Pardon us, the wine judges, if we look a bit grungy after a wine competition – purple lips, brown teeth – but we’re just following advice from Australian dental researchers, who suggest we shouldn’t brush our teeth after tasting dozens of wine, reports The Drinks Business. Brushing gently with our fingers and a bit of […]
Archives for March 2015
Payot changes Geneva’s bookscape
City-centre store with 4 floors, café, large English section GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / EDITOR’S NOTEPAD – Geneva has just been endowed with its own version of a mega bookstore, with the grand opening this weekend of the new Payot in the city centre. The bookstore closed two shops, at Chantepoulet and rue du Marché, combining them […]
AA and science
Recommended reading: The Irrationality of Alcoholics Anonymous, the Atlantic /April 2015 This is an article that will make a lot of people unhappy and others uncomfortable, as the author seeks, and doesn’t find, any scientific grounding for the 12 principles of AA. She’s not for or against, so much as a questioner, and the answers, […]
Hans Erni, Farinet vineyard artist, dies age 106
Hans Erni, artist from Lucerne, has died, age 106 – a painter and sculptor who was still at work daily, to the end. In 2014 he created and donated a “Colombe de la jeunesse”, or youth dove metallic fountain, which was erected near the Farinet vines, the smallest officially registered vine parcel in the world, […]
Pollution level rises, Geneva speeds drop
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Allow more time to drive around Geneva on its ring road, where authorities have just put the speed limit down to 80 kph due to pollution levels. Monday the lower speed was recommending but Tuesday it was officially restricted, as fine particles in the air reached 50 micrograms per cubic metre. Geneva […]