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When we think about automation in the auto industry, the images that typically pop to mind are robots that weld and paint bodies and automated guided vehicles that move parts around the assembly line. However, coordinating all of the aspects of a major manufacturing enterprise requires a lot more than just mechanical devices as Tesla has learned so painfully in trying to ramp up production. Plymouth, Mich.-based Thirdware is a software company that has been helping customers manage the parts of the business that outsiders rarely see for more than 15 years and a new partnership aims to take that to a new level.
Thirdware has teamed up with Automation Anywhere of San Jose, Calif. to bring that company's robotic process automation (RPA) capabilities to the auto industry. RPA would add context-aware software bots to systems help automate the organization and processing of all manner of data required to keep a business humming along including invoicing, parts ordering and sequencing and electronic payments.
Back in the first half of 2016, the concept of artificially intelligent software bots was all the rage at major technology company developer conferences. Facebook, Microsoft, Google and others were all hyping the addition of bots to their messaging platforms and other products. The idea was that you could bring a bot into your conversations or even just have a conversation with a bot to help you get things done. While these bot platforms got a lot of attention in the technology media, they were more proof of concept than anything else and they have seen limited adoption so far. For a couple trying to decide where to have dinner or a group of friends deciding what movie to go see, there is limited value to these bots right now.
For an enterprise like an automaker, the scale and complexity of managing supplies of thousands of parts to and from dozens of factories and hundreds of suppliers, RPA can be a huge boon.
Thirdware got its start 15 years ago with Ford as its first major client focused on enterprise resource planning (ERP). While there were a number of existing large-scale ERP platforms available such as SAP, Oracle and QAD, at the time Ford was expanding into a number of developing markets that had unique needs and challenges. The cost and complexity of those other platforms didn't make financial sense in those emerging markets. Thirdware was able to provide more customized solutions for those regions with the right scale.
One of the key benefits that Thirdware was able to bring to Ford and other customers was systems translate financial data between these diverse markets and consolidate it into the primary accounting systems. This enabled the client companies to significantly speed up their monthly, quarterly and annual account closure processes down to just a day or two. Eventually, Thirdware worked with Salesforce to convert these systems into industry solutions that are now used by many companies.
Adding RPA developed by Automation Anywhere will enable new capabilities that build on the massive amounts of data that are being generated in industry. Traditionally, companies and their vendors have relied on transfers of massive, flat data files and significant amounts of manual processing for everything from ordering to quality control to delivery of finished products.
The use of bots with machine learning algorithms to handle a lot of this processing allows them to become context aware. The bots can start to recognize trends and anomalies that can be flagged for additional intervention by people. Rather than focusing on mundane tasks, the human staff can focus on areas where they can be real value added.
Today, the RPA efforts of Thirdware and Automation Anywhere are being targeted at improving the efficiency and reliability of the traditional business processes required for a sustainable business. But in the coming years as automakers increasingly transform from sellers of physical products to consumers to being providers of mobility and logistics services, RPA will need to become a key component of everything they do.
In the past when a person needed a ride somewhere, they might stand on a curb and wave down a cab or call a dispatcher to request one. Today, they are just as likely to launch an app on their smartphone that is already using aspects of RPA to request a pickup. Their location is transmitted to a server which then makes it visible to available drivers in the area. One of those drivers will claim the customer, pick up and deliver them and then an automatic payment will be processed.
Removing friction is at the heart of RPA, so a decade from now, a passenger may just step out of the door and into an automated vehicle that is already waiting, playing their favorite playlist or podcast with the most efficient route to their next destination already programmed. None of this will require any manual input from the passenger. Bots will have read their calendar appointments for the day, checked the weather and road conditions and scheduled vehicles for each stop on the day's agenda before they even got out of bed and then continually updated it everything throughout the day as conditions change.
The ride-hailing services travellers use today lose billions of dollars a year because the cost of delivering those services is so much higher than what customers are willing to pay. Driving down the cost of delivering mobility services is going to be essential to achieving sustainable profits, something manufacturers will need to do if as expected vehicle sales begin to decline.
Business automation software from companies like Thirdware and Automation Anywhere will likely play a key role in that transformation.
I've spent my adult life working in and around the automotive industry. After earning a mechanical engineering degree from GMI I spent the next 17 years working on…
I've spent my adult life working in and around the automotive industry. After earning a mechanical engineering degree from GMI I spent the next 17 years working on electronic control systems that help cars stop, go and change direction before I drove away to write about what other engineers were creating. Since then I've been trying to educate my readers, viewers and listeners about how the latest automotive technology works, what it can do and perhaps more importantly, what it can't do. Since 2014 I've been combining my communications and engineering knowledge as a principal analyst with Navigant Research covering alternative fuels, advanced driving technologies and connected vehicles. I also co-host the Wheel Bearings podcast at https://wheelbearings.media/


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Was a blessed time, a time of communion and union, a time of love infusion, a time of forgiveness, karma releasing and activation of a new Life Path, one of unity and cooperation!
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1. After having a cracked iPhone for almost 2 years (for reals...it happened when I was pregnant with Chase), we finally were able to upgrade! And oh my goodness, I feel so spoiled. My phone actually works! It's been rather ridiculous the last couple of months. So if you notice that I'm commenting more on blogs, it's because my phone is actually letting me now. Yay.
3. What I'm reading
3. What I'm reading
- Teaching in Your Tiara: A Homeschooling Book for the Rest of Us by Rebecca Frech - totally read this in like 2-3 days and loved it. It's a must-read for anyone considering homeschooling. She's hilarious.
- Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan - I'm listening to the audiobook, which Jim actually narrates, and it's pretty funny.
4. The Walking Dead, y'all. It's one of the few shows Logan and I actually watch, and it's so good for so many reasons. I really don't know what else to say about it other than you should watch! If you're okay watching zombies and all, that is. It can be pretty gruesome. (But it's so much deeper than zombies! Seriously!)
5. Marley loves my maternity pillow so she sneaks in our bed and curls up in it (it's a big U-shape) when Logan is working late. Landon ran fever earlier this week, and it kinda makes him crazy....so he woke up at 10pm and decided to chat it up while I was (trying to) read. Then the Tylenol kicked in and he curled up with Marley like this. I thought it was too adorable to be aggravated at them taking up all my space. Logan kicked them out when he got home at midnight, of course.
6. I decided to create a new Instagram account for my Etsy shop (since my other one is private), so I would appreciate it if you click over and become a follower. I haven't announced it anywhere yet, because I literally just created it...so I have exactly zero followers at the moment. No posts either - but that will change soon.
7. Speaking of the shop, this is what I worked on this week:
Wine charms! The original plan was to make a set of 6, but I realized I bought the wrong pieces when I got home from the store (ugh...pregnancy brain). But! I ordered what I needed and am waiting for it to arrive in the mail. So for now, I have a a couple 4-piece sets listed.
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A senior economist at the worldwide bank HSBC has warned of civil unrest in Britain if food prices continue to soar. Speaking on Jeff Randall Live, senior global economist Karen Ward cautioned that the UK could experience the kind of food riots seen in other countries.
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The Albertina has an exhibition on Monet and Picasso that my family and I wanted to check out. In order to see the exhibitions we must walk through a beautiful pink colored hall with white windows and doors being touched by natural light. I was captured by the "prettiness" of the sight so I took a picture.
I attended a brunch with friends and had a great time meeting up with new and old members of the online community.
We had Sunday brunch at Cafe Little Britain, an adorably cute British-themed Cafe with tasty meals and desserts at affordable prices.
Featured here is the breakfast I got: The Full English breakfast with toast, orange juice and mint-lemon-lemonade on the side. Yummy!
My husband and I went to Türkenschanzpark and I must say, this was a great park I enjoyed walking through. There are monuments, gardens, exotic trees and water fountains, and a lot of space for picnics and parties.
My husband and I played some ping pong and frisbee out on the grass. When we were done, we went to this decorative water fountain (featured) to fill our water bottles up.
I finally stopped by Mochi's take-out spot called O.M.K, right on Praterstraße. I shared "My Best Friend's Roll" my my husband and sister which was pretty amazing and hopefully the picture shows a little of the amazingness.
O.M.K sells Japanese dining accessories and freshly made sushi and meals. Everything is costly but that's what you get for high-quality.
I stumbled upon this courtyard around the first district in Vienna. Unfortunatly I don't know anything else about it. When I discover it again I will update this page with more information!!
The french bistro Le Bol had no seats for me to dine at, and I specifically wanted a salad with goat cheese for lunch, so I remembered Cafe del Europe where I had such a salad before and went there.
I ordered a goat cheese wrapped in bacon salad and an iced latte. Laying next to the food is "The Doctor's Daughter," by Vanessa Matthews — a story primarily set in Vienna about a prominent psychiatrist's daughter who realizes insanity can be found much closer to home when she unlocks secrets from the past that threaten to destroy her future.
