Enkhuizen mayor Eduard van Zuijlen has said that the city is shocked by the news of a large-scale sexual abuse case involving a 26-year-old from Enkhuizen I am mainly thinking about the boys spread out all across the country who were victims of this and relatives and any other people involved,” said the mayor we must show that we are together: support each other and condemn nobody.” It was reported on Friday that a 26-year-old man from Enkhuizen is suspected of seducing hundreds of underage boys to perform sexual acts in front of a camera via social media The examining magistrate decided on Friday that he will remain in jail for at least another two weeks Van Zuilen said he would follow the investigation closely and keep in touch with the police and the Public Prosecution Service “The municipality has good contact with the schools in the area We have discussed this national investigation with each other based on the Safe Schools covenant.” and RSG from Enkhuizen and the municipalities of Stede Broec and Drechterland discussed the matter at the beginning of the afternoon They also discussed the impact on the region such as how many young people are involved According to a director of Martinuscollege such a meeting is customary when something like this happens in the region The schools send an information letter to parents at the end of the day stating where parents and children can go with questions or if they have information A spokeswoman for the Vonk school association says that no questions have been received from parents as of yet Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks It's not Syngenta's first new greenhouse in Enkhuizen Until now the internationally operating breeding company did not have a greenhouse that allows for a specific application of CO2 dosing the technique is optimized because the greenhouse is newly built Technical installation in the corridor that separates the seed production area ('hidden' behind the pipes) and the seed quality tests area of the greenhouse we have total control over the greenhouse climate and it offers many logistical improvements," says Pim Neefjes he enthusiastically showed a greenhouse part with many cauliflower crops the greenhouse has been operational for more than a year modern techniques were optimized in the greenhouse (which covers 6300 square meters) we can see the crops that were planted in December 2023 The second year of cultivation is underway basic seeds were bred in another greenhouse at the same property "I estimate that there are about twenty hectares of greenhouse," says Pim The breeding of the basic seeds has been moved from one of those greenhouses to the Jan Schagen greenhouse have a catch-up meeting at the automated sowing line ClimateThis new greenhouse is named in tribute to a colleague who passed away in 2022 and who was closely involved in its creation from an early stage onwards This greenhouse is significantly taller than the former one It may sound somewhat odd but the former greenhouse provided fewer opportunities to optimize the climate for crops that need cold than this brand-new greenhose there are crops that indeed need a lot of warmth Next to the seed quality testing greenhouses there is an area for sowing with a modern sowing line and two climate cells One of these is for crops that normally grow under rather moderate conditions and a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius The other one is for fruit and vegetables that need a higher humidity and a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius A high percentage of usable plantsAfter one or two days in the climate cell we immediately heard the sound of high-pressure misting which was not present in the former greenhouse Pim explains that this new greenhouse department is all about determining the percentages of 'usable plants.' Syngenta demands a minimum of 90% usable plants customers know what they can expect from a certain batch This percentage is more than just a germination percentage which they can also determine in Enkhuizen Determining seed quality is still a manual process "Our specialists have a lot of knowledge and are currently not using digital imaging techniques to determine seed quality A team of thirteen people is fortunate to work in the new greenhouse "They now have to do way less cart and tray dragging." Possibly Optimal traceability is guaranteed through sowing with barcodes for each tray and batch Future-proofThe greenhouse for seed quality tests is equipped with HPS lighting which is remarkable in those times in which there's a lot of talk about LED lighting it turns out there is a logical explanation for this HPS lamps were chosen because the transition from the old to the new facilities should not impact test results Other lighting could indeed influence the germination test results Syngenta is developing a plan for switching to LED in the long term it will also be possible to add lighting in the seed production section This will allow for running two cycles and an accelerated breeding process He emphasizes that the newest greenhouse is an inspiring example of further innovation "We make efforts to ensure this site is and remains future-proof." While cycling this is the fastest way of transport on this large site because on a large site Jan Willem explains: "This building will be blown up and we will make it larger and higher; in this way Syngenta is developing a climate transition plan for the entire site in Enkhuizen Future-proof breeding also includes a climate transition plan "We are developing a climate transition plan for the entire site in Enkhuizen," says Hanneke Verhelst Head of Business Sustainability Syngenta Benelux "This also involves a more sustainable way of heating." The warmer parts of the greenhouse are still heated with gas The climate transition plan is also concerned with greener electricity supply 2,000 solar panels are being installed on the site in Enkhuizen.The newest greenhouse in the complex is this Jan Schagen greenhouse For more information:Syngentawww.syngenta.com FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 HortiDaily.com This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Metrics details Individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) exhibit deleterious decision making Such aberrant decision making can be quantified using the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) which requires choosing between advantageous and disadvantageous options based on different reward/punishment schedules The mechanisms underlying