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The Governors Island Art Fair is not your average art fair. Now in its seventh year, it's a scrappy, low-budget event organized by a group of artists operating under the name 4 Heads. Works by 100 artists are displayed not in corporate white booths but in the rooms of four late-19th-century brick houses on Colonels' Row where Army officers used to live. Each artist was given a room to use.
Uninhabited since 1996, the buildings are structurally sound but dilapidated, with lots of flaking paint. You might think such an environment would be distracting, but it's not. A haunted-house ambience enhances the adventurous feeling visitors get in perusing the show. They can wander from first-floor living rooms to second-story bedrooms to attics with slanting ceilings.
The synergy between the funky old rooms and the artworks occupying them is fortunate, because most of the art on view isn't very exciting by itself. There's way too much indifferent, amateur- and student-level work, as well as semiprofessional kitsch. If 4 Heads wants to make its show a destination for discerning art lovers, it needs better quality control.
That said, there are good things to be discovered. The video artist Rachel Rampleman is certainly ready for prime time. One of her three pieces is a compilation of film clips of female bodybuilders posing and hefting live men instead of weights. Shown on an old, portable television in a darkened room, it exudes a funny weirdness.
Two projections in another room are equally intriguing. Her wonderfully bizarre "Bellmer Burlesque" features the legs and pelvises of female tap-dancers in action. The film is split horizontally into mirroring upper and lower halves, which turns the dancers into monstrous figures with legs going both up and down. In "Busby Berkeley 2.0," Ms. Rampleman has created abstract, psychedelic variations on a clip of a dance routine from a black-and-white Busby Berkeley movie to optically gripping effect.
Another accomplished video maker is Hwayong Jung, who creates computer-animated films of densely layered, symmetrically flowing organic and geological patterns. Presented in deep, laptop-size frames with mirrored inner sides, they are hypnotic and hallucinatory.
Also impressive is Sam Metcalf's "(black box)," an eight-foot-tall enclosure with transparent walls. Top-to-bottom Venetian blinds controlled by motion detectors close when viewers approach, allowing only glimpses of a large, live fern inside. It's a teasing metaphor about seeing and knowing.
Hao Ni is another exceptionally inventive sculptor. "Night II" has glittering drops of mineral oil slowly descending along myriad lengths of stretched monofilament to a pool of black liquid within a ramshackle wooden framework. A pile of smooth, black pebbles; a black severed hand; and a piece of yellow fabric frozen in a billowing state add to the surrealistic mystery. Alberto Giacometti's early masterpiece "The Palace at 4 a.m." comes to mind.
In a walk-in-closet-size space, Chaney Lane Trotter has created a magical forest glade with real birch tree trunks planted in a bed of moss. Speakers play the sounds of rain and thunder, and flashing electric lights mimic lightning.
An oddly ethereal series of staged photographs by Sinan Tuncay imagines the bittersweet aftermath of a "reverse circumcision" ceremony in a ballroom with pale blue walls, a confetti-strewn floor, white plastic chairs and the artist alone in a royal, white outfit like a sad clown. The series is pointedly titled "Whole."
Jackie Mock produces faux-antique sculptural works resembling artifacts displayed in an old-fashioned history museum. Many are comically self-reflexive. "The Entire Life of This Pen" has a ballpoint pen surrounded by the dense scribbling that used up its ink. A framed flake of thick paint is titled "A Piece of the Wall You're Looking At."
A robotic sculpture by Aaron Taylor Kuffner updates the traditional genre of Indonesian gamelan music in which percussive instruments like gongs and xylophones are played in ensembles. Here, bronze Balinese gongs are hit by motorized mallets creating complex rhythms and subtle harmonies. It's fascinating to watch and absorbing to hear.
Among other notable works are Sui Park's large, luminous egg-shape sculptures made of interconnected, white plastic zip ties; Jessica Beckwith's mystical theater consisting of revolving light reflectors and a video projection of a whirling dervish; and, by Mikel Glass and Daniel Baltzer, steam-punk-style sculptures connected by translucent tubes through which scurrying live gerbils can be seen intermittently. In the kitchen of one house, Becky Brown has filled the refrigerator, dishwasher and other appliances with overflowing quantities of metal and plastic junk, all spray-painted white or almond. The machines seem to be vomiting as if in a bulimic's nightmare.


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Archive for the 'Inspiration board' Category
Kinetic Toys: the work of Chico BichaloMonday, May 19th, 2008
Brasilian artist Chico Bichalo's little creatures. These toys can be bought in specialized design stores (es. Moca and Giant Robot) and online (amazon). Please take a look at the artist blog: www.kritteria.com
You can use this as and inspiration for hacking ready make kinetic mechanisms…
Earo Aarnio: Poni | TipiThursday, May 15th, 2008
A classic: "A chair is a chair, is a chair, is a chair … but a seat does not necessarily have to be a chair. It can be anything as it is ergonomically correct. A seat could even be a small and soft Pony on which you can 'ride' or sit sideways."
MonsterkitThursday, May 15th, 2008
"Make your own monster contains pre-stitched shape, wool, felt bits and bobs to make your very own friend."
foldschoolMonday, April 28th, 2008
foldschool is a collection of free cardboard furniture for kids, handmade by you. The downloadable patterns can be printed out with any printer. Follow the instructions and assemble a stable piece of furniture.
Eric Gjerde's blog on origami, tessellations, geometry, design, and art/Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
This is a "must" of you are interested in tessellation. A lot of materials and resources here.
Bags and Pouches, Katsura Takasuka, 2006Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Made using a patented process which emulates the Japanese art of folding paper by permanently hand-pleating fabric, this ltote travels flat, but expands to hold your daily essentials.
Paul HaylesThursday, April 3rd, 2008
Yoshi: paper tessellation from VenezuelaThursday, April 3rd, 2008
whimsical butterfliesThursday, April 3rd, 2008
Butterflies Trying to Escape Their Shadow, 2005
Peter Callesen A4 PAPER CUT
"My paper works have lately been based around an exploration of the relationship between two and three dimensionality. I find this materialization of a flat piece of paper into a 3D form almost as a magic process - or maybe one could call it obvious magic, because the process is obvious and the figures still stick to their origin, without the possibility of escaping. In that sense there is also an aspect of something tragic in most of the cuts."
His work is too figurative for the kind of exploration we are doing. Nevertheless, this butterflies piece is an exception, in my view. The literal translation of the flapping of the wings into the flapping of the wings of paper is a simple but clever idea.


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You may have heard of Cosmic Quest before. The creators of Cosmic Quest Episode One: Mission Control have now created Episode Two: Mystery Planets. Let's take a closer look to see what you can expect.
