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A young Torontonian currently working in Zurich has been been named assistant conductor of l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
ZURICH -- It must rank among the easiest fires ever to put out.
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Will and Testament (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
The ethical dilemma of assistant suicide has rarely been out of the news in the past few years. That debate has been fueled by stories of people with incurable conditions traveling the Dignitas clinic in Zurich, where they are offered an assisted death. Critics call the facility a "death clinic"; defenders say its a humane response to the plight of people who wish to end their lives with...
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Rigotnomics (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
I have been buying Geneva-Montréal plane tickets for a while now, going through Amsterdam, Paris, London, Frankfurt or Zurich. The price difference between these options has always been minimal…hence I was selecting my favorite airline and airport. Now one option is way cheaper than the others…and it’s Air France through Paris. I guess their share of the demand has gone down...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
When FIFA president, Sepp Blatter pulled out a small piece of paper out of an envelope pronouncing South Africa as the 2010 World Cup hosts in Zurich, Switzerland in 2004, Africa erupted in celebration. The World Cup is coming to Africa for the first time in the tournament's 79-year history. It was a refreshing decision as focus shifts from famine, coups and civil wars to hosting the biggest soccer...
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THE LAST TURKEY (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Five most expensive Big Macs (as of 4 February 2009) 1. Norway - USD 5.79 2. Switzerland - USD 5.60 3. Denmark - USD 5.07 4. Sweden - USD 4.58 5. Eurozone - USD 4.38 Five most affordable Big Macs 1. Malaysia - USD 1.70 2. Hong Kong - USD 1.71 3. China, People's Republic of - USD 1.83 4. Thailand - USD 1.86 5. Sri Lanka - USD 1.95 Ten fastest earned Big Macs 1. Tokyo, Japan - 10 minutes 2. Los Angeles,...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
Zurich -The number of millionaires in the world dropped last year by nearly 15 per centin the wake of the global economic meltdown, according to the World Wealth Report published Wednesday. There are now around 8.6 million millionaires, the survey, n...
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The Travel & Leisure Blog (Free subscription) | 06/17/2009
By Graham McKenzie Switzerland is known as one of the most prosperous nations in the Western world. The country is filled with quaintness and a unique quality that keeps UK tourists visiting from year to year. The cities of Zurich and Geneva are ranked as the two places in the world with the highest quality of life. Switzerland is known for its excellent banking and first-class goods. Although, the...
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Cuba Journal (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
Architect Santiago Calatrava displays his current model for a transportation hub at ground zero in downtown Manhattan in New York in May. Photo: OZIER MUHAMMAD | THE NEW YORK TIMES Santiago Calatrava , the world renowned Valencia architect who designed the extraordinarily beautiful Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias , will design the first building of the University of South Florida Polytechnic at...
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lqtao99的博客 (Free subscription) | 06/14/2009
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Creative Class (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Vancouver ranks first, Toronto fourth, Calgary fifth. Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney all make the top 10. Vienna, Helsinki, Geneva, and Zurich round out the top 10. Props to my former hometown Pittsburgh, which topped the list of U.S. cities coming in 29th on the global list. Here are the top and bottom 10 from The [...]
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 10 (UPI) -- Fire in a washroom fan caused an American Airlines flight from New York to Zurich to make an emergency landing in Halifax, Nova Scotia, officials said. Flight 64 with 210 people aboard was more than an hour into flight when its pilot radioed an emergency call to Halifax Stanfield International Airport Tuesday night saying there was smoke in the cabin, The Chronicle-Herald...
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The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
An American Airlines jet had to make an emergency landing in Halifax, Canada Tuesday night after pasengers and crew reported smoke in the cabin. American Airlines flight 64 was on it’s way from New York to Zurich, Switzerland when some sort of fire broke out on board. The plane diverted to Halifax airport and landed safely [...]
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Halifax, Nova Scotia - An American Airlines plane with 206 people on board made an emergency landing in Canada because of a fire in a toilet, a television channel reported. The Boeing 767-300 was flying from New York to Zurich Tuesday evening when sm...
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download_google_eart | 01/15/2009
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trymi | 11/12/2008
Carlsson the great Mercedes-Benz tuner, announced today the debut of the Aigner CK65 RS “Eau Rouge“ Dark Edition at the Zurich Auto Show. The new vehicle based on the Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG will be produced in small series, and will be available in tow levels of performance, developing 705 hp and 756 hp (and 1,150 Nm).
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pascalre | 10/13/2008
Jelena Jankovic seems to be in the form of her life. Three top tournaments with all top players, the Williams Sisters, Elena Dementieva, Ana Ivanovic, Dinara Safina and all the others, but always the same result: the winner was Jelena Jankovic. By all these efforts Jelena is always in good mood. She is laughing, is showing a good perfomance to the public and every time at the press conferenes Jelena...