Whenever my friends describe "meltdowns" their young children have, I have to restrain myself from busting out into maniacal laughter.
They really have no idea.
If you're a parent, you know what meltdowns look like. They're not pretty.
If you're a parent of an aggressive child with special needs, you know what a meltdown feels like.
You've got the bruises, blood, or black eye to prove it.
It was my son's aggression at an early age that clued my husband and I in that something wasn't quite right. He would smack his head on the floor at 13 months old when he was frustrated. He couldn't go more than few minutes at daycare without banging into someone or something, constantly pulling out the hair of other children and the daycare providers.
In one respect, Big C's aggression has been a blessing. It's helped us realize early in his life what his struggles are, and while it took a few years to really pinpoint the issues, we have a much better handle on how to handle him (and ourselves) when he gets overstimulated.
The great news? Big C's tendency for aggression have diminished tremendously over the past year. Don't get me wrong. He's still way more aggressive than the average four year-old (he threw an eight ball at my head a few weeks back because he didn't want to end the play date), but at least he's starting to recognize the aggression in himself and, every so often, stop himself before it escalates.
More often though, he has the meltdown, then explains later why he was upset. For a four year-old, I think this is impressive.
Very recently, a new form of meltdown has emerged. It's one I haven't quite figured out how to cope with yet. I find myself just getting frustrated.
Lately, if Big C doesn't want to do something or feels threatened in some way, he closes his eyes, starts rocking his body, and makes animal-like moans. His ability to use language completely shuts down. When I try to get him to talk, he just runs and hides. This has happened several times in public places like daycare and preschool.
The only "strategy" that remotely works is to wait it out. It's not easy though. I find myself getting more and more frustrated and less and less patient.
Seriously? How do you not smile at that?
The moral of this story? Epic meltdowns can sometimes lead to epic apologies.
What are some of your strategies for dealing with meltdowns?
This post can also be found on the blog, Sammiches and Psych Meds.
We are working out some sensory issues with Isabel. One of her major triggers is getting dressed. We aren't sure if the clothing is aggravating her eczema, or if it is something else, but we deal with the same meltdown with every piece of clothing. Screaming, running, hiding, and if I hold her down, she bangs her head on the wood floors. The same thing happens every single time I try to put her in her car seat. It's exhausting. Wearing clothes and riding in cars are pretty necessary in life. The only strategy I have been able to come up with is either to abort mission, or wait it out and try again. But my patience is way down and my temper is getting embarrassing. I'm looking forward to reading other comments.
That sounds unbearably frustrating! I wish I had a magical solution for you (if I did, I'd be a millionaire, right?). Big C has eczema too, but it's much milder than what it used to be. I probably should have bought stock in Aquaphor.
I read this just feeling super grateful that your son has the help, wisdom (yes!) and strategies that he has at his age.
I'm thankful that our son wasn't ever aggressive in meltdowns, but everyone tells me how 'normal' he seems. We like to let them know that when you see it, you'll know it. You won't even hear the gunshot that hit him when he melts down. Teachers come back to us (every…single…year) at conferences and say, "You know your thing about not hearing the shot? That's really true." Ha! Like after 13 years we don't really know what a meltdown looks like for him. LOL!!! Love the nuclear mushroom photo–true story there.
That's a great analogy! It can be true here too. Sometimes his meltdowns seem completely unwarranted. A catch phrase at daycare became, "There didn't seem to be any reason he did it." Obviously, there's ALWAYS a reason!
Oh, yes. We sure had our share of these! You've found my blog, so I know you know we do the gluten and casein free diet. We also found the compression techniques seemed to minimize some of the anxiety that would lead to meltdowns. Our naturopath said that meltdowns are sometimes caused by inflammation in the brain and the joints, so anything you can do to minimize that can help with the meltdowns and rage.
Love this! I am amazed at your positive outlook on meltdowns and aggression. I'm not there yet 🙂 Our daughter is also 4 and has started to be able to communicate what has bothered her as well. I am always amazed and impressed. It is challenging how the meltdowns evolve over the years and knowing how to help cope with them.
I completely agree with you about how the meltdowns evolve and get more manageable as we learn how to cope with them. I think about where Big C was a year ago, and the difference is quite startling.
I have to say, this sounds like my five year old. Sometimes there's aggression meltdowns (throwing things, knocking over takes and this past year, biting), but more often then not, he just shuts down completely and don't respond. We're waiting on a sensory disorder assessment, and I'm trying to see what triggers it (loud noises is one), but overall, we don't know what sets it off and he usually won't tell or he forgets.
Best of luck to you as you await your assessment for your son. I hope it is helpful for him (and for you). I often think the hardest part is simply waiting!


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Background: Finnish and Russian Karelian children have a highly contrasting occurrence of asthma and allergy. In these two environments, we studied associations between total serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) with methylation levels in cluster of differentiation 14 (CD14). Methods: Five hundred Finnish and Russian Karelian children were included in four groups: Finnish children with high IgE (n = 126) and low IgE (n = 124) as well as Russian children with high IgE (n = 125) and low IgE (n = 125). DNA was extracted from whole blood cells and pyrosequenced. Three CpG sites were selected in the promoter region of CD14. Results: Methylation levels in two of the three CpG sites were higher in the Finnish compared to Russian Karelian children. In the promoter area of CD14, the Finnish compared to Russian children with low IgE had a significant (p <0.0001) increase in methylation levels at the Amp5Site 2. Likewise, the Finnish compared to Russian children with high IgE had a significant (p = 0.003) increase in methylation levels at the Amp5Site 3. In Russian children with low vs. high IgE, there were significant differences in methylation levels, but this was not the case on the Finnish side. In the regression analysis, adding the methylation variation of CD14 to the model did not explain the higher asthma and allergy risk in the Finnish children. Conclusions: The methylation levels in the promoter region of CD14 gene were higher in the Finnish compared to Russian Karelian children. However, the methylation variation of this candidate gene did not explain the asthma and allergy contrast between these two areas.
Khoo, S. and Mäkelä, M. and Chandler, D. and Schultz, E. and Jamieson, S. and Goldblatt, J. and Haahtela, T. et al. 2016. No simple answers for the Finnish and Russian Karelia allergy contrast: Methylation of CD14 gene. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 27 (7): pp. 721-727.


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UN Secretary-General spokesperson says abortion is foundation of gender equality
By Tori Shaw | May 11, 2022 , 08:43am
At a daily press briefing on May 3, 2022, the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General António Guterres suggested that abortion is the foundation of gender equality.
The response was in reference to a question concerning the recently leaked Supreme Court draft opinion suggesting that the court is ready to overturn Roe v Wade, the case that forcibly legalized abortion in all 50 states in 1973.
A spokesman for the secretary-general, Farhan Haq, declined to comment on the leaked document or the Supreme Court's upcoming ruling specifically, but said, "The Secretary-General has long believed that sexual and reproductive health and rights are the foundation for lives of choice, empowerment and equality for the world's women and girls. And without the full participation of 50% of its population, the world would be the biggest loser."
READ: Abortion is not, and never has been, about women's equality
Haq continued, "[Guterres] has repeatedly pointed to what he has said is a global pushback that we're seeing on women's rights, including reproductive rights and essential health services, and he believes it's essential to keep pursuing women's rights." Guterres has suggested in the past that regulations on abortion result in women's inequality. "Just as slavery and colonialism were a stain on previous centuries, women's inequality should shame us all in the 21st. Because it is not only unacceptable; it is stupid," he said in 2020.
"There is a strong and relentless pushback against women's rights," Guterres said. "Women's sexual and reproductive rights are under threat from different sides."
But the pro-life position is that killing is not a sexual or reproductive right. Once reproduction has already occurred, another human being is present, and that human being has a right to life as a member of the human species.
Women do not need to kill their own offspring in order to be equal to men. Every human being, from fertilization to natural death, is inherently equal. Legalized abortion didn't make women equal, but instead put them in the position of oppressor instead of men.
Interestingly, in 2017 when Guterres was selected as the new Secretary-General, the National Catholic Register reported, "Guterres is also on the record regarding life issues. According to the Catholic Herald, after defending the life of the unborn against his party, he and other pro-life socialists were removed from active roles in the Socialist Party.
As Father Melícias told the Herald, "As far as difficult issues such as abortion and gay rights, he has always been a very consistent man, and this will not change, despite the many difficulties which might arise."
But the statements made by the Secretary-General's spokesman, Farhan Haq, suggest that the Secretary-General's position on life has changed significantly during his time in office.

