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greetings from the german capital and a warm welcome to our latest edition of the new year is still young and as such we are looking ahead with these topics. great expectations astrologers predict upcoming events for twenty eighteen. growing underground edible sprouts bring new life to an old air raid shelter. and keeping fit all the latest sport trends for the winter season in our spirit. of the new year has just begun and here in berlin we are still cleaning up after all the festivities but the question is already big in people's minds as to what lies in store for two thousand and eighteen many people typically make new resolutions of how to live better or healthier in the coming months others of poring over horoscopes to see what the planetary positions might mean for them personally and although shakespeare actually said it is not in the stars to hold

our destiny but in ourselves there is a lot going on in the firmament to twenty eighteen and so we did some new years to new thing. the winter sky on new year's eve is generated by ten video projectors and high performance computer as a design is planetarium in berlin. twenty eighteen where once again see new developments in space exploration german astronaut alexander just used to take over command of the international space station in late may. for astronomer tim florian haun it promises to be an exciting expedition you miss your own from the saudis time the gas mission is named horizons it's about seeking new horizons we need to test the implications of astronauts spending a long time in space to prepare for new missions to the moon or even tomorrow's that. there will be three solar eclipses into lunar eclipses in twenty eighteen and

in august the proceed meteor shower will once again be heading our way. but can the stars also reveal what the future holds for us personally. for millennia astrologers have believed that they can they say twenty eighteen will be the year of the fetus. and that size does i live in that means people will be more interested in really trying to understand each other and not just fight all the time and that's ok so it'll be the year of love sensuality and beauty as i see what that means everyone will get the opportunity to move towards more cooperation now to harmonize with others in a way it's again so. but that doesn't mean it'll all be peace and love in twenty eighteen the planet uranus could cause an upset the humble i next we also have an extreme configuration will have your own us moving into taurus. and that's

a configuration that will produce a minor revolution. it could well be that the euro starts to. and it's a big question how long the euro will continue but no doubt it will remain. around one in four germans believes in astrology they consult the stars before making important decisions about their lives. very. different astrologer does a good analysis it can serve as a helpful guide that we can call upon to perhaps take a better approach to a number of situations. according to recent surveys spiritually and religiously minded people tend to look to the future with more confidence. bookseller in berlin offers taro cards or incentives to drive away evil spirits at home in order to facilitate the process. lead me through what

you can't turn the clock back on your life but when the new year comes you can make a new beginning of whatever kind you want. i see many people give their homes a thorough cleaning and burn in six we have various kinds here often. a kind of mystical forces attributed to the moon and do crystals and stones many things they possess healing powers. among new year's resolutions healthier habits are a classic many people go for fruits and vegetables early in the air. but i think it's certainly important to keep fit and some good news is vegetables always a big draw here in the shop. another classic resolution is more exercise after gorging ourselves over christmas and new years many people feel the need to slim down some are quite ambitious to me sports is super important as i go into the new year as i plan to make it a nice resolution to run a marathon so i really plan to do

a lot of multiple sports noted to achieve this government start up called the urban sports club links its members with health clubs. all over germany. the christmas season is over and people decide to do something for their health so of course we see the registrations go up in january and february. another recent survey showed forty four percent of germans are optimistic about the future many of made resolutions or are hoping for certain things. that i wish for a bit more peace in twenty eighteen this is to stay healthy and keep my job and find love. maybe travel a bit more expendable be great if i could drink less coffee. reduce. interest in social media but i think it's very hard yes it's very hard and which resolutions can be kept and which desire is fulfilled in twenty eighteen lies in the stars. well for those who prefer things

a little bit more terrestrial there are other ways to kick start the new year and get your blood flowing for some renewed energy like air in our express. for many in europe the new year began with an ice cold dip in the sea as here on the a stony and island of sabri much. further south there was similar scenes in croatia dozens braved the adriatic chilly temperatures to take the plunge but the dutch far outstrip everyone at new year's some ten thousand people rushed into the north sea here at straightening and to welcome twenty eighty. around half a million people lined the streets of london on monday for the traditional new year's day parade. at twelve o'clockne day nearly ten thousand performers from all over the world begin their perceptions through the british capital. this year cheerleaders and marching bands from the united states joined in the celebrations

the annual parade has been held since one thousand nine hundred eighty seven and is considered the largest new year's street perception worldwide. leo arden and the netherlands and the latter the capital of malta are the new european capitals of culture the two cities could hardly be more different and neither could their programs for the year but it is the european union smallest capital founded by the knights of st john it's a you know school world heritage site. leo arden is showcasing the entire province of freesia the e.u. has awarded the title of comparable of culture to at least two cities every year since two thousand and four the aim is to highlight europe's cultural diversity. this time it felt like flying on my own that's what french singer and actress shall not get. out of her latest album entitled rest first lp since two thousand and

