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UFCW Local 247 represents over 14,000 members in British Columbia at employers such as Loblaw, Safeway/Sobeys, FG Deli Group Ltd., BC Tree Fruit Cooperative and many others.
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Various Collective Agreements Local 247 has negotiated for its members in one convienient place.
It is our mission to assist in the achievement of employment, personal, educational, and vocational advancement.
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Keep up to date on the latest news, meetings and ongoing negotiations.
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Learn about the benefits and protections offered in the workplace for the thousands of workers across BC who have chosen to become members of UFCW Local 247.
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PRESS RELEASE: MAY 29, 2020
Council of Canadians shows solidarity with UFCW food processing members
The Council of Canadians has joined the call to help UFCW Canada members at meat-packing plants across the country by formally supporting our union's campaign to protect food processing workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In statement titled "Solidarity with UFCW Workers during COVID-19," the council says that it stands in full solidarity with UFCW Canada members working at meat-packing plants in Alberta, Quebec, and other provinces, and encourages Canadians to support UFCW's call for improved health and safety protections, increased physical distancing, reduced line speeds, and full access to personal protective equipment (PPE) at all meat processing facilities.
"People must come before profit, and worker safety is paramount," the statement of support reads. "Unsafe work is a public health crisis in COVID-19 and puts entire communities at risk."
The statement then asks supporters to sign UFCW's petition telling the Government of Canada and major employers to guarantee the health and safety of food processing workers and ensure that they have a say in determining the conditions of their work environment.
To read the full Council of Canadians statement showing solidarity with UFCW food processing members, click here.
To lend your support to UFCW Canada's "Help Protect Food Processing Workers!" campaign, click here.
Founded in 1985 and headquartered in the nation's capital, the Council of Canadians is a leading social action organization that has mobilized a network of 60 chapters across the country. Through various campaigns, the council advocates for clean water, fair trade, green energy, public health care, workers' rights, and a vibrant democracy. To learn more about the Council of Canadians, visit their website.
UFCW Canada is the country's leading private sector union, representing more than 250,000 union members across Canada working in food processing and retail, transportation, health care, logistics, warehousing, agriculture, hospitality, manufacturing, and the security and professional sectors. To learn more about UFCW's presence in the food processing industry, as well as other sectors of the economy, see our union's latest Annual Report.
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How to Can Tomato Sauce. Tip for getting a thicker sauce.
Learn how to can tomato sauce and get a thicker sauce with less cookdown time.
If you are using a food mill and canning tomatoes for sauce, try this quick tip. It doesn't really save time... but it saves labor. And saving labor is a good thing.
I discovered this quite by accident. I was in the middle of canning tomatoes when my husband needed me. I put my tomato sauce in the fridge and later discovered to my delight that the thick stuff settles!
Another reader of mine shared that she does this too. In fact it is more common that I realized. I just didn't know about it! Here I thought I was such a genius and all.
After you have run them through the mill, return your tomatoes to a large stock pot. Bring to a simmer and then let it cool on the counter. You will notice that the tomato pulp will settle to the bottom.
When it is somewhat cool, place in the fridge overnight. You could go ahead and put it in hot... but for the sake of the cold items in the fridge, go ahead and let the tomatoes cool some first.
By morning you should have a clear liquid layer on top.
The depth of this clear layer will depend on the type of tomato and how juicy it is. These pictures are from a Roma tomato which is meatier than many other types.
I've heard this called tomato broth, or tomato whey, or tomato juice. What ever you call it, if you skim or siphon it off (a turkey baster works well) the thicker tomato sauce is at the bottom. This step will shorten your cook down time.
You will probably still need to cook down for a couple of hours but not nearly as long as if you were not able to skim off the liquid first.
I also go ahead and process this tomato broth just like tomato sauce. It can then be used for soup bases or other things. Large drink pitchers work really well for a settling container. Then you can pour the tomato broth off the top.
How to can tomato sauce tip from Anita in MD. Do it this way if you don't want to remove the skins and seeds.
You may want to share this. Don't waste that precious tomato juice by cooking down the tomatoes to sauce or paste.
Squeeze the tomatoes by hand or as I do it, put them in my blender or Ninja to crush them. I then drain them really well through my strainer, saving the juice and canning the juice separately. I usually get 3 or more quarts juice to 1 quart sauce...adding 2 tbls lemon juice works great per qt. and heat the juice to boiling before canning.
It's delicious and so good for you. If you like tomato soup, add a bit of salt and finely ground black pepper to the juice and boil it down a bit. I just can it with the same headspace and time as tomatoes in waterbath.


