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Archives for October 2007

TCS to sponsor Nez Rouge’s holiday over-the-limit drives

31/10/2007 by Ellen Wallace

Switzerland (RSR, Fre) – The Nez Rouge programme to give party-goers who have one or more too many drinks or drugs during the holidays has found new funding for three years. TCS, the Swiss automobile club, has agreed to provide money to keep the programme running. The federal government pulled out in 2005 and Nez […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: health, Swiss news, travel

FEATURE / Swiss Winemaker of the year 2007 named, Genevan given second prize

22/10/2007 by Ellen Wallace

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The first award for Swiss Winemaker of the year was given Friday evening to Diego Mathier, director of the Adrian Mathier Nouveau Salquenen cellar in Salquenen/Salgesch, Valais, near Sierre. This is the first year the award has been given by the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, organized by Vinum, Switzerland’s wine […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Community, Food and Drink, Swiss news

Gotthard tunnel project advances

18/10/2007 by Ellen Wallace

Gotthard tunnel, Switzerland, (RSR, Fre) – Miners broke through to the western tunnel of the the Gotthard base tunnel rail project Wednesday, according to AlpTransit Gothard AG, the CFF rail company subsidiary in charge of the project. The opening comes nine months ahead of schedule, good news for a project that has had mining setbacks. […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Swiss news, travel

Vaud alcohol road accidents on rise

12/10/2007 by Ellen Wallace

Lausanne and Neuchatel, Switzerland (20 Minutes, Fre) – Alcohol-related road accidents are on the rise in Vaud, climbing at a faster rate than in other cantons which have recently seen an increase. Traffic accidents where excessive consumption of alcohol is involved fell in the months following Switzerland’s adoption of stricter drink-driving rules. In January 2005 […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Food and Drink, health, Lake Geneva region, Swiss news, travel

Patchwork of American voices

04/10/2007 by Ellen Wallace

Notes from conversations in the US last week: Insurance agent, Kansas City, on tatoos: They are the work of the devil, and people who get them are in league with him. They’re evil. Colorado forest fire fighter, on SUVs: Don’t they ever ask themselves how many soldiers in Iraq die for each time they fill […]

Filed Under: Travels

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