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NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has refused to entertain a farmers' body plea seeking modification of its earlier order prohibiting cultivation of edible crops and vegetables on the floodplains of Yamuna here. The green panel said that Yamuna's water was "highly" polluted as it contained "acidic, heavy metals and other high pollutants" which were very injurious to human health and it cannot be treated as source of irrigation for agricultural purposes. "If it(cultivation) is permitted, it will become part of food chain which will reach human beings causing various diseases. Yamuna carries not only quantity of sewage but also that of industrial waste. There are electro-plating industries, textile dying industries and other polluting industry located in the various of parts of Delhi. "We have already permitted cultural activity and no other activities can be permitted in that area till the time the river Yamuna is restored and made pollution free and such tolerable limits which will prevent environmental and human hazards," a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar said. The tribunal, in January last year, had prohibited farming on Yamuna banks saying, "it is an established fact that presently, vegetables, fodder grown and allied projects at the flood plain of river Yamuna are highly contaminated. Besides containing ingredients of high pollutants, such produce is even found to contain metallic pollutants." The direction came during the hearing of a plea by Delhi Peasants Multipurpose Society and others who had moved the tribunal last year with a prayer that they be permitted to carry on agricultural and farming activities on Yamuna banks. The farmers' body had contended that they do not use polluted water from Yamuna for cultivation of crops and instead use fresh water extracted out of borewells for irrigation purposes.
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We've been attending the Children's Theater performances at A.D. Players for a little over a year now. Our family has enjoyed plays based on books like The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The Velveteen Rabbit, and Bunnicula as well as adaptations of fairy tales like Cinderella and Thumbelina. Lasting approximately an hour, these are the perfect introduction to theater for kids of all ages.
After the show, the cast remains on stage to answer questions from the audience about everything from acting and props to decisions about differences from the books. While videography and photography are prohibited during the performance, the actors will line up after the performance and pose for pictures with your children/family. The cast also gladly autographs a cast photo (purchased for $1) or your program. We have found all cast members to be kind, engaging, and deeply interested in the children's questions and comments.
Recommended ages: All ages. We've attended with infants through high school with all having a wonderful time. On occasion the length of a show may prove to be too much for some toddlers.
Anything we wish was different? Because they do not sell concessions during the day time shows, it would be nice if they would allow snacks in the theater. This would be especially helpful to families with small children. Their current policy is bottled water only.
How do I set up a trip? The shows are open to the public. Individual tickets are $12/each and can be purchased online or by phone. Group rates are available for $6/each with a minimum of 15 attendees. A 25% deposit is required and final payment is due 2 weeks before the show.
A note about parking. The "Three Maps to Bethlehem" production was held this year at the St. Luke's Rotunda. However, unlike years past, most shows are now at the Mainstage Theater. There isn't a lot of parking, so carpooling is highly recommended if feasible. Parking is free.
What else is there to do nearby? The Mainstage theater is located less than 5 miles (approx 10min drive) from Hermann Park and the Museum District. If you want spend the whole day out, consider an afternoon at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston Zoo, or any of the sights Hermann Park offers.
"The Jungle Book" will be on stage from April 16th – May 4th. Mowgli has been raised and protected by the Seeonee wolf pack his entire life, but his mortal enemy, the vicious tiger Shere Khan, has a plan to scatter the pack. It will take all the wisdom Mowgli has learned from his friends Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther to survive the tiger's vengeful scheme. This thrilling adventure is about growing up and the strength of true friendship.
For those on a strict budget, or to just enjoy the performance again: "The Jungle Book" will also be at Miller Outdoor Theatre on May 30th at 11am. All Miller Outdoor Theatre performances are free.


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We're always finding ways to get better at what we do and what we raise. Here's some things to know about our Cornish Cross chicken for 2020.
We're always finding ways to get better at what we do and what we raise. Here's some things to know about our Cornish Cross chicken for 2020.
It takes a lot of busy hands to get things ready before the food gets to you. Here is about four hours of an 11 hour day we spent at the warehouse getting everyone's November food ready to be brought to your neighborhood.
You might not be able to tell by looking at the thermometer but autumn is JUST around the corner. Some of what we cook begins to shift. To get everyone thinking autumn, we wanted to shared why we think a roast might just be the perfect autumn and winter food.
As part of the 2019 Co-op Farm Tour, we will be having a tour of one of our farms on Saturday, July 13th from 10am - 4pm. This is a great event for the whole family. Come visit our farm, see how our animals are raised and check out over 25 other local farms too!
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Here are some tips and recipe ideas for our Mushroom Box!
October 12th is National Farmer's Day. We would like to take a moment to thank all of the farmers who raise the animals for our group.
We've recently added a few more pickup locations for our monthly deliveries. TC Farm now has over 50 pickup locations across the Twin Cities metro area.
Updated: Final menu - SO EXCITED... this will be the best dinner of your 2017. Seriously, bring a friend and you'll be their hero. Tullibee in the Hewing Hotel will be showcasing our amazing Forest Hog at a dinner event being held Sunday, July 16th from 6PM-9PM. Tickets are on sale now but limited in number. Reserve yours today.
Anyone who has been reading this blog or following us for a while already knows we like to talk about our hens. Egg laying is a naturally cyclical process. Each winter, we usually give our hens a month off. Because it is good for them. But also because hens naturally lay fewer eggs in the winter. Of course, the flip side of that is that hens in late spring are laying eggs…
It's still a couple of months off (July 15 will be here fast!) but we're trying to get a feel for how many people might attend the Co-op Farm Tour or the potluck BBQ we are throwing for our members afterwards. If you could take the time to let us know if you are interested, that would be awesome!
Some of you got emails about updated delivery routes. Here is just a little more information about WHY we are updating those routes.
We are hosting a Dinner on The Farm event that I am SO excited about... Hope you will join us for an amazing evening and meal. Chef Adam from Saint Dinette and Tattersall Distilling will be cooking up an amazing feast served just a half hour west of the metro. July 30th is the big day.
Turns out, giving the hens a vacation was a great idea. We now have more eggs available for our members.
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Miami Beach Realtor Julian Johnston
Whether it's fantastic vacation homes overlooking the sun-kissed waters of Biscayne Bay, or modern condos at the center of Miami's hottest attractions, Julian Johnston has the expertise to find the home of your dreams. Julian brings nearly 17 years of experience selling luxury real estate as a leading Miami Beach waterfront home broker, and alongside his indelible team, has done more than $1 billion in sales to date. Most recently, Julian was ranked as the #1 real estate broker in Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County for 2018, with 49 transactions and $133,588,438 in total annual sales.
In addition to his recognition in 2018, Julian is consistently ranked among the top three brokers in Miami. Furthermore, he has repeatedly been in the top 1% of the nation's top brokers according to Real Trends and The Wall Street Journal. Some of Julian's most notable transactions to date include: an exclusive 7,500 SF triplex penthouse condo ($25,000,000 at the Continuum); Luxury waterfront estate sales include 2550 Lake Avenue ($15,250,000), 4580 North Bay Road ($20,000,000) and 15 Palm Avenue ($20,375,000). In 2019, Julian represented seller, Former Formula One Ferrari driver and real estate investor, Eddie Irvine, in the sale of 428 S. Hibiscus Drive for $28,000,000.
With an encyclopedic knowledge of waterfront properties in Miami Beach, central to Julian's success is his dedication to his clients. He is their biggest advocate, always keeping their interests top of mind. Julian is also known for his unparalleled integrity and discretion, and when given the opportunity, goes beyond the deal to advise on renovations or ground-up new construction projects.
Born and raised in Adelaide, Australia, Julian has lived in Miami Beach for 20 years. He is a lifelong athlete who enjoys tennis, golf, skiing, fishing, boating, and of course, Miami nightlife. Among his philanthropic efforts, Julian serves on the board for Silent Victims of Crimes, an organization providing mentorship, education, and higher-education programs for children with incarcerated parents. Julian graduated from the University of South Australia with a degree in business and a major in real estate.


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The London Fish and Chippy has been treating Eustis, Florida and beyond to all authentic fish and chips. Which, you probably could've guessed by namesake alone. What you might not guess, however, is that this mom and daughter team helms from Britain, and, when they couldn't find traditional fish and chips, decided to make it on their own. In doing so, they've found much success, serving it up from a food truck since 2009.
At The London Fish and Chippy, you're being treated to fish and chips on a whole new level of delicious. Having worked together to perfect their batter, they're coating a myriad of seafood specialties and frying 'em up to golden brown perfection. From haddock fish to calamari, tentacles and even coconut flaked jumbo shrimp, if you're craving seafood, you'll find it here. But that's not all. The London Fish and Chippy's got that Florida special on board too, serving up gator tail tacos alongside onion rings. Don't knock it 'til you've tried it. It really is that good. So why wait? Find The London Fish and Chippy in Eustis, or hire 'em to cater your next event. They've got waves of flavor on board, that's for sure.