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2018 was Cole Beasley's last year in a Cowboys uniform.
Keith Allison
Cole Beasley's Seven-Year Reign as Hot Sauce King of Dallas Is Over
Stephen Young | March 13, 2019 | 4:00am
The news didn't exactly come as a surprise, but it stung nonetheless. Slot receiver Cole Beasley is leaving the Dallas Cowboys for the Buffalo Bills. According to reports, Beasley's new contract is for four years and $29 million, with $14.4 million guaranteed.
In losing Beasley, 29, the Cowboys lost a fan favorite and a safety valve for quarterback Dak Prescott. If this were the early '90s and the NFL had yet to implement the salary cap, Beasley, who joined the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2012, would probably stay with the team for his entire career. There is a salary cap, however, and Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, DeMarcus Lawrence and Amari Cooper all need contract extensions, so the Cowboys can't afford to spend $7 million-plus on a slot receiver.
That's not to say the Southern Methodist University/Little Elm HS alum won't be missed. Despite being undersized — 5-foot-8 — and lacking elite speed, Beasley made the most of his best attribute, agility, to consistently get open, especially on third down and in the red zone. He runs the pivot route as well as any receiver in the NFL.
Off the field, Beasley was the latest in a long line of amusingly flaky Cowboys. He released a rap album, sparred with critics on social media and made the most out of his "hot sauce" touchdown celebration.
In Buffalo, Beasley will play in an offense similar to Dallas'. Josh Allen, the Bills QB, is mobile and not exactly a precise passer, just like Prescott. Playing outside in upstate New York eight games a year will certainly be more challenging than doing the same in Jerry World's air-conditioned comfort (the Bills will, however, face the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in 2019).
The Cowboys don't exactly have a ready-made replacement for Beasley among their receivers, although Cooper, the team's unquestioned No. 1, is comfortable playing in the slot, as is free agent Tavon Austin, who looks likely to return to the team for 2019. There are generally plenty of Beasley types waiting to be selected in the latter rounds of the NFL draft, too, if the Cowboys choose to go in that direction.

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It's officially time for all things fall. Even though the weather doesn't feel that way in Houston, Starbucks has their pumpkin spice lattes out so in my eyes, it's fall!
Jason and I plan to decorate the house this weekend, but I couldn't wait to get my pumpkin candle going and display this awesome Fall Bucket List I found at Katie's Blog, Loves of Life. Isn't this a great idea! Go download it HERE, then put in an 8x10 frame, and check your items off as you complete them with a dry erarse marker.


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JDEdwards seem to be a popular application now owned by Oracle. For some reason, JDEdwards opted for a proprietary storage format for dates in their application. Unfortunately, this storage format is mistaken for Julian date.
Also, JDEdwards opted for a datatype NUMERIC(6, 0) which in SQL Server need 5 bytes, where an INT (4 bytes) would have been a better choice. I have seem some JDEdwards applications in SQL Server and for some unknown reason, the date columns (who are NUMERIC(6, 0) in Oracle) are NUMERIC(18, 0) in SQL Server. I believe when Oracle scripted out the database, they didn't provide PRECISION and SCALE to NUMERIC and hence SQL Server defaulted to NUMERIC(18, 0). This is really bad for performance since now the same information need 9 bytes instead of 5 bytes (or 4 if using INT). The tables will be very bloated and tests I've made revealed the storage need for the table dropped by 40%, just by converting the NUMERIC(18, 0) columns to NUMERIC(6, 0).
A date in JDEdwards is a composite value of the year (as an offset from 1900) and the day number within the year. For example, a JDEdwards date value of 118011 corresponds to today's date of January 11th, 2018 (2018-01-11 in ISO date format and gregorian calendar). A JDEdwards date value of 99249 corresponds to the date September 6th, 1999.
So how can we convert between these to date formats as efficiently as possible?
Well, this is the way to do it.
Please pay attention the the scalar functions above. If you want performance in SQL Server, you should rewrite the function as Inline Table Valued Function instead and use CROSS APPLY to access the function. Scalar functions in SQL Server (as of version 2017) prohibits parallelism when used in a statement.


