THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) extraordinary 2024 gold sales and its record profits and dividends remitted to the government provide strong circumstantial grounds to ask whether the central ...

Master the Alpine Butterfly Bend and enhance your rope-handling skills! This tutorial demonstrates the proper technique, explains why this knot is so reliable, and provides tips to avoid common ...

Imagine living sometime around the early 1600s. You're standing on the deck of a wooden ship. The wind's biting, the sky's endless. And your captain's yelling, "Drop the log!" Back then, before sonar ...

Strong, flexible, and useful — ropes help us climb, pull, and hold things steady. No wonder they’ve tied themselves into everyday English! Rope idioms talk about teamwork, patience, control, and even ...

TOKYO – In Tokyo, a man watches a woman slowly bind another with ropes attached to chains hanging from the ceiling. But this is no sadomasochism (S&M) bar. It is a workshop led by “shibari” master ...

This photo taken on May 26, 2025 shows French student "Sen" (L) applying rope on a model (C) during a certification test to become a "shibari" instructor, as Hajime Kinoko, one of Japan's best-known ...

Kinoko teaches the knot-tying techniques of Japanese bondage, untangling the practice from its associations with kink and emphasising instead art and aesthetics. "I see attaching not only people, but ...

MANILA: Their vows may as well have included “come hell or high water”. As large swathes of the Philippine capital of Manila suffered through days of torrential rains and massive flooding, Jade Rick ...

Jul. 12—Step back in time and learn the hands-on skills that built the frontier! In this unique pioneering class offered by Haywood County Recreation & Parks. Search and Rescue trainer Steve Kuni will ...

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