eleven the stage whisper all this time the daughter of south. king teamed up with electro d.j. and daft punk collaborators. and even wrote the lyrics herself all the melancholic album touches upon myriad styles from stripped down electronic to synth pop and is always deeply personal so let's have a little. taste stay with me is the desperate plea in charlotte guns boys title song in her latest album. it was written for her sister kate barry who died in twenty thirteen. to julie de la she was always there for me she defended and protected me this she was a typical big sister. but i only realized that after her death move on to. another

track is dedicated to her father says gospel the first time she's written a song about him since he died over two decades ago. dying with you tells of her father knowing dad in a coffin in his parish. she made the video of his time soon would have been noisy where almost everything has been left as it was since the day he died nine hundred ninety one. did it feel moved jenny folks in writing always meant that i was automatically compared with my father's and if you do feel the music so me to produce music now without him was a challenge it took courage on the. the minute you cool hired me he said that although perhaps courage is too strong a word closure miss it was simply very moving to be recording in the studio without

his on the. boys the daughter of two famous artists actress and singer jane birkin rose to fame in the one nine hundred seventy s. and her father is considered the best lyricist friend shawn song has ever. mentalism on the schedule again the me said well i would so like to have known exactly how he went about writing. well though i witnessed him creating his albums. and i was old enough to understand his methods semi me unfortunately i couldn't ask him any more questions. i didn't know he was going to die anymore if i don't. somebody sicko and everything seemed so mysterious in a key villainy he always wrote at night and often at the last minute. the songs on her new album are among the first the gods war has written on her own they

were composed in far away new york city where she moved in twenty thirteen after the death of her sister kay. she teamed up with french producer sebastiaan is finding an ideal partner for how music can she put her grief into. one of the tracks liaison these deals with the subject of mortality the video was made at her father's grave in the cemetery cars. she. made i don't feel like an artist everything i've produced has been like a creative accident. i love studying these little accidents and shedding light on them as i love this flaw. then you say.

the law goes before spent three years working on her new album the result is a mix of dog poetry and feather light electro paul she says being away from paris as dog park good. to somebody. inside i feel like a parisian so going away has been very painful for me she was soul tying am in this city everything i relate to is in paris but i want to live for a while with a certain. the whether it's in sea org or somewhere else i mean without all these old reference points she by the. look of the book has worked through a number of chapters. painful family history of the same time open to a new. song but features for the first time in her artistic work are holding the girl's pool family tradition. europe at its best your

imax brings you the highlights on instagram stunning landscapes spectacular buildings and mouthwatering delicacies our reporters are constantly on the look out with their cameras we look forward to your comments check out our your max instagram stories and discover how exciting and diverse europe can be. follow us on instagram. urban gardening is a perennial a hot topic as we search for ways to optimize food production for cities and one firm in london has taken its ambitions underground growing underground does just that and it has repurposed former air raid shelters into green houses and their production of sprouts and herbs is taking off adding some spice to a burgeoning locavore sea. fresh green vegetables may not be the first thing you think of when walking around london but thirty three meters below the clapham area

there's no shortage of greenery. fennel coriander and broccoli flourish with subway trains roaring overhead. they're growing in a former world war two air raid shelter it was brought back to life by stephen during and his colleagues. this is. the underground garden thrives thanks to energy saving l.e.d. lights. the seedlings are planted on beds of coconut fiber drenched in nutrients and they literally spring into life so you need to control the environment and that's exactly what we do doing here we have control over the heat over the lawyer over the watering regime the humor. so we can provide the pumps exactly what they want twenty four seven three hundred sixty five days a year. the advantage the micro greens can be delivered to local restaurants and markets within four hours of being picked and prices are comparable to vegetables

grown above ground. after three years of experimenting they're now looking to make a profit it's a grassroots initiative with global ambitions says worldwide more and more people are living in cities. we're looking to additional sites within the u.k. to grow in the next eighteen months and we're already i didn't find so it's crossed swords globally us europe and asia as well so it's what you're through that breakeven point and you've proved the model the sky's the limit but do the veggies pass the taste test on the ground wallace amazing. i love the country and you like that. if they say happiness i don't know whether people would favor the idea of things being grown in a more natural environment. the subterranean farmers hope to win over the skeptics long term by producing consistently high quality growing veggies and if the streets

of london and other major cities. are all from underground veggies we go to furniture and interior design made all of the g.'s and vegetable material and all sorts of other unexpected things because for this week's high five here are. five things you probably never thought could be turned into furniture. are these chairs real or just sketches they look more like a computer design but are in fact real they're made entirely of wire check artist young push finds inspiration in design classics. and he's number five on today's list. he's remodeled us of hoffman's cube chair. and this eighteenth century louis the sixteenth design recreates the contours of the chair using wire. it might not look comfortable but they've won a number of design awards.