this behavioral deficit are unknown but may include the reduced dopamine transporter (DAT) functioning reported in BD patients we tested whether reduced DAT functioning would recreate patterns of deficient decision making of BD patients We assessed the IGT performance of 16 BD subjects (7 female) and 17 healthy control (HC) subjects (12 female) We recorded standard IGT performance measures and novel post-reward and post-punishment decision-making strategies We characterized a novel single-session mouse IGT using C57BL/6J mice (n=44) The BD and HC IGT performances were compared with the effects of chronic (genetic knockdown (KD; n=31) and wild-type (n=28) mice) and acute (C57BL/6J mice (n=89) treated with the DAT inhibitor GBR12909) reductions of DAT functioning in mice performing this novel IGT BD patients exhibited impaired decision making compared with HC subjects Both the good-performing DAT KD and GBR12909-treated mice exhibited poor decision making in the mouse IGT The deficit of each population was driven by high-reward sensitivity The single-session mouse IGT measures dynamic risk-based decision making similar to humans Chronic and acute reductions of DAT functioning in mice impaired decision-making consistent with poor IGT performance of BD patients Hyperdopaminergia caused by reduced DAT may impact poor decision making in BD patients which should be confirmed in future studies these findings support differing mechanisms underlying poor decision making in these disorders Assessment of mechanisms that may contribute to impaired IGT performance in BD could therefore be conducted in mice by using a single-session IGT that enables direct comparisons with human IGT findings the relationship between reduced DAT functioning and its contribution to impaired risk-based decision-making in BD patients may be important To determine whether reduced DAT functioning could impair decision making under risk we compared single-session IGT performance of patients with BD and mice with chronic (DAT KD) and acute (GBR12909) reductions of DAT functioning A single-session IGT was used for consistency with the human IGT and to measure dynamic changes in decision making after rewards or punishments We predicted that: (1) decision making would be impaired in BD patients; (2) subpopulations of mice would be identifiable in the mouse IGT based on risk learning; and (3) both chronic and acute reductions of DAT functioning would impair IGT performance similar to deficits observed in BD Participants were excluded for: (1) current alcohol or substance dependence; (2) a history of neurological conditions or seizures; (3) treatment with electroconvulsive therapy; (4) stroke or myocardial infarction; and (5) a positive result for cocaine or phencyclidine on a urine toxicology Rapid Drug screen (Pharmatic Inc. All subjects provided written informed consent to the current protocol approved by the UCSD Institutional Review Board known as the Human Research Protections Program Illustrative comparison between the human Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) and the single-session mouse IGT (a) Human subjects sequentially selected one card among four available decks for 100 trials and were instructed to try to win as much money as possible (b) The IGT for mice was developed based on the original work in rats by Rivalan et al mice were tested in the single-session 1-h long IGT the mouse could holepoke among the illuminated holes (A–D) for a 10-s period the selected card or hole determined the given reward value (money for humans or punishment value (monetary loss for humans according to the associated probability (in blue) lower punishment durations were used for mice compared with rats two small reward/low punishment options (C and D) were ultimately advantageous whereas the other two high reward/high punishment options (A and B) were disadvantageous and wild-type (WT) littermate (n=28) mice were used throughout the experiments DAT heterozygous breeders backcrossed onto a C57BL/6J background for >10 generations were sent to UCSD from the University of Chicago All mice were 3–5 months old at the time of testing and weighed between 21 and 34 g All animals were group housed (maximum four/cage) and maintained in a temperature-controlled vivarium (21±1 °C) on a reversed day–night cycle (lights on at 1900 hours All mice had ad libitum access to water and were food-restricted at 85% of their free-feeding weight during the periods of testing (during the dark phase of the day–night cycle between 0800 hours and 1800 hours) All procedures were approved by the UCSD Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee The UCSD animal facility meets all federal and state requirements for animal care GBR12909 was injected intraperitoneally with a volume of 10 ml/kg Free-base drug weight was used in drug calculations After stabilization of responding on a simple fixed-ratio schedule (Supplementary Materials and Methods) single-session performance of C57BL/6J mice (n=44) was assessed in the IGT DAT KD (n=31) and WT littermates (n=28) were trained to holepoke the IGT performance of these mice were assessed and compared Based on previous observations (Rivalan et al, 2009) we examined the performance of individual mice and identified three different subpopulations The total trials of each group were split into three trial periods based on their total trials completed These subpopulations were quantified by subtracting % advantageous choices of trial period 1 from % advantageous choices of trial period 3 and poor decision makers were stratified as (1) >0.5 and (3) <0.5 standard deviations from the mean This stratification was made for each genotype or drug treatment group separately The likelihood of a subject repeatedly choosing a card/stimulus following a reward from the advantageous options (safe-stay) and disadvantageous options (risky-stay) was compared with their likelihood of selecting a different choice following punishment from the advantageous (safe-shift) and disadvantageous options (risky-shift; Supplementary Methods) Human and mouse choices were analyzed over three equal blocks of trials Human IGT net score was analyzed using analysis of variance with group (BD HC) as a between-subject factor and trial block as a within-subject factor Animal choices were analyzed using analyses of variance with trial period as a within-subject factor Group was determined by quantification of learning as described above Subjects with ⩽10 completed trials per trial period were excluded from analysis The % advantageous choice preference was compared with chance (50%) using a one-sample t-test Tukey post hoc analyses of statistically significant main or interaction effects were performed where applicable and Cohen’s d effect sizes were calculated planned comparison paired t-tests were conducted between groups All analyses were performed using SPSS (19.0 Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) performance of bipolar disorder (BD) and healthy control (HC) subjects the BD group had a significantly lower net difference score compared with HC subjects BD subjects performed poorly compared with HC subjects in blocks two and three BD subjects tended to make fewer low-reward safe-stays BD subjects switched more often to the high-reward decks directly after losing at the low-reward decks (safe-shifts) (e) Inter-individual differences of a subset of HC subjects (n=9) are displayed indicating that the majority increases their net score over time whereas others remain the same or decrease their net score over time *p<0.05 and #p<0.1 when compared with HC subjects BD subjects were less likely to stay at the safe low-reward options but as likely to stay at the risky high-reward options or poor (20%) decision makers based on their IGT learning performance (see Methods) A group × trial period interaction (F(4,82)=19.1, p<0.001; Figure 3a) indicated that good decision makers increased advantageous choices (F(2,26)=12.0, p<0.01), whereas poor decision makers decreased advantageous choices (F(2,16)=16.9, p<0.001) over time. Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) performance of C57BL/6J mice identified as good (a) Good decision makers chose advantageous options whereas poor decision makers preferred disadvantageous options as the session progressed (b) Good decision makers made more safe-stays over time and compared with poor decision makers at the end of the session poor decision makers made more safe-shifts compared with good decision makers *p<0.05 when compared with good decision makers $p<0.05 when compared with intermediate decision makers Independent of group, mice reacted faster over time (F(2,82)=4.8, p<0.05), whereas omissions and premature responses did not differ (F<1, NS) over time (Table 3) trial period × group interaction (F(4,106)=30.2 and trends toward trial period × genotype (F(2,106)=3.1 p=0.058) and trial period × genotype × group interactions (F(4,106)=2.3 good decision makers increased and poor decision makers decreased advantageous choices over time Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) performance of dopamine transporter (DAT) knockdown (KD) and wild-type (WT) littermates identified as good decision makers (a) WT mice rapidly increased advantageous choices over time whereas KD mice increased more gradually and performed poorer in trial period 2 both WT and KD mice made more low-reward safe-stays although KD mice stayed significantly less compared with WT mice by the final trial period both WT and KD mice shifted less from the advantageous options after punishment (safe-shifts) *p<0.05 and #p<0.1 when compared with WT p<0.001) and trial period × GBR12909 (F(4,152)=3.2 p<0.05) interactions indicated similar overall group differences as above Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) performance of C57BL/6 mice treated with the acute dopamine transporter (DAT) inhibitor GBR12909 (a) Both saline-treated (Sal) mice and GBR12909-treated (GBR 9 and GBR 16) mice increased advantageous choices over time GBR12909-treated mice exhibited impaired decision making compared with saline-treated mice although mice receiving GBR12909 at 16 mg/kg stayed significantly less compared with saline-treated mice (c) No effect of GBR12909 treatment was observed on the animals’ decrease in shifting from the advantageous options after punishment (safe-shifts) over time *p<0.05 and #p<0.1 when compared with saline The high number of poor or intermediate decision-making mice may represent too many risk-prone animals masking any genotypic or pharmacological effects hence these differences were observed only in good decision makers Despite subgroup differences in decision making over time these groups did not differ on secondary measures of omissions This dissociation emphasizes the selectivity of risk-learning performance suggesting that it is unrelated to motor impulsivity or motivational features these data support the use of the single-session rodent IGT to examine risk-based decision making and highlight the importance of inter-individual differences in risk preference the findings of reduced DAT functioning in mice are consistent with BD patients making less repeated picks from low-reward decks both DAT model animals resemble patients with BD in both behavior and putative etiology DAT levels in BD patients in the manic phase have yet to be established BD patients exhibit impaired decision making in the IGT Using post-reward/punishment decision-making measurements developed from animal studies we identified evidence to support a high-reward sensitivity in these patients The development of a dynamic single-session mouse IGT wherein mice increase advantageous choices over time and post-reward/punishment measurements can be examined aids our translational work Chronic and acute reductions of DAT functioning in mice deleteriously impacted risk-based decision-making making mice sensitive to high rewards and mimicking deficits of BD patients DAT reductions may therefore contribute to poor decision making under risk in BD patients the single-session IGT may be used to assess decision-making deficits in 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International Journal of Bipolar Disorders (2017) Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article Print Times Staff Writer A bicycle bell tinkled and I looked up and saw a Dutchman in a knit cap coming toward me a fuzzy white head popped up from his bike basket The dog was probably enjoying the moment as much as I was Its master and I were bicycling through the countryside about 25 miles southwest of Amsterdam watching Holland’s famous flower fields flash by the scenery a splash of dazzling yellow and green Acres of bright daffodils stretched in every direction I felt as though I had found bicycle nirvana FOR THE RECORD: Netherlands: An article about the Netherlands on May 28 in Travel included a reference to Dom Square in Amsterdam its regional name — has twice as many bikes as cars and nearly as many bicycles as people crisscrosses a nation so small and flat that it’s easy to use bicycles