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Most beginning photographers frame their photos so that their subject is in the very center of the photo. It's the most natural way to do it, especially when you're using a camera with just one autofocus point in the center. But, what the rule of thirds says, is that framing your subject differently can help your composition, resulting in a more interesting photo.
When you are looking through your camera, imagine a tic-tac-toe board drawn evenly across the entire frame. Instead of putting your subject in that center box, put them at one of the points where the tic-tac-toe lines cross.
As you can see from the examples above, you don't have to be 100% accurate about placing your subject exactly at the intersection of the lines, but I hope you're seeing how effective off-center framing can be.
The Rule of Thirds applies to horizons as well. When it comes to horizons, our tendancy is often to place it right in the middle of the photo -effectively splitting the photo into 50% sky, 50% land. But if you place the horizon at one of the 2 horizontal tic-tac-toe lines, it will often lead to a more nicely composed photo.
It's important to experiment with this rule to get a feel for it and to overcome the natural tendency to put either the subject or the horizon in the middle of the frame. But, after you've gotten over your bad center-of-the-frame habits, you may find situations where it's difficult to follow the rule of thirds, or times when you just think framing a subject in the center works for you. If you know why you're doing it -feel free! As you excel, you'll come to see that the rule of thirds is more a suggestion than a rule, but when you're first starting out it's a good idea to try to follow it whenever you can.
If you don't understand something or have trouble with any of my tips, feel free to contact me via a comment on this (or any) article, or see my website for my email address and I'll be happy to help you out!
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(Host) Education Commissioner Ray McNulty says a new report shows that few people have taken advantage of limited school choice in Vermont. This is the first academic year that some degree of school choice has been offered.
Speaking Thursday night on VPR's Switchboard program, McNulty said less than 1% of eligible students are attending a school outside of their home district. McNulty says important questions need to be answered before school choice is expanded.
(Host) McNulty says small schools are afraid they would be hurt unless they continue to receive state money for students who live in their district but attend school elsewhere.
In his inaugural address last week, Governor Jim Douglas said increasing school choice is one of the goals of the new administration.


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Georg Geisler (* 27. Juni 1881; † 1964) war ein deutscher Verwaltungsjurist.

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Geisler studierte Rechtswissenschaft an der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität. 1900 wurde er Mitglied des Corps Suevia Freiburg. Er wurde zum Dr. iur.  promoviert. Nach dem Assessorexamen wurde er 1908 Hilfsarbeiter im Königlichen preußischen Justizministerium. Noch im selben Jahr wurde er zum besoldeten Stadtrat von Gleiwitz gewählt. 1912 erfolgte seine Wahl zum 2. Bürgermeister. Von 1925 bis 1933 war er Oberbürgermeister von Gleiwitz. Geisler gehörte dem Deutschen Zentrumspartei an. Diese wurde von den Nationalsozialisten bekämpft, weil es zu Demokratie und Rechtsstaat stand. Geisler wandte sich 1931 bei einer Festveranstaltung der Alten Herren seines Corps gegen die Diskriminierung "jüdischer" Studenten durch die sich wegen vermeintlicher "arischer" Abstammung überlegen fühlenden Kommilitonen. Geisler wurde im Jahr 1933 durch die Nationalsozialisten widerrechtlich von seinem Posten als Bürgermeister entfernt. Statt seiner wurde ein Nationalsozialist eingesetzt.

Auszeichnungen
 Eisernes Kreuz am weißen Bande
 Zivil-Verdienstkreuz
 Franz-Joseph-Orden
 Militärverdienstkreuz (Österreich)

Werke
 Gleiwitz, die Stadt der grossen Zukunft. Oberschlesische Werbewoche, Gleiwitz, 11. – 18. Mai 1924. GoogleBooks
 Gleiwitz. Gegenwart und Zukunft einer aufblühenden Stadt Oberschlesiens. 1928. GoogleBooks

Literatur
 Geisler, Georg. In: Robert Volz: Reichshandbuch der deutschen Gesellschaft. Das Handbuch der Persönlichkeiten in Wort und Bild. Band 1: A–K. Deutscher Wirtschaftsverlag, Berlin 1930, , S. 530.

