Follow along with Greg and Tom in this travelogue episode as they visit several historic cities and towns in the Netherlands — Utrecht Breukelen and Haarlem — wandering through cafe-filled streets and old cobblestone alleyways their mission remains the same as the past three episodes For there are traces of Dutch culture and history all over New York City — through the names of boroughs From Spuyten Duyvil Creek flowing into the Harlem River along the Bronx shoreline to New Utrecht All of those place names can be traced to the Dutch presence of New Amsterdam and New Netherland In the final Bowery Boys episode recorded in the Netherlands Tom and Greg head to several places that have unique links to the New York City area mostly through Dutch colonial connections made in the 17th century Utrecht — The medieval city with its unique canal wharves and monastery courtyards that may be the bicycle capital of the world quiet old town on the Vecht River become the namesake of the borough of Brooklyn Both places have “Brooklyn Bridges.” But there are a couple of other surprising parallels De Bilt — The ancestral home of the Vanderbilt family can Tom find one of their 17th-century ancestors among the stones of an old cemetery Haarlem — Manhattan’s Harlem remains one of America’s cultural centers and the rustic Dutch city that inspired its name also has cultural riches aplenty — from its museums to its historic windmill Molen de Adriaan PLUS: The special link between Amsterdam’s Jewish Quarter and New York City’s Lower East Side — through pickles Over on Patreon, we released a series of daily shows while on the streets of the Netherlands. You can check out those shows — and the many other benefits of being a Bowery Boys patron — by supporting the show at Patreon. Below: Tom and producer Kieran Gannon watching the historical video at Molen de Adriaan. — Jodenbuurt, Amsterdam, meeting with Mattmo with toasties at Broodbar— Naude, Utrecht, recording at Jackrabbit We want to thank Ton de Jager for guiding us through the streets of Utrecht. If you’re heading to Utrecht, you can book a guided tour here St Martin’s Cathedral aka the Dom Church The Dom Church’s bell tower actually sits across from the church (The reason for this is discussed in the podcast.) A plaque marking those who died during the Utrechtse sodomieprocessen of 1730 One unique example of Utrecht’s famous wharves or quays Mattmo’s book de Zure Stad The first three parts of Amsterdam/New Amsterdam — Empire of the Seas The Radical Walloons and Finding Peter Stuyvesant author of The Island At The Center of the World The Lenape and other native peoples of the New York/Hudson Valley region would be both trading partners and adversaries of the Dutch who claimed to have ‘discovered’ the land those people already lived upon The story of religious freedom during the New Amsterdam/Peter Stuyvesant plays a major role in this episode which features a visit to the John Bowne House: Our original two-part series on New Amsterdam: who lived in the area it was interesting to hear your obeservations And in case you weren’t aware: you would not have found any grave stones of the persons from the 16/17th century anywhere We have what is called ‘grave rights’ which means your burial plot at the churchyard will be emptied after x amount of years (usually 20) and the stone will be removed Only rich people could afford to buy ‘eternal grave rights’ Those monuments have survived and the grave cannot be cleared Everybody else’s bones end up in the communal gravesite where all the remains are deposited that they find when they clear the grave and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Looking for the latest episode of our podcasts? Listen now on iTunes to “The Bowery Boys” and “The First” Find recent podcast episodes here, and click to read more about listening options here Find out how you can support the production of the Bowery Boys Podcast Frank van Breukelen is an associate professor of biological sciences in the UNLV School of Life Sciences.  van Breukelen has explored biochemical and molecular approaches to understand what allows animals to survive in extreme environments Most notably, van Breukelen and his team have tackled projects involving small rodent hibernation and adaptation of the pupfish within the Death Valley region van Breukelen teaching courses on subjects including mammalian and environmental physiology; biochemical adaptations; and bioenergetics News stories from the summer featuring UNLV students and faculty and an ongoing preservation legacy that took a UNLV professor all the way to the Supreme Court and created one of North America's most important conservation sites UNLV researchers discover the pupfish's unique ability to go without oxygen it comes at a cost to the endangered species Life Sciences and engineering professors team up to develop life-saving devices to detect stroke and heart problems The Ayond founder takes us inside her home and morning routine Up next, AYOND’s co-founder and creative director, Shani Van Breukelen’s morning routine “Nothing has felt like an ‘ah-ha’ moment—I’ve had to work hard for what I have.” In a world that seems to praise unicorn startups and 30 under 30 lists, it’s refreshing to meet a founder who is rejecting the status quo and doing things on her own terms. Creative director, Shani Van Breukelen, along with her partner and fellow co-founder, Porter Yates, is seriously breaking the mold with their game-changing skincare line, AYOND Inspired by the beautiful yet resilient plants that thrive in Santa Fe’s extreme desert conditions the couple set about bottling their magical medicinal qualities and transformative scents into a skincare line—and it’s safe to say or reusable materials that minimize post-consumer waste but they’re having a big impact on the industry as they pave the way for the future We were so inspired by the brand’s mantra and mission that we reached out to share more of their inspiring story Van Breukelen graciously invited us into their stunning NYC apartment to give us the lowdown on her morning routine A typical day for me looks like a lot of time on my computer working I try to get eight hours of sleep every night I like getting up early because I have time to myself my dog Linx likes to get up around 7:30 to 8 am so if she is willing to get up with me the first thing I do is let her out in the backyard Then I will take her back upstairs and continue with my routine This is varied as sometimes I may stretch and workout or spend extra time doing my skincare routine I am not too structured in the morning as I like to listen to how I feel and do any one of these things before getting into work workout sessions became more intense and essential I am not really a yoga person but I love good cardio The right music is the most important step for me as it gets me motivated Once I have that selected I can continue my pre-workout routine by stretching with some yoga moves and then I start to go into my squat routine Both 2020 and 2021 have been such challenging years personally and professionally that I found exercise to be critical to keeping myself feeling positive or letting go of frustration due to the state of the world I also dedicated more time to speak with family in the morning especially my twin sister who lives in Stockholm I used Metamorph Cleansing Balm at night as a gua sha slip but I realized that with the added stress and monotony of lockdown I started to use it as a gua sha massage in the morning—it helped to gently wake me up and ease any stress I may be feeling I begin with a gentle hand massage using our Metamorph Cleansing Balm I start to gently massage the contours of my face using a gua sha tool The areas I spend the most energy on are between my eyebrows Once the massage is complete I like to let the cleansing balm sit for a bit and then work it in with warm water After this step, I will press cold water onto my face to fully wake me up.  