considered by Beato Angelico experts to be a late copy published by Gerardo De Simone (one of Beato Angelico’s greatest exegetes) proposes attributing it to Scipione Pulzone The triptych would have been given by Pope Urban VIII to Nicolò Placido Branciforti founder of Leonforte.The 2022 auction was later cancelled in a judicial auction in Balerna following enforcement proceedings by the Mendrisio enforcement office The triptych was auctioned the day before yesterday at the Punto Franco in Balerna the triptych was hammered out for the sum of 702,445 francs congruous should the work be considered an original by Beato Angelico but at the moment there are no experts of reference of the artist to pronounce in favor of the autograph The work was awarded to Artè Gallery SA a Balerna-based firm that operates in the business of buying The company’s bid had come in writing when it was considered a 19th-century copy of Beato Angelico’s Last Judgment preserved in Berlin who was present in Switzerland in an attempt to win the work and to simultaneously try to convince the Italian state to block the auction the Ministry of Culture asked the court in Mendrisio to suspend the sale in order to conduct investigations into whether the work had been released unauthorized: the point in fact is that in 2016 the work obtained regular permission to exit but the following year a restoration report indicated it was older than it was believed to be Mayor Livolsi was willing to put up 15 thousand euros to purchase the work a figure congruent with the value declared when the work was cleared for release (20 thousand euros) but completely impotent in the face of the offer of more than 700 thousand euros made by the buyer Ticinoline reports that the value of the work was estimated at around 200 thousand francs reports that in 2020 Christie’s auction house had estimated the work’s value in line with a late 16th-century copy of the highest quality and in particular in the convent of the Capuchin fathers in the Sicilian town when the heirs of Count Giovan Calogero Li Destri who in 1852 had purchased the Branciforti family’s existing property in Leonforte although the Superintendence of Catania and Syracuse placed a lien on the work The bond was later revoked in 1975 by the Palermo superintendency: at that time the work was derubricated as a 19th-century copy The painting was then auctioned in 1987 by Christie’s in Rome The auction was then blocked for investigation: the Capuchins of Leonforte in fact claimed ownership The work was finally sold in 1990 as part of a private negotiation between the Li Destri family and a Roman collector Now it becomes more complicated to get the work back to Italy “We could offer up to 20,000 euros,” the first citizen told Ticionline “Now the Italian Ministry of Culture is taking an interest in the purchase and we intend to appeal on the basis of the work’s cultural relevance to the Italian state ed.] the Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage forwarded a request to the Mendrisio Magistrate’s Court to suspend the auction Home / Insights / How to tackle energy inefficiency through circular renovations Circular Economy, Environment and Energy, Sustainability Our buildings need a serious upgrade to keep up with our changing planet The future of sustainable living demands smarter designs and game-changing technologies to make buildings more energy-efficient But what if the solution to this pressing problem lies not in the new but in the sustainable renovation of existing buildings With climate change driving increasingly extreme temperatures energy poverty is becoming a year-round crisis In the EU, over 41 million citizens, 9.3% of the population, couldn’t keep their homes warm during the winter months and over double this (19%) were unable to cool their homes during heatwaves This is only set to worsen as our planet’s temperatures soar further. By 2100, up to 100 million Europeans will be exposed to extreme heat Our cities and homes are simply not built to withstand this reality Moreover, it should be taken into account that buildings account for a staggering 40% of energy consumption in the EU with heating and cooling making up 80% of that figure Poor insulation and outdated heating systems place a heavy financial burden on households At the same time, the building sector is responsible for 35% of Europe’s energy-related emissions To align with the European Green Deal these emissions must be reduced by at least 60% compared to 2015 The key to reducing these energy-related emissions is investing in sustainable renovation that makes buildings more energy-efficient One EU-funded project paving the way is RE-SKIN. From public housing in France and Spain to a Bulgarian school and a community-focused building in Italy this project takes a holistic approach to renovation that integrates circularity with energy efficiency fundamentally improving the lives of residents while cutting carbon emissions It is more than a technical upgrade; it is a social revolution aimed at making housing both affordable and sustainable The secret lies in renovating rather than rebuilding – using what we already have rather than starting from scratch – as it’s important to keep materials in use for as long as possible to reduce their impact on the planet RE-SKIN aims to cut energy consumption in existing buildings by up to 90% through an innovative By integrating bio-based insulation materials allowing tenants to remain in their homes while improvements are made making the process both efficient and socially inclusive the use of recyclable and dry construction materials cuts carbon output by 60% during the retrofitting phase and by 40% at the end of a building’s lifecycle The system is fully compatible with existing buildings without overloading structures and interfaces with the original installations It allows for low intrusive installation works which decreases installation times and speeds up the overall renovation processes whilst reducing or avoiding discomfort for the inhabitants Instead of simply replacing old windows with new ones Existing windows will be upgraded with advanced coatings able to reduce the energy losses and to avoid the overheating – increasing the performances while saving labour and material cost it is possible to cut energy consumption by 70% over the product’s lifecycle in comparison to standard materials Roofing is another crucial element of the retrofit process RE-SKIN’s innovative building-integrated photovoltaic thermal (BIPVT) system builds on previous research to create roofs that not only withstand extreme weather but also generate electric and thermal energy By adapting curtain wall technology for rooftops this system ensures better durability against heavy rain and strong winds Each roof is both resilient and environmentally responsible The renovated buildings will have roofs made from recycled aluminium sustainable steel and bio-sourced insulation will be used ensuring that every part of the building contributes to a lower carbon footprint The materials selected prioritise longevity proving that circularity can be seamlessly integrated into building upgrades Another key innovation is the use of repurposed electric vehicle (EV) batteries for energy storage provide a cost-effective alternative to new storage systems By integrating batteries from the automotive sector the solution reduces the environmental impact of battery production by up to 90% significantly lowering costs over the system’s lifespan we cannot rely solely on the reduction of emissions in the operational phase but we have to also consider the related embodied emissions throughout the whole life cycle Large-scale renovation projects prioritising circular materials and energy efficiency must become the norm The RE-SKIN project is proving that sustainable affordable housing is not an unattainable dream but a practical Tagged built environment, Construction, energy efficiency April 30, 2025 April 30, 2025 May 2, 2025 May 1, 2025 30th April 2025 Circular Economy / CIWM / Defra 23rd April 2025 Environment Agency / reuse / Reuse Network 15th April 2025 Circular Economy / EPR / net zero Circular is the sustainability media brand brought to you by CIWM CIWM empowers professionalism across the resources sector Advertising with Circular can help you reach your audience Designed and built by CPL One We use cookies to give you the best experience and to learn about your use of our site for advertising and analytics purposes. 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of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors You must have online publishing permission or full ownership of this image First Constable Claudia Wyatt’s efforts to successfully negotiate with a knife-wielding man in Horsham’s CBD earlier this year was recognised among eight divisional police commendation awards presented on Friday Const Wyatt said the situation was ‘very confronting’ as threatening suicide in front of the Royal Hotel assisted him and eventually convinced him to hand over the knife and go into the ambulance with us,” Const Wyatt said.Article continues below “I treated it like I’m talking to someone who really wants to be heard and who needed our help trying to hear him out and listen to him.” Const Wyatt said it was a huge satisfaction to be able to achieve a successful outcome “The last thing we ever want is someone else to be harmed further especially if we need to take that kind of action,” she said “I was very satisfied that we managed to get him into the ambulance with no further injuries said she had loved her 18 months in Horsham Horsham was her first regional stint as a police officer We did 18 months here and couldn’t speak more highly about it “I loved the community and loved the station.” Other police officers to receive divisional commendation awards were First Constable Jeremiah Leonforte Sergeant Michelle Edwards received a regional commendation and First Constable Amy Stubberfield received the Western Region Division Four Culture Award the following officers received Victoria Police Service Medals: 10-year clasp: Senior Constable Nathan Barfus national medal: Senior Sergeant Darren Bull Sergeant Mat Olsen; 20 years: Sen Const Power Sergeant Pete Young; 25 years: Leading Senior Constable Hamish Forbes Senior Sergeant Cam Ross; 30 years: Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Ellis Detective Senior Sergeant Peter Robertson; 35 years: Senior Sergeant Brendan Broadbent; 40 years: Leading Senior Constable Jim Richardson; National Medal: Senior Sergeant Eddie Malpas Inspector Di Thomson; National Police Service Medal: Inspector Caroline Johnson; National Emergency Medal: Sgt Rob Bartorelli and Senior Constable Daniel Brody said the hard work and long-standing careers of several police officers were acknowledged at the awards ceremony it really deserves a special day,” she said “Today’s all about recognising and rewarding that service and sacrifice.” Superintendent McCrory said the commendation awards showed the situations that police officers faced every day while doing their job because sometimes it’s life and death,” she