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Identifying and predicting best-performance cases to foster a sustainability transition in West African cocoa production
Jens Van Hee, Franziska Ollendorf, Claudia Coral, Stefan Sieber, Katharina Löhr
Leibniz Centre for Agric. Landscape Res. (ZALF), Sustainable Land Use in Developing Countries, Germany
Over the past decade, in West African cocoa production, efforts to deliver trainings on more sustainable production techniques have been undertaken by various public and private actors. These interventions mostly combine trainings on ‘Good Agricultural Practices’ (GAP), and, more recently, also comprise aspects of on-farm diversification and agroforestry (AF). While up until now there is little knowledge to what extend these interventions show effect on the actual farmer income and farming practices, success still seems to be limited since poverty is still highly prevalent. However, while most cocoa farmers struggle under the given conditions of their enabling environments, there are farmers facing similar conditions that manage to outperform their peers, using creative and local solutions.
The proposed contribution assesses the existence of cases of such positive deviance among cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire. In backdrop of the Living Income benchmark, and following the Positive Deviance approach, four dimensions of performance are measured: farmers’ cocoa income, their socio-economic situation, the degree of income diversification, and the amount of GAP and AF practices applied on the cocoa farm. Based on a survey conducted in 2022 among 303 cocoa farmers in five regions in Côte d’Ivoire, best performers are identified by comparing absolute performance with the performance that would be predicted given the farmers’ enabling environment. The difference is combined in one relative performance vector for each farmer, and then used to calculate the Pareto optimal. As such, farmers are identified that outcompete their peers in all three dimensions, and seem to be dealing with trade-offs successfully. In-depth interviews are then conducted with positive deviant farmers to identify reasons for outperformance.
The objectives of the study are twofold: first, it is aimed to identify and predict cases of positive deviance among Pro-Planteurs targeted cocoa farmers and second, to understand the reasons for their better performance. The findings help to provide lessons for future interventions aiming to create better conditions for farmers’ performance and for scaling-up locally tailored interventions.
Keywords: Cocoa, Côte d’Ivoire, positive deviance, sustainability transition
Contact Address: Jens Van Hee, Leibniz Centre for Agric. Landscape Res. (ZALF), Sustainable Land Use in Developing Countries
private address: Krogstraat 100, Meise, Belgium, e-mail: jpvhee.vanheeugent.be


The tunnel belongs to the special structure section in the expressway. Due to the narrow space of the tunnel and strong closedness, once fires, accidents, congestion and other problems occur, the environment in the tunnel will change drastically. More serious traffic accidents and congestion are prone to occur, which directly affect the health and safety of life and property of people in the car. Therefore, it is very necessary to establish an intelligent and efficient tunnel monitoring system.
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The Ford Mustang is not only one of the most iconic cars in the world, it’s also one of the most versatile. From the grocery-getting automatic V6, to the tire-shredding supercharged Cobra, to the Steve McQueen-inspired Bullitt, there’s probably a Mustang somewhere that will fit your lifestyle.
Ford is adding another set of badges to the Mustang for its sixth-generation, and this time it’s getting a little more tail-happy.
Ford Racing is collaborating with drifting champion Vaughn Gittin Jr. for a new pony car variant called the RTR, which will be available as a dealer-installed package come January 2015.
Because the posterior section of this car is so important, let’s start at the back. Based on the design sketches, the RTR has a massive namesake decal between the rear taillights, an extremely aggressive rear diffuser, and a wide array of side splitters and center stakes. The RTR rear spoiler is exclusive to the new model as well.
The front end may be a little loud if you remember the 1980’s, though, as the redesigned grille and nostril-shaped inserts give the Mustang a loud, angular look reminiscent of a tuner car.
Engine choices are unchanged from the standard car, with the 310-horsepower, 2.3-liter Ecoboost coming standard and the 435-hp 5.0-liter V8 coming as an option. However, RTR is planning two different trims, Spec 1 and Spec 2, which implies two levels of upgrades and possibly performance.
“Ford’s Mustang team has done an incredible job with the new 2015 Ford Mustang,” said a clearly impartial Gittin Jr. “The RTR team and I are pumped to work with such an incredible platform for RTR builds. Without a question, the performance and overall presence of the new Mustang RTR will impress and keep a smile on our customers’ faces whether cruising the streets or getting crazy on the track.”
If your sixth-gen Mustang is already reserved but you love the RTR’s look, first ask your parent’s permission, then log onto to RTR’s website. Many of the drifting-inspired car’s parts will be available as bolt-ons when the car is released.
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My mechanic at the local bike shop just built up a VP with the DHX air and the 66sl......He loves it. He's a freerider who likes to pedal to the top of the hill. He was skeptical of the air shock's performance over a coil but said it's been a non issue.....say's the stroke feels good all the way through and he weighs around 200lbs. I too ride a vp but with the dhx coil and open bath '05 66rc. I've been curious as well lately b/c I've been wanting a lighter build for a Moab trip this fall. So far I'm sold....especailly after throwing a leg over his rig. I think if you're doing huge hucks and doing nothing but DH'ing, you may want to stick with the coil over for durability reasons. The 66sl however, shows absolutely no weakness and after it's initial break-in period........it feels like butter. an air fork will never have the small bump sensitivity that an oil shock will have but it's pretty damn close. I say go for it......let us know how it works out for you.
got mine 3 weeks ago, now that everything is broken-in here is what i have to say!
-the settings fox recommends are way to low (to my taste) and kept bottoming.so i put about 15-20% more air in both air chambers ( but dont go over 300 in main and 200 in small ) rotate bottoming dial to max ,rebound to taste and weight, and after you only have to adjust pro pedal depending on riding situation
-set like that, the pro pedal has a huge difference from the first to the last click. Even the sag will go from 15% to 25/30% witch is great.
-only thing is constantly loosing air pressure in the beginning, but drasticly stabalized after a week or two thank god!!!
i climb a lot to get to spots and am telling you im amazed with this settups possibility.
Well, I'll be able to tell you how an "all air" VPfree will ride soon.....just waiting on a CK headset to put it together.
This project has been in the works since feb and delayed due to injury and waiting for my frame to turn up...was lost in the post for a 5 weeks....after being sent out for a respray.
I know how the VPF peforms with a coil as I rode and DH raced it last year. Even gave me a top 10 finish @ my first event against a field of 30 riders. The VPF is probably a better buy for the average joe who wants to race and freeride with buddies, simply due to it's capabilities of being set up to ride DH and still make 8" of travel easy enough to pedal trails with.