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Träger des Eisernen Kreuzes am weißen Bande
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Side Altar of the Madonna of Graces
The first altar on the left is dedicated to the Madonna of Graces. The valuable panel painted in 1377 by Barnaba da Modena (active 1361-1383) is positioned on the 19th-century altar table. The artist trained in Emilia but spent many years working in Genoa and is responsible for several paintings produced for Piedmontese churches. This arched painting depicts the Madonna with Child (also known as the Nursing Madonna). The subject, treated as an icon in the Greek style, recalls ancient Byzantine culture, an appreciation of which was particularly widespread among the mendicant orders. The painting comes from the demolished Alba church of San Francesco d'Assisi, and has been the object of specific worship for some time. In the 19th century, the figurative panels of the predella of the polyptych painted in 1493 by Gandolfino da Roreto were located on a side wall, arranged vertically. They are now visible, correctly aligned, on the table of the high altar. Many ex-votos can still be seen here instead, testifying to the persistence of popular devotion; some are small pictures painted between 1887 and 1928.
Side Altar of Saint Rita
Since the 1950s, this altar has been dedicated to the Augustinian nun Saint Rita of Cascia (depicted on the canvas attached to the section of wall in the central niche), but until the 18th century it was dedicated to Saint Stephen Protomartyr. From 1828 it was consecrated to Saint Julius and Saint Anne (the Virgin Mary's mother) and entrusted to the Lay Company of Master Builders. The 17th-century altarpiece (with the later addition of the holy priest, the patron saint of construction workers), long located in the presbytery, can be linked to the 19th-century dedication of this side altar. But this was also replaced on the altar table by a painting showing only the two venerable dedicatees, later replaced itself in 1886 by a painting on canvas showing only Saint Anne. All that can still be seen of this latter work is the elegant gilded wood frame.
Side altar of Saint Augustine
Until the 19th century this side altar was under the patronage of Alba's Cantone family, but by 1872 it had been transferred to the Biglino family. A 16th-century Late-Mannerist-style altarpiece in painted and gilded wood can still be seen on the altar table. It serves as a frame for a large panel, adapted to the space and painted in tempera, signed and dated under the Virgin Mary's mantle with an inscription of doubtful authenticity: "Macrinvs faci.t 1508". This is clearly a work by the celebrated Renaissance artist Macrino d'Alba (active 1495-1513, dead by 1528). The painting shows the Madonna adoring the Child, Saint Joseph, Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, Saint Augustine the bishop, Saint Jerome and music-playing angels against a background of classical ruins. The original destination of the picture (which might have initially had an arched shape) is not entirely clear. However, it clearly features the venerables favoured by the Augustinians, which, in addition to the dating, suggests that it came from the church of San Bartolomeo at the religious house of Santa Maria della Consolazione in Alba. The abbey was located outside the city, but after war left it in ruins, in 1556 the Hermits of Saint Augustine abandoned it and moved to this ecclesiastical complex.
Side altar of the Madonna of Mount Carmel
Though the altar table has been missing from the side altar of the Madonna of Mount Carmel since 1886, it is still distinguished by the large niche in the middle of the wall in which the 18th-century statue of Mary is set. This notable baroque sculpture in painted and gilded wood, by an unknown sculptor, is used for the procession held annually in honour of the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel as part of the celebration first established in the 18th century. The 17th-century altarpiece can be seen on the side wall to the left, in Late Mannerist style, depicting the Madonna with Child (Madonna of Mount Carmel) and the saints Elijah, Simon Stock (?), Francis of Assisi and Charles Borromeo. It is the work of a painter from the circle of the famed Moncalvo (the master Guglielmo Caccia, who died in 1625), who would have painted it on canvas in around 1628, the year in which the Company of the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel was officially recognized. The work was originally positioned on the table where the priest would officiate at this side altar. A 17th-century painting on canvas has been hung on the right-hand wall for some years now. It was donated to the church in 1992 and shows Saint John the Baptist in the desert and an angel. The work is attributed to Giuseppe Doneda (or Danedi), known as Montalto (1609–c.1678-1679), from Lombardy. Until 2003 it was kept in the sacristy.
In the Presbytery and on the Choir
In the centre, on the table of the main altar (made in 1894 based on a previous design by Turinese engineer Cesare Fantazzini), can be seen five tempera-painted panels, arranged horizontally. These pictures, which in the 19th century were located on a wall of the side altar of the Madonna of Graces, and in the following century were mounted in a single cross-shaped frame visible in the apse, were part of the predella of a prized polyptych which for a long time has been on display at the Galleria Sabauda in Turin. This polyptych seems to have originally been executed by the Asti artist Gandolfino da Roreto (documented from 1493 to 1518) in 1493 for Alba's abbey of San Francesco d'Assisi, demolished in 1814. The recomposed panels show Jesus Christ and the Apostles, in a style that recalls the Ligurian-Provençal tradition.
In the middle of the back wall, above the choir, is the large altarpiece (oil on canvas) showing the Baptism of Jesus Christ. It seems as though in the 19th century it was included and adapted into a larger, composite, arched frame, similar to an ancona, protruding significantly (from the demolished Alba church of San Francesco d'Assisi). This important work was painted by the Savigliano artist Giovanni Antonio Molineri (1577-1631) for this parish in the third decade of the 17th century, commissioned by the Augustinians. The scene is captured with a simple, strong naturalness, though with clear post-Caravaggesque touches. High up on the back wall of the church can be seen the triptych mural painted in 1887 by Paolo Gaidano (1861-1916), a Poirino native who was active in Turin. Using a traditional style, he has skilfully depicted the Madonna with Child, Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint Francis of Assisi and, to the sides, two cherubs.
On the wall to the left hangs the 16th-century painting which in this church was originally positioned on the side altar table of Saint Lucy and Saint Nicolò (located where the baptismal font currently is). It shows the Madonna with Child, Saint Augustine (or Saint Nicholas the bishop?) and Saint Lucy the martyr against a background of classical buildings. The provenance is not clear; it comes either from the Augustinian abbey of S. Maria della Consolazione in Alba (abandoned by the monks in 1556) or from Alba's S. Nicolao church, which no longer exists. The painting is datable to the first quarter of the 16th century. The unknown artist was probably from the circle of Macrino d'Alba, and was perhaps also responsible for the altarpiece "della Consorzia", formerly in the cathedral and now in the town hall.
Between the Presbytery and the Choir
In the right-hand section of the presbytery, against the wall, can be seen a seat made from carved walnut wood, made from pieces of the now-lost 15th-century choir from Alba's abbey of San Francesco d'Assisi, demolished in 1814. The old choir, commissioned by the Franciscan brother Marco da Sommariva, was made in 1429 by a sculptor from Pavia, Urbanino da Surso (c.1380–1461/1463). The bas-reliefs reassembled here (between the backrest and the part below) show the dream of Pope Innocence III, the Nativity with the arrival of the Magi and various saints, mixed in with decorative and symbolic motifs.
Above the seat is a large oil painting on canvas, which in the 19th century was positioned on a side altar table, dedicated to Saint Julius and Saint Anna, at the time under the patronage of the Company of Master Builders. Before then it was positioned in the side altar of the Guardian Angel. In the painting, which was replaced by another from 1822, we can see Baby Jesus (or Toniolo?), Saint Joseph, the Virgin Mary, the Guardian Angel, the Eternal Father, the Holy Ghost and Saint Julius. Almost the entire work, in the style of Cherasco painter Sebastiano Taricco (1641-1710), dates to a period between the late 17th and the early 18th century, except for the figure of the patron saint of builders, who seems to be a 19th-century addition to adapt it to the dedication of the aforementioned altar.
The antique processional crucifix in painted wood dates from the first decades of the 16th century. By an unknown artist, it is a work of great value, but with subsequent integrations. Two paintings, hung from the side walls on the choir, date instead from the 17th century, and depict various Saints and Blesseds, including the protectors of the city. The paintings, on canvas, also show the coats of arms of the patrons, Vittorio Nicolino Della Chiesa, the bishop in Alba from 1667 to 1691, and the distinguished Como family.
Side Altar of Saint Job
This altar was originally dedicated to Saint Honoratus, then to Saint Job. From 1822 it was under the patronage of the Society of Silk Spinners, a society connected to the church of S. Giovanni due to the cocoon and silkworm market held in the square in front of the church. The altarpiece on the table, painted in 1823 by the Savigliano artist Giuseppe Chinantore (1747-1824) was commissioned by this professional association. The arched canvas shows the suffering of Saint Job. The wood-and-glass confessionals underneath were installed there in 1886.
Side Altar of Saint Francis de Sales
Between the 17th century renovations and 1821 this side altar was dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel and was under the patronage of the Picco family. From 1822 to 1872 it seems to have been dedicated to Saint Francis de Sales and been under the patronage of the noble Deabbate family, who inherited it from the previous patrons. From 1872 to 1933 it was also dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to Saint Teresa of Avila (already depicted in the altarpiece). Dedications to the Madonna of Mount Carmel and Saint Francis of Assisi were also added. But originally it was the 19th-century dedication of the altar to the bishop saint and Doctor of the Church, protector of writers and journalists, that prevailed. A large arched altarpiece is displayed on the altar table, showing Saint Francis de Sales, Saint Teresa of Avila and angels. By an unknown artist, it was painted on canvas in the last two decades of the 17th century and partially retouched in the early 1820s. It seems the work was acquired around 1822 by the erudite count Vincenzo Deabbate (Patrizio d'Alba Pompeia natio di Cuneo, "from Alba Pompeia, born in Cuneo") for this side altar.
Side Altar of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Saint Zita
Until 1821 this side altar was dedicated to the Guardian Angel (with its own 17th-century altarpiece, now visible in the presbytery). From 1822 to 1832 it was dedicated to Saint Peter the Apostle and Saint Eligius the bishop. From 1832 to 1886 the dedication was changed to Saint Joachim, and in 1886 Saint Zita, the protector of housemaids and bakers, was added. In 1934 the dedication to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which later prevailed, was added, with the related 19th-century statue transferred here from the side altar of Saint Francis de Sales. Since 2016, a canvas showing the Supper at Emmaus has been on display on the side wall. The work, a private donation from the last century, is signed "GAM" and dated 1629, and has been attributed to the Savigliano artist Giovanni Antonio Molineri (1577-1631).
Side Chapel of the Baptismal Font
This side section of the church was completely transformed in 1939, based on a design by the Alba architect Giovanni Oreste Dellapiana. Initially, this was the location for the side altar of Saint Lucy and Saint Nicolò, which was under the patronage of the Verri della Bosia counts, then the Parucca family and, at least from 1872 on, the Raineri family. The 16th-century painting from the circle of Macrino d'Alba, showing the Madonna with Child amidst Saint Augustine (or Saint Nicholas the bishop?) and Saint Lucy the martyr, was displayed here. For some time it has been on display in another part of the church. Now, in particular, here one can see the marble baptismal font from 1939. Above, on the wall, is a sculpted group in terracotta, by the Turinese artist Virgilio Audagna (1903-1995). The work represents the Baptism of Jesus Christ, depicted in a conventional style.
Counterfaçade of the Church
The current counterfaçade of the church actually corresponds to the back wall of the medieval house of worship, whose first documentary evidence dates from the 13th century (1229, 1233, 1250, 1253). Indeed, at that time its longitudinal axis had the canonical orientation, with the presbytery and the apse positioned towards the east and the façade facing west. The fragments of frescoes hidden behind the organ gallery, which can only be seen with difficulty, date from the medieval period. They were rediscovered in 1989. Behind the handrail, along the flight of steps that leads to the organ loft, can be seen two well-defined female figures, not particularly large. In the same section, to the left, can be seen the standing figure of a saint (Saint John the Evangelist), much higher than the two women. On the other part of the wall, hidden behind the wooden structure holding the pipes and bellows, it is possible to partially see another standing saint (Saint John the Baptist), inside a decorative frame. They are positioned symmetrically at the sides of what was probably a complete pictorial composition, originally entirely visible to the faithful as they faced the main altar. Stylistically, some experts believe that the fresco fragments recall certain characteristics of some French painting from the first half of the 14th century. There are similarities with the expressive methods of the so-called "Maestro di San Nicola", the anonymous fresco painter who worked in the church of S. Andrea in Savigliano, in Savigliano's old town hall and in a private home, also in Savigliano. The linear Gothic of the fragments in this church, as well as some affinities with the painted wooden ceiling in Alba's Palazzo Serralunga (from the Angevin period), suggest a possible dating to the third decade of the 14th century. The pipe organ was installed in the organ loft in 1876. It was the work of two organ-making brothers from Centallo, Francesco and Vittorio Vittino.
Associazione culturale San Giovanni
Piazza Pertinace 4, 12051 Alba


