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Another similarity to Broad: Before Norton Simon’s takeover of the Pasadena Art Museum, Simon had intended to establish his collection as a lending organization. Taking control of the Pasadena Art Museum proved irresistible to Simon, and today the Norton Simon Museum rarely loans works. I seriously doubt unfounded rumors that Broad has some kind of evil master plan to takeover or somehow combine his collections with MOCA.
Walter De Maria’s “The 2000 Sculpture” installed in the Resnick Pavilion.
Broad can also be measured to his contemporaries. Los Angeles is not actually a one-philanthropist town. “Pomegranate Queen” Lynda Resnick is an easy comparison. Like Broad, Resnick is a long-time donor and trustee of LACMA. Like Broad, she and her husband provided funds ($54 million) for a Renzo-Piano-designed building at LACMA. The Lynda and Stuart Resnick Pavilion was part of Phase 2 of LACMA’s Transformation and sits directly north of BCAM. When the pavilion opened in October of 2010, one of three inaugural shows was gleaned from the Resnick’s private collection.
What is 70 feet long, suspended by a 160-foot-tall crane, and will cost an estimated $25 million dollars?—Jeff Koons’s Train, of course. The massive sculpture is now several years along in planning; its realization prolonged by several factors. The most retarding factor: the economy. When and if realized (a big “if”), Train will consist of a replica 1943 Baldwin 2900 steam locomotive hung on its end by a Liebherr LR 1750 lattice-boom crane. Twice a day the train’s engine will hum to life, pistons will churn, wheels will spin, and finally jets of steam will explode from the train’s stack , while its whistle screams. Considering its authorship and this suggestive action, it is easy to read Train as a giant orgasmic metaphor.
Letting off some steam: model by Koons.
As promised in my post about the new pavilion at LACMA which bears their names, I present to you the fabulous Lynda and Stewart Resnick. How glamorous is this picture!? I’m going to admit it right now: I love Lynda Resnick, she’s the pomegranate queen after all, and her fashion choices are daring and faboosh! This post is getting pretty gay, but I’m trying to insert a bit more personality into these posts (while at the same time not going over the top homo).
Carrie Bradshaw moment: Hello, Lynda Resnick lives here.
And let’s take a look at that Sunset mansion she is so lounging in front of. It’s hard to find great shots of this house, but there are some aerial and street shots, and I’ll never pass up an opportunity to link to Curbed LA.
Oh and one of the three inaugural exhibitions in the Resnick Pavilion is from their collection—Eye for the Sensual. I bet my bottom that Lynda Resnick does indeed have an eye for the sensual. Below are some works from their collection.
Francois Boucher’s Leda and the Swan, sensual indeed.
Okay I know I’m going into a tizzy about Lynda Resnick, but really the woman is pretty amazing. She’s been massively successful in her public relations business (oh hey I’m an Annenberg Public Relations program graduate), and is even pretty suave with the social online media, she has a blog and of course a twitter.
“Warring Angeles” not my words.
Above is a full page spread featuring some of the characters involved in this saga as told by Vanity Fair. Look, Michael Govan’s daughter loves the Robert Irwin palm garden! Based on these photographs I’d much prefer to housesit for the Resnick over the Broads. I’ve always found that Jeff Koons Rabbit really, really terrifying. Can you image living with that thing? Oh, and some more press about Deitch as the new director of MOCA. As if no one had heard the news.
Recently I took a trip north to San Francisco and of course I visited a few museums. The next few installments of Exhibition Inquisition are going to be about museums in Norcal, this is a way to gradually wean you off of Los Angeles reviews, as I will be moving to Chicago in fall. Also notice to Chicago: here I come.
I didn’t just visit art museums during my trip north, but also visited the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. I had been to the academy numerous times as a child, but hadn’t been since the Renzo Piano renovation had opened. Of course Renzo Piano is also the architect of the BCAM at LACMA, and the soon-to-be-opened Resnick Pavilion, also at LACMA. The architectural comparisons are fairly obvious: dominant cement and glass materials punctuated with accents of firetruck red. The elevator at the Academy is of a twin of the one at LACMA. Other than the obvious the Piano’s process of acknowledging the function and purpose of the building, and allowing that to dictate the form and design of the building. Critics aside, BCAM operates as it was supposed to: a white cube for the display of contemporary art. The Resnick Pavilion will do the same: a warehouse for creating temporary spaces for temporary exhibitions. The Academy of Sciences works the same way.
The building is dominated by two large spheres (one is a planetarium, and one holds an indoor rainforest) whose forms are embraced by the roof of the building. This can be seen in the architectural sketch by Piano. The entry space is dominated by a large T-Rex skeleton. I thought it was noteworthy that even in this contemporary space that looks nothing like a traditional museum, some vestiges were left, like the dinosaur skeletons being the first thing one see as they enter.
Behind this was an open air piazza that is nestled in-between the two orbs. Around the two large spheres is water; a visitor has to go below ground level to understand that the water goes many feet below and is actually the top of several large aquarium tanks. The building is a shrine to the sciences full of specimens and takes every opportunity to educate. Literally no space is left unoccupied by something thought-provoking or beautiful.
I can’t believe Claude is still alive!
Old favorites are still around. The biggest celebrity of the academy is the extremely rare albino alligator named Claude. I remember seeing this baby both at the original academy and at the San Francisco Zoo at one point in time. The old white guy was return to an enclosure that is fairly similar to the original. Around the top of the case is a fairly tacky railing made up of bronze sea horses. The sea horses are one of the details from the original building that were left intact. A docent of the Academy (who knew my father, because my father knows literally everyone in the Bay Area) told me that his father was the artist who created the sea horses.
Below ground level was the aquarium space, which I have to say was not my favorite. Strikingly similar to the Pardo-designed display cases in LACMA’s Pre-Columbian galleries, were some smaller sized tanks filled with various species.
Curvatious glass forms refracted the light and distorted the forms of the sea creatures within giving them a freakish fun-house mirror effect. These smaller cases were accompanied by the large tanks full of many schools of fish, which were separated into several climates and locations.
I got thirsty while on the aquarium level and was amazed to find that even the act of drinking from the water fountain had been turned into an educational experience. The Academy took this moment to inform me about the benefits of tap water versus bottled water. This was similar to the moment I had when throwing away a piece of gum, where I was greeted with information about recycling which was mounted on the various trash and recycling cans.
Do you know where that gum wrapper is going to end up?—I do.
Back upstairs are the more traditional displays of taxidermied animals, mostly mammals from Africa. Some oldies are still goodies. I was absolutely astounded by the amount of detail that had executed in these display cases, in one scene flora surround the fauna but are given as much attention, including a beetle that seemingly meanders across a flower.
The tableaus of frozen wildlife were mixed with staggered cases of live specimens and cases displaying only skeletons. At the end of the hall was the ever popular penguin display, which gets crowded several times a day during feedings. The coffered ceiling of the mammal hall had been preserved much like the seahorse balcony. The ceiling had been livened with a coat of fresh white paint, but the arched barrel vault remained.
Outside of the mammal hall is a crowded space full of smaller displays covering an array of topics including evolution and the Galapagos Islands. One space that was getting a lot of attention from the kids was a media center that just played newsworthy pieces on several gigantic screens. The media space was set in front of an audience of mostly empty chairs; this seemed to be the place the grandparents took a quick break from the screaming masses.
Next it was time to explore the rainforest dome. This portion of the visit required waiting in line as only so many visitors are allowed in the climate controlled dome at once. I was wearing a jacket and scarf the whole day at the museum, but quickly removed them once inside the rainforest dome. Inside is a whole different world, you enter at the ground level and slowly work your way up so that you can experience the different sub-environments. Birds and butterflies perch and swoop through the air all around the dome.
Visit just for this, because really, when is the next time you’re going to be in an Ecuadorian rainforest?
Then it was time for the planetarium show, which took place inside the other dome. The curved space was all encompassing and would have been a very serious experience had the documentary movie not been narrated by Whoopi Goldberg. I have to say I did prefer Whoopi to Oprah on the Life series, but that is mostly because whenever Oprah talked about mating I got creeped out.
The visit wasn’t over until we went to the roof of the building. Yes the roof looks like the set for the teletubbies show, but it’s actually a very practical and environmentally sound usage of a roof. I can’t even begin to explain how amazing this roof is, but there is a lot to say and the Academy tells you most of the information on placards surrounding the accessible portion of roof.
All in all the new Academy of Sciences was everything I hoped it would be, so education, and yet so full of wonderful surprises. The building and its architecture makes an exclamation point to the statements within about recycling, global warming, and climate change. Even though I tried to see everything in one day, I’m sure each time I go back I will see and learn something new. Below is a slide show of additional photos, since I feel like I couldn’t explain everything in this one post.
P.S. How could I almost forget about the actual art installation at the Academy?! A few years back the De Young Museum, across the way from the Academy, organized a show of Maya Lin’s artworks. Linn who is most famous for the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. works in a variety of media. One of the last works in that exhibition, called Systematic Landscapes, were the preparatory sketches and designs for an artwork that was going to be installed at the Academy of Sciences once it reopened.
This work is called Where the Land Meets the Sea, and it hangs outside the Academy. The works is made up of a grid of seemingly randomly bent and twisted wires. The work actually is an exaggerated topographic map of a portion of the San Francisco Bay. Some of the high and low points have distinguishable references, like Angel Island. This artwork is simultaneously aesthetically beautiful, and would be appreciated without knowing what it represents or what inspired it, but upon further self-driven exploration is really an education tool. Job well done Academy of Sciences!


