To take a cold shower in the morning or have accidently turned on the cold water then you know it feels like minus 10 degrees but of course its a bit warm hearty wouldnt sweat most go into the water so when its just above freezing we thought that would be a nice challenge for feel if youre a max reporter max mera in our series quirky customs he travels to north and finland to where and i see swim is very popular in winter. This town in northern finland is playing host to a frosty race in the icy water its minus 12 degrees celsius outside but the locals take to the water as if it was summer. By putting forward a customs has led me to go in a suit over in finland and today im taking out ice winning championships in the frames trust me they are absolutely bonkers. Arrived the day before the race in order to get ready for this challenge. To see how to or one of the races organizers has brought me to the local Swimming Club is. The. First of all i really want to know why do people in finland go for the ice cold water it gives you an empty gives you endorphins and its kind of a quick way to. Have a good endorphins in a way that you dont have to go tramping are just go couple of times to my squad mourner and you are you get this speeding. Tells me to get warmed up in the sauna thats the easy part. Then its time to show her i can pass this test the coldest bar ive ever taken. She works let anyone take part on race day without 1st making sure they can handle the cold. The water is just one degree celsius above freezing. Its painfully cold. Its really cold. You know everything you. Thats it for today but it wont be my last tip on this trip. To the ice winning championships were organized into age groups and heats theres no sauna here i can merely warm up in the changing facility its almost time to go and im feeling ill prepared. This selfishly think im difficult and serene as fast as you can. I feel like a boxer heading out to face a championship fighter but im walking out to 25 metres of ice cold swimming my opponents mainly my own doubts and the crushing cold. Time to test my mettle. By. After 23 seconds i finished the race that was so cold that the physical i think ive ever. Seen the pain and shock are quickly forgotten though. I think i was 30 im not sure that i did it prairie excellent but i think. Its because yesterday i think the 1st time amazing lovely i will thank you so much for your help what do you think i should do now that you stick out to them a top notch so theyre all right. Ive never enjoyed a bath more. As well so i survived i feel warm again. This experiences differ showed me that my body can maybe take a little more than i expected i dont know if i would do it regularly but i can differ tell you finished people are a lot tougher than higher and. More adventures in our cricket custom series including a racing down a 40 kilometer long to bogun run can be found on our you tube channel the artists were about to meet its referred to as many because so because the words by 7 year old in a car are nothing like the ones by most kids of his age he is making a huge impression on the international obscene so we caught up with him in berlin and cologne. A little bird is making a big splash whenever mikaela car exhibits his paintings he himself is the center of attention. The artist behind these pictures is just 7 years old. Sometimes i get books from artist i look at them trace them with my fingers and just start painting. I still. See carol is opening is 10 to exhibitions in berlin this painting sell 46213000 euros some people are reminded of works by famous artists. Like i had basically has 3 role models i mean for one we have these pictures made with a german technique modeled on Jackson Pollock an action painting starting in 1406 doing at once and i think some fruits are done how to be and here we have the travelers. Definitely with Gerhard Richter as a famous example. And theres the style of john michaud. Those are his 3 role models and guiding spirit by lightning. And they were all created with lots and lots. Of home near cologne mickael likes to spend his time in this basement studio experiments with paints and techniques. Hes never taken a course he started working in shoot a flea after his parents gave him finger paints and a compass 1st 4th birthday. The very next day he was painting. And i came home from work and saw the 1st picture about my wife had done it. She had a news and thats how it all began that 1st painting. With. The proud father posted his sons painting on facebook with unexpected results prospective buyers contacted him. Paints 2 to 4 works of. Hes a darling of the media and arc circles together with German NationalTeam Goalkeeper manual noir he painted the picture that was auctioned off to benefit underprivileged children 411000 euros. Good mikail is a painting he attends school like any other child. But he sure was school final what did you do. Good art good start on the day. His father gave up his job in a Company Sales department now he devotes his energy to managing his son and he tries not to demand too much. Or a very careful to make sure it doesnt get to be too much for me. If it does we put on the brakes immediately. We dont accept all the invitation is you we get so many offers that we have to turn down many from abroad because you want to protect our child. Constricts and. This time theyre headed to a company where mikhails works are turned into prints for a limited edition the young artist is painting over 5 copies of his composition billie jean an interpretation of the song by his idol michael jackson. How does he find this inspiration. I have sometimes i have my own ideas or when i look up and these really normal ideas come into my mind from above. Michael planned then i paint and im finished on the much of. That based on a show to point out that the next day i paint again. As a finishing touch mickael paints