no they do use the female superhero on a mission to change attitudes smart women smart smart sticks and legends you should by no means missed out on the brink recently dangerous storm that. makes. me want to welcome to another edition of the show i'm your host meghan lea from villas in the sun to playing on air drums we have a mixed bag on the show today here's a look at what's coming up. artist utopia a place dedicated to creativity and happiness. under the sun a dream home on the italian island of sicily. and in the

mix the north german distillery and its mind jane green card. it claims to be the smallest republic in the world the lithuanian artist republic of peace it's only about a half kilometer in size and its slogan is everyone has the right to be happy. well it all started in the one nine hundred ninety s. when lithuania broke from the soviet union and became a democratic state now artists went one step further and they established their own utopia within the country usually peas just celebrated its independence day and we went there to see how life operates in this artist paradise. this is a tiny self declared independent republic this artist's colony covers just zero point six square kilometers and lies entirely within the lithuanian capitol

building yes thomas is these minister of foreign affairs of police and also he's one of the republic's founding fathers. forty three. folders dream that some. we also heard the dreamer that i was there for the first two three which are all sort of. with so many of the happened to which we saw whole change the world. this foolish dream has become the fantastical republic of peace founded in one thousand nine hundred seven it's run by artists. behind these walls the heart of this micro nation the been a campaign it's both a series of government owned a meeting place for local artists ship beatty's meets for business discussion with the so-called minister for justice and the heads of the republic's own t.v.

network it all started in the early one nine hundred ninety s. after the collapse of the soviet union. people moved to lose this differentials. between. flats here. because nobody wanted to treat your people here are different from the people of. it's all visitors from the other shore of the civil river the. library they were visiting they were logging they were you know or doing our thing but they were all live or full of life. on this street constitution is written on metal plaques in various languages the first article reads everyone has the right to live by the river and there is a villain and a has the right to fly by everyone. nine bridges connected to the

rest of. opening them is the symbolic duty of the minister of foreign affairs. so i draw all that on bridges or ships. i kept thinking of all the help of carob. i have to read. what began with squatters is twenty years on an officially subsidized project to support young artists the incubator helps splatting ceramic artists painters writers musicians fashion designers and graphic designers it's the first project of its kind in the baltic states. yup i was born here manages the incubator and not only that. we all sing around this national museum

in our premises and public post office where tourists from all over the world get their passports stamped with this republic. so we have all elements of independent republic. tell us to parties has issued invitations to the fifth world conference of peace republic ambassadors and consuls here a silver clove of garlic is awarded for services rendered it's the job of the ambassadors to make the mock republic known in their home countries from dresden is among those being on it. so i take it very seriously it's like coming home it is like a family gathering and that's the nicest thing about being an ambassador that meeting we're told as i did mention to having fun is one of the basic principles of the constitution the republic's own currency used on independence day is a case in point it's still this is the usual p.r.

euro which is always tied to the price of beer two kinds you can pay with it and the euro is always worth as much as one beer or distance and that changes every year. every year the beer changes in value and it's the most important currency here. and the angel represents freed. good to fly her. under the angel is most important celebration is held on independence day it starts with an artistic parade and the arrival of the ambassadors the republic's official flag is also on display it depicts a hand with a hole in it and symbolizes the impossibility of holding on to things. it's taken on a special meaning at a time in which more and more wealthy the through anian and russians are turning into billion trendiest and most expensive residential district. this is how our live in new people are coming but who are these new people the problem

is to keep the spirit. tell must have high cheese will fight to protect the spirits of his small republic he has to after all these doesn't have a defense minister. moving on now to a brief look at some other culture news and in the netherlands officials in one province have come up with a novel way to control speeding with music plus a spanish opera legend celebrates a milestone birthday that and more coming up in today's express. spanish opera singer monsanto celebrates her eighty fifth birthday and first day during a career spanning six decades she has performed fountains of times and sung more than ninety roles. with queen lead singer freddie mercury for the nine hundred ninety two summer olympics remains unforgotten.

