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Free Kareem! (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A small group of supporters met in front of the Egyptian Embassy, Elfenauweg 61, in Bern, Switzerland, on November 6, 2009 to protest against the imprisonment of Kareem Amer, calling for his release after his third year in prison. Nobody from the Embassy dared to go out and speak with the participants. Only a curtain moved inside the building. The Swiss police on duty was handed an envelope containing...
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Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
Photo: Laureate Safaa Elagib Adam, one of the founding members for the Community Development Association (CDA), a Sudanese non-governmental organization working on sustainable development and peace with special focus on Darfur, adjusts an earphone as she attends a ceremony prior to being awarded the prize for freedom and human rights in Bern, Switzerland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone,...
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The Brooks Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Details are here . They list only European universities. Departments are noted for excellence across the following categories: international doctorates, international master's students, international staff, highly cited books, citations, publications, and other factors. The political science departments noted are: U Aarhus U Aberystwyth U Amsterdam UPF Barcelona U Belfast FU Berlin HU Berlin U Bern...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Bern - Swiss telecoms company Swisscom has been hit with a 220-million-franc (216.2-million-dollar) fine for violating competition laws, according to the Swiss Competitiveness Commission on Thursday. The company, which has announced plans to appeal t...
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THE LION AND THE CARDINAL (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Fragments of the Dance of Death painted in Bern Münster by Niklaus Manuel in the early 16th century, and destoyed in 1660.
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The Gray Market Report (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
I've seen some weak articles on wine and food pairing, but I think one in Wine Spectator's Nov. 15 edition about pairing wine with steak -- the food nearly every red wine maker seems to want on the menu for its wine-pairing dinners -- is the worst ever. Here's why. 1) It's completely worthless to the reader for practical advice. 2) In four pages of copy, only three wines are mentioned, costing $175,...
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Great Minds Think Like Me (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
1. What color was your first car? First car I bought was a white '70 Mustang convertible...sa-weet ride! 2. Favorite fictional character? Benny Hogan in "Circle of Friends" played by... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Living In<BR>The Bonus Round (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
It was like the old days. Last night, at Kulak's Woodshed , I announced the forthcoming NoHo International Song Festival. Getting back together with Paul Zollo this past week has brought back a lot of memories of our days working National Academy of Songwriters. The Acoustic Underground series that we created and produced, along with Dan Kirkpatrick and Blythe Newlon, had a big impact on the music...
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Swisster (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The Swiss government says it sees the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions this year as "an opportunity for strengthening humanitarian law, ensuring greater respect for its principles and better protection for the victims of armed conflicts". In cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (ICRC), Bern has organised a conference of government...
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Swisster (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
A survey published on Sunday in Swiss newspaper SonntagsBlick shows that fewer than 10 percent of the population are interested in getting innoculated against the swine flu virus. Bern has spent 93 million francs on procuring 13 million doses, available to the public in doctors' surgeries as of November 16. The World Health Organization tells Swisster the virus is not yet under control and recommends...
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choirstalls (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
The Bohème from Bern is now generating unofficial clips such as this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LEMmnooPZg and a few more like it. The DVD is (apparently) due out tomorrow, 1 November. Serial number is 5106-951, cost 35SFr.
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visoundtextpoem (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
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Artdaily (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
BERN.- The Kunstmuseum Bern will be showing, together with the Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, a retrospective of Giovanni Giacometti's painted works. This artist produced paintings that emanate a powerful coloristic force. Around a hundred works of outstanding quality were carefully selected for the exhibition, revealing his brilliant artistic stature. The focus of this exhibition is Giovanni Giacometti's...
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Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Bern – Switzerland’s biggest Jewish groups have described a far-right push to ban the construction of minarets as a “threat” to religious harmony and the integration of Muslims. “The referendum infringes religious freedom, a concept enshrined in the constitution,” the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities and the Platform of Liberal Jews in Switzerland said in a...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
BERN, Switzerland -- The Swiss government has proposed restricting or even banning organized assisted suicide in a bid to cut down on 'suicide tourism.'
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qwikwin | 31/08/2009
Betting is one of our basic characteristics. The thrill of win/lose, the surprise factor the chance to get something in non-linear way where you get it for less than its worth – all of these are part of our nature. Countries that forbid free gambling are actually hide behind their will to collect the benefit of this crave on behalf of moral. In those places, the state takes over the control over gambling...
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mirolino | 28/05/2009
The setup of a platform for IT applications and its adaptation to company requirements are very costly. Thanks to Universal Information System (UIS), Waldimiro Rossi, an Italian-born computer science consultant, settled in Bern , and owner of the Swiss Impact company, opens a brand new perspective to business. His solution completely modifies the development of applications, offering huge benefits...
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