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Of Clay and Wattles Made: Why Beans?
I have been thinking again of Thoreau’s bean field. I was intrigued at Thoreau’s question at the opening of the chapter: “But why should I raise them? Only Heaven knows!” On the one hand he seems to be seeing “why beans?” Acknowledging that he also planted corn and potatoes, the largest part of his garden (the length of whose rows, added together, was seven miles already planted”), Thoreau asks, why did I plant beans? ”Not that I wanted beans to eat, for I am by nature a Pythagorean, so far as beans are concerned, whether they mean porridge or voting”), though he did eat some of them. Nor did he grow his beans as a source of steady income. By his own accounting he made very little profit from harvest of beans, corn and potato, and before the harvest the woodchucks had “nibbled for me a quarter to an acre clean.” It was not the yield Thoreau sought.
But on the other hand, his question asks something else: why did I do anything? He concedes that he loves his beans, that the work with them attaches him to the earth, and that he gains strength from what he refers to as his “curious” labor.
Why grow beans? Was it that he just needed something to do? Thoreau never lacks for activity; and his garden contains only beans, potatoes and corn, the former he prefers not to eat and the latter produce insufficient variety for even Thoreau. I am not certain that Thoreau ever provides a clear answer to this question But why should I raise them . . . What shall I learn of beans or beans of me?” But perhaps the answer to the question is contained within it: that in the activity he would come to learn something he could not know in the absence of the activity. Why beans? Who knows? It is a curious activity. It seems appropriate to Thoreau’s life at Walden to plant and sow, but I do not think that the beans have any intimate connection to Thoreau’s life at Walden, though perhaps the bean-field does have such connection! It is the planting and care of beans, in the activity, that Thoreau discovers great merit. “I was determined to know beans,” and his activity in their planting, growth and harvest occupies him, though it is clear that at times he, as do we all, resented the work. It is, after all, a battle against the weeds, “those Trojans who had sun and rain and dews on their side.” Thoreau plays Achilles in conflict with the crest-waving Hector weeds.
The answer to why he should raise them is that working in the bean-field is consistent with where he lived and what he lived for. “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practices resignation, unless it was quite necessary.” Heaven only knows why he planted beans: but he planted them as part of his experiment, and they offered him something to learn. “This further experience also I gained. I said to myself, I will not plant beans and corn with so much industry another summer . . .” That is, in his desire to confront only the essential facts of life he had to learn in what labors to engage. But first he had to engage in the labor! And if he was going to learn what was life and what wasn’t, then he had to commit completely to the labor at hand. And though he doesn’t consume his beans, “I came to love my rows, me beans, though so many more than I wanted.” It was the labor and not the result.
But while he labors, ah, he thinks. There is not much information concerning beans per se in the chapter, though in his work with the beans Thoreau learns a great deal. He planted beans “perchance, as some must work in fields if only for the sake of tropes and expression, to serve a parable-maker one day.” And isn’t Walden, ah, not exactly a parable, but the record of a life lived consciously every minute even in its disappointments. Everything Thoreau does offers the opportunity for thought. s in an earlier chapter, “Solitude,” Thoreau says, “We are the subject of an experiment which is not a little interesting to me.” His life at Walden was part of his experiment, and the bean-field was important to that life.
Thoreau does not realize his dream, I think he would acknowledge that no one finally can do so. Else what are dreams for? John Dewey will say that an experiment that turns out exactly as expected was hardly an experiment from which anything cold be learned. But Thoreau will say that if we march in the direction of our dreams we will realize a success unimagined in our daily lives. And perhaps our bean-fields are an aspect of that experiment in our lives. “Most men I do not meet at all, for they seem not to have time; they are busy about their beans.” And in the life devoted to getting, Thoreau suggests, they are losing the time.
Why beans? Why anything? Because there must be something!

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Trafford Council is to scrap the green bin tax after just two years in operation.
The last Conservative-led administration introduced the garden waste charge – up to £40 annually – back in June 2017, saying at the time it had been a “difficult decision”.
The tax has proved extremely unpopular, however, and the new Labour council has decided to axe it.
Council tax will though be rising by 2.99%, which the council said was “still the lowest in Greater Manchester”.
Trafford said it will also be spending “millions of pounds on improving roads in the borough”, with full details to be revealed in its budget for the 2019/20 year.
The council said it had been able to close a budget gap of £13.44m through “savings, additional funding and extra income generation”, and would not therefore be making cuts to front line services or shedding any jobs.
The full budget proposals will be discussed at a full meeting of the Council on Wednesday 20th February, with a planned revenue expenditure of £169.94m to support its strategic priorities.
The council has also pledged to allocate £5.7m more for demand-led services for children and adults and spending £6.24m on highway maintenance.
The budget also includes £47m of investment in leisure centres over the next three years, £21.6m investment in school buildings, £3.6m to help the borough’s most vulnerable residents, £1.3m for outdoor sports and improvements to green spaces, £0.7m for thee expansion of a full fibre IT connectivity across the borough, and £350,000 for town centre and business loans.
Cllr Andrew Western, leader of the Council, said: “Like all councils we are operating in very challenging financial circumstances but we are committed to improving the quality of our services and to meeting the changing needs of our residents and businesses.
“By scrapping the green waste charge we have listened to what residents have been saying to us as we were the only council in Greater Manchester to charge for this service.
“It’s vitally important that we protect vulnerable people while also making Trafford a better place, where everyone has a chance to succeed and has a voice so I am delighted that we have produced a budget that protects our front line services.

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Cloud-based electronic wellbeing record (EHR) frameworks empower medicinal reports to be traded between therapeutic foundations; this is required to add to changes in different restorative administrations later on. In any case, as the framework engineering turns out to be more confused, cloud-based EHR frameworks may present extra security dangers when contrasted and the current solitary frameworks.
In this way, patients may encounter presentation of private information that they don’t wish to unveil. Keeping in mind the end goal to secure the protection of patients, numerous methodologies have been proposed to give get to control to tolerant archives while giving wellbeing administrations. Be that as it may, most current frameworks don’t bolster fine-grained get to control or consider extra security factors, for example, encryption and advanced marks.
In this project, we propose a cloud-based EHR display that performs characteristic based access control utilizing extensible access control markup dialect. Our EHR display, concentrated on security, performs fractional encryption and utilizations electronic marks when a patient’s record is sent to a report requester. We utilize XML encryption and XML computerized signature innovation. Our proposed show works proficiently by sending just the important data to the requesters who are approved to treat the patient being referred to.

