The iron path: rising to the challenge of the via ferrata
A via ferrata, meaning an ‘iron path’ in Italian, is a route created with cables and rebar, permanently affixed to mountainsides, which offers a safe way to experience steep cliff ...
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Could scream therapy help you beat stress and anxiety?
By Liz Connor
I’m standing in my bathroom with a towel plugging the gap under the door, while I tentatively yell into a pillow, eventually building up the confidence ...
Loss and love: Yoruba twin figures from Nigeria
In this video, art historians Dr. Peri Klemm and Dr. Steven Zucker discuss the cultural significance of a pair of Yoruba Ère Ìbejì twin figures housed at the Brooklyn Museum.
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Exercises for relief of tinnitus discomfort
This video is meant to expand your general knowledge about living a healthy life and is NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before making ...
How nooks in a modified bookshelf help sleep family of five
Can furniture nooks be the answer in a space-starved home?
To turn a one-bedroom apartment into a home for a family of five, architect Pierre-Louis Gerlier created beds in a ...
Gordon Ramsay’s cheesy springtime pasta dumplings (gnudi)
In this video, chef Gordon Ramsay demonstrates a beautiful dish, bursting with the flavours of the season: ricotta gnudi dumplings accompanied by colourful spring vegetables.
Unlike gnocchi, found in several ...
The science behind why humans are warm-blooded
A human with the metabolism of a hummingbird would need to eat about 80,000 calories a day to survive. Why? Because staying warm by making your own heat takes up a ...
Heatstroke in dogs: know the five signs of danger
Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. Also, consider choosing your ...
How a youth found his vocation out of love for kid brother
Hey kids, meet exercise science and physiology student Nash Kemp, who was inspired to choose his college study field out of a love for his younger brother Tate, who suffers ...
Ellen DeGeneres announces show will end in 2022
Ellen DeGeneres has revealed she’ll be ending her daytime talk show in 2022 after 19 seasons. The TV personality shared the news in an article published by ‘The Hollywood Reporter’.
“When ...
Cyprus can replicate NPL offensive in Italy with ‘bad bank’
By CITR Cyprus, part of the Impetum Group
The Italian model, with a ‘bad bank,’ has seen success in managing NPLs.
Business shutdowns, deferrals, job losses, credit default, and many ...
Easter Island: the resilience of a remote and ancient Pacific culture
In this documentary ‘Amo’ by Max Lowe and Clay Mason, we take a pre-Covid trip to one of the most remote places on earth: Rapa Nui, known widely as Easter ...
Fly him to the moon: ‘spaceman’ Nick Jonas shares his styling staples
Singer, songwriter and actor Nick Jonas is no stranger to the fashion scene, and reported to own more pairs of shoes than superstar wife Priyanka Chopra. So, who better to ...
Byzantine surrealism: Nikos Engonopoulos’ ‘Self Portrait’ at the Benaki Museum
For non-Greek speakers, this video requires captioning. After clicking the video’s play button, hover your mouse cursor over the lower border of the video, then click on the ‘CC’ ...
Fingers of fire: Grisha Goryachev performs Paco de Lucía’s ‘Almoraima’
In this 2018 video Grigory ‘Grisha’ Goryachev gives a thrilling performance of Paco de Lucía’s ‘Almoraima’ (Bulerías), recorded at the Guitar Salon International showroom in Santa Monica, California.
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How to step out of a cyclical, conditioned life (Part 1) – Sadhguru (Cyprus)
In the first video of a two-part series, yogi and mystic Sadhguru turns our attention to the limitations posed to our inner progress by our biological, familial, societal and intellectual ...
A lifetime’s devotion: illuminated manuscripts from the Rosenberg Collection
In this video, we view examples of extraordinarily beautiful ‘books of hours’ from the Rosenberg Collection.
The book of hours was a Christian devotional book, popular in the Middle Ages, ...
A hiatus is the last thing Cyprus needs
THE WAY THINGS ARE
By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou
Richard Pine knowledgeably writes Greece Letter for the Irish Times. Earlier this year, examining their long years of war and discord, he ...
How to upcycle a wire basket into a macramé carrier
In this video, we learn how to take a standard wire basket and give it new life by transforming it into an attractive macramé equivalent.
Macramé is a technique or ...
How to make deluxe, plant-based Vegan Burritos
In this video, Nisha from the Rainbow Plant Life YouTube channel playfully guides us to making the best vegan burritos… ever.
Yes, you can definitely have them for breakfast, but ...
How to manage cat stress when moving to a new home
Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. Also, consider choosing your ...
Three important messages kids need to hear from parents
Mums and dads, this one is for you. In this video, positivity psychologist and life coach Dr. Paul Jenkins offers his recommendations for the three most important messages parents should ...
Prince Harry and Oprah join forces on new docu-series
Apple TV+ has officially announced that Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry’s long-awaited docu-series, ‘The Me You Can’t See’, will launch on the streaming service May 21.
The show will ...
Energy efficiency: the forgotten necessity
By Charalampos Theopemptou
When politicians in Cyprus talk about energy policy they usually refer to gas and only gas.
Focusing just on gas is by no means an energy policy. ...