Back to the Q, I won't specifically be able to tell you about the DHXAir on the VPF as I'm trialling the 5th Element Gravity shock. Going back to Febuary when I set out to create the VPFree AIR I kept reading about the bad reviews of the DHXAir ie. "multiple - stuck downs", "very little riding platform" (see mtbr reviews), also I never got any response to my Q's from the Oz distributor relating to the issues and the support I'd get if a DHXAir went belly up on me.
Essentially I'm setting out to make the VPF even more trail friendly, a 7"+, All Mountain bike :skep:
I ride a Free with a Roco and love it... but my son has a DHX Air.. and I see no real drop off in ride quality. PLUS, I love being able to just dial it in perfectly.
On the flip side, I run a 66 SL and he runs a Van36 RC2. Both bikes tip the scales about the same at ~35-36 pounds. They are built with light wheels, tires, etc. They are both all day bikes that we like to ride at the lift parks when the opportunity presents itself.
The Free is a quite versatile bike. I would not hesitate on getting the DHX air, and I probably will for my Free next season... or maybe the new Roco air.
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Posted by Dale Buss on May 7, 2013 09:15 AM
Adobe abandons boxed software for the cloud.
Samsung keeps hammering Apple in new ad strategy for Galaxy S4.
Tim Tebow tops Forbes' new list of most influential athletes.
Acer plans to launch windows tablet in June.
Aereo asks judge to prevent new lawsuits by CBS.
Audi considers building plant in Brazil but seeks clarity from government.
Disney plans new Star Wars games through Electronic Arts.
Estee Lauder sets sights on big September fragrance launch.
Facebook made the Fortune 500 list for the first time.Continue reading...
Posted by Dale Buss on April 12, 2013 09:02 AM
JCPenney seeks to raise $1 billion as Martha Stewart loses a round in JCP-Macy's case.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg launches FWD.us with Silicon Valley heavyhitters on immigration reform.
Apple agrees to settle suit on iPhone and iPad warranties.
Argos plans digital "store of the future" to fight Amazon.
Bibigo Korean food brand partners with Psy.
Bitcoin finds Winklevoss twins rise in digital money as crash continues.
BlackBerry looks to apps and China for growth.
Burger King CEO leaves to take top job at H.J. Heinz.
Douwe Egberts goes to JAB for $9.8 billion.
Eli Lilly plans to lay off 30 percent of sales reps in major restructuring.Continue reading...
Posted by Dale Buss on April 11, 2013 09:16 AM
Deutsche Telekom raises bid for MetroPCS.
The Masters begins at Augusta National today with Tiger Woods again among the favorites.
Toyota and other Japanese automakers recall 3.4 million vehicles over Takata airbag.
Applebee's led first-quarter social media engagement by restaurants.
Barnes & Noble rebrands self-publishing platform PubIt! as Nook Press as it continues to invest in future of Nook brand.
Justin Bieber backs a debit card for teens, from parents.
ConocoPhillips suspends Arctic drilling plan.
Daimler says worsening Europe puts its 2013 profit outlook in doubt.
Dell plans to double sales outlets in China.Continue reading...
Posted by Dale Buss on March 5, 2013 02:17 PM
All the new sheet metal on display during the press-preview days at the Geneva Auto Show hasn't been able to outshine one big dull, sobering reality: The European auto market is still declining, and it won't recover anytime soon.
International auto shows typically are places where the excitement and optimism generated by all of the fresh concept cars and close-to-production models provide a can-do spirit and the sense of possilibity that dispel any gloom from the world outside the exhibit hall.
But not in Geneva; not this year. One car executive after another not only allowed as how the European auto-market recession would continue for awhile, but they said the current market has been getting worse.
Posted by Dale Buss on March 5, 2013 09:01 AM
Apple value dips as Google soars.
Facebook sued over bungled IPO.
HSBC, now Europe's biggest bank, sheds personal loan assets.
Carmakers at Geneva Auto Show express fears on European recovery.
AARP ramps up YouTube marketing.
Ally Financial says U.S. is probing its retail-financing practices.
Amazon launches first TV effort, for fashion unit; leads mobile retail sales.
American Suzuki gets OK of bankruptcy plan by U.S. court.
Baileys slims down its bottle.
BBC Worldwide reportedly in talks to sell Lonely Planet stake.
Best Buy and Facebook focus on next-generation mobile marketing.
Boeing expects to move fast to get Dreamliner back into the air after FAA approval of fixes.Continue reading...
Posted by Dale Buss on January 17, 2013 09:02 AM
Airbus sees orders fall as Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is grounded in U.S., Japan, Europe and India.
GM woos Facebook to return to paid ads, remains cautious on 2013, defends Opel restructuring and eyes cheaper Chevy Volt.
Blockbuster faces U.K. closure after no buyers emerge.
American Airlines swings to profit and sees “good trajectory” for this year.
Apple rattles Wall Street with sharp stock-price drop.
AT&T looks to Europe for mergers.
Audi aims for 200,000 U.S. sales “sooner” rather than “later.”Continue reading...
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French automaker Peugeot Citroen has had a rough time financially in recent years and isn’t expecting to turn a profit again till 2015, according to German newspaper Wlt am Sonntag. Meanwhile, the French government promised assistance to the company last month and “the car maker has also agreed to withhold dividend payouts, as well as postpone share buybacks and performance bonuses to top executives,” according to Fox Business.
What may help the automaker get back into the black is a partnership with General Motors that Peugeot’s head, Maxim Picat, says is still moving forward with the Opel brand: "Our cooperation is going as planned," he said, according to a translation by Fox Business. "As we said, we will build cars together using four shared platforms."
One thing Peugeot should pay extra attention to when it designs its next round of cars: how much exhaust it puts out. The New York Times reports that Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe has “angered vintage car owners and motorist groups and raised concerns among those who say they cannot afford new cars” by asking to ban vehicles made before 1997 to help reduce air pollution. The plan could affect 367,000 automobiles, including France's "landmark" Citroën DS, named "the most beautiful car ever" by car designers in 2009.Continue reading...
Posted by Dale Buss on October 31, 2012 04:12 PM
Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has been busy this week denying what he won't do and sharing what he wants to do. And everything he has said has implications for the company, its brands and consumers on four continents.
Of most immediate importance, Marchionne was compelled to inject himself into the U.S. presidential campaign this week after a Romney TV commercial and radio spot in battleground Ohio highlighted his plan to build Jeeps in China.
It could be inferred from the Republican nominee's spot that Jeep jobs might leave Ohio and Michigan in such an endeavor — a suggestion that Marchionne swiftly rejected. Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan also said in a statement released by Romney's campaign: "GM and Chrysler are expanding their production overseas. These are facts that voters deserve to know as they listen to the claims President Obama and his campaign are making."