to transport people including Queen Beatrix and Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende The country’s level terrain and pastoral scenery make it an appealing destination for cycling tourists too (My favorite bike trip is two to five hours with a nice lunch stop somewhere in the middle.) I’m never going to compete in the Tour de France — or even take an organized bike tour — but l get a psychic high from mastering space without the assistance of a gas-powered motor The rhythms are mesmerizing: the spinning of the wheels spending a couple of days exploring the city on foot and a couple of days exploring the countryside by bike Because I bike about an hour daily at home Chilly temperatures delayed the seasonal debut of Holland’s famous flowers I could see idyllic scenery at my own speed as we biked through cow-studded farmland near the village of Lisse “What is that wonderful odor?” I called out “We spray the air with it everyday because tourists like it,” she said “I think we have as many cows as people here.” I saw other scenes from tourist posters: a windmill standing tall in a flower-filled field the morning mist rising over a silent canal picture-perfect farmhouses surrounded by acres of bright green pastureland where tens of millions of flowers and plants change hands each morning at auctions I strolled along elevated walkways at Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer looking down on tons of field and hothouse flowers — roses anthuriums and tulips that were being packed up and hustled off to flower shops around the world I had hired her for two days to help me get the hang of cycling which advertises itself as the “world’s most beautiful springtime park.” Striking flower-filled landscapes are found around each twist in the walkways Open eight weeks a year (March 22 to May 20 in 2007) the park is a showcase for Holland’s range of bulbs 7 million of which are planted here each year we found bicycle entrepreneur Kees van Dam who had stopped his Rent-a-Bike van in the Keukenhof parking lot He handed me some printed bicycle route maps to choose from: The circular trips were six to 16 miles long; rental prices starting at $8 for the six-mile trip I had wondered how easy it would be to get rental bikes Zumpolle assured me that wouldn’t be a problem: Rentals are available at train stations bike shops and from entrepreneurs such as Van Dam We now cycled to and through the fields of yellow daffodils and purple hyacinths we had seen on our way in we returned the bikes and headed west in Zumpolle’s car (OK so I cheated a little) to the beach town of Noordwijk Aan Zee where a wide coastal bike path runs through dunes along the North Sea with brisk winds and wispy white clouds in a blue sky sea grasses and gulls took the place of farmland Most of the cyclists I saw were dressed casually but occasionally a phalanx of sport riders “Many people have several bikes,” Zumpolle said “They have nice sport bikes for weekends and old stripped-down bikes they ride to work,” she said explaining that bicycle theft is common in cities “Four; two are racing bikes with multiple speeds,” she said “You know what they say: ‘A Dutchman without a bike is like a fish without the sea.’ ” It was the first of many Dutch proverbs I would hear during my visit Other gems: “A herring a day keeps the doctor away; two herrings a day keep everyone away.” “It’s part of our education and tradition.” Topping my sightseeing list: the poignant Anne Frank House where the teenager hid during World War II and wrote her famous diary; the city’s lovely canals; and massive Dam Square including the comprehensive Van Gogh Museum the Rijksmuseum and the Rembrandt House Museum all of which are taking part in Rembrandt 400 and Amsterdam is celebrating his life in grand style throughout this year with special museum exhibits and events The museum lines weren’t as long as I expected salon and other rooms and found it particularly interesting that he bought the expensive home in 1639 about the same time he received a large commission to paint “Night Watch,” probably his greatest work depicting a group of militiamen preparing to march Amsterdam was once the European capital of culture and commerce it was among the richest cities in Europe; wealthy merchants built magnificent mansions along the maze of canals that intersect it Tourists visit it today for its cultural treasures its excellent cafes and its charming canals — and sometimes to taste the forbidden fruits of its red-light district or the coffee shops authorized to sell cannabis Bikes are everywhere in the city; thousands are stowed near the Central Train Station and every post and pole in the city seems to have one bike or several chained tightly to it “Amsterdam was made for horses and boats originally,” said Els Wamsteeker of the city’s tourism bureau an inviting town on the West Frisian peninsula that still has a flotilla of colorful wooden windjammers we could easily have gone by train; its rail station is a terminus on the line to Amsterdam which has a scenic old town and central square where we abandoned the car for rented bicycles It’s a storybook town of cobblestone streets tidy little shops and rustic canals and bridges We rode through the village and countryside then topped a dike along Lake IJsselmeer’s edge and I could see sailboats straining again the wind on the lake and feel my face turning bright red in the chill “Imagine the sun is shining and the sky is blue,” Zumpolle said “See how the water in the lake is higher than the land on the other side of the dike?” she said Almost half is below sea level; the Dutch had to reclaim it but the Dutch created Holland,’ ” she said visiting the intensely busy tourist town of Volendam where giant buses squeeze through tiny lanes and street-side tourist shops hawk T-shirts and wooden shoes It felt like Disneyland on a holiday weekend where we sipped hot chocolate in the restaurant of L’Auberge Damhotel Edam It was the best bargain I found in the Netherlands; doubles start at $140 a night The day’s bike ride had been bracing and fun along a rugged coastline and through fields of daffodils I’d found big variety in this small country British and Air France offer connecting service (change of planes) Ibis Amsterdam Centre, 48 Stationsplein, 1012 AB, Amsterdam; 20-638-99-99, https://www.ibishotel.com This centrally located high-rise has small but efficient rooms L’Auberge Damhotel Edam, 1 Keizersgracht, 1135 AZ Edam; 299-37-40-31, https://www.damhotel.nl Charming historic building in Edam