said Council to request WIFT removal from mining licence area The Suffolk Times Mother Nature finally caught up with the Menantic Yacht Club (MYC) this past Sunday The MYC had to cancel its races on Sunday because the wind was just too strong At the time of cancellation it was blowing below 20 knots but forecast to increase and gust upwards of possibly 30 For most sailors that strength of wind is doable I was second-guessing myself right up until 2 p.m. when the wind was gusting pretty steadily in the upper 20s having not read his email with the cancellation notice went out for a short practice sail and enjoyed the strong winds At one point a Hobie Cat appeared and a race was on You cannot have two sailboats on the same body of water and not at least think about racing Peter raced the Hobie toward Wades and claimed victory Most of the other fair weather sailors enjoyed a good book ate a late lunch and/or enjoyed some wine while waiting for the party to begin Jonathan and Anita Brush hosted the party at their beautiful home on Menantic Peninsula there was a tribute and champagne toast to long-time MYC member Judy Hole Her sons Dan and Ben gave a heartfelt tribute telling us how much the MYC had meant to Judy especially since her late husband Sam passed several years ago Judy loved taking part in the weekly racing by joining either the chase boat or Race Committee Judy especially enjoyed hauling in the anchor all 80 pounds of her straining on the line Betsy Colby presented Dan with a picture of Judy hauling in that anchor Marian Thomsen made Judy’s signature deviled eggs which Betsy decorated with tiny little hand-painted Sunfish flags About 60 MYC members and associates showed up eager to have a good time to make up for the lack of sailing New friendships were made and everyone had a fantastic time during our second gathering of the season The Brushes were extremely gracious hosts The fare consisted of Commander Cody’s Chicken as well as a bottomless supply of raw clams and oysters Everyone brought a side dish or dessert and drinks flowed Betsy’s signature Key Lime pie was the icing on the cake were heard speaking French with relative newcomer Maurizio Borletti and his wife Tom’s niece and a rising first-year student at St Many thanks to Matt Fox and John Colby for delivering the tables and chairs and then returning them to Commodore Pete’s Red House Remember to come up alongside the Race Committee boat and give them your full name and wear a life jacket Commodore Bethge has a fleet of loaner boats available on a first to reserve basis Call Bob Harris at 631-749-0524 (email robtsharris@gmail.com) or Peter Beardsley at 917-696-8229 (wpbeardsley@gmail.com) to reserve your boat or just to ask about our incredible club The premier news outlet covering Shelter Island Site made in collaboration with CMYK Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker There's been something going on in your head for a while now trip to Sicily in a camper but are you discouraged by the idea of long boarding lines and the main cities being overrun by tourists you don't risk unnerving waits or even suffering from the heat of the summer period The city is the highest in Italy and does not even come close to the scorching temperatures of the coast With the advantage that you can tackle this itinerary in any season without stressing yourself out while driving and taking all your time being able to count on the farmhouse restaurants of the area they offer a genuine welcome to campers Sicily is not just the Greek theater of Syracuse and cathedral of Noto bite into a slice of cheese that makes you remember your childhood smell the scent of a peach which tells an ancient story An hour's drive from Catania there is a More intimate internal Sicily Un apparently barren landscape which alternates valleys knolls and hills where yellow predominates in all its shades: the wheat combed by the wind the broom that releases such an intense scent that it stuns the only one in Trinacria not to be washed by the sea brother of Zeus and lord of the underworld kidnapped the nymph Persephone at Lake Pergusa at the foot of the mountain on which the city stands spent six months of the year in the kingdom of the dead to return in spring making the earth bloom again as she passed Today this land contains the stories of women and men who have decided to stay and recover ancient cultures and knowledge of the past transmitting the value of to new generations protection of nature and memory This explains the name of the project Kore Siciliae wanted by Gal Fortress of Ceres: put together fifty businesses that promote that slow and authentic life that only a highly rural context can offer Alongside treasures well known throughout the world such as mosaics of the Roman Villa del Casale di Piazza Armerina andarchaeological area of Morgantina this territory hides a lesser-known but no less extraordinary geological and mineral heritage Suffice it to say that the Geopark Rocca di Cerere is included in the list of UNESCO Global Geoparks Follow me on this itinerary in a less obvious Sicily in a camper From Castle of Lombardy (currently closed for restoration) which stands on the highest point of the city it is easy to understand why Enna was defined for centuries impregnable urbs The Muslims did it Islamic capital of Sicily and they arabized Castrum Hennae in Qasr Yannah hence the toponym of Castrogiovanni in use until 1926 The fortress is located in front of the Rocca di Cerere where the temple dedicated to the cult of the grain goddess stood and fertility Ceres is not the only myth that hovers over the city son of the god Apollo and the nymph Cyrene gifted men with the art of coagulating milk and making cheese a saffron pecorino which takes its name from the dialectal expression “piacenti” A walk of about twenty minutes from the main square leads to the Frederick Tower octagonal in shape which is attributed to the Swabian emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen But the paternity has not been ascertained also because - apart from Castel del Monte in Puglia - no tower or castle was built in an octagonal shape by the emperor the Ursino Castle in Catania and the Maniace castle in Syracuse A slight climb leads from the main square to the cathedral dedicated to Mary Most Holy of the Visitation to whom the 2th of july party The church consists of three grandiose naves with pointed arches and capitals bases and columns in alabaster plaster and the roof of the main nave in wooden coffers with grandiose sculptures of griffins and angels Note the decorated portal equipped with a "ship" for the organ and The square called Piazza Duomo is very pretty and houses the churchyard and The cathedral is the culmination of the celebrations of evocative Holy Week in Enna On the occasion of July 2nd they are prepared in the ovens and at home Marì's mustaccioli with the attention that is dedicated to the food sacred to the gods produced everywhere in Sicily and in the highlands It is worth finishing the city tour on lookout a pedestrian walk from which you can admire a splendid view of Calascibetta This area of Sicily – the hinterland of Enna – acquires even more value if discovered by camper, stopping in the numerous companies in the Kore Siciliae network where you can have more than one experience and stock up on local products Crossroads of peoples and cultures – including Greeks Romans and Carthaginians – Assoro guards the remains of the acropolis some ancient tombs and the ruins of the Norman castle square in plan with underground rooms dug into the rock the seventeenth-century complex of Santa Maria del Gesù it preserves paintings with texts in Sicilian Worth seeing there 12th century mother church dedicated to San Leone which houses some monumental tombs and a precious wooden crucifix from Gagini's workshop A round arch connects it to the important Catalan-style palace of the princes of Valguarnera named by the Arabs Wa¯ad¯i al-t¯in (clay river) made the production of wheat in the valley particularly flourishing which was replaced in the eighteenth century by that of sulphur The memory of the mines and extractive activity will be at the center of a recovery project that will reconstruct the history of the village through a multimedia installation in the Sala degli Scavi Nestled on the slope of a hill in the Erei mountains Leonforte it was founded in the 17th century by Prince Nicolò Placido Branciforti and overlooks the valley rich in natural springs A small museum attached to the princely palace facing the mother church is dedicated to the water that once fed troughs vineyards and olive groves create a break from the expanse of cereals and pastures The inhabited area of Calascibetta it sits on the top of Mount Xibet the peak opposite Enna from which you can enjoy the best view of the capital what does it mean "castle on the summit”: in fact it stands on the watershed between the Simeto and Imera rivers where the Arabs settled in 851 to organize the siege of Byzantine Enna a Jewish community dedicated to trade and craftsmanship was established there: enter the narrow and impervious alleys of the ancient ghetto between the Vallone Canalotto and the Bosco di Casa del Mastro it is worth visiting the rock site of Byzantine village Canalotto The itinerary in Sicily by camper in the province of Enna continues in Troina Troina it offers a breathtaking view of Etna I go up the steep streets that lead up to the cathedral: surprising views open up in the tangle of alleys but the period of greatest splendor dates back to the 11th century when Count Ruggero d'Altavilla made the city his stronghold and the starting point for military campaigns The nobleman built the first Christian church on the island dedicated to the Madonna The first floor displays the images taken in the cities of Agrigento and Palermo the second those of the "Battle of Troina" which destroyed the town causing numerous victims between 1 and 6 August 1943 The prints come from the International Center of Photografy of New York and are largely unpublished Agira it is nestled on the top of Mount Teja where a Greek acropolis occupied by the Romans became an Arab stronghold around the year 1000 The city from the Norman-Swabian era - with the city walls the tower and the underground tunnels - has been largely recovered; a recent excavation has brought to light the premises of a mint from the 4th century BC with a notable quantity of coinage residues An essential stop on any itinerary in Sicily in a camper in the province of Enna is the Sicilian-Greek polis of Morgantina It is worth taking a small detour along the way to admire the remains of the ancient city at its maximum splendor under the Syracusan tyrant Hiero II the polygonal steps of the ekklesiasterion and Don't miss a stop at archaeological museum of Aidone in the rooms of the former Capuchin convent: it preserves ceramics metal objects and vases as well as artefacts returned from US museums that held them illegally including the statue of the goddess of Morgantina You cannot visit the hinterland of Sicily in a camper and the Enna area without making a stop in