This game has five reels and 20 paylines to contend with. With a variety of coin values to play with too, it suits people with all kinds of budgets.
The coin values range from just one cent to ten cents, and you can put anything from one to ten coins on to wager on each line. This means your smallest bet would literally be one cent if you only played a single line, but you can also bet a lot more than this by playing ten cents on the maximum number of coins and lines.
Yes – watch out for the Jackpot Jetpack because a minimum of three of these will grant you some free spins. There is also an expanding wild spaceship that can maximize the wins you can get, especially if you trigger more than one of them.
Look out for the cute name of the Scatterstronaut too! Get three or more of these and you'll enter the bonus round.
We've given this away already haven't we? The game provides you with a choice – you can choose a random win or test your skills with skill play. The latter is more fun as you get to steer a spaceship. Use the keys on your keyboard to do this as instructed and the further you manage to go the more coins you will rack up to win when you finish.
If you played the original Cosmic Quest you'll definitely want to take a closer look at this follow-up. It's a great game and it looks very modern too, with good graphics that really pull you in. Expanding wilds and other neat features maximize the odds of winning, no matter how much you choose to wager. Obviously betting on all the lines is the best course of action but that's up to you.
Give the game a try now and see how much you like it. You might even end up going back to play Episode One too!


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I've been predicting for a while that we'd see some conference polls with Labour ahead, and bang on time tonight we have. The first voting intention poll with Ed Miliband as Lavour leader has topline figures of CON 39%, LAB 40%, LDEM 12%. It's YouGov's first poll with Labour in front since the election-that-never-was in 2007, and indeed the first time they've hit 40.
Conference polls are a strange and rather artifical thing of course, Labour might well do even better after Miliband's speech tomorrow, but I'd expect them to go back behind next week when the Conservatives enjoy their own conference boost. Nevertheless, it'll be a good boost to Labour morale and presumably Ed Miliband will be delighted to be back in the lead in the polls in his first poll as leader.
More to come later (or tomorrow morning) once the Sun publish the rest of the poll.
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Well done Labour for electing Ed Miliband – the only candidate who's not damaged goods.
If the polls turn sour I do fear for him however, since there is clearly a large and influential part of the party who will want his head on a plate, whetever they might say now for the cameras.
Game on politically.
Ed, having run to the left, a bit, to win the leadership, he will now run to the centre to try to win power.
ConDems, Whig/Cons under estimate Ed M at their peril.
It likely is artificial + short-term but we reds will take it anyway. :-)
I had just didn't want to see it go the other direction when a bounce was expected – that would've been been very downheartening for our new leader! 8-)
Not sure how good this really is for Labour as the implications of the Ed win have not really begun to sink in. Having said that with wall to wall coverage it would have been truly amazing if they had not gone into the lead.
LD 12% is -3% in 24 hour. Probably mostly due to conference season stuff.
I agree with Anthony – it' a temporary lead (brought about, I would contend, by interest in the human drama involving the brothers).
Although the 1% lead is within the margin of error, it's psychologically important and will be attributed to EM's promotion to the leadership.
Labour supporters like me will have our hearts in our mouths when he first faces off against David Cameron in PMQs – that will be EM's first real test. If the Tory benches applaud when EM first gets up to ask a question then he will be really tested!
Hooded man
did you get your money on?
I have never been a tipster
Not sure how the bookies did on the leadership-small win for them?
see post on other thread if you get a chance
One poll doesn't make a trend, though I'd be surprised if Labour didn't do well this week, with their conference and shiny new leader. The Tories have their bash next week so it will be their turn to do well.
Richard in norway
How much of the tv is in Norwegian?
I know that Scottish fishermen often tune in
The idea of English being the second language in EU countries doesn't need to be official EU policy.
English already is the second language in EU countries. Even in non-EU countries like Norway I would suspect.
This is one poll in many now with the tory share on the back foot, it is the first that has them behind, that is a trend.
Well predicted Anthony. I suspect the Tories will get a boost of their own next week, to be reversed soon afterwards when the details of the cuts are known.
When blue get their conf. boost who will it come from blue or red?
The perception of EM's performance at PMQ may rely more on the media's interpretation than reality. I went with a French colleague to see Brown vs Cameron, and as a neutral he rated it a narrow Brown victory… It was reported as a Cameron whitewash.
As for the poll, great news!
I'd assume it's return to trend after an slight upward movement due to conference publicity. Which does mean that the "publicity boost" for the LibDems still exists.
Hooded man
I think it was you that raised the treasurer post. If not I am sorry. However striking to note that Prescot won a majority of Labour members …but 1% of union votes
Good news for Labour, of course the coming months will be important for Ed Miliband, Labour, Cameron and the ConDem coalition. If the Tories carry on under-estimating Mr.Miliband, then they are going to be in for a serious shock.
While conference polls are freakish, it be the polls after the spending review, in the run up to devovled and local elections that will be important, and will tell us a more accurate picture of how the public responding to Edward Miliband
I suspect neither, mainly a rise in voting intention by their own supports plus undecideds will be the bulk of it.
I would like to focus on another aspect of this and many polls since the GE showing the falling LD percentage to try to see whats going on..
It was almost taken as fact by the Labour voters on here,that the LIb-dems & labour are a left-wing coalition,in thought anyway,opposing the nasty tories.
However i believe we can possibly now say that the remaining lib-dems,12% or so may just be centre-right libdems.
This now changes the dynamic,the centre left can no longer say if you add the two centre left parties together you get such & such a percentage.The evidence perhaps shows that the centre right(just tory & libdems remaining vote as small as it may be comes to over 50% of the available vote,or there abouts.
Of course this can be argued either way,i do however think it is total nonsense to believe all libdems were centre-left.
Whilst the conference season is always a bit strange if the cons boost does not bring them above lab next week then they should be worried.
With a 1% lead though I think the cons will be relatively comfortable for the time being but, as most have said, there wont be significant shifts until the spending review in October.
I have tried to post a few times since the GE, but for some reason my posts have not appeared on the forum (they can't be that bad surely?).
I think Ed's win could mark a significant shift in UK politics. The key will be whether EM can succesfully argue that the genuine middle is around the £25,000 – £35,000 pa mark, and not the much larger pay brackets described and targetted as being the middle by his predecessors (particulatly TB who believe the middle was around £60,000 pa, and the Tories who believe it to be somewhat higher still.
Arguing for a lower middle will enable Ed to forcus on how the cuts will disproportionately affect that very group more that any others, and claim he has no abandoned the centre ground.