was renovated and opened as a hotel in March Hotels van Oranje, 20 Koningin Wilhelmina Blvd., 312202 GV Noordwijk aan Zee; 71-367-68-69, https://www.hotelsvanoranje.nl Luxury convention-style hotel in popular North Sea beach town Humphreys Restaurant, 23 Nieuwezijdskolk, 1012 SB Amsterdam; 20-422-12-34, https://www.Humphreys.nl centrally located restaurant has a large menu featuring Indian favorites Sea Palace, 8 Oosterdokskade, 1011 AE Amsterdam, 20-626-47-77, https://www.seapalace.nl Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer, 313 Legmeerdijk, 1430 BA Aalsmeer; 297-39-39-39, https://www.aalsmeer.com Rembrandt 400. For a listing of special events in Amsterdam and Leiden, Rembrandt’s birthplace, this year, see https://www.rembrandt400.com Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions, (888) 464-6552, https://www.holland.com Several companies offer bike-and-barge tours which spend a week traveling along the country’s canals Other tour groups offer organized weeklong rides (Detailed info on the routes is available from MacBike; see below.) Amstel-windmill tour: Cycle along the scenic Amstel River named after the fictional boy who plugged a leak by putting his finger into a dike Yellow Bike: 29 Nieuwezijds Kolk, 1012 PV Amsterdam, 20-620-69-40, https://www.yellowbike.nl . Bike rentals or organized city or countryside bike tours offered March-November. Open 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. Lifestyle Travel & Experiences Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information Broccoli plants at Syngenta AG’s Research and Technology Center in Enkhuizen less than two months after the Shanghai stock exchange abruptly canceled the firm’s hearing to join the Nasdaq-like Star board This hands-on museum houses roughly 80 vintage pinball machines and arcade games. Three hangars filled with meticulously restored aircraft and armored vehicles. A medley of objects that represent Argentine culture, from cars to toys. This public lavatory is home to a mini museum that explores toilets through time. An unassuming pub with a huge collection of rare Indian motorcycles. This unique museum showcases the largest collection of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri art, a traditional wall painting style adopted by the people in the Asir Mountains of Saudi Arabia. A taxidermy “mermaid,” vampire-killing kits, and hundreds of other bizarre objects are housed at this quirky museum. A man's curious and seriously small handmade objects from around the world. 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an organized tour is your best bet as most itineraries do not spend a full day in the city and so your time is tight A short walking tour through the city will take you past the Historic Cellars and St If your riverboat doesn't have bikes and you're interested in renting one for a few hours head 10 to 15 minutes into the city to the central rail station and look for the "Fietsenstalling" sign where you can rent a bike for the day The Netherlands is part of the European community While credit cards are accepted in many stores in almost all cases you need a card with a chip and pin including two ING banks (just look for the bright orange lions on the sign) with ATMs; the larger of the two is on Willemsplein about two minutes away from the information center Dutch is the official language of Arnhem but almost everyone speaks English Just say hello first and you'll be greeted in English Only riverboats can visit the small city of Arnhem with all boats mooring along the Lower Rhine (or Nederrijn) between the Nelson Mandela Brug (Bridge) and the John Frost Brug (what was once the "Bridge Too Far") There are no port facilities and no parking lot a small street dotted with Turkish and Indian restaurants right along the water From here you can make your way by foot further into city center There are no buses in the immediate vicinity 1fr));}@media screen and (min-width: 576px){.css-vz9jrm{grid-template-columns:repeat(1 1fr));}}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.css-vz9jrm{grid-template-columns:repeat(2 1fr));}}@media screen and (min-width: 1024px){.css-vz9jrm{grid-template-columns:repeat(3 1fr));}}@media screen and (min-width: 1284px){.css-vz9jrm{grid-template-columns:repeat(4 The construction of new research facilities in Enkhuizen was officially started on May 23rd The first plants are expected to be planted by the end of 2024 signaling the start of the construction of the research facilities Andreas: "The new building is part of a broader plan for the Enkhuizen site With a growing world population and a changing climate there is a constant demand for improved vegetable varieties are resistant to diseases or can withstand extreme weather conditions The construction of state-of-the-art research facilities will help Enza Zaden to develop these crops" The project includes the construction of a 1-hectare greenhouse The facilities will be used primarily for the development of new cucumber varieties The design is modular so that long-term expansion can be considered The building will be as energy self-sufficient as possible The new building has 936 solar panels to power both the new and existing facilities and rainwater is collected and stored in a cistern For more information:Enza Zaden+31 (0)228 350100[email protected] www.enzazaden.com the branch of Bayer that deals in seeds from the open field they pay a lot of attention to cabbages during the open days next to the production location of the breeding company visitors of the open days were given a tour of the various plantings of cauliflower and broccoli Technical Account Manager Benelux for onions The demo field are right next to the production location of the breeding company Seminis has several novelties in the broccoli segment this year It is still a small product and relatively expensive in the Netherlands "Growing this type of broccoli takes a bit more work The Netherlands therefore imports a lot of stem-broccoli from abroad." A new broccoli variety from the segment stem-broccoli (Bellaverde brand) A screen of the second new Seminis broccoli variety Seminis expects to introduce a second variety soon This variety falls under another new concept: the Easy Floret broccoli "The idea behind these kind of varieties is that you can turn a broccoli into several florets with one cut The consumer can use those florets in any way possible." Lennert van Arenthals with the variety Shard (*SVBL0224 A lot of international interest in the Easy Floret concept the largest variety