-car train carrying crude oil barreled down a hill and incinerated a small town in Quebec a few weeks ago. But that hasn't appeared to slow down the momentum of crude oil rail transport, as evidenced by a newly inked deal for a trans-shipment facility at the Port of Vancouver along the Columbia River.
Tagged: CFM Federal Affairs, Keystone XL pipeline, North Dakota, Port of Vancouver, climate change, crude oil spill rate, new crude oil producing sites, pipeline safety, railcar safety, railcars
Toward a More Perfect Union
Republicans expressed disappointment or distaste for what they took as partisanship in President Barack Obama's second inaugural address. Democrats exulted in what they viewed as his manifesto for a progressive political agenda in his second term.
I heard something quite different. Through allusions to the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and the words of Abraham Lincoln, Obama linked the challenges of today to the ongoing project of creating a more perfect union.
His alliterative reference to Selma, Seneca Falls and Stonewall linked the contemporary civil rights struggles of African-Americans, women and gays to the longer historical quest in America of proving we really meant our declaration that all men are created equal and have certain inalienable rights.
Obama didn't reveal anything new in his comments. He merely put these struggles into the context of a country that has evolved its understanding of what those words mean, a thoroughly appropriate theme for a presidential inauguration occurring on the same day we commemorated the words and deeds of Martin Luther King, Jr.
As he took one long last look up the Mall, seeing a teeming crowd stretching to the Lincoln Memorial, many thoughts undoubtedly flashed through Obama's mind. Those thoughts perhaps included his attempt to replicate the feat of Lincoln who tied preservation of the Union and, ultimately, abolition of slavery to the founding principles of our Republic.
Tagged: Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Civil War, Declaration of Independent, National Academy of Sciences, U.S. Constitution, climate change, land grant colleges, second inaugural address, social equality
A Confluence on Energy Policy
Two Oregon leaders are stepping into leadership roles on energy policy, which always has played a key role in job creation, regional affordability and quality of life.Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber has advanced a 10-year energy policy just as Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has assumed the chairmanship of a Senate committee that will design an updated national energy strategy. The economic and environmental stakes of both are huge for Oregon and the country.
Kitzhaber's 10-year energy plan will go before the 2013 Oregon legislature for review. Wyden will reveal some of his thoughts on national energy policy in a speech this week to the Portland City Club.
The emergence of Oregon leadership on energy issues comes after several decades of relative quiescence. It would be fair to say energy policy hasn't been a top-rung focal point for Oregon elected officials at the state or federal level for quite a while.
In years past, energy policy consisted of talking about the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). While the dams generating relatively inexpensive electricity remain important to the region, the range of energy issues on the table has vastly expanded to include renewable energy, expansive natural gas resources, a drive for national energy independence and calls to combat greenhouse-induced climate change.
Tagged: Energy policy, John Kitzhaber, Oregon 10-year energy policy, Ron Wyden, alternative-fuel vehicles, climate change, national energy policy, natural gas, oil drilling, pipelines
Man-made Cliffs
Ready or not, Americans are on the precipice of a fiscal cliff and climate change that could make Superstorm Sandy and searing summer temperatures the new norm.While politicians parried on Capitol Hill over the fiscal cliff, the World Bank issued a stunning report indicating climate change could raise the earth's temperature by 7.2 degrees as early as 2060.
Coverage of the paralyzed negotiations to avoid the fiscal cliff saturated traditional and online news media. The United Nations climate negotiations in Doha, Qatar, drew hardly a mention.
Plunging over the fiscal cliff will have serious consequences, but not as devastating as melting polar caps, searing droughts, warming oceans and savage storms.
Perhaps not so paradoxically, both cliffs hold the most peril for the poor and those least able to adapt. Failure in DC to reach a budget deal will send tax rates, including payroll tax rates, up and spending on such programs as food stamps down. Failure to address climate change will lead to increased rainfall in some places and less in others, including already parched parts of the Middle East and Africa.
Tagged: UN climate talks, World Bank, climate change, fiscal cliff
Making Global Warming Fight More Personal
Steps as simple as recycling food scraps could become the new focus of efforts to slow global warming by reducing methane released into the atmosphere caused by rotting food in landfills.Shaky world economies have forced global warming off the political agenda, but a new twist on the issue could revive its political fortunes.
The initial thrust of environmentalist action was aimed at carbon dioxide emissions, the greenhouse gas emissions generated by electrical plants and large industry. The specter of rising energy prices, factories closing down and workers being laid off dampened enthusiasm in Congress and state legislatures to adopt ideas such as "cap and trade" policies to reduce CO2 emissions.
Because CO2 hangs around in the atmosphere a long time, reductions now wouldn't produce a difference for what seemed like a political eternity.