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NZDCAD 5 Day Relative Performance
Near the end of April we flagged that NZD/CAD could be on the verge of a major breakdown. Recent price action remains constructive of that view.
Unsurprisingly, commodity currencies have felt the heat throughout the trade war. However, other factors have been at play to weigh on AUD, CAD and NZD with varying degrees such as global growth concerns, weak domestic data and, therefore, expectations for central bank easing. However, once again recent developments have seen the pecking order change among the three, where CAD is now the strongest of the three and NZD is the weakest.
- Aussie selling was given a reprieve on reports that Australia had narrowly avoided Trump's tariffs on metals, giving AUD a tailwind just before RBA cut rates to a record low.
- The U.S.-Mexico deal announced over the weekend has provided support for CAD, as traders see a deal with a U.S. neighbour as 'neighbourhood friendly'. Of course, this can change in a flash but for now, CAD remains the strongest of the three commodity currencies.
- In the current environment, NZD/CAD appears to be the better short over AUD/CAD
New Zealand Dollar – Canadian Dollar 1 Day Chart
Following its failed upside break of the 2016 trendline, momentum has remained predominantly bearish and its breakdown has confirmed a multi-month double top pattern. If successful, the pattern projects an approximate target around 0.8500.
- Prices have retraced towards (and respected) the original breakout level and produced a 2-bar reversal at the 38.2% Fibonacci level.
- Bearish momentum has now realigned with the dominant trend, following its most bearish session in 11-week yesterday.
- From here, we'd expect bears to fade into rallies and target the 0.8692 lows ahead of another break lower.
NZD/CAD Could Be Gearing Up For 300-Pip Slide
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We're in Lexington this time!
Historic Downtown Walking Tour Gratz Park, the oldest residential area in Lexington. The tour will inculde the Peter Paul House that was built in 1816. The tour would last approximately an hour and a half and would begin at Hopemont, the Hunt-Morgan House, which is located on the corner of Second and Mill streets.
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Blueprint Celebrates 20 Years
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Techno label collects new and exclusive music from some of the biggest names in techno for 20th anniversary compilation
Blueprint has overseen the release of countless techno stormers from some of the scene's biggest names in its 20-year history thus far including Oliver Ho, Surgeon, Samuel Kerridge and co-founder James Ruskin.
Now the label has announced plans for a special compilation to celebrate its first 20 years of operations assembling an all-star cast of producers all turning in previously unreleased and exclusive material. Featured are Blawan, Randomer, Regis, Truss, Tessela, DVS1, Planetary Assault Systems, Oliver Ho and, of course, James Ruskin as well as many more.
The tracks will be released as part of a limited edition boxset, with a collection of four clear vinyl records alongside a poster and some nice decorative sticker inserts. Structures and Solutions: 1996 - 2016 is set for release at the end of May. Ahead of that, Blueprint will release the Burning Heretics EP from Oliver Ho, which marks his first solo record under his own name in a decade.
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In this second sequel to the classic Bruce Lee movie, "Fists of Fury," Bruce Li plays Chen Shen, the brother of Bruce Lee, who avenges his brother's death in "Fists of Fury II." In this sequel, Chen returns to his home in Shanghai and tells his mother that he wants to lead a peaceful life. But the notorious Far East Organization don't leave him alone and begins to terrorize his family – vandalizing his mother's business and beating up his brother. Chen Shen is forced to fight for his family's honor in a final showdown. "Fists of Fury 3" is a 1979 sequel to "Fists of Fury 2" (1977), which followed the story of Chen Shen (Bruce Li), the brother of Bruce Lee in "Fists of Fury" (1972).
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The Dalmatia Coastline extends 200 miles along the Adriatic Sea. Divided into three areas, I'm in the northernmost part visiting the Zadar and Sibenik Regions. Dalmatia was first mentioned by the Roman Empire then ravaged by barbaric tribes in the 4th century. The territory was divided in the 7th century- and the Croats occupied the north. It wasn't until 1812 that the Kingdom of Dalmatia was formed under Hapsburg rule. After World War 2- the Dalmatia coast that was desired by many – became a vital piece of Croatia.
One of the pearls on the Adriatic is the city of Sibenik, a city written by stone. Nestled along the coast and surrounded with fortresses, Sibenik's geographical location had important military and strategic significance. This ancient town has stood firm in all its beauty.
Cathedral of St. James
The Cathedral is by far the highest achievement in the city and stands with courage and faith- built during a period of Turkish attacks. Taking more than a century to complete, this 3-naïve Gothic/Renaissance Basilica is a true marvel of construction. The impressive dome was not the only masterpiece of Juraj Dalmatinac. Surrounding the apse of the Cathedral are 71 stone heads that represent the locals who did not care to provide funds for the Cathedral's construction. This could not be hidden- as the church rests in the middle of the town square. You might also sit in the square and hear the church bells ringing; well I can tell you that there is no bell tower on the Cathedral. The bells you hear are a recording.
Krka National Park
The Sibenik coastline is the region full of bays, peninsulas, and islands- home to two of Croatia's most precious National Parks. The blue and green oasis tucked in Sibenik's hinterland is a must-see. Krka National Park is famous for the Krka river that carves its way through the region- and a quick drive from the town of Sibenik. Much to my surprise, in the middle of the park, the nature is home to a Franciscan monastery on the islet of Visovac. The Monastery can be visited by boat, the Friar will pick you up on the mainland and you can even attend Mass, tour the gardens and see how this man-made island was built through the years. Built by the Bosnian Franciscans that fled from the Turkish invasion- the Church of Our Lady of Visovac remains and has been praised for centuries. When I visited, there were eight novices on the island that would not leave the island during the "year of temptation." The best way to see the park is to get on a ferry in the town of Skradin, where Bill Gates spends his summers on his yacht. The town is quaint, charming and the official park office is just steps away from the ferry. The ferry will take you to a drop off where you will hike to see the best sight in the park, the largest of the seven waterfalls called Skradinski Buk. I suggest making this your first stop and then hiking up to the top of the waterfall. For years the pressure of the waterfalls operated mills and even contributed to the first hydropower station in Croatia. The old mills and ethno homes can still be seen and are in function like they did centuries ago. This is by far one of my favorite parks in Croatia and well worth a visit if you are in the area.
Kornati Islands
The eastern Adriatic Sea is one of the bluest seas in the world… and it's the most expressive with the contrast of white-grey limestone, which makes up the Kornati Islands. This cluster of islands, islets and rocks off the coast of northern Dalmatia make up another one of Croatia's cherished National Parks. Mostly privately owned by the people of Murter, this is also the best place to begin your journey through the archipelago. The bare islands were proclaimed a national park in 1980, however hidden fields and orchards, olive and fig trees can be spotted in the small coves. Named after biggest island of Kornat, I toured the island by foot. A few things you will notice while touring the islands by sea are the stone walls that were used to separate the land during Roman times. When the poet George Bernard Shaw saw the islands- said this, "On the last day of the Creation God desired to crown His work and thus created Kornati Islands out of tears, stars and breath."
Populated for 3000 years, I have finally reached one of the most nationalistic and spectacular cities on the Adriatic. The city of Zadar has been reconstructed many times, but today's Zadar has shaken off most of its injuries. After driving the Venetians out, the city was occupied by Austrians, then Italianized. Almost completely destroyed in WW2, it recovered and took another devastating hit during the 1991 war. With the live and let live attributes of the city- and former capital of Dalmatia, it's one of my favorites. The café bars sit aside Roman remains wide promenades lead to the sea and streets wind into plazas full of sights and sounds.
The region of Zadar has had its ups and downs and suffering many wounds as it was conquered and liberated seven times. I headed north to visit some islands that play key roles in the prosperity of the region to the little big town – the island of Nin. This medieval city has historical significance for its modest size. It is the sand, salt and mud that made Nin and it's surrounding a desirable destination to the Romans. Walking through the town you will see the modernity built within remnants from the 1st century. Right outside these remains you'll find the key ingredients to a wealthy empire. The town is recognized for its salt pools. During the Roman times, salt was like gold and the land was very rich for this reason. Today the salt is still being produced and a large quantity of it is sent to Japan. Another mineral that is highly prized is the mud that surrounds Nin. Many refer to it as medical mud and you will find people walking along Queen's Beach covered in the mud before washing it off in the sea. If you are in Nin, give it a try and you will leave the small island nice and cured!


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Soviet prisoners of war, survivors of the Majdanek camp, at the camp's liberation. Poland, July 1944.United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Archiwum Panstwowego Muzeum na Majdanku
A Soviet soldier walks through a mound of victims' shoes piled outside a warehouse in Majdanek, soon after the camp's liberation. Majdanek, Poland, August 1944.United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Archiwum Akt Nowych
"Your emotions were actually twisted. They were killed. Your feelings and emotions were killed and you don't react like a person who hasn't gone through that horrific trauma."
