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The Skirball Cultural Center partially reopens this weekend with “Ai Weiwei: Trace,” the artist’s portraits of imprisoned dissidents and free-speech advocates, all crafted with Lego bricks. It’s a smaller version of Ai’s installation for his unprecedented 2014 exhibition on Alcatraz, which Times critic Christopher Knight called “an always-poignant, often-powerful meditation on soul-deadening repressions of human thought and feeling.”
The Skirball show leads our weekend list of cultural offerings for your viewing consideration. All times are Pacific.
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“Ai Weiwei: Trace”
The acclaimed artist and activist‘s Lego portraits go on view in an 8,000-square-foot gallery lined with a gold-colored wallpaper, a design by Ai’s studio that turns images of surveillance equipment into a decorative pattern. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. Saturday through Aug. 1. $7-$12; kids under 2 are free; advance timed-entry tickets required. skirball.org
The Bournemouth businessman was elected with almost 27,000 more votes than second-placed independent candidate Dan Hardy. Speaking after Friday s count, he said it was now time to walk the talk and deliver on his promises to cut crime and antisocial behaviour. The result was confirmed at Friday s count, held a day after the May 6 election. Mr Sidwick will replace Martyn Underhill, the independent who had held the role since 2012, after he decided against standing for re-election. Second preference votes were required to to decide between Mr Sidwick and Mr Hardy after neither managed to secure 50 per cent of the total first choices.
The Bournemouth businessman was elected with almost 27,000 more votes than second-placed independent candidate Dan Hardy. Speaking after Friday s count, he said it was now time to walk the talk and deliver on his promises to cut crime and anti-social behaviour. The result was confirmed at Friday s count, held a day after the May 6 election. Mr Sidwick will replace Martyn Underhill, the independent who had held the role since 2012, after he decided against standing for re-election. Second preference votes were required to to decide between Mr Sidwick and Mr Hardy after neither managed to secure 50% of the total first choices. Green Party candidate Clare Seymour came in third place, followed by Liberal Democrat Mark Robson and the Labour Party candidate Patrick Canavan.
He received 70,353 votes. In second place was independent Dan Hardy who received 43,427 votes. The result was announced this evening following counts in the Dorset Council and BCP areas. 28 per cent of people in the Dorset Council area turned out to vote in the Dorset PCC election. Bournemouth businessman Mr Sidwick will replace Martyn Underhill, the independent who had held the role since 2012, after he decided against standing for re-election. Second preference votes were required to to decide between Mr Sidwick and Mr Hardy after neither managed to secure 50% of the total first choices. Green Party candidate Clare Seymour came in third place, followed by Liberal Democrat Mark Robson and the Labour Party candidate Patrick Canavan.
Stonegate launches head office career pathway
Stonegate Group has launched its new in-house training pathway, Albert’s Interesting Map to Success, or AIMS.
The pathway has been designed for the company’s head office support staff and is available across all roles – amounting to more than 600 different specific learning pathways from level two, all the way to level seven (masters level).
AIMS hopes to engage in excess of 1,000 support staff, across both the managed and lease and tenanted divisions, once established.
The pathway has been designed to include both online and in-person learning to reflect the changes of the last 13 months, allowing delegates access to all course material to study in their own time, but without losing the invaluable components of face-to-face learning.