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The Greenpeace story begins in 1971. A small group of volunteers organised a concert to raise funds to sail a boat from Vancouver to Amchitka to protest against US militarism and the testing of nuclear weapons. Today Greenpeace operates in over 55 countries, funded by donations from over 4 million individual supporters. We share the same core values of non-violence, bearing witness, personal action, and independence – since our founding days.
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund — the world’s largest – has divested from Singapore-based rubber giant Halcyon Agri Corporation Limited (Halcyon Agri) because of financial risk arising from tropical deforestation. This is also a clear call to other investors of Halcyon Agri to divest from it, and the message also extends to the customers of Halcyon Agri like Michelin, Continental, Bridgestone and Goodyear to seriously reconsider the contribution they’re making to deforestation in Cameroon — and to sever all ties to Halcyon Agri.
For the first time, the European Commission (EC) has opened an investigation against a country suspected of not enforcing the EU’s timber regulation. The investigation is looking into Belgium and other national authorities that are lagging behind on the enforcement of the timber law. The EC is acting on evidences that Greenpeace brought to its attention.
A mobilised group of 30 scientists from all over the world fought a proposal by the French Development Agency to Central African Forests Initiative (CAFI) from being approved. If approved, this would have meant resulted in 10 to 30 million hectares of the forest in the DRC disappearing.
Together with local partners and Kenya Forestry Services, Greenpeace Africa won a trophy at the Nairobi Trade Fair for the best interpreter of the theme: “Promoting Innovation and Technology in Agriculture and Trade”.
In Kenya, Standard Bank (Stanbic) withdrew funding for the Lamu coal-fired power plant. This was achieved in an initiative led by our our partners, 350.org and Save Lamu, who have been at the forefront of the deCOALonize Kenya Campaign, in a contentious court battle against the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA).
In March 2015, Greenpeace Africa published a report on the illegal logging activities of Compagnie de Commerce et de Transport (CCT) and its Dutch trading partner-Fibois BV. Greenpeace later filed a complaint against Fibois BV in a dutch administrative court for non compliance with the rules of the European Timber Regulation (EUTR) and acting negligently when importing timber from Cameroon. Fibois was therefore sanctioned by the Dutch authorities in 2017. The court used Greenpeace meticulous report as evidence against the timber company.
Three Chinese companies were arrested in the West African region during a joint patrol between Greenpeace and local fisheries inspectors. Evidences of various infringements including illegal nets, shark finning and fishing without a licence were handed over to West African and Chinese authorities.
Greenpeace Africa with the local partners successfully gathered over 18,000 signatures for the petition to the President of Cameroon not to renew the logging concessions of Herakles Farm in the South West Region. This grant was eventually renewed despite our petition, but encouraged local environmental activists to join Greenpeace Africa in opposing the project.
Together with the Environment Investigation Agency in Cameroon, we produced a video to visually highlight the negative consequences of the Herakles project to a national and international audience. There is presently a drawback on the company’s expansion initiatives due to limited investment.
Greenpeace Africa raised the alarm bells to the Cameroonian government and UNESCO when Sudcam Hevea was carrying out massive deforestation close to the Dja Reserve, a World Heritage site. Using our letter as evidence, the concerned Senators called in the Minister of Forestry for questioning.
The National Fishing Inspection Agency of Senegal released new regulations requiring newly built distant fishing vessels to provide a proof of adhering to the international tonnage standards.
Greenpeace Africa and Greenpeace East Asia released a report exposing over 30 years of illegal fishing by Chinese companies in West Africa. The report received widespread international attention and in June, our campaigners were invited to the Senegal Ministry of Agriculture to discuss the issue.
After Greenpeace campaigning for years, the Senegalese government took a decision to cancel 29 licenses of the foreign fishing vessels that were suspected of illegal fishing. This victory helped highlight the illegal and unregulated fishing in the West African waters.