Since the clock is still running on rising world temperatures, climate scientists and global warming warriors are looking for a new direction that can produce positive results with less political resistance. In an article published by Science, climate scientist Drew Shindell offers a potentially winning strategy.
Shindell, who is with NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia University, says the environment would be greatly improved by reducing the amount of ozone and soot in the air. Soot and ozone reduction could slow warming by a half degree Celsius by 2050, he says, which would be "an immediate and quite powerful effect on climate both at global and regional scales."
Tagged: Drew Shindell, Global warming, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, black carbon, climate change, methane, ozone, soot


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Silent Stars Still Mesmerize
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Movie Reviews August 10, 2010
At the recent San Francisco Silent Film Festival I acquired several recently-published books I hadn't seen before. Now that I've spent time with them I feel duty-bound to spread the word.
Rudolph Valentino, The Silent Idol: His Life in Photographs by Donna L. Hill is a beautiful paperbound book, all the more impressive because it was self-published. Hill, who runs the website rudolph-valentino.com, has spent the past thirty years researching her subject and gathering rare and revealing pictures. As Emily W. Leider, author of Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino, points out in her foreword, "The pictures tell us that long before he appeared in films, Valentino displayed a love of finery, a propensity for posing before the camera, and a preoccupation with his own image. An actor in life before he became one professionally, as an underemployed immigrant he would don a tuxedo and—
—spend money he didn't have on a New York studio photographer in order to be able to send home a likeness of himself that looked prosperous, upper class, and elegant."
The photographs reveal much more, as we follow the trajectory of the Italian-born screen star's thirty-one years of life. We see his natural, friendly smile—an interesting contrast to the poses he would strike for Hollywood cameramen. We observe him at work, at play, with friends, family, pets, costars, and lovers. Hill's straightforward text places each picture into a time frame, and her book reminds us just how much a single photograph can convey, especially if we understand its context. This chronological gallery is akin to a visual biography, and it's clearly been assembled with love and care. It is available on the Valentino website or at Amazon.com.
The same may be said of The Sea Gull: The Chaplin Studio's Lost Film Starring Edna Purviance, now in its third edition (since 2008) and written by Linda Wada, who presides over ednapurviance.com. The Internet era has seen many enthusiasts develop sites for their favorite performers, but some, like Wada and Donna L. Hill, aren't so much fans as scholars.
They have put the 'net, and its incredible reach, to work for them and done research that would have been physically impossible to earlier generations. In Wada's case, her interest in Charlie Chaplin's charming and beautiful leading lady (from 1915 to 1923) eventually yielded an e-mail from her surviving great-niece; this in turn opened doors to first-hand knowledge and memorabilia. Wada tells us this story in her opening chapter, which serves as an appetizer for the main course: a reconstruction, in photos and surviving title card text, of the film Chaplin produced in 1926, only to burn its negative seven years later! The director was a rising talent on the Hollywood scene named Josef von Sternberg.
It's impossible to judge the merits of The Sea Gull (also known as Woman of the Sea) from the photos and text. It seems like a murky soap opera with literary pretensions. But one can also discern that Purviance, who was such a radiant presence in Chaplin's films, had a warmth and natural screen presence even in this tortured drama. Compare her expressive face with that of costar Raymond Bloomer, whose facial contortions and histrionics (even in still photos!) reveal a very different approach to acting for the camera.
As with so many cinematic discoveries, the behind-the-scenes story of Purviance, Chaplin, and von Sternberg is much more interesting than the evidence of the finished film. Charlie and Edna were lovers early on, but remained true friends for the rest of her life; she also was on Charlie's payroll until the day she died in 1958. Wada makes a strong case for Edna as a steadying influence on her mentor in his formative years as a filmmaker. Once again, the love and dedication that went into this project is evident on every page, and as with the Valentino book, the design and printing of this home-grown volume are first-rate. To purchase a copy and learn more about Edna, go to ednapurviance.com.
Finally, the founder of the Louise Brooks Society, Thomas Gladysz, has published a special movie edition of The Diary of a Lost Girl by Margarete Böhme. Having just watched G.W. Pabst's remarkable 1929 film, and been greatly moved by it, I'm curious to know more about its genesis. Gladysz provides an authoritative series of essays that tell us about the author, the notoriety of her work (which was first published in 1905), and its translation to the screen. Production stills, advertisements, and other ephemera illustrate these introductory chapters.
In today's parlance this would be called a "movie tie-in edition," but that seems a rather glib way to describe yet another privately published work that reveals an enormous amount of research—and passion. To learn more about the book and Louise Brooks in general, go to pandorasbox.com or you can find the book at Amazon.com.