I really enjoy how calming the cold water feels. Lately, I have been testing a toner that I made but before this, I would use Heritage Store Rosewater Toner Once my skin is almost dry, I will use three to six drops of Rock Rose Face Serum This serum has one of the most unique scents When it’s applied to my face I like to take deep breaths into the palms of my hands before applying If I’m going outside I will add a small amount of mineral sunscreen (Supergoop) after the Taos Blue Day Cream While I wait for the cream to fully absorb on my face I will take a couple of drops of Amber Elix Face Oil and start by rubbing the oil onto my neck and décolleté I will gently press the face oil onto the highest points of my cheekbones This face oil is fantastic for any scarring old or new and it has a beautiful slightly spicy and uplifting scent which makes it perfect for the last step of my routine Any leftover oil on my hands I will use on the end of my hair to make sure nothing is wasted I practice intermittent fasting so I do not eat breakfast in the morning. I will have water with vitamin tablets, take L-Serine Powder or Whole Foods L-Theanine pill supplements The first thing I open is BBC News or NPR and check Ayond’s Instagram Then I usually pop on a podcast while I check emails I enjoy different types of books for different reasons. At the moment, I am reading The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America by Andrés Reséndez and an aesthetician’s book on skincare Slip Eye Mask or Simply Organic Sleep Mask Before I sleep I like to play sudoku on my phone In the AM, it’s usually The Daily podcast. Any other time I like to select an artist and play similar music shuffled. An artist I have been listening to lately is Kokoroko. Since I run a small business and wear a lot of hats I can’t dedicate too much time to working out in the morning but I do a light workout of 30 minutes most days On the weekends I like to work out in the afternoon instead of the morning and train for about an hour or more I like to keep things simple—a bit of jewelry, Toteme jeans or VINCE jeans for those loose-fit days I just preferred loose-fitting jeans but kept everything else the same I would spend more time working out or talking to my twin sister on the phone Taking a moment to spend time outside and speaking with loved ones The outdoors is the best way for me to clear my thoughts and speaking with my family and friends always makes me feel better and happy things have progressed based on present choices and perseverance—nothing has felt like an “ah-ha” moment and I have had to work hard for what I have I never leave the house without… keys and my phone Healthiest morning habit… skincare and water Worst morning habit… Some would say Intermittent fasting The one thing I fear the most is… missed opportunity I… think about doing what I can with what I have The book I always recommend is… The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin The 3 traits you need to succeed in life are… letting go Bath or shower? And what’s your favorite shower/bath product? Shower and Rahua Shampoo + Conditioner My hidden talent is… quickly picking up a language The best advice I’ve ever received is… do what you can with what you have The biggest sacrifice I’ve made for my career is… changing paths from fashion to skincare Whenever Breukelen (pronounced Brooklyn) Woodard of the women’s soccer team feels stressed or strained, she will hike to the Penn soccer fields and knock the ball around takes her to a different place mentally and brings her comfort and peace A junior attacking midfielder from Rutland Woodard relishes the rush of scoring goals and winning matches and also revels in “just kind of losing yourself in the game.” “I like reflecting back on a game and being like I don’t even remember what happened because I was so in the zone It’s peaceful but exciting at the same time.” Woodard, who transferred to Penn after her freshman year at South Carolina, is first on the 8-5-1 Quakers in goals (five) and second in points (11). This season, after being challenged by Nicole Van Dyke she has become more of a threat on offense locked in on taking more distance shots and being more involved in the offensive attack whereas this year I’ve been looking to push the boundaries on that and get into more scoring opportunities,” she says On the sidelines of Rhodes Field, Penn Today rapped with Woodard about transferring to Penn That’s a very unique spelling of your first name I live close to Killington so it gets really cold there I definitely wanted to be more academically challenged I think that the degree that comes from Penn has more of a guarantee for careers and more opportunities that come with it I’m looking into the medical field and Penn obviously has one of the best medical schools and medical opportunities around Was it difficult adjusting to the Ivy League system Your studies take up a little bit more time I think it carries the same amount of commitment level as it did from not being in an Ivy League school but I think it really teaches you discipline and it teaches you time management What is your job as an attacking midfielder We pretty much let the game flow through us We have responsibilities of seeing the attack in front of us We are kind of the playmakers of the team.  The same thing with Ronaldinho [also a Brazilian soccer legend] He’s also an attacking midfielder and I learn a lot from him He finds these impossible seams and is so quick What are some things you learned from playing on last year’s Ivy League championship team? Last year, I didn’t have as much responsibility to win aerial battles because we had Trask in there, Allie Trzaska I think I learned a lot from her just playing with her I learned techniques on how to head the ball we need to step up in the midfield and make sure we’re winning those battles so I think I learned how to take a more aggressive role in terms of winning those kind of aerial balls.  Why did you choose to major in clinical psychology in terms of your mental health and even physical health That’s kind of the direction I want to go with it doing the naturopathic ways of psychology and physical health in general The power of the mind has more capabilities than we’re even aware of Exploring that field and coming out with new exciting information and being able to work with people in that area is something that I want to do You work as a research assistant at Penn Medicine What do you like to do when you’re not in class The very little time that that leaves; it’s kind of hard balancing all three of those This is controversial because I said Def Leppard to someone and they were like I spent a lot of time with my dad in the car traveling to soccer practice because my club team was three hours away from where I lived ‘I’m not listening to this pop music anymore I’m going to show you my music.’ I was stuck listening to it for a while and then I ended up really liking it the ambitious Dakar Greenbelt project seeks to create an extensive network of ecological infrastructure in and around the city to sustainably address environmental concerns and enhance urban life With support from David Gouverneur and Ellen Neises candidate Rob Levinthal in the Weitzman School of Design led two courses that included a field trip to Dakar that culminated in students presenting their visions for parts of the Greenbelt The new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology boasts adaptable laboratory spaces to support the dynamic needs of pioneering research Release date: November 9, 2018 | Fat Beats Records | Masta Ace’s Facebook | Marco Polo’s Facebook | Bandcamp as characters in a story aren’t a new thing I’m not talking about the literal likening of a place to a human but rather just speaking (or rapping) about a place that’s impacted you and millions of others one way or another [in a way] that gives it character and personality And who better to lyricize the impact of a place like Brooklyn than Masta Ace If you’re wondering why it’s spelled ‘Breukelen’, it’s because Brooklyn, the borough in New York City, was named after Breukelen, a village in the Netherlands, when it was founded being a hub for immigration where people come to make a new life for themselves and their families It reflects its point-of-origin status for so many people I bet you’re wondering how it sounds Marco Polo has a knack for creating some nice upbeat production lighter samples bend to a song’s lyrical content means that Masta Ace can spit with Lil Fame (M.O.P.) about the NYPD’s uncaring cavalier attitude toward the harassment and imprisonment of minorities (“Count Em Up”) or he can get sentimental about where he comes from (“Breukelen ‘Brooklyn'”) From the stuttering piano sample on “Kings” to the choral arrangements on “The