Mouthwash may cure ‘the clap’
PARIS — In the 19th century, before the advent of antibiotics, Listerine mouthwash was marketed as a cure for gonorrhoea. More than 100 years later, researchers said Tuesday the claim may be true.
ABS-CBN Christmas ads: Values and exaltation
Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
A FEW CHRISTMAS ADS this year in the country have selected to lean strongly on values. Topping these is the station ID of ABS-CBN, conceptualized and produced by the Creative Communications Management Division (CCM), headed by Robert Labayen in cooperation with the Marketing Division.
The secret world of Japan’s hidden Christians
IKITSUKI, JAPAN — Japanese rice farmer Masatsugu Tanimoto doesn’t think of himself as a Christian, and you’d almost never find him in a church. But every so often, he and others meet to recite prayers drawn from another time and place.
Hong Kong for Christmas
BEYOND the cityscapes and cosmopolitan escapades, there is more to Hong Kong than what instantly meets the eye. The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) wants visitors to discover what the city has to offer exactly what any local would know, and just in time for the holiday season.
Pregnancy changes a woman’s brain
PARIS — Pregnancy causes “long-lasting” physical changes to a woman’s brain, with significant, but seemingly beneficial, grey matter loss in parts of the crucial organ, a study said Monday.
Nine Inch Nails return with ‘impenetrable’ music
NEW YORK — Industrial rockers Nine Inch Nails on Friday last week announced their first release in three years — an EP that frontman Trent Reznor described as “impenetrable.”
Novotel’s eventful year
IT’S BEEN A YEAR since AccorHotels’ Novotel brand opened in Quezon City’s commercial center, Cubao and what a year it has been for the 401-room Araneta Center hotel.
After the sale
Getting the edge in professional selling
Terence A. Hockenhull
THINGS OFTEN go wrong on major projects. The best will in the world is not going to prevent delays, mistakes, or unforeseen events interfering with what was originally promised to the client. The salesman who refuses to take calls from the client to explain what has gone wrong (and what is being done to address the problem) is creating more problems for himself and the client.
Probes help surgeons detect cancer cells
PARIS — Nanoscale fluorescent probes that switch on in the presence of cancer cells helped surgeons remove tumors in mice without harming healthy tissue, according to a study published Monday.
Sea of Galilee draws faithful despite receding waters
SEA OF GALILEE, ISRAEL — On the shimmering Sea of Galilee, where the Christian gospels say Jesus walked on water, 150 Nigerian pilgrims aboard a river boat sing and dance to an African beat.
2016 Metro Manila Film Festival’s films
THIS YEAR’S Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) kicks off on Dec. 25 and will run until Jan. 3 — shortened to the original 10 days after several years of showing entry films until Jan. 7. Another twist in this year’s MMFF plot is the screening-time issue. This year the festival entries will be guaranteed at least two days of screenings as there will be no “first day-last day” which refers to the practice by movie theaters in which a festival movie is pulled out of the screening schedule if it does not attract many moviegoers in its first day, to be replaced with a more popular offering.