Well, we knew in the Warsaw Ghetto,* that there were death chambers and we were being sent to murder. So I assumed that we were all going to be murdered. So when we arrived there, they separated men from women, and children who were separate without, you know, without mothers, and the males, you know, or adult males were pushed onto one side.
I went to my father. That's when my father told me that I was 18 and then they chased you into, I can't remember exactly whether the women went first or the men went first, but they chased us into a barrack where we had to undress. And then you started running naked with your hands up and you ran into a kind of narrow space. And there was people running and there was a man standing there with a white coat, the uniform with a little cane pushing people right, left, right left – you didn't know what was all going on. You, I mean, as far as I was concerned I was going to die. I'd said my prayers and I was going to die.
And I finished up in a place, the gas chambers was on the left, if I remember correctly. They've changed it you see. I've been at Majdanek** now, many times after the war going with students and others, and they've rearranged things because some of the things. You know, the museum, they've changed those things. They're not exactly the way they were because some of, it was kind of, I don't know. I don't know why they rearranged it.
But basically the gas chamber was, I think, on the left and the showers were on the right, and I finished up in a room with showers, but in the Ghetto we knew that gas comes out of the shower heads, because in Treblinka*** – everybody went to Treblinka –and I met people actually saved themselves from Treblinka. These are stories, because there was a revolt there [2 August 1943]. And we knew, so I was waiting but water came out, and I was obviously chosen to die a little later.
They didn't just want you to suffer physically, but they also wanted to suffer, that you had mental suffering. So they would, they would play games. So they would, you know, we stood in a parade called the Appell. Appellplatz was every day they counted you in the morning, counted you in the evening. Sometimes you stood there four, five hours and they would suddenly have a parade and they would get a few hundred people out from different barracks, and they say, "Anybody who's a plumber, electrician, blah-blah-blah, you know, in other words tradesmen, must step out." And people would step out and the next thing is they would be taken to the gas chamber.
They actually took people to work because in 1943 the war wasn't going so well for the Nazis, so they needed to conscript more and more older Germans into the army. So they needed to replace them with slave labour and the army and the industry was screaming, '"You've got all these, you know, these, these Jews. Why can't we have some of them? Give us some of them to work! We can work them to death, but let's let them work."
So one day in August – we arrived in May [1943] in Majdanek – and in August there was the same thing. They gathered a whole group of people when they started asking and people normally didn't step out after a while because you learned what was going on. But I did step out and some others stepped out. And they took us to a barrack and they told us to undress and I said, "Well, that's the end now, definitely I'm going to the gas chamber." But doctors came in, proper doctors with stethoscopes and white coats checked you out. The next thing they told you to put your clothes back on.
And they gave you new clothes. They took off the striped pajamas and they gave you complete, you know, proper, well anything – like clothes like I'm wearing now but didn't, they just threw it at you. Trousers, it didn't matter whether they fitted you or not. And then they took us to a train, cattle truck, cattle trains, and 60 [people in each car], which was quite wonderful because when we went to Majdanek they pushed in as many people because they were taking us to be killed. So this time we were going to work and I started going to working camps.
You don't have feelings. Feelings are destroyed. Feelings are destroyed already long before that. You actually function like an automaton and there's no feelings, no emotions.
As a matter of fact, what happens with lots of Holocaust survivors I think, and certainly in my case, my feelings, my emotions are not the same as yours. Not like my wife's or my children. When I see a flower it doesn't mean the same to me as what it means to you. It's an object, it's not something that I can respond to, emotionally.
I do get emotional, but it's different. It's not the same. Emotion, somehow or other, it manifests itself through fear. So, in other words, like, what happens, your emotions, you worry about them. I mean, like if my wife goes and she's supposed to come back at five o'clock because she said she's going out and having lunch with her friends and having a book club or something like that, and then come six or seven, I love my wife and I love my children, but the emotion of fearful emotion. In other words, when she doesn't come I start worrying.
So, basically they were twisted, your emotions were actually twisted. They were killed. Your feelings and emotions were killed and you don't react like a person who hasn't gone through that horrific trauma.
*The largest Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Europe during the Second World War
**Concentration camp on the outskirts of Lublin, Poland
***Nazi extermination camp in Poland


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Forty Hall Christmas craft market Saturday 29th November EN2 9HA
This was our first demonstration and visit to this venue.
We were in the beautiful Pillar room at the rear of the main house.
James Pumphrey was demonstrating on his bowl lathe and Joseph Bloor was spoon making.
There were a few potential bodgers amongst the other stallholders..
I have been experimenting again with displays. I have not got there yet and it is difficult to work out if the goods do not match the buyer's expectations or the displays are not inviting enough to promote a sale.
I suppose every event is different and it is difficult to come to any hard and fast judgements.
Certainly engaging with the public and demonstrating attracts interest
This venue was a bit posh for bodgers but we had a good sweep up as there was a wedding letting in the room two hours later.
The organisation on the day was really good; they had a great team on the ground. We are hoping to hold a bodgers ball at this venue and it is the reserve for 2016.
We all enjoyed the day and made some good contacts for future sales and spread the word. These sort of events are always good for promoting interest and new members for the local groups.


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Arthur Silverman Sculpture Returns to Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
On Friday, June 22, Corten Duo III, a sculpture by Arthur Silverman, was returned to the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art. The large metal outdoor sculpture, which was on display at Sawmill Square Mall for more than two decades, was installed on a newly prepared concrete pad on the front lawn of the Museum.
Although originally from New York, Silverman has been a New Orleans resident for more than 25 years. Before creating sculpture, Silverman was a practicing physician. Soon, sculpture became much more than a hobby, causing Silverman to give up his medical practice. Fourteen large-scale public commissions can be seen in the New Orleans area alone, including universities, commercial and government buildings. Silverman has exhibited his pieces nationally and is included in such important collections as the John Rosenkrans Collection, Woodside, CA, the Fisher Family Collection, San Francisco, CA, the Philip Johnson Building in Washington D.C., the New Orleans Museum of Art, and of course, the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art here in Laurel.
Corten Duo III, typical of Silverman's work, is a freestanding geometric metal sculpture composed of his signature tetrahedrons. A tetrahedron consists of four flat triangles, much like a cube consists of six flat squares. In Silverman's judgement, the tetrahedron, being somewhat non-traditional, when stacked, sectioned and joined, allows for a great variety of forms. Much of his work is associated with that of the Minimalists, which is characterized by obvious mathematical and geometric relationships, ultimately limiting emotional responses. However, Silverman states "my sculpture is inspired, but not constrained to mathematics, specifically geometry. For more than 20 years I've been investigating tetrahedral ideas for sculpture. My primary interest is in large-scale outdoor work. I like the idea that the public and the site are very important considerations."
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Concept: Auditory system
Reconstructing speech from human auditory cortex.
- PLoS biology
- Published over 8 years ago
- Discuss
How the human auditory system extracts perceptually relevant acoustic features of speech is unknown. To address this question, we used intracranial recordings from nonprimary auditory cortex in the human superior temporal gyrus to determine what acoustic information in speech sounds can be reconstructed from population neural activity. We found that slow and intermediate temporal fluctuations, such as those corresponding to syllable rate, were accurately reconstructed using a linear model based on the auditory spectrogram. However, reconstruction of fast temporal fluctuations, such as syllable onsets and offsets, required a nonlinear sound representation based on temporal modulation energy. Reconstruction accuracy was highest within the range of spectro-temporal fluctuations that have been found to be critical for speech intelligibility. The decoded speech representations allowed readout and identification of individual words directly from brain activity during single trial sound presentations. These findings reveal neural encoding mechanisms of speech acoustic parameters in higher order human auditory cortex.
Tinnitus is associated with reduced sound level tolerance in adolescents with normal audiograms and otoacoustic emissions
- Scientific reports
- Published about 4 years ago
- Discuss
Recent neuroscience research suggests that tinnitus may reflect synaptic loss in the cochlea that does not express in the audiogram but leads to neural changes in auditory pathways that reduce sound level tolerance (SLT). Adolescents (N = 170) completed a questionnaire addressing their prior experience with tinnitus, potentially risky listening habits, and sensitivity to ordinary sounds, followed by psychoacoustic measurements in a sound booth. Among all adolescents 54.7% reported by questionnaire that they had previously experienced tinnitus, while 28.8% heard tinnitus in the booth. Psychoacoustic properties of tinnitus measured in the sound booth corresponded with those of chronic adult tinnitus sufferers. Neither hearing thresholds (≤15 dB HL to 16 kHz) nor otoacoustic emissions discriminated between adolescents reporting or not reporting tinnitus in the sound booth, but loudness discomfort levels (a psychoacoustic measure of SLT) did so, averaging 11.3 dB lower in adolescents experiencing tinnitus in the acoustic chamber. Although risky listening habits were near universal, the teenagers experiencing tinnitus and reduced SLT tended to be more protective of their hearing. Tinnitus and reduced SLT could be early indications of a vulnerability to hidden synaptic injury that is prevalent among adolescents and expressed following exposure to high level environmental sounds.