for the fresh market in the Benelux A third new and upcoming broccoli variety besides the established names is Shard (*SVBL0224 "We will probably be going commercial with this brand next season The white-remaining cauliflower is new in the cauliflower segment "Covering of the cabbage with leaf is not necessary and that saves labor The fact that it is a well-growing and stand-up crop "Also after harvest the cauliflower remains white longer with a good shelf life." The first variety in this segment to go commercial is Whitex In 2019 this is going to happen according to Lennert The third prototype harvest robot of producer Tumoba on display during the open days The robot is equipped with screen recognition to enable the robot to find the broccoli screens ready for harvest while driving to cut them and to put them on a conveyor belt for transport to a collection container the company behind the moist sensors placed everywhere in the test field with which the speed a crop takes up water can be measures on various depths Sentek: "On the screen you see three zones (red which can put the data in the Sentek system for analysis For those who were done with the vegetables on the fields there was the possibility to get a tour of the vegetable seed company Visitors got the chance to take a look at the process the seed undergoes before the grower can use it An employee gives explanations to some visitors The seeds are being counted accurately so the customer gets exactly the number of seeds he ordered The larger packaging machines are equipped with multiple channel counting units to count accurately the number of seeds required Because synthetic coating has been replaced by a natural product This is a sustainable solution in which the resource is a waste product from the potato-processing industry After treatment of seeds with surface coating the seeds have to be dried again Want to visit the location Enkhuizen? Send an email to [email protected]  For more information: Seminiswww.seminis.nl  Lennert van Arenthals[email protected]   lightning and hail began to hit the Netherlands on Monday afternoon At least 180 flights at Schiphol Airport were canceled during the afternoon and evening hours due to the expected gusts The wind also led to the cancellation of trains running between the central stations in Amsterdam and Rotterdam on the high-speed line The flight cancellations at Schiphol primarily concern 90 roundtrip flight pairings Some 207 departures were facing delays throughout the day and another 186 arrivals were also expected to land later than scheduled no trains will run between Amsterdam Centraal Station and Rotterdam Centraal Station on the high-speed line on Monday The passenger train operator said it expects that the direct high-speed connection between the two cities will not restart before Tuesday afternoon at around 3 p.m The strong wind was also causing a disruption on the high-speed route between Rotterdam and Breda Fewer trains will run on that route on Monday until at least around 8 p.m A weather warning in place in Noord-Holland the Wadden Islands and the IJsselmeer noted the likelihood of gusts ranging from 75 to 100 kilometers per hour As the strong storm first began to pass over Amsterdam just after 2 p.m. emergency services began tackling serious issues like a person reportedly in the water in the city's Westpoort area and a traffic crash with injuries on Panamalaan in Amsterdam-Oost trucks and vehicles with trailers have been temporarily forbidden from driving along the Markerwaarddijk The truck and trailer traffic was hindered between Lelystad and Enkhuizen as a result as is often the case when the wind is strong The stretch of road is part of the weather warning for the IJsselmeer area with the heaviest wind gusts The connecting road between Lelystad and Enkhuizen is expected to remain closed to truck and trailer traffic until 10 p.m Drivers instead have to detour via Amsterdam The regions with the more severe warning were expected to still be affected as late as 6 a.m. on Tuesday. The KNMI also warned of thunderstorms with heavy gusts of winds between 75 and 90 kilometers per hour everywhere else in the Netherlands, which should taper off into the evening hours on Monday. A code yellow weather warning applies to the entire country these storms may be accompanied by thunder and hail but the western coastal provinces will remain at risk of heavy gusts until the night into Tuesday The certificate dates back to 1606 and was issued by trading firm Dutch East India Company Read 15 years of Mumbai Mirror's journalism here. Continue readingFor 24x7 updates on Mumbai and Maharashtra For reprint rights:Times Syndication Service By NOTICEBOARD · 15 May 2024 A group of determined pensioners who credit a cycling group for 'changing their lives' has returned from a cycling trip all the way to Enkhuizen in Holland Headed up by 72-year-old Lawrence O’Halleron - who received an MBE for his dedicated work to improve the lives of residents in Gateshead - the cycling club take on hundreds of miles of terrain every week and are by no means restricted to this country Lawrence's passion for fostering a sense of community and improving mental and social wellbeing has led him to lead three rides each week and organize various events throughout the year The group comprises more than 50 members with many of the members being in their 60s 70s and 80s - some people have taken early retirement and joined the group Lawrence said: "Teams Wheelers offers a lot of people a way to be active after they retire they might not want to cycle huge distances or to new places alone - and even if they do Without the support of the wider community and people turning up to cycle and chat week in the trip to Holland wouldn't be possible." As chair of Big Local Gateshead for the past eight years Lawrence has seen the area's community grow stronger and stronger The area was given £1m of funding from National Lottery funds 10 years ago to spend on bettering the community supported by the work of charity organisation Local Trust Many of the members of Teams Wheelers got involved not just because they enjoyed the sport but because they wanted to make new connections after retiring from work Lorraine Jacques is one of the newest members of Teams Wheelers She said: "I am nearly blind in my right eye so I didn't have the confidence to cycle alone Lawrence has led a group of people that are caring Everyone made the effort to make me feel welcome and supported me throughout the rides." Peter Irvine seconds