Articles from Swiss News (February 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Tell' me more: Switzerland's mythical hero William Tell has long been seen as a symbol of freedom, independence and stubborn resistance to tyrannical rulers, but a current exhibition in Bern shows that he is also a propagandist's dream.	Ledsom, Mark		1576
A new meaning to 'folding chairs'. with his cardboard furniture for kids--downloadable for free--Bern designer Nicola Enrico Staubli is drawing attention to an ecocentric idea that involves the consumer in new ways.	Krienke, Mary		771
Action man takes on the presidency: a political veteran has taken the helm of the Swiss federal cabinet. Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin became Switzerland's president on January 1, 2008 and will hold the position for a year. Swiss News takes a look at the seasoned politician from Martigny, Canton Valais, and the role he's set to play this year.	Mirza, Faryal		1106
Alexander McCall Smith: The World According to Bertie.			101
All shook up? The December expulsion of controversial justice minister Christoph Blocher provoked expressions of outrage from his right-wing Swiss People's Party and an immediate declaration that it would go into opposition. But in a country not used to confrontational politics, how exactly will the People's Party follow up on that threat--and will the left live to regret December's cleverly-orchestrated coup?	Ledsom, Mark		1461
American Club of Zurich.			125
American International Club of Geneva.			77
American International Women's Club of Geneva.			107
American International Women's Club of Lausanne.			77
American Women's Club of Basel.			121
American Women's Club of Zurich.			146
Asian Ladies Club.			74
Basel Childbirth Trust.			107
Belinda Starling: The Journal of Dora Damage.			114
Cancer touches us all.			189
Centrepoint Basel.			128
Crisis not over: Swiss regulator.			213
English Speaking Club of Bern.			138
English Speaking Club Zurich.			46
Federer top Swiss sports personality.			107
From the editor.	Meen, Liz	Editorial	268
GEDS celebrates its 75th anniversary.			232
Geneva English Drama Society.		Theater review	134
Green shoots: to continue our look at new faces in high places, Swiss News speaks with Green Party senator Robert Cramer. He explains the significance of his own election success and what his party hopes to achieve as a result of their parliamentary gains.	Ledsom, Mark		1237
Hands on at Dior: "the notion of time has always been very important to me," says Dior Watches CEO Valerie Lachaux. Swiss News has more on a perfectionist in a precision craft.	Sethi, Aradhna		815
International Club Winterthur.			108
International Men's Club Zurich.			55
J. L. Carrell: The Shakespeare Secret.			56
Love is in air? love in Switzerland is a strange business (sometimes it's a real business too but I'm not going to talk about that here)!	De Faoite, Diarmuid		447
Martin Cruz Smith: Stalin's Ghost.			52
Nadine Gordimer: Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black.			82
Nicholas Sparks: Dear John.			58
Novartis to cut jobs.			98
Partners in trade: despite a defiant refusal to join the EU, Switzerland is nevertheless irrefutably dependant on the greater European economy, the source of a third of Swiss revenues. Were something to go awry in the carefully maintained relationship with the EU, the Swiss would surely pay a price.	Brunjes, Justin		1851
Party--time in Ticino.	Golini, Catherine		981
Pascal Mercier: Night Train To Lisbon.			52
Permits, rent and citizenship questions.	Grether, Gabrielle		1395
Professional Women's Group of Zurich.			86
Record disasters from global warming.			154
Referendum tackles tax and noise.			206
Skiing, anyone?			125
Spending good money: increasing numbers of institutional and private investors in Switzerland are basing investment decisions on social and environmental criteria--and not just on a company's financial performance. Swiss News takes a look at the trend.	Mangold-Vine, Gail		1409
Sustainable investing: the term 'sustainability is widely used to describe a way of prolonging human economic activities with fewer impacts on ecological systems--in particular, those resulting in climate change, oil depletion or poverty.	Donnellon, Brien		938
Swiss American Society Lucerne.			76
Switzerland tourism.		Directory	2483
The British Residents' Association of Switzerland.			61
The Swiss guide to food and drink.			233
The Women's Activity Club.			94
Thinking global at the WEF: the violent protests that marked the World Economic Forum in 2000 have not been repeated, but critics continue to question the social value of the world's biggest talking shop. Here, Forum director Lee Howell tells how global debate inspires action where it counts--at the grass roots.	Heddema, Renske		1545
Toastmasters of Basel.			76
Tom Martin: Pyramid.			54
Xiaolu Guo: A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers.			47
Zug International Women's Club.			107
Zurich Comedy Club.		Theater review	107
Zurich International Women's Association.			87