Music in our ears: the biological bases of musical timbre perception.
- PLoS computational biology
- Published almost 8 years ago
- Discuss
Timbre is the attribute of sound that allows humans and other animals to distinguish among different sound sources. Studies based on psychophysical judgments of musical timbre, ecological analyses of sound's physical characteristics as well as machine learning approaches have all suggested that timbre is a multifaceted attribute that invokes both spectral and temporal sound features. Here, we explored the neural underpinnings of musical timbre. We used a neuro-computational framework based on spectro-temporal receptive fields, recorded from over a thousand neurons in the mammalian primary auditory cortex as well as from simulated cortical neurons, augmented with a nonlinear classifier. The model was able to perform robust instrument classification irrespective of pitch and playing style, with an accuracy of 98.7%. Using the same front end, the model was also able to reproduce perceptual distance judgments between timbres as perceived by human listeners. The study demonstrates that joint spectro-temporal features, such as those observed in the mammalian primary auditory cortex, are critical to provide the rich-enough representation necessary to account for perceptual judgments of timbre by human listeners, as well as recognition of musical instruments.
Enhanced cognitive flexibility in reversal learning induced by removal of the extracellular matrix in auditory cortex
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Published over 6 years ago
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During brain maturation, the occurrence of the extracellular matrix (ECM) terminates juvenile plasticity by mediating structural stability. Interestingly, enzymatic removal of the ECM restores juvenile forms of plasticity, as for instance demonstrated by topographical reconnectivity in sensory pathways. However, to which degree the mature ECM is a compromise between stability and flexibility in the adult brain impacting synaptic plasticity as a fundamental basis for learning, lifelong memory formation, and higher cognitive functions is largely unknown. In this study, we removed the ECM in the auditory cortex of adult Mongolian gerbils during specific phases of cortex-dependent auditory relearning, which was induced by the contingency reversal of a frequency-modulated tone discrimination, a task requiring high behavioral flexibility. We found that ECM removal promoted a significant increase in relearning performance, without erasing already established-that is, learned-capacities when continuing discrimination training. The cognitive flexibility required for reversal learning of previously acquired behavioral habits, commonly understood to mainly rely on frontostriatal circuits, was enhanced by promoting synaptic plasticity via ECM removal within the sensory cortex. Our findings further suggest experimental modulation of the cortical ECM as a tool to open short-term windows of enhanced activity-dependent reorganization allowing for guided neuroplasticity.
Sensory attenuation of self-produced feedback: the lombard effect revisited.
The Lombard effect describes the automatic and involuntary increase in vocal intensity that speakers exhibit in a noisy environment. Previous studies of the Lombard effect have typically focused on the relationship between speaking and hearing. Automatic and involuntary increases in motor output have also been noted in studies of finger force production, an effect attributed to mechanisms of sensory attenuation. The present study tested the hypothesis that sensory attenuation mechanisms also underlie expression of the Lombard effect. Participants vocalized phonemes in time with a metronome, while auditory and visual feedback of their performance were manipulated or removed during the course of the trial. We demonstrate that providing a visual reference to calibrate somatosensory-based judgments of current vocal intensity resulted in reduced expression of the Lombard effect. Our results suggest that sensory attenuation effects typically seen in fingertip force production play an important role in the control of speech volume.
Efficacy of Individual Computer-Based Auditory Training for People with Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Auditory training involves active listening to auditory stimuli and aims to improve performance in auditory tasks. As such, auditory training is a potential intervention for the management of people with hearing loss.
Deactivation of the inferior colliculus by cooling demonstrates intercollicular modulation of neuronal activity
- Frontiers in neural circuits
- Published over 7 years ago
- Discuss
The auditory pathways coursing through the brainstem are organized bilaterally in mirror image about the midline and at several levels the two sides are interconnected. One of the most prominent points of interconnection is the commissure of the inferior colliculus (CoIC). Anatomical studies have revealed that these fibers make reciprocal connections which follow the tonotopic organization of the inferior colliculus (IC), and that the commissure contains both excitatory and, albeit fewer, inhibitory fibers. The role of these connections in sound processing is largely unknown. Here we describe a method to address this question in the anaesthetized guinea pig. We used a cryoloop placed on one IC to produce reversible deactivation while recording electrophysiological responses to sounds in both ICs. We recorded single units, multi-unit clusters and local field potentials (LFPs) before, during and after cooling. The degree and spread of cooling was measured with a thermocouple placed in the IC and other auditory structures. Cooling sufficient to eliminate firing was restricted to the IC contacted by the cryoloop. The temperature of other auditory brainstem structures, including the contralateral IC and the cochlea were minimally affected. Cooling below 20°C reduced or eliminated the firing of action potentials in frequency laminae at depths corresponding to characteristic frequencies up to ~8 kHz. Modulation of neural activity also occurred in the un-cooled IC with changes in single unit firing and LFPs. Components of LFPs signaling lemniscal afferent input to the IC showed little change in amplitude or latency with cooling, whereas the later components, which likely reflect inter- and intra-collicular processing, showed marked changes in form and amplitude. We conclude that the cryoloop is an effective method of selectively deactivating one IC in guinea pig, and demonstrate that auditory processing in the IC is strongly influenced by the other.
Clinical evaluation of balloon dilation Eustachian tuboplasty in the Eustachian tube dysfunction.
The development of minimally invasive procedures such as the balloon dilation Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) is an alternative to the grommet tympanum membrane. BET is applied in the cases where, after elimination of all factors influencing the ET and middle ear functioning, no sufficient improvement is observed. The aim of this study was to present the therapeutic benefits of the BET method in the treatment of ETD caused by disorders in the middle ear ventilation. The BET procedure was offered to four patients (3 men and 1 woman) after subjective, physical, otorhinolaryngological and audiometric examinations including pure tone audiometry, tympanometry and pressure-swallow test. As the method was novel, preinterventional CT angiography of the carotid arteries was performed in all patients. Any complications were noticed during and after the procedure (bleeding or damage of regional mucosa) in any patients. Our clinical studies assessed the feasibility and safety of the BET during a short-term period-only a 6-week observation. Although patients revealed a significant improvement of ET score, longer long-term studies are necessary to determine whether this method will demonstrate lasting benefits and safety in the treatment of chronic Eustachian tube dysfunction. In other investigations, improvement was found to be time dependent.
Meniere's disease: a reappraisal supported by a variable latency of symptoms and the MRI visualisation of endolymphatic hydrops
To evaluate the onset of vertigo, hearing loss and tinnitus in Ménière's disease and the associated endolymphatic hydrops (EH) of the inner ear.
Frequency discrimination and stimulus deviance in the inferior colliculus and cochlear nucleus
- Frontiers in neural circuits
- Published over 7 years ago
- Discuss
Auditory neurons that exhibit stimulus-specific adaptation (SSA) decrease their response to common tones while retaining responsiveness to rare ones. We recorded single-unit responses from the inferior colliculus (IC) where SSA is known to occur and we explored for the first time SSA in the cochlear nucleus (CN) of rats. We assessed an important functional outcome of SSA, the extent to which frequency discriminability depends on sensory context. For this purpose, pure tones were presented in an oddball sequence as standard (high probability of occurrence) or deviant (low probability of occurrence) stimuli. To study frequency discriminability under different probability contexts, we varied the probability of occurrence and the frequency separation between tones. The neuronal sensitivity was estimated in terms of spike-count probability using signal detection theory. We reproduced the finding that many neurons in the IC exhibited SSA, but we did not observe significant SSA in our CN sample. We concluded that strong SSA is not a ubiquitous phenomenon in the CN. As predicted, frequency discriminability was enhanced in IC when stimuli were presented in an oddball context, and this enhancement was correlated with the degree of SSA shown by the neurons. In contrast, frequency discrimination by CN neurons was independent of stimulus context. Our results demonstrated that SSA is not widespread along the entire auditory pathway, and suggest that SSA increases frequency discriminability of single neurons beyond that expected from their tuning curves.


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International agencies have expressed their concern over continued rain and winds that have impacted the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar since Saturday. According to the Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) partners—UN agencies, such as IOM, UNHCR, and WFP, and NGOs—working in support of the Bangladesh government, thousands in the host community and Rohingya camps have been affected by the inclement weather.
While no injuries have been reported in the camps, the past 48 hours have seen 15 landslides, 25 rainstorms, and five flooding incidents, causing temporary displacement of 14,801 individuals from 4,543 households, partial damage to 427 shelters and complete destruction of 66 shelters. An estimated 16,190 individuals from 4,842 households have been affected by the flooding.
In the Teknaf area, two Bangladeshi children have reportedly been killed and 10 people injured following a landslide.Cox's Bazar experiences some of the highest annual rainfall in Bangladesh, where landslides, floods, winds and waterlogging are common occurrences.