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The Canonization of Islamic Law
A Social and Intellectual History
Author: Ahmed El Shamsy, University of Chicago
Date Published: July 2015
The Canonization of Islamic Law tells the story of the birth of classical Islamic law in the eighth and ninth centuries CE. It shows how an oral normative tradition embedded in communal practice was transformed into a systematic legal science defined by hermeneutic analysis of a clearly demarcated scriptural canon. This transformation was inaugurated by the innovative legal theory of Muhammad b. Idrīs al-Shāfi'ī (d. 820 CE), and it took place against the background of a crisis of identity and religious authority in ninth-century Egypt. By tracing the formulation, reception, interpretation and spread of al-Shāfi'ī's ideas, the author demonstrates how the canonization of scripture that lay at the heart of al-Shāfi'ī's theory formed the basis for the emergence of legal hermeneutics, the formation of the Sunni schools of law, and the creation of a shared methodological basis in Muslim thought.
Fusion of intellectual, sociopolitical and textual history into a single integrated narrative
Extensive use of hitherto unknown or ignored primary historical sources
Close attention to important transcultural themes of orality, writing, cultural memory and canonicity
'It is very well-written, draws on an impressive array of Arabic texts, and is the best available guide to al-Shafiʿi's legal-theoretical writings, in large part because it engages the arguments expressed in both the Risāla and the Umm. In short, it is essential reading for all students and scholars of Islamic law.' Scott. C. Lucas, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
'Ahmed El Shamsy has given us a ground-breaking picture of the third/ninth-century development of Shāfiʿī legal scholarship.' David R. Vishanoff, Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations
1. Tradition under siege
2. Debates on Hadith and consensus
3. From local community to universal canon
4. Status, power, and social upheaval
5. Scholarship between persecution and patronage
6. Authorship, transmission, and intertextuality
7. A community of interpretation
8. Canonization beyond the Shafi'i school.
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Ahmed El Shamsy, University of Chicago
Ahmed El Shamsy is an Assistant Professor of Islamic Thought in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago.
The Origins of the Shī'a
Identity, Ritual, and Sacred Space in Eighth-Century Kūfa
Doubt in Islamic Law
A History of Legal Maxims, Interpretation, and Islamic Criminal Law
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Theory, Practice, Transformations
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Category Archives: prohibited transaction
Discretionary Management of IRAs: Conflicts and Prohibited Transactions
DOL, IRA, prohibited transaction
code, conflict, disclosures, discretion, ERISA, investment, IRS, management
Where an investment adviser charges different fees for managing fixed income in a portfolio than for managing equities, and has discretion to determine the allocation between the two in an IRA, the investment adviser has control over its fees, which appears to violate a prohibited transaction provision in the Internal Revenue Code.
The inadvertent violation can be corrected, going forward, by using a blended rate where both allocations are charged the same fee. In other words, there would just be an account fee and not a fee that varied by allocations that are within the control of the investment adviser.
There are other potential solutions, including transitioning the allocations to nondiscretionary advice.
Both the Internal Revenue Code (Code) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) include prohibited transaction provisions that literally prohibit certain transactions (unless exempted by statute or by a prohibited transaction exemption). ERISA-governed qualified retirement plans are subject to both ERISA and Code prohibitions. However, standalone IRAs are only subject to the Code prohibitions. In that regard, Code sections 4975(c)(1)(E) and (F) provide:
(c) Prohibited transaction
(1) General rule
For purposes of this section, the term "prohibited transaction" means any direct or indirect—
(E) act by a disqualified person who is a fiduciary whereby he deals with the income or assets of a plan in his own interest or for his own account; or
(F) receipt of any consideration for his own personal account by any disqualified person who is a fiduciary from any party dealing with the plan in connection with a transaction involving the income or assets of the plan.
In plain English, subparagraph (E) means that a fiduciary adviser cannot manage an IRA's investments in a way that benefits the adviser beyond the negotiated advisory fee. For example, a fiduciary adviser could negotiate a fee of 1% (or 100 basis points) for managing an equity portfolio and 70 basis points for managing a fixed income portfolio without a problem (so long as the amounts are reasonable for the services rendered). But, when the fiduciary adviser can move money from one portfolio (or part of a portfolio) to another, and the fees are increased by that movement of money, the adviser has dealt with the assets of the "plan" (which includes IRAs) for his own interest. It is even conceivable that the IRS could take the position that, if the fiduciary adviser has discretion to allocate all of the portfolio to fixed income investments, any allocation to equities (with the higher fees) would be a prohibited transaction.
As an extreme example, if the adviser in this hypothetical scenario managed one-half of a portfolio in equities (for a fee of 100 basis points) and one-half in fixed income (for 70 basis points), but then, with unilateral discretion moved the fixed income allocation to equities—thereby increasing the adviser's fees on those assets to 100 basis points, it appears that the fiduciary adviser would have used its discretion for its own interest or account, which is a prohibited transaction.
Before going further, I should point out that ERISA defines a fiduciary adviser to include any adviser that manages IRA or plan assets with discretion—in a sense, a one-part test, which is, does the adviser have discretion. To quote the regulation (§ 2510.3-21(c)(1)), a person is a fiduciary if:
Such person either directly or indirectly (e.g., through or together with any affiliate) –
(A) Has discretionary authority or control, whether or not pursuant to agreement, arrangement or understanding, with respect to purchasing or selling securities or other property for the plan;…"
To avoid confusion that could result from the use of the word "plan" in the quoted language, that term includes IRAs for purposes of the prohibited transaction rules. (See Code section 4975(e)(1).)
Going back to the example, if the fiduciary adviser had instead used a blended fee of, e.g., 85 basis points, the adviser could have discretion to reallocate the investments between equities and fixed income without running afoul of this prohibited transaction rule—because those changes did not and could not increase the adviser's fees.
An alternative solution would be to change the allocation to nondiscretionary—that is, changes to the allocations could only be done only with client consent, and then to rely on, and comply with, Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02. For firms that are already complying with that PTE (for example, to recommend rollovers), that is a workable approach that would allow the adviser to retain the different fee levels for fixed income and equities (and possibly for additional asset classes) while complying with the rules.
Both of these solutions require thought and documentation. As a result, they should only be implemented in consultation with an attorney who is knowledgeable about these issues and rules.
While this article focuses on allocations among asset classes where the adviser charges different fees, the prohibited transaction rules apply to any use of the income or assets for the benefit of a fiduciary adviser. That would include, for example, the inclusion of proprietary investments (e.g., mutual funds) in managed accounts. The issues for that type of arrangement are even more complex. For example, there is an exemption that permits the receipt the higher of the two fees (that is, the account fee or the fund fee), but that approach has not an attractive option in most cases. The use of a nondiscretionary approach under PTE 2020-02 offers opportunities to firms that are willing the comply with the conditions of the exemption.
At the beginning of the article, I also quoted subparagraph (F) of the Code's prohibited transactions. It is a slightly different prohibition. For example, it could apply to payments from custodians and 12b-1 fees (or other payments) from mutual funds or their affiliates. But that is for another article in the future.
It is clear that regulatory and enforcement attention is turning to rollover IRAs—witness PTE 2020-02. I think that the regulators' attention will also extend to IRAs more generally. As a result, now is the time to review practices related to advice to IRAs and to ensure that the practices of investment advisers (and other investment professionals) are complying with ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, and particularly with the prohibited transaction rules. This article will help identify some of the practices that could be problematic.
Investment Advisers: The Independent Duties of Care and Loyalty
best interest, DOL, fiduciary, prohibited transaction, SEC
advisor, care, conflicts, cost, disclosures, duty, loyalty, revenue sharing
Recent SEC guidance has clarified that the investment adviser duties of care and loyalty are separate, independent duties.
A reasonable interpretation of the SEC and Staff guidance is that the satisfaction of one will not satisfy the other–both must be individually satisfied.
As a result, the SEC appears to be saying that, even if a conflict is disclosed, that does not, in and of itself, satisfy the duty of care. For example, if an adviser discloses that the adviser will receive compensation related to an investment decision or recommendation, e.g., revenue sharing, but the revenue sharing share class of a mutual fund is more expensive for the investor, the duty of care may be violated even though the duty of loyalty was satisfied.
There appear to be conflicting views of whether an investment adviser's duty of care can be satisfied by disclosures that satisfy the duty of loyalty. That is, if an adviser discloses the receipt of additional compensation from investments or service providers, can the adviser then recommend or select that investment even though it may be more expensive for the client? In recent years, the SEC has issued guidance that seems to answer that question…and the answer appears to be "no." Based on its 2019 Commission Interpretation Regarding Standard of Conduct for Investment Advisers, and the two 2022 SEC Staff Bulletins, the position of the SEC (and of the Staff) is that the duties of care and loyalty (together referred to as the duty to act in the best interest of investors) are separate and distinct, and that they each must be independently satisfied.