Piazza Armerina Three kilometers from the medieval historic center of Piazza Armerina stands the Villa del Casale – splendid example of a 4th century patrician residence – with its mosaics populated by mythological figures the trip to the province of Enna alone is worth it The sixty-six meters long corridor contains and documents the daily life of the Romans of the late empire between otium e business composed of several rooms and expanded in several phases stands on the route that connected North Africa with Rome: a spa complex of great interest a basilica covered in marble coming from various places in the Mediterranean the decorated dining room with motifs dedicated to the apotheosis of Hercules The best known mosaic is that of girls in bikinis discovered at the end of the 1950s just when women in Italy were starting to show off the two-piece on the beaches there is a camper service near the Pala Pisciotto (GPS 37.562979 connected to the center by free shuttle bus you have a rest point available on the SP3 in the Pergusa Autodromo car park; is located in front of the Pergusa lake In the village of Aidone A camper area is available in Piazza Canalotto equipped with pitches, lighting, water and cockpit. TO Calascibetta there is a car park in Via Giudea equipped with a drain pit. TO Gagliano Castelferrato a rest area is available in Via della Regione Siciliana. Leonforte has a single stopping point in Via Antonino Buttafuoco. In Piazza Armerina there is the farmhouse Agricasale Learn more on the Rocca di Cerere Geopark Did you like this itinerary in Sicily in a camper between Enna and Piazza Armerina ________________________________________________________ weekends and travel diaries on the digital magazine from smartphone For the registered with the PLEINAIRCLUB Access to the digital magazine is included With thesubscription to PleinAir (11 print issues) receive the magazine and special inserts comfortably at home and save Search other results... Search More results... which comprises three panels painted on wood with tempera colors and a gold background is a very faithful version of Beato Angelico ’s Berlin triptych preserved at the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin Its history is quite long and full of many events we want to report here the most significant stages The work is first attested in 1624 among the possessions of the Sicilian nobleman Fabrizio Branciforti and was probably previously owned by Urban VIII The panel was later passed on to Nicolò Placido Branciforti who in turn gave it in 1628 to his son Giuseppe Branciforti who placed it permanently in the Convent of the Capuchin Fathers of Leonforte Here it remained for almost three hundred years until 1907 when the heirs of Count Giovan Calogero Li Destri who in 1852 had bought from the Branciforti family all the existing property in Leonforte took it from the church to appropriate it despite the opposition of the friars and the Leonforte community Hence began the long and troubled controversy between the Li Destri heirs and the Leonforte friars who claimed ownership and hoped for the return of the triptych to the friary the Superintendence for Monuments of the Province of Catania and Syracuse had the Li Destri heirs notified that the valuable painting which had been received from the Capuchin church and subsequently transferred to the Li Destri palace in Leonforte was of particularly important artistic interest and therefore remained bound and subject to the provisions of the law then in force A constraint that was lifted in 1975 by the Palermo superintendency which classified the work as a 19th-century copy of the Berlin triptych the panel was auctioned by Christie’ s in Rome but was blocked as a precautionary measure by the Rome Carabinieri department following a complaint by the friars who claimed ownership in fact the following year the triptych was auctioned again to establish once again and definitively the title of ownership of the painting the Assessore ai Beni Culturali of Sicily assured the Capuchin friars that the Region would issue through the relevant Superintendency a decree of pre-emption for the triptych and would once again order its precautionary seizure in case it was necessary considered the City of Leonforte as a possible buyer of the painting conditions such that the municipality could not commit to the proposed sale deadlines and terms The Li Destri were unwilling to change the conditions and the sale was not made In 1990 the Last Judgment triptych was sold privately to a Roman collector who in 2011 contacted the mayor of Leonforte and invited him to Rome to view the triptych Thus a delegation from Leonforte consisting of the mayor and some Leonforte historians was able to admire the precious panel painting the traces of which had been lost since 1988 It is fitting here to devote a few lines also to thelong-standing debate about the attribution of the same work some scholars had already expressed their views on whether or not Beato Angelico was the painter Among them the art scholar Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle one of the greatest of the nineteenth century wrote: “A final judgment we have seen in the church of the Capuchins at Leonforte in Sicily was given to you by the Branciforti Trabia family The composition seems to be the same as that of the picture in the Dudley Gallery; but for having suffered much restoration and having been repainted in oil for the short time given us of examination and for the not good light had in examining it we cannot say with certainty whether it is an original work or an old copy altered by repainting” (Cavalcaselle - Crowe 1864) Also aligning themselves with Cavalcaselle’s doubtful position are Douglas As a work by Angelico it is mentioned by Müntz just as favorable opinion was expressed by art historians Giovanni Morelli and Gustavo Frizzoni As a copy of the Berlin Judgment the Leonforte triptych is mentioned by Pope-Hennessy and more recently by Strehlke and Palladino When the painting was on display in 1912 inside the National Gallery of Ancient Art in Palazzo Corsini in Rome declared it to be by Angelico’s disciples were instead of the opinion that the painting was a work by Angelico Christie’s published the painting as being by an unknown author and dating from the 16th-17th centuries From the diagnostic investigations recently commissioned it appears that the work is creative in nature dating back to the 15th century and comparable to the works of the school of Angelico Of great importance are the latest studies tackled by Gerardo de Simone, who in his volume Il Beato Angelico a Roma 1445-1455 (2017) placing it as a copy of the highest level of the Berlin one given the lack of the graffiti on the gold both on the background which appears all flat while in Angelico it is engraved with very dense rays which in Berlin are all rayed while in the copy they are flat The most splendid detail missing in the copy is the gate of Paradise graffitied in gold on gold in Berlin an iconographic detail that had special significance for Angelico De Simone also reports Andrea De Marchi ’s idea that proposes Scipione Pulzone portraitist of Pius V and champion of the devout and “timeless” art of the Counter-Reformation was marked by the rediscovery of Fra Angelico The same pontiff commissioned for the papal chapel at Bosco Marengo the triptych of Spranger’s Judgment a looser copy of the admired Berlin triptych indicative of this veneration for the “Blessed” painter by the pontiff and more generally in the climate of the Counter-Reformation Mythicization of the figure of Angelico that is fully reflected in Vasari’s hagiography in the Giuntina (1568) In light especially of these latest studies it is possible to say that the triptych is certainly of the Counter-Reformation age and in all probability of papal commission (Pius V) a characteristic that adds to the work’s extraordinary importance when an article written in the newspaper “La Sicilia” announced “On Monday a painting will be auctioned at Christie’s in Rome let’s not let the Last Judgment emigrate.” So even today we want to attempt the impossible: to have the triptych return to Italy because of the importance that this painting holds in the Italian art scene and above all because of its strong connection with the history and the community of Leonforte of which it constitutes the historically and religiously most important work and to which a cornerstone of its artistic heritage is missing Sal Basile, co-founder of New York’s famed Artichoke Basille’s and a Cooking Channel chef, has opened a new restaurant, Sally Boy’s which he describes as “more than a pizza joint,” adding features items like freshly baked pastries plus a grab-and-go breakfast and lunch offering Basile co-stars with his cousin and longtime Artichoke Basille’s business partner Francis Garcia in the Cooking Channel’s “Pizza Cuz” and “Pizza Masters.” The brothers were profiled on the cover of PMQ’s January/February 2018 issue The Sally Boy’s brand is named after Basile’s son and pays homage to Sal’s own childhood nickname “My vision was to create a marketplace of Italian foods that is considered the best of the best,” Basile said The New York pizzaiolo imported a state-of-the-art Ferrari-red Castelli oven to make “the best pizza that our guests have to see and taste to believe,” he said Related: Artichoke Basille’s: How two East Village pizza guys became Cooking Channel stars with Artichoke Basille’s partners Peter Leonforte (left) and Francis Garcia (middle) (Photo provided by Artichoke Basille’s) Sally Boy’s offers Basile’s take on classic Italian cuisine he grew up preparing and eating—a mix of family recipes and new dishes—with ingredients shipped directly from Italy Specialty pies include the classic Margherita and a wide selection of white and other pies But the Sally Boy’s experience goes beyond pizza hot dogs and cheesesteaks made with freshly shaved ribeye The eatery’s subs include hot classics like chicken as well as cold subs like the Old School Italian and Red Bank Classic named after the Red Bank Catholic High School located down the road from the Sally Boy’s store Sally Boy’s serves signature calzones as well as Sal’s specialty described as “a monster calzone” filled with eggplant and cheese topped with shaved Parmigiano and a drizzle of imported Italian extra-virgin olive oil Appetizers range from pepperoni buns and buffalo wings to garlic sticks as well as a selection of fresh soups and salads Diners also enjoy fresh-baked Italian desserts like cheesecake The restaurant’s breakfast menu features New Jersey favorites like pork roll bacon or sausage egg and cheese sandwiches and a breakfast cheesesteak Related: Lisa Dahl: The rock star of Sedona’s restaurant scene Sally Boy’s utilizes state-of-the-art touchless technology allowing customers to order at one of two kiosks or through their phone with the food brought directly to their table or packaged ready for takeaway Sally Boy’s also boasts Red Bank’s only street-access late night pickup window on East Front Street The restaurant is located in the heart of Red Bank’s downtown Core