Fight Song” you’d be hard-pressed to find a better fit between rapper and producer To paraphrase Polo‘s own mother: they make a great team there’s interestingly two distinct yet related arcs here on A Breukelen Story Seven skits (including two tucked away at the ends of tracks) tell the story of how Polo migrated to NYC from Toronto the skits tell the story of him moving stateside to start his career and other characters impacted along the way We learn how the two met and ultimately what led to their planet-colliding collaboration “Nostalgia” Ace never explicitly raps any of Polo‘s own story bar for bar instead alluding to it throughout the album’s songs which function more as vignettes stemming from life within Brooklyn It’s through his bars that we see Brooklyn’s personality – its force and energy molding the people within its limits Ace has long been an underrated rapper in my book and this project just furthers that sentiment for me so this means the lyricism is top notch nearly all the time Ace sends a message to the young blood in the rap game in “Corporal Punishment”: ‘You can lean and keep sippin’ codeine/And I’mma be a cheerleader go team/And help my environment go green/And cut your music off like old jeans’ The ‘Masta’ in Ace‘s name has hardly ever felt more appropriate later in the track making reference to his age (51 which is basically an elder statesman in hip-hop years pervasive issue in Brooklyn and thousands of other cities: A Breukelen Story by Masta Ace & Marco Polo seeks to show the tension and anger of the situation (‘They always posted up in my neighborhood/Searching all through my neighbors’ goods/Fuck with that little boy I’mma catch a bid/Now get your fucking hands off him It’s a good give-and-take relationship between the two legendary MCs both on-brand for each of them and playing to their strengths Songs often take this comparatively macro angle so no matter how relevant to Polo something is Ace is lyrically capable of keeping things relevant to anyone that’s been in these situations There’s only a couple potholes in the journey A Breukelen Story offers “Still Love Her” offers up the tired old trope of personifying hip-hop as a woman with lyrics likening her to a once-passionate partner but once she breaks away and goes her own way (here down south to create a new cultural hub for the artform) This wasn’t really cool to me when Common did it decades ago because it always comes with an undercurrent of misogyny and it’s not a whole lot different here “You & I” is sweet and “Man Law” has good intentions but fall flatter than other tracks on here Masta Ace was intent on being more lyrical here and keeping his name in people’s mouths when it comes to discussions of top wordsmiths in hip-hop This mission is well accomplished with A Breukelen Story Marco Polo‘s boom-bap flavored production has served NYC hip-hop well over the years and to see him return to make a whole album with someone that helped him break through is a wonderful thing it’s a smooth trip with bars dripping with wisdom and beats laced with history Everything Is Noise is here to bring you music that you connect with accessible space to discuss this music in a open-minded community of fans and creators The Everything Is Noise-Newsletter is currently in maintenance EMAIL: CANARSIEC@AOL.COM By Jibreel Jalloh is a vital resource for the community and in desperate need of renovations Its outdated facilities and lack of modern amenities are hindering the community’s ability to reach its full potential Click Here Now 1142 East 92nd Street, Brooklyn, New York 11236 (718) 257-0600 canarsiec@aol.com social Designed by Speakly Media Metrics details Treat, M.D et al. 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Biol. 221, jeb185900 (2018) Native to Madagascar and parts of the African mainland these peculiar mammals belong to a small family of about 35 species that have undergone considerable adaptive radiation opossums or otters; they just aren’t that closely related to any of those animals tenrecs are thought to be one of the most basal of the placental mammals: they have tiny smooth brains; lack the zygomatic arch around the eye orbit that characterizes other mammals; and have a cloaca rather than separate anal and urogenital tracts Down for the count: a torpid tenrec in the van Breukelen lab at the University of Nevada van Breukelen’s lab at the University of Nevada Las Vegas received a shipment of 40 Malagasy common tenrecs van Breukelen and his lab weren’t sure what they were getting themselves into “Some people told us that they were going to be 250 grams and other people told us that they were going to be two kilos,” van Breukelen recalls Their wild animals came in at the lower end but tripled in size in just four months with no apparent limit; captive-born tenrecs can grow from 12 grams to over 400 in five weeks Putting them on diets makes no difference: they just drop their metabolism noting that one kilogram animals will maintain their weight even on diets of just five grams of food per day Caring for them though is time consuming; he estimates that his team spends about six hours a day on husbandry for their current colony of 35 animals So why go through all the trouble of importing and maintaining a lab colony of such strange mammals van Breukelen is interested in how animals live in harsh environments he has worked with ground squirrels to study hibernation and how the body maintains homeostasis and cell integrity at low temperatures Interbout arousals—the short periods during which small hibernating mammals shiver and raise their body temperatures—are thought to have something to do with it “Much of my career was centered on the idea that they use these interbout arousals in order to reset homeostatic processes,” he says So when a colleague showed field data suggesting that tenrecs don’t follow suite the temperature was around 25 °C while the animals were hibernating; in the lab He expected to see interbout arousals at lower ambient temperatures we realized they weren’t ground squirrels,” he says but it was actually kind of a profound thing of wow these are not like any other hibernator.” The tenrecs proved themselves to be unpredictable and remarkably plastic: they’ll hibernate while hot regardless of the ambient temperature around them (in the current study Oxygen consumption and heart rate also vary greatly in the animals but without clear correlations to either body or ambient temperatures They are a bit more sluggish while hibernating tenrec body temperature isn’t a strong indicator of the depth of torpor they emerge quite gradually to resume normal activity and their prolific growth published in The Journal of Experimental Biology go against some of the accepted notions about hibernation “We always thought about it as being associated with the cold but that’s probably just a very northern hemisphere-centric view,” van Breukelen says The root “hiber” is Latin for “overwintering,” but in tropical animals like tenrecs it may have evolved instead as a way to disrupt predator-prey dynamics then why not just go underneath the ground and wait it out?” Because the tenrecs don’t appear to be responding to any kind of internal or external thermal cues (nor in the years so far has the colony adapted to the northern hemisphere to hibernate during boreal rather than austral winter) the animals could help researchers eliminate the temperature variable when studying hibernation van Breukelen plans to follow up the current whole-organism study with a closer look at organ function and how the transcription and translation of proteins is controlled in hibernating tenrecs to then compare against previously collected data in ground squirrels He refers to those animals to ‘the Usain Bolts’ of hibernation; the tenrecs are more like Homer Simpson—“they’re not good at [hibernating] both the Bolts and the Simpsons of the animal world are needed to get the complete picture of what it means to be a hibernator regardless of how much work it is to keep the latter as a lab animal “There’s that value to us in terms of that,” says van Breukelen “but I think everyone in my lab will be very happy if somebody else picked up this project.” Lab Animal http://www.nature.com/laban/ Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-018-0218-1 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science Every product is