Continue reading Investment Advisers: The Independent Duties of Care and Loyalty →
Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #64: Compliance with PTE 2020-02: Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
best interest, broker-dealers, DOL, fiduciary, investment adviser, prohibited transaction, rollovers
2020-02, conflicts, disclosures, FAQ, financial institution, impartial conduct standards, investment professional, retirement investor
The DOL "Fiduciary Rule," FAQ 14: Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
This series focuses on the DOL's new fiduciary "rule", which was effective on February 16. This, and the next several, articles look at the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) issued by the DOL to explain the fiduciary definition and the exemption for conflicts of interest.
The DOL FAQs generally explain PTE 2020-02 and the expanded definition of fiduciary advice.
FAQ 14 explains that, to obtain the relief provided by the PTE, financial institutions must disclose to "retirement investors" the conflicts of interest related to any recommendations.
The Impartial Conduct Standards, which do not require disclosure of conflicts, must be satisfied from February 16, 2021 until December 20, 2021 under the DOL's non-enforcement policy (with concurrence by the IRS), and then on December 21, all of the conditions of PTE 2020-02 must be satisfied, including the disclosure of conflicts.
The DOL's prohibited transaction exemption (PTE) 2020-02 (Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees) allows investment advisers, broker-dealers, banks, and insurance companies ("financial institutions"), and their representatives ("investment professionals"), to receive conflicted compensation resulting from non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to retirement plans, participants and IRA owners ("retirement investors"). In addition, in the preamble to the PTE the DOL announced an expanded definition of fiduciary advice, meaning that many more financial institutions and investment professionals will be fiduciaries for their recommendations to retirement investors and, therefore, will need the protection provided by the exemption.
In April, the DOL issued FAQs that explain the fiduciary interpretation and the conditions of the exemption.
Continue reading Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #64: Compliance with PTE 2020-02: Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest →
Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #63: Compliance with PTE 2020-02: Acknowledgement of Fiduciary Status
2020-02, FAQ, financial institution, impartial conduct standards, investment professional, PTE, retirement investor
The DOL "Fiduciary Rule," FAQ 13: Written Acknowledgement of Fiduciary Status
FAQ 13 explains the DOL's reasons for requiring that financial institutions and investment professionals provide retirement investors with a written acknowledgement of their status as fiduciaries for their recommendations.
The Impartial Conduct Standards, which do not require the declaration of fiduciary status, must be satisfied from February 16, 2021 until December 20, 2021 under the DOL's non-enforcement policy (with concurrence by the IRS), and then on December 21, all of the conditions of PTE 2020-02 must be satisfied, including the fiduciary acknowledgement.
Continue reading Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #63: Compliance with PTE 2020-02: Acknowledgement of Fiduciary Status →
Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #62: Compliance with PTE 2020-02: Conflicted Compensation
best interest, broker-dealers, DOL, fiduciary, investment adviser, IRA, prohibited transaction, rollovers
2020-02, Compensation, FAQ, financial institutions, impartial conduct standards, investment professionals, PTE
The DOL "Fiduciary Rule," FAQ 12: PTE 2020-02 and Conflicted Compensation
FAQ 12 explains that, if the conditions of the exemption are satisfied, financial institutions and investment professionals can receive conflicted compensation resulting from fiduciary recommendations to "retirement investors", including IRA owners.
The Impartial Conduct Standards, must be satisfied from February 16, 2021 until December 20, 2021 under the DOL non-enforcement policy (with concurrence by the IRS), and then on December 21, all of the conditions of PTE 2020-02 must be satisfied.
This article discusses FAQ 12—a DOL question and answer about the receipt of compensation resulting from recommendations to retirement investors.
Continue reading Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #62: Compliance with PTE 2020-02: Conflicted Compensation →
Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #61: Interim Compliance with PTE 2020-02: The Impartial Conduct Standards
The DOL "Fiduciary Rule," FAQ 11: The Impartial Conduct Standards
FAQ 11 discusses the Impartial Conduct Standards, which must be satisfied from February 16, 2021 until December 20, 2021 under the DOL non-enforcement policy (with concurrence by the IRS), and then on December 21, the Impartial Conduct Standards become one of the conditions of full compliance with PTE 2020-02.
This article discusses FAQ 11—a DOL question and answer about the Impartial Conduct Standards. The Impartial Conduct Standards must be satisfied between February 16 and December 20 to obtain the relief afforded by the DOL's non-enforcement policy. After December 20, the Impartial Conduct Standards must still be satisfied…as one of the conditions in PTE 2020-02.
Continue reading Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #61: Interim Compliance with PTE 2020-02: The Impartial Conduct Standards →
Best Interest Standard #60: Compliance with PTE 2020-02
best interest, DOL, fiduciary, investment adviser, IRA, prohibited transaction, rollovers
2020-02, FAQ, financial institutions, investment professionals, PTE
The DOL "Fiduciary Rule," FAQ 10: The PTE Conditions
The DOL FAQs generally explain PTE 2020-02 and the expanded definition of fiduciary advice. FAQ 10 discusses the requirements imposed by the PTE.
Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02–has two parts. One part is the expanded interpretation of the definition of fiduciary advice (in the preamble to the PTE) which will cause many more rollover recommendations to be considered fiduciary advice. This article looks at DOL FAQ #9 that explains that Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2020-02 provides relief from the prohibition on compensation from a rollover IRA due to a fiduciary recommendation to roll over.
The second part is an exemption that creates an exception to the prohibited transaction rules for fiduciary advice that results in compensation for a financial institution (e.g., broker-dealer or investment adviser) and its investment professionals. The exemption includes relief for compensation earned from a rollover IRA and its investments (including annuities). FAQ 10 covers the requirements of the exemption.
Continue reading Best Interest Standard #60: Compliance with PTE 2020-02 →
Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #59
best interest, DOL, fiduciary, investment adviser, IRA, prohibited transaction
2020-02, FAQ, financial institutions, PTE
The Department of Labor's "Fiduciary Rule," PTE 2020-02: The FAQs
Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02–has two parts. One part is the expanded interpretation of the definition of fiduciary advice (in the preamble to the PTE) which will cause many more rollover recommendations to be considered fiduciary advice.
This article looks at DOL FAQ #9 that explains that Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2020-02 provides relief from the prohibition on compensation from a rollover IRA due to a fiduciary recommendation to roll over.
The second part is an exemption that creates an exception to the prohibited transaction rules for fiduciary advice that results in compensation for a financial institution (e.g., broker-dealer or investment adviser) and its investment professionals. The exemption includes relief for compensation earned from a rollover IRA and its investments (including annuities). FAQ #9 explains that relief.
The DOL's prohibited transaction exemption (PTE) 2020-02 (Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees) allows investment advisers, broker-dealers, banks, and insurance companies ("financial institutions"), and their representatives ("investment professionals"), to receive conflicted compensation resulting from non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to retirement plans, participants and IRA owners ("retirement investors"). In addition, the DOL announced, in the preamble to the PTE, an expanded definition of fiduciary advice, meaning that many more financial institutions and investment professionals will be fiduciaries for their recommendations to retirement investors and, therefore, will need the protection provided by the exemption.
Continue reading Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #59 →
DOL, fiduciary, investment adviser, IRA, prohibited transaction
2020-02, 5-Part Test, exemption, FAQ, financial institutions, Mutual Understanding, Primary Basis, PTE, Regular Basis
This article looks at a DOL FAQ that explains the DOL's interpretation of the "mutual understanding" and "primary basis" parts of the 5-part test.
The new fiduciary "rule"—Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2020-02–has two parts. One part is the expanded interpretation of the definition of fiduciary advice (in the preamble to the PTE).
The expanded interpretation is just that—a broadening of the 5-part test in a 1975 regulation. The new interpretation dramatically changes the landscape of advice to participants (particularly for rollovers) and to IRA owners.
The combination of these interpretations (together with the "regular basis" interpretation) make it increasingly difficult to avoid fiduciary status for advice to retirement plans, participants and IRA owners where the financial relationship is ongoing
DOL, fiduciary, investment adviser, IRA, prohibited transaction, rollovers
2020-02, 84-24, exemption, FAQ, financial institutions, participant, plan, PTE, Regular Basis
This article looks at a DOL FAQ that discusses the "regular basis" part of the 1975 regulation and explains how it reverses the prior DOL position–and how that change means that many, if not most, rollover recommendations will be fiduciary advice subject to ERISA's prudent man rule.