i. can tell you he is one of the top opera singers of the twentieth century. a roads near the dutch town of layoff odds. can see. when drivers pass over it strips in the road they produce the regional anthem a freesia much to the chagrin of local residents and. we were in bed saturday night hearing the friesian anthem constantly it's psychological torture. and that is why the road will soon saying no more the idea was aimed to slow down drivers and is just one feature of celebrations as a european capital of culture. and exhibition titles duchamp margreet the elite revolutionary artist of the twentieth century open to

the give you a palace in madrid on tuesday it features one hundred eighty works by famous thought his and surrealistic who revolutionized twentieth century art. the works are on loan from israel's national museum and can be seen in the spanish capital until july fifteenth. continuing now with our series on musical instruments and today we're taking a closer look at various forms of percussion normally drum sets are firmly planted on the floor but in this virtual day and age digital technology is allowing drummers to play their instruments and their. field can you say we're drums with any any type of music you can play any style

with the. drums might remind you of an guitarist imitating his favorite musician but. actually create sounds when he swings his drum sticks in empty space drums is a virtual instrument. john move on from france is one of the inventors together with drama. he demonstrates the principle behind it the drumsticks have reflective tips and there are also reflective markers on the drama's feet high speed camera transposes the motions to the computer program. very high speed you have a very great understanding of the trajectory of those objects and when you. use your intent to hit or by stopping your mouth and sharply so we can.

detect that. this comparison with an acoustic drum sound demonstrates the accuracy of the computer program. but the instrument does have limitations. the thing that i'm missing from this is a brushless you know playing with brushes. because you don't have very. there's the surface. then you have the sweeping motion of the brushes brushes are seldom used in pop music they are typically used in jazz. john malone came up with the idea for an array drums when his now business partner richard lee left liverpool and his drum kit to go to college. he lived in

a student apartment in dublin wanted to keep drumming. that's what got the ball rolling the first airdrome centipede in twenty twelve. back in liverpool. already working on an improved version of their own drum. and when you play around your kids it's i think he's there because. that's the you know. the see the old. arrow drums one spell the demise of acoustic drums but they might establish themselves as an instrument in that right. then there will be two kinds of become. dramas and arrow dramas. all this week we've been asking you if you

play an instrument and if so which one now some of our viewers are shared these photos with and it seems like the guitar is the preferred instrument. and of course this last photo looks like a very relaxing way. to all of you who sent in those pictures and there is still time to take part in our contest just go to our website for all of the details are right moving on now to the italian island of sicily for a tour of a luxury home with sustainability and mind thick walls provide insulation and the windows are arranged in such a way that they function like. now rainwater is also reuse for various purposes the owner said he was inspired by north african architecture so let's have a look around.

on a sport those old lines beneath cicely's scorching sun. the house looks as if it was shaped by the wind welcome to my place. full of. the building blends into its natural surroundings and there's practically no corners. the facade is lime based plaster a traditional building material in sicily. the flat rounded form of the house is influenced by traditional mediterranean architecture especially that from the highlands around sicily north of africa. in particular that moves us. but the lady and a little island salon safely some traditional moroccan and. you're from i grew up that's what inspired us. a spanish use kitchen dining room is the focal point of the one hundred twenty square meter hops colorful

excess reasoned are provided the only access to the stark point to the interior. this is meant to be the heart of the house the warmth irradiates from year on. we have the sun coming in the chimney right behind your shoulder the colors in this of the places all here and all the activities supposed to start from here and here against the rest of the house. other support rose principal months of the year here with his family the furnishings are practical well designed. a freestanding bathtub helps residents cool in the summer. even when the mercury claw. arms to forty degrees celsius it still cool indoors the windows are laid down so as to circulate cooling breezes within the house and the thick walls insulated from the trees well . they won't start to actually two and one is built perpendicular the other one is

diagonal and leave in the middle so they create a space of a space over between the two walls which is supposed to isolate properly we don't even turn on the head commission actually. outside an olive tree more than a century old provides more. the further away you get from the house the wilder the surroundings we come. down fleets down to a pool that was intentionally built some distance from the house the swimming pool presents the sea and the passage the gradual passage down into civilization. from nature the passage of a gradual wilderness fading until you get to the loan which is all planned and finally civilization the businessman has realized a childhood dream in the garden he's built a tree house in a caravan hideaway for young and old alike i thought there was also

a possibility to isolate. from the crowd from the rest of the family and friends where you can come here and dream and even see me. and that's why i created it i decided to do. to prove tourism's provide more space for relaxation and feature an added bonus a view of the neighboring nature reserve. of the mediterranean. interior design at its best check out our you tube. channel detail interior design stunning ideas spectacular buildings and d.i.y. tutorials on home decorating we'll take you inside the most beautiful european homes show you the latest in furniture fabrics and accessories subscribe and don't