independently selected by our editors Things you buy through our links may earn us a commission Scientific studies confirm that, of all the senses, smell offers the best recall. In “Scent Memories,” the Cut asks people about the scents they associate with different times in their lives My first scent memory: Porter Yates: I grew up in a house right off the Santa Fe River which is a bit of a misnomer because it’s a dry stream six months out of the year but it’s somewhat unique because there are cottonwoods that grow along it kind of sweet scent and it’s very vivid for me — going down to the river in the fall where the cottonwood leaves would gather in the ditch you don’t really smell earth and decay like you get out here on the East Coast Those harsh rains and the soaked soil are something that always stuck in my mind as a kid Happiness smells like:P.Y.: I took a trip to Egypt ten years ago where I think they just knock off designer scents and I got a little vial of this Armani knockoff There’s definitely some orange blossom in it; it’s kind of sweet and now it’s not even what I’d call a fragrance that I’d like to wear but because of where I was in my life at that time it brings back all those kind of happy memories S.V.B.: I get really get happy when I forget about a scent and then all of a sudden something reminds me of a person or a time and she had a fragrance that probably wasn’t even an actual fragrance I think it was just a combination of fragrance and cooking by an old-school wood-burning stove I was walking one day and I caught that scent in the air but it was such a really powerful feeling in that one moment and just knowing that it’s a really new time but when you start to get that little bit of spring so it smells like those routine smells that have become so ingrained around you Particularly when you’re with someone you’ve been around for a very long time It’s something you don’t really even register when it’s there but it’s something you really notice when it goes away which is something from my childhood that has a weird connection There was a soap that my mom used in one of the bathrooms and it would always linger It was probably just Dial or Irish Spring or something but I was so comfortable with that scent and wanted to try and find it again trying to search for something that used to exist because you’re never going to be able to re-create it But I went to the grocery store and kept trying to find those soaps and there was a little bit of a loss there because I know it’s sitting in my head somewhere That’s what loss is like: never being able to get that thing again It’ll never be exactly what I’m looking for When I go into an old house or an antique shop that’s the first thing that makes me feel a little bit sad the air is just so thick that it makes you feel constricted and unable to think about anything else Friendship smells like:S.V.B.: My mom’s car and leather I remember she had this Mercedes and I remember the colors On the seat!” [Laughs.] She would have this little blanket but I just remember having to crawl in the backseat with my twin sister The smell of leather in the heat was just so intense but it also reminds me of that time with my sister which I enjoyed so much Regret smells like:P.Y.: A fragrance you can’t wash off When you’re in a store and you smell it and it’s just … there You use soap and you scrub and it won’t go away I’m gonna have a headache from this.” I hate it S.V.B.: I agree with Porter; it’s like a plastic baby-doll smell P.Y.: There’s something about fragrance in general that you need a break from it I think there’s something nice and almost necessary to have a fragrance be temporary Sometimes when I travel or know I’m going somewhere new I’ll get a new deodorant or a new fragrance I can go get that same deodorant and smell it and it’s like instant memories of being back on trips 10 years ago Success smells like:P.Y.: That unexpected route and unknown that you have to be open to there were the essential oils that we use for the fragrance We have one version of the face oil that smells like pepperoni and salami by itself not something that you want to put on your face but it was bizarre how tweaking and changing certain oils out made it all come together adding that element that you might not think would work and different spices that really added a little bit of complexity to fragrance because those spices aren’t from that area P.Y.: We really wanted to represent my memories of the Southwest. The story of Amber Elix is really about the high desert dry air that is wafting through at golden hour; and to me but when he got that blend in with our carriers S.V.B.: It’s about letting your mind go there as well I think it’s easy to look at a certain ingredient and be like I don’t really have an affinity toward that…” you can change your perception 100 percent and it’s a really nice reveal I think that’s the most fun; creating fragrance for our blends and expressing that story My ideal vacation smells like:P.Y.: Humidity stepping outside to the scent of dry air is my baseline A vacation when I was growing up was going to somewhere like the beach or almost anywhere else that has more humidity than where I grew up and it’s like I’m at the beach and I’m on vacation The smell of barbecue and the smoke smell in the air I think my adulthood vacation smells like more an ozonic scent something by the sea that evokes a sense of space and isolation Our home smells like:P.Y.: We recently remodeled and I think one thing about living in homes is they take years to develop their own patina and personality of fragrance; all the stuff but it’s starting have a recognizable smell when you walk in the door; it’s still developing S.V.B.: They plastered the entire house during remodeling and the wax had a really unique smell that I now connect to the house and that time; just watching him go over the plaster over and over watching the transformation of the amount of texture he used and I really liked watching him and talking with him about that process The first thing I smell in the morning:S.V.B.: Our Rock Rose serum smell … so much so that I actually probably put too much on [laughs] It’s that scent that really wakes me up in the morning It’s not a rude type of smell; it’s really soft and fresh It’s comforting and uplifting at the same time Shani and I kind of planned it where scent would be part of your morning ritual but it’s nice to have those scent moments in the morning just to get that part of your brain a little more awake The last thing I smell before I go to bed:P.Y.: I put the face oil on as a last step I put that on and then chill out for a little bit and off to bed I’m always putting her to bed and she likes to cuddle at night P.Y.: One of the construction workers that was doing the plaster on our place basically moved in with us because he was here so long Sometimes we would come back from work and she would have his cologne on and we knew that she’d been cuddling with him A scent or smell I love that other’s usually don’t:P.Y.: I think other people do like it I always I remember sitting at the gas station and getting the waft of the fumes and there’s something kind of nice about it I don’t think anyone wants to smell like gasoline I always like to take in the scent of that So I would say we smell like a little bit floral We’ve both been trying that quite a bit so it’s covering up our usual musk [laughs] S.V.B.: The thing about us and fragrances is we don’t like it to be crazy strong but not something that lingers the entire day P.Y.: I generally like candle or room scents more, just because it’s something that you can walk in and out of. I like something that I don’t have to physically put on. I think it goes back to being able to escape from it. If I want to go in a different room I can, but if I want to go back, it’s still present. So we’re working on a candle as well By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice and to receive email correspondence from us A year 9 student from Harrisdale Senior High School has aced the 2024 Australian Geography Competition taking out the top rank in the state for his age and assesses their geographical knowledge and skills Over 54,000 students from 600 schools across Australia entered this year’s competition Harrisdale Senior High’s Mihin Henkanaththegedara received the highest score in Western Australia