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the diploma will be received.
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are in charge of refreshments.
Happy Personett, and Helen Hudson.
of the 1970-1971 Hornet Honeys.
The tryouts were held Thursday May 14 in the gymnasium.
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which will be held September 4.
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Mac TA defeated by Milano in opener
Maccabi loses 89-82 at Olimpia Milano.
By ALLON SINAI
Maccabi Tel Aviv's Yogev Ohayon 311
(photo credit: Maccabi Tel Aviv website)
Maccabi Tel Aviv's Euroleague campaign got off to a disappointing start on Thursday night.
Maccabi struggled in its first real test of the season, losing 89-82 at Olimpia Milano.
Milano outscored Tel Aviv 51-33 in the second and third quarters combined, with the Italians holding the lead throughout the second half.
Lior Eliyahu had 23 points and eight rebounds for Maccabi, which shot just three of 14 from three-point range.
David Blu and Theo Papaloukas scored 15 and 13 points, respectively, but Jordan Farmar had just six points, hitting three of 11 shots, in a disappointing Euroleague debut.
Malik Hairston scored 25 points for Milano, with Danilo Gallinari adding 23.
Maccabi struggled to find its rhythm at the start of the game and Leon Radosevic's basket with just under three minutes to play in the first period gave the hosts a 14-7 lead.
However, Tel Aviv would end the quarter with a 12-0 run, with Papaloukas scoring the final five to give the visitors a 19-14 advantage after 10 minutes.
Tal Burstein's two points to open the second period opened a seven-point cushion (21-14), but Milano erased it almost immediately with a 7-0 run and the Italians held a 41- 38 gap at the break.
A Drew Nicholas three-pointer capped a 10-2 Milano run that opened a nine-point gap (55-46) and Tel Aviv left itself with a mountain to climb in the fourth frame, trailing 65-52 with 10 minutes remaining.
Maccabi managed to close to within four points (71-67), but that would be as close as it would come as Milano held on for a confidence-boosting win.


