A miss germany. Cademy awards this years nominees for the best original score oscar. And city sites out and about in born on young italy. Always start off with beauty and normally here in germany beauty pageants are still dominated by the classic Northern European good looks farah face and with a tumbling mane of long hair which is why this years judges were in for a bit of a surprise miss lower saxony also known as you are not shown social media but it begs the question whether this could be a First Step Towards more diverse ideals of p. G. Twenty two contestants following for the crown at this years miss germany pageant. Backstage hairstylists have their work cut out juggling colors styling warms drives on multiple heads of long hair. Contestant though can relax because her head style is always picture perfect if you want to is the reigning miss lower saxony and her hairstyle isnt just making waves backstage a candidate with a crew cut is a first here but shes not getting any special treatment in the run up to the pageant she got on fine with her fellow competitors. This is just tear my hair is just a short its no big deal our personalities just clicked and thats what counts. Three weeks earlier you want to use packing her bags for the miss germany adventure she hasnt been sporting a close cropped for a long. Recently she looked like this but then you look gave her selfesteem a boost she entered the beauty pageant in her home city of hung over but didnt really take it that seriously and then she won checkmate they are i wasnt hoping and praying to the winner and i think i just took part to try out something new to gain new experiences and just have some fun most. Of the competition awaken to ambition even though until then shed been more interested in dance and modeling mentor is orlando and his studio is her home away from home after clinching the miss lower saxony title you wanna faced a barrage of criticism even abuse on social media just because of her hairstyle she was called ugly boyish sickly but the experience made her stronger. Than its ok i think its ok if people have their own opinion dont you think for sharing but so what its not my problem what its all. Good i was good sixteen is heavy going for sixteen to seventeen year old. This is not easy as you grin and bear it but were here with the dances the parents are your best friends you can do more. But like all of our fellow contestants in the run up to the pageant she was on her own the Canary Island of Puerto Ventura for fitness and media training. And also professional photo sessions the candidates calling everything they could want and a seventeen year old schoolgirl from however was transformed. This election for the finalists was just a few minutes away on his competitors with luscious logs like turkey but if they think she stood a chance. Against the always and short hair she something really special she stands out immediately to look at all the girls and then bam there she wanna go i think shell definitely end up in the final. Everything in the way she tells her story that she was bullied and that people said such awful things about herman talking about theres a really special personality there in a position to have a line that was short hair long hairs doesnt matter. Whether the judges would see it that way remains to be seen here however the ideal of beauty seem to be narrowly defined basic proportions are important whats called the goal. The eyes have to be the right distance apart from the angle of the nose and chin has about one hundred ten degrees. Size be maximum c with no say the light. Schoolgirl from hanover looked stunning and her evening gown even with a short tap you on it was determined to stay relaxed no matter what. But it was time for the swimsuit competition she already had to accept disappointment on the first evening when she found to be selected for the group of finalists. Someone else was destined to end up wearing the crown a student from twenty three year old and a fine would be chosen as miss germany twenty eighty. Five and i think its going to probably open lots of doors for me and ive already met so many people in just the last three weeks whom i would never have met otherwise ive had so many experiences that otherwise simply wouldnt have been possible a place to be around. Backstage you want i was overcome with emotion to the tears were flowing because many congratulated her poise and courage. Else like its one of course on monday ill be back in school back to every day life but right now i can do what i like what i enjoy and ill just see where life takes me. Step it came to this. Is johnny twenty eighteen ready has a shuttle for the coming year besides wearing the crown with short hair would have been quite a feat after all but the stylists have to pin it to. A courageous move nevertheless there is a lot of pinning up that goes on at a typical fashion show of course but when his collection hits the runway italian designer jones youre out of money to make sure everything is perfect hes up next with more in todays express. Fashion week is underway again in milan on sunday Giorgio Armani presented his new ladies collection for his employee oh armani line the italian fashion czar has mixed and matched cowboy boots mini skirts and flouncy jackets for his twenty eighteen Autumn Winter designs a day earlier hed already unveiled the main collection which is dominated by flowing fabrics and subdued colors with punchy red and lilac accents fashion week comes to milan four times every year twice for mens and twice for womens fashion. Its. Minus ten celsius and its perfect weather for blazing at least for the seventy three hearty souls from the russian explain above kaliningrad this weekend they took a dip in an icy pool the youngest swim i was eleven the oldest seventy swimming in bone chilling water is popular in russia there are even sports clubs that are dedicated to taking the icy plunge. And an exhibition on good has found opened in munich this weekend it shows the impact goodness tragedy had on the arts painting and sculpture but also fashion and photography. If we want to introduce god has found as a great current significance and rather than as a classic from way back where this drama brings together two great themes of global literature and dance towards osama and three other films to seen by many as the most significant work of literature in the german language the first part of the tragedy dates back to eighteen zero eight. Lens own International Film festival the ban the nano was barely done and dusted at the weekend when talk turned to the next big film event the ninetieth edition of the oscars happening this coming sunday in los angeles and so all of this week in our series were featuring oscar nominees from europe and we start off with the category best original score of the musical compositions that accompany a movie are as important as things like camera and location with the music