"The rain and wind are endangering lives and causing hardship on the ground. Our teams are working round-the-clock to provide emergency services, repairs and relocations. While we are responding to the immediate effects of the rains, we remain focused on long-term disaster management and risk mitigation," said Manuel Pereira, IOM Bangladesh deputy chief of mission.
On Tuesday, about 4,000 households were displaced due to showers in Camp 26 alone in the Teknaf area, which was the worst affected. Some were relocated on an emergency basis to 15 designated communal facilities to ensure immediate safety, while others moved were with their families.
UNHCR protection staff and partners are working to ensure the safety of refugees and to reunite separated family members. Shelter, food and access to clean drinking water are being provided.
"We're working closely with partners and the government authorities to assist affected families. We also acknowledge the efforts of the refugees themselves as well as members of the host community at the centre of the response," said Marin Din Kajdomcaj, UNHCR head of office, Cox's Bazar.
"We've trained some 3,000 refugees so they can respond to emergencies and reduce the risks faced by the community in disaster," Marin added.
In the past couple of days, humanitarian agencies have distributed shelter kits, hot meals, and high-energy biscuits to families impacted by the storms.
"The WFP is well prepared for emergency situations such as this. We have assisted 12,500 people with extra food distribution, including 6,000 hot meals and 6,500 boxes of high-energy biscuits. Additionally, our engineering and disaster risk reduction teams are assessing the impact of rains and are on standby to ensure access to food and vital services are restored, if needed," said Peter Guest, WFP emergency coordinator, Cox's Bazar.
"Funding is still urgently needed to sustain preparedness and response for the remainder of the monsoon season to replenish stocks, improve communications infrastructure, repair monsoon-related damage, and increase the capacity of mobile response teams. Only 38 per cent of the response is funded, compromising essential services as well as the health and well-being of both the Rohingya and host community populations," said Nicole Epting, ISCG senior coordinator.
The ISCG partners are continuing to monitor weather and assist the affected communities. With rains expected to continue, engineers are concerned over damage to paths, bridges and drainage systems.
Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman
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Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman
Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, 149-150 Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. 934, Dhaka-1000.


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About the museum 18th century city palace
The 18th-century city palace of Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, Princess of Orange Nassau, ancestor to King Willem-Alexander, is located at the heart of Leeuwarden's historic city centre. This building houses the Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics. In 1898 Maurits Cornelis Escher, affectionately nicknamed 'Mauk', was born there.
The finest ceramics collected in The Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics. The museum has the largest and most varied collection of Chinese porcelain in the Netherlands and has a rich collection of the Dutch Art Nouveau and Art Deco ceramics from the period 1880-1930. Our collections of Chinese Imperial porcelain, magnificent Art Nouveau and iconic Delft Blue objects, and works by artists such as Picasso, show that ceramics are of all times and of all ages. In addition to the permanent exhibition From East and West the museum has a lively programme of varying, much talked-about exhibitions.
The museum is housed in the 18th-century city palace Mary Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Princess of Orange-Nassau, ancestor of our present king. The Princessehof is in a beautiful and easily accessible location in the historic town of Leeuwarden. More information about Leeuwarden? www.visitleeuwarden.com/en


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Sep 4, 2016
Sunday, September 4, 2016 Mark McClain
30. Pipe piece : ELL
46 comments:
- fermatprime said...
Thanks so much, Mark and CC! Cool theme!
Had to perp the following: ACADIA, LILACS, ESAU, EGRESS, AVONLEA, ENOW.
My son and his family and two friends brought dinner! We found a gluten-free and MSG-free place in Northridge! A real thrill for me!
Have a great day!
- September 4, 2016 at 4:46 AM
- Barry G. said...
Morning, all!
I agree that today's theme was a lot of fun. Well, for the most part. I'm not entirely sure what a HASH HOUSE is, but it doesn't sound like a place that would serve stew (or STU). I'm probably wrong, but that was the only theme answer that was hard for me to come up with.
- September 4, 2016 at 6:07 AM
- Dudley said...
Hello Puzzlers -
Egress left me puzzled...it makes a bit more sense with C.C.'s photo. Otherwise, easy going and a clever theme.
Morning, C.C., Hasselblad cameras were held in very high regard. The Apollo astronauts used them; the famous Earth-rise photo was shot with a one. Years ago, I read that an astronaut's Hasselblad somehow became un-hooked from his suit and drifted just out of his reach during a spacewalk. There was no way to retrieve it, so it had to be abandoned to orbit the Earth all alone - Sweden's first satellite!
Amélie is a wonderful art film. Audrey Tatou was just right for the role.
- September 4, 2016 at 6:25 AM
- Mark McClain said...
Gonna chime in early today, as this was one of the more "fun" puzzles I've created. I never tire of the old standard "Good name for a cook" = STU that has appeared in so many puzzles over the years, so decided to turn it around and find a few more "Fitting Jobs" for people.
Thanks for the great write-up CC! Of course Bette is as in Bette (bet) Midler, not Bette (bet-ee) Davis . . .
Yep, "hash house" is a real thing, generally defined in dictionaries as a cheap restaurant or diner. If I were to use HASH as a standalone entry, it might clue it as "Stew's cousin". It was one of our favorite dishes in my family, leftover roast beef and potatoes, always served over scratch-made biscuits.
- September 4, 2016 at 6:35 AM
- desper-otto said...
Good morning!
I confidently inked in ESTATE LAWYER where PROBATE JUDGE needed to be. As you might guess, it slowed things down considerably, and Wite-Out was required. Hand up for BUS and TAT, C.C. I've heard of "train fare" and "exact change," but EXACT FARE seems awkward. That and X AXES were my final fills. Thanks, Mark, and thanks for stopping by with your insights into today's puzzle.
I had not seen that Esau Wood tongue-twister before, but I think THIS is the rhyme that Mark was cluing.
Learning moment: There's something called the CREASE in hockey. That ices my puck!
Learning moment 2: There are two Ds in GODDESSES.
I baked an acorn squash as part of last night's dinner. Maybe it was under-ripe (how do you tell?), but at any rate, it was absolutely inedible. Put it out back, and even the coons wouldn't touch it.
- September 4, 2016 at 7:06 AM
- OwenKL said...
FIW. Went all through both acrosses and downs and couldn't find any problem, so finally went red, and it was a WAG that seemed so likely I hadn't questioned it: AMELIa + DOBLa.
[Can't believe CC misused a word! It's colleagues, not colleges.]
NERO Oren is a wealthy TRIAL ATTORNEY
Who LABORS for his clients, however ORNERY.
His RATE is in line
With the pay of the crime --
The wages of sin fund the Oren fee!
STU Stewart wrote down in a book
The lessons of a HASH-HOUSE COOK.
It was mostly instructions
On how to use onions,
And how to turn GOO into guck!
ART Smart was a MUSEUM GUIDE
Who herded art-lovers inside.
His pay as a DOCENT
Was not very potent,
ESOTERIC tour surcharges provide!
- September 4, 2016 at 7:46 AM
- Hahtoolah said...
Good Morning, C.C., and friends. I enjoyed this puzzle. Fun with the names. I think that the clue about BETTE and the CASINO DEALER referred to BETTE Midler, who pronounces her name as BET.
For years Sesame Street was on NPR, but it recently moved to HBO.
I misread the clue for INVETERATE CRITIC as INVERTEBRATE Critic.
PT Barnum would trick people with his sign This Way to the Egress. People not knowing that the word meant "Exit" would leave the Barnum museum. Tickets were not good for re-entry.
Interesting to have both ELS and ELL in the same puzzle.
I learned that Body Art is not TAT. but INK; and that a Mouse-Like Critter is a VOLE and not a MOLE.
My family and I used to visit ACADIA National Park many times each summer when we lived in Maine.
QOD: Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else. ~ Paul Harvey (Sept. 4, 1918 ~ Feb. 28, 2009)
- September 4, 2016 at 7:47 AM
- MJ said...
Greetings to all!
Great punny puzzle today. Thanks, Mark, for today's entertainment.
Learning moment #1 was CREASE as a hockey term. #2 was Georgia as a FONT type. Cute clue "one with a flat to fix" for LESSOR.
Thanks for the expo C.C., and for the many wonderful photos.
Enjoy the day!
- September 4, 2016 at 10:19 AM
- Husker Gary said...
-A straightforward march to the sea, er, completion
-Ya gotta like your chances when he's your ANCHOR
-A very famous HASSELBLAD
-We have five NESTS around here at last count
-Yesterday's discussion on earthquakes was ESOTERIC and very informative
-Time Magazine once had the USEFUL Idiot as "Person Of The Year"
-Both candidates have SNIPERS ready to attack anything they say. You NEEDN'T DREAD this will end before November
-Some teachers hate it when subs ADD to their crappy lesson
-I took an 14-year-old OMAHA tribal princess on one of my Florida trips. She acted like one!