Central Business District on the corner of East Front Street and historic Broad Street with improvements and facade restorations conducted throughout the years Longview Construction’s Bill O’Leary was contracted to oversee the construction and ensure the restaurant’s historical elements were preserved with a gently swooping curve as the building turns the corner is reminiscent of the international style from the mid-1900s Red Bank’s Stephen Raciti Architects was hired to fuse the building’s historic architecture with the necessary updates needed to offer a contemporary aesthetic paired industrial materials with contemporary hardware The entire preservation and restoration project represents millions of dollars invested back into the Red Bank community Basile plans to open additional locations nationwide in the coming years in addition to shipping Sally Boy’s specialties and pizza anywhere within the U.S Pizzerias Marketing Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative Rainfall is down 40% since 2003 and experts predict a third of Sicily will be desert by 2030 Luca Cammarata looks to the sky in the hope that some clouds on the horizon will bring a few drops of water Cammarata’s 200 goats graze on a parched landscape resembling a lunar surface forced to eat dry weeds and drink from a muddy pond The 53-year-old has never experienced a drought like it “I will be forced to butcher my livestock and close down my farm.” there is no longer any water for the animals to drink,” Cammarata said “The only water resource we have is this artificial pond We ask the authorities to send the army to help us get water to the farms A farmer can’t bear to see their animals die of thirst.” In May the government in Rome declared a state of emergency over the Sicilian drought allocating €20m in assistance – well short of the €130m requested by the regional government Luca Cammarata with his goats near his farm Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The GuardianChristian Mulder a professor of ecology and climate emergency at the University of Catania on the island painted a stark picture of Sicily’s future while criticising what he said were serious failures on the part of regional and national authorities a third of the territory of Sicily will become a desert comparable to the lands of Tunisia and Libya,” Mulder said “The entire strip facing the Sicilian Channel [waters separating Sicily from Africa] is doomed to desertification The ancient Arabs who once inhabited the island had successfully devised ways to manage water these old aqueducts have not been maintained or updated Sicily is now facing the concrete consequences of decades of mismanagement of water resources.” drinking water in the island is sourced from aquifers subterranean rock layers saturated with water while water for agriculture is stored in large tanks constructed after the second world war Both systems rely on increasingly scarce winter rainfall essential maintenance to the irrigation network has been neglected diminishing the capacity of the island’s reservoirs “Once we had artificial ponds that so that the livestock could drink during grazing,” Cammarata said all the small artificial ponds have dried up.” Cammarata’s goats eat dry weeds. Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The GuardianIn October 2023, average temperatures in the island ranged between 28 and 30C, with peaks reaching 34-35C, making it the hottest October in Sicily in the past 100 years But the real problem comes in summer, when temperatures approach 48C and waves of fires pulverise what little vegetation remains. Last year, according to an estimate made by the regional civil protection agency, fires caused more than €60m (£51m) worth of damage. More than 693 hectares (1,712 acres) of woodland on the island were destroyed “It gets worse every day,” said Liborio Mangiapane Sicily, Malta and Spain are among the Mediterranean regions most affected by severe drought conditions. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has forecast that heatwaves and droughts will increasingly afflict these areas in the next few decades Nationwide agricultural production declined by 1.8% in 2023 due to the impact of the climate emergency, according to the national statistics agency The agency reported decreases in wine production of 17.4% and fruit production of 11.2% is striving to support farmers by dipping into its own pockets to buy water in order to refill artificial lakes Free weekly newsletterThe planet's most important stories Get all the week's environment news - the good “The situation continues to deteriorate,” said Francesco Ferreri “The damages suffered within the agricultural sector are now reverberating across other economic domains We must address this issue and prudently manage the limited resources at hand by prioritising those farmers most in need.” The drought is driving young Sicilian farmers out of the industry and off the island, according to the Association of Young Agricultural Entrepreneurs. Coldiretti estimates that the water shortage has already cost 33,000 jobs in the fields of southern Italy Farmers have been demonstrating for months over the sector’s crisis with many refusing to vote in local and European elections as a form of protest some reservoirs designated for drinking water were operating at just 10% of capacity in March aiming to establish the world’s northernmost coffee farm “It is true that Sicily is becoming more tropical [in terms of temperatures],” Mulder said it’s not uncommon to have 2-3 metres of rainfall a year “We are facing a situation more disastrous than ever leaving us unable to provide water for our animals Metrics details Aluminium salts such as aluminium chlorohydrate (ACH) are the active ingredients of antiperspirant products Their mechanism of action involves a temporary and superficial plugging of eccrine sweat pores at the skin surface We developed a microfluidic system that allows the real time observation of the interactions between sweat and ACH in conditions mimicking physiological sweat flow and pore dimensions Using artificial sweat containing bovine serum albumin as a model protein we performed experiments under flowing conditions to demonstrate that pore clogging results from the aggregation of proteins by aluminium polycations at specific location in the sweat pore confocal microscopy and numerical models helps to better understand the physical chemistry and mechanisms involved in pore plugging The results show that plugging starts from the walls of sweat pores before expanding into the centre of the channel The simulations aid in explaining the influence of ACH concentration as well as the impact of flow conditions on the localization of the plug these results outline the potential of both microfluidic confocal observations and numerical simulations at the single sweat pore level to understand why aluminium polycations are so efficient for sweat channel plugging there was a lack of mechanistic knowledge regarding this antiperspirant effect both at physicochemical and molecular levels (a) Molecular modelling representation of εAl13 and Al30 clusters with corresponding nominal charge These polycations are representative of active compounds present in the ACH solution (b) Photograph of the microfluidic chip showing the two orthogonal channels mimicking a sweat pore and the skin surface the sweat channel (55 µm high × 50 µm wide) was flowed at 0.6 nL s−1 with natural human sweat collected from human volunteers The ACH channel (55 µm high × 400 µm wide) was flowed at 60 nL s−1 ACH 15% (w/w) from left to right The image shows the visual aspect of the plug after 30 min of pressure-controlled flow these experiments were conducted at constant flow rates which are not representative of sweat secretion by eccrine sweat glands a growth nucleation mechanism from channel walls was suggested but not directly demonstrated we confirm previous results under more physiological conditions with 50 µm channels and pressure controlled flow rates using either natural sweat or artificial sweat containing different proteins at low concentrations a range of physicochemical conditions was explored in order to determine the factors that influence channel clogging The identification of the clogging mechanisms was achieved using three complementary techniques: Confocal microscopy using fluorescein-labelled BSA gives images at controlled depths inside the sweat channel Small angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) gives detailed information on the amount and spatial arrangement of the molecules forming the plug Numerical simulations can reproduce plug structures and provide information on the mechanisms leading to plug formation Plugging was achieved with a 15% (w/w) aqueous solution of ACH; 15% is a typical concentration found in common antiperspirant products It corresponds to 50 mM Al30 if all polycations are in the form of Al30 It is worth noting that there is a lag time before the apparition of the first signs of aggregation inside the sweat channel: i.e. the first visible cloudy appearance starts after approximately 3 min following contact of the two fluids (see Fig. 2a) The structure of the gel tends to become denser within the next few minutes but does not seem to be completely homogeneous The internal edges of the plug are forming on both sides up until 8 min the rest of the channel being free from aggregates the general shape of the plug does not evolve significantly except by further apparent densification until the end of the experiment at approximately 30 min the channel is not fully plugged as the device still maintains constant pressure delivering a reduced but positive sweat flow This shows that the plug is either porous or that a stream of sweat flow can find a free duct through the gel It is also particularly important to note that no aggregation is visible at the intersection of the two channels This is a non-trivial observation since ACH polycations might have been expected to induce aggregation upon contact with proteins at the outlet of the sweat channel thus confirming that our artificial sweat and natural sweat behave similarly Insights into the structure of the plug through fitting of the data were not successful because the signal was too noisy for natural sweat reference This is due to the low protein concentration in natural sweat and the low thickness of the sweat channel (50 µm) Confocal microscopy images obtained as optical sections located in the middle of the channel showing time-dependent apparition of fluorescent aggregates at 488 nm within 50 µm sweat channel at different times in min following contact of the two fluids using artificial sweat containing 0.1% FITC-BSA. Same flow conditions as in Fig. 2a caption Dotted white lines delimit the contour of channel walls where no fluorescence is detected Pictures of plug formation within the sweat channel after 30 min using artificial sweat containing 0.1% BSA (15 µM). Same flow conditions as in Fig. 3 caption (a) For aqueous solution of ACH at different concentrations from 1 to 15% (b) Idem for different sweat pH from 4 to 9 (adjusted with