As for this poll, I agree with other posters that it is a Conference bounce, but Labour supporters will still be feeling chipper, as it is only a few months since the GE, and everyone was apparently supposed to be in love with the Coalition, but Labour have stubbornly hung on to the Tories coatails and are now level. BEFORE the major cuts even take place.
It makes you woner just how significant it could prove to be that the Tories failed to win the GE outright, and that Labour started post GE with just a 50 seats deficit. Early days of course, but politics could be just about to become very exciting indeed.
@ barney Crockett
Just nipped on to see yougov. Decent lift for ed, and fair play while it lasts.
You may have confused Robin Hood, posting above, and myself – he will be the original version from the middle ages, I'm the dodgy 80s TV version – but it was me you gave the nod on Holland!
I did check with a number of bookies but the odds were terrible. They all apologised, saying the unions had it sewn up in advance ;-)
Tonights poll entirely to be expected, but congratulations to the Reds on here anyway. You've been waiting a very long time for this moment!! As for Ed M, he is the Labour frontbencher about whom I have least opinion. He seems to be characterised as a slightly more leftwing version of his brother. I haven't seen any of his despatch box performances as a minister, or even any of his speeches or TV appearances. Instinctively I believe that the best place for Labour to win the next election from is the "economically literate centre-left" territory staked out by Darling, so I think Ed will have to scotch the hopes of his more radical backers if he's going to maximise his chances. Of course at his age he'll get at least two if not three cracks at winning an election, so it is extremely unlikely that he will fail to succeed DC as PM eventually, so truly a momentous result for him.
Robin Hood,
I think that Eds biggest test will be tommorow !I think that he will be great.I wonder how many people are actually influenced by prime ministers questions?All that shouting and guffawing is a bit of a turn off I suspect.
Great post :)
Qunicel: Yes I suspect you are correct….
I disagree.. there were 12%s 13%s too remember …. plus the 15% lasted one day which gives it as equal a chance of being an outlier as anything
Too early to wave the flags for common sense, and the Tories will bounce back next week – however the real trend is the slow but steady drop in Government Approval, and more significantly the slow drop in people blaming Labour for the Cuts – helped by some honesty from Mervyn King last week who put the blame fairly on the Banks & Financial Sector. Once the cuts really hit the balance of blame for them will tip where it rightly belongs in to the Tories lap. Thank you IMF for supporting the wide held view that UK economic growth will be damaged by Osborne's budget – no matter how their report is spun their underlying message is that the fiscal stimulus is being withdrawn too quickly. Intersting to se ehow much David Cameron wins back next week though. I guess we will end up with the Tories 3-4 points in the lead again up to Xmas
@ Neil A
Of course at his age he'll get at least two if not three cracks at winning an election, so it is extremely unlikely that he will fail to succeed DC as PM eventually, so truly a momentous result for him.
He'll get one shot & resign if he doesn't win. 8-)
@ Richard in Norway
I read & enjoyed your post. Is Norway in the Europe gang now? I thought they had declined to join.
Isuppose that the second point of your post could equally apply to David Cameron!
@RAF ,your post seems spot on to me.Keep them coming!
I honestly hope he gets more than one shot. It would be insane short-termism to ditch him so soon.
@Peter Buss
"with wall to wall coverage it would have been truly amazing if they had not gone into the lead"
Except that much of the coverage you refer to has been of the "Red Ed", "Union Stooge", "far-left Marxist" variety.
I was honestly expecting a negative bounce. Lets see how he does tomorrow.
In late April the combined tally of blue & yellow (ATTAD) was 65. It is now 51. Will it soon drop below 50 or will the Conservative Conference boost them enough to saty above the important 50 mark ?
I am expecting David Cameron to pay tribute to his father at the Tory conference. Nobody else does the personal nearly as well as David C. His PM rating will certainly go up; his party will pick up a few points & he will drag the government approval rating up a bit too.
I suspect the LDs are gonna get hit pretty bad over the next ten days… that might pull the overall score below 50.
But you bludgeon blues to the cows come home, they'll still be standing come May 2015. we have to beat them on policy, not popularity.
If there has ever been a party in UK politicla history to be on its knees and still be competitive come elction time, it is the Tory party. I've almost made amental note to ingore their score from now to May 2015.
Amber is correct, reds need to pollup around 50 at some stage so that even with the slow trickle back to blue, we have a fighting chance at the election.
Do I think we can do it? At this moment I would give it odds against.
Glad you liked it. I'll do my best :)
"I honestly hope he gets more than one shot. It would be insane short-termism to ditch him so soon".
The problem for him is that the relatively high starting point for him acts as a disadvantage should he lose the GE at his first attempt, as he will be seen as not having made sufficient progress in Opposition at a time where the Government had to do all sorts of unpopular things. Had Labour been 100-150 seats behind, he may have been given more than one bite of the cherry.
@ Neil A
Maybe you are right; perhaps Ed M will get more than one attempt. IMO, he'll only need one – Labour has a cunning plan. ;-)
Ed Milliband has no chance of becoming PM.
a. He looks really odd,
b. He is almost as far removed from Middle England as Gordon Brown.
c. Everyone who has worked with him in Cabinet knows that he is hopeless. How many MPs gave him their 1st preference?
d. Everyone knows he stabbed his own brother in the back. So no chance of loyalty.
e. Ed Balls will be intruiging against him within 6 months at most.
f. Cameron is the smartest political operator of his generation.
The only thing I am certain off, is that if this had been a rip roaring David Milliband winning conference, then the poll tonight would be +5% Labour.
@ Amber – I think DC is also taking baby Flo to conference, to hold aloft like 'Lion King'.
I am watching today at the Labour conference right now.
What have Labour done!!!!!!!!
To answer my own question – fewer than 1/3rd of the MPs/MEPs voted for him as 1st preference.
Something gossipy for the reds… Jim Murphy was sent to lay into Osborne's claims that the IMF support the Coalition strategy.
Not Alistair, not Ed B & Yvette C. Now Jim & David are very close comrades so that could be read as Jim keeping the coast clear for David as shadow chancellor, if he wants it.
Or, would Ed M be prepared to confound all expectations & actually consider Jim for the job?
But where are all the polls which analyse the impact of the lib dem conference last week? Have there actually been any apart from the you gov ones which I am very sceptical of.
A fascinating divergence is beginning to emerge between those on right of centre, who thik Ed's win is a calamity for Labour; and those on the left of centre outside DM supporters who believe the complete opposite.
Only time will tell who is right.
p.s. I believe those in the centre are hedging their bets!
Only time will tell who is right
The boost won't be as big as it would have been with David at the helm.