An irked Marchionne released a statement to assure Chrysler employees and the public that the company's commitment to U.S. production of Jeeps, which has been expanding lately, was secure, stating "I feel obliged to unambiguously restate our position: Jeep production will not be moved from the United States to China." GM also refuted the Romney campaign claims.Continue reading...

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KOTA KINABALU (The Borneo Post): AirAsia will name one of its jets, Irene, in honour of the late, Datuk Irene Benggon Charuruks, who was Sabah Tourism Board’s general manager for 25 years.
In a video posted on a tribute board created online by Irene’s family, the airline’s founder, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, said it was the first time that the company has named its airplane after a person.
Dubbed the ‘Iron Lady’ of Sabah tourism, Irene had passed away on Monday after a brief and sudden illness. She was 70.
“Datuk Irene was a really remarkable and very special woman, and I want people to know her story with me and AirAsia,” said Tony in the 3:24 minutes video.
He said before he bought AirAsia with co-founders Datuk Kamarudin Meranun and Datuk Pahamin A. Rejab in 2001, The Edge newspaper had put out a story about how they wanted to acquire the airline and Irene was the person who took it seriously.
“I received a phone call, she said she wanted to fly from Sabah to meet me and to support AirAsia. That was visionary.
“I don’t think anyone believed in Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin in doing anything with Airasia. She came with the general manager of Shangri-La Hotel, Clement, the divers and three or four hoteliers. She came to sell Sabah to an airline that didn’t exist. A music guy who didn’t know whether he will succeed in the airline business.
“But she believed. She’d had the foresight, and she had passion for Sabah,” said Tony.
He also described Sabah as the reason why AirAsia survived.
Sabah, he said, was the most important market, after it started in Tawau and Sandakan, two major tourist destinations for Sabah.
“So Irene this is for you, we’re going to name a plane after you, it will be the first plane we ever named and we dedicated it to you, so look for it up when its flying in the skies especially over Sabah when you look down us. Take care, rest in peace, lots of love, Tony,” he concluded.
Irene had retired from the Sabah Tourism Board in 2016 and is recognised as a key figure in transforming Sabah’s tourism industry. -SOURCE: THE BORNEO POST


Na Paahao O Hawai‘i (The Prisoners of Hawai‘i)
The prison ministries and prison reform initiative of the Hawai‘i Diocese of the Episcopal Church, promoting rehabilitation, restoration, and therapeutic programs through research, re-education, advocacy, and community organization.
Based on new awareness and learnings as well as courageous voices and visions that have evolved over time, the movement of reforming both the prisons and the criminal justice system in Hawai‘i is here. The time has come for everyone to review and reassess the past, and begin the long process of education and advocacy in order to begin to reform and make new, just, and more merciful the prison and criminal justice system of Hawai‘i.
A program that helps prepare a prison group to celebrate Makahiki, a four-month festival that punctuated the yearly farming cycle in ancient Hawaiʻi. Celebrating harvest and Lono, the Hawaiian god associated with rain and fecundity, Makahiki marked a temporary halt to activities of war and occasioned lesser changes in many other daily routines.
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KYC regulations require financial services providers to identify the customer, verify their authenticity and understand what their sources of income are. This helps the institution manage risks, protect stakeholders and protect against money laundering. Apart from verifying a customer’s ID proofs, a critical component of KYC is a face-to-face meeting with the customer. This in-person verification (IPV) helps authenticate the customer and establishes a sense of trust.
However, with a pandemic such as COVID-19, a face-to-face meeting puts both the customer and the representative at risk. Meanwhile, banks are seeing a massive surge in new small and medium-sized enterprises and private customers looking for financial services — mainly loans — to help them through the lockdown. Investment institutions are also looking to attract new investors as global financial markets have shrunk between 10% and 30%. Yet with lockdowns and social distancing norms expected to be in place for an extended period, meeting a customer to complete the in-person KYC check is nearly impossible.
Video KYC for the COVID-19 era
That’s where fintech startups such as Signzy are helping. “In the past two months, we have had a big spike in queries, and we are starting to win implementations at banks that previously weren’t interested,” said Ankit Ratan, CEO of Signzy, which is trying to revolutionize digital KYC. The 2015-founded firm recently released a sophisticated videoconferencing solution tailored to KYC that can be used by banks that suddenly have a lot of staff working remotely but are under pressure to complete KYC checks.
Customer onboarding for banks includes two components: verification of a customer’s documents and data, and IPV. While there are many companies and technologies that verify the former with government databases, banks and regulators have struggled with IPV checks that rely on face-to-face interaction.
Figure 1. Customer journey during video KYC process
Signzy aims to resolve just that. It offers a safe and secure IPV process using videoconferencing. But that’s not all. Signzy also integrates its facial recognition and document detection technology with video IPV, a KYC capability that solves the need for human interaction that had remained unresolved for a long time. This allows a bank representative to talk the customer through the process and verify their details in real time while the technology corroborates the data with the appropriate government agency. What’s more, it provides these features in a secure and encrypted environment.
The remote video KYC incorporates optical character recognition-driven data capture that reads the ID proofs while its AI-driven rule engine runs a real-time compliance check against government databases. To prevent fraud, Signzy has put in place multiple checkpoints. The engine checks the customer’s IP address for any proxies or blacklisted IPs and helps geo-tag the customer’s location to ensure that the customer is not spoofing his or her location. The forgery check authenticates a signature’s validity, while image forensics verify the authenticity of the ID proof.
To reduce remote video KYC frauds or spoofing, such as video editing or 3D masks that can mimic an individual, active and passive “liveness” come into play. Active liveness detection includes responses to queries or actions posed to customers. For example, as a safety measure, the platform can pose random questions to the customer by employing a random sampling algorithm. The institution can choose to add any questions that are required, that allows the institution to balance security and user experiences. On the other hand, passive liveness provides a frictionless experience to the customer, since this is a process in which only a customer screenshot is examined and a short video is captured. Signzy enables audit trails and a time stamp on all images and videos that can be used for future reference.
Workflows that save time, effort and money
Signzy allows banks to create workflows and onboarding journeys over a videoconference. It provides onboarding steps to the customer while the video is live, offering the customer a seamless passage through the KYC experience. A checker allows each step to be completed before moving to the next one. With over 150,000 customers onboarded each month by Securities and Exchange Board of India-regulated (an Indian securities regulator) institutions, the platform keeps the customer at the forefront, enabling an onboarding experience that is simple, quick and hassle-free. Its smart queuing platform offers customers a convenient and planned verification method over mobile or the web. Signzy uses iFrame to integrate with a web or mobile application without disturbing the customer’s journey. A step-by-step instruction flow is available to the customer via email, SMS or WhatsApp, providing information at their convenience. As a result, institutions have seen a 50% decline in customer drop-offs, according to Ratan.