-I visit the bookstore whenever Joann shops but never buy
-ON THE NOSE was a signal on this early TV classic
-Husker fans enjoyed the 33 point win last night but are A TAD upset with many things that went wrong
-Thanks for the visit and the puzzle, Mark. Bette was my first thought by I had to abandon her image to get the fill.
- September 4, 2016 at 10:27 AM
- Irish Miss said...
Good Morning:
I thoroughly enjoyed this fun and fresh offering. All of the theme clues and answers brought a smile. What really brought a smile was finding out that the "egress" was an exit not a female "ogress". That Barnum was a trickster, wasn't he? I knew "Amelie" but had Amalie until perps corrected me. Acadia was a gimme and I'm sure Lucina caught it also, after her recent visit to Bar Harnor. I love the word " esoteric" and "hash house" usage is quite common here. All in all, a pleasant start to the day.
Thanks, Mark, for an enjoyable solve and for dropping by and thanks, CC, for the overview.
Yesterday, my neighbor returned from at week at the Cape and brought me the makings of a lobster roll which was greatly appreciated and devoured post haste! Today, I'm going to a family gathering at my nephew's where I'll enjoy steamers, chowder (Manhattan, of course), mini-chili dogs, from-scratch baked beans, potato salad, eye of the round on the grill, all sorts of pasta dishes, and, last but by far not least, corn on the cob! 🌽🌽🌽.
I think I better do more research before I choose my Netflix movies. I watched "Grandma" with Lily Tomlin last night, thinking I was in for a comedic treat. Suffice it to say the funny parts were almost non-existent and that I smiled more doing today's puzzle than I did during (enduring is more accurate) this mess of a movie. End of rant.
Hope everyone enjoys the holiday and stays dry and safe!
- September 4, 2016 at 10:37 AM
- Lucina said...
How exciting to have ACADIA Park in today's puzzle. Just last Sunday my sisters and I visited there for two days. It was glorious! Such a beautiful place. I hadn't realized it is situated on an island, Mt. Desert Island, and occupies most of it. It's still a mystery to me why desert is in the name. It's lushness belies the name.
Thank you, Mark McClain. I loved this puzzle and the puns with names!
Most of it was straight forward but JUDGE forced me to mull long and hard until REJOICE appeared then it all fell in place. One blank cell because XAXES made no sense to me. Live and learn. Also I just noticed that LAYER/BYE is missing the Y. I blame it on the faint print of my newspaper. It's so small and light that it's really hard to read. That's my story and you know the rest.
Fortunately we've seen AOUT a few times though it took a long time to EGRESS from my brain. GARP coaxed it out.
Thank you, C.C., for explaining LESSOR and other fill with your detailed commentary.
Have a beautiful day, everyone! I hope Hermine bypassed you.
- September 4, 2016 at 10:40 AM
- Avg Joe said...
I had Egress thru perps, but doubted it mightily since I too thought the attraction might be an Ogress. Glad to know that story line, and may actually remember it. The rest was largely slow and steady, but did finish with Amelia in lieu of Amelie. A personal natick that I really didn't give enough thought.
Hope everyone impacted by Hermine is safe, sound and dry.....and that you stay that way. This storm looks like the gift that keeps on giving. Yech!
The football game yesterday was hardly a nail biter, but the "missing man formation" for the first punt to honor Sam Foltz was very touching. And the response of the Fresno State team was very classy as well.
- September 4, 2016 at 11:02 AM
- Yellowrocks said...
Wow! I was on Mark's wavelength today. Fastest Sunday in a while. The main holdup was confidently calling the chair EADES instead of EAMES and holding to it. OSMONDS was all perps and finally convinced me to change the D to M.
Yes, Bette MIDLER is pronounced BET, but BETTE DAVIS is pronounced BETTY. I am a huge Bette Davis fan and have watched her old movies over and over.
Hahtoolah, thanks for the EGRESS note. What a trickster was Barnum.
I loved visiting ACADIA Park. Sunrise on Cadilac mountain was worth getting up early for. Wiki explains the name , Mt. Desert Island.
Mt. desert Island
DO I thought of the same ESAU rhyme as you did.
- September 4, 2016 at 11:14 AM
- Yellowrocks said...
That should be a capital D, Mt. Desert Island.
This theme reminds me of the gag name of a fictional law or accounting firm, Dewey, Cheatem & Howe.
Here are some unfortunate names of real people and their line of work.
Dr. Paine, and Dr. Kadivar, physicians
Sue Yoo, attorney
Oliver Loser, political candidate
Brad Slaughter, meat manager
We have Underhill Excavators near here.
- September 4, 2016 at 11:26 AM
- desper-otto said...
YR, when I lived in San Diego we saw advertising for the Goodbody Mortuary.
- September 4, 2016 at 12:11 PM
- Jayce said...
Excellent puzzle! I liked it a lot. Terrific theme entries. Thank you, Mark. And thank you for your explanations, C.C. I learned what a CREASE is. I also learned about the ESAU poem; Margery Daw wouldn't fit.
Bill G, from last night, your dormouse comment made me laugh.
Best wishes to you all.
- September 4, 2016 at 1:33 PM
- Anonymous T said...
Lurk say...
YR - Dr. Cross who took care of my stye owns his clinic - Yep, The Cross Eye Center. -T
- September 4, 2016 at 1:51 PM
- Misty said...
Delightful Sunday puzzle, Mark, and thanks for checking in! And helpful expo, C.C., especially with impenetrable items like that EGRESS. I actually did pretty well on this, in spite of not knowing a number of items--had some of the same questions as Hahtoolah.
Irish Miss, your post made me hungry. What wonderful food you're getting to enjoy! Sorry about the crummy acorn squash, Desper-otto.
Have a great Sunday, everybody!
- September 4, 2016 at 1:53 PM
This Sunday puzzle was made very easy by Mark because the them clues were easily guessable after one or two perps, which allowed to be rapidly filled.
PASO DOBLE, EGRESS, ESAU, AMELIE, FONT- the only unknowns today. Never knew that there was a 'seesaw song' and don't really worry about the font; I only change it occasionally or just change to Italics or Bold if I want something to stand out.
SNIPER- C.C.. we have too many anonymous SNIPERs on this blog. If you are not willing to acknowledge what you commented on, keep it to yourself, IMHO.
X-AXES- great clue- I just think of the x & y axes as a graph. Wasn't thinking.
ACADIA- We have an ACADIA Parish in Louisiana and SW LA is referred to as ACADIANA
AOUT- The shops are closed because the 'Frawnch' think that they should take a month off because of their strenous 35-hr work weeks. Man, I'm tired.
DOCENT- only knew of it as a volunteer guide, not a professor. Live and learn.
'Hasselblad'- no 'clue' as to what that was-SLR all perps
Barry- HASH HOUSE is a diner.
Hahtoolah- body art is neither; it's lack of brains while on heavy drugs. Seeing more and more of it every day.
- September 4, 2016 at 2:17 PM
IVAN is the Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Croatian equivalent of "John," but not universally the "Slavic" equivalent. The Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak and Slovene equivalent is JAN (some with accent marks and extensions); the Serbian, DZON.
"Ticker tapes" might have been a nice clue if EKG'S had not been misspelled.
SAGAS not tales not YARNS not EDDAS.
You don't have to be a TRIAL ATTORNEY to "Sue" someone. You can be a senior partner or the research lawyer or the draftsman and then send the TRIAL ATTORNEY in to follow up (if necessary, and it usually is not – the vast majority of lawsuits are settled) before trial).
There are a Heritage Cremation Provider in Burnham, Illinois, and a Burnam & Son crematory in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
- September 4, 2016 at 2:24 PM
Hi Y'all! Mark, I thought your theme entries were fun and the puzzle satisfying at finish. Thanks for another great expo, C.C.
The NE corner was the last to fill. I was thinking regatta for anchor and couldn't come up with GO LAST. Duh! How many relay races did we watch in the Olympics? When I finally did fill it, parsed GOLAST as one word and didn't "get" it. Duh! Ticker tapes also mislead me. Then it dawned, oh heart! Duh! Of course, the Barnum attraction EGRESS didn't make sense. (Thanks for the explanation there.) "O come, o come, Emanuel and ransom captured Israel". Ransom is the first verb in that song so I was stuck on that. What's that "J" doing in the middle? I REJOICEd when the right word finally perped in and I remembered that part of the song. Duh! A four-duh day. Do duh, do duh! Doesn't happen often.
Ravel classic = BOLERO. I could hear the music in my head, but needed perps BO to remember the rest. BO Derek, ya' know?
Learning moment: "not for the masses" = ESOTERIC. I must be one of the masses. Never knew the word's meaning.