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Grattan on Friday: If defeat comes, what then for the Liberals' succession?
Posted on September 5, 2017 by particularkev
The conservatives' strategy is to reap what victories they can while Malcolm Turnbull leads.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
If the Turnbull government's present agonies become death throes and the election is lost, coping with opposition will test to its very core a Liberal Party that in power has been fractured and self-indulgent.
For a start, would the conservatives, who at the moment have an ideological mortgage over the party despite moderates holding some key cabinet posts, be able to foreclose and, if so, with what consequences?
It's almost two years since a widely hailed moderate prime minister overthrew a conservative one. Yet in many areas Malcolm Turnbull has not been able to assert his authority over the party. Instead, he has been forced to, or chosen to, accommodate the right's demands and embrace senior conservatives as his closest ministerial confidants.
The conservatives' very effective strategy – from their own point of view if not electorally – is to reap what victories they can while Turnbull leads. But their real moment could be in prospect if he loses (assuming he takes the party into the election).
It would depend on who emerged as leader – which in turn would be affected by the size of the defeat and the composition of the post-election party. But conservatives, already shaping the internal debates, would seem well placed in the field of successors.
Peter Dutton, their hardman, has gone from the minister Turnbull didn't want on cabinet's national security committee to the prime minister's adviser and protector, recently rewarded with the creation of the proposed home affairs portfolio.
Dutton can afford to be a mainstay of Turnbull's praetorian guard. His best chance of leadership lies in Turnbull losing and his pitching as the tough Tony Abbott-style headkicker the Liberals might think they need in opposition.
Meanwhile, the immigration minister burnishes his right-wing credentials by relentlessly milking the border protection issue, assiduously feeding friendly Murdoch tabloids, and maintaining a warm dialogue with 2GB shockjocks.
If not Dutton – who could conceivably lose his marginal Queensland seat – the Liberals would be looking at Scott Morrison, Abbott, Christian Porter (also vulnerable in his Western Australian seat), Josh Frydenberg and Julie Bishop.
Morrison is an ideological chameleon, so it would be hard to predict where the Liberals would head off to under him. While his stocks have receded, in opposition he might be viewed as a compromise.
Abbott would surely be seen as yesterday's dog.
Porter, a former WA treasurer and attorney-general, arrived with much promise but so far has lacked the popular touch.
Frydenberg probably wouldn't be regarded as ready.
Bishop doesn't appear up to – or up for – years of opposition slog, and would likely quit parliament.
Of this list, only Bishop is (sort of) a moderate; Frydenberg is (sort of) centrist.
The lack of moderates in the succession list is notable, given Christopher Pyne's ill-judged boast to that faction that it was in the "winners' circle". It's not, if we are talking about future leaders. Nor is it articulating, in the sense of a broad manifesto, what the party stands for, according to moderate lights.
This failure to proselytise – something they did diligently at times in the past – is one source of the moderates' current weakness.
For the most part, Turnbull has failed to chart a philosophical path ahead for the Liberals. Buffeted by political circumstances, bad opinion polls and determined internal critics, he has lacked the opportunity or will to do so. Or perhaps, as a primarily transactional politician, he doesn't have the intellectual bent for that sort of task.
Turnbull's much-talked-about July speech in London, in which he said the Liberal Party belonged in the "sensible centre" – a phrase he'd taken from Abbott, though each would identify the centre's content differently – generated intra-party controversy without inspiring the followers.
In contrast, Abbott has the time, inclination and intellectual heft to set out directions, with numerous articles, speeches and radio interviews.
While Abbott has only a small band of loyalists in personal terms – because he's seen as electorally unpopular and as someone undermining the government's chance of surviving – he espouses positions supported by many other conservatives within the party and their commentariat sympathisers.
The response to Pauline Hanson's burqa stunt in the Senate highlighted the divisions among Liberals over some basic values. Attorney-General George Brandis tore strips off Hanson in a spontaneous and emotional speech, drawing a standing ovation from Labor and Greens. Education Minister Simon Birmingham – one consistently gutsy moderate voice – tweeted support. But positive reaction from the government benches in the Senate was more muted.
Brandis has subsequently come under attack from some conservatives for his speech. Peta Credlin, Abbott's former chief-of-staff and a significant extra-parliamentary player in the "Liberal wars", who advocates banning the burqa, wrote: "Rather than condemn Hanson to win the applause of Labor and the Greens, George Brandis should have shown leadership on an issue where women are denied their rightful place in our community."
A Sky ReachTEL poll taken after Hanson's action found 56% support for a burqa ban.
Brandis lost out in Dutton's win on the planned home affairs department, but managed to retain responsibility for approving warrants for ASIO activities.
In the battle for the party's soul Brandis may think he has little to lose by taking a stand. He's under pressure to quit the parliament at the end of the year to open the way for Turnbull to reshuffle; it's not clear whether Brandis would or could seek to stay a while beyond that.
Given the conservatives' present power in the Liberal firmament, it is worth revisiting Brandis' 2009 Alfred Deakin lecture, in which he argued that the party's much-heralded "two traditions" – conservative and liberal – theory "was a specific contribution of John Howard's", rather than a historical feature.
"This awkward blending of two different systems of values was very much a reflection of John Howard's own personal values, shared by no other significant Liberal leader. Alfred Deakin, Robert Menzies, Harold Holt, John Gorton, Malcolm Fraser were all happy to describe themselves simply as liberals. Howard was the first who did not see himself, and was uncomfortable to be seen, purely in the liberal tradition," Brandis said.
In that lecture Brandis also pointed to the contest, when a party goes into opposition, between those who want to be brutally honest about past failings and those seeking to defend the legacy.
Unless a lot changes fairly quickly – and admittedly the election isn't due until 2019 – extolling a rather scattered Turnbull legacy might be a challenge.
In government, the Liberals' own goals have given Labor many breaks. In opposition, the challenges in getting their act together would be considerable.
The broad right is already splintered, with Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives, Pauline Hanson's One Nation and, toward the centre, the Nick Xenophon Team all competing with the Liberals and Nationals.
If worse came to worst, the right could fragment further in opposition. There was muffled talk previously of those from the Queensland Liberal National Party wanting to sit as a separate group, although this isn't considered practical.
If their vote held up better than that of the Liberals, the Nationals would likely be angry with their partners after a rout. They are already blaming Liberal ineptitude for the Coalition's woes – although the crisis over Nationals MPs' citizenship saw the exasperation suddenly flow the other way. A blame game would make harder the adjustment to the loss of power.
While unrelenting negativity can be an effective path for an opposition, as Abbott showed spectacularly, there is no guarantee it is enough. Bill Shorten has picked up a good deal from the Abbott playbook, but Labor under him also has a quite strong, and in parts daring, policy agenda.
The Liberals could not simply rely on a Shorten government being a shambles. They would need to develop over time a positive program – and one that connected with ordinary people, rather than being in an indulgent la-la land of the hard right.
Much would depend on leadership in a party that turns on the axis of the person at the top. That takes us back to the apparent problems of succession.
Of course, there might be nothing for the Liberals to worry about. Turnbull – with his device of covering uncertainty with the definitive declaration – assures us the government "will win the next election". Many of his colleagues just wish they believed him.
Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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CHINA: CHRISTIANS WARY AS RECESSION, UNREST HIT
Posted on February 28, 2009 by particularkev
Beleaguered government officials could view church as threat – or a force for stability.