My point exactly — isn't Ed M's position extremely precarious, from day one? How is he going to subdue the rumblings of discontent, if/when the going gets tough? Without the PLP he will be a eunuch.
"I suspect the LDs are gonna get hit pretty bad over the next ten days"
Well your 'radar' was quite accurate in predicting a sudden drop for LD during the latter days of the GE campaign.
I think LD will be in single figures by the end of next month. I believe you have forecast single digits too but I cannot recall when you thought this might happen.


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As the trade war between the U.S. and China drags on, Nebraska farmers have pocketed $694 million in federal payments designed to cushion the blow of tariffs leveled against American ag exports.
The bailout payments were announced by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue in 2018 to aid farmers, already feeling the sting of low corn and soybean prices, targeted by China during the escalating economic conflict initiated by President Donald Trump.
During the first 12 months of the program — September 2018 to August 2019 — the Market Facilitation Program made 78,621 payments to nearly 40,000 farmers and businesses in Nebraska, according to data provided to the Journal Star through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce said the voluntary program, which paid $8.5 billion to farmers across the U.S. in its first year, was designed to keep producers in business until the world's top two economies can strike a new trade agreement.
"Does it make farmers whole? No," Fordyce said in phone interview last week. "But it certainly is a help."
Farmers contacted by the Journal Star who took payments last year say they believe the program is necessary to keep agriculture afloat, particularly as they stand to lose $943 million in income this year, according to a Nebraska Farm Bureau estimate.
They also said the fight with the world's second-largest economy was a long time coming, and cheered Trump for pursuing a better deal through his tough tactics.
"I think it will be resolved and the trade war will be settled," said John Sandahl, a Wakefield farmer who received two payments, including one for $724,868 to make up losses in soybean production and another totaling $20,077 for his corn crop.
More than three-fourths of the Market Facilitation Program payments in the Cornhusker state went to soybean growers, while about 17% were paid out for nonspecialty crops, including grains and alfalfa. Just 2.5% went to corn growers in the first round.
The highest payments were concentrated in the eastern third of the state and in the Platte River valley. Because beef production was not covered in the aid program this year, payments to counties in the Sandhills or the Panhandle were relatively small, even nonexistent.
Sandahl predicted an announcement of any deal will reverse the slumping soybean markets, which he said have been hurt as much by negative perceptions as the retaliatory tariffs slapped on the products by China.
Craig Safranek, who farms several thousand acres in Custer County as part of Tri-S Ag, agreed with that assessment, saying the markets experience a bump every time American and Chinese negotiators convene for more trade talks.
Bloomberg News reported Thursday that trade negotiators from the U.S. and China resumed face-to-face talks in Washington.
"There's some good that's going to come out when they officially get a deal," said Safranek, who received $633,682 based upon the production of his 7,000-acre soybean farm. "A better deal for everyone should help the whole economy, not just farmers."
While Sandahl and Safranek were among the more than 500 Nebraska farmers who received payments in excess of $100,000 — big farms that often take on big risk when it comes to weather and trade — the average payment received by Nebraska producers this year totaled $8,827.
The median payment to farmers this year was even lower, just $1,340.
Madison County corn and soybean farmer Dale Wemhoff received six payments ranging from $6,560 to just 33 cents. He said "it's too bad we have to have the Market Facilitation Program."
But, he said, the battle against China was a long time coming.
"It's a necessary thing, it has to be done," Wemhoff said. "I support the president and what he's doing there."
After announcing a $12 billion package for agriculture last year, a combination of direct aid to farmers, commodity purchases and marketing, the USDA said a $16 billion package, including $15 billion designated for the Market Facilitation Program, would be available in 2019.
How payments are calculated for 2019 will change, Fordyce said.
Instead of paying farmers based on the number of bushels harvested, hogs per head or milk per hundred weight as it did in 2018, the USDA will use a formula that considers a county's historical planting and yield data to determine a payment rate.
Every producer in the county would receive a payment regardless of the harvest, as long as their commodities are covered under the Market Facilitation Program.
Fordyce said the first half of payments this year have been made, while the remaining payments are scheduled for November and January. He added that the Farm Service Agency will monitor the trade negotiations as they move into the fall.
"If there is a trade deal signed, we'll see if producers are still impacted and in need of aid," he said.
The Market Facilitation Program isn't without detractors. The libertarian-leaning Mises Institute wrote in 2018 the aid program was "using tax dollars to prop up farmers," and likened it to socialism.
"In fact, as the political success Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have brought 'democratic socialism' into the mainstream of the Democratic Party, Trump's economic nationalism threatens to pave a road to the same destination," the think tank wrote.
Freedom Partners, a chamber of commerce once backed by the Koch brothers to promote free markets and limited government, criticized the program for adding billions to the national debt: "Borrowing from China to fund the victims of our trade war with China is a self-defeating policy."
Nebraska's two U.S. senators did not respond to questions about whether they view the Market Facilitation Program as socialism, instead focusing their answers on opening new trading partners for American producers.
Sen. Ben Sasse, who in August framed his 2020 reelection campaign as "a choice between American civics and socialism," said Nebraskans have told him they want "trade and not aid."
"The MFP (Market Facilitation Program) doesn't come close to the billions of dollars the Nebraska Farm Bureau has reported in losses in the past couple years," Sasse said in a statement. "In the long term, the only sustainable way forward is more trade."
More trade with the U.S.' top two export markets, Canada and Mexico, would open up if lawmakers would pass the USMCA (U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement), Sen. Deb Fischer said.
"What farmers tell me they need is for Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi to bring the USMCA up for a vote as soon as possible," said Fischer, who serves on the Senate Ag Committee. "It will pass Congress and provide our farmers with more economic certainty."
Taylor Gage, a spokesman for Gov. Pete Ricketts, did not say whether the governor, who has also raised the warning of socialism in recent weeks, considers the Market Facilitation Program to be socialism. Gage instead offered a definition from a Google search.
"Socialism: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods," Gage wrote in an email.
Fordyce, who oversees the Farm Service Agency that administers various crop insurance and safety net programs for farmers, said the Market Facilitation Program "doesn't resemble socialism."
"We know that our president is trying to negotiate better trade deals, and that China can pinpoint retaliatory tariffs on a sector of the U.S. economy that, let's be frank, supports the president by and large," he said.
"If we can, in some form, fashion a way to help offset some of that pain that has been directed at agriculture, then we're going to do that."
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Broncos have run a combined 1,022 offensive and defensive plays in their first eight games. Can one snap help define half a season?
If the defense's lack of execution can be summarized by letting Kansas City escape a second-and-30 hole in Week 4, the offense can look to a first-half play Sunday here against the Chiefs.