miss out. on you tube. how do you like to tell time what i like a classic watch with a big face wash actually see the time while others prefer digital versions but to inventors from germany have gone in a completely different direction they've invented a clock that tells the time with words well at first it only existed in german but now they make their time pieces in twenty five languages remit the minds behind this invention. it's eleven thirty five these clocks have no hands and no digits the letters form words that light up from behind and change every five minutes. they were invented by marco begat and untie us full the two friends have been coming up with new ideas since they were boys of beemer for video games for

example. we built a wooden box and put in an old overhead projector and tilted mirrors so we could project images on the wall and that was the first beam ever to the. belief maybe one of these projects became an early formative experience that taught us how important it is not just to have ideas but to put them into practice as well so now i have two sets and then as adults they discovered they could sell their ideas and make money they founded an advertising agency together at first the word clock was just a funny gimmick. and from until we built the first one for us because we liked the idea of the time and worth so much. we hung it up in our office and oh and then come the aisles and then our first customers and friends thought it was so appealing they said they wanted one too that really have

a high now. but they had to overcome lots of technical problems before it was ready for production. eventually they sold their ad agency and devoted themselves full time to their invention. now their company in mint has forty five employees. especially sought after other clocks from their creators edition series made from un usual materials oxidized copper creatively rusted out or in gold leaf. the word clock or clock two comes in seven sizes the biggest so far hands across from say bushman's train station and measures five by five. meters. the clock. the real challenge with the clock to w was miniaturizing the works. and we kept making it smaller from the kong to the desk so the problems kept getting more and

more difficult. to. the clock to portray words in chinese arabic hebrew and its inventor zone swabian dialect. is now it's available in over fifty countries and twenty five languages and sometimes we have to penshurst. because we can hardly believe it's really true. this is. now the word clock has even been in the photo bad state museum alongside historical chronometers the greatest honor for its to reinvent. gin also known as a mother's ruin started as a type of medicine that was meant to help her get out and into gesture but over the centuries it's developed into a sophisticated top shelf liquor which even has boutique pubs dedicated to it now one distiller has created a version which has been designated the number one german jane.

long drinks and cocktails are getting more and more sophisticated and are more popular than ever in european cities. and tenney the brits he is a paki player in hendrix trendy huff and city districts. he has seen varieties appear in the markets that he could hardly have imagined ten years ago. just stuff things are getting more sophisticated being greedy inserting more exclusive and taste are being turned upside down everything we knew before is being refined. it's the same with the gin as with from our shops which is currently undergoing a revival they all know that a sauce i. hear in the back porch is of the northern german state of stress because stein some of the finest spirits are distilled for the bass of the big cities.

but. the general distillery. produces whiskey fruit brandy's by hand. the engine so i think it is still a generous enough to use fond care because that meets all the requirements of jim but if you steep elderberries in it for a day you've produced your very own jim. that's the theory and meets the e.u. regulations but in practice things can be very different absolute heartbreak adds various herbstreit skins berries and selected ingredients such as saffron to the set from the world's most expensive spice gives it a unique flavor the amounts a minuscule. zero point four great. you sometimes as cranberries the best because cardamon or elderflower it's. because these are actually just

leftovers from ingredients called botanicals that we put in alcohol five days ago they stayed for five days or now we filter them out. the aromatics we want to left over and the rest is just waste. right. now the gen is almost done the brew has already illegally and the designation gin but it all has to be distilled one more time. now with the botanical zinc strengths are so warm that the alcohol water and flavors evaporates which we see here as a fine mist. now we can see the next distillation getting underway on the bottoms of the pots you see the spray nicely and circulating. after a distillation process of several hours it's time to bottle the. how to make makes

his own creations but also develops fine mixes for other produces every recipe is unique just as the client wants it. and with that we come to the end of the show now just a quick reminder before we go don't forget to check out our facebook page which includes some behind the scenes photos from the hosts here or go to our website for more on the program for me and the rest of the crew here at euro max as always thanks for tuning in and walking into our. next time your romance with the belgian floral design adonal also travels alone striking out on gaza arrangements that never sign onto a mattress for these official forrest to the belgium coach mike says magic for top fashion designers and luxury. meet. next time on your max.

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this is due to news coming to you live from berlin on the michael phase germany will not take part in an attack on syria the german chancellor phase but it is strong evidence damascus carried out an alleged poison gas attack weekend when germany will not join any military response also coming up the number of executions counting down around the world failed compared to the before that's according to a new amnesty international report on capital punishment and facebook.