a signature of each prince his father developed it for him before mikhail learned how to write. We can know a car is a brand that isnt chanted the our markets. I cannot is good for a 7 year old boy this is wild in any case shes very talented you can see that right away because the plans are for the speakers cant wait to see where he goes from here not develop a style all his own. Exhibitions in paris new york are already planned for this little artist. And now were off to london from some and colorful that is where the elevated Design Studio raw edge is based its founders have just received the designer of the year award at the i am and furnishing fair in cologne lets see what makes their work so outstanding. Theyre movable colorful and remarkable creations of london design duo raw edges. And shy also they receive the award for their playful approach to materials and functions. We try to inspire people by ideas and then you only think about the mocking and going to be inspiring its going to be beautiful d going to be a nice kind of mission with a client and then oh wait you get an award. I think. Exciting isnt it. Both originally from israel they met while studying. There a couple professionally and in private they founded right edges in 2009 there products are a folding chair and a folding lamp for leave a ton decor for vittra and the stock drawer system for stablished and sons. I have a very strong interest in 3 dimensional unfolding. She has a very particular interest in Movement Books and very strong interest in colors so its very its very. But its. An idea and. Individual approach involves sketching out patterns much like to do for clothes a couple trying to design furniture that attach to the body shape. For the kathleen label is an example. But unique about it is that it consists of an open ear skin filled with expanding foam in the past we didnt. Want a one size so we just. Draw on a large scale of. It and then we had like humans and then we took the phone and then this hollow paper that cannot hold the weight of a person after it busy was. The word of a person and. The design of the county chair for a telly and label moreau so is also based on a simple idea it looks a bit like a toothpaste tube cut in half. Colors of materials plate equally important roles for raw edges. The designers experiment with various techniques such as boiling wood. That gets die all through the grain and makes the color more durable and longer lasting. Shy oakley likes to work with wood of different colors thats cut across instead of with the grain as usual. Geometric patterns are formed as here and the finger stately home chatsworth 2015. To get any grain but then we developed this system that we called in the studio burger and sausages and wasting very good we mean that we take the friend. Words. Together we really need it for near in between ringback and then we once this is. We slice it through different thicknesses and then we can do it again and once we doing the 2nd stage thats what we call this sausage you see tipping is another technique the Designer Team has often worked with what is dipped into various dyes and 45 degree angles yielding the herringbone pattern a characteristic of right edges. The method works with a variety of materials. Please. Just keep walking and experiment and have on believe. Just walking really really hard not giving up or is keeping curious and getting bored but we do so trying to explore more not trying to get comfortable with the stack versus them and the tailored what bench have already been added to the collection of new yorks museum of modern art new projects are in Development One thing is certain raw edges wont be disappearing anytime soon. There are very few go may shift to specialize completely in meatless dishes here in europe there are currently only 5 vegetarian restaurants that have been awarded in michelin star the 1st shift to cook at this level using only vegeta is paul event she runs the team in vienna and he is able to create and you neys in dish just from something as simple as a bunch of carrots and as we are about to see he uses the green bits to. This chef knows how to make vegetables the prime ingredient of gourmet cuisine. Hello my name is paul and today ill show you how to prepare a wonderful vegetarian cuisine sustainably. This dish isnt a marsh to the humble carrot. Different this from the us all of the carers this is wonderful and thats one of the main principles of my cuisine we include the green bits and medicines and i can make a salad out of that or as ive done here we can dry and mix and powder them and i was to cope and so i slice the carrots themselves and braise the mental side extract the water so theyre countries in this. Group then we marinate the carrot slices in a little polish vinegar and give us one knot in you to islam then we cook up the carrots shavings a little and dried them because of his loss. And then we parade them and i said fine and make a deal with flour and eggs and the carrot stock i mean i want them to fall and this final result with the carrot shavings is a grid in the shape of a honey card he. So what looks like honeycomb is actually made of character. In Northern Europe vegetarian cuisine can be a challenge especially in winter when mostly tubers or types of cabbages are the only fresh ones available but vegetables dont necessarily have to be flown in during winter the city farm has experimented with the rides of lettuce and cabbage the can survive even freezing temperatures and be as yes without the asian lettuce is a really the hardiest against frost they can thrive in the winter and survive temperatures as low as minus 15 degrees celsius even on open ground and another one that can stand frost is why. Personally i. Think it can withstand of least as much cold as the asian lettuces. Mean this is going also if you. Pull it it likes to draw inspiration from the city