Monthly archives: February, 2017

Introducing Oris’s next-generation Aquis – a stylish, high performance diver’s watch

The new Oris Aquis   Introducing Oris’s next-generation Aquis – a stylish, high performance diver’s watch Oris is pleased to announce the new Oris Aquis Date, a fresh interpretation of the independent Swiss company’s high-performance diver’s watch. As well as offering superlative build quality, the new Aquis Date is a stylish accessory, designed to give …

BCBGMAXAZRIA Previews Spring 2017 Collection On Day 3 Of Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2017 At The Apartment by RBL

As Lakme Fashion Week fever is gripping the city of Mumbai, international fashion house BCBGMAXAZRIA hosted a one-of-a-kind live model presentation and trend preview of their Spring ’17collection at The Apartment by RBL on 3rd February at 6 pm. Regular classics have been reinvented highlighting structured silhouettes, contemporary cuts, au courant colors and exemplary prints; …

EDC Sells $250,000 Worth of Equibits on Opening Day

Proceeds will be used to expand team of developers, accelerate product development TORONTO, Ontario — Equibit Development Corporation, creator of the Equibit blockchain and blockchain applications for the global securities industry, opened its initial coin offering on Feb. 1 selling $250,000 worth in equibits on the sale’s first day. “We’re off to an incredible start. …

A Tale of Two Spirits – Monoranjan Roy CMD, Pincon Spirit Limited

Let me re-tell the Tale of two Spirits. Of two generations of highly creative people in two different lands, united in their raw creativity and their “weaknesses” (I personally prefer the term “willingness” – to indulge, imbibe) for their preferred poison. Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Oscar Wilde, Marcel Proust, Aleister …

Early cancer diagnosis saves lives, cuts treatment costs

3 February, 2017  ¦ GENEVA: New guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO), launched ahead of World Cancer Day (4 February), aims to improve the chances of survival for people living with cancer by ensuring that health services can focus on diagnosing and treating the disease earlier. New WHO figures released this week indicate that …

WHO supports proposed sugar-sweetened beverages tax in South Africa

The World Health Organization supports the consideration of Government of South Africa of introduction of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) to help reduce excessive sugar intake.  This is one of interventions proposed in the Strategy for the prevention and control of obesity in South Africa 2015-2020. WHO has supported introduction of such taxes since …