The Broncos faced a third-and-2 from the Chiefs' 31 early in the second quarter. Receiver Emmanuel Sanders ran a jet sweep, the same play that resulted in a touchdown at Baltimore last month. This time, though, the Chiefs sniffed it out. Linebacker Tanoh Kpassagnon dodged tight end Matt LaCosse's block attempt and dumped Sanders for a six-yard loss. The Broncos got cute and it cost them. On the next play, Brandon McManus was wide right on a 55-yard field goal attempt.
BOX SCORE: Chiefs 30, Broncos 23
That was all the Chiefs needed. They took the field position and were off and scoring, touchdowns on four consecutive possessions bridging the second and third quarters on their way to a 30-23 win over the Broncos.
At this point, the Broncos need multiple openings to win a game and converting a third-and-short would have been one of them.
"If it went for 20 (yards), it would not be a question," Broncos coach Vance Joseph said of Sanders' failed carry.
Until further notice, the Broncos will be facing a lot of questions that Joseph considers Monday morning quarterback-like, a by-product of a season gone south after a 2-0 start. A second loss to the Chiefs covered familiar ground: No answer for quarterback Patrick Mahomes, no ability to sustain momentum, no rhyme or reason for some of the defensive breakdowns, no fixing of the emerging pass protection issues (13 sacks in the last four games) and plenty of penalties.
"I could argue all I want that we're better than 3-5," linebacker Brandon Marshall said. "We're definitely better than 3-5, but we're not finishing."
The Broncos led Baltimore 14-7 and lost by 14. They led the Chiefs earlier this month 23-13 and lost by four. They led Sunday 7-3 and were outscored 27-7 over the next quarter-and-a-half. They remain a team unable to sustain anything positive.
"This was one of the hardest losses that I've ever had in the regular season," cornerback Chris Harris said. "You fight so hard and do whatever you can to win and it's really upsetting (to lose)."
The Broncos are 3-5 for the second consecutive year. If they don't get hot, the franchise will have back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since 1972. And pouring more salt into the figurative wound, the Broncos can't beat the Chiefs. Kansas City has won the last seven meetings.
"I really hate Kansas City," defensive end Derek Wolfe said. "I don't like coming here. I don't like anything about (the Chiefs) except for (tight end) Travis (Kelce)."
Kelce, Wolfe's college teammate at Cincinnati, was only one of many problems for the Broncos defense, catching six passes for 79 yards and a touchdown. Sammy Watkins, who exited the Week 4 game because of a hamstring injury, caught eight passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns. And Mahomes continued to dazzle, throwing for 303 yards and four scores.
Still, the Broncos hung tough, just like they did earlier this month. But hanging tough doesn't equal victory.
Penalties represented the root of the Broncos' latest loss.
The Broncos had 10 enforced penalties for 83 yards, including flags that bailed the Chiefs out of a second-and-19 (pass interference on cornerback Bradley Roby) and holding calls against right guard Connor McGovern and left guard Max Garcia that wiped out Phillip Lindsay runs of 21 and 23 yards.
"We get so many penalties and we're an undisciplined football team," linebacker Von Miller said. "Extremely frustrating."
Said Joseph: "When you're playing a good football team that can score points in bunches and you can't have at least a chance to match the points because of penalties, it's almost impossible to beat them."
For players like Wolfe and Miller, Harris and Marshall, Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas, all members of the Super Bowl 50-winning team, a return to the playoffs much less the sport's grandest stage must seem so far away. Thomas may have played his last game for the Broncos with this week being the trade deadline.
Until the depth chart is supplemented with better talent or the existing roster begins to play with more consistency, the Broncos will be staring up at teams like Kansas City and the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC West.
"Seeing the team that we put out there every week, it's surprising to me," Miller said of the Broncos' record. "We have all of the ingredients to win football games, we're just not doing it."


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Spicy Ketchup Recipe
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Total time: 30 S
Servings: 25
Calories: 27
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion roughly chopped
- 1 clove garlic roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 lbs. tomatoes roughly chopped
- 16 oz. can tomato paste
- 1/4 tsp. liquid smoke
- 3/4 tsp. ground mustard
- 1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp. kosher or sea salt
- 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
- 3/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp. brown sugar
Nutritional Information
- Serving Size: 2 tbsp.
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 240mg
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 1g
- Sugar: 3g
- Protein: 0g
- Heat oil in pan over medium heat; add onion and garlic and sauté until onion is tender and translucent.
- Add tomatoes and cook on medium heat until tomato skin begins to peel off, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add mixture to WildSide+ jar and secure lid. Select "Sauces" or blend on a Medium Low speed for 30 seconds.
- Return to pan and add remaining ingredients to pan, stirring well to incorporate.
- Simmer for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Note: This ketchup can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week or up to two months in the freezer.
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Yes, you should be able to make this in the FourSide jar.
how much does 1 12 lbs measure out in measuring cups?
Can this be stored for longer than 1 week if kept in a vacuum sealed container in the fridge?
What is liquid smoke? Don't think we have that in England: is there a substitute please?
what is liquid smoke? How can I just print the recipe?
Liquid smoke adds smoky barbecue flavor to unbarbecued food. It's made from water that has captured the flavor of smoke.
When you're looking at the recipe, under the image is a print button.
It's roughly 3 cups.
Liquid smoke adds smoky barbecue flavor to unbarbecued food. It's made from water that has captured the flavor of smoke. You could try using bbq sauce.
where can I buy smoke liquid and can this sauce be heating for canning so it last longer
Thanks! Was thinking so : )
I have a four side jar. Is it ok to make in that instead? want to try the recipe. it sounds great! thanks.
Liquid smoke can be purchased at any regular supermarket usually in the condiment section. This sauce preserves well if processed in a water bath canner for 15 minutes.


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I've put together a simple Ayurveda daily routine after listening to a variety of speakers in the recent international online Ayurveda conference. I wrote this on the plane on the way back from Fusion Ayurveda's beautiful retreat to Fiji – what a wonderful week, forming new friendships and having nurturing, rejuvenating spa therapies. Pop over to our FB page to see some pics.
I've designed this following routine to fit busy lifestyles with easy-to-find ingredients, where applicable. As one esteemed lecturer Dr Ajit from NZ said, if you follow an Ayurveda daily routine then you can avoid 70% of medical issues in the future. Sounds good to me, so here we go..
Wake up and arise out of bed straight away, preferably before the Kapha period of 6am-10am.
Brush your teeth.
Use a soft brush and please use a botanical toothpaste.
Scrape your tongue.