BEIJING, February 25 (Compass Direct News) – With China's central government last December issuing a number of secret documents calling on provincial officials to strive to prevent massive unrest in a rapidly collapsing economy, observers are watching for signs of whether authorities will view Christian groups as a threat or a stabilizing influence.
While the Sichuan earthquake last May proved that Christians were willing and able to assist in times of national crisis, raids on house church groups have continued in recent weeks.
The secret reports have come in quick succession. A central government body, the Committee for Social Stability (CSS), issued an internal report on Jan. 2 listing a total of 127,467 serious protests or other incidents across China in 2008, many involving attacks on government buildings or clashes with police and militia.
"Recently every kind of contradiction in society has reached the level of white heat," the CSS warned in an earlier document issued on Dec. 16.
The document said some officials had "ignored the welfare of the masses … piling up pressure until the situation exploded," and concluded that, "The relevant Party and State organs must … give daily priority to the task of getting rid of all the maladies which produce social instability and the present crisis."
On Dec. 10, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the National People's Congress issued an internal document calling on senior provincial officials to make every effort to alleviate social and political problems exacerbated by the current recession.
On Dec. 12, the Ministry of Public Security authorized provincial officials to tighten control of all communications in the sensitive period prior to Chinese New Year, which this year fell on Jan. 25. Fearing turmoil as millions of newly-unemployed factory workers headed home for New Year celebrations, the government cancelled all leave for Public Security Bureau (PSB) officers, placed them on high alert and mobilized an additional 150,000 police and armed militia for the holiday period.
On Dec. 15, the public security ministry issued a further document calling for tightened security at government ministries, military bases, armament stores, state borders, airports and railway stations.
In its Dec. 16 report, the CSS warned that provincial authorities must try to resolve grievances by non-violent means before protestors begin attacking factories and government offices or stealing, looting and burning property.
The scale of demonstrations and riots has already reached frightening proportions. In the Jan. 2 internal assessment leaked in Hong Kong, the CSS said the 127,467 serious incidents across China last year involved participation of around 1 percent of the population. Of these cases, 476 consisted of attacks on government and Party buildings, while 615 involved violent clashes with police and militia, leaving 1,120 police and Party officials and 724 civilians killed or injured.
Church as Subversive
Concerned by the growth of unregistered house church groups in an uncertain political and social climate, the Chinese government has ramped up efforts both to identify Christians and to portray Christianity as a subversive foreign force.
Local governments in China last year reported on continued measures to prevent "illegal" religious gatherings and curb other criminalized religious activities, according to reports from the U.S. Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC) on Dec. 20 and Feb. 2. (See "Tortured Christian Lawyer Arrested as Officials Deny Abuses," Feb. 11.)
In recent months authorities have quietly gathered data on church growth using surveys at universities and workplaces, and called meetings at various institutions in the capital to discuss the supposed dangers of foreign religious influence. (See "Officials Grapple with Spread of Christianity," Feb. 4.)
Raids on unregistered church groups have continued in recent weeks, with police perhaps prompted to ensure tighter controls on church activity. On Feb. 11, police arrested two South Korean pastors and more than 60 Chinese house church leaders from four provinces who had gathered for a seminar in Wolong district, Nanyang city, the China Aid Association (CAA) reported. The police also confiscated personal money, cell phones and books, and forced each person to register and pay a fine before releasing some of the elderly leaders.
Authorities held six of the detained leaders for several days but by Sunday (Feb. 22) had released all of them, Compass sources confirmed.
In Shanghai, police and members of the State Administration of Religious Affairs on Feb. 10 ordered Pastor Cui Quan to cancel an annual meeting for house church leaders, and then ordered the owner of the hall used by Cui's 1,200-member congregation to cease renting it to Cui within 30 days, according to CAA.
Senior staff at Beijing's Dianli Hospital on Feb. 6 ordered elderly house church pastor Hua Zaichen to leave the premises despite being severely ill, CAA reported. Government officials had refused to allow Hua's wife, Shuang Shuying, an early release from prison to visit her dying husband unless she agreed to inform on other Christians, according to Hua's son. After refusing their offer, Shuang was finally able to visit Hua on her release date, Feb. 8; Hua died the following day.
Both Shuang and her husband have suffered years of persecution for their involvement in the house church movement.
On Feb. 4, police seized Christian lawyer and human rights defender Gao Zhisheng from his home in Shaanxi province, CAA reported. At press time his whereabouts were unknown.
While other incidents have gone unreported, house church leaders in northern China told Compass in January that despite tighter restrictions in the current economic and political climate, they were optimistic about the ability of the church to survive and flourish.
Disenchantment, Dissent Spread Across China
In December, China celebrated the 30th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping's "open door" economic reform policy, which had led to a high annual growth rate of some 10 percent. While Party leaders publicly congratulated themselves, an internal party document warned that 75 percent of the financial benefits had gone to only 10 percent of the population, mainly high and middle-ranking Party members and some entrepreneurs.
With the growth rate now seriously dented, relations between Party members and the general public were "about to explode," the document warned.
The document also referred to an "ideological vacuum in Party and state," a "moral vacuum in upholding regulations," and a "vacuum in spiritual civilization," in stark contrast to the moral and spiritual values held by religious groups.
According to the Research Institute of the State Council, urban unemployment among young people had already risen to 10.5 percent by last June. If foreign investors continued to withdraw funds, the institute warned, this figure could rise to 16 percent or higher, sparking more outrage against the government.
Tens of thousands of factories closed down in the first six months of 2008, well before the full impact of the global recession hit China. By November, 10 million migrant workers were unemployed; most recent estimates put the figure at 20 million, and officials admit this figure will reach at least 35 million by the end of 2009.
Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu, responsible for agricultural affairs, warned in a recent report that 30 percent of all villagers have set up peasant organizations to challenge local government officials and crime bosses. Some groups also have plans to launch armed insurgencies and their own peasant governments.
Several million university graduates will also face unemployment this year, potentially lending their voices and leadership skills to mass protest movements.
An increasing number of intellectuals have already signed Charter 08, a petition issued in December calling for multi-party elections, human rights, press freedom and the rule of law.
On Jan. 7, a prominent Chinese lawyer, Yan Yiming, filed an application with the Finance Ministry demanding that it open its 2008 and 2009 budget books to the public. On Jan. 13, more than 20 Chinese intellectuals signed an open letter calling for a boycott of state television news programs because of "systematic bias and brainwashing," while a Beijing newspaper ran an article arguing that freedom of speech was written into the constitution, The Washington Post reported in late January.
In response, Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu warned China's leaders via state media that, "The present situation of maintaining national security and social stability is grave."
Many analysts agree that the Chinese Communist Party may be facing its greatest challenge to date.
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Q: How to run EXE in powershell with parameters, in one line I need to run a .exe with parameters, currently this takes two lines. I would like to be able to pass a string as a variable to a function, and only need to do this once.
This is how I am currently doing it, which takes two variables:
function Foo{
    $ExeToStart = "C:\Program Files\x\program.exe"

