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Swiss News - Num. 2004, Mai 2004

The science cafe: the French idea of average citizens debating great scientific issues in coffeehouses is now being tested in Switzerland--but with mixed results.

There could hardly have been a timelier site for gauging popular reaction to the 'science cafe' notion than the Swiss Federal Institute for ...... Daniel Glaser, the British Council's guest moderator, this was not the typical science cafe format. As he scanned his audience warily he saw ...

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Swiss News - Num. 2005, Janvier 2005

Babies welcome: Baby's Lounge, an inviting cafe in Geneva's Old Town, has become a popular hangout for mothers, fathers and their young children. Swiss News uncovers why this new venue is so inviting.

... cafes and even cinemas in some American cities, such ...... More Than Just A Cafe Two of the three rooms are set up as a casual ...

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Nordic Reach - Vol. 18 Num. 14, Septembre 2005

Norway's New Design Palace

"What was important to the architects was keeping traces of the past. That meant that they couldn't simply create a white cube showroom, which is the usual way to show art or design," says Pia Bodahl of Norsk Form. The conference area is located on a mezzanine overlooking the exhibition hall, and framed by colorful glass panels. In the area reserved for staff, built in an "open office" style, bookshelves and desks are made of bended steel plates in keeping with the industrial past of the buil...

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Swiss News - Num. 2005, Janvier 2005

Jamie Oliver: Jamie's Italy.

Jamie Oliver's love affair with Italian food goes way back to when he worked at London's River Cafe and later with the highly respected chef Gennaro ...

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Swiss News - Num. 2001, Juin 2001

Bookends: With its colourful best-seller displays and cosy green velvet armchairs, Stauffacher's English Bookshop in Berne is as inviting as any Notting Hill or Upper Westside bookstore.

And for those who prefer a coffee break with their browsing, Stauffacher's Cafe Litteraire with its excellent pastries is just ......Sara Paretsky, Total Recall Rose Gray, River cafe Cookbook: Green Sfr49.90 (paperback). Another ...

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Nordic Reach - Vol. 18 Num. 14, Septembre 2005

Carl and His Friends

For the first time ever, Iceland has a sitcom of its own. The first episode of Kallakaffi (Karl's Café) recently made its debut on state television station RUV, the Iceland Review reports.

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Swiss News - Num. 2005, Janvier 2005

Dada is back: in the past few months the spirit of Dada has returned to Zurich's inner city. The place where the Dadaists held their first performances in 1916 has been restored and is in full swing as the new Cabaret Voltaire.

... Should I enter at the Spiegelgasse, where windows allow a glimpse of a Dada exhibition, or can 1 simply push the glass front door, following the sounds of the cafe on the first floor? The Entrance The latter ...