Tongue scrapers are inexpensive and easy to source – but avoid plastic scrapers. If you don't have access to a tongue scraper you can use the back of a spoon. Scrape gently three times down your tongue and then one scrape on each side. Wash your scraper and store. It is recommended you have a new tongue scraper every 6 months.
The benefit of tongue scraping is that it removes the toxins on your tongue that have settled overnight, this way these toxins won't be reabsorbed by your body. Your tongue has done a beautiful job for you overnight to eliminate these toxins and you just need to do the final job of scraping them off.
Gargle or oil pull.
I have an earlier blog about oil pulling so here I have included some simple mouth gargles you can make yourself that are easy peasy. It's my humble opinion that in most cases antiseptic mouthwashes should be tipped down the sink. Antiseptic mouthwash do eliminate germs but also takes away the good bacteria in our mouths and this constant stripping of the good guys can actually lead to poor, drying mouth health.
I stock beautiful botanical mouthwashes but you can make your own too.
*Turmeric mouthwash- Add 1/2 tsp ground turmeric to 1 cup warm water. Gargle and spit out.
*Mix one part of any one of the following with 4 parts boiling water:
-Ground cinnamon (antimicrobial and antioxidant),
-Crushed coriander leaves and seeds (helps soothe mouth ulcers).
-Fennel seeds (anti inflammatory for sore throats and hoarseness).
Cover and leave overnight. Strain in morning. Gargle and spit out. Your mouth will feel fresh and still full of those gorgeously good mouth bacteria.
After your dental routine have a glass of warm/hot water.
You can mix in a nourishing elixir of 1/4 tsp grated ginger, 1/4 tsp honey and 1/4 tsp lemon or lime. This glass of goodness "cleans the pipes" and is a wonderful digestion aid.
Always include a warming aspect (add heated fruit to cold cereals).
Don't miss lunch and preferably have your biggest meal at lunch. This way you'll avoid that 4-6 pm energy crash where you reach for sugar, or more coffee. Having your biggest meal at lunch gives you more time to burn off the calories which helps significantly with keeping a healthy weight. (Often it's not the food we're eating that's important to maintain or lose weight, it's the timing of the food).
Take a 5 minute break at 2pm.
I have my alarm set ! It's important to have this break at 2pm as this is the start of the variable energy of the vata period of day. Sip on hot water, have a piece of fruit. If you are in a meeting or busy you can take this break at 4pm instead.
Meditate or relax in nature for at least 5 minutes. Even 5 minutes can lower cortisol levels and help your focus. Never underestimate the power of this 5 minutes.
Somewhere in here get in at least 100 steps for exercise and to stimulate circulation.
Light Dinner( before 8pm).
Bed. Preferably before the start of Pitta period of 10pm.
Repeat 🙂


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Global Women's Climate Justice Day of Action - getting involved
This blog is all about HOW you can take action with us to make a difference for the WECAN (Women's Earth and Climate Action Network) Climate Justice Day of Action on the 29th of September. The TreeSisters team is proudly uploading our pictures to their action portal - will you join us? You can submit a photo/video/statement to the action portal here and then forward it to all your friends! It would be great if you can add the treesisters.org link because they want to show how many networks are involved. Then we're going to figure out what to do next. Women around the world are taking action to show resistance to environmental and social degradation, call for real action from world governments at COP21 climate negotiations, and bring to light the climate harms that our communities are facing and the just solutions that we offer. All info on how to participate is available on the @Women's Earth and Climate Action Network webpage and we've added much of it here so that you can see what appeals.
- Take a photo of yourself or a group holding up signs with a message about the climate impacts your community is facing, your solutions, a message to world governments, a reflection on why women are key to climate solutions, or another climate related statement that resonates with you. Some examples include: "Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground", "No Climate Justice, Without Gender Justice", "Water is Life", "Climate Justice Now", "Women for 100% Renewable Energy", "System Change, Not Climate Change". Submit a photo/video/statement to the Day of Action portal and share on social media using #ClimateWomenSpeak
- Write a statement or film a short video about the climate harms in your life and community, and/or solutions you or your community/organization are offering. We also welcome your messages and reflections on why women are key to climate solutions and need to be upfront at the UN COP21 negotiations. Submit to the Day of Action portal and share on social media using #ClimateWomenSpeak
- Organize a sit-in, march, demonstration, protest, educational event, or art display. Submit a photo/video/statement to the Day of Action portal and share on social media using #ClimateWomenSpeak
- Work in your community, such as putting in a community garden, installing a solar panel, or planting trees. Submit a photo/video/statement to the Day of Action portal and share on social media using #ClimateWomenSpeak.
- Sign the 'Women's Climate Declaration' and organize to collect signatures. The collective women's statement and signatures will be delivered to leaders at the UNFCCC COP 21 Climate Negotiations in Paris in December in conjunction with a collective signature campaign organized by GCCA- we already have an aggregate of over 6 million signatures! The Declaration is very powerful and you may want to read it out loud as part of your action on Sept. 29th. This Declaration has been signed by women worldwide including Jane Goodall, Vandana Shiva, Mary Robinson, Casey Camp-Horenik, Jody Williams, Patricia Gualinga, Sylvia Earle, Ted Turner and many others. Read and sign the Women's Climate Declaration (available in English, Italian, Spanish, French, and Arabic) here.
- Join WECAN International at our hub event and action in New York City on Sept. 29th, more information here. We will name and honor the organization and individuals taking action worldwide on this day during the hub event. If you would like your action to be listed, please inform via emailing at - firstname.lastname@example.com
- Read and share the 'Women's Climate Action Agenda'- a detailed analysis of why women are the most negatively impacted by climate change and environmental degradation, how women are key to solutions, and the actions that women worldwide are calling for in order to re-build a just and healthy world. There are many resources and solution examples in this document. Please download and share the Women's Climate Action Agenda here.
If you are a tweeter then here are some suggestions to bling about - WECAN are using #ClimateWomenSpeak to tie their stories together across platforms, and are also encouraging the use of #KeepItInTheGround
- Join us as we rise up! Global #Women's #ClimateJustice Day of Action:Sept.29 goo.gl/yz0TkF @WECAN_INTL WITH MULTIMEDIA IMAGE 1,2,or3
- #ClimateWomenSpeak: add your voice to the Sept.29 Global Women's #ClimateJustice Day of Action goo.gl/yz0TkF WITH MULTIMEDIA IMAGE 1,2,or3
- Global Womens #ClimateJustice Day of Action. Info&submission portal:goo.gl/yz0TkF #ClimateWomenSpeak WITH MULTIMEDIA IMAGE 1,2,or3
- #Women are on #frontlines of #climatechange& we are rising. Join Global Womens Climate Justice Day of Action: Sept.29 goo.gl/yz0TkF
- Women protect & defend web of life! Join us as we stand for #climatejustice on Sept29: goo.gl/yz0TkF #ClimateWomenSpeak @WECAN_INTL
- #ClimateWomenSpeak: [Insert your climate statement/demand ex 'Ban fracking', 'water is life']. Whats ur message? Join Global Women's #ClimateJustice Day of Action:goo.gl/yz0TkF
We need every single one of us to truly seize this moment and bring women's voices to the forefront of the climate change conversation. Additional Resources
- Women's Climate Declaration – (available in 5 languages) Please sign and help gather signatures as part of Day of Action. All signatures will be delivered to the UN in December.