    Start-Process $ExeToStart -ArgumentList "--arg1","--arg2"
}

Is there a way of combining this so that I can just define a variable, "y" and pass it into the function as one line similar to below?
$x = "C:\Program Files\x\program.exe -ArgumentList "--arg1","--arg2""

function Foo{
     Start-Process $x
}

A: Here is a way you can achieve what you want.
# Create an array of the program and arguments
$x = 'C:\Program Files\x\program.exe','--arg1','--arg2'

# Example with no parameters
Function Foo {
    Start-Process -FilePath $args[0][0] -ArgumentList $args[0][1..$args[0].Count]
}

# Example using parmeters
Function Foo {
    param([string[]]$program)
    $params = @{
        FilePath = $program[0]
    }
    if ($program.Count -gt 1) {
        $params['ArgumentList'] = $program[1..$program.Count]
    }
    Start-Process @Params
}

# Call the function
Foo $x

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Home News Polish diocese apologises to sex abuse victim for his court questions
Polish diocese apologises to sex abuse victim for his court questions
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Polish diocese apologises for asking whether or not sex abuse victim was homosexual or if he loved 'intimate' moments with Catholic priest when he was being assaulted
Bielsko-Zywiec diocese apologised for asking whether or not a sex abuse victim was homosexual or loved the 'intimate' moments
Victim, Janusz Szymik, 48, was an altar boy when the abuse started within the Nineteen Eighties
Poland's Catholic bishops had already strongly criticised the southern diocese
The offender, solely recognized as Rev. Jan W., was convicted by the Vatican's Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith
By Associated Press Reporter
A Catholic diocese in Poland apologised on Thursday for having requested a court to decide whether or not a person who was sexually abused as a baby by a priest is homosexual, and whether or not the sexual contact could have consequently been pleasurable for him.
Following large criticism, the Bielsko-Zywiec diocese stated that its letter to the court shouldn't have included questions concerning the victim's sexuality or have prompt that he drew pleasure from contact with the priest. The diocese dispatched the letter in response to a lawsuit by the victim, Janusz Szymik.
'We apologise to Janusz and to all who've been scandalised' by the questions, the diocese stated in an announcement, vowing to change the letter's wording.
Bielsko-Zywiec diocese in Poland apologised for asking whether or not a sex abuse victim was homosexual or loved the 'intimate' moments
Poland's Catholic bishops had already strongly criticised the southern Polish diocese.
Szymik, who's now 48, was an altar boy when the abuse started within the Nineteen Eighties. He sued the diocese in a civil court final year.
The priest, who has been recognized solely as Rev. Jan W., admitted to the abuse and in 2015 was convicted by the Vatican's Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith.
Szymik is now looking for 3 million zlotys ($760,000) in compensation from the diocese.
The Onet information portal earlier this week disclosed the contents of paperwork it obtained which a lawyer for the church had submitted to the court. The paperwork present the church wanting an knowledgeable "to check the plaintiff's sexual orientation" and to decide whether or not he "showed satisfaction with maintaining an intimate relationship with Rev. Jan W." or derived any "material benefits" from the sexual relationship with the cleric.
Rev. Piotr Studnicki, the director of a particular office for the safety of kids inside the Polish Bishops' Conference, stated in an announcement issued on Wednesday that "reliable knowledge and human sensitivity" are obligatory to any authorized process.
"The issue of sexual orientation or the way a child reacts emotionally to an offense of sexual abuse cannot constitute an argument against the injured person and diminish the responsibility of the perpetrator," Studnicki stated. "It must be clear to everyone that a child never bears responsibility for violence experienced."
Szymik expressed shock about how the case has turned, noting that Bishop Roman Pindel of Bielsko-Zywiec had beforehand proven compassion towards him for the abuse he suffered as a baby.
"Previously, he expressed pain and regret and asked for forgiveness, and now he wants to prove … that I am a homosexual person, that pedophilia gave me pleasure, that everything that happened was voluntary, that I benefited from it," Szymik stated in an interview on the all-news station TVN24.
The growth comes as Pope Francis has been attempting to clear up a tradition of abuse and cover-ups within the Polish church.
The Catholic Church was lengthy the very best ethical authority in Poland, having performed an inspirational function throughout occupation and overseas rule and supporting the anti-communist Solidarity motion within the Nineteen Eighties.
But the current reckoning of abuse has broken its credibility. Even Poland's most well-known Catholic, St. John Paul II, now has his legacy tarnished by his personal failure to deal with abuse when he was pope.
One of the nation's high church leaders, Archbishop Wojciech Polak, the primate of Poland, stated just lately that the church is seeing a "devastating" decline in spiritual observe amongst younger Poles, arguing that the church hierarchy's failure to cope with clerical abuse is one cause for that.
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Q: Azure Cosmos DB - any downside of using very low TTL for health check items? As part of the health checks that we have implemented for an app, we are attempting to write a dummy document to the database. For this document, we are using a TTL (time-to-live) of 10 seconds, so that Cosmos DB automatically cleans up the document.
My question is: Is there a downside (performance, RU cost, etc.) of setting the TTL all the way down to 1 second? As soon as the document was successfully written, the health check is happy and we don't care about the document anymore.

A: There is no downside, performance degredation or extra cost assocuiated to the setting of low TTL.
If you look at this documentation HERE. It states.

Deletion of expired items is a background task that consumes left-over
Request Units, that is Request Units that haven't been consumed by
user requests. Even after the TTL has expired, if the container is
overloaded with requests and if there aren't enough RU's available,
the data deletion is delayed. Data is deleted once there are enough
RUs available to perform the delete operation. Though the data
deletion is delayed, data is not returned by any queries (by any API)
after the TTL has expired.


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Warmer Temperatures Mean Hungrier Pests
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Originally published on September 7, 2018 4:14 pm
Warmer temperatures across the region from climate change are making insect pests hungrier. That's according to a new study published in the journal Science.
Curtis Deutsch is a Professor of Oceanography at the University of Washington, and one of the authors of the study. He said for every degree Celsius that temperatures rise above the global historical average, crops lost to insects will increase by 10 to 25 percent.
"If you're sort of the average person that has plenty to eat, it probably means that prices will just go up a bit," said Deutsch. "If you're the average person that doesn't have enough to eat, it's likely that you'll go hungrier."
The research said higher temperatures make insect pests eat more because it speeds of their metabolisms. It also speeds up their life cycles, so they reproduce more quickly.
The study focused on wheat, corn and rice, since they make up almost half of the calories humans eat. But Deutsch said most crops will feel the impacts of hungrier bugs.
And to make matters worse he said if farmers turn to more pesticides, that could hurt other organisms—like insects that eat the pests, or humans.
Hay Is For Horses... When They Can Get It
By Ali Budner • Jul 31, 2018
Hay prices are spiking this year, driven up by a drought-induced shortage of the crop. It's affecting ranchers across the board, but horse owners in particular are feeling the pinch. Horses eat higher quality hay, so it's harder to get. It's forcing horse owners in Colorado to buy more hay from neighboring states like Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana and that's driving the cost up even more.
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Drought has spread across the state, but conditions in southeastern Utah are dire and deepening.


