As the seasons change so do the make-up trends and that is why today we are having a closer look at some of this year’s hottest spring make-up looks. 1. Winged eyeliner This spring we are going back to basics with the return of the classic winged eyeliner. Bold graphic looks are out, precise eyeliner […]
Archives for 2015
Germanwings crash could have been deliberate
A french prosecutor says that the co-pilot of the Germanwings aircraft that crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday morning, deliberately initiated the flight’s descent. He appears to have ignored the pilot who was trying to reenter the cockpit. This latest theory has been pieced together from blackbox recordings and other information. More on this: […]
Verbier freeride 2015 kicks off this weekend
The Freeride World Tour 2015 will be held in Verbier, at the Bec Des Rosses venue on Saturday March 28th. This year’s is the 20th edition. Here is a video of last year’s action – these guys are just a tiny little bit crazy. It can be viewed live on a big screen at Rue […]
Sunrise still struggling
Switzerland’s second largest phone company by revenue, Sunrise Communications Holdings SA, released its results on 26 March 2015 showing a smaller loss for 2014 than for 2013. Sunrise listed on the Swiss stock market (ticker symbol: SRCG) on 6 February 2015, in the largest Swiss IPO since 2006. This allowed it to repay some of […]
Destination Miami – beyond the neon and beaches
Flying home to visit my family in Miami, I often wonder who among my fellow passengers is visiting the “Magic City” and who is returning from a European vacation. For me on my last trip in February, the answer was simple. Winter is high season for snowbirds and they come for a reason: it is […]
Swiss coffee capsule war hots up
Jean-Paul Gaillard the boss of the Swiss coffee capsule maker Ethical Coffee Company (ECC) said recently that he expects sales of his coffee capsules to exceed those of Nespresso, owned by Nestlé Group, within three years, according to the newspaper Tribune de Genève. Unlike Nespresso capsules the Nespresso-compatible ECC ones are biodegradable. According to ECC’s […]
CERN blows a fuse
After planning to restart the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva on 23 March 2015 it has now been delayed for several weeks. A short circuit in one of the powerful magnets that power the particle beams is responsible. Because the magnets are chilled to close to absolute zero it will need to be warmed […]
Vaud residents could be costing Geneva millions
A recent study commissioned by Geneva City’s management looks at the costs of running the City. The total cost was CHF 290 million in 2013. After contributions from neighbouring communes including those in France, Geneva City was left with a net bill of between CHF 180 and 200 million. It is estimated that around 60% […]
Cinderella
CINDERELLA ***1/2 “Always have courage and be kind”. What better advice could be given to a loved one, especially from a parent to a child? That is the delicate thread that winds through this latest version of the classic fairytale Cinderella, directed by the multi-talented Kenneth Branagh (the man who brought Shakespeare to the masses) […]
Why Geneva’s unemployment is higher than Zurich’s
Most think Switzerland has low unemployment, however, aggregate figures mask large regional differences. Underneath the overall national rate of 3.5% (February 2015), lie cantonal rates that range from 1.1% in Obwalden to 5.8% in Neuchatel. Zurich, currently at 3.6% typically hovers around the national average, while Geneva, currently at 5.6% is consistently 2% higher than […]