for his year level and was the only year 9 prize winner in Australia to hail from a public school “I’ve always loved looking at maps and learning about and visiting new places so the AGC was an amazing opportunity for me to apply and further my skills It was amazing when I won first in WA and I was very proud to represent Harrisdale Senior High School,” Mihin said Harrisdale Senior High as a whole kicked major goals in this year’s competition “We have a number of student geographers at our school who performed to a very high level in the competition this year with 21 students gaining high distinctions and 26 students achieving distinctions,” Head of Humanities and Social Sciences Luke Radaich said Harrisdale Senior High School set itself a goal of becoming a ‘school of excellence’ when it opened in 2017 it introduced a Gifted and Talented Education program at the school – Mihin’s talent is currently being nurtured through this program And it was named as one the state’s top performing schools for Year 12 achievements in 2023 The recent Australian Geography Competition results align perfectly with the school’s growing success story I believe that education should be engaging and relevant to each student coming through my door The use of real-world applications and the development of skills are key to my classes’ success,” GATE teacher Joshua Van Breukelen said Get your Local Examiner Digital Edition straight to your InboxName*Email* Are You a Human “Rah Digga is the latest hip-hop legend to share her Brooklyn story for A Breukelen Story the 14-track collaborative project between veteran emcee and renowned producer Marco Polo.” Okayplayer Rah Digga shares a story of a time she finessed someone for some extra weed money so she could finish her third verse for her song “Tight,” produced by Da Beatminerz Masta Ace & Marco Polo’s A Breukelen Story is out now via Fat Beats Records Watch: Masta Ace & Marco Polo – Breukelen “Brooklyn” F Watch: Masta Ace & Marco Polo “Kings”  Watch: Sadat X shares his Breukelen Story Watch: Roxanne Shante shares her Breukelen Story On 2007’s “Nostalgia,” a memorable track off Marco Polo’s album chemistry between Polo and guest MC Masta Ace is easily heard and felt What was a quick one-off collab was not only a reminder of Masta Ace’s timelessness more fleshed out concept between the Toronto beatsmith Polo and the legendary MC The pair since formed a duo and the result is a powerfully evenhanded project In 2018 we find hip-hop’s storied journeyman He’s traversed hip-hop’s ever-changing landscape for nearly three decades navigating different eras while expanding his already extensive catalogue From his formative work with the legendary Juice Crew to a bombastically renowned stint with Delicious Vinyl it’s hard to find a more humble master of ceremony than Ace—even harder is finding another figure whose work is equally embraced on both coasts 5 collaborative projects and countless additional one-offs still moving the needle forward for himself Says Ace: “My goal on A Breukelen Story was to do more lyrical stuff but I made a point to put a couple straight rhyming joints on here to remind dudes I can still do this.” “I met Masta Ace for the first time while interning at Cutting Room studios in Manhattan,” says Marco Polo longtime Canadian producer whose exploration of samples and boom-bap aesthetics certainly suite his moniker “Ace came in for a session in the studio years and I introduced myself and gave him a beat CD.” While Polo was a young intern on the rise he quickly worked the situation to his advantage eventually producing for giants he grew up admiring— Kool G Rap Polo is not new to forming quality collabs with others in the art form with notable stints on the aforementioned Port Authority as well as it’s follow up Yet out of Polo’s previous collaborative efforts this one stands out and is a bit more special according to Polo: “Ace does not like to write random songs its usually conceptual and topical,” he says “But we do have some straight spitting joints on A Breukelen Storywhich is what makes this album possibly the most diverse of all of my collaborative albums.” The random meeting and a beat CD resultantly birthed A Breukelen Story a collaborative release between the venerable veteran and an incredibly detailed and prolific producer 14 tracks with pronounced guests (Pharoahe Monch on “The Fight Song” for example) all strewn together through Ace’s signature skits and interludes that frame the music and while telling the story of Polo manifesting his vision of being an NY transplant via Toronto while pursuing his dream of being a renowned record producer Other guests range from younger MCs like Marlon Craft to spry OGs like Lil Fame (of M.O.P.) to Styles P (of the Lox) Polo’s pastiche style boom-bap is the drum-driven centerpiece that perfectly couches Masta Ace’s thoughtful stanzas and vivid storytelling for this effusive Brooklyn narrative Labore doloremque voluptatum blanditiis eligendi placeat min.. Provident et sed voluptate modi quaerat aut repudiandae Iust.. Every print subscription comes with full digital access nature has the tools to give it fire-breathing abilities By Bethany Brookshire No fantasy world is complete without a fire-breathing dragon. SpaceX founder Elon Musk even wants to make a cyborg version a reality, or so he tweeted April 25 But if someone was going to make a dragon happen has all the parts a dragon needs to set the world on fire some microbes — and maybe tips from a tiny desert fish Fire has three basic needs: something to ignite the blaze That last ingredient is the easiest to find Oxygen makes up 21 percent of Earth’s atmosphere The bigger challenges are sparking and fueling the flame We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday By subscribing, you agree to our Terms & Privacy Policy.  You must be 13 or older to sign up For full digital access, consider a $2.99 per month subscription All it takes to strike a spark is flint and steel If a dragon had an organ like a bird’s gizzard those rocks help get around a lack of teeth swallowed flint might rub against some steel “Maybe what you have is sort of scales that are flintlike and click together,” van Breukelen says If the spark was close enough to a very sensitive fuel “There are a lot of cool elements on the periodic table but [living things] only use a few,” Burks explains There are other pyrophoric chemicals that a dragon might find a little closer to home a chemist at American University in Washington “If you’re living amongst a bunch of rocks you’ll have access to a high amount of iron.” Iron can react with another chemical, hydrogen sulfide. This is a flammable gas that smells like rotten eggs, and gives Uranus its new signature scent When hydrogen sulfide and iron get together — in a rusty oil pipe Combine it with air and you’ve got an explosive mix Iron sulfide is sometimes the culprit when gas pipelines or tanks blow up Another explosive option comes from Anne McCaffrey’s series The Dragonriders of Pern McCaffrey describes her dragons chewing on rocks containing phosphine a chemical made of one phosphorus atom and three hydrogen atoms phosphine is extremely flammable and explodes on contact with oxygen It’s also very toxic: Just seven drops of its liquid form can kill someone a dragon would have to keep that gas under pressure The boiling point for phosphine is -84° Celsius (-120° Fahrenheit) “You’d have to really compress it,” he says to make it a liquid that a dragon could store and use If a dragon blew some fiery gas into the wind the flames might wash back on the creature and singe its face “You have a much better chance of controlling your flame spray if you’re pushing liquid rather than a gas,” he explains A liquid also would help avoid self-burning The liquid with its flammable gas would ignite as soon as it hit air “As long as you are shooting it out fast enough [the] particles don’t hit the air until they are far enough away from your face,” he notes A combination of liquid and gas might work even better tiny liquid droplets are suspended in a pressurized gas If a dragon were to shoot an aerosol spray “In a fine aerosol spray it would look like the dragon is spraying fire,” Burks notes Living things already produce two of these that might work for a dragon: ethanol and methanol we know that yeast makes ethanol,” Hartings says These single-celled