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• Where nature reigns supreme the Swiss National Park, with its 80 kilometres of well-marked hiking trails, is more than a vast recreational area. As journalist and outdoors enthusiast Mary Krienke found out, the park serves to protect nature, foster scientific research and provide enlightening information to its guests. So lace up those boots, as we take a trip inside the Confederation's only national park.

We have watched young marmots romp in the snow, following an unexpected summer snowfall; stumbled along root-marbled paths in the pre-dawn darkness, b...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• Connecting the world: since the advent of mobile communications, telecoms equipment-makers like Ericsson and Nokia have become household names. But behind the bells and whistles of the latest smartphones, the real giants of telecommunications are to be found in the network infrastructure itself. Join us, as we visit Huawei, a company that is making waves in this lucrative industry.

On a beautiful spring morning, I only have to follow the young German executives who have just flown into Bern, to arrive at my destination. Leaving t...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• Mortar bombs: hail them or fry them? Means to counter ballistic missiles or anti-ship missiles have been found several years ago--although these solutions continue to mature. Strangely, anti-rocket and anti-mortar systems appear to have remained out of reach. Afghanistan, Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, however, have dealt a fresh hand.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Whatever the actual form of deadly spear is used to knock incoming rounds out of the sky, the very first requirement lies in ...

• Armada International
• Vol. 32 Num. 1, Février 2008

• Lost and found.

My parents in law arrived to visit us after we had been in Basel for three short months. They were looking forward to seeing their baby grand daughter...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2003, Juin 2003

• Telge Glíma - Combining History with Bruises

One of Telge Glima's activities is performing. Dressed up like peasants 150 years ago, you can catch them present games like "Badger the Bear", "Hitting the Jug" or "Master of the Circle" at open-air museums like Stockholm's Skansen or Old Linköping. Or perhaps you'll come across them on some mediaeval festival, performing even older games, like backwards leaps, tug-of-war, or glima. Next year we'll be celebrating and we're planning on going to the U.S. A few of us were in Texas in 2003 at a Viking festival, but this time we're all coming. We're looking into festivals and the likes where we could fit in. There are some ideas about where to go and what to do, but mainly we're open to any ideas. We'll perform as long as someone can provide us with a place to sleep, something to eat and a...

... ritual ceremonies surrounding glima, can be found in "The Edda", written during the 1220's by the Ic...

• Nordic Reach
• Vol. 22 Num. 29, Septembre 2009

• Genes found help HIV care.

University scientists in Lausanne and North Carolina in the United States have pinpointed three genes that help some HIV-infected people rein in the v...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2007, Avril 2007

• Non-Tariff Measures & Technical Regulations

Exporters and trade policy-makers in developing countries are increasingly concerned about non-tariff measures (NTM) applied by destination markets. These include a wide range of trade measures that are related to export, including technical regulations and other mandatory standards. Initial findings of the ongoing survey indicate that the impact of NTMs on exporters varies according to the country. Results from a 2008-2009 pilot survey, jointly executed by UNCTAD and ITC, demonstrated that technical measures -- including both sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade -- are a major concern for exporters. The survey found that 72% of all companies questioned in six developing countries reported concerns about technical measures. ITC will implement NTM surveys i...

• International Trade Forum
• Num. 3, Juillet - Juillet - Juillet 2010

• Forward to the point: the key to winning a ground engagement is to be found in the accurate placement of devastating firepower. Whether this firepower comes from artillery or from air strikes is arguably immaterial, what is vital is that it destroys the intended target rapidly, on first strike with minimal collateral damage and risk to friendly forces.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The importance of fire accuracy has caused the role of the forward observer to dramatically increase in significance over the...

• Armada International
• Vol. 32 Num. 3, Juin 2008

• Can the Wto Rise to the Challange of Economic Development?

Looking back over the first four years of negotiation of the Doha Round this paper identifies and discusses a number of factors that are shaping negotiations among WTO members as they try to fulfil the development mandate for this multilateral trade negotiation. These factors are not just diplomatic in nature, indeed many relate to changes in how many view the potential impact of further multilateral trade rules and the 'legacy' effects of existing rules. Some of the proposed changes to WTO governance processes are assessed in the light of these considerations, and many are found wanting. The paper concludes that the fundamental implications of adopting a development mandate have not yet been comprehensively taken on board by WTO members and their officials.

• Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen
• Vol. 60 Num. 3, Septembre 2005

• Grotto? Great-o! summer in Ticino wouldn't be complete without visiting a grotto. These stone-built, rustic restaurants are found throughout the canton and are the perfect place to grab some shade and a bite to eat. And if you're fortunate, a memorable view is thrown in for free.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Virtually unique to Ticino--though there is a handful of 'crotti' found over the border in Lombardy and Piedmont--the name gr...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2008, Avril 2008