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ETF Managers Group is turning its existing Tierra XP Latin America Real Estate ETF (LARE) into a fund that tracks the burgeoning legal marijuana industry.
The index transition radically alters LARE's focus and risk/return profile, as well as eliminating the market's only pure-play Latin American real estate fund.
While the move is perfectly legal, it has left some investors fuming.
On Oct. 27, ETF Managers Group filed for a new ETF, the Alternative Agroscience ETF, a first-of-its-kind fund to track the burgeoning legal marijuana industry.
Except the Alternative Agroscience ETF isn't precisely a new fund.
Instead, ETFMG is retrofitting an existing ETF, the Tierra XP Latin America Real Estate ETF (LARE), with a new strategy. Effective Dec. 26, LARE's index will change from a Solactive benchmark that tracks mostly Mexico and Brazil REITs to a Prime Indexes benchmark tracking cannabis cultivators, producers and distributors, as well as cannabinoid drug makers, fertilizer producers and tobacco companies.
The Alternative Agroscience ETF would be the first marijuana ETF to come to market in the United States. As such, its first-mover advantage could be significant.
"As an issuer, we've seen increasing demand from investors looking for solutions to gain access to this space," said Sam Masucci, chief executive officer and founder of ETF Managers Group, the fund's investment advisor.
But the index transition also means radically altering LARE's focus and risk/return profile, as well as eliminating the market's only pure-play Latin American real estate fund.
The move has left some investors fuming.
"I think it's a little scummy what they're doing," said Peter DeCaprio, portfolio manager and principal at Crow Point Partners in Hingham, Massachusetts. Crow Point is the largest investor in LARE, owning a 22 percent stake, according to most recent 13-F filings.
"But as long as they have support at the board level, if they want to change up the strategy, then they can," he added.
This isn't the first time an issuer has changed the index backing one of its funds. It's not even all that uncommon. ETF.com lists hundreds of such instances since 2003.
"Index changes aren't as rare as people think," said Kris Monaco in an email. Monaco is managing partner of Level ETF Ventures, which owns and operates Prime Indexes, the index provider of the new Alternative Agroscience ETF. "It demonstrates the robust nature of the industry, and the need for both issuers and index providers to continue to innovate."
Typically, issuers attempt to maintain some consistency between an old and new index. Though index providers may change or the securities universe may be tweaked, a small-cap ETF will generally remain a small-cap ETF, a tech fund a tech fund and so on.
But not always. Sometimes changing a benchmark affects dramatic change on the ETF, transforming large-cap ETFs to small-cap ones or switching focus from one single-country market to another and so on.
One of the most radical changes was in 2013, when Exchange Traded Concepts made an index change to its Canadian oil sands ETF that transformed it into an income-focused fund-of-funds. The ETF gained a new name, the YieldShares High Income ETF, and a new ticker, YYY (see: "First Yield-Focused Magoon ETF Goes Live"). Monaco was also involved in the YYY change.
Usually, the ETFs chosen for change tend to be extremely low in assets and average trading volume. For example, the YieldShares Canadian oil sands ETF had less than $1.5 million in assets when it transitioned into YYY in 2013 (today it has $207 million).
LARE has also failed to gain significant market traction. As of Nov. 1, it had $6.0 million in assets and an average daily volume of $90K.
"There's a need to make sure a fund resonates strongly with investors, that it's solving a portfolio allocation problem," said Masucci by email.
Despite its low assets, however, LARE had its user base.
"It's a one-of-a-kind product, which is what we liked," said DeCaprio, whose firm typically maintains an allocation in emerging markets between 13 percent and 16 percent. "It was a good diversifier inside the key EM bucket. I'm surprised there aren't more assets in it, frankly."
Meanwhile, ETFMG will be able to point to LARE's current track record in the prospectus and marketing materials for the new fund. This is misleading, says DeCaprio, since the Alternative Agroscience ETF is untested, whereas LARE has seen stellar performance. Year-to-date the fund is up 24 percent.
"The only reason to keep this shell of the ETF alive is to capitalize on the existing track record," said DeCaprio. "If they can do that, then the ETF marketplace has bigger problems than I thought."
Preserving the old track record is standard practice for ETFs that change their indexes, however. "The track of the security is historical," said Masucci in an email. "[Overtime] the historical returns will be attributed to the portfolio based on the new index."
Many considerations go into the choice to convert an ETF to a new benchmark instead of closing it, says Masucci. Chief among them: cost.
Launching a new fund via retrofitting an old one with a new index is "less expensive and faster to market" than filing a new prospectus and registering a brand-new fund, he said, adding: "To construct a new prospectus typically runs anywhere between $75,000 to $100,000. This way costs about half that."
Interestingly, the brand behind LARE, Tierra Funds, had no decision-making power over the fund's index switch.
Tierra Funds, a private fund manager of Latin America real estate, served as LARE's sponsor, a role with limited involvement in day-to-day decisions. According to the prospectus, Tierra's job was primarily to pay "certain expenses" of the fund and to "provide marketing support." As such, Tierra had no direct input into which index or index provider ETFMG as investment advisor chose to use, even though Tierra's name was the brand on the fund (see: "Who Actually Owns Your ETF?").
If this sounds familiar, it's because this is the same sponsor relationship PureFunds had with ETFMG, before being ousted from the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF — now the ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (HACK) — earlier this year. PureFunds has filed a lawsuit against ETFMG over the termination (see: "ETF Shakeup: PureFunds Brand Name Ousted").
"Tierra agreed that, through no fault of theirs, the fund didn't really resonate with the greater investor base," said Masucci. "Tierra Funds has a financial obligation to support funds. If you go two years, as we have with LARE, without attracting enough assets to be self-supporting, then obviously that's a concern of theirs as well."
Tierra Funds declined to comment on the nature of the termination of its relationship with ETFMG.
Funds have the discretion to decide for themselves which policies are fundamental and therefore require a vote from shareholders. And they use it. Scan any SEC filing and you'll see plenty of investment policies defined as "non-fundamental" — including ETFMG's post-effective amendment filing the new Alternative Agroscience ETF.
It's all legal and by-the-book. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's a good thing for investors, says Elisabeth Kashner, director of ETF research and ETF analytics for FactSet.
"It seems to us to be an unfriendly move from an investor's point of view," she said.
Kashner also expressed concerns over "the lack of recourse for the investor," citing a September court case decided in BlackRock's favor.
In this class-action lawsuit, ETF investors sued BlackRock for losses incurred during the Aug. 24, 2015, "flash crash," stating that BlackRock had failed to clearly state the risks of trading using certain order types. The judge, however, ruled that investors who'd bought ETFs after they'd first been issued to authorized participants were unable to sue the issuers for misrepresenting risks in the registration statement.
Though the decision is likely to be appealed, it could make it harder for investors to sue issuers over risks not included in the fund prospectus — such as the risk of their fund completely changing its exposures through a new benchmark.
That leaves investors with the only recourse they've ever had to express displeasure over an index change: pulling their money from a fund.
Once LARE switches to a marijuana stocks ETF, "there is zero chance we will stay in this fund," said DeCaprio, whose largest client is a manufacturer of medical marijuana.
Dave Nadig, CEO of ETF.com, weighed in on the controversy: "With any investment, knowing what you own is always the most important guidepost. Anytime you see even a subtle change in a fund's investment objective, I worry existing shareholders can end up with unintended exposures. And this hardly seems like a subtle change."
Interestingly, neither the website for LARE nor the Tierra Funds website mentions the impending index change. While recent SEC filings do reflect the impending change, the websites investors often turn to when researching a fund are silent on the matter.
"Woe be to any investor who stumbles on the Tierra Funds website right now," said Nadig. "They'd have no reason to believe that the fund will invest in anything other than Mexican and Brazilian REITs for the foreseeable future."
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By creating a unified vision to release the suffering of the past for each nation of people and to affirm the highest good for all people in our awakening world, an individual and collective healing took place at The Prayer Retreat and Summit . Through prayer, visioning and the telling of one’s story among over thirty of the world’s spiritual leaders, A Healing Among Nations Prayer Retreat and Summit established a potent bedrock foundation for the ensuing process of intercultural healing among people and nations.
The intention invoked a unified spiritual vision for our future projects and now fosters the spiritual dimensions for developing the visual and oral history project. Each participant lead the group in prayer, meditation and ritual, asking for the release of the ancestral suffering through forgiveness requesting the uplifting of humanity and all beings.
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Who Do You Want In Justice League 2?
As everyone is well-aware, Justice League comes out this November, and it is likely one of the most anticipated movies of the year. The film will feature five major heroes: Batman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, and the Flash. Superman will also be making an appearance, as evidenced by the fact that Warner Bros. has to digitally remove Henry Cavill’s mustache for the film. Since the movie doesn’t come out for a few more months, let’s go ahead and jump the gun and daydream about who might be in the next Justice League movie. As this is DC, there are plenty of options.
There are plenty of great heroes and villains that could make an appearance in the Justice League sequel. In fact, we could see entire groups of characters come into play. For instance, it was established in Batman vs. Superman that at least one of the Robins is already dead. That means we aren’t likely to see the Boy Wonder in any forthcoming films (but you never know). However, that doesn’t mean we won’t have an appearance from the Teen Titans (possibly led by Cyborg himself?). The Teen Titans are normally led by Robin and often include Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven, and the previously mentioned Cyborg. With the absence of Robin though, we could see add-ins such as Firestorm or Blue Beetle. Firestorm and Blue Beetle would be great additions because they are unique personalities, and would bring even more diversity to the cast.
It’s also possible we will see some characters from the Gotham City Sirens, since there is already a standalone film lined up for that group. The Sirens include famous female villains such as Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Catwoman.
One final team possibility is the Suicide Squad, which also includes Harley Quinn. While the movie got less-than-positive reviews, some great characters came out of it that would be great for other films. Will Smith as Deadshot would be a welcome return, as well as El Diablo and fan-favorite Harley Quinn.
Whoever is included, it would be epic to watch various teams of different alliances coming together to stop a greater threat.
With a sequel, we will likely see several more heroes added to the lineup. With a new Green Lantern movie in the works, we will no doubt see him added to the team. We could also see the likes of Supergirl and Green Arrow, since they are running their own successful TV shows at the moment. It’s also possible we will see Shazam in the next Justice League, as there is already a movie in the works.
The DC heroes are great, but they have even better villains. Aside from the Sirens and Suicide Squad, there are great villains like Deathstroke, who is likely to appear in the new Batman movie, as well as other great Batman villains like Clayface, Two-Face, and Ra’s Al Ghul. The recently released Injustice 2 showcased some other great villains that could make appearances, such as Gorilla Grodd and Atrocitus. The game also established that Brainiac is a terrifying villain, and would make an excellent addition to the villain roundup.
Ultimately, what I (and hopefully many others) hope to see from the next Justice League movie is a full-on clash between all kinds of heroes and villains. Doing so would be tricky, but if Warner Bros carefully places their releases and build up to it, they could make something great with a ton of great characters and a lot of memorable set pieces.
If you can’t wait to see all kinds of heroes clash, though, we recommend playing some of the DC games already out there. One is Injustice 2, but there are dozens more, including the MMORPG DC Universe Online or, if you like retro titles, Superman: Shadow of the Apokolips, which came out in 2002 for the PS2 and Gamecube. DC has even reached niche gaming sectors such as slot machines, with ere are plenty of options out there. You could even play some DC-inspired slots games, such as the ones at Sky Bingo. You can even download Sky Bingo’s mobile apps so you can take your superhero gameplay on the go, while you’ll find the dedicated DC Comics reader app on the Play Store and App Store, if mobile is your platform of choice.
It’s hard to speculate right now what we can expect from the next Justice League movie, but that doesn’t mean we can’t dream. The movie comes out November 17th, and the new trailer has got us all more pumped than ever. Once it drops, that’s when the real speculating will begin.
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Tommy Tracey of Springburn is almost a forgotten man as far as the Scottish distance running fraternity is concerned and this profile is an attempt, however slight, to put it right. He is very highly spoken of by those who knew him, and the reports of his running and racing indicate that he was a quality athlete. His career was almost all within the period 1948 to 1957.
Season 1948-’49 and Tommy’s first run was in the McAndrew Relay at Scotstoun and although there was no outstanding time this time, John Emmet Farrell in the ‘Scots Athlete’ commented that ‘Tracey, who proved best of a well-balanced Springburn quartette, looks a good prospect.’ Two weeks later he was in the team for the Kingsway relay in Perth as part of a Springburn team that finished second with McLean, Reid and Jim Morton (who was fourth fastest on the day). In the Midlands Relays in December 1949 he was in the Springburn team which finished down the field: he himself had a good run though and was equal second fastest in the race. In the Midland Championship on 5th February 1949 he finished sixth. Then in March, he was nineteenth in his first National in a Springburn team which finished fifth and not far from the medals. There were two Edinburgh to Glasgow relays in 1949 and Springburn only participated in the earlier race, in April. Tommy made his maiden run in this event running on the second stage and pulling the club from seventh to fifth time on the leg. Emmet Farrell reported in September 1949 when reviewing the summer season that “The steady running of the Springburn Harriers in the Two Mile Races was a feature. Jim Morton and company certainly demonstrated that good team running can often defeat brilliant individualism and a weak tail. In the Three Miles Scottish Championship, Tom Tracey and Jim Morton ran above themselves to finish third and fifth and handsomely beat the standard time into the bargain.” So he was not just a winter season runner – the times for the event were not published in the magazine which only gave the winner’s time.
“With Victoria Park’s Andrew Forbes still troubled with his leg and out for the season, Tom Tracey, 22 year old painter of Springburn Harriers has stepped right into his shoes as king-pin of Scottish distance men. Delighting his clubmates most with his recent National 3 Miles championship win, he has been unbeaten in Scotland so far this season over 2 and 3 Miles. His best 2 Mile time yet is 9:32.8 at Helenvale, and at Belfast he clocked the equivalent of a 14:37 3 Mile when finishing second to H Ashenfelter (USA) in a special handicap on a grass track.
He started running at 14 and was sixth in a Scottish Youths Cross-Country Championship running for South Glasgow AAC, but gave up the sport for a couple of years with his club going defunct. Joining up with Springburn in 1947, he came under the eye of Jim Morton and nursed into the 2 Mile team the club were patiently building. Honours came over cross-country, winning his club championship in 1949 and 1950, and he gained his international jersey at Brussels by finishing third in the National.