creating an atmosphere and hence in the storytelling this year five big names in the film music business are nominated for best original score and three of them are european. The winner is something of a name brand with hollywood productions. Could be food music or to avoid and i became a film composer because the first i love stories like this one and second rung up because i always get stage fright when a friend of my friends told me not to hide behind the fear so he had to do for. Some as been nominated in the category of best original school for the film dunkirk by christopher nolan. The story is about a successful rescue operation of an eye troops trapped on the beaches of times during World War Two the school is considered the most powerful of the collaboration between that and similar. Theyve worked together on several major films including interest and the dark knight franchise. Player. Theres a whole generation of young film composers who grew up on hans and who were spired by him so i think its justified that we hear about him a lot then that hes constantly hes constantly out there hes counsel with a new big film with another oscar nomination and so on and so on some people are getting tired of him but hes impact on the on the film composing is undeniable and being able to break through in some miscreant came in nine hundred eighty eight with the film music to the blockbuster rain man. Later in one thousand nine hundred five he won an oscar for his film school to disneys the lion king. He also composed the music for the pirates of the caribbean film series. League. So his closest rival in the category is french composer alexandre desplat. Hes already taken home the bafta award for the music to the fantasy drama the shape of. The other end of. The movie centers around eliza a mute who works in a high security Government Authority where she discovers and falls in love with a mysterious creature. The shape of water is just beautiful and haunting and he does a weird thing with the with the a win section which is all flutes which is sort of his sound the water what he imagines water sounds like. The compelling most. This op against the american John Williams for his epic stumbles the last jet i film school. American compares that concept that well you composed and compiled the soundtrack to three billboards outside adding missouri starring frances mcdormand. And english rock n roll a Johnny Greenwood for phantom thread greenwood again stepped out of his normal element to create a classical movie. Greenwood whos better known as a member of a radio ad of the pop band radiohead he is well known for his sort of a lot use of a product but in this this soundtrack in phantom thread he does something very interesting he mixes the soundtrack has his music original music and then uses a lot of Classical Music as well beethoven. And hes able to move in between those go in and out with his soundtrack using classical themes mixing them with his sort of electronic middle of muslim i think its very impressive. Who will be asked to go. I think probably. Just because the academy loves the multiple oscar nominees one once and his score to dunkirk is like a perfect oscar score its its right in your face the film itself is almost no dialogue for the music is so im pretty important and so impressive i think it probably will be his year this year. Dunkirk has also been nominated in seven other categories this year might just be the year for both the film and its composer. And great suspense leading up to oscar night of course and now im wondering if you have ever won a prize at some point in your life or perhaps you came out on top at sporting tournaments or even a music contest and if so feel free to send us a picture of yourself with your trophy or maybe your. And as a thanks for your feedback one lucky viewer will receive a euro max wrist watch so best of luck to you. All right now and my children are certainly adamant that we are never too old to play with lego two young men from dresden in eastern germany would no doubt agree and as the plastic bricks from denmark are an endless source of enjoyment and inspiration but they go one step further and use lego figurines to stage some pretty dramatic photographs turning childs play into decidedly fun. Donald trump is surfing toward the statue of liberty on a wrecking ball. Just as authorities in saxony are blind to illegal neo nazi activities and a bad banana peel stocks the person who slipped on it the world of lego is alive at least four zero zero zero zero zero find theyve created a whimsical world of adventure and misadventure where lego figures are always the stars of the show their works are strange humorous and thought provoking. Because he runs by the miter man. Hes afraid because theres a real spider chase to go. And so he hides in a corner with an invincible superhero no longer. Has the heres a hamster wheel the figures are all held on by magnets but ultimately thats to show that life is just chasing money and wealth more and more of it here. This is the pop rocket and its a small cloud which was made by painstakingly sticking bits of popcorn together as is the form. They begin by putting their idea on paper then they refine it until image and message are one their latest Concept Features a hidden object. As they stand another religion might be out in form and i think we use natural materials soil. A bit of moss to create a contrast between the plastic people and these beautiful materials. The kids can look on but thats about it. Goes from your son now and then. Sometimes. If the artist cant find what they need to they head for the play room where theres always something at hand. They look for the right character place it and then adjust the position again and again it can take hours until everything is in just the right place and they can start taking pictures the name of this trendy genre is graffiti. Finder of works the marketing and knows how to use a camera image with a hidden object is almost done just a few finishing touches are needed to make it perfect. Enjoy getting it looking behind the scenes they love it when we reveal our secrets and others say that really spoiled it for us. That. Their creations can be found in exhibitions and on social Media Channels theyre turning down commissions now because they dont want people dictating to them or the pressure thats not their thing for them the game is having fun with lego figures and thats how they wanted to stay. Great stuff for this weeks euro max extra tour were granting a travel request from jose i have but i did it who comes from mendoza in argentina and he wrote in and wanted to know more about a certain city in northern italy and that is like so many italians that is belonging is a cultural treasure trove and over the centuries that has also acquired a number of nicknames such as the educated the fat and lateral the red and well tell you why that isnt the character of the place