police on my back

• A barrel of laughs.

..."When I look back, the worst memory of that time is the sound of sir... officer), Auf der Polizeistation (at the police station) and Der Blutspender (the blood donor)--an...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2012, Février 2012

• Becoming paper) Swiss: in 2007, after five years in Switzerland, my B-permit was ready to be turned into a C-permit. So naturally, a thoughtful letter arrived in the post to remind me of how to apply for this and to warn me of the dire consequences of not doing so! Dermot White tells us about the year he spent getting his hands on that famous red passport.

...I put it to the back of my mind and went about my lawful business as a ... a note in my letterbox--the local police had come to see me while I was out. They wanted me...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010

• State of the nation: Federal Councillor and Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf speaks with Renske Heddema about banking secrecy, the controversial minaret ban, euthanasia and Switzerland's international relations. Let's join them in Bern ...

...The Swiss police authorities have started an investigation. We will... have to give it up, it would be a major step back. . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] . If Switzerland itself ...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010

• What Where When Who

It was a unique experience for me personally," lie said. "But most rewarding was to get the kids over there - it was a big deal. They experienced something I never did as a kid. seeing our kids interact on a daily basis with their host families was the hallmark, definitely among the top-ten highlights in the [Jacob A. Riis] Settlement's history. . The Danish Consul General of New York, Hans Grunnet, learns of the Riis Settlement and its founder's Danish connection, and takes an interest. He asks Danish businessman [C. Flemming Heilmann] to join the Settlement's Board. As Chairman, Heilmann plays a major role in the Settlement's Fundraisingand creates a link between the youth at the Settlement House and the children in Riis' hometown Ribe, Denmark. With the Danish connection re-est...

... in New York, spending many nights in police-run poor houses. 1873. Riis starts a career as a p...And with Scandinavian Grace's background of whitewashed walls and bare, hardwood floors, co...

• Nordic Reach
• Vol. 20 Num. 21, Juin 2007
• News

• Libya vs. Switzerland: is a happy ending in sight? Muammar Gaddafi is the most powerful man in Libya--and he has taken a very strong dislike to Switzerland. The souring of relations between the two countries eventually developed into a major diplomatic crisis; however, the mid-June release of Swiss citizen Max Goldi, imprisoned in Libya for almost two years, could prove the catalyst for renewed relations....

.... In an early-morning raid, 20 policemen entered Hannibal Gaddafi's suite at the prestigiou... and he could have brought Goldi and Hamdani back to Switzerland. But something unforeseen happened:...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010

• Vroom vroom: classic cars take centre stage: each autumn for the past 16 years, Switzerland has been the destination of some of the most well-maintained and collectable classic British cars. This year, on October 4, Morges will once again host the Swiss Classic British Car Meeting.

...His history with British classics goes back a long way. . In February 1948, Hammond's father b...I wrote--not very hopefully--to the police in Morges. They agreed to try the meeting, and whe...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2008, Avril 2008

• Silence is golden: recently I had a blazing row with my Swiss-German wife. It was probably the worst one we've ever had. Luckily it took place before 22:00; otherwise I'd have had the neighbours calling the police about the noise.

.... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] . Backfire, in any language . Unfortunately she saw me smirki...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2009, Janvier 2009

• Gun ownership in the firing line: guns have been a part of Swiss culture for centuries. And despite a recent spate of high-profile firearms deaths, Switzerland remains one of the most heavily armed societies on earth. With gun ownership on the voting agenda in early 2011, Swiss News explores both sides of this emotive debate.

..."That is a job for the police," he states. Among the problems Hug and his coalit..."Everyone has guns here. Mine go back to my [great, great] grandparents." . But that may...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010

• My red bicycle.

She came back from the US to find her bicycle missing. It wasn't... bicycle back unless I either: went to the police to report it stolen (and that would never get my b...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2003, Juin 2003

• The changing face of Geneva: behind the iconic scenery of French-speaking Switzerland's biggest city, things are changing: not least thanks to the influx of Anglophone residents. In some Geneva neighbourhoods, English is spoken as widely as French. Increasingly the local public and private sectors communicate in both languages, with products and services aimed at the expatriate market booming Swiss News takes a closer look.

... to stay [in] during the work week, and head back to the UK at the weekend." . Daniel Loeffler point.... Geneva's cantonal police force is tackling the issue by the horns. Spokespe...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010