ammonia) and an aqueous solution of ACH 15% It is interesting to note that the ACH concentration range necessary to induce BSA aggregation in bulk solution is much lower compared to what is observed in microfluidic conditions when artificial sweat and ACH are mixed in bulk solution flocculation only occurs in the range 0.01–1% ACH but not at higher concentrations The likely reason for this discrepancy is that proteins are fully saturated by aluminium polycations at high ACH concentrations in bulk solution but not in microfluidic environment because of diffusion gradients This point will appear more clearly under the light of numerical simulations studies described below Figure 4b illustrates the influence of the pH of the BSA artificial sweat in the range pH 4 to pH 9 Below the isoelectric point (IEP) of BSA (4.7) no plug is formed in the channel whereas above the IEP plugging occurs only when BSA is negatively charged which is in agreement with an aggregation mechanism resulting from an electrostatic interaction between aluminium polycations and negatively charged BSA It is worth noting that the plugging pattern observed at pH 5.14 has a fluffier appearance than at higher pH which looks more densely packed This could suggest weaker interactions between aluminium polycations and BSA at pH near IEP where the BSA’s negative charge is low compared to conditions at higher pH In the case of BSA (66 kDa) and fetuin (64 kD) below the isoelectric point of the concerned protein the sweat channel is plugged and the kinetics of aggregation are of the same order compared to experiments with BSA This is further evidence for the role of electrostatic interactions in the aggregation even when glycoproteins are involved It also demonstrates the robustness of the microfluidic sweat flow model Pictures of plug formation within the sweat channel after 30 min. Same flow conditions as in Fig. 2 caption using artificial sweat of different compositions at pH 6.5 The respective compositions of the artificial sweats are shown in the Table above the pictures The number of negative charges on proteins is of critical importance for their electrostatic interaction with polycations such as ε-Al13 and Al30 which have very dense and localized effective positive charges they could play a role in the nucleation or adhesion of aggregates at the surface of real sweat ducts coulombic repulsions are screened and electrostatic attraction forces between BSA and aluminium polycations locally overwhelm the overall repulsions The prompt apparition of the first aggregates in the absence of lactic acid and urea compared to full sweat may reflect another balance of the partially screened charge-charge interactions and would require additional studies to understand further our experimental results bring new insight into the mechanisms of sweat pore plugging by ACH the results presented in the previous section are fully consistent with mechanisms involving electrostatic interactions between proteins and aluminium polycations at specific locations in the sweat channel where both hydrodynamic and diffusive flows achieve sufficient protein and polycation concentrations with positive and negative electrical charges balancing The aggregates grow by capturing proteins from the sweat flow becoming denser and thus reducing the flow further discussion is necessary to clarify these findings no general formula can be derived relating the location of the plug and the various physicochemical parameters used in the experiments Below we detail the role of numerical simulations in understanding the mechanisms involved in pore plugging it is necessary to know the collective movement of the molecules as a function of time information which can be obtained by numerical simulation of the system Below we present the results of our numerical simulations using our data obtained from the fore-described experiments The numerical simulations have been specifically designed to study the dynamics of nucleation and growth of a plug inside a sweat channel (a) Left: longitudinal section plane y = 0 of a pore of square section with the perpendicular ACH channel A source of sweat proteins is placed at the pore entrance (top) Space is discretized in small elementary cubes of edge length 24 nm the fluid velocity is vP = −20 μm s−1 along the z-axis in the pore and vR = ±10 μm s−1 along the x-axis in the ACH channel Colours correspond to the magnitudes of the velocity field (the colour map used for the velocities is on the left-hand side of the figure) Poiseuille flow is assumed in both channels Right) Twisted view of the 3D simulated pore with flow inside (b) Pictures of optical opacity during plug formation within the sweat channel at three different times in a 3D numerical simulation Numerical parameters: space discretization = 24 nm; time discretization = 270 ns System parameters: pore dimensions = 0.26 × 0.26 × 2.6 μm; ACH channel dimensions: 0.5 × 0.26 × 0.5 μm; pore flow velocity = 40 μm s−1 (top to bottom); ACH channel flow velocity = 10 μm s−1 (left to right) Chemical species: sweat protein concentration (source at the entrance of the pore) = 1 mM; sweat protein hydrodynamic radius = 3 nm and coordination number = 4 ; ACH molecule concentration (source upstream the ACH channel) = 1 mM; ACH hydrodynamic radius = 1 nm and coordination number = 4 with m is the total gel mass along the line of sight and a is a positive numerical coefficient (white = low density; black = high density) The green arrow on the right-hand side is a mark to point the cut plane (c) Pictures of transverse sections in the middle of the plug (green arrow) inside the sweat channel for the three times of the simulated system The elementary cells are cubes in the simulations but they are represented here as spheres for better visual separation False colours correspond to values of the local plug density The colour map is shown on the right-hand side of the figure advection of the molecular species through convection–diffusion equation34 deposition of molecular species onto the pore walls or the gel A sticking efficiency factor depending on the local sweat flow velocity was added to consider shear effects coming from the sweat flow in a simple way Full equations and additional information about the parameters are given in the Supplementary Information SI4 the numerical code is limited in practice to pore diameter ≤ 1 µm which is large enough to discuss the main mechanisms at work inside the pore scaling the physical parameters is needed to do quantitative comparison with experimental data This point will be presented below in “Scaling of the system during plug formation” Apart from the numerical parameters (dimensions of the microfluidic chip the relevant parameters of the numerical system are of two types These are: (1) the physical parameters (flow rates and molecular concentrations in the sources); (2) the chemical parameters (hydrodynamic radius and coordination number of molecules) The initial time (t = 0) is defined when the fluid carrying the sweat proteins in the pore just encounters the fluid with ACH molecules already flowing in the ACH channel The red arrow (bottom left) represents the direction of the ACH flow at 10 μm s−1 inside the ACH channel The six images in the top row are transversal sections of the pore at the corresponding times at the constant depth marked by the horizontal blue line Grey shades are used to visualize the structure of the gel (the grey map is shown on the right-hand side of the figure) Plug formation occurs clearly in the narrow region where the diffusing molecules are essentially unsaturated Beyond a short distance deeper than the plug the percentage of unsaturated ACH molecules drops to zero because of the number of active sweat proteins In “Results” section, we mentioned “the general shape of the plug does not evolve significantly, except by further apparent densification until the end of the experiment”. This point can be checked by numerical simulation by studying the evolution of the transversal cuts at a given depth where the plug appears. This is exemplified in Fig. 6c as time goes by (time increasing from left to right) the plug is building up starting from the walls of the pore then spreading gradually to the pore centre that is a low density cell through which sweat can still flow Plug is not homogeneous in the transversal plane exhibiting high porosity around the axis of the pore feature on this same picture: colours all around the centre are red (high density gel) while the layer closest to the walls are of orange colour This is the sign that gel densification is less effective near the walls than inside the pore This behaviour will be explained in the next section the structure of the plug exhibits three preferential free channels (in white colour on the pictures in the top of the figure) for the fluid to flow through namely: the pore axis (where sweat can flow) and two corners of the pore Our purpose here is not to reproduce the experimental data but to unveil the mechanisms leading to pore plugging (4)) that the data—such as plug position or gel time—have to be scaled by factors depending on the parameters is proportional to the diameter of the pore then τ is naturally much smaller in the numerical simulations than in the real experiments The numerical code ATSIM3D is limited in practice to pore diameter ≤ 1 μm because of computing-time constraints this code is helpful to analyse various mechanisms leading to the plug though it is not designed to fit directly the experimental data There are two ways to overcome this limitation where Φw = kBT/(6πη) = 0.24 μm3/s for water at ordinary temperature, do = 2a0 is the diameter of the pore, vP is the mean velocity of sweat in the pore and aACH is the hydrodynamic radius of an ACH molecule. Note the slow logarithmic increase of the gel position with the input amount CACH of ACH molecules. The relation (1) leads also to a characteristic time Writing that z02 ~ 2(Φw/aACH) τ (Brownian diffusion along the z-axis) namely: τ is the time for the fluid to move by a length equal to the radius of the pore while z0 is the distance an ACH molecule moves by diffusion during the time τ but poor when plug forms nearby pore output (because of the difficulty to define zplug when part of the gel is located outside the pore) The pore is here a cylindrical channel of size (diameter × length): 20 × 200 μm close to the physiological sweat pore dimensions the concentrations of aggregating species and protein were also chosen in the range of experimental conditions i.e a large excess of ACH compared to sweat protein that is when plug forms well inside the pore though there are clear systematic deviations when the plug forms close to the pore output (for the larger values of aACH) it also supports the relevance of our microfluidic model as a prerequisite for aluminium salts to have in-vivo antiperspirant efficacy since it is known that potassium alum has very low clinical antiperspirant effectiveness compared to ACH and functions more as a deodorant by having an antibacterial effect ACH therefore seems unique because it brings together specific characteristics