This Kid Knows How To Deal With Bullies. And You'll LOVE What He Has To Say.
These 4 Easy Ways To Deal With Bullies Will Get Any Kid Ready To Go Back To School!
Funny momma Kristina Kuzmic and her son have some amazing advice on dealing with bullies. These 4 ways to deal with a bully are smart, kind and effective! And number 2 is SO important. All kids going back to school need to hear this!


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The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District comprises eight counties in California's Central Valley. The Valley Air District is governed by a 15-member board consisting of representatives from the Board of Supervisors of all eight counties, five Valley city representatives and one physician and Health and Science member appointed by the governor.
Board meetings usually occur at 9 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month. They are also webcast here.
Who is the Valley Air Governing Board:
Monte Reyes, Chair and Vice Mayor at City of Porterville
Vito Chiesa, Vice Chair and Supervisor at Stanislaus County
Craig Pedersen, Supervisor at Kings County
Lloyd Pareira, Vice Chair and Supervisor at Merced County
Drew Bessinger, City of Clovis Council Member
David Couch, Supervisor at Kern County
Christina Fugazi, City of Stockton Council Member
Buddy Mendes, Fresno County Supervisor
Tania Pacheco-Werner, Ph.D., appointed by Governor
Alvaro Preciado, Mayor Pro Tem at City of Avenal
Robert Rickman, San Joaquin County Supervisor
Alexander C. Sherriffs, M.D., Appointed by Governor
Amy Shuklian, Tulare County Supervisor
Tom Wheeler, Madera County Supervisor
Deborah Lewis, City of Los Banos Council Member
(As of June 2022)
Valley Air Board approves ozone standard, accepts $6.1M for zero-emission commercial landscaping equipment
Valley Air Board approves ozone standard and accepts $6.1M for commercial landscaping equipment to wrap up a year fraught with resignations and mounting pressure for more oversight.
by Fresno Documenters December 21, 2022 December 21, 2022
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (10/20/22) $71.5M for zero-emission school busses + $118.8M for ag equipment replacement + petroleum refinery amendments
The board approved $71.5 million for the second phase of a zero-emission school bus program, $118.8 million for the replacement of agricultural equipment and adopted proposed amendments to help monitor the impact of petroleum refineries on neighboring communities.
by adminnewspack October 24, 2022 October 24, 2022
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (9/15/22) Burn Cleaner incentives increased + demand for ag burn alternatives program triples + contracts for PM 2.5 lab analysis
The board approved contracts for PM 2.5 laboratory analysis, increased financial incentives for residents to replace existing wood burning devices with cleaner alternatives and learned that demand for the Ag Burn Alternatives program has nearly tripled since it was re-launched in September 2021.
by Josef Sibala September 21, 2022 September 21, 2022
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (8/18/22) Mendes interim vice chair + Shafter & Stockton projects + Avenal landfill complaint
The board approved Buddy Mendes as the interim board vice chair, project plans for Shafter and Stockton to utilize clean air resources available under AB 617 and heard concerns about the odor of the Avenal landfill.
by Eunice Choi August 18, 2022 August 25, 2022
Three resign in protest from San Joaquin Valley Air District group, calling it a 'sham'
Three members of the Valley Air Districts' emission reduction credit public advisory workgroup resigned in protest, saying business interests were being prioritized over health.
by Melissa Montalvo July 15, 2022 July 15, 2022
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (3/17/22) EPA Seeks Collaboration + Agricultural Equipment Replacement Program
The board heard from an EPA administrator who sought collaboration on the PM 2.5 plan and accepted $168 million for the agricultural equipment replacement program.
by Josef Sibala June 3, 2022 June 3, 2022