in the finer smaller details. You can talk aides line the main square in belong near the piazza majority and all thirty eight kilometers of arcades extend across the city protecting pedestrians from the rain and the sun. The first settlements were established here over two thousand years ago and the middle ages wealthy families here each built their own tower the two most famous ones are the ninety seven me to hi tony as a nanny and it short a neighbor told the guy send robertos as a roni has worked here for many years. Usually with the authority of the keeper of the as an early hour of which along with a sister char is the symbol of both on. Your part all are also work here and im a First Citizen of the lawn youre to have been a born in the tower and not just in its shadow. Then thought of it it still. Counts as Santo Stefano is also fascinating the square is actually triangular the basilica of st stephen is a complex of seven roman asked buildings the oldest part state from the fifth century. Belong to is often called the red city. Georget subpoena he has started his citys architecture shes in charge of the story. But no longer can map that levels a bit below nya is known as the red city that i thought that goes through thats because most of its buildings are made of terra cotta a lot that i dont know but knowing it he could be added there is lots of clay in the region that weve seen its a very pure kind of clay that makes the best and toughest terra cotta that. It was used for the facade of the fifteenth century oratorial down to spit into the sun. Only and its also called the finance one. Because of all its fabulous food for today is one bloke. Speciality. And im out of the. Major shoulder of pork and pork fat but is very finely minced cooked and stuffed into a natural casing. Polonaise sauce is known the world over carrots onions celery fresh rosemary full belly red wine tomato puree ground beef. Water does it in stone after three three and a half hours or four hours to printing out how much that youre not like. That but isnt that out that the guy with. The source is never served with spaghetti but only with tell you tell you. The famous restaurant donatella observes this tradition. Be a regional recipe as kant to the chamber of commerce. And a prototype in gold of the perfect time to ten. Below nya is not only the red city but also the learned one the dog its university was founded in ten eighty eight its the oldest in the western world and you can maintain it feel any imus bought the body at first classes were held in various parts of the city in churches and in the homes of the professors that mean it would say then in the mid sixteenth century pope pius the fourth came to govern in below nya and he built this building of the arche geneseo to us today as the First Permanent home of the university not only people from below new or from italy studied here but lots of foreigners on germans he spaniards french film and the ceilings are painted with the coats of arms of those students. Studying the. Citys churches a full of amazing works of oz some are now captain polonius you know kotecha or national gathering. Proving this all to be spite your target dates from the thirteenth largest. Frescoes tell stories from the bible. Just as the next to see of sin cecelia by raphael the permian stole it and sent it to paris now it is back in a city where it was commissioned. Along here has dozens of uses but the city itself is one shoot a Living Museum its all plowed see evoking centuries past. Well maybe only decades past this time but another era is currently being evoked in poland and more precisely in the capital city warsaw already back in the communist days it was popular to use neon script for shop signage to add a little bit of light and color to the humdrum grey all this kind of retro aesthetic is back in vogue and we looked into the background of an artistic trend with staying power. Perfecting the retro look a neon sign is supposed to give this new bakery a bit of nostalgia claire neons making a comeback in the polish capital warsaw the. Making neon is really quite expensive. But its got its own charm and character that gives places a certain appeal of their own. If you dont the now people see the signs and get almost sent about the. Winter nights begin early in the polish capital and neon helps brighten things up back in the days of the iron curtain they had the same idea of using light to drive out the gloom of the predominately grey communist buildings the poles might not be nostalgic about communism but they are about neon. There are no yup i mean i remember the sixtys really well back then they were far more lifelike these photos lets call it i like the colors structures and shapes they really are out. They bring back the past for others of us was to go over. The past is saved and spruced up at worst neon museum home to original science from the fiftys to the seventys it depicts a chapter of polish history the warsaw mermaid is a symbol of the City Government even subsidizes neon art in no other part of Eastern Europe was there as much neon and simple mind. They know that for the coal they were intended to give an illusion or be a substitute for the western world and we didnt have a free market everything was centrally planned and if the city decided to give some flash to a development or a street it did with all the shops called the neon sign. After the fall of communism a lot ended up on the scrap heap. But now neon is back and it brightens up the night in warsaw. Bringing unnecessary glimmer of warmth to the chill winter nights all thats all for this edition of your my so on so next time all the best from us here in berlin. Next time youre in my. Design m. I. 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Tell us that our innovations magazine four in just six of us from every week and always looking to the future on d w dot com of science and research for asia. The World Population is increasing the climate is changing its getting warmer and there. Going to be more and more places where you cannot grow traditional problems we have to fix that some little white to do that is to use the modern genetic modification methods to make that a crawl it is a who cite anything weve done by traditional phonetic modification you take one gene you know exactly what it is you put it into another plant to look at a map exactly where its gone i think we will be able to provide enough food for people by twenty fifty if we can make crops to who grow under seventy arid conditions this will achieve a much greater stability in the food supply that we have at the moment. Local people welcome back teachers to the school in florida where seventeen students and staff were killed in a mass shooting twelve days ago Police Officers carried out identification checks before drivers were allowed into the school the suspected shooter a former student at the school is facing multiple murder charges