Signzy has reduced the life cycle of physical KYC process from 10 days to just four hours
The platform allows representatives to converse with a customer, verify a customer’s details, take a screenshot, receive customer consent and share documents at the same time.
The life cycle of the physical KYC process can take between eight and 10 days, but with Signzy, that time period falls to just four hours. This leads to efficiency being tripled while lowering the cost of customer onboarding by an astonishing 65%. More importantly, digital fraud can be reduced by 75%.
Figure 2. Signzy's video KYC is more automated, sophisticated and 98% faster than the traditional process
The fintech’s real-time verification solution saves time for institutions and customers. The AI engine immediately matches the customer’s face with the one on the presented ID. Meanwhile, the queuing mechanism helps representatives manage multiple applications simultaneously.
AI-built technology stack
Signzy’s technology stack is heavy on AI, and it has also created a proprietary intelligent engine, VEVA, that processes data captured during the videoconference and performs all the fraud and IP checks. VEVA helps prevent static photo and prerecorded video attacks, using facial passive and active liveness to prevent spoofing. The AI engine also validates the video, verifies the customer’s ID and detects its orientation using machine learning algorithms. AI algorithms run on the ID card images to detect their authenticity by reading pixel layers and generating heat maps.
Financial institutions are known to be finicky when it comes to security, and with good reason. To secure data in motion, Signzy uses a cipher TLS 1.2 channel encryption with a 2048-bit RSA key over a SHA-256. LVM disks are used to host any block store files to ensure the platform is secure and scalable for high-throughput algorithms. Database hardening is done per industry standards, and access rights are given only to the right people. Unwanted personally identifiable information can be deleted, as Signzy has activated the Time to Live (TTL) feature on file storage that deletes unwanted personally identifiable information. On-premises products are deployed as containerized applications that are compiled, tested and security-hardened to form deployable docker images. Signzy ensures that all applications are released after internal and third-party vulnerability assessment and penetration tests are complete.
These additional layers of AI, workflow and security are what Signzy’s spokespeople say sets the company apart from its competitors.
Moving from a domestic to a global market
Signzy is already an established player in India, where the banking and investment regulators have approved its product and where it is one of the largest players. Over 90 Indian clients, including banks, insurers, asset management companies and non-bank financial corporations, use Signzy’s video KYC. KYC has been heavily regulated in India, yet digital KYC has significantly scaled here. And COVID-19 has increased its need — customers that were previously unwilling to move to digital KYC have now quickly embraced it.
Signzy is looking to expand in the American, European and Middle Eastern markets. According to Ratan, regulators in Qatar, Oman and the UAE are more open than before to allow remote onboarding of customers. Ratan also expects strong growth in the American market and has already gone live in the country with Mastercard.
In Signzy’s favor is the ease of implementation of its product. The CEO, Ratan, claims that the implementation cost of videoconferencing is low, and the steps are quite simple because of its plug-and-play feature and platform-agnostic support. In fact, for some of its Middle Eastern clients, Signzy set up the basic infrastructure in a mere 2-3 days. He also indicated that institutions that have a cloud presence can go live much more quickly. To achieve this quick turnaround, he recommends a coordinated effort in three areas:
- Information security
Compliance and information security teams should be involved to begin a process approval as early as possible. As on-premises deployments will be difficult to execute in these times, it would be ideal to have all the requisite cloud deployment approvals in place. Remote-working information security policies also need to be in place for customer-related interactions.
The current situation makes it difficult to carry out new integrations to current applications. Ratan suggests working in two phases. Phase 1 will include the current state, i.e., a workflow that feeds into other applications manually. All new integrations will be carried out in phase 2. He also suggests going live as soon as possible on the cloud, with minimal integrations and moving to an on-premises integrated stack later.
Training and IT support to resolve issues and educate employees must be in place. Audit requirements may change as video recording of the entire process is available. The need for the four-eyes principle is therefore lost. For example, an employee in charge of KYC verification for onboarding will spend less time for IPV because of the AI-driven audit trails. Checker audit processes can be applied programmatically on the video recording. This cuts down the need for an extra step and improves the turnaround time.
Tip of the transformation spear
Whether they are prepared or not, institutions adopting digital onboarding will have to undergo significant organizational changes. It’s not just a matter of adding video KYC; rather, a complete reevaluation of the operating model within the bank is in play. CEO Ankit Ratan thinks that, broadly, the organizational structure will require changes around:
- Rethink: How current job descriptions and duties can be readjusted to adapt to new digital processes.
- Reskill: Training employers to equip their employees with the skills needed to perform new roles required of them.
- Redeploy: Moving employees with specific skills to other parts of the organization where their skills will be more appropriate or useful.
COVID-19 has certainly caught institutions off guard. The current crisis will force them to act faster and think more about implementing digital solutions in the future. As the current COVID-19 situation evolves, financial institutions the world over are more likely to adopt platforms created by companies such as Signzy that can help digitally onboard customers and satisfy KYC requirements swiftly, securely and cost-effectively.


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An Americanized musical stage adaptation of the British indie film of the same title, Monty concerns a group of unemployed steelworkers who decide to strip to earn some quick cash. The show opened on Broadway on October 26, 2000 to reviews that were mostly raves but was overlooked at the 2001 Tonys when Mel Brooks' mega-hit The Producers swept the awards.
Directed by Jack O'Brien and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, The Full Monty has a book by Terrence McNally and music & lyrics by Broadway newcomer David Yazbek. The show's current cast includes Will Chase, Danny Gurwin, Annie Golden, and Andrea Burns. Tickets can be ordered through Tele-charge at 212-239-6200.
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WOODLAWN, Md. (WJZ)–Baltimore County Police have charged a Windsor Mill man with the shooting death of a neighbor Sunday night.
Police say Brandon Jerome Stanfield, 30, shot his 39-year-old neighbor Michael Jefferson Jr. after an argument in Jefferson’s home. Stanfield and Jefferson both lived in the unit block of Rocky Brook Court in Windsor Mill.
Officers responded to the scene just before midnight Sunday for a report of shots fired and found Jefferson in the front doorway of his home suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel.
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SOUTH CHICAGO — The developer of the old U.S. Steel South Works property threw the land into the mix of possible sites for President Barack Obama's library Tuesday, offering land to the University of Chicago to build the library.