which are key performance drivers: small hydrodynamic radius and high net positive electric charge It is also likely that the presence of different polycationic species in the ACH solution (from 1000 to more than 5000 Da) could cooperatively contribute to its efficacy the interaction of aluminium polycations on negatively charged sweat ducts walls is also likely to be an important factor to allow nucleation and growth of aggregates as mentioned above The present work describes a series of investigations performed to reveal the mechanisms behind the antiperspirant action of aluminium salts Two complementary tools were essentially used: (1) microfluidic device with artificial sweat was the key tool to carry out experiments with controlled parameters; (2) numerical simulations served to analyse at a microscopic level the behaviours seen in the experiments Confocal microscopy demonstrates that plugging starts on the walls of the sweat pore and extends towards the centre of the channel leading to progressive obstruction SAXS data obtained with natural sweat reveals that the densification of the plug takes place in a short transition period between a lag time and a completion time during which the amount of material constituting the plug grows exponentially with time the depth of the plug increases only logarithmically with the ACH concentration then increasing that amount is in fact not so effective the plug position is very sensitive to the sweat volume flow rate so any additional process reducing this rate will result in a great improvement of the plug depth our experimental and numerical simulation data explains why large polycationic species are not as effective as ACH antiperspirants: only highly concentrated species with a hydrodynamic radius smaller than 2–3 nm can significantly diffuse and build a plug inside the sweat channel Such findings explain why it has been so difficult in the past to find effective alternatives to aluminium salts This work will hopefully help and inspire scientists to develop novel antiperspirant agents with improved performance bovin fetuin and mucine (type III from porcine stomach) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich Aluminium Chlorohydrate (ACH) was purchased from Elementis (reference Chlorhydrol 50) Artificial sweat used has the following composition: 0.5% (w/w) NaCl 0.1% urea and 0.1% BSA at pH 6.5 (adjusted with ammonia) For fluorescence confocal microscopy monitoring BSA-FITC conjugate was used instead of BSA BSA-FITC conjugate was subjected to extensive dialysis in order to be sure that the solution was not contaminated by small fluorescein derivatives Natural human sweat was collected from the armpit of volunteers after a sauna session and immediately kept frozen All volunteers gave their written informed consent The protocol complied with the Helsinki declaration and was approved by l’Oréal Research and Innovation Reading Committee PDMS chips were manufactured as previously reported21 Fluids were delivered using Fluigent pressure controllers MFCS-EX connected with 500 μm inner diameter PEEK (poly-ether-ether-ketone) tubing A 20× objective lens mounted on an optical microscope equipped with a white light source was used for standard experiments to acquire images of T-junction at different times following contact between the two fluids Sweat channel (55 µm high × 50 µm wide) were flowed at 0.6 nL s−1 at the beginning of the experiments which corresponds to an average linear velocity is 218 µm.s−1 and then maintained at a constant pressure after few minutes ACH flow in wider channel (55 µm × 400 µm) was flowed at 60 nL.s−1 both sweat and ACH solutions were slowly flowed into empty channels up to apparition of the meniscus in both channels at a distance of approximately 50 µm from the T-junction Images were then recorded for 30 min starting when both menisci get into contact All experiments where the different parameters have been varied (concentrations compositions…) have been repeated at least three time Confocal microscopy images were acquired using a Leica DMI8 confocal laser scanning microscope with excitation wavelength at 488 nm Optical sections were obtained every 5 µm steps inside sweat channel to access to plug 3D structure Image J software was used to process the captured images T-junction X-rays resistant chips were designed and manufactured for SAXS studies Sandwich-like chips were fabricated by the combination of photolithography soft lithography and replication processes according to published procedures a negative hard mould is obtained by patterning SU-8 with a dark field photomask the positive PDMS flexible moulds are produced The chip is composed of one polyimide (PI) 13 μm thick and one layer of glass 100 μm thick assembled with a UV curable resin (Norland Optical Adhesive a uniform layer of NOA is patterned with the flexible stamp on a PI film and partially cured under UV light A glass cover slip is put in contact with the partially cured NOA The height of the channels reached 50 μm and the channels width was 50 and 200 μm (Sweat and ACH channels SAXS measurements were performed at the coherent Small Angle X-ray Scattering (cSAXS) beamline at the Swiss Light Source (Paul Scherrer Institute The X-ray beam was focused to 20 × 30 μm (vertical x horizontal) and the photon energy set on 11.7 keV (λ = 1 Å) Two-dimensional scattering patterns were collected by a Pilatus 2 M detector The T-junction was placed in front of the focused beam at the position of the plug Two different numerical codes have been developed to investigate the possible mechanisms leading to the pore clogging A central approximation of this model is the estimation of the z-dependent 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science every day from early April through the first hard frost of fall lab technician Vincent Leonforte climbs a narrow steel ladder to go through a hatch and onto the roof of the Winnebago County Health Department In addition to taking in a sweeping view of Rockford’s west side silicon-coated acrylic rods from a device called a Rotorod Sampler that has been spinning them for one minute of every 11 minutes at a blurring 2,400 rpm to catch whatever was in the air for the past 24 hours Spores collected on the rods represent only a fraction of the stuff in the air but they make up a biologically important number for allergy sufferers and their doctors — the pollen count grass and ragweed pollen rise to high levels along with mold spores we’re seeing a lot of ragweed,” Garcia said “but this year it has actually been a little late because of all the rain we had “It was washing all the grains of pollen down and nothing was in the air everything is going up and we’re starting to see the numbers rise.” The summertime analysis of pollen in the air was among 8,622 environmental tests the Health Department’s laboratory ran in 2009 The lab also performed water tests needed for private well maintenance municipalities and Health Department programs After the rods are removed from the sampler they are stained in the lab and Garcia views them under a microscope to identify and count each pollen grain The number of grains on the collector rod is related to the volume of the air sample and reported as pollen grains per cubic meter of air reflecting what was collected over the 24-hour period The department then posts the reported count on its website at wchd.org and on a recorded telephone message at 815-720-4140 by 10:30 a.m On a recent day the readings were tree pollen 0 For pollen levels a count of 0 to 20 is considered low moderate at 501 to 1,500 and high at over 1,500 “There are many things we can test for,” Garcia said people may say I want to test my water for everything but we cannot do that the department’s director of environmental health lead and other particulate matter can also affect air quality and cause health problems but those are monitored by the U.S “Determining the pollen count is not an exact science the risk goes up and if you know that you have some health problems or you have some allergies you should see your doctor who can really give you advice on what to do.” Swacina said other actions allergy sufferers can take when pollen count numbers are high are “You can shut your window and if you have air conditioning turn that on so you try to keep the pollen out of your house after you’ve been outside change clothes and take a shower if you have high humidity levels in your house the mold may actually be worse in your house than it is outside so you should consider a dehumidifier to keep the humidity levels in your house below 60 percent.” Healthyrorkford.com editor Mike DeDoncker can be reached at 815-987-1382 or mdedoncker@rrstar.com and Saturday’s matinée performance of Disney’s Newsies: The Musical at the Timber Lake Playhouse is a David-versus-Goliath story full of vibrant and energetic dancing as the cast of 27 took on this delightful Broadway smash I especially enjoyed the scenic design by David Goldstein – an expanded set of rusty steel bars that were constructed into high platforms and stairs reminding me of Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock set Newsies was the recipient of Tony Awards for Best Choreography and Original Score and its opening scene at Timber Lake found men's shirts and trousers hanging on a line and The venue's rotating stage is always a treat and coupled with the great lighting by Dan Danielowski are incredible while jumping and swinging back and forth from a moving stage to a non-moving one and the outstanding music direction by Paul Marzalkowski was continually apparent Newsies' action takes place in 1899 as young paperboy Jack Kelly (Sawyer Pollock) heads up a strike against his nemesis Joseph Pulitzer (John B the publisher of the New York World and one of the show's two main antagonists Our so-called gutter-rat newsies consequently want to gain respect and equality in big city New York but while Pollock nailed his New Yorker accent and his vocals were stellar in my opinion he lacked a certain charisma Jack’s best friend nicknamed Crutchie (Andrew Leonforte) has a bum leg their motley crew sell copies of the New York World to support themselves and their families Leonforte had a memorable moment as he sang one of my favorites "Letter from the Refuge,” with his tender voice and humble demeanor the powers-that-be that include their crooked boss Wiesel (Jeffrey Little) and his cohorts hike up the cost of the newspapers With dynamic songs such as “Santa Fe,” “Carrying the Banner,” and “Seize the Day,” there is never a dull moment in this show and director/choreographer Vic Dimonda did a wonderful job alongside the dance captain Cody Knable to deliver a superbly precise and entertaining experience Morgan Arrivillaga's Finch particularly stood out because she always put special twists on her dance moves (She also portrayed the diverse roles of a nun and a Bowery Beauty.) Olivia Belfie was spunky as Jo-Jo and really blended in with all the guys in the cast while also doubling as a showgirl dancer and rounding out the girl newsies was Bella Rusli as Buttons – herself also a nun and Bowery Beauty Rachel