- Women Speak: Climate Justice on the Road to Paris & Beyond – Sept. 29 hub event in New York City.
- Women's Climate Action Agenda.
- Global Women's Climate Justice Day of Action Facebook Events Page.


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The Post-Election Violence in Kenya
Domestic and International Legal Responses
Part of the International Criminal Justice Series book series (ICJS, volume 2)
Part of the International Criminal Justice Series book series (ICJS, volume 2)
Since the historic Nuremberg Trial of 1945 an international customary law principle has developed that commission of a core crime under international law – war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity and aggression – should not go unpunished.
History shows, that when in Africa such violations occurred, especially as a result of election disputes, national and regional actors, including the African Union, resorted to political rather than legal responses. However, when crimes against humanity were alleged to have been committed in Kenya during the 2007-2008 post-election violence, a promising road map for criminal accountability was agreed upon alongside a political solution.
In the spirit of this road map, the author analyzes the post-election violence in Kenya from a legal point of view. He extensively examines legal options for domestic criminal accountability and discusses both retributive (prosecutions) and restorative justice (mainly truth commission) mechanisms, being the main legal responses to the gross violations of human rights. Furthermore, he thoroughly investigates the Kenya situation before the ICC and the legal-cum-political responses to the ICC intervention in Kenya.
Practitioners and academics in the field of international criminal law and related disciplines, as well as political sciences and (legal) history will find in this book highly relevant information about alternative legal approaches of the fight against and punishment of crimes against humanity, as defined under the ICC Statute.
Sosteness Francis Materu is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law of the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). He obtained his Bachelors Laws Degree (LL.B) from the same University in 2008, a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M) from the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) in 2010, and a Doctorate in Law from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Germany) in 2014. He is also a proud alumnus of the South African-German Centre for Transnational Criminal Justice.


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You are here: Home Latest News CNG Expanding with 2016 Ford F-Series and Personal Boats in NC
The CNG market keeps on growing. Landi RenzoUSA, a Ford QVM, earlier this month announced offerings of CARB certified dediticated CNG systems for the 2016MY Ford Super Duty series. With more options available to truck dealers it gives a boost to the overall vision of CNG infrastructure across The United States. The more CNG Trucks that are on the road the more the demand will be for dependable fueling stations. Click on the link for more information.
Another exciting development is coming out of Ocean Isle Beach, NC. Blue Gas Marine is taking a big leap of faith in selling conversions for boats. The enviromental impact is huge. With no risk of gas spills into the water and heavily reduced emissions it is a great way to be green for both small commerical and personal boats. Another great benefit is that after the initial cost of converting your boat to CNG is the much reduced fuel cost compared to prices as marinas for Gas and Diesel. The continued challenge of fueling statins available as this demand grows will be a concern but as demand grows the infrastructure can be built. Click on the link for more informaiton about Blue Gas Marine.


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No gamer could own a gaming console, be it Playstation 4 or Xbox One without having FIFA 15 in their list of games .
Unlike any other title that may fade off within weeks, football is a genre that wouldn't bore you at any point and there will be always be a new one coming next year.
Electronic Arts has touched new heights with their latest launch as the game is designed with different difficulty settings to match both experienced players as well as newbies. With the cold weather in almost every region and the Christmas holidays coming soon, there is no better time to grab your controller and check out some of these amazing tips that have been specifically designed for advanced players.
Diving is not wrong
While a lot of players still believe diving is a cheap trick to grab hold of the ball, you have to admit the fact that it is being used in real league games. So, when they do it in real life, there's nothing wrong in doing the same in FIFA 15. Sometimes, it just automatically takes place in the heat of the moment and has even led to the victory in the game through a penalty kick.
It is not officially taught by Electronic Arts in their tutorials but here we go. Just wait for the offense player to come close to you and soon he will try to put his hand on you, pull your shirt or touch your shoulder. That's the cue and as soon as he does it, just hit the slide tackle, the button that you use to lob pass, and your player will instantly dive. Try not to foul by overreacting and if the ball is a few feet away from you, it's much better to appear legit in front of the referee.
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For a long time, corner kicks look and play the same because most players choose to simply shoot into the crowd which is the worst way to handle corner kicks. Instead, try to make a player come close to you and use a short kick to deliver the ball to him. This strategy has a better chance of scoring a goal.
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"You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore." -Psalm 16:11
One of my friends from work recently asked me, "so what's the deal with small joys? Are there big joys?" Small joys are something I started looking for almost a decade ago when I first graduated from nursing school. One of my preceptors was talking about her favorite scrubs (Grey's Anatomy, obviously) as we were walking down the hallway, and she was talking about how much she loved buying a new pair of them. When she was done talking about them, she said "Yep. Small joys." I wonder if she would even remember the conversation today. I certainly do, and her comment about buying new scrubs as a small joy stuck with me. I was in a season where I was anxious all the time. I was a new nurse and was so terrified every shift that I wouldn't pick up on something that was monumental for saving my patient. The night before my first shift on my own as a new nurse, I couldn't sleep at all and actually had CHEST PAIN! At 22 years old. I was freaking out and ended up going to the emergency room after texting my roommate (everything was fine-- it was determined to be anxiety vs. indigestion, as is most chest pain for a healthy 20-something); all this to say, the anxiety was real and I needed something to help me get through each shift.
I prayed a lot before I went into work and asked God to bless my hands as I worked with patients, and I prayed for the safety of the patients in my care. I'd sit in my car in the parking garage with my faded pink Bible and read psalms over and over again before going in. But throughout my shift, I used this small joys notion to seek joy in the midst of the very ordinary (or, to me, the very scary). Small joys were the little things that you might ordinarily miss if you weren't looking for them, the little reminders that God was ever present. Sometimes it was just a hot cup of coffee at 3AM when my shift was SO CLOSE but so far from being over. Sometimes it was a kind word from a patient or their family that encouraged me and got me through another crazy day. At times, it was just an easy patient load. One day, it really was just my comfortable scrubs. It was catching the bus on time and getting home earlier than I normally did. A day when all my charting was done by the end of my shift and I didn't have to stay over. Sometimes it was a sunrise on my way into work, or a sunset when I was leaving. Some days I made a little list of the joys for that day that I carried around in my pocket-- something I could reflect on later when I got home and changed into my PJs.