Dan McCaffery, CEO and chairman of McCaffery Interests, told about 100 residents of the 7th and 10th wards gathered for a community meeting that it was time for the Lakeside development to be considered as a site for the library because of the community's connection to the 44th president.
"This is the community that first put President Obama on the political spectrum," McCaffery said to the group gathered at Grace Apostolic Faith Church at 8233 S. Exchange Ave.
"President Obama, if you put your library here people will rally to it," McCaffery said, offering at least 32 acres, the average size of a presidential library, to the University of Chicago to build the library.
He upped his ante later, saying he'd give 50 acres on the northeastern-most part of the property, which would feature the most sweeping view of the skyline. He also said the development should be considered as a location for the George Lucas Museum.
The company has talked to more than "a million square feet of retail tenants" interested in buying space for a shopping center on the property, McCaffery said, mentioning Target as one interested party.
"Housing wise we've brought a number of housing developers down here. They've all been told they have a 20 percent requirement on affordable housing, so that we try to address the needs of the community first," McCaffery said, assuring residents that 35 percent of the first phase of homes filled would be affordable housing.
After the meeting, some residents felt their concerns were still unheard.
Marion Brown moved to the South Shore neighborhood because of the proximity to the lakefront, but work preparing the U.S. Steel site for development has blocked her path to the shore without building the walking bridge she was promised.
"You live down here because you want to be by the lake and all of a sudden people of Lakeside have a higher priority," Brown said.
Holmes apologized to residents for what she called a breakdown in communication since she filled the seat of former Ald. Sandi Jackson last year and explained that over the course of construction of the southern extension of Lake Shore Drive details of the Lakeside project changed.
"I've tried to bring those neighbors in, I've brought the developers in, I've brought [the Chicago Department of Transportation] in, I've brought IDOT in to try and make some concessions and that's a part of the process there has to be some compromise," Holmes said. "There's still access to the park, they're just at different corners."
After the meeting, Brown was far from satisfied, saying Holmes danced around residents' questions and refused to allow an open dialog between developers and residents about the Lakeside project.
"I think they didn't really answer much of anything. We don't get any definitive information until construction starts then it's too late," Brown said. "I know they're getting public money and there's no public input until it's too late."
Anitta Bright, 65 of South Shore agreed with Brown, saying most of the information was "glossed over" and questions were only skimmed over in the meeting.
"I feel totally left out as usual. They left us out of everything. The alderman said she had three meetings with us and that's all she is going to do for us," Bright said. "This is what they've been doing all along. Then when they build it it's too late."
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Trend forecaster Gerald Celente told Bitcoin.com News that “World War III has begun,” weighing in on Covid-19, crypto, the Great Reset, and gold in an exclusive interview. Jordan Belfort, aka the Wolf of Wall Street, talked long-term BTC investing, as scorching inflation in the U.S. continues to plague Americans, though Biden’s White House says the latest numbers are “out-of-date.” All this and more in your bite-sized digest of this week’s hottest stories from Bitcoin.com News.
This week Bitcoin.com News spoke with Gerald Celente, the popular trends forecaster, and publisher of the Trends Journal. During a telephone conversation, Celente discussed the uncertainty surrounding the global economy after governments worldwide locked down the world’s citizens over the Covid-19 pandemic, shut down businesses and injected trillions into the economy.
The discussion touches upon gold, bitcoin, the pandemic, the Ukraine-Russia war, and the Federal Reserve. The trends forecaster believes that World War III has already begun, and if people do not assemble to bolster peace in this world, then we the people are doomed. Celente stressed that if people want real change, they cannot rely on hope as they need to take a stand to make it happen themselves.
Jordan Belfort, aka the Wolf of Wall Street, says if you take a three, four, or five-year horizon, he would be shocked if you didn’t make money investing in bitcoin because the underlying fundamentals are really strong.
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has warned of an impending “big panic event” in the crypto space. “I don’t believe we’ve seen the bottom yet and I have a different view of it,” he said.
According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, U.S. inflation remains scorching hot as it has risen at the fastest yearly rate since 1981. June’s CPI data reflected a 9.1% year-over-year increase, even though a number of bureaucrats and economists thought May’s CPI data would be the record peak.
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So, regardless of how few views my first post got, I still managed to inspire my own father to take up his electric mixer and try his hand at baking fresh bread. He was drawn in with the promise of fluffy white loaves and a house filled with the delicious aroma of baking bread - and was promptly let down, due to a bad batch of yeast, as we later discovered. His resulting loaves resembled tea cakes, dense and yellow in hue, and so filling, you can really only eat one slice at a time. Needless to say, I felt a little bad for having lead him astray(even though I had nothing to do with the yeast), so this morning, I paid him a visit, large bag of flour in one hand, a fresh jar of yeast in the other.Have flour, will travel.
First, I explained how to not read too much into the recipe, even though I did say to follow the directions. I know, I know, I'm giving contradicting information, and at this, my father accused me of cheating. What can I say, I tend to tweak recipes to my own liking when I cook! I under-mix my bread to avoid making something too tough to eat. When a recipe says to knead the dough for 10 minutes, I knead for five. It's also a good philosophy to follow if you want to avoid adding too much flour to a recipe, again keeping the dough from becoming too tough.
Was I really cheating? I was merely using the recipe as a guideline, which is hard to explain even in its simplest form - which brought about the next question: How do you teach the art of recipe adaptation? I don't know that you can. I suppose it can best be described as using your senses while cooking, and no - I don't mean common sense. I'm referring to touch, smell, taste, sight, and sometimes even sound. I knead my bread until it looks and it feels right. I always taste, no matter far from the finished product I might be. I proceed the same way with all my cooking, as you'll most likely see in future posts.
Back to cheating our way through bread making. The next step was to find an ideal environment for the dough to rise properly. I remembered an old Salton hotplate my mom keeps hidden in the back of the cupboard, and deemed it ideal for the task and an excellent substitute for my coffee maker. We insulated the hotplate with a towel, as it was a little warmer than necessary, but an hour later, we very pleased with the results.
To change things up from the last batch, I decided to follow the variation suggested by Miss Crocker and turn these loaves into cinnamon-raisin bread. We had added cinnamon and raisins to the dough before the first rising, and sandwiched a layer of cinnamon sugar into the bread when rolling up the dough to place them in the loaf pans. With the promise of a cinnamon-y swirl inside, we set the loaves back on the hotplate for a second rising. I suggested making a few miniature versions for my niece, who was watching the whole process very intently. Perhaps I'll be teaching her the art of bread-making next?