Davenport was phenomenal as Medda Larkin vaudeville-style theatre owner who hides the boys in her theatre and her rendition of “That’s Rich” blew me away; she was a particularly consummate performer when decked out in a fabulously fierce red gown with all the fancy trimmings the show's costumes courtesy of designers Tammy Long and Terrie Miller (the latter of whom designed Medda's gown) Jack spots the young female reporter Katherine Plumber (Becca Brunelle) and the two strike up a romance and acting look easy by effortlessly and gracefully gliding across the stage with fast paced songs such as “Watch What Happens,” exuding both energy and talent as his confidence continually built throughout the show; Goike made his character truly inspiring and believable as he peered into the audience with determination and steadfastness in hopes of overcoming adversity and seeing justice served though at times he did run his lines together too quickly Timber Lake’s Newsies: The Musical was entertaining with gymnastics intertwined into the choreography and well-fitted costumes adding that undeniable polish – the cherry on top – for the venue's season-ending the show was exhausted just watching this cast tumble about and move with such quickness and agility and the storyline was truly inspirational – a reminder that with a little bit of courage Newsies: The Musical runs at the Timber Lake Playhouse (8215 Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll) through September 22, and more information and tickets are available by calling (815)244-2035 or visiting TimberLakePlayhouse.org Mike Schulz River Cities Reader #1032 -... by River Cities Reader You'll get both the current official narrative challenge and What's Happenin' in the Quad Cities.(Did you know we publish a new Real Astrology and RCR Crossword every week?) Get the printed Reader edition mailed to you (or anyone you want) first-class for 12 months for $48.$24 goes to postage and handling Submit your event listings to calendar@rcreader.com We publish a monthly printed tabloid size magazine available for free throughout the Quad Cities at over 300 locations The Reader provides keys to the Quad Cities' culture in print and online with exhaustive event calendars and coverage of arts cartoons and crosswords are also published in print monthly This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Metrics details We define the Uhlmann number as an extension of the Chern number and we use this quantity to describe the topology of 2D translational invariant Fermionic systems at finite temperature We consider two paradigmatic systems and we study the changes in their topology through the Uhlmann number Through the linear response theory we link two geometrical quantities of the system the mean Uhlmann curvature and the Uhlmann number to directly measurable physical quantities the dynamical susceptibility and the dynamical conductivity we derive a non-zero temperature generalisation of the Thouless-Kohmoto-Nightingale-den Nijs formula The Uhlmann approach to geometric phase of mixed states allows to define a mixed state generalization of the Berry curvature The MUC can be defined as the Uhlmann geometrical phase over an infinitesimal loop (see section Methods) whose definition relies on a rather formal definition of holonomies of density matrices the MUC has interesting connections to a physically relevant object which is directly observable in experiments we can indeed relate the MUC to the dissipative part of the dynamical susceptibility one can consider the most general scenario of a system with a Hamiltonian ${ {\mathcal H} }_{0}$ where $\{{\hat{O}}_{\mu }\}$ is a set of observables of the system and $\{{\lambda }_{\mu }\}$ is the corresponding set of perturbation parameters we show (see section Methods) that for a thermal state the dissipative part of the dynamical susceptibility ${\chi }_{\mu \nu }^{^{\prime\prime} }(\omega ,\beta )$ is related to the MUC as follows Equations (3) and (4) provide a means to explore experimentally the geometrical properties of physical systems via the dissipative part of the dynamical susceptibility and the imaginary part of the (off-diagonal)-dynamical structure factor Thanks to Eq. (3) we see that if the perturbations are longitudinal so that they affect only the expectation value of the correspondent operator a transverse susceptibility signals the presence of an incompatibility which emerges from to the quantum nature of the physical system The geometrical interpretations of the MUC as a generalisation of the Berry curvature and its connection to physically accessible quantities are quite desirable features One may wonder whether these properties may be used to construct a physically appealing finite-temperature generalisation of a topological invariant ${\rm{C}}{\rm{h}}=\frac{1}{2\pi }{\int }_{BZ}{F}_{xy}^{B}d{k}_{x}d{k}_{y}$ is the invariant that characterises the topology of the bands in 2D translational invariant systems where ${F}_{xy}^{B}$ is the Berry curvature A natural finite temperature generalisation of the Ch can be constructed out of MUC ${{\mathscr{U}}}_{\mu \nu }({\bf{k}})$ (see section Methods) nU is clearly a finite temperature generalisation of the Chern number to which it converges in zero temperature limit that nU is not itself a topological invariant it provides a measure of the geometrical properties of the system and nU posses quite remarkable connections to quantities which are readily accessible in experiments From the definition and the properties of ${\sigma }_{\mu \nu }^{^{\prime\prime} }(\omega ,\beta )$ (see section Methods), Eq. (6) can be rewritten as Moreover, combining Eqs (3) and (6) we get In the following two subsections we will apply some of the general considerations described so far to two archetypical models of 2D topological insulator. The Pauli matrices describe the internal degree of freedom and ti is a hopping amplitude coupling nearest neighbour Fermions with different orbitals. In the momentum representation the Hamiltonian reads where we have set t1 = t3 = t = 1, and all the energies are scaled with respect to these parameters. The topological phases at zero temperature are characterised by the Chern number, whose value, as a function of t2, reads as The graph shows how nU changes for a topological insulator as a function of the temperature and the hopping term t2 The graphs display the dependence of ${\tilde{\sigma }}_{xy}(\omega )$ (black solid line) and the Kernel ${K}_{\beta }(\omega ,\beta )$ (orange on the frequency ω for $T{k}_{B}=0.05$ and $T{k}_{B}=1$ and parameter ${t}_{2}=0.5$ The transverse conductivity ${\tilde{\sigma }}_{xy}(\omega )$ displays van Hove singularities across the single particle spectrum of the model ${K}_{\beta }(\omega )$ is centered around ω = 0 and approximately non-vanishing only below the frequency bandwidth of ${\rm{\Delta }}\omega \simeq \frac{10}{\hslash \beta }$ where σi are the Pauli matrix and J fixes the global energy scale The single-particle Hamiltonian in the quasi-momentum representation is where the σi act on the orbital degrees of freedom The topological phases of the model at T = 0 are characterised by the following Chern numbers as a function of u QWZ model: Uhlmann number behaviour as a function of temperature T and the parameter u QWZ model: Uhlmann number behaviour as a function of temperature T for two different values of the parameter u This can be interpreted as a thermal activation of the topological property of the system there may be a range of temperatures for which the geometrical properties of the bands show non-trivial values This can be explained by a thermal transfer of population from the valence to the conduction band in the regions of the Brillouin zone in which the gap is smaller These are the regions which contribute the most to the Uhlmann curvature overall providing a non-trivial net value of the Uhlmann number The closer the system is to a critical point (for example for u → −2− in the QWZ model) by the narrowness of the gap which allows the valence band in this region of the BZ to be populated for relatively small values of T by the nearly divergent behaviour of the Berry curvature in the vicinity of the gap This explanation of the non-monotonicity of nU’s behaviour is consistent with the interpretation in terms of thermal activation of the topological properties of the system. By considering formula for ${\tilde{\sigma }}_{xy}$ (see Eq. (33) in Methods) one realises that the peak of ${\tilde{\sigma }}_{xy}$ at the singular value ℏΔ = 0.2 carries information on the Berry curvature ${F}_{xy}^{B}$ in the Brillouin zone around at the band gap ℏΔ this is the region that contributes the most to the overall value of zero-temperature Chern-number We have introduced the concept of Uhlmann number (see Methods) as a finite temperature generalisation of the Chern number Beyond its mathematical and conceptual appeal we have linked the Uhlmann number to directly measurable physical quantities such as the dynamical susceptibility (see section Methods) and dynamical structure factor in 2D translational invariant Fermionic systems the above quantities can be straightforwardly measured through dynamical conductivity This leads to a connection between Uhlmann number and transversal conductivity that may be thought as a finite-temperature generalisation of the (TKNN) formula these expressions highlights also a relation between the MUC The latter shows that a non-trivial topology gives rise to an incompatibility condition in the parameter estimation problem of two orthogonal components of the electric field due to the inherent quantum nature of the underlying physical system One can show that the MUC can be expressed in terms of the SLD in a very convenient way as to the Berry curvature ${F}_{\mu \nu }^{B}$ The systems we study in this work are 2D translational invariant systems whose topology is characterised by the Chern number of the ground state the integral over the first Brillouin zone (BZ) of the Berry curvature ${F}_{xy}^{B}={\partial }_{x}{A}_{y}^{B}-{\partial }_{y}{A}_{x}^{B}$ where ${A}_{\mu }^{B}=i\langle {\psi }_{k}|{\partial }_{\mu }|{\psi }_{k}\rangle $ is the Berry connection of the ground state Here the parameter manifold is the BZ itself where, in analogy with eq. (18), ${{\mathscr{U}}}_{xy}$ is the MUC of Eq. (17) where the parameters {λμ} are identified with the quasi-momenta kx and ky it does not depend on the gauge choice of the amplitude Nonetheless nU is not a topological invariant and it is not always an integer as the Chern number is we use nU as an extension of the Chern number and we will link this quantity to physical proprieties of the systems let’s consider a 2D translational invariant systems which may show non-trivial topology at zero temperature The Hamiltonian of these systems can be cast in the following form where the first quantized Hamiltonian H(k) The latter can be written as $H({\bf{k}})={\varepsilon }_{{\bf{k}}}{\mathbb{1}}+{\overrightarrow{h}}_{{\bf{k}}}\cdot \overrightarrow{\sigma }$ where the ${\overrightarrow{h}}_{{\bf{k}}}$ is a 3D vector and $\overrightarrow{\sigma }$ are the Pauli