fungi transform sugars into alcohol That’s why they’re used to brew beer and make other alcoholic beverages A dragon with a bellyful of yeast is not as silly as it might appear Yeast are part of the microbial community that lives on and in people and other animals giraffes and deer — make methane during digestion Certain bacteria can turn methane into methanol A dragon that got enough fiber in its diet to make methane could pass that gas on to its bacterial buddies Temperatures in Devil’s Hole reach 33 °C (91 °F) There is very little oxygen in the water to start with the oxygen levels drop even lower — too low for the fish to breathe The fish produce 7.3 times more ethanol than fish living in cooler water van Bruekelen and his colleagues reported in 2015 in the Journal of Experimental Biology A dragon might be able to produce ethanol under similar circumstances “I don’t think there’s a way to keep ethanol I don’t think you could store it,” he says he explains “goes right through membranes.” Those include the membranes that surround cells and organs It would not pool as a concentrate in some pouch or organ So any dragon that made ethanol would have trouble storing enough to get a decent flame going The pupfish won’t be setting the world on fire — nor will dragons But if Musk wants to figure out how to make his cyborg dragon light up the world This article originally appeared on Technically Fiction, a blog at Science News for Students that finds the science in the realm of the fantastic Questions or comments on this article? E-mail us at feedback@sciencenews.org | Reprints FAQ Bethany was previously the staff writer at Science News for Students in physiology and pharmacology from Wake Forest University School of Medicine contain persistent “forever chemicals,” or PFAS A new review article outlines principles to design PFAS alternatives without their longest-lasting chemical bonds The space environment may impart a unique taste of space on foods fermented there helium atoms (red circles) move into the spaces between iron atoms (red circles with black centers) in a piece of iron metal as show in this map called an electron localization function This material forms irregular patterns in which the molecules inside one triangle are rotated 60 degrees with respect to those in neighboring triangles. That results in nonrepeating triangular patterns Mars’ iconic red color comes from ferrihydrite wet period in Mars’ history some 3 billion years ago Burnt cars like this one destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena and other scorched urban debris can produce toxic chemicals and metals that invade still-standing homes and cause health problems long after flames have died Newly-developed microbeads that break down in water could replace plastic ones used as exfoliants in skin cleansers Free-choice eating sheep like these near Ashton Idaho can encounter toxic death camas (the sprays of pale yellow flowers) while eating A simple earwax test could help ranchers protect livestock and identify risky grazing patterns Science News was founded in 1921 as an independent nonprofit source of accurate information on the latest news of science our mission remains the same: to empower people to evaluate the news and the world around them It is published by the Society for Science a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to public engagement in scientific research and education (EIN 53-0196483) enter your e-mail address for full access to the Science News archives and digital editions Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Inverted Audio Earlier this year, Kai started a new project with longtime friend Betonkust with whom he already used to regularly grace Red Light Radio’s airwaves resulting in the excellent ‘The Center Parcs EP’ for Vancouver imprint 1080p The Dutch duo are back today with the piping hot ‘Hotel Breukelen‘ for Marsman’s royal-blue-clad label Pinkman an epic six-tracker ready to drape the dancefloors in its scopious post-industrial lo-fi sonics We caught up with the pair to find out more about the mysterious place from which the EP draws its title the influence of environment on their work and studio mechanics Stream the break-y banger ‘Boven De Wet’ in full below Hotel Breukelen is your second collaborative effort following the release of the ‘Center Parcs EP’ on 1080p earlier this year How did the idea of collaborating first emerge Betonkust & Palmbomen II: Well actually we’ve been working together for years Betonkust did some additional arrangements and production on the ‘Palmbomen II’ LP and we always give each other musical advice Antenna is also involved in this ‘circle of feedback’ When we were both in Holland with some time off we just decided to do a 50/50 collaboration. This resulted in the ‘Center Parcs EP‘ Some months later the same situation emerged and that became the ‘Hotel Breukelen’ record Daft Punk played the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam Just as Center Parcs was themed around an off-peak getaway in Center Parcs De Eemhof this new release takes its name from a rather unique hotel sitting on the road between Amsterdam and Utrecht and whose style evokes the architecture of pagodas What kind of inspiration did you find there Betonkust & Palmbomen II: It’s a very inspiring environment with electricity pylons but also trees and a channel with huge container ships Some people think it’s ugly and depressing When you talk about ‘Hotel Breukelen’ they tend to laugh I think we find beauty in sadness and tragedy or something like that It’s just so easy to think of a scenario that suits this location Corrupt politicians who go there to conspire drug dealers with suitcases and sunglasses and at the same time very ordinary Dutch families are having dinner at the next table Do your surroundings influence the way you produce Betonkust: You can’t make depressing music when you’re in the sun next to a pool with your girlfriend you can lock yourself in an empty room with some equipment (ok not completely empty) anywhere in the world and just get into a certain mood your surroundings will probably have some impact on your music but you can also choose to shut the world off and go more introspective This question is kind of hard because a lot of stuff goes on in one’s subconscious Palmbomen II: I don’t think it changes me at all I can make very dark tracks here in sunny LA or the other way around It’s just a nice thing to change locations and to shut off from the world That’s why we go to remote locations for me It’s almost as if it gives more of an influence to the listener So it’s all marketing in the end :v (intended smiley) When did you first come into contact with Marsman Betonkust: Marsman liked my artist name for some reason We were communicating online for a couple of months before we actually met in person After that we went to a pub and ended up listening to vapourware in someone’s living room Marsman was very enthusiastic about a number of tracks that Palmbomen II and I had recorded and wanted to put them out Palmbomen II: Well he’s also just a friend of Sasha/Antenna and we got in touch through Sasha I helped Sasha move two years ago and me and Marsman carried a washing machine upstairs together Because Sasha is so close to us we’ve always been following what he did with his Antenna releases there on the Pinkman label and with his sleeve designs for the label Marsman sometimes seems like a cranky ‘peat digger’ from the east of Holland but he was quite enthusiastic through our whole journey to do something Coming up to us when we play a new song and demanding to release it What’s your favourite release on Pinkman and why Betonkust: Probably ‘Odessa‘ by Antenna strange but beautiful melodies and nice dusty drums that sound great in any club Palmbomen II: Yeah it sounds like stupid or like internal politics but I really love all Sasha’s releases on Pinkman. But also that Creta Kano with the Legowelt remix What gear did you use the most on this release Betonkust & Palmbomen II: For this project we bought a Roland JP-8000 on Marktplaats (the Dutch eBay) It’s the classic trance SUPER SAW synthesizer Palmbomen II had to pick it up at a guy named Ferry in Rotterdam and for a moment we thought we were going to buy a synth from the legendary Ferry Corsten it wasn’t Mr Corsten who opened the door we used the JP-8000 as a main synth