Fresh out of the oven, the loaves look perfect. The house smelled delicious. I was happy the lesson had been a success and, hopefully, this lovely afternoon in the kitchen had re-instilled my father's confidence in his baking skills. Perhaps, sometime in the near future, I'll come by for visit and find the house smelling of deliciously fresh-baked bread - and it will not have been my doing.
White Bread (as adapted from Betty Crocker's Cookbook, copyright General Mills 1969)
2 packages active dry yeast(2 tbsp. if you are using bulk yeast)
3/4 c. warm water (110 degrees F)
2-2/3 c. warm water
1/4 c. sugar
1 tbsp. salt
3 tbsp. shortening (I like to use good olive oil when making a savory loaf)
9 to 10 cups all-purpose flour
Melted butter (I like to use good olive oil when making a savory loaf)
Dissolve the yeast in 3/4 c warm water. Into this mixture, add the 2-2/3 cup water water, sugar, salt, shortening, and 5 cups of the flour. Using an electric mixer, beat until smooth(about 1 minute). Mix in enough remaining flour to make the dough easy to handle(not sticky).
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl; turn greased side up. Cover; let rise in a warm place until double, about 1 hour.
Punch down dough; divide in half. Roll each half into a rectangle, 18x9 inches. Roll up, beginning at short side. With side of hand, press each end to seal and fold ends under loaf. place seam side down into a greased loaf pan. Brush loaves lightly with melted butter. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
Heat over to 425 degrees F. Place loaves on rack in center of over, not touching sides of oven or each other. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until deep golden brown, and sounding hollow when loaves are tapped. Remove from pas, brush tops again with melted butter and allow to cool on racks.
Makes 2 loaves.
To make cinnamon-raisin bread:
Stir 1 cup raisins and 1 teaspoon cinnamon into mix with first 5 cups of flour - otherwise, the raisins will want to escape during kneading! After rolling the dough into rectangles, brush each loaf with 1 tbsp. water, and sprinkle with a mixture of 1/4 c. sugar and 2 tsp. cinnamon. Continue with recipe as written above.


Rolling Stone Ronnie To Reveal All In Autobiography
Veteran rocker RONNIE WOOD will reveal THE ROLLING STONES' most guarded secrets in a new rock 'n' roll memoir due for release later this year (05).
The veteran guitarist will chronicle his early 1970s career with the FACES alongside ROD STEWART, as well as his time with the SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL stars, who he joined in 1975.
And despite his penchant for over-indulgence, Wood's favourite rock 'n' roll memories haven't faded over time.
The 58-year-old's literary agent EDDIE BELL says, "Ronnie actually has the most unbelievable memory.
"There will be quite a number of revelations in the book: it's a hell of a story he has to tell. The deal was signed confidentially earlier this year."


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It is far too complicated these days to measure games against each other. There are so many factors, platforms and systems. However, looking at just the PSN, we can get some perspective on what’s happening in the PlayStation universe, and there, Bloodborne is king.
Over on the PlayStation Blog, the numbers are in for March. So, which games came in on top?
- Battlefield Hardline
- Resident Evil Revelations 2
- Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition
- The Last of Us Remastered
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse
- Monopoly Plus
- Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
- FIFA 15
- Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
- Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
- Trials Fusion
- PES 2015 Pro Evolution Soccer
- Life is Strange
- Dying Light
It’s cool to see Bloodborne debut at number 1, although not particularly surprising. What does make me happy is to see Helldivers premier so far up the list. It’s such a rad game and deserves tons of love and attention. While Battlefield was destined to do well, I’m just sad to see so many remasters on the list. Obviously it’s great to see that people are finally playing some cool games that they might have missed out on before, but at the moment this whole list feels like a collection of last year’s cool games. But then, maybe I just associate them with last year because of their original release dates before they were delayed into 2015.
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It’s funny how you may know someone but not truly know them. They may only choose to trust a part of themselves to you.
The fun part of about connecting with people is gaining their trust and learning more and more about them as you peel back the layers. Like most I have many layers but only allow people to know what they can surmise from the surface.
If you’ve followed my blog from the beginning, you may know me better than some of the people I interact with on a daily basis. I began this blog as a place to vent and get out the words I refused to speak aloud. That’s the nature of us all. We, at different degrees, internalize our true selves and project a socially acceptable exterior.
It’s amazing how was all live a different version of the same story yet can’t recognize ourselves in each other. Have you ever thought about the human condition as connected? We all are born and we all will die. The life in-between is filled with trials and triumphs, successes and failures, some laughs and some cries. We may not share the exact same experiences but when given enough thought, we can recognize ourselves in other people’s stories.
Empathy and kindness helps to shed light on the mysteries of life. The mystery behind all human experience can be unraveled by the understanding that we are connected. Be kind, always.

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The best thing in miniature Christmas I can make colorful and shiny arrangements. It's so interesting to match colors and shapes. This is my first one, but I plan to make other types, too. This time I fixed all the details because everything has its own perfect place.
Wow! Very nice! Is lovely...Congratulations. Hugs
So beautiful! Exactly the things I love for Christmas.
Tutto meraviglioso e bello!!!!!
You ARE so incredibly talented, EVERYTHING looks so real and life like. Stunning in every single way. :o))
Thanks a lot!
Love this one too!
Es muy linda!
Oooh! It's great, beautiful!
tu blog es precioso!y haces verdaderas maravillas!felicidades
Your creations are truly works of art. So perfect!
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In short, the results of the survey (which were published in the Journal of Pain Research) showed that roughly 42% and 46% (respectively) of participants claimed they were able to use cannabis in place of traditional medical to effectively treat their specific medical ailment. So if you’re wondering how to know if you need CBD for pain, remember that you’re certainly not alone.
3. Reduce Depression And Anxiety - Research has shown that CBD can help to reduce the symptoms of depression and anxiety, hence calming the minds of people with these conditions. As an anxiety sufferer myself, I noticed a huge difference when I started putting CBD oil in my vape. I also weaned myself off of nicotine addiction, which was an added bonus in the health department.
It is the most popular cannabidiol product with various forms of ingestion. Using it will help you experience significant weight loss. Some of the ways you can take it is by mixing it with food, orally by placing it below your tongue and vaping. Once in your body, it can boost several processes that will see you utilize more energy and burn that extra fat very fast. What you should do is take it in the right doses if you want to get quality results. You can seek advice to know the right amount for you.