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Villarini Wins Young Investigator Award
May 3, 2017 /in News /by Mikael Mulugeta
By Mikael Mulugeta
Villarini has won the first 2017 Water Young Investigator Award.
Gabriele Villarini, associate director of IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering, has won the 2017 Water Young Investigator Award.
The award recognizes Villarini, a UI associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, for the excellence of his research in water science. Villarini's work has played an integral role in changing the way the scientific community uses and validates remote-sensing products, examining aspects of time series of floods and extreme rainfall, and for introducing useful concepts and applications of scaling properties of hydrological fields.
"This is the first year this award has existed, and I am very excited to be the first one selected to receive it," says Villarini. "I want to thank the selection committee and my nominator, Professor Witold Krajewski."
The Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), an academic open-access publisher headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, presents the Water Young Investigator Award to a researcher in recognition of her/his significant contribution to the advancement of the fields of water science, technology, management and governance. To be considered for the award, researchers must be under the age of 40 or 10 years or fewer removed from receiving their PhD.
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Haugen awarded E.B. Kurtz Senior Merit Award
May 4, 2012 /in News /by Sara Steussy
Iowa Flood Center student Paul Haugen, is this year's recipient of the E.B. Kurtz Senior Merit Award. Haugen's work at the Iowa Flood Center focuses on the design and implementation of the communication format between the stream stage sensors and the network. The E.B. Kurtz Senior Merit Award is given in recognition of high scholarship, character, professional promise and service to the Dept. of Electrical Engineering and the UI College of Engineering.
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PGA TOUR Creates Forme Tour for PGA TOUR Canada Players for 2021
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida — The PGA TOUR has announced the creation of the Forme Tour for current PGA TOUR Canada members as a result of restrictions and other COVID-19-related issues at the U.S.-Canadian border.
For 2021, PGA TOUR Canada members will be given access to the Forme Tour, allowing them the ability to compete in a series of U.S.-based events between June and September.
The Forme Tour is sponsored by Forme® ( https://forme.science ), a wellness-technology company that designs therapeutic wearables to optimize neck and spinal alignment, correct posture and boosts recovery. The Forme Tour will continue to provide Official World Golf Ranking points and is planning an eight-tournament schedule played during the summer. The top-five points earners earning 2021-22 Korn Ferry Tour membership along with others advancing to the second and final stages of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament.
The Forme Tour's 72-hole, medal-play events will be conducted identically to other PGA TOUR-affiliated Tour tournaments. Auburn University Club in Auburn, Alabama, and Ohio's TPC River's Bend in the Cincinnati suburb of Maineville, two premier golf facilities, have already signed as host sites. The Tour's other six venues—as well as tournament dates—will be announced later this spring.
"We are excited to offer this opportunity to our PGA TOUR Canada members, and our commitment is to continue to do business with high-caliber golf courses," said Greg Carlson, Executive Director of the Forme Tour, who previously filled the same role for seven years for PGA TOUR Series-China. "Forme® has shown a willingness to support these players in their career endeavors, and we're extremely happy to work with such an impressive company and with facilities like the Auburn University Club and TPC River's Bend—centerpiece sites of our season. We look forward to announcing the remaining schedule and venues in the coming weeks."
The Mackenzie Tour will conduct events held across Canada for Canadian-based players later this summer. These players will compete to earn access to the traditional Mackenzie Tour in 2022. The Mackenzie Tour expects that a number of familiar sites from coast to coast will be included in a schedule announcement that will arrive in the coming weeks.
Mackenzie Tour Executive Director Scott Pritchard has seen firsthand the challenges the global pandemic has caused and is seeking and expects to secure competitive opportunities under the Mackenzie Tour banner for players who reside in Canada.
"The Canada-based players will play in 72-hole Mackenzie Tour events, and the tournaments will continue to support local charities and local economies. We will share more details about specific plans in the near future," said Pritchard. "We're excited to continue to further develop golf and competitive golfers in this country."
"It's a privilege for our company to align itself with the PGA TOUR in support of these gifted and hard-working U.S., and international players, whose careers have been shortened due to COVID-19 restrictions," said Dr. Stephen Liu, Chairman and Founder of Forme®. "Golfers have a demonstrated history of sustaining damaging neck, back, hip and shoulder injuries from routine playing and demanding travel schedules, which can seriously affect their careers and health. We have helped many professional golfers over the years in keeping them healthy and allowing them to play injury-free at the highest level. We are driven to empower everyone to create better posture, better health and better recovery.
"As an inclusive company with an eye on supporting and growing the game, we are committed to positioning the Forme Tour so we can assist international and minority players, particularly from the PGA TOUR's International Tours, in showcasing their talents," added Dr. Liu.
PGA TOUR Canada began in 2013, and fans of the Tour can expect the same high level of play on the Forme Tour, with future Korn Ferry Tour and eventual PGA TOUR stars emerging.
"PGA TOUR Canada has been a proving ground for seven seasons, and we expect that to continue, even with the altering look and feel of the Tour brought on by these circumstances that have affected the world as a whole," said Rob Ohno, Senior Vice President, Head of International Tours. "The PGA TOUR has always aligned itself with high-quality partners who share the TOUR's vision of giving back. In Forme®, we could not have found a better company to work with to create PGA TOUR Canada in the United States. Forme® focuses on inclusiveness, giving people opportunities and improving their health. We're very much looking forward to growing this relationship and starting the season."
The Forme Tour will adopt its eligibility from PGA TOUR Canada and will feature the top-60 points earners from the 2019 PGA TOUR Canada season, qualified members from the PGA TOUR University Ranking and those who successfully qualified at the three Qualifying Tournaments in 2020 (prior to cancellation of 2020 PGA TOUR Canada season due to Covid-19) and the seven 2021 Qualifying Tournaments.
About the Forme Tour
The Forme Tour is a series of tournaments played in the United States in the summer of 2021, where tomorrow's stars begin the path to the PGA TOUR. The leading five point-earners at the end of each season earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for the following year and the next five gain access to the second and final stages of the Korn Ferry Tour's Qualifying Tournament. The Forme Tour's mission is to provide a high-quality platform to produce alumni that move to the next level and eventually the PGA TOUR, while making a positive impact in the communities where tournaments are played.
About Forme®
Forme® is a science-driven, wellness-technology company dedicated to optimizing human posture and recovery to build a foundation for lifelong holistic living. Forme® designs proven, therapeutic, wearable attire that detects, corrects and trains the body's alignment, giving users better posture, recovery and breathing that allows them to perform, think and live at their highest level. Forme®'s products can be easily integrated into daily wear for noticeable improvement to physical and cognitive health.
Forme® is about redefining users' standard of self-care and redefining the basic form of the wearer. People's health, mood, mind and appearance all rest on this foundation. Forme® wants to fully enhance people's lives so they can be their best selves. Forme®'s team of doctors, scientists and technology pioneers are constantly seeking ways to empower the community at large because true holistic health means improving the health of the entire community. All products are made in the U.S., and registered with the FDA, with a focus on sustainable practices.
Meet the new standard of self-care, driven by science.
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Danny DeVito explains why he returned to the Penguin for new Batman comic Gotham City Villains
The actor reveals he was initially "a little bit hesitant about doing the comic," and also expresses his excitement to see his former costar Colin Farrell take over the role.
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By Christian Holub November 30, 2021 at 07:17 PM EST
There's not a lot that Danny DeVito hasn't done in his decades-long acting career. But when DC Comics called him last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, DeVito was offered the chance to do something new: write a comic book. In Gotham City Villains, the new one-shot anthology comic out this week featuring short stories about Batman's greatest enemies, DeVito returned to the character he previously played in Tim Burton's 1992 superhero film Batman Returns: the Penguin.
Set in "another time, another place," the Penguin story in Gotham City Villains shows the bird-themed villain romantically involved with fellow antihero Catwoman. In Batman Returns, the Penguin's advances were rejected by Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman, but in this version the two have forged a solid romance based on stealing from the rich and giving back to everyone else.
"I loved working on the movie and I loved working with Tim, and the whole ideas of Oswald was so much fun to do," DeVito tells EW. "At first I was a little bit hesitant about doing the comic, but then I got into the fact that I've always been a big fan of Michelle Pfeiffer's, and the Penguin obviously lusts after Catwoman. So I figured I'd put those two together, and then it was also in the middle of the pandemic, which we're still fighting with. I thought it would be good if Penguin had a little bit of Robin Hood in him."
DeVito continues, "If you're going to exercise the part of you that wants to put people through hell, it's good to take it out on the people who are dishonest, the profiteers of the world. Not that Oswald's not into money. You gotta support those lairs! You need all your clowns. Everybody's gotta get paid. It's very democratic. But he's the king."
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'Gotham City Villains' features stories about Penguin, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, and others.
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The beginning of Danny DeVito's Penguin story from 'Gotham City Villains.'
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The Penguin in 'Gotham City Villains' comic.
Catwoman arrives on the scene in 'Gotham City Villains.'
Among their various heists in the story, Penguin and Catwoman strike a blow against pharmaceutical companies trying to hoard COVID-19 vaccines. The issue arrives on stands this week amid news of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19. Medical experts emphasize that new variants could continue to emerge unless the whole world gets access to vaccines. In this story at least, we can fantasize about what that might look like.
"I just want this pandemic to be behind us," DeVito says. "Without the vaccines, I think we're going to be in trouble. It seems like, at the moment we're doing this interview, we're having some problems — not only in our country but all over the world. That's what Oswald wants: Get everybody vaccinated and give science a chance to get ahead of this. The thing mutates, and if we don't give the vaccine to people all over the world, it's going to keep mutating."
Penguin and Catwoman team up in 'Gotham City Villains' comic.
Penguin and Catwoman find romance in 'Gotham City Villains' comic.
One of the things DeVito is looking forward to about a more vaccinated future is returning to movie theaters. It would be particularly nice if that happened before The Batman hits theaters in 2022. The next big-screen adaptation of the Dark Knight will see DeVito's Dumbo costar Colin Farrell taking over the role of Penguin.
"I can't wait to see how Colin handles Oswald," DeVito says. "I don't know anything about the movie or what the shape of it is going to be like, but I'm really looking forward to it."
Gotham City Villains is on stands now, and the new season of DeVito's sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premieres this week.
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The international NGO, Reporters Without Borders, has published a troubling report in which it's concluded that the state of free speech in Honduras is at "high risk" due to an onslaught of several restrictive legislation. One law in particular, the "Secrecy Law" passed in 2014, erects a bureaucratic barrier between Honduran citizens and public information. In Honduras, like the other nations of the Northern Triangle, absent government accountability is a recurring issue not only for journalists, but also for everyday citizens.
"Freedom of expression has suffered a "slow decline" in the last decade, says RWB, which underscores the levels of impunity, corruption and organised crime in the country, as well as the intimidation and threats suffered by journalists working for "opposition or community media outlets," who are attacked and even forced to leave the country.