I sometimes decry the decline of professionalism in various disciplines—including publishing—but I can't think of a better argument for breaking down the barriers of traditional publishing than these three exceptional books, which I doubt any commercial house would have taken on. They may be labors of love but they also convey a commitment to both scholarship and the esthetics of the printed page.
(Click HERE to see images of the village of Niles, California where Edna worked under Charlie's guidance in 1915.)
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Town elections take shape
April 3, 2019 By Deborah Anderson, Express Staff
Halifax Town Clerk Barbara Gaynor has announced that the following have returned their nomination papers and will be listed on the ballot for the town's annual election on May 18. The deadline to return nomination papers was Friday, March 29, at 5 p.m. in order to have the candidacy printed on the town's election ballots.
Two candidates will seek the single selectman's position left by retiring Kim Roy. Gordon C. Andrews, a current member of both Halifax Elementary School Committee and the Silver Lake Regional School Committee will face off against Melinda Tarsi, a member of the Finance Committee, in the election's only contested race.
The following candidates will seek re-election to these three-year terms:
Board of Assessors – Thomas Millias; Board of Health – John Weber; Constable, two positions – Thomas Hammond and Thomas Schindler; Board of Library Trustees, two positions – Paul Delaney and Madeline Flood; Park Commissioner – Thomas Schindler; Silver Lake Regional School Committee – Paula Hatch; and Board of Water Commissioners – Donald Bosworth.
Amy Troup will seek election to Planning Board for the 5-year term. She is unopposed in her race.
There is no candidate for the Halifax Elementary School Committee three-year term.
The Annual Town Election will be held Saturday, May 18, at the Halifax Elementary School gym. The polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The last day to register to vote at the Annual Town Meeting and Town Election is Tuesday, April 23. The clerk's office will be open until 8 p.m. on that day for voter registration. Also, people can check their voter registration status and register to vote online at: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr/
Assistant Town Clerk Patricia Detterman, the Town of Plympton Annual Town election will take place Saturday, May 18, at the Plympton Town House, 5 Palmer Rd., Rte. 58, Plympton. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The last day to return nomination papers with at least 20 signatures was last Friday, March 29.
According to Assistant Town Clerk Tricia Detterman, there are 14 positions on the ballot this May and the following have returned nomination papers:
Incumbent Arthur B. Morin, Jr., for the 3-year term on the Board of Health; incumbent Christine Winslow for the 3-year term on the Board of Library Trustees; Linda Lawson for the 2-year term on the Board of Library Trustees; incumbent Steven Lewis for the 3-year term on the Finance Committee; Barry DeCristofano for the 3-year term as Town Moderator; John Schmid for the 3-year term on the Planning Board; Ann Sobolewski for the 5-year term on the Planning Board; Amy Hempel for the 3-year term on the Plympton School Committee; Michael Antoine for the 2-year term on the Silver Lake Regional School Committee; Patricia Detterman for the 2-year term as Town Clerk; and incumbent John Traynor Jr. for the three year term as Selectman.
There are one 3-year term for Board of Assessors, one 3-year term on Finance Committee, and one 3-year term on the Board of Library Trustees that have no candidate.
The last day to object or withdraw nomination papers is Wednesday,
April 17, 2019.
Voting will take place at the Plympton Town House, Saturday, May 18, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.


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We often plan several trips and holidays for the summer months – there's no better way to learn about the local life than enjoying a drink in a local bar or terrace. Don't forget to sample the local specialities!
Take a cocktail class or jazz up your girly night in by offering the girls something new to drink.
Everyone loves picnics! How about a 'pimp your Prosecco' or 'bring a bottle' themed picnic?
Did you know vodka stole Bloody Mary from gin? Everyone can make their own variations from different spirits, spices and other secret ingredients. Garnish with mini burgers, bacon or any other heart-attack food.
Make a good old rum punch whilst the boys are in charge of the meat.
Nothing beats an unplanned long lunch on a nice summer day. Enjoy drinks and watch the world go by.
Why not? Mums are the best! I've already had a couple of Negronis with mine this summer.
Looking for an alternative holiday? So far, Scotland has had the best weather this summer!
Midsummer celebration is a tradition, especially in Nordic countries. June 20th is the longest day of the year (and my birthday!!) – this means daylight for longer, in some parts even throughout the night!
We all love Aperol Spritz, but it's time to get inventive and experiment with something new!
Sunshine, music, views over the city and drinks – sounds like a good party to me!
Pride season has started! Find out when there is a parade or Pride party near you, dress to impress and have a drink!
Share a bottle of wine whilst watching Dirty Dancing outdoors!
There's no summer without Pimm's and tennis!