We will be processing upwards of 60 tons of hemp this harvest for CBD without the use of “harsh chemicals”. The process is the same for hemp as it is for any other variety of cannabis. Please stop misleading your readers. Furthermore, we are happy to provide a CoA for every product we manufacture. Consumers can trust a lot of US companies, including ours – the days of importing nasty paste from China are long behind the industry. Joshua Camp; CEO LabCanna LLC
Protein intake is important for bodybuilding and hemp seed protein offers a lot of benefits. Most vegetable and grain derived proteins are ‘incomplete’ which means they lack one or more of the amino acids. Complete proteins are generally only found in animal products. Hemp protein, like hemp oil, also contains all 20 amino acids including the nine amino acids that our bodies don’t produce. The ratio of amino acid content is important in defining the quality of protein. Hemp seeds contain a ratio of amino acids closer than that of almost any other plant to the quality of animal-based proteins.
Generally, CBD oil is made by combining an extract with a carrier fluid or oil. This question is best answered by looking at how the CBD oil was extracted. CBD oil can be extracted using CO2 systems or by using chemical solvents. Both methods produce a CBD oil byproduct that is then combined with a fluid like MCT oil, coconut oil, or olive oil so that it can be delivered to the body. Always check to make sure you know the CBD content of the products you purchase.
The wholesaler program of Elixinol is designed to make product sales as easy and profitable as possible. It guides and assists its wholesalers in the process of marketing the products by opening different avenues for exploration such as local retail stores, online retailers, and even healthcare workers. Moreover, it provides other opportunities to promote and market its products such as through affiliate program. It even has a specialized link, tracking pixel, and a coupon code.
That said, it is clear that hemp-derived CBD oil with less than 0.3% THC is of little concern to federal authorities – even if it remains a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. While there’s a slim-to-none chance of getting your package confiscated (or worse, getting arrested), for mailing CBD oil in the United States, it’s not beyond the realm of possibility. This is best exemplified by the fact that companies are shipping thousands of bottles of hemp-derived CBD to all 50 states, with seemingly no legal repercussions.
All this talk about THC lands us nicely in the whole “Full Spectrum vs. Pure Isolate” debate. Once you begin shopping for CBD products, you’ll notice a lot of jargon that gets thrown around without much explanation. Now that we’ve introduced THC into the conversation, we can talk about the difference between, and relative benefits of, Full Spectrum CBD and CBD Isolate (and the lesser-known contender: Broad Spectrum).
Kat’s Naturals not only takes the quality of its products seriously, but it also ensures that their contents are produced in a way that’s as environmentally friendly as possible. The essential oils in its best-selling Heal CBD Hemp Oil, for example, are harvested in a sustainable manner, while the hemp that goes into its range more generally is completely organically grown. And in a customer-friendly move, Kat’s Naturals provides CBD oil blends specifically tailored to users’ needs, whether they want to boost metabolism, get a good night’s rest or simply feel freer from muscle pain. Perhaps the most innovative Kat’s Naturals product, though, is its CBD-containing capsaicin cream. This topical owes its heat in part to a component commonly found within chili peppers, and the company’s website claims that it also helps give respite to neuropathy sufferers and those with Raynaud syndrome.
CBD Oil has been found to provide the type of benefits offered by anti-catabolic supplements plus a lot of other upsides. The anti-catabolic effects of CBD oil help bodybuilders to grow muscle mass fast – this is most effective for bodybuilders who are using CBD as a pre-workout supplement. Best results are from a CBD oil dosage from 10 to 50 mg per day prior to the workouts.
Your pain matters. Whether you’re here for anxiety, insomnia, pain, or something else entirely, you probably heard CBD can fix those things. Right now, preliminary studies show that CBD can be beneficial in some areas. Specifically, with anxiety in certain situations. But, the actual New Leaf CBD Oil Formula hasn’t been studied yet. So, we don’t know if it’s strong enough to do anything. That being said, you can always try out this product for yourself to see if you like it. Sometimes, that’s a better option, anyway. That way, you can see for yourself if the product meets your expectations.
To obtain the CBD-packed hemp extract from its organic crop, Highland Pharms uses a process called “supercritical CO2 extraction.” This method eliminates the need for more harmful solvents, while it also, the company says, yields CBD oil of an outstanding purity and efficacy. Those wanting to see for themselves can take their pick from Highland Pharms’ positively reviewed variety of tinctures – the strongest concentration of which measures up at 1,250 mg – as well as capsules and edibles. And if those potential customers have no idea exactly how much CBD they should be imbibing, then they can get themselves up to speed at the Texas-based company’s website, which offers a user-friendly guide to serving sizes and methods of CBD oil intake, among other common queries.
Of course, though, they offer less potent oils than that, with a product lineup that ranges from 300 mg CBD per bottle to 4,000 mg. Naturally the 4,000 mg option is the most expensive (this is the one that provides the “bomb” 60 mg dose), as it currently sells for $299. For long-term pain and anxiety relief, though, it may be well worth it if it is effective for you and helps replace your regular meds.
And now, onto the thorny issue of legality. The simple answer to the question is yes — if it is extracted from hemp. The 2014 Farm Bill established guidelines for growing hemp in the U.S. legally. This so-called “industrial hemp” refers to both hemp and hemp products which come from cannabis plants with less than 0.3 percent THC and are grown by a state-licensed farmer.
Furthermore, a study published in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology has suggested that the ECS is capable of stimulating specific areas of the body involved in metabolism, such as the skeletal muscles and GI tract. This happens due to the presence of anandamide and 2-AG, which are two naturally-occurring compounds in the body that interact with the CB1 and CB2 receptors.
This product gives you the opportunity to use CBD and get the kind of results you need from the plant. CBD Capsules is made up of CBD which is in the form of power. Its mode of ingestion is more comfortable, especially for those who don’t want the after taste that comes with using some of these CBD products. You can mix it with food or take it with water. The CBD capsule is not only made up of this cannabis compound but also vitamins, amino acids, and terpenes. It will help boost the rate of metabolism in your body and other function that will see you use more energy. You will burn a lot of calories and lose more fat in the process.
As you can see, while it is from a technical standpoint illegal to mail CBD oil, it hardly seems to be an issue that is being enforced. Case in point, dozens of firms across the U.S. are selling and shipping thousands of bottles of CBD oil every single day, and we have yet to hear of a single instance where a company (or individual) has been arrested on federal charges.
How does CBD oil work? CBD interacts with the endocannabinoid system in your body. How taking CBD oil for weight loss works involves this system. CBD stimulates different components in your body to help your body break down more fat, it helps burn more calories all the way down to the cellular level, decreases lipid production, suppresses appetite, and increases your metabolism. Currently, there is still a lot to learn about CBD and weight loss, but the results we’ve seen for far go to show that this is a great option for anyone who needs weight loss help.