farm is especially keen on flower sprouts a cross between brussels sprouts and kale. One of my favorite vegetables. Were going to try to use the stems and the trunk. The trunks very better. We tried to freeze it with the rest to loosen up the cell structure a little bit. And the pit inside has a very exciting taste but were still experimenting. That at the restaurant if which starts preparing the fresh flower sprouts he braces some likely and deep tries others if its saying to us and i think its very interesting to play with the textures of vegetables and such cream by 2 different cooking process that bring out different flavors and so we have a whole new wealth of nuances and more guns on the full 2nd life and thats whats so important to me personally when vegetable cuisine a certain size every piece. Of barley mashed compliments the nutty flavor of the flower sprouts its garnished with flowering cabbage leaves and a burger mart sauce. The concept at the restaurant is dispense with meat save energy while cooking use locally grown produce and avoid waste. And. This kind of sustainability can be tried at home too. In the shop. In fact self we very often have a bad conscience been sick of this work for if we should free ourselves about the little ones and from the pressure and remember the school that this is by thing you think about it its far better for every one of us to save 25 percent of them for one individual to save 100 percent on the port side. But it would be a shame if people only went to the town restaurant to ease their conscience above all its a place for gourmets who are keen to experiment. Ever since martin 85. 00 the e. U. Has awarded the title European Capital of culture to 2 cities in europe each year this year its irelands turn along with craig that the choice fell on go away its fitted with over 200. 00 days a rain every year and average temperature of about 10 degrees celsius and this is how the city of go away presents itself on its festival website kind of home and yet every year go away attracts 1500000. 00 tourists from all over the world we wanted to know whats so special about it. Irish pubs with live music and platters of freshly called seafood. And breathtaking scenery all reasons why go it was chosen as a European Capital of Culture University town arlens west coast attracts young people from around the world. But its just so different i mean no or no were really in the states except for irish pubs i mean thats the only time we hear music like this everything is kind of medieval in stone its a harbor in the sea for everybody so nice. Beer is amazing as well. Bendish its cheerful lively and somehow feisty here different from germany definitely the people are more open and they laugh a lot yeah. A week before the citys year is your opinion capital of culture officially began county go away run get in with musicians and fire jugglers touring 7 of the surrounding towns with every day they came closer to go away. This is just the thing so weve got 195 events to go until next february we try any old cello festival starting environmental projects happening out in the mountains this explorations of the Irish Language to such. As creative director helen emerges in charge of the Upcoming Program of cultural events a challenge she willingly took on for go away. Always really an incredible place it mazing people extraordinary bounce cape and ferocious weather its a bit like vacillator in the rain. Go away lies exposed to the full fury of the atlantic giving it an average 220. 00 days of rain per year and heavy storms with the ocean and the rugged terrain also provide a bone to your treasures michelin star chef j. P. Mcmillan braved the elements as he got those ingredients you. Grass an over see here. One of my favorites. Is see lettuce and its like you can see it on the rocks its a green sea weed really beautiful eating fresh and we would dress our. Oyster is a readily available and go away. Almost every restaurant has them on their menu. J. P. Mcmahon makes an especially tempting oyster dish. They always serve has been around for like thousands of years and i think its probably only in recent years weve become to appreciate it more i think always people travelled to go away to taste the oyster the irish gaelic name for go away is dollars from stony river which is the river current that runs through its center. Go its been enjoying an economic boom since the 1990 s. The old center with its palms vibrant art scene as well as gone ways to universities attract people the world over. To go always special shown for one spoke to schmidt he said he has lived here for 15 years. Is among the big cities the nicest the malls. So this is attracts a lot of young people the university more than 15000. 00 students and the total population is about 80000. 00 so that gives you an idea. Its a city. Driving youth. Really. And this is precisely the feeling the long planned official opening for its years culture couple was supposed to put across but what there didnt permit the big party was canceled for safety reasons but the thing remains for a long ways parade. The celebrations just took place in the pubs the traditional irish music of course. And thats all we have time for today but dont forget to follow us on social media and check out our website where you can also find all the information about our exciting draw enter and you could win an exclusive euro max watch and so we meet again from all of us here in the end to take care and goodbye. A sustainable. Economy in kenya. Traditional t. Production consumes vast quantities of more. Now pressed sugar cane is mean used to drive the leaves are. Turning unused waste into up. Valuable commodity. Global 3000. Next on d w. Mostafa come october. The father of the turks. He created the modern state but his reforms remain controversy all to this day. 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