What are your drinking highlights for this summer? Have you come up with a new summer cocktail? I would love to hear your recipes!
That sounds amazing! I bet the wines are great too. I am hoping to do the same soon in Italy!


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Lately, it seems like all kinds of brands are getting into bed with social media influencers.
They're wooing Instagram moms and YouTube phenoms in the hopes that these social superstars' artfully styled shots of handbags, vitamin-enriched water, yoga pants, and frozen chicken nuggets (real example) will jump-start the conversation around their products--drive audiences to buy them.
In the earliest days of influencer marketing, rising social stars would align themselves with brands in exchange for free product. Those days are long gone: Today, influencers across every major vertical charge for their marketing services--and the most successful ones have created multi-million dollar businesses around their social presence.
So how much will it actually cost to get your product in the hands--and on the feeds--of your favorite influencers?
As we've discovered time and again when executing programs for Masthead Media clients, influencer pricing can be all over the map. Some people ask for $50 to write a tweet, while others won't post branded content for less than $100,000.
The highest paid personalities--those with massive followings on YouTube--actually earn far more. It's been reported that beauty guru Michelle Phan earns $3 million a year. Comedy duo Smosh rakes in $8.5 million annually. And the richest influencer of them all, Felix Kjellberg--a.k.a. PewDiePie--earns a cool $12 million dollars a year.
Fortunately, you won't need millions in VC funding to finance your first influencer program. (Only those with celebrity-sized followings can demand exorbitant rates).
Because influencers haven't had a reliable way of comparing their own pricing with their social counterparts, they often base their fees on what someone has offered them in the past--or what they simply feel their time and effort is worth.
The lack of transparency may soon change, as a new site called Who Pays Influencers, launched earlier this month. On it, you can find real fees that were paid to non-celebrity influencers for social campaigns.
There's no vetting of the posted info (so take what you read with a grain of salt) but the site does provide a window into what well-known brands are paying lesser-known influencers .
Do higher fees guarantee greater campaign success?
Not necessarily. For now, rates aren't closely correlated with key performance indicators, such as total following, click through rate, or impressions--and they're certainly not tied to sales. Talent fees are almost entirely based on what influencers feel they're worth.
This can be perplexing for brands and marketers, who are trying to understand why one fashion Instagrammer charges three times more than another with the same social media following.
Not only do fees fail to line up with KPIs, but the amount paid for a campaign doesn't reflect the intangible: how professional and accommodating an influencer is to work with and how much effort he'll put in to ensure that the entire project is a success (although you can make an educated assessment of the latter value beforehand by asking these six questions).
One thing important to keep in mind: you have the upper hand when it comes to influencer pricing.
That's because there are literally thousands of influencers (with numbers exploding by the day) who are actively growing their followings in the hopes of landing endorsement deals. If your first-choice influencer isn't available (or is out of your price range), you're sure to find several excellent alternatives who are a fit with your brand, budget, and program requirements.
To come up with a budget for talent--that's just what you're paying the influencer, not the cost of program management or social amplification--first list out all your requirements for social content development and promotion.
Do you need the influencer to create original photos, videos, and blogs--in addition to promoting your brand on their social channels? How many assets do you need them to post? Will the influencer need to travel for the project ? How many social channels will she need to share the content on?
Each additional requirement means more work--and further leverages the value of the influencer's audience--so keep that in mind when coming up with a target budget. Plan to pay in the range of a few hundred to a few thousand dollars per social asset (with a text-only tweet the least expensive option and video the most).
Next, consider the influencer's total following on social media and determine how much you're wiling to pay for impressions on those feeds. Your cost per thousand impressions (CPM) may be considerably higher for an influencer than other forms of marketing (figure between $25 and $75 per thousand followers) because these audiences are very niche and highly engaged.
Once you've assessed both the value of the project requirements and the desired CPM, you should arrive at a project rate range. Keep your budgetary cap in mind--but don't share it immediately with the candidates you're targeting. Instead, let each influencer provide the pricing they feel is fair for leveraging their time and audience. Very often, you'll find that influencer candidates will come in with a lower bid than what you'd expected to pay.
If your top choice comes back with a much higher number, you should definitely feel empowered to negotiate. There's usually quite a bit of room to come down.
Is influencer marketing worth the money?
The early signs point to "yes" -- an influencer program can be a good investment (and you're bound to pay less for an influencer program than for a small ad campaign).
Despite the lack of standardization in pricing, working with influencers can definitely pay off. For every dollar marketers spend on influencer programs, they receive an average of $9.60 in earned media value (EMV) according to RhythmOne's Influencer Marketing Benchmarks Report and Guide. That's a pretty impressive ROI, and often worth extra time spent researching, negotiating, and working with influencers.


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