The endocannabinoid system is spread throughout your brain and body, but primarily throughout your central nervous system. The interaction between cannabinoids and receptors is what produces effects like the regulation of mood, pain, appetite, inflammation, and memory. Plant-based cannabinoids, found in cannabis plants, also interact with the receptors (whimsically named CB1 and CB2) in the endocannabinoid system, and each affects your body in different ways. CBD and its infamous cousin THC are the 2 most well-known cannabinoids.
No statements in this article have been evaluated by the US Food & Drug Administration. No products in this article are intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Basically any and everything I say here should NOT be taken as medical advice. I personally feel that if you give the body what it needs and craves it is perfectly capable of healing itself naturally.
The chemical compounds derived from marijuana are the rage of athletes who seek to control pain, reduce stress, and improve their performance. Paid sponsors are not the only athletes who experience the CBD as a performance enhancer. More recently, it has been noted that more and more friends are rowing with a CBD supplement. Some people have it the night before exercise. Can CBD make you a better athlete? CBD is one of 104 chemical compounds found in cannabis plants that do not have the psychoactive nature of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is responsible for reaching height.
If your intention is to help treat chronic pain, then you may want to start out with a lower dose, and then proceed from there. If you notice effective results, you can downsize the dose, or likewise you can always up the dose until positive results are achieved. The key is to only increase your dosage in small increments so that you are able to pinpoint exactly how much CBD oil it takes to treat your condition. Be advised, though, that you should not exceed the recommended daily doses that are listed on the bottle and you should consult with a physician.
However, more and more often, there have been advertisements offering to ship CBD oil to your home, whether you live in Colorado or Kentucky, across state and federal lines. For those who are living in a state where cannabis is illegal, it may seem like a godsend to be able to order CBD oil over the Internet, shipped right to your house, but take a closer look at the product they’re selling.
What you gain from Full Spectrum CBD is called the “entourage effect.” Studies have suggested that CBD is most effective when it’s combined with other cannabinoids. Each cannabinoid has its own properties and confers its own benefits. Working together, a synergy is created that boosts the healing properties of CBD. Full spectrum CBD does, however, bring with it the sticky issue of THC. The government regulates concentration levels of THC at 0.3 percent, an amount which results in minimal psychoactivity.
In fact, CBD is therapeutic in nature, and will work to manipulate bodily systems at the cellular level to return afflicted organ systems, tissue systems, and even chemical systems in the central nervous system back to a state of health and homeostasis. This is precisely why it has been capable of treating conditions such as depression and anxiety, to chronic physical ailments such as pain, inflammation, arthritis, and more.

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(NEW YORK, N.Y., 9/4/13) — The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today called on Walmart to discipline an assistant manager at a store in Hamburg, N.Y., who reportedly posted a photo of Muslim customers on Facebook accompanied with derogatory comments.
In his posting, the assistant manager wrote: “Halloween came early this year … do they really have to f**kin dress like that … your in my country … get that f**kin s*** off!!!!!!”
In a letter to Walmart, CAIR-NY asked that “appropriate disciplinary action” be taken against the manager.
“We urge Walmart to send the message that all customers, regardless of religion or national origin, must be safe from harassment and intimidation by employees,” says CAIR-NY Board President Ryan Mahoney.
Mahoney said CAIR-NY is concerned with this case because the photograph was apparently taken while the manager was at work, not on his personal time.
CAIR-NY offers a booklet, called “An Employer's Guide to Islamic Religious Practices,” to help corporations and employees gain a better understanding of Islam and Muslims.
CAIR-NY is a chapter of America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
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Marge revives her interest in art - she once did a painting of Ringo Starr - and Mr. Burns commissions her to do a portrait of him, depicting him as a beautiful man. However, after he has insulted Homer's weight the painting shows him nude, though Marge explains that she intended to show his vulnerability as a frail old man and Burns is highly impressed. Written by
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The network didn't want the word 'genitalia', spoken by Mr. Burns at the end of the show talking about his portrait. Co-creator Sam Simon
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Andrea manages the studio and co-leads the firm's interior design work. She is a graduate of Kansas State University School of Apparel, Textiles and Interior Design.
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Samson and Delilah ***
Director: Warwick Thornton
Cast: Rowan McNamara, Marissa Gibson
Mitjili Napanangka Gibson, Scott Thornton, Matthew Gibson
Samson (McNamara) and Delilah (M. Gibson) are aboriginal teenagers living somewhere in Central Australia.
Their town is the kind of place that defines middle-of-nowhere; a main street, a couple of houses, a clinic on a trailer, a payphone and inhabitants stuck in a routine that repeats itself every day.
Delilah lives with her grandmother (M.N. Gibson) who makes art which is later sold in the great cities. Samson sleeps and inhales petrol fumes most of the day and has a crush on Delilah.
He follows her around town trying to gain her attention while she ignores him.
But they have something in common: every night Samson blasts his radio using his brother's (M. Gibson) amplifier, while Delilah shuts herself in the community car where she listens to a tape of Mexican band music (how an Ana Gabriel tape ended in the middle of the Australian desert is one of the film's most charming mysteries).
Their connection through music gives us a clue of the next turn the movie takes, as tragedy strikes them and they run off together looking for better luck in the city.
This trip isn't some sort of walkabout or metaphorical rite of passage, with it instead the director begins to present us with opposing statements that will engage in fascinating dichotomy.
Thornton makes the most out of images and sounds to create an unorthodox film. There is almost no dialogue, but with things like ambient sound we are informed of all we need to know.
He uses these elements to create a feeling of otherworldliness that enchants while reminding us that it's difficult to unite two worlds.
Not only Samson and Delilah's (who at first he makes out to be a refreshing romance) but also ours from the people we're watching.
The cultural differences offer the kind of richness that make us ponder on how much might be an ancient tradition and how much is screenplay invention.
Thornton's naturalistic approach gives the film the kind of accessibility we would expect from an anthropological documentary without the emotional urgency from Bresson.
Everything in "Samson and Delilah" is set to clash with each other, there's the nature of their names and the fact that they still seem to linger on ancient spiritual traditions.
The fact that it's a movie about aboriginal people that doesn't accuse the rest of Australians for any issue; it's a movie embedded with codes we are more than willing to invest our time in.
Like one of the tapestries made by Delilah's grandma, this movie is beautiful to behold because of its apparent simplicity, but looking closer there's such an intricate level of detail and interconnectivity that we are never quite sure of what we just watched.