These days, I am in another season where I am seeking joy. This morning, it was waking up to coffee already brewed in my coffeemaker that I programmed last night to brew at 5AM. It was lighting a mulled cider candle to burn while I did my quiet time with the Lord. It's the plant sitting next to my computer as I write to make me feel more grounded and connected to nature, even in the midst of my kitchen. To answer my friend's question-- I don't really look for big joys. Those are really obvious to most people and they're the things that smack you in the face and, sometimes, change your life. Small joys are the little blessings in each day that you would miss if you weren't looking for them. A big joy would be the birth of my niece recently; the small joy would be getting to hold her and snuggle her, rocking her to sleep, and squeezing her chunky baby thighs. Those are the little things I look for, the little things I love finding God's promises in.
Another translation (NIV) of the verse from Psalms that I wrote above says, "You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence; with eternal pleasures at your right hand." I wouldn't dare to say that my cup of coffee on night shift at 3AM is an eternal pleasure, but these things are reminders to me of a loving God who has promised eternal pleasures to those who seek Him and call Him Lord.
I am praying and hoping that you find these moments of joy in your day, that they help you remember that there is a God who loves and cares for the details of your life. And that in those moments, you would seek Him and be grateful for those tiny moments of joy in the midst of the very ordinary.


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Benefits realisation and management:
- ePrescribing Benefits realisation guidance from NHS England
- Benefits Cycle
- Benefits metrics table and Clinical Risk Log with ePrescribing from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Example of Benefits Outline (from Business Case at SUH NHS Trust)
- Benefits realisation Truro
End-user perspectives:
- Example of user presentations feedback form used in a NHS hospital
- Topic guide for evaluation used as part of the ePrescribing Research Programme.
- Before and after questionnaire-paeds
System evaluation and testing:
- High Level testing of ePMA basic functions (Medchart)
- Scripted system demonstration instructions and patient scenario document.
- Follow-on Usability Review for system evaluations: benchmarking methods for ePrescribing systems.
- ePrescribing System Evaluations Jan 2009 – review of twelve ePrescribing systems, including technical, functional and usability measures.
- Live-site questionnaire
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Understanding the interplay between intellect and emotions is especially important to our relationship with God. Overemphasis on the mind produces arrogant, unfeeling Christians. Overemphasis on emotions produces uninformed, unstable Christians. In Heart and Mind, we'll consider what the Bible teaches about the right balance between faith and feelings.
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Five more schools, including Alderbrook, Langley and Heart of England, converted this summer.
Just 12 months ago, there were only three academies in the whole borough - all of them in the north
But Councillor Joe Tildesley said that there might be only one or two secondary schools left in the local authority in a year's time.
"Academies are a juggernaut, they're coming and we have to accept that as a council," he said.
"There's no doubt that the local authority will have a different relationship with schools, but we shouldn't be afraid of that.
"Education Secretary Michael Gove is quite clear, we will maintain strategic control and we will always be there to provide support."
Coun Tildesley (Con, St Alphege) said that Solihull Council was working hard to ensure that schools still bought their services.
Academies, which have more financial autonomy, could decide to buy from private companies or other local authorities.
"If this happened then we as a council would have to ask ourselves some pretty tough questions," added Coun Tildesley
"But of the academies that have converted so far, we haven't seen a major shift in the services they are using."
He said that the council also had a responsibility to ensure that schools continued to improve their GCSE and A Level results.
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Discretionary Rate Relief confirmed for 2019
Voscur has received confirmation from Bristol City Council that Discretionary Rates Relief will continue to be applied this year.
A representative of the council's Revenues Finance team told Voscur:
"Light touch amendments are being incorporated into the policy to bring it up to date, however the eligibility criteria remains unchanged. Recipients will be invited to reapply and where their financial details and outcomes are broadly the same as their last application, they are likely to receive further relief.
"We aim to send the applications in the next couple of months. Worst case scenario is that the 2019 annual bills will be issued without the relief, the application assessed and an adjusted bill issued after the annual billing. We will of course aim to avoid late assessment."
The announcement follows uncertainty at the end of last year over whether the relief would be extended. In lieu of clarity we advised that organisations which previously qualified for the relief should be including the additional cost in their financial planning – we are pleased to say that this is no longer the case for the immediate future.
However, the Revenues and Finance team has said that it cannot confirm that the policy will be continued beyond 2021 and that the relief could be re-evaluated as part of further savings should they come up in the future. Eligible organisations should therefore continue to factor this additional expense into their financial planning.
Bristol City Council had proposed to withdraw the relief in March 2018, however this was delayed for a year following pressure from Voscur.
We identified at least 19 VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise) groups in the city that would have faced an average bill of £8,000 per organisation if the relief had been withdrawn. These organisations had not been given the chance to budget for this additional cost and several would have faced closure if it had gone ahead.


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Questionnaire: Mika Rottenberg
Q: What do you like the look of? A: 'Soft, squashy stuff.'
What images keep you company in the space where you work?
As my studio has been nomadic this past year, they're mainly digital images in folders and a YouTube channel on my laptop. Recently, I've been watching a lot of videos of the theoretical physicist Richard Feynman explaining matter and energy. I don't understand much of it, but I love it. I've also been watching a lot of cake-decorating videos.
What was the first piece of art that really mattered to you?
I don't remember.
If you could live with only one piece of art what would it be?
Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty (1970), but I'm not sure where I'd put it.
What is your favourite title of an artwork?
Untitled #4.
What do you wish you knew?
Better maths.
What should stay the same?
All and nothing.
What could you imagine doing if you didn't do what you do?
Starting a revolution, becoming a goat's cheese farmer, a journalist and a pastry chef – in that order.
What music are you listening to?
Tuvan throat singing.
What are you reading?
Pier Paolo Pasolini's Bodies and Places (1981), edited by Michele Mancini and Giuseppe Perrella.
What is art for?
Hmm ...
Mika Rottenberg lives in New York, USA. Her solo show at CCA Goldsmiths, London, UK, which runs from 8 September to 4 November, is the gallery's inaugural exhibition. Rottenberg's new works are co-commissions with Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria, and Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna, Italy. She will have a solo show at the New Museum, New York, in 2019.
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