In the McAndrew on 7th October, Victoria Park won from Shettleston with Springburn third and there were two Springburn runners in the top six times but Tracey led them all with15:42 followed by Andy Forbes on 15:45, the second Springburn runner being McLean in fourth (equal to Ben Bickerton) with 16:08. On 21st October in the Dundee Kingsway Relay, Springburn were second to Victoria Park with Tom Tracey having second fastest time of the day with 13:47 to Andy Forbes’s 13:44. Revenge for the senior athlete! After praising Forbes’s return to form, Emmet Farrell said that Tracey is going great guns showing form equal to Forbes himself and is proving himself a grand leader of a splendid Springburn team. he ended by looking forward to the Forbes Tracey duels. In the District Relays on 4th October, Springburn were second to Victoria Park, and Tommy had fastest time ahead of Andy Forbes. The Edinburgh to Glasgow settled into the place that would become its own in November, 1950, and Tommy ran the sixth stage for the team that would finish fifth. Second fastest on the stage behind Andy Forbes, he picked up one place from sixth to fifth. The report in the ‘Scots Athlete’ refers to Springburn Harriers deserving sympathy for their plucky and courageous fight back after the mishap to their first and incidentally one of their best runners. It goes on to say, “Tom Tracey of Springburn excelled in the long 7 miles sector”. Looking ahead to the Beith Harriers New Year race, Farrell said The individual struggle may be the high-light with Forbes and Tracey setting a merry pace in front of the others. Both men have been within seconds of each other for fastest lap times this season with honours fairly even except in the ‘News of the World’ race where Forbes had the edge. This will, however, be the first time this season that they have met in actual scratch competition and fit and well they should provide an epic race with the winner anybody’s choice. For myself, I have a feeling that Forbes’ experience will still prevail against the Springburn crack’s youth.” The Beith race was not reported on but the Nigel Barge Five Miles Open Road Race on 6th January 1951 was and victory did indeed go to the older man with Forbes winning in 23:41 to Tracey’s 24:31 with Farrell himself in third in 24:48. The Midland Championships in February 1951 were held at Millerston with “under Arctic conditions with 7″ of snow lying” according to the ‘Scots Athlete’. It went on to report on the race, “The seven mile race served up some surprises when it was seen that Bannon and Tracey were alternately setting the pace and slowly dropping Forbes. Tracey ran out a worthy winner with Victoria Park taking the team award, coming away in the second half to wipe out Shettleston’s earlier points advantage.” Springburn was the third team with their counting runners being Tracey, John Stevenson seventh, Jim Morton eighth, J Wallace twenty sixth, N McGowan Twenty ninth and A Stevenson thirty seventh. Looking ahead to the National, Farrell thought it would be between Forbes and Reid before saying, “I cannot just see Tracey and Craig as serious challengers for the individual title yet I feel they are reasonably certain of forward places and international selection.” The story is told of Tommy, a month later, virtually missing the start the National of 1951 because he was on the wrong side of the fence talking to some club mates when the gun went off! He was not the only one to be caught out – the start was generally reckoned to be a wee bit early. Nevertheless, he made up enough ground to finish in second place behind Andrew Forbes who was also behind the line at the start.
The photograph above gives the first six places. Tommy went home that day with two silver medals since the club had been second team. The ‘Running Commentary’ said: Despite a most indifferent start which caught Forbes, Tracey and others napping a most engrossing duel ensued between these two runners which ended in a narrow 20 yards victory for the former in a nip and tuck finish. These two were really out on their own. Andrew Forbes ran superbly and with magnificent judgment. Tom Tracey’s display was equally impressive and it is obvious that there is little to choose between these two grand athletes. When it is considered how much Tracey lost at the start and how near he was at the finish it looks only a question of time before he adds the cross-country to his three mile title.” The international in 1951 was a good one for Tommy Tracey. He was twenty fourth and the first Scot to finish, but the race was not without incident – “Tracey – Scotland’s Star. Despite the loss of a shoe, Tom Tracey ran a grand and gallant race to finish twenty fourth.” Shortly after the International, there was an invitation Festival of Britain 9 Miles Race in which Tom Tracey ran a sensationally brilliant race to take third place beating among others ‘laughing boy’ Saunders the International champion. Even though Saunders may be suffering from reaction after his brilliant Newport victory, nothing can gainsay Tracey’s great performance. Tom Tracey and Eddie Bannon have both put up performances worthy of great intrinsic merit and could prove a great Scottish spear-head for next year at Hamilton. Their deeds should also instil into Scottish runners a greater ‘conceit’ of themselves, should supply them with that confidence which has been lacking.” .
The Forbes-Tracey duel carried on into the summer. The preview of the SAAA Championships contained this paragraph from Emmet Farrell: “Unless Anglo-Scot AT Ferguson enters, the Three Miles may develop into a tussle between present champion Tom Tracey and former champion and present record holder Andrew Forbes. The versatile Victoria Park man has up to the present revealed a slight edge over the Springburn man. But it should be a great battle between experience and youth. My preference is for Forbes who I believe has not entirely given up hope of Olympic selection next year. After Andy’s superb Three Mile win in 14:18 at the London Caledonia Games, he looked unbeatable but the Springburn star is ever-improving and has subsequently beaten Forbes over Two Miles in 9:25 and so this obviously looks the race of the day.” The race was at Hampden Park on 23rd June and the result was a win for Forbes. 1. A Forbes 14:28.8; 2. T Tracey 14:47.1; 3. I Binnie 15:05.0. The report read: “The Three Miles did not turn out to be the race it promised to be. Holder Tom Tracey who seemed off form a bit, could not match the pace of the machine-like Andrew Forbes who won it in the second fastest championship time of the series – and his own second best in Scotland with the time 14:P28. Andy complained of the track being slow and heavy.” The season’s rankings produced by the ‘Scots Athlete’ had Forbes first, Tracey second, Ferguson third, Binnie fourth and MacDonald (Maryhill) fifth. The actual best performances were first Forbes with 14:15, second Tracey with 14:45.5, third Binnie with 15:05.6.
The McAndrew relay signalling the start of the cross-country season was on 6th October and the result was a win for Victoria Park with Springburn second. On the third leg Tracey lowered the course record by seven seconds – only to see Eddie Bannon take it even lower on the last leg by another four seconds to 15:20! In the Midland Championships of November 1951, Springburn struck gold and won from Shettleston by 20 seconds. The report in the ‘Scots Athlete’ read, Showing a return to form, Harry Fenion handed over a surprise lead for Bellahouston, with a five second advantage over Springburn’s John Stevenson and eight seconds ahead of holders – and favourites – Victoria Park (I Binnie). Running sweetly through, Tommy Lambert (14:36) took Springburn into the lead. Meanwhile Johnny Stirling (VP) was not his usual and dropped six places to ninth, and was passed by the club’s second string runner, R Kane who kept his team in fifth. At the end of the third lap, Springburn still held the lead through RF McLean but Victoria Park made ground through young Syd Ellis moving through from fifth to second, returning with 14:38, and Chic Forbes bringing the A Team to fifth with 14:32. With the last leg in the capable hands of Tom Tracey with easily the fastest time of 14:01. Springburn were proud and worthy winners with the total time of 58:27. Times and places: 1. Springburn Harriers 58:27, (J Stevenson 14:57, T Lambert 14:36 , RF McLean 14:53 , T Tracey 14:01); 2. Shettleston Harriers 58:47 (J McNeil 15:12, B Bickerton 15:08, RC Wallace 14:40, E Bannon 13:47. Fastest times: Bannon 13:47, Tracey 14:01. Then in the Edinburgh to Glasgow later in November, the team was third at the end of the first stage after a good run by John Stevenson and they were third at the end of the final stage after Tommy Lambert had a good run home. Tommy himself ran on the sixth stage again and was third fastest behind Bannon and Forbes. The team was Stevenson, McFadden, Morton, Wallace, Rankine, Tracey, McLean and Lambert. On 5th January 1952, Tom was third in the Nigel Barge (25:13) behind Forbes (24:48 and Binnie 24:58 and won the Inter-Counties contest at Westerton from Nelson and Gibson – all three from Lanarkshire.
The Midland Championships were held in the extensive grounds of Woodilee Hospital in Lenzie on 2nd February, 1952. Bannon won again but Tommy was down in fifth position with the team third – they had three men in the top ten though – Tom was fifth, J Rankin was sixth and John Stevenson eighth with the their counters being Jim Morton, D Wallace and N McGowan. In his preview of the National Championships, Emmet Farrell said, “Coming to the individuals, Scotland’s big three are undoubtedly Eddie Bannon, Andy Forbes and Tom Tracey, and of these Bannon is the bright particular star and on present form must be a strong favourite to win our National cross-country title. Up to the present he has shown devastating speed and last year’s brilliant fourth in the English national demonstrated that he has the stamina to go with it. Andy Forbes, present National holder, despite some worry over foot trouble continues to reveal remarkable consistency of form and with his ability to rise to the occasion is a hard man to beat. Tom Tracey is also running well though perhaps not at the peak of his form.” In the National at Hamilton in March Tommy was third behind Eddie Bannon of Shettleston and AT Ferguson of Highgate Harriers in London but in front of Andy Forbes, Tom Stevenson (Greenock Wellpark) and Charlie Robertson of Dundee. He still qualified for the International Championship where he was twenty third and a scoring member of the team.
In November 1953, Springburn were again out of the medals in the District relays, but that was not down to anything Tommy Tracey did or didn’t do! Fastest time of the day was by Eddie Bannon with 13:42, Tracey was second with 13:46 and Clark Wallace of Shettleston was third with 14:20. The Springburn team of McFadden, O’Reilly, A Stevenson and Tracey was seventh. In the E-G Springburn missed out on third placed medals by just four seconds to Edinburgh Southern Harriers. Tommy ran on the sixth again where he was third quickest behind Binnie and Bannon but picked the team up from ninth to fifth. S McFadden had the fastest time on the final stage but could not quite get to the Edinburgh runner. There were some new faces in the West District Championships at Lenzie in 1954 with the race being won by Harry Fenion of Bellahouston from John McLaren of Shotts with Tommy in third place leading the team to bronze medals. Emmet Farrell forecast the finishing order for the Nation thus: 1. E Bannon; 2. J Stevenson (Greenock); 3. R Reid (Birchfield); 4. T Tracey; 5. J McGhee (Shettleston); 6. H Fenion (Bellahouston; 7. WA Robertson (ESH). In the actual race, Tommy Tracey was second individual with the team in fourth position, only eleven points down on third placed Edinburgh Southern Harriers. After the E-G, then this – again losing out to ESH by the smallest of margins. How close was the individual race? 1. Eddie Bannon 50:19; 2. Tommy Tracey 50:42; 3. Harry Fenion (Bellahouston) 50:49; 4. R Kane (VP) 50:50; 5. F McKenzie (Shettleston) 50:51. His fourth and final run in the IAAF Championships was in 1954 and he was placed fifty first.
2nd October 1954 was the official start to the winter season because that was when the McAndrew Relays were held. Shettleston defeated home club Victoria Park as winners and had three teams in the first five. Springburn was third team and Tom Tracey was fifth fastest, behind Bannon, Andy Brown, Fenion and Russell. The 1954 Midlands Relays were held at Stepps Stadium again and the Springburn lost third place by six seconds to Shettleston B with Shettleston A and Victoria Park in the first two slots. Tommy Tracey ran the last lap in the fifth fastest time of the day (16:46) behind Bannon, Andy Brown, Harry Fenion, and Jim Russell. The exact same order as in the McAndrew. Tommy was again on the long sixth stage of the E-G in 1954 and again he was third fastest – this time behind Binnie and Joe McGhee. The team had been eighth at the end of the first leg but thanks to good runs by McLean, A Stevenson, O’Reilly and Futon, Tommy took over in third and handed over in third – from third to third in third fastest time – and the team was third in the race! In the Springburn team for the Midlands of 1955, Tommy Tracey was only second counter for the club: first scoring runner was Peter McParland who had had a glittering career as a Junior and on this occasion finished sixth with Tommy twenty first and the team again third. In his preview of the National, Emmet Farrell said: “Tracey, Fenion and Binnie: In normal circumstances, Tom Tracey, Harry Fenion and Ian Binnie might appear racing certainties and even now they could make up the first nine but leg injuries have severely limited the training of Tracey and Fenion and they may find their task of finishing in the first 8 or 9 by no means an easy one but they have class and the knowledge of past success to sustain them. Binnie on the other hand has rarely shown up well on cross-country but Hamilton race course should be made to measure for him.” But 1955 was the second time in three years that he missed the National at Hamilton and the team was fifth, probably regretting the absence of their top man. There were no appearances at all in the top rankings that summer for Tom Tracey.
Tommy Tracey was in the Springburn Harriers C team for the McAndrew Relay on 1st October, 1955, but his time of 15:45 was faster than any of the runners in the A team and only fifteen seconds behind Gordon Nelson of Bellahouston who was fourth fastest. In the Lanarkshire Relays at Cambuslang he ran the first stage for the Springburn team that was third behind Shettleston A and B teams. In Stepps on 5th November 1955, the race for the Midland Relay Championship brought the club more medals. It was a much closer race than the previous year with Shettleston first in 56:16 and then Garscube 57:13, Springburn 57:29 and Bellahouston 57:42. Tommy was third fastest in 13:53 behind Bannon 13:46, Brown 13:51 and in front of Everett 13:57 and Nelson 13:58. In November, Tommy had the four thirds again! Still the man for the sixth stage he was third quickest behind Bannon and Binnie – and this time Tom Tracey was only one second slower than Binnie – he maintained third place and by the finish that’s where the club was. Despite this fine running, he was down to third club counter in the Midland District championship with another new face ahead of him: the first three scorers for the team were John McCormack in sixth, Peter McParland eleventh and Tommy Tracey in twentieth. The team was second with more new names – John McGale ( a friend of McCormack’s) twenty second, Eddie Sinclair thirty fifth and John Ballantyne forty fifth. March, 1956 was to be his last run in the National and it was his lowest finish of all – he was twenty seventh, eight places lower than his first run in the event.
In the Midlands Relays in 1956, Tommy ran the last stage for his club team of O’Reilly (15:10), Rooney (14:28), McCormack (14:08), and himself (14:24). The team was fourth, missing medals by only fourteen seconds. He ran Stage Two of the Edinburgh to Glasgow in 1956 but was clearly injured or out of sorts because he dropped from the third place handed to him to thirteenth. The club was tenth.
For Scottish endurance running, the period just after the War was a high spot. There were good committee men who had some drive – the Scottish Marathon Club is an example of that – and the standard of running, maybe in part caused by the level of fitness in the general population after the War, was very high. Victoria Park in the 50’s were Kings of the Road, Shettleston nearly Kings of Country, both being hotly pursued and not at all held in awe by Bellahouston Harriers, Springburn Harriers and many other clubs. For Tommy Tracey to maintain his position in open competition for as long as he did, is quite remarkable – look at the list of names he was competing against and then see his second and third places in the National for what they were. When I asked why the career was so short, the word was that his occupation as a painter did not help because of the constant exposure to paint fumes in sometimes very confined spaces and was possibly the cause of his lengthy absence in 1952-53. Whatever the reason, Scottish athletics was the poorer for the departure of Tom Tracey.

