Articles from Swiss News (May 1, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
American Women's Club of Basel.			93
American Women's Club of Zurich.			118
Annuities: choosing a suitable annuity? Beware, it's a minefield out there!	Donnellon, Brien		737
Asian Ladies Club.			95
Ben Hills Princess Masako: Prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne.			87
Brussels sends its man to Bern ... finally: the European Commission has opened the doors of its delegation in the federal capital, Bern, and appointed its very first ambassador to Switzerland, Michael Reiterer. Swiss News went to meet him in his new offices located opposite the national corridors of power, the federal parliament building.	Mirza, Faryal		1140
Canton Berne--a capital idea: several years in a row, an international ranking of cities has placed Berne among the world's top ten for good living. Here, the canton of Berne tells us why living and working in the region is such a capital idea.			996
Centrepoint Basel.			87
English Speaking Club of Bern.			82
Fans rush the stage for Iggy Pop.			136
From the editor.	Clinton, Kati	Editorial	257
Ginger: a brown tropical root native to Southeast Asia, ginger has been used as a spice and as a medicine for centuries. Known to the ancient Greeks and Romans, it was available throughout Europe by the 10th century.		Recipe	634
Going out this month: the Swiss guide to food and drink.		Directory	231
Good times over for corporate high earners? Everyone wonders if CEOs can possibly work hard enough to justify their fat paycheques. Others aren't content to wonder, and feel the Swiss people should vote on the issue. Swiss News takes a closer look at who's earning what, and talks to the businessman trying to put the brakes on astronomical salaries.	Mirza, Faryal		1378
Graham Swift Tomorrow.			90
Ian McEwan On Chesil Beach.			82
Numb fingers, nice pictures.	Brungger, Seija		149
One-way ticket to Switzerland: in the past few years, Switzerland has built a reputation for its relaxed euthanasia laws. Dignitas, the organisation helping foreigners and Swiss to end their lives, has been accused of generating a tide of suicide tourism.	Heddema, Renske		1953
Sleeping Beauty awakens in the vineyard: visitors typically wind their way north from Ticino in several kilometres of congested traffic between Locarno and Bellinzona. Few appear to be aware of the alternate route along the small cantonal road that passes through Gudo, Sementina and Monte Carasso. Though, perhaps they should be ...	Powell, Morgan		1368
Swiss by design: design is on a roll. It has not only brought innovation and visual value to a vast range of objects, both useful and decorative; it has become an art form in its own right, with 'design art' selling for astronomical prices. Swiss designers are definitely part of the process.	Krienke, Mary		1265
Swiss cities are tops.			226
Swiss farms--the changing landscape: the image of Switzerland's countryside with cows and cowbells would appear timeless. However, image and reality in this case are moving ever further apart.	McIntosh, Jane		1356
Swiss lakes keep surprising secrets.			168
Swiss reject health insurance merger.			167
Take a rainforest expedition.			295
The unstoppable Ms Brill: her long-time friend Jerry Hall--former wife of Mick Jagger--summed it up: "if you went to a party and Dianne Brill was there, you were at the right party." Today she parties on, having traded East Coast clubs for Zurich's Gold Coast.	Radermacher, Jessica	Cover story	1516
What's on this month: Switzerland tourism.		Directory	2342