on a lot of tracks some romplers and a very basic 8-channel mixer We also put the whole mix through a nearly broken tape device Do you have an assigned role in the studio – one making the drums the other doing the bass… for instance Betonkust & Palmbomen II: We don’t really think about it like that Someone just starts making a drum pattern or a melody and you work from there Before you know it there’s a new track Make a bunch of tracks and keep the good ones Betonkust: I’ve been going through I-F’s discography again and the amount of beautiful music that that man has made is just incredible. Can’t say enough good things about it. I’m also heavily into Ministry at the moment. This track by a Belgian band gets played a lot too Palmbomen II: I am listening right now to an album from Book Of Love I don’t think we’re such ‘diggers’ We like to create new things ourselves better I DJ so much stuff that’s just from our little circle Betonkust just introduced me a month ago or so to this old gabber track called ‘Lost Minds‘ (listen to it at 2:16 that’s the good part) and he found this on an old Thunderdome compilation The original had an Aphex Twin sample in the drums if you can hear it The changes of the original are just too crazy and it’s all too fast we’re quite not aware of what is happening really in the hot and happening vinyl world What will you be up to over the few next weeks Betonkust: Playing some live shows at Magneet Festival and Brigant Festival a DJ set in Groningen and a live show in Madrid (together with Palmbomen II) Palmbomen II: I’m now back home in the US finishing some music videos in LA after having spent all summer in Europe At the end of this month I’m going to play a lot of shows again like the Madrid one with Betonkust “Hotel Breukelen” is scheduled for release 12th October 2016, order a copy from Bandcamp Discover more about Betonkust, Palmbomen II and Pinkman on Inverted Audio. 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It will not store, save or collect personal information. 2019Photo: Courtesy of Michael James FoxSave this storySaveSave this storySaveAll products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links For stressed skin, the desert is ripe with soothing remedies, say Porter Yates and Shani van Breukelen, cofounders of new skin-care brand Ayond Ayond translates to “beyond” in Old English and it’s a fitting moniker given the company’s mission to push inclusivity and sustainability while creating robust and genderless skin-care products to combat all kinds of environmental and personal stressors who splits their time between Santa Fe and Brooklyn their foray into skin care was born out of a stroke of bad luck While preparing a meal for friends at home Van Breukelen got caught in an oven explosion that left her with severe scarring on her skin “So many of my old products didn’t work for me after that,” explains the former fashion designer “The ingredients weren’t clean enough for my scars.” Fortunately helped Van Breukelen find restorative oils sourced from desert plants that helped “lessen the pain and scarring.” made with blue botanicals that shield against blue light and free radicals the face oil is [most effective] because it’s so dry there,” says Van Breukelen of choosing the right supercharged elixir according to your surroundings you can get away with just using the serum.” Each product prioritizes eco-friendly packaging and is wrapped in compostable cellophane with a box and tray that are recyclable and made of 100 percent post-consumer waste a poem by artist Lynn Gentry is included with every item a face mask and night cream are in the works for an early 2020 launch the couple hopes to build a community of like-minded individuals who subscribe to their shared sentiment: “True well-being comes from being conscious of ourselves and the world around us.” where he played for the first team from 1976 to 1982 Hans reached European football in three consecutive seasons FC Utrecht also achieved third place in the Eredivisie rankings Van Breukelen made the move to English side Nottingham Forrest FC Fame in red and whiteBetween 1984 and 1994 Hans played almost continuously as first goalkeeper for PSV Van Breukelen was a valued force during the club's successes Nearly four hundred times he stood between the posts as a substitute With PSV he won the national championship six times held up the TOTO KNVB Cup three times and crowned himself winner of the Johan Cruijff Schaal once The penalty kick in StuttgartHans' highlight in the PSV shirt was in the 1987-1988 season PSV then played in the UEFA Champions League Girondins de Bordeaux and Real Madrid to take on Portugal's Benfica in the final It was to be the night of Hans van Breukelen neither team scored in regular playing time so a penalty kick series would bring the decision Hans stopped António Veloso's decisive penalty with a fine save The Dutch national team The summer of 1988 turned out to be a golden one for Hans The Dutch national team had relied on the Utrechtian under the crossbar since 1980 but the European Championship in West Germany was one in which De Breuk made his mark emphatically The Netherlands made it to the final of the tournament taking the title of penalty kick specialist the European top prize is the only international trophy the Orange have ever won Hans played 73 international matches during his career Administrative positionsAfter his career as a player Hans became active in administrative positions within football he was a member of PSV's Supervisory Board he returned to the controlling body within the club The club appointed the former goalkeeper a Member of Merit in October 2016 Van Breukelen also held the position as technical director of the KNVB between 2016 and 2017 PSV needs to collect at least one more point The earliest that can happen is in the home game with Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday If Head Coach Peter Bosz 's formation draws or wins then it will not depend on other results and the bowl will be presented immediately after the match."I think it's a great honor that I get to present the bowl," Van Breukelen said "I have tremendously enjoyed the good football that Peter Bosz 's team has shown this season That makes it extra special that I get to present the trophy." State of serviceHans van Breukelen became Dutch national champion with PSV six times three TOTO KNVB Cups and the Johan Cruijff Schaal twice he was a member of the Supervisory Board for two periods If PSV becomes champion coming Sunday against Sparta Hans van Breukelen will present the bowl to Peter Bosz’s team The Eindhoven citizens need one more point to become official champions At the same time it is clear that the team cannot escape the championship because of a much better goal difference than the Rotterdam club Van Breukelen says it is a great honour to hand over the trophy to the club If the team scores at least one point on Sunday the trophy will be presented immediately after the match “I think it is a great honour that I can present the bowl” “I have tremendously enjoyed the good soccer game that Peter Bosz’s team has shown this season That makes it extra special that I get to present the trophy” Van Breukelen retired as a member of PSV’s supervisory board in 2023 The former goalkeeper played 393 matches for PSV in his career three KNVB Cups and twice the Johan Cruijff Schaal Source: Studio040 The two European giants have fought out some interesting battles in the past but their complicated relationship seems to have improved in recent y.. Follow Stefan Coerts on The Provincial Council elections will be held on March 15. Two Utrecht University students stand as candidates: Noortje Flink, who studies Liberal Arts & Sciences, is representing the party PvdA, while Frank van Breukelen, who studies Public Administration & Organisation Science, is first on the list for the party Forum voor Democratie. DUB spoke with them about their ambitions and how they are combining their political work with their studies. Noortje has had a special interest in sustainability since secondary school. “It started with an interest in the unsustainable clothing industry and was reinforced by a part-time job in a sustainable supermarket. When I started studying Liberal Arts & Sciences, I chose sustainable development as my major. When I finish my Bachelor's degree this Summer, I