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The investigation into the E. coli outbreak that has sickened dozens and forbidden our candy, candy romaine lettuce remains to be underway, however officers with federal companies investigating the outbreak mentioned this week that they’ve recognized not less than one farm in California to which the infecting pressure O157:H7 could also be tied.
The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration mentioned in updates that they traced the pressure again to a reservoir at a farm owned by Adam Bros. Farming, Inc. in Santa Barbara County, California. An investigation remains to be ongoing into different potential origins, and the FDA mentioned the discovering didn’t account for the entire circumstances of people that fell sick.
Adam Bros. Farming mentioned in a assertion on Thursday that it’s issuing a “voluntary recall in cooperation with the FDA” for cauliflower, inexperienced leaf lettuce, and purple leaf lettuce harvested between Nov. 27 and Nov. 30. The corporate mentioned the recall was issued “out of an abundance of warning” and famous it didn’t embody the entire firm’s produce. A full record of the tag numbers related to its recalled merchandise will be seen right here.
Fifty-nine folks throughout 15 states and the District of Columbia have fallen unwell since October—up seven since final week—and the outbreak has additionally been linked to reported circumstances in Canada. Nonetheless, the CDC famous that people who find themselves affected by the pressure don’t instantly report their sickness (it may possibly take days for signs to seem and weeks to be reported), so it might not but pay attention to circumstances of people that have been sickened after Nov. 21. Two folks have suffered kidney failure in circumstances linked to the outbreak.
Romaine lettuce harvested outdoors of the counties the place officers say the outbreak originated is just about suitable for eating, although customers and diners needs to be cautious of noting the labels indicating the place it got here from and when it was harvested. If it doesn’t have that labeling data otherwise you don’t know the place it got here from, undoubtedly don’t put it in your mouth.
Largely, we’re protected. Simply don’t eat the stuff if you happen to don’t know the place it’s been.