Wasn't fooled by GYMS or DOG. Knew ACADIA. Never heard of Audrey or her movie. ESP
Heard today that my niece and nephew in upper gulf coast Florida were okay after the hurricane. What a month for natural phenomena worry! Like Elvis, I'm all shook up.
- September 4, 2016 at 2:30 PM
- Unknown said...
trudged through the puzzle without ever relating the "names" to the jobs. Admit I had to look up Amelie...not a fan. But what took me a long time to correct was using HBO instead of PBS after the immediate fill of BOSS. HBO now owns Sesame street and I was sure this was a trick. Verticals eventually forced me to concede that "TIDAL HOOLS" was not a good fill.
Probably my last Sunday for a while...FOOTBALL is starting and I have "RED ZONE". No commercials !!
- September 4, 2016 at 3:50 PM
- Yellowrocks said...
Anon T, that reminds me I visit the Pinke Eye Center.
- September 4, 2016 at 3:55 PM
- Unknown said...
DNF today. Almost tho. Needed red letters to finish.
Jayce ETAL. Hahtoola you should watch this too. Hurricanes in the first part Earthquakes in the last half.
- September 4, 2016 at 4:26 PM
- Jayce said...
Boo luquette, interesting video.
- September 4, 2016 at 5:25 PM
- Avg Joe said...
Boo's link is definitely worth a watch. A bit esoteric, but take a look. To make it easier: Link Thanks Boo.
- September 4, 2016 at 6:31 PM
- Hahtoolah said...
Thank, Boo for the link on hurricanes. Interesting. Keeping an eye on NOAA's page, too.
- September 4, 2016 at 6:42 PM
The "To the egress" sign was his way of getting people out of his museum to make room for more people. When they opened the door and walked out, it would close and it was locked.
- September 4, 2016 at 6:47 PM
- Anonymous T said...
Ave Joe - you beat me to blue-ifying Boo's link. Thanks Boo! Interesting and will keep us arm-chairs speculating :-). Cheers, -T
- September 4, 2016 at 6:50 PM
- Spitzboov said...
Amigone Funeral Home, Inc. in Buffalo area.
- September 4, 2016 at 7:22 PM
That video is a real hoot! I think it ties in nicely with PT Barnum and his bag of tricks. This guy, Paul Begley, is a real life chicken little trying to ball caps, tshirts and survival kits. He is straight off talk radio show like Coast To Coast talking to all the tinfoil hats out there. Does he even have a degree in anything other than snake charming?
Thanks for the enteraining diversion from reality.
- September 4, 2016 at 7:22 PM
It may be "Jesse Waltman" narrating that video. Try to find anything about him on his website or anywhere else for that matter. I think he is a figment of Paul's imagination. I've been laughing so hard I can barely read my horoscope in todays paper.
- September 4, 2016 at 7:38 PM
Beck me! Get a grip. What's the frequency Kenneth?
- September 4, 2016 at 7:52 PM
- Bill G. said...
The following was a headline on my news page.
"Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., says he's confused by a candidate's "360-degree pivot" on immigration."
So I read that remark and thought, "Well, at least he's sticking to his guns and isn't flip-flopping. Or maybe Flake needs a remedial course on geometry?"
- September 4, 2016 at 8:07 PM
- Sailor said...
I have dug a lot of clams in my life, but I'm sure wondering whether Mr. McClain or Mr. Norris ever have. It's sometimes cold, but almost always worth it.
All my digging has been on exposed beaches at low tide, as in C.C.'s photo illustration. TIDALPOOLs, on the other hand, are very inhospitable habitats for either clams or diggers, being usually rocky-bottomed, and always filled with water.
Enjoyed the theme, though, and agree with C.C. that Amalie was a delightful movie. Love winter squash, and now I'm on the lookout for Kobocha!
- September 4, 2016 at 8:24 PM
Anons at 7:22, 7:38 & 7:52, Well, you can hope anyway. They laughed at Noah.
- September 4, 2016 at 9:25 PM
Noah who? Noah Syndergaard? Why would they laugh at him? Because of his hair? That's mean.
- September 4, 2016 at 9:37 PM
- Anonymous T said...
Posting from a bunker deep underground in the high-desert says...
Why are you bringing Beck (Loser) into this? It was R.E.M. asking about Kenneth's Frequency. ;-)
For fun, I listen to the "Crazy People" program at night when I can't sleep. When Art Bell did C2C, it was the best. He woke this Sheeple. I've opened my eye [like the one on the back of your currency!] and can see we are just slaves of the Annunaki* who want Earth's gold!
YR - I love Pinke Eye Clinic! Thanks. I was hoping to read more real-life aptronyms. Go Corner!
Not really an aptronym but a funny sign I saw near Livingston, TX 6 years ago:
'lil britches daycare
-but the first 'R' fell off their sign.
Bill G - that's two nights in a row... LOL! Hope all's good w/ Barbara.
Y'all have a safe & happy Labor Day. Youngest will be 14 tomorrow and I have a house full of Potter fans to prove it.
Cheers, -T
*Google that for giggles.
- September 4, 2016 at 10:46 PM
- Unknown said...
Big Easy I forgot to mention ACADIA as 3/4 of my family is from ACADIA Parish. Crowley, Lyons Point. All the LeBouefs, Primeauxs. Then the LuQuettes and LaCours from the Abbeville area and south to the Gulf of Mexico.
Later on I will find a good you tube vid with the great Cajun French Language spoken in it. We are of Acadia, Nova Scotia and all areas in that northern area.
Acadians as we are called also have another name called Cajuns. A kind of word like Indians and Injuns. Acadians and Cajuns. We are proud of it too.
There is another name also that I am proud of, but it might offend proper Cajuns on here. If you want me to say it I will ~!~!
I am proud of my heritage and will never forget it.. When the Acadians were exiled from Canada on ships we were sold as slaves and dispersed in the Islands of the Carribean sea and the east coast of the USA, then finally making it to Louisiana and making something from swamps and marshlands into one of the most visited states in the country makes me feel great.
Our food and music is like no other anywhere ~!~!
- September 4, 2016 at 11:11 PM
- Unknown said...
Bpearth is Jesse Waltman I have been following him on the Invest/Hermine and he was spot on. He was on it since day ?? He did say it was coming to our area and then changed it to the northeast track before the others did on the weather channel.
Paul Begley no idea who he is ???
- September 4, 2016 at 11:48 PM
- Anonymous T said...
Boo - Say it. I've got my money on Coonass :-).
I moved from the Midwest to Shreveport when I was 15. I saw Justin WIlson on PBS and visited Baton Rouge later and fell in love w/ S. Louisiana. New Orliens is one thing (and I enjoy it). But go west and, my experience, is finding the funniest, kindest, and greatest-food-makin' -- just fun, no pretense, and don't give the damnedest bunch of people outside of my Italian family I've met.
A good buddy is a Theriot (know them?); after a beer or two I can't understand a thing he's saying - 1/2 of it is French-ish.
Then there's my buddy at the office - she's a self-described Coonass and a hoot 'ta boot. -T
- September 4, 2016 at 11:58 PM
Boo-lu @ 11:11 pm - Well said! I totally enjoyed working with a "Cajun" legal secretary from Port Arthur TX at a Houston law firm - I never knew what to expect from Becky - extremely competent and a hard worker, but (whoa) what a firecracker! She always referred to herself as a "Co0n A$$ - that was Becky! We became good friends. And amen to the food and music! Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez! Hello, Anon-T?
I do hope our East Coasters will be safe during the next few days and not experience any proprty damage. Positive thoughts coming your way from TX
- September 5, 2016 at 12:20 AM
Anon-T @ 11:58 - Second amen to your post!! But just to be sure, is it after your or Mr. Theriot's second beer that you can't understand what he's saying? :0 All in all, the Cajuns know how to live life!
- September 5, 2016 at 12:31 AM
- Anonymous T said...
TX Ms @12:31 - Oui :-)
Actually, if I can keep up w/ his drinking I'm OK knowing what he's saying. It's like the Robin Williams Golf / talking to a Scotsman bit...
Well, I think all the Potter fans have finally turned in - my turn. Night all.
Cheers, -T
- September 5, 2016 at 12:46 AM
- Abejo said...
Good Monday morning, folks. Thank you, Mark McClain, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, C.C., for a fine review.
This puzzle was very good. Enjoyed it. Finished late last night on the train. Then fell asleep. So, here I am reporting in.
Enjoyed the theme, once I figured it out. Took me a while.
Took me a while also to get GODDESSES. That corner was a big hangup.
EAMES and OSMONDS crossing gave me fits too. Finally got it.
See you later today.
( )
- September 5, 2016 at 7:00 AM
- Wilbur Charles said...
Got started this morning, finished about noon and then did Monday. The long crossed helped a lot.
Had RINSOUT and did know my rappers nor rodents.
Where was the Evangeline reference? We had it in 8th grade but never got the history, only foot and meter talk.
Nice of Mr McClain drop in
- September 5, 2016 at 6:36 PM


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