Looking to get in on the drinking-vinegar trend? Give Pok Pok Som a whirl. The "full-strength drinking vinegar," from the Portland, Ore.-based Naam Som company, comes in nine flavors, including ginger, Thai basil, tamarind, turmeric, honey, pomegranate and pineapple. Mix one part vinegar to four parts water, and enjoy. We sampled several flavors and found the drink to be sweet-tart, sharp and clean.
Three of our favorite things all in one bag. The popcorn is crisp – not over-salted – and the flavor is more bacon than maple, though the aroma is more maple than bacon. Ingredients include maple sugar, dried molasses, chili pepper and "natural flavors including smoke." Oh, and it's gluten- and MSG-free, with no preservatives, which makes it that much better.
San Francisco can keep its It's Its. Gunther's has a hometown version with rich oatmeal cookies (with a hint of cinnamon) and creamy vanilla ice cream, all ensconced in a crisp chocolate shell. They make the River City proud.


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Madrid, 6 October 2016 — Global business advisory firm FTI Consulting has appointed energy expert Blanca Perea Solano to lead its energy practice in Spain. This appointment underscores the firm's strategy of enhancing its growth in the Spanish market by extending its specialist services in key economic sectors requiring expert regulatory, strategic, technological and financial knowledge.
Blanca Perea has more than 15 years' experience in the energy sector, and has worked on regulatory and competition issues — studying the impact of legislative reforms, new policies and energy efficiency programmes — as well as market research and the financing and valuation of energy assets, among others. She has recently participated as an expert witness in numerous lawsuits pertaining to the electricity reforms in Spain, obtaining the first favourable ruling from the Spanish Supreme Court.
Blanca Perea joins the firm after almost three years as a partner at Bluecap Management Consulting. Previously, she was a senior manager at PwC's energy practice and managing director of COGEN España, the Spanish Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration.
Blanca Perea has a Ph.D. in Engineering, Nuclear Engineering and Physics from Catalonia's Universidad Politécnica, and was a researcher at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) for eight years. She also holds an MBA from Georgetown-ESADE.
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Another year, another conference completed. This week our office attended the AUTM 2015 technology transfer conference. If you haven't read our New Orleans blog post, I recommend reading it for some context on the conference. We had a great time from Sunday to Wednesday, but now it is back to the real world. A world where no one can come to a consensus on the color of a dress (sounds absurd, we know), and House of Cards has triumphantly returned for a third season.
For a little Friday fun, we wanted to share some highlights of our conference experience.
We arrived late Saturday, so Sunday was our first full day in the Big Easy. The day could not have been any more beautiful. It was 75 and sunny, which made for an absolute amazing afternoon of exploring. For the first time in my life, I was treated to the deliciousness that is beignets from Café du Monde. Sitting on the patio and those was absolutely phenomenal. After our afternoon exploits, it was time to head to the Hyatt Regency for the start of the conference.
To kick things off, we attended the fireside chat with Steve Blank. It was everything we thought it would be; an hour of invaluable insight from a man who has influenced our field. Below are some of our tweets that we thought exemplified what the talk and entrepreneurship is all about.
On Monday morning we were welcomed by some sounds of New Orleans.
Then we listened to Steven Johnson deliver an excellent keynote about innovation and how it spreads. If you haven't checked him out, I recommend doing so.
The rest of the day was filled with lots and lots of learning. In the "Apps Across America" session we learned that we aren't the only ones who struggle with how to market new applications and capture revenue from them. The consensus was that this is still very new and the process moves so fast. Therefore, it is hard to patent technology related to apps. The most successful practices were to copyright all the brand material, thereby helping to build awareness for marketing. Also, having one entity or account for uploading to the various app stores and then distributing revenue to the various parties was highly recommend. With this method, only one tax ID was required, as opposed to one for every app that is developed.
Entrepreneurship was a hot topic at this year's conference. Previously the focus in the field had been on licensing to established companies. Yet, as the entrepreneurial bug continues to bite both faculty and students, tech transfer offices must be prepared to assist in these new endeavors. It was interesting to hear thoughts on this new phenomenon from large universities with double digit startups to smaller universities with only a handful. This was one of the most popular sessions with standing room only, so I expect this trend to continue to the AUTM 2016 meeting in San Diego.
In the afternoon, we attended a special interest group (SIG) on "Economic Development of Startups", which opened with a debate on startup vs. spinoff. We did not realize it was such a debated issue, but came to know it is very important to define different types of companies to best measure economic impact. For clarity sake, AUTM defines a startup as a business with a license from a university and a spinoff is a business without a license. As the world continues to try and estimate the impact the economy receives from new tech companies, this will be an important definition.
Tuesday was a short, but informative day. We sat in on the Venture Forum for a peek inside the mind of a venture capitalist. During the forum, four venture capitalists from Louisiana and the Southeast took questions from the audience and discussed them in a roundtable fashion. Their take on entrepreneurship was very insightful. Some of the insight included metrics that venture capitalist look for before they will fund a startup. This is something we will definitely be incorporating into our strategies moving forward.
After a quick coffee break, we came back to the Venture Forum for the business plan competition. It was encouraging to see that others across the country are running similar style pitch competitions to those in Alabama. All of the businesses were quite unique, which made for an interesting session.
The highlight of the day came when I snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in "Murgitroyd Madness." What is "Murgitroyd Madness?" It was an arcade basketball shoot off hosted at the booth of Murgitroyd European Patent and Trademark Attorneys. Winning 15-7, my opponent heated up faster than the coffee at Café du Monde and didn't miss during the all important final 10 seconds when made baskets are worth three instead of two. My final shot rolled around the rim for what seemed like a minute before finally deciding to not go in, and I lost 23-22. Cori, if you are reading this, good game to you ma'am.
On Wednesday, the final day, our very own Dr. Whitney Hough brought things home when she hosted the Physical Science unConference. During the session, there was outstanding discussion on a wide variety of topics from best practices of patenting and copywriting software to marketing successes and failures. Her session was very well received, as many audience members were very complimentary of her and the things we do here at the Office for Technology Transfer.


After a little more than two years together, Cream gave their initial farewell performance on Nov. 26, 1968 in London. Cream's decision to disband took fans by surprise, though simmering tensions within the band – primarily between Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker – came to a head even as Eric Clapton was losing interest.
They embarked on what became their final tour of 19 cities in the U.S. before the two-night stand finale, Nov. 25 and 26, at the Royal Albert Hall.