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Happy Easter Weekend From DCL Ministries…He HAS Risen!
Easter is about family, laughter, love, new path’s , adventure, change and moving forward. This is all possible, because Christ died for mankind on the cross. Christ picked up and collected our sin’s and died in our place so, we may live better, love unconditionally, and explore new terrain as we press on toward our destiny. It is His yoke which is easy and only His yoke that can be light so, this Easter, really spend some time with Him, giving back while falling in love again with His sweet invitation for a band new life! May the Lord Bless you and keep you when seeking His face.


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Very nice quality, sizing chart is accurate! I'm a M or EU 38 so I ordered the L and it fits perfectly!
super nice tshirt. I'm very happy with it. And I also got a small gift, very nice. Thank you!


text: Order online for delivery and takeout: 704. Bean Curd Home Style from Chopstick - Rolling Meadows. Serving the best Chinese in Rolling Meadows, IL.

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Sazabi Ver. Ka gets the Master Grade treatment!
■ Highly detailed and articulated snapfit kit molded in multiple colors.

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J Immunol Methods. 2000 Apr 3;237(1-2):51-64.
Precise characterisation of monoclonal antibodies to the C-terminal region of p53 protein using the PEPSCAN ELISA technique and a new non-radioactive gel shift assay.
Pospísilová S1, Brázda V, Amrichová J, Kamermeierová R, Palecek E, Vojtesek B.
Department of Cellular and Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zlutý kopec 7, 656 53, Brno, Czech Republic.
The development of human cancers is frequently associated with inactivation of the p53 tumour suppressor protein triggering cell cycle arrest or apoptosis in response to cellular stress. The p53 protein has been identified as a transcription factor with sequence-specific DNA binding properties. The DNA-binding activity is cryptic but can be modulated through the C-terminal region of the p53 protein by several different stimuli, including phosphorylation by casein kinase II (CKII), protein kinase C (PKC) or binding of the C-terminal monoclonal antibody PAb421. Monoclonal antibodies to the C-terminal region of p53 protein are able to activate the latent form of p53 and induce binding to DNA. To characterise such antibodies, we used a combination of the PEPSCAN ELISA procedure and a newly developed non-radioactive gel shift assay. Monoclonal antibodies from the Bp53 series displayed higher affinities for the human, rat and mouse p53 proteins than did the conventional antibody PAb421. In addition, these antibodies were able to activate the sequence-specific DNA binding functions in latent forms of p53 protein and, in contrast to PAb421, they were able to recognise both PKC phosphorylated and PKC non-phosphorylated forms of p53 protein. Our monoclonal antibodies recognising post-translationally modified target epitopes in the C-terminal region of p53 protein might assist the development of more effective molecules for p53-based cancer therapy.


text: This week I went to the library and got the book I ordered. The book was called was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. When we got home I started reading it. I kept moving to make my position more comfortable. Mama got afternoon tea, morning tea and and a drink for me. At eleven that night I had only just finished the book. I found the book good to read and could not stop.


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This property has had 8 views in the last 3 days!
The first floor of "Summer Winds 120" features a downstairs living room providing a full sleeper sofa and two master bedroom suites flanking the lounge area. Here you will find a TV as well as access to the ocean side deck. A sliding glass door takes you to the outdoor deck with an ocean view.
The oceanfront bedroom has two full beds and its own private bath/shower. An open window at night will bring the enchanting sounds of the tide mingling with the beach. The additional downstairs bedroom has a queen bed as well as its own private bath/shower.
Continuing upstairs brings you past the laundry area at the landing with a washer/dryer. Continuing up to the second floor you will enter the kitchen and living area. The kitchen comes with all new stainless appliances, granite counter tops, and solid maple cabinets.
From the open concept living space, guests will enjoy a gorgeous ocean view from the many windows. A large dining area is set off to the side of the kitchen for plenty of seating. The living room provides loads of natural light from the large windows extending into the cathedral ceilings. Access to the oceanfront deck is provided through the door in the living room. Also on the second floor is yet another master suite with a king bed and private bath/shower.
On the landing to the third floor is a small half bath leading up to the loft boasting a double bed.
The Summer Winds community boasts a pool, public playground next door, public beach access across the street, and a small convenience store to the rear of the complex. Community pool is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day!
"We ladies (6 of us) stayed here in September, and it was a terrific getaway! The townhouse is lovely, nicely furnished and very clean. Nice lounging area, and even an outdoor deck space -- perfect for little spots to chat! Excellent accommodations and comfortable beds. We would definitely stay there again."
"This was a lovely getaway for my book club friends and me! There were plenty of rooms/sleeping options, beautiful views, lovely decor. All was very neat, well decorated, very up-to-date. There was plenty of seating in the dining area and den, and the kitchen was modern and accessible to handle our crowd. The home was quiet and right by the beach. The off-street parking was a huge plus! We had a wonderful weekend with no troubles at all. I recommend this beach house!"
"This was the perfect location for our group of eight. Everything was better than we were expecting - tasteful furnishings, a good layout for cooking & socializing, very clean, and with plenty of space for all of us to spread out. And so close to the ocean! Access to the beach was convenient, and we loved being able to sit on the deck and watch the waves from the townhouse. The kitchen was easy to use and was well-stocked with all of the supplies/utensils we needed. Finally, the owners were very responsive to the questions we had before we booked. We'd be sure to rent here again the next time we're heading to Topsail. "


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This turn of the 20th century home had been neglected and later abandoned for many years. Jared York, developer/contractor who purchased the house, instead of demolishing the home enlisted the help of local architects at Armentrout Matheny Thurmond, P.C. to help with plans to update and make additions to the house so it would appeal to a 21st Century family.
The intent was to preserve as many of the details as possible of the original house and to do a sensitive addition that would include a new kitchen, great room and garage. Aside from the very poor condition of the original windows which led to the developer’s decision to replace them, most if not all exterior details were carefully preserved. The effort and care invested in this project will be recognized as an important step in keeping our historic neighborhoods intact.


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To be certified you must do the 2 days and the phone calls. Doing the 2-day training only option will get you the Continuing Education hours but not the certification in becoming a C-TFCBT therapist.
Option 1: For a fee of $700, participants will register for the 2-day TF-CBT Certificate Program and the Consultation Calls.
Option 2: For a fee of $350, participants will register only for the 2-day TF-CBT CE Hours.
The total number of Continuing Education hours for Social Workers depends on whether you chose Options’ one or two.
COURSE OVERVIEW: Children exposed to physical and sexual abuse, domestic and/or community violence, and other traumatic life events, dramatically increase their risk of severe emotional distress and potentially lasting psychological and interpersonal difficulties.
A significant number of children are exposed to traumatic life events. From a psychological perspective, trauma occurs when a child experiences an intense event that threatens or causes harm to his or her emotional and/or physical well-being. Examples of traumatic events can include sexual or physical abuse, witnessing domestic violence, community and school violence, exposure to natural disasters such as a hurricane or flood or to events such as war and terrorism. Unfortunately, about one in every four children will experience a traumatic event before the age of 16.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), developed by Judith Cohen, Anthony Mannarino, and Esther Deblinger, is an empirically supported treatment for children and families exposed to traumatic life events. This two-day training will provide an intensive review of all of the TF-CBT treatment components, with a specific focus on clinical implementation strategies, and will give participants an opportunity to hone and increase their skills in the powerful practice of TF-CBT.
OPTION 1: Actively participating in the 2-day Training and Consultation Calls allows clinicians to move forward in becoming a certified TF-CBT therapist. Participants must identify a case to use on the twice-per-month group consultation calls. The consultation group calls creates an intensive opportunity for participants to sharpen their knowledge, understanding, and skills in the powerful practice of TF-CBT. The use of case presentations facilitates the understanding of how to apply TF-CBT to clinical work.
Note that there are 12 twice-per-month group consultation calls to deepen TF-CBT practice and knowledge, which includes discussion of strategies to engage the child/adolescent and their caregiver, how to implement TF-CBT effectively, and case presentations.
The instructor will provide further details on the expectation and on the calls. To see more information on how to become a TF-CBT certified therapist, please see https://tfcbt.org/tf-cbt-certification-criteria/.
Training in the principles and techniques of TF-CBT including psychoeducation, relaxation and affective modulation, cognitive processing, and trauma narrative.
For licensed social workers who wish to obtain continuing education contact hours through this course, New York State has specified guidelines for attendance of a multi-session course. We cannot administer partial credit – No exceptions. Please plan to attend both days of the course, as there is no opportunity to make up a missed day for the 2-day training.
If you are a licensed social worker or a mental health profession in another state, please contact your Office of the Profession to ascertain if the training and hours in NYS are comparable to your states licensure requirements. Upon completion of the two-day course, a certificate of completion provides proof of attendance for 13 contact hours.
Continuing Education Hours – the New York State Education Department’s State Board recognizes Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, SW CPE for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0148.
Step 1: Please note that there is an online pre-requisite for the 2-day training. This web-based orientation takes 5-8 hours to complete. This web-based orientation can be done in segments.
Step 3. If you are not currently engaged in clinical work with children or adolescents, you do not qualify to participate in the group consultation calls at this time.
Step 3: By the time the call groups begin, you are required to have at least one TF-CBT appropriate case that will last through the end of the calls. In a TF-CBT appropriate case, you have assessed that there is trauma and received “buy-in” from the parents about applying TF-CBT to treatment.
Step 4: Identify which call group works for your schedule.
Step 5: Call 212-650-3850 to register or register online at http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/ce with the course code SWTFCBTC AND SWTFCBT. Please make sure you register for BOTH components of the program.
Please complete one form per component of the program. Also, please note that for the group consultation calls, you must complete all 12 calls in order to be eligible for CE credits.
Carrie Epstein, LCSW-R is Assistant Professor in Social Work at the Yale University Child Study Center, where she is Director of Clinical Services and Training at the Childhood Violent Trauma Center. Recognized nationally as an expert in the field of child trauma and disaster response, for over 25 years Ms. Epstein has been providing treatment, clinical supervision, and consultation on new programs for children and families impacted by trauma and traumatic grief. As part of her current work, Ms. Epstein is responsible for developing and overseeing national training initiatives and national learning collaboratives focused on the dissemination of child trauma- focused evidence-based treatment models. Ms. Epstein was Senior Director of Child Trauma Programs at Safe Horizon in New York City, where she continues to provide clinical consultation and training on trauma-focused evidence-based mental health treatment in Safe Horizon’s five Child Advocacy Centers.