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[Public Notices]<FAQs from the investor meetings as of April 2022 >
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참고 F A Q
We (or "PharmAbcine") prepared this FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) to provide answers to questions frequently raised during investor meetings in April 2022. We recommend viewers to refer to the previous FAQs as this issue only addresses newly raised questions.
Q1. What are the development schedules for the preclinical molecules (PMC-403, PMC-309, and PMC-402)?
All three preclinical molecules are being readied for Phase I IND submission in 3Q22. We nearly completed the GLP-Tox studies for all three molecules. As for PMC-403, we recently announced the positive data in animal toxicology studies, proving that it is ready for human trial. PharmAbcine plans to initiate clinical trials globally. PMC-309, the Company's first immuno-oncology candidate, is planned to have its Phase I trial in Australia, and the studies for both vessel-normalizing antibodies, PMC-403 and PMC-402, will take place in South Korea.
Q2. What are the Company's licensing strategies for all its antibodies?
PharmAbcine has different licensing strategies based on their development stage.
As for olinvacimab, our clinical-stage molecule, we believe that we will get an opportunity to propose a licensing deal once we generate interim result from the ongoing Phase II trial in combination with pembrolizumab for mTNBC patients. The patient recruitment is still ongoing, and we will keep posting updates on clinical developments in the future.
Like mentioned earlier, our preclinical molecules (PMC-403, PMC-309, and PMC-402) are scheduled to enter clinical stage very soon. There are some biotech and pharmaceutical companies that are highly interested in these antibodies. Once we generate the safety profile and efficacy data through Phase I studies, we should be able to discuss the terms of licensing deals.
The early-stage pipeline candidates, such as bispecific and tumor-targeting antibodies, also look promising. Many cell therapeutic companies are looking closely at PMC-005BL, which specifically targets EGFRviii exclusively found on certain tumors. The unique targeting-property allows it to be engineered into CAR-T and CAR-NK.
We will do our best to continue the discussion with global pharmas for successful licensing deals and will generate meaningful events in the future.
Q3. There were some other small molecule drugs that show similar ORR (Overall Response Rate) to the interim data of Phase Ib olinvacimab-pembrolizumab combo trial in mTNBC (metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer). What quality does olinvacimab have that makes it distinct from the existing drugs?
The excellent safety profile is what makes olinvacimab very distinct from the existing drugs. While demonstrating highly encouraging efficacy data, olinvacimab only showed mild capillary hemangioma which disappears once the treatment stops. On the other hand, the existing drugs show very severe adverse events, including organ perforation, hemorrhage, hypertension, proteinuria, etc., that can lead to other life-threatening events. Olinvacimab's excellent safety profile can help improve overall survival rates and patients' quality of life.
PharmAbcine, Newsletter 2/4Q 2022 PharmAbcine, Newsletter 1/4Q 2022


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It began with a tweet from a troll (who appears to be a Frenchman living in India) two days ago which read: "Why should Aamir Khan, a Muslim, play in most ancient and sacred of Hindu epics, the Mahabharata? Would Muslims allow a Hindu to play life of Mohamed?" The tweet also asked if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government was going to "be like the Congress and just stand by in the name of secularism."
Javed Akhtar was incensed by the post and lashed out in the comments thread, asking "I would like to know which foreign agency is paying you to spread this kind of perverse and poisonous thoughts in our country...You obviously you know nothing about our Indian traditions and culture."
If know them they won't allow even a Muslim . Have you decided to emulate them .
When I objected to @aamir_khan playing Lord Krishna in Mahabharata,I was trolled mostly by Hindus. Shame to a people, who lose pride in their spirituality & ready t abandon it to a religion who repeatedly massacred their temples, men, women and children. Shame on you Hindus !
There were plenty other unsavoury comments attacking not just Aamir but also Mukesh Ambani for reportedly financing the film. Aamir's 2014 film PK, which satirized religion, was invoked as well as his controversial comments on 'intolerance' some years ago.
However, some tweets were more concerned with who was going to be cast in the film. Hrithik Roshan or no one for Arjun, said one.
Earlier this year, it was reported that Aamir Khan had backed out of a biopic of astronaut Rakesh Sharma to focus on a project which would take several years to hit the screens. At that time, it was suggested that Aamir Khan is adapting Mahabharata under his production banner.
Just to be clear, there are no confirmed details about Aamir's adaptation - we don't even know for certain that he is making a version of the Mahabharata. If he does, it might well be the third such. The first is an adaptation of Randamoozham, which chronicles the events of the Mahabharata from Bheem's perspective. Mohanlal has been finalised to play the lead role. The second project has reportedly been proposed by Baahubali director SS Rajamouli. Last year, Aamir Khan had said that he would like to collaborate with Rajamouli if he adapted Mahabharata on the big screen. "I'm a huge fan of Rajamouli's work and if he ever plans to make Mahabharata, I'd love to play Krishna or Karna. I might actually go with Krishna," he told PTI.
Incidentally, Rajamouli also announced his next project with Jr NTR and Ram Charan Teja in lead roles on Thursday. It's not the Mahabharata.
Aamir Khan is currently filming Thugs Of Hindostan, which will release later this year.