is it a leather or ceramic. know the material used to make these furnishings comes from the ocean seaweed is number four on a list of materials that you probably never thought could be turned into furniture . danish designer eunice at bard lives by the baltic sea where there is certainly no shortage of his favorite material he combines it with paper to form a less than appetizing dough which he turns into lampshades or even chairs the ultimate eco friendly design. this furniture needs no assembly no nails no screws it's held together simply by thread. and it's number three on our list of unusual furniture various pieces of wood are metal are put together on ton of or is transforms these

into furniture by simply wrapping them in hundreds of metres of thread. even developed a thread wrapping machine to speed up the process. it now takes him two or three days to create his colorful designer objects. believe it or not this man is also a furniture designer. and builds cupboards beds or whatever out of old cars. how about a mercedes desk. or a bar made from a five hundred. he turned into a sofa. and is number two on our list of way out design. customers either bring their own car or name their brand and year and finds a model. but he only uses cars that are no longer road worthy.

this is carpentry like you've never seen it before kevin munroe from britain doesn't build his furniture he harvests it all of his creations simply grow into shape they are an entire plant number one on a list of things you'd never think could be turned into furniture. using wire and plastic frames this furniture farmer decides how the plant will grow to produce speech here for example. and it's a case of waiting it takes several years to harvest the final product. a fun in the snow is the name of our series this week and today we are headed to switzerland skiing and snowboarding paradise to say the least we wanted to look at one of the more recent fun sports and that is something called fat biking thanks to extra fat tires it really does work although it's not to everyone's taste as bikers have to share the sometimes delicate trails with hikers but if you're into it this is what

it can be like in the hills around in westerns with. it's hard to believe the rest of europe only discovered the beauty of the alps a century ago now almost everyone who travels the region knows and it's chalets as a winter paradise because star palace is a crown jewel among switzerland's high class hotels and the landmark in the region . yes. yes it's a nice place. the blend of alpine tradition and modern luxury has made sonnen one of switzerland's best known spots the region covers. other villages. i think you can do something different every day

what's unique is the genuine alpine surrounding. me. up in the mountains. for a guided tour on a winter bike. gets more traction while just. now the tide is going to. win to bikes also known as fat bikes are essentially mountain bikes with outside the bikes are now available all around the area every january bike fans descend on. bikes were invented in the united states to take on sand gravel all snow during snow bike festival the riders even race them frew cowsheds. but riding fast bikes

can be just as much fun for holiday cyclists. they're allowed all most of the winter hiking trails botts bikers always have the right of way. these two riders have packed a special treat for their outing. this is our fondue backpack it's nice and comfortable and it's total back here you have everything you need for a tasty outdoor fun do at any time of the year even in winter so you. can read. the quintessentially swiss iching experience with a pot of melted cheese tastes even better and rustic alpine countryside. in the gestapo region vacationers can also learn about local traditions like paper cuttings. practiced since the nineteenth century the delicate images

depict typical local motifs. very popular subjects include the chalets you see all around the region or the wildlife . but of course now you are. so find modern paper cuttings as well that my. team has also devoted to cutting to the down held by kids even though winter biking only got started a few years ago. however its popularity continues to grow. all the guns there are lots of people in the world who can ride bikes but don't know how to ski so now they're coming here to start and go frank biking they have a great experience in the snow and get some good exercise and earn themselves a hearty supper in the evening. or on. this. box to ride as still have some pedaling to do to pose. as they go to the live

now it's a cool experience. this is the first time i've done it and it's different from summer. and you have to get used to it at first but it's really a lot of fun. after dark it's time for a price key all operated by the riders parked their bikes in the deep snow the extra treasured wheels on to let out on the ski slopes then it's time to relax and enjoy the panoramic view from the cool stuff. while the sun sets. and before we sign off we want to ask you again to send us your favorite snowy pictures just go to our website where you can then upload them and from all of the feedback we receive one lucky if you are well get one of our exclusive your remarks watches so be sure to get your pictures in and with our time is up so until we meet again all the best and thanks for watching to us.

next time on your own max colorful stripes zigzag patterns and new. where for sixty five years italian fashion label missoni has maintained its unmistakable signature style. designer missoni the daughter of the company founders gave the brand a make over to ensure its enduring success a life in color the next time i'm here on the x. . box.

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ideas present absence from all over the world to. traditional knowledge this is a trio if you use it to make it c it'll help ease pain. projects i live on the coast i feel it's my duty to protect the area and that's why i bring my students here those in a mental love nature as in a. visions of our strategy is based on the traditional lifestyle of the people as a way of preserving the environment for future generations out of us of. global ideas on facebook twitter and detailing. the world population is increasing the climate is changing it's getting warmer and there are going to be more and more places where you cannot grow traditional problems we have to fix that so the white to do that is to use the modern kinetic

modification methods to make that across it is a lot safer than anything we've done by traditional genetic modification you take one. you know exactly what it is you put it into another plan to come out exactly where it's gone i think we will be able to provide enough food for people by twenty fifty if we can make crops that will grow under seventy arid conditions this will achieve a much greater stability in the food supply that we have at the moment. is it iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has broken his silence over the country's nationwide protests keep playing the unrest on the enemies of iran the

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