will start the Master's in Law & Sustainability in Europe.” During her studies, Noortje became an active member of Atlas, a study association. “It is very interesting to be part of a study association. You get involved with everything. At a certain point, I wanted to continue to work on realizing my passion for sustainability. I ended up at the Utrecht branch of the Young Socialists, the political youth organization of the PvdA. They are both green and social, and I hoped to get the main party to become even greener.” Noortje is now standing as a candidate for the Provincial Council. Combining her political side job with her study will be challenging. “I want to start my Master's after the Summer. It would have been nice to have been able to do that part-time, but the flexible studying pilot will likely be cancelled. I will have to speak with the study program to figure out a solution.” Noortje has already shadowed a Provincial Council member a few times. “That was enjoyable. The discussions were nuanced. People from different parties were willing to talk to each other in order to come to a shared conclusion. For example, about the history of slavery.” She recently participated in a debate in Overvecht at the neighbourhood platform. “You had to respond to statements, and I enjoyed participating in that political game. I of course want to realize as many ideals as possible. The trick is to express your ideas as clearly as possible.” Frank van Breukelen, who studies Public Administration & Organisational Science, has been active at Forum voor Democratie since 2017. When they asked him to stand as a candidate for the Provincial Council this year, he thought it was an interesting task. “To my great surprise, it turned out that I was even put first on the candidate list,” he says. In the previous elections, Forum received six seats in the province of Utrecht. At the moment, there are none left. The members have switched to other parties, such as JA21. They did not agree with the party line and the internal conflicts. “At the time, we didn’t expect to perform so well at the election. That was also a disadvantage, as we didn't have enough time to put together a good list. I'm hoping for two seats now, three would be great.” Why should students vote for Forum voor Democratie? “I’ve noticed that our party is not very popular with most students. One reason to vote for us is that we want to get rid of the enormous increase of international students. Dutch universities are primarily for Dutch students and due to the arrival of international students there is enormous pressure on the housing market. Students are being housed in container homes.” Impressive resume With Paul Verhagen, a powerful successor has been appointed for Van Veen's position. The CFO of ASM has built up an impressive resume over the past thirty years. For example, he was CFO executive VP of Philips Lighting and financial director at Fugro. In addition, he is a member of the Supervisory Board of TU Delft and ASMPT. Paul will also assume the role of chairman of the audit committee. With Verhagen's appointment, the Supervisory Board consists of President Commissioner Robert van der Wallen, Ingrid Wolf-De Jonge, Klaas Dijkhoff and Paul Verhagen. Sir Bobby Robson is one of the most beloved and popular figures in the history of the English game He enjoyed relative success with the national team becoming the first manager since Sir Alf Ramsey to take the team to the semi-finals of a World Cup and the first (and only) manager to do so on foreign soil Denied by Maradona’s handball in 1986 and penalties to West Germany in 1990 as both opposition sides went on to win those respective tournaments things could have been even better for Robson An England international in his playing days This XI is a celebration of the greatest players Robson ever managed at club level so England greats such as Gazza and Lineker miss out Having managed at the highest level in four different countries Robson has managed some world class talent where so many tremendous players have missed out Bobby Robson has often had a safe pair of hands to rely on between the sticks The Dutch goalkeeping supremo was 34 when Robson arrived at PSV but he was still Holland’s number one and had another four years in him at the highest level The four-time Dutch Goalkeeper of the Year van Breukelen won the Euros and the European Cup in 1988 The first defender in what is a back three we have gone with is another player Robson coached at PSV Eric Gerets is among the game’s greatest ever right-backs and among Belgium’s greatest ever footballing exports Renowned for his stamina and intelligence on the pitch Gerets also won the European Cup with PSV in 1988 Bobby Robson spent almost as long at Ipswich Town as he did with all six other clubs combined so their lack of representation here is a shame One former Ipswich Town man who does make the XI is Terry Butcher A stalwart of the Tractor Boys side for a decade winning the UEFA Cup in 1981 before going on to play for Rangers and Sunderland The final man in a very solid back three is Fernando Couto it is a shame the likes of Mick Mills and Kevin Beattie miss out The Portuguese centre-back who won 110 caps for his country turned out for Porto Robson managed Couto at Porto and brought him to Barcelona the summer he arrived at the Camp Nou Bobby Robson spent just a season with Catalan giants Barcelona but he had some fine talents under his stewardship at the Camp Nou A very gifted deep-lying playmaker who Johan Cruyff named in his all-time XI On the left wing is another player Robson coached in Catalonia Bulgaria’s greatest ever footballing export Stoichkov beat the likes of Roberto Baggio and Paolo Maldini to the 1994 Ballon d’Or and was an integral part of Barcelona’s ‘Dream Team’ under Johan Cruyff A supremely gifted player who could play wide left or through the middle the prolific Bulgarian is out on the left in this XI to make way for the incredible strikers Robson worked with World class midfielder and winger Luis Figo Comfortably among the best players in the world in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s when he controversially left Barcelona for Real Madrid Figo played under Robson at both Sporting CP and Barcelona A pacy winger with it all in his early years and a masterful playmaker in his later years once that speed had deserted him Figo is second only to Lionel Messi in La Liga’s all-time assist charts Through the middle of midfield is Fulham legend Johnny Haynes It speaks volumes of how long Bobby Robson was in football management that he managed both Haynes and stars who earned more than £100,000 a week Described by Pele as the greatest passer of the ball he’d ever seen Haynes spent 18 years as a big fish in a relatively small pond at Fulham and won 56 caps for England The Fulham job was Robson’s first in management It is no exaggeration to say Bobby Robson has coached some of the greatest strikers the game has ever seen and maybe ought to be given more credit for that who Robson described as the greatest player he ever managed Injuries deprived him as the chance to go down as the greatest of all-time Ronaldo spent his sole season at Barcelona under Robson scoring 47 goals in 49 games and picking up a Ballon d’Or at the end of it Two Brazilian legends and two of the game’s most prolific strikers are paired in this XI Romario was a player of great intelligence scoring an officially recognised 688 goals in 886 games at club level and 55 goals from 70 caps for Brazil Romario spent two seasons playing under Robson at PSV during which time he scored 39 goals in 46 games Once again, it is a shame there’s no place for the likes of Paul Mariner and Alan Brazil in this XI from Robson’s success with Ipswich, there is also the extremely notable omission of Ruud van Nistelrooy. In fact, so difficult was the decision between Shearer and van Nistelrooy that we put it down to a vote with the Newcastle United legend edging it by 58% to 42% Shearer spent five seasons under Robson at Newcastle Alan Shearer celebrating at Newcastle United Van Breuklelen was jointly responsible for the dismissal of national team coach Danny Blind ALSO READ: Sao Paulo Closing Deal To Sign Argentine Midfielder Jonathan Gomez ‘Within Days’ but we part ways in a good way,” reacted Jean-Paul Decossaux deputy director professional football at the KNVB