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• A life in silk.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Noble beginnings Legend speaks of the suitably royal beginnings of silk. The first cocoon was reeled by none other than the...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2012, Février 2012

• Shawne Fielding: life is a roller coaster.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] American actress, model and socialite Shawne Fielding has been riding a figurative roller coaster fo...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• Where life is worth living.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Winterthur is Switzerland's sixth-largest city, with a population of over 100,000. But despite its recent growth, it has reta...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• Design for Life

This year's recipients of the Council's Great Swedish Heritage Awards have something in common in this respect. Each has been involved at the UN, albeit from different angles. [Jan Eliasson], who served for five distinguished years as Sweden's Ambassador to the United States, was recently elected President of the 60th UN General Assembly. A true world citizen, he is revered in Sweden as much as he is around the globe. Today, Mrs. [Agneta Nilsson], née Eckerström, is better known as the founder of SWEA, the Swedish Women's Educational Association. Although this is her first Heritage Award, Agneta Nilsson may be one of Sweden's most Swedish-decorated citizens abroad, with two medals from the Swedish King, an Eliasson Award from SACC-GLA, an award from Positive Sweden, and the title of Swe...

• Nordic Reach
• Vol. XVIII Num. 13, Septembre 2005
• News

• Claire Tomalin: Charles Dickens: A Life.

This is an unforgettable portrait of Dickens, brilliantly capturing the complex character of this literary genius. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• Zurich's elixir of life.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Six months ago, Z[H.sub.2]O Zuriwasser, the branded tap water from Zurich, was the newcomer on the menus of many Zurich resta...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• Everyday life.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This photo of a peasant family from Appenzell, in traditional Sunday dress, shows typical family pursuits after the day's wor...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010

• The language of learning: exposure to new languages and cultures at a young age is valuable, offering children a range of significant advantages in later life. For parents, deciding on the school and manner of education for your child can often be daunting. Swiss News looks at the options on offer in Switzerland ...

It is one of the most important decisions expatriate parents will make--and one that will have a lasting effect on the lives of their children: choosi...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• Obsessive about order: one of the first things an expat will discover as he or she settles into life in Switzerland is the way in which, with almost military precision, the Swiss citizenry complete tasks- from the mundane, to matters of life and death. American expat, and long-time resident, Helena Bachmann takes a closer look ...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A few months ago, my husband and I were walking along Lake Geneva, when we spotted a small area covered with plants branching...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• Stephen R. Covey: The 3rdd Alternative: Solving Life's Most Difficult Problems.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A legacy work from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The 3rd Alternative i...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011