Lorraine that joining Teams Wheelers was the 'best life-changing decision' he's made and said: "Teams Wheelers are always encouraging new riders to join which involves supporting them and teaching them the ways of the roads The huge effect on people's health and wellbeing helps the NHS and local community greatly and it gets people fit and out of the house." said: "When you retire from work after working full-time for nearly 50 years there is a void that needs filling - not just with the activity Joining Teams Wheelers and cycling with a group of people of a similar age has helped massively with the transition into retirement." racking up 40 to 50 miles each day including the initial stretch from Ijmuiden/Amsterdam to Enkhuizen Their cycling trips in Holland took them to Alkamar They already have another Holland trip planned - this time a trip in early September alongside a group of veterans LoadingDaily Email Updates {{contentTitle}} Please enter a search term to begin your search skip to > City Tours skip to > Attractions skip to > Around Amsterdam AMSTERDAM CITY SIGHTSEEING (sightseeing by bus) - Hop on hop off free beer at the XtraCold IceCafe and free admission to Tulip Museum): 27,5 EUR/adult/1 day AMSTERDAM CANAL BUS (sightseeing by boat) - Hop on hop off Amsterdam All In 1 Pass + Canal Bus: 26 EUR/person Main sights: Rijksmuseum - Leidesplein - Westerplak/Keizergracht - Anne Frank House - Central Station East - City Hall - Nemo - Maritime Museum - Artis Zoo - Tropenmuseum - Rembrandt House - Gassan Diamonds - Rembrandtplein - Central Station West LOVERS BOAT (sightseeing by boat) Evening Cruise + Dinner (19:30): 59 EUR/adult BLUE BOAT (sightseeing by boat) Evening Cruise + Dinner (20:30): 59 EUR/adult CITYTOUR BY PEDALOS CITYTOUR BY BIKE RENT A BIKE IN AMSTERDAM (or here) CITYTOUR BY WALK (free!) ^ back to top ANNE FRANK HUIS Opening hours: 15 March-June and 1-14 September Sunday-Friday 9:00-21:00 (last admission 30 minutes before closing) The museum tells the history of the eight people in hiding and those who helped them during the war Anne Frank's diary is among the original objects on display HET REMBRANDTHUIS RIJKSMUSEUM Opening hours: Saturday-Thursday 9:00-18:00 Tickets: 12,5 EUR/adult, free for children The Rijksmuseum ( Dutch for National Museum) is a national museum of the Netherlands In addition to eighteen works by Rembrandt all other favorite items of the public are on display in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam The well over 400 masterpieces on display tell the impressive tale of the political economic and artistic wonder of Holland’s Golden Age VAN GOGH MUSEUM Opening hours: Saturday-Thursday 10:00-18:00 Tickets: 14 EUR/adult, free for children up to 12 years A visit to the Van Gogh Museum is a unique experience The museum contains the largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in the world It provides the opportunity to keep track of the artist's developments or compare his paintings to works by other artists from the 19th century in the collection The museum also holds an extensive offer of exhibitions on various subjects from 19th-century art history HEINEKEN EXPERIENCE a national monument and listed in the European Route of Industrial Heritage offers some 3000 square metres of special exhibition space you'll experience Heineken's rich history and the tradition and craft of brewing You'll learn the extraordinary story of the people behind this remarkable company now the most international beer distributor in the world Brand new attractions include a mini brewery where visitors will be able to access the stables to view Heineken's iconic Shire horses from nearby A visit to the Heineken Experience attraction takes about 90 minutes MADAME TUSSAUD Madame Tussauds Amsterdam is now interactive and sensationally different Not only will you come face to face with celebrities but you can now also shop ‘til you drop with superstar Jennifer Lopez test your soccer skills against Ronaldinho or have your picture taken with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie And if you’re brave enough you will meet Captain Jack Sparrow and have his cursed pirates scare the life out of you MOLEN VAN SLOTEN It is the only mill in Amsterdam that is accessible to the public Under the ancient beams there is also an audio-visual presentation about the life of Rembrandt made from figures occurring on the paintings by Rembrandt AJAX MUSEUM (Ajax Arena) This Ajax Arena tour takes approximately one hour and consists of a roundtrip through the stadium with an experienced guide the guide will leave you behind in the Ajax Museum where you can spend the remaining time and can make a trip at your own pace through the 100 year history of the legendary soccer club AMSTERDAM DIAMOND CENTER both in store size and in collection. It offers a large collection of loose diamonds and jewellery and is also official agent for more than 35 top brand watches There are 3 stages in transforming the rough diamond into the brilliant a glittering gem that is used for jewellery: sawing You can watch this process and get an explanation about this handcraft AMSTERDAM DUNGEON Last minute, discounted tickets here True facts from Amsterdam's history are the main scene in this attraction Actors will bring the horrible history to life and this experience will be extra exciting by the many special effects a dangerous ride and the labyrinth of lost Amsterdam The Spanish inquisition and the dark streets of Amsterdam will come to live again EROTIC MUSEUM Opening hours: Sunday-Thursday 11:00-1:00 An old warehouse in the middle of Red Light District a shop with erotica souvenirs and on the three floors up - an exhibit A room of the Red Light District prostitute with the wax figure of the working girl inside and a model of the cashier of the famous Casa Rosso Live Show Theater Furthermore a collection of the old erotic photographs an interesting series of John Lennon’s lithographs and a compact collection of erotic art SEX MUSEUM the "Venustempel" in Amsterdam is a leading museum on the theme of sensual love with an extensive collection of erotic pictures All of the exhibits have been gathered together personally by the owners and can be viewed in their 17th century property on the Damrak HASH MARIHUANA HEMP MUSEUM free for children under 13 years accompanied by adults The Hash Marihuana Hemp Museum is unique in the world and offers a true voyage of discovery - one that fits perfectly with any visit to Amsterdam. It offers visitors extensive documentation and information