matrices ${{\rm{\Psi }}}_{{\bf{k}}}$ are Nambu spinors which for two-band topological insulators are ${{\rm{\Psi }}}_{{\bf{k}}}\,:\,={({a}_{{\bf{k}}},{b}_{{\bf{k}}})}^{t}$ with ${a}_{{\bf{k}}}$ and ${b}_{{\bf{k}}}$ Fermionic annihilation operators of two different species of Fermions of the system The Berry curvature assumes the following form where ${\hat{h}}_{{\bf{k}}}={\overrightarrow{h}}_{{\bf{k}}}/|{\overrightarrow{h}}_{{\bf{k}}}|$ At thermal equilibrium, i.e. assuming a Gibbs state $\rho =\frac{{e}^{-\beta {\mathcal H} }}{{\mathscr{Z}}}$, where $\beta =\mathrm{1/}{k}_{b}T$ is the inverse of the temperature and ${\mathscr{Z}}={\rm{Tr}}[{e}^{-\beta {\mathcal H} }]$ is the partition function, the MUC ${{\mathscr{U}}}_{xy}$, calculated form Eq. (17) with respect to the parameters kx and ky reduces to the following simple expression In this form the MUC appears as a straightforward modification of the Berry curvature ${F}_{xy}^{B}$ to which it manifestly converges in the β → ∞ limit we now derive a remarkable relation between the MUC Let’s consider a system with a Hamiltonian ${ {\mathcal H} }_{0}$ We are considering the system in thermal equilibrium $\rho =\frac{{e}^{-\beta {\mathcal H} }}{{\mathscr{Z}}}$ where ${\mathscr{Z}}={\rm{Tr}}[{e}^{-\beta {\mathcal H} }]$ is the partition function The dissipative part of the dynamical susceptibility with respect to ${\hat{O}}_{\mu }$ is defined as: One can show that the Fourier transform of the dissipative part of the dynamical susceptibility has the following expression in the Lehmann representation where ${p}_{i}$’s are the eigenvalues of the density matrix in the Boltzmann-Gibbs ensemble and ${E}_{i}$'s are the corresponding Hamiltonian eigenvalues one can exploit the identity $\frac{{p}_{i}-{p}_{j}}{{p}_{i}+{p}_{j}}={\int }_{-\infty }^{+\infty }d\omega \,\tanh (\frac{\hslash \omega \beta }{2})\delta (\omega +\frac{{E}_{i}-{E}_{j}}{\hslash })$ which leads to the following relation between the ${\chi }_{\mu \nu }^{^{\prime\prime} }(\omega ,\beta )$ and the MUC Let’s assume now a 2D Fermionic system that presents translational invariance and let’s connect the above formulas to the Uhlmann number the Hamiltonian reads ${ {\mathcal H} }_{0}={\sum }_{{\bf{k}}\in BZ} {\mathcal H} ({\bf{k}})$ If the system is perturbed by a time-dependent homogeneous electric field where Jk is the electrical current density and A(t) is the potential vector By exploiting standard linear response theory with the derivatives of the $ {\mathcal H} $ we are able to calculate the following formula which links the dissipative part of the dynamical transversal conductivity ${\sigma }_{xy}^{^{\prime\prime} }(\omega ,\beta )$ to the Uhlmann number (Eq. (19)) Exploiting the symmetry properties of the conductivity with respect to ω into Eq. (30), yields eq. (7) weighted by the kernel ${K}_{\beta }(\omega )$ where ${{\rm{\Psi }}}^{(n)}(z)$ is the n-th poly-gamma function defined as ${{\rm{\Psi }}}^{(n)}\,:\,=\frac{{d}^{n+1}}{d{z}^{n+1}}\,\mathrm{ln}\,{\rm{\Gamma }}[z]$ and $\zeta (z)$ is the Riemann zeta function One can demonstrate that ${K}_{\beta }(\omega )$ is a probability density function over the frequency domain $\omega \in {\mathbb{R}}$ $\forall \,\omega ,\beta \in {\mathbb{R}}$ and ${\int }_{-\infty }^{\infty }d\omega {K}_{\beta }(\omega )=1$ showing that eq. 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The cast featured actors from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds coming together to bring this epic story from India to life The attendees were equally mesmerized by characters like Jatayu (The Vulture King friend of Prince Ram) the enchanting Golden Deer Sita is bewitched by and the versatile monkey God Hanuman who can dance as well as sing The success of Ramaavan - A Musical would not have been possible without the generous support of their sponsors and the dedicated team of professionals who worked tirelessly to bring this production to life They extend their heartfelt gratitude to all who contributed in making this musical a resounding success Costume & Scenic Design); Arati Roy (Script Costume Design and Creation); Sumit Roy & Rajesh Roy (Music); Rajesh Roy (Music Production); Sriradha Paul (Assistant Dance Director); Rajesh Roy (Musician - Keyboards); Elhadji Alioune Faye (Musician - Percussion & Rhythm); Yash Arora (Production Manager); Lauren Lee (Lighting Design); New York Combat for Screen and Stage (Combat Direction) Harsh Shakti & Megha Sanghavi (Prop and Production Assistants); Jay Banerjee (Sound and Projection Design); Melissa Lubars Produced by: Rimli Roy and Surati for Performing Arts; Presented by: IAAC (Indo American Arts Council) & Surati for Performing Arts Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs Surati For Performing Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax-exempt organization that educates and enriches communities through dance Surati brings to the communities of the tristate area and beyond a range of traditional and contemporary dance theatre and original staged productions which the company has also extensively toured with Surati also produces several cultural festivals throughout the year .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Staten Island AdvanceVictoria SouzaMr -- Nuptial vows were exchanged May 26 by Megan Fogarty of Westerleigh and Bray Avila of West Brighton in Blessed Sacrament R.C Monsignor Peter Finn celebrated the afternoon mass A reception followed in The Stone House at Stirling Ridge The newlyweds spent their honeymoon in Greece and on a Mediterranean cruise The bride is a daughter of Laurie and William Fogarty The bridegroom is a son of Molly Avila of Round Rock Fred Avila was the best man for his brother She earned a five-year master of science degree in occupational therapy from the University of Scranton (Pa.) 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St Brigid’s College ran a second instalment of its Bright Sparks program in term three following a successful introduction in term two. Throughout four weeks, grade five and six students from Ss Michael and John’s, Horsham West, Horsham and Holy Trinity Lutheran College and year seven students from Horsham and St Brigid’s colleges selected one of 10 workshops to further develop areas in which they are gifted, talented or highly interested. Bright Sparks co-ordinator Michelle Dooling created the program after realising there was a demand for more hands-on training in a variety of fields. Article continues below “In 75-minute workshops, students were able to extend and further expand their skills and interest areas,” she said. “The workshops also offered students the opportunity to meet and work with students they might not otherwise have met as well as develop leadership and teamwork skills.” Cooking, acting, sport, robotics, science and media were among the area of interest. Mrs Dooling said the college looked forward to offering the program again in 2019. BACKING BY FIVE: Dr Ritson – Early childhood intervention critical BACKING BY FIVE: Councils share their concerns BACKING BY FIVE: ‘The glue that holds us together’ identified on Thursday by DNA tests.A funeral will be held next week for one of two final victims of the Costa Concordia disaster 2 min readPublished 25 October 2013 2:48am ShareGet SBS News daily and direct to your InboxSign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.Your email address *Morning (Mon–Fri) Residents from small towns in the Wimmera Southern Mallee who face barriers to study are being supported through a new training program that will kickstart regional careers and respond to the high demand for care workers Wimmera Southern Mallee Development and Federation University in Horsham secured $1-million in State Government funding to identify the types of people in the community who were not working – and why – and to come up with a unique way to engage those people in free training to open career pathways Development program manager Binesh Tholath said initial research by Federation University found a significant number of women aged between 25 and 44 years in the region did not work because they found it difficult to attend training in person “Most of these people live in small towns and face barriers like childcare and transport so they can’t get to classes,” Mr Tholath said. Article continues below or they might have challenges with computer literacy.” Mr Tholath said WSM Development and Federation University collaborated to design a training model that broke barriers to study focusing on the needs of each student so they could access free training in the care industry “We run all the classes online – with the option to come to the university on occasion – and provide fuel vouchers and laptops to the students who need them,” he said. Federation University’s Dr Cathy Tischler said 12 people from small communities in the Wimmera had started the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care which was being run two days a week and set to finish in July next year. A further three people are updating qualifications to return to the industry “We’ll be transforming the region’s workforce in a short space of time,” Dr Tischler said. “When these ECEC students finish their studies next year they will support an extra 60 families in our region to access work.” Dr Tischler said a recent announcement by the Federal Government about a 15 per cent increase in childcare worker salaries across two years was a good incentive for people to take up ECEC study ECEC course student Tina said the only reason she could take part in the course was because it was free and was delivered locally as I have to travel to class,” Tina said. “Being in class and having other students to bounce ideas off is also a great help.” The program has vacancies for students to take part in training with similar supports to kick off in coming months including Certificate III in Individual Support Certificate IV in Disability and Certificate IV in Community Services. Southern Grampians and Glenelg municipalities are eligible to apply for a spot in a course but they must prove they are facing barriers to study The courses recognise prior learning for people in care industries to fast-track the updating of qualifications WSM Development chief officer Chris Sounness said the region needed more people in the care industry to build sustainable “The ‘Accessing Latent Care Industry Workforce’ project addresses the need to develop and maintain the care workforce across the Wimmera Southern Mallee,” Mr Sounness said “The project will test if these tailored training and mentoring methods can be applied in the future by Federation University and other tertiary establishments servicing our region “We are also working with employers in the region to organise work placement as part of the courses and to explore opportunities for future employment once the student has graduated.” For more information about the upcoming courses, people can contact Mr Tholath via email Binesh.tholath@wsm.org.au or call 0436 118 091 The entire August 14, 2024 edition of The Weekly Advertiser is available online. 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