Baixo Gávea (Thursday, Saturday and Sunday night), Ipanema beach after 9 or 10 pm and beyond.
Favorites… Zazá Bistro and most of the restaurants on the Dias Ferreira Street in Leblon.
Sensuality, beauty and good conversation.
Sun cream and sun glasses. You should take away good sensations from your visit.
weekends (every two weeks) at the Jockey Club.
The beach at night and neighborhoods far from the south part of town. It is important to check with a local. Enjoy your time in Rio and do not forget: no jewelery wearing is ever recommended…being simple equals being safe.
Vista Chinesa, Pedra Bonita (hang gliding), Pista Cláudio Coutinho (at Sugar Loaf), Prainha beach (40 min. drive from Copacabana).


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Posted 9:52 pm, February 15, 2019, by Julianna Clipson, Updated at 10:42PM, February 15, 2019
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KFSM) — A war veteran suffering from a disability was denied stay and removed from a Bentonville hotel after he checked in, he says, because of his service dog.
Vietnam War veteran David Cornelius arrived at the Microtel in Bentonville around 2 a.m. Friday (Feb. 15) with his service dog Juliana.
Cornelius says he made his reservation on the phone. When he arrived, he checked in. After check-in, Cornelius went to get his bags and his dog and was confronted by the clerk, Cornelius said. He was told Juliana was not allowed in the hotel, even after he explained she was not a pet.
About half an hour later, hotel staff and police officers forced Cornelius to leave.
"I was shook up... I mean I have several service-connected disabilities and what Juliana is for is for hearing and but when I went back to the hospital parking lot, I was shaken," Cornelius said.
Attempts to reach hotel management were unsuccessful before this story was published. After this story was published, 5NEWS had many conversations with the hotel manager. Monday morning (Feb. 18), the manager of the hotel called 5NEWS again to complain about this story. When asked directly for a statement or an interview the manager declined, but then said on the record, "you are liars."
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, known as the ADA, a service animal is defined as a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. The task(s) performed by the dog must be directly related to the person's disability.
The ADA, website reports that if a service animal behaves unacceptably and the person with a disability doesn't control the animal, a business does not have to allow the animal on to the premises.
In this case, a dispatch narrative from police states that Juliana "was not causing an issue." Bentonville Police also confirmed the incident to 5NEWS.
Cornelius and Juliana then left the hotel to sleep in his car until the morning in the hospital parking lot where his wife was working that night. He and his wife were visiting from Tulsa, where they lived. He said he was stunned by what had happened to him.
Cornelius says he offered to show paperwork, but it did not change what happened to him.
According to the ADA, only two questions can be asked by a business owner regarding a service animal:
Is the animal required because of a disability?
What work or task has the animal been trained to perform?
You can watch the full interview with David Cornelius below:
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A journalist who spent a year covering the Shannon Matthews case hopes the Dewsbury Moor community will finally get the recognition they deserve when a new TV drama airs next week.
The BBC two-parter will tell the incredible story of the hoax kidnapping of the nine-year-old in 2008 which eventually led to her mother, Karen Matthews, being jailed.
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Shannon was reported missing in February 2008 and the campaign for her safe return became national news.
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Richard, who now works for BBC Radio Leeds, said: "It's hard to believe it happened, even now.
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While Keras offers different backends, such as TensorFlow or Theano (which in turn can offer you a little more flexibility), and transfers better to production systems,
PyTorch is definitely also easy to implement. Additionally, it offers great scaling on (multi-)GPU systems, since it is trivial to outsource your computations in a PyTorch model. I do not know how easy that is in Keras (never done it, so I genuinely cannot judge).
If you just want to play around with one of the frameworks, it usually boils down to personal preference. I personally prefer PyTorch, due to its more "python-esque" approach to things, but I know many people that prefer Keras because of its clear and simple layout and documentation.
Providing a little more information, or your context, can also potentially increase the quality of the answers you receive.

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Q: iOS - Clickable UITableView with Custom Cell Good day! I have an app that has UITableView with Custom Cell in it. What i want to do is when i click on a specific row it will do an action based on what is the text on that row or cell if possible. For example. lets say this is a tableview.
Flowers      12      Red
Meat         30      Dry
Mouse        10      Alive
Pen          12      Black

Then i clicked on the Meat row and i have a blank text box, it will show the text "Meat" in the Textbox or label. is that possible? thanks!

A: Could do something like this:
Remember to have a datasource and a delegate of UITableView and declare your UITextField as a mainTextField property.
-(void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
    mainTextField.text = cell.textLabel.text;
}

If you need a more complex structure, you can create UIButtons for each row and with a UITableViewCell subclass with a custom delegate you can catch the events within a custom cell.

A: add tags to subviews and put tapgesture for cell, and then in tapgesture target u can acces those views based on tags by subclassing uitableviewcell based on tapgesture tag...