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They're called Slim Chillers Skinny Freezers. And you're welcome.
Costco is a go-to shopping stop for celebrities and regular folks alike: Consider that even The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' private-jet-having Erika Girardi shops there, as does The Real Housewives of Orange County's Tamra Judge, who's called the warehouse store "the happiest place on earth." And everyone up and down the spectrum of Costco shoppers can get excited about a cult-favorite snack that's back in stock: a booze-infused frozen treat known as Slim Chillers.
A British company called Pops makes prosecco, rosé, and Champagne varieties, as well as popular cocktail options, like Moscow Mule and Watermelon Martini. And now, there's a 100-calorie vodka and vermouth version available again for the summer at Costco.
They're called Slim Chillers Skinny Freezers (with 8 percent alcohol by volume) and come in four flavors: Appletini, Cosmopolitan, Lemon Drop, and Watermelon Lemonade.
If there's a better way to make use of a Costco membership, nor a better way to consume 100 calories — we can't really think of it right now. Bon appetit... and cheers.


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I’m not *quite* in a position to make an announcement, but I’m allowed to say a little bit. Next month, I’m doing a very special workshop for Mills & Boon in partnership with another organisation I’ve belonged to for years and years and years. As soon as the microsite is up, I’ll post a link. But if anyone would like to guess just where I’m doing this workshop (clue: it’s one of my favourite places in the world), do leave a comment!
That leads me nicely on to the second bit of excitement. I was buying some books yesterday (that’s what I get for talking about pets in books – people give me excellent recommendations) and thought I’d check to see if the cover was up for the first in my French duo. It wasn’t, but I discovered something else – I’m in an anthology with Robyn Donald and Melanie Milburne. I'm really thrilled, as I haven't had a By Request for ages and this is my very first Modern Heat By Request. And I LOVE the cover!
How does that link with the first bit of news? We-e-ell – the book in question is ‘Sold to the Highest Bidder’. Now, the house is my personal fantasy house (which occasionally comes on the market, costing £1 million or so more than we can afford), but the lake and the garden were based on one of my favourite places in Norfolk. Liz Fielding has used the same place for one of hers, too. And said place is where I am doing the workshop.
When Amy Rivers’ dreams of a family were shattered by her ex-fiancé, she dedicated herself to neurosurgery, where she’s kept her head – and her heart – ever since.
Now, with her career in shreds, Amy needs a lifeline. She escapes to the one place she’s always called home – to find the new village doctor, Tom Ashby, and his motherless little daughter Perdy sharing her retreat. Amy tries to keep her longings locked up tight but, enchanted by the sad little girl… and captivated by Tom’s heart-melting smile… she finds her shattered dreams come flooding back. Life has been tough for all of them, but together can they make each other whole?
Yup, it’s one of my weepies :o) And it also happens to be set in Norfolk (though not the place where I’m doing the workshop).
Other than that, our squirrel is back and I’ve booked the notice in the paper for son’s birthday next week. I still can’t quite believe that I’m about to be the mum of a teenager. Seems like only a few weeks ago when he was tiny. Where has all the time gone?
Wow. And I thought I was busy - what brilliant news on all fronts -you must be chuffed.
And the cover of the anthology is FAB!
As for time passing? I am having trouble convincing myself that it is May already!
Many congratulations. However WE ALL KNOW that it must be with the National Trust. There is so much on the news about the partnership at the moment.
Thanks for the wonderful blog and pictures in Venice, it brought back such wonderful memories.
And you may be having trouble believing that it's May because the temperatures are more like those in March!
Nicola - I guessed you'd be one. I'm trying to work out who the other two are and where!
Carol - LOL, yes. I'm really thrilled to be part of it.
Glad you enjoyed the Venice pics and that it brought back lovely memories for you.

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Most people initially set out to hire me solely for the images I can provide, but when everything is said and done the experiences that we’ve shared during their wedding are what my clients tell me they remember. I would love to be there for your wedding day to capture you most cherished moments.
I am based in Greenville South Carolina but I am available for worldwide travel.


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The Concord Public Schools and the Concord Police Department are partners in D.A.R.E.
The program is a core program instructed to Concord fifth graders at the Alcott, Thoreau, and Willard elementary schools. D.A.R.E. offers an educational program in the classroom to prevent or reduce drug abuse and violence among our children.
The emphasis on promoting positive alternatives to drug abuse and destructive behaviors, and keeping our minds and body healthy!
For more information on the D.A.R.E. program in the Town of Concord, contact Detective Scott Camilleri by email.


text: Acrylic Paperweight-Oval-Black-6" x 8" An elegant acrylic gift excellent for awarding the top achieving employees who work hard for you! Free engraving. Self standing, 1" thick acrylic.


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The Dotcom Design team recently completed a series of user interviews in an attempt to better understand small businesses and their needs. We heard from small business owners in a wide range of fields; everything from photography to handmade crafts to coaching clients. These folks came from diverse backgrounds and had different levels of expertise, and over the course of more than thirty interviews, we learned a lot about their fears, hopes, and dreams for their businesses.
When it was time to distill the information we’d collected, I struggled to find common ground within our segment. Some were just starting out and others were well established. Some had full-time jobs that helped to support their business efforts, while others were making enough to support themselves with their businesses alone. Some used mobile devices often, others didn’t trust their phones. It seemed that for every example of a need or problem we found, there was someone else with the exact opposite need or problem.
It felt disingenuous to mold all of these users into a single “small business” narrative. How could we capture the eclectic nature of Jan’s work with custom rituals alongside Carol’s more traditional writing courses? How could we account for people like Tim and Latoya, photographers at polar opposite stages of development in their respective businesses? It seemed impossible.
Eventually I realized it wasn’t about trying to fit the pieces together like a neat-and-tidy puzzle, because people are not neat-and-tidy beings. It was more about the chance to listen, to explore what it means to be a small business owner, and to empathize with our potential customers. The data we collected will inform our direction, but a valuable part of this exercise was the empathy gained through the process itself — in short, the journey was the destination.
Seeking out difference with a curious mind enables us to design for small businesses by grounding us in the stories of people, and helping us to keep empathy at the forefront of our minds throughout the design process.


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> while clicking the logo to the right takes you to the Index to Titles.
> to the master FAQ page.


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All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has been the talk of the town ever since they formally announced they were a thing, back at the turn of the year. Ever since then speculation has been high as to which former – and current – WWE Superstars might make the jump to the newest wrestling promotion on the block. Well, although AEW hasn’t acquired any of the current WWE roster just yet, they have made it clear that they’re scouring the globe for the very best talent to bring into the fold and it looks like they’ve had success already.
At McAloon Productions’ Come Hell or High Water event in Atlanta, GA last night The Young Bucks made a surprise appearance to announce that they wanted the current Impact Tag Team Champions aka The Lucha Brothers to sign an exclusive deal with AEW. Although no paperwork was signed or exchanged, Pentagon Jr and Rey Fenix did agree to a handshake deal, seemingly signalling that they were all in with Cody Rhodes and company.
What this means for the Impact Tag titles is anyone’s guess, but it could signal a working agreement between AEW and the former TNA Wrestling group. If that’s the case then we could see top names like Chris Jericho appear in Impact which was unimaginable 12 months ago.
Speaking of Jericho, he would go on to Tweet – in character – about his disdain for Pentagon Jr and Rey Fenix joining AEW.
We’ll have more exciting AEW news as and when it breaks.
Are you excited with the latest AEW signings? Will you be watching AEW when it finally gets a confirmed TV deal? Chat with us in the comments or over on our Twitter and Facebook.


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One of the things that makes Koha so good, is the countless hours and hours of work that people all around the world put into translating it into their languages.
There are a lot (and when I say a lot, I mean a metric craptonne) of strings for people to translate. We also don’t make it easy for them by switching out templating engines, and constantly adding more strings, but they keep trucking along keeping the translations up to date.
So keep on keeping on, every string you translate, a kitten smiles.


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The healthcare workers program of the Taserco Corporation, an affiliated company of the ITA Group, was launched by a health consultation day on November 13 for women workers of the enterprises operating in the Tan Tao Industrial Park.
This consultation activity was held by the Tarserco Corp. in coordination with the Vietnam-US High Technology Dairy Corporation and experienced doctors from the Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University and the Pasteur Institute.
The doctors gave them the information about gynecological diseases, congenital rubella syndrome, Hib/measles/ mumps vaccines and preventive methods.
Lots of women workers participate in the health consultation day in the Tan Tao IP.
On next Sunday, November 16, the Tan Tao IP Clinic will coordinate with the Labor Union of the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza), the HCM City Medicine & Pharmacy Hospital, Hung Vuong and Tu Du Hospitals and Tri Nghia Pharma Company to provide free health check-up to women workers in the Tan Tao Industrial Park.