about the historical and modern uses of the cannabis plant not to mention cannabis‘ enormous potential to benefit the environment The Museum shows how hemp has evolved to become one of humanity‘s most valuable renewable resources 370 from Museumplein station to Schiphol airport and than Connexxion Bus 58 to Keukenhof - 35 km 11 EUR/child/return (including entrance ticktes to Keukenhof Gardens) KEUKENHOF GARDENS An unprecedented wealth of spectacular floral displays planted in endless varieties world famous and has been one of the most popular destinations in the Netherlands for many years now And it has been photographed millions of times The same also applies to the surrounding bulb fields as well you will be able to experience our spring park with the audiovisual Discovery Tour Getting there: Train from Amsterdam Centraal station to  Almaar - 40 km CHEESE MARKET Thousands of visitors from all over the world visit Alkmaar for its cheese market a particular spectacle which includes a market filled with cheese and hauling cheese carriers The cheese market has taken place on the Waagplein in Alkmaar since 1593 KAASMUSEUM Friday during the market season 9:00-16:00 in 1390 built as a chapel for the Holy Ghost In 1576 the building became the Weighhouse for cheese Nowadays a part of the building is used for the weighing of cheese during the traditional cheese market on fridaymorning from april till september Then you can see the cheese carriers in action Getting there: Train from Amsterdam Centraal station to Enkhuizen - 62 km ZUIDERZEE MUSEUM The Zuiderzeemuseum is two museums in one: an open-air museum that features more than 130 authentic houses shops and workshops and one indoor museum with permanent or changing exhibitions about the Zuiderzee’s turbulent past Getting there: Train from Amsterdam Centraal station to Den HAAG Centraal - 60 km BINNENHOF - Parlament Opening hours: Monday-Saturday 10:00-16:00 Combined ticket (Binnenhof + First or Second Chamber of Parliament): 6 EUR/person Getting there: 15 minutes walk from train station The Binnenhof is a complex of buildings in The Hague It has been the location of meetings of the Staten-Generaal and has been the centre of Dutch politics for many centuries The Visitors' centre at the Binnenhof offer tours through the Hall of Knights where the queen opens Parliament every third Tuesday of September and/or through the First Chamber and/or the Second Chamber of Parliament VREDES PALEIS (Peace Palace) Guided tours (booking in advance needed): Monday-Friday 10:00 Saturday and Sunday closed (museum visit is included in the guided tour 11:00 and 15:00) Getting there: Tram 10 - Vredespaleis or Bus 24 - Vredespaleis The Peace Palace in The Hague is home to a number of international judicial institutions including the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court as well as the Hague Academy of International Law which attracts law students from all over the world every summer PANORAMA MESDAG (largest panorama painting of Netherlands - 14x120 m) Opening hours: Monday-Saturday 10:00-17:00 Getting there: Tram 8 or Bus 22 - Scheveningen more than 14 meters high and 120 meters in circumference the dunes and Scheveningen village was painted by one of the most famous painters of the Hague School It is the oldest 19th century panorama in the world in its original site CITY CARD THE HAGUE-DELFT Free unlimited use of the Hague and Delft public transports discounts in museums and attractions of Hague and Delft KONINKLIJKE PORCELEYNE FLES Opening hours: April-October 9.00-17:00 Getting there: Tram 1 from Hague to Delft CS The Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles / Royal Delft is the only remaining factory of the 32 earthenware factories that were established in Delft in the 17th century The guided tour around the impressive indoor garden and the exhibition rooms gives a good picture of our centuries-old history You can also see the painters at work and follow the production process in the factory step by step In the company museum you can admire antique pieces of Delft Blue You will also find a complete overview of the collection of hand-painted and modern design earthenware in the showroom MADURODAM Opening hours: September-March 9:00-18:00 Getting there: Tram 9 or Bus 22 from Hague to Maudoram For more than 57 years Madurodam has been the smallest city in the Netherlands where you will see the well-known buildings and scenes in The Netherlands replicated on a scale 1:25 the Alkmaar cheese market and little trees and gardens ships sail and modern trains are tracersing the city on the world's largest miniature railway © 2008–2020 by WTMedia Ltd and its partners – All rights reserved | Privacy policy | Sitemap | Useful links Please report broken links, typos or suggest corrections | Advertisers, PR and Marketing Agencies: Please send your proposal Daily news about the Eurovision Song Contest This morning it was announced that the Dutch national broadcaster would announce the Dutch representative of Eurovision 2025 in Basel (Switzerland) and it turns out that Claude is going to represent the Netherlands full name Claude Kiambe (September 16th 2003) is a Dutch singer that is from Congolese and Kinshasan decent In 2013 Claude fled Congo when he was just 9 years of age together with his mother They ended up in a Dutch refugee camp in the city of Alkmaar This is where Claude’s love for music started In 2017 he won his first local talent show in Enkhuizen en in the Spring of 2019 he took part in the eight season of “The Voice Kids” in the Netherlands where he sang “Papaoutai” of world-famous Belgian singer this single became number 1 in the Netherlands but also got a lot of recognition in Belgium This song was heavily influenced by Claude’s great example In 2023 Claude was announced as the pre-show of his idol Stromae but due to health reasons Stromae experienced at the time all the concerts were cancelled In March and April of 2024 Claude had his first own club tour with which he toured the Netherlands On September 21st Claude was featured in the Dutch hit show In 2024 Claude hinted that he was ready to do Eurovision if all the stars would align and today he was announced as the Dutch representative for Eurovision 2025 The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place in Basel (Switzerland) The 2025 contest will take place on May 13th Your email address will not be published.Required fields are marked * Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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