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Cosmetic botox booms at expense of mice

Posted in Animals, tagged , , , , , , on August 3, 2010| 2 Comments »

Beauty is pain for the lab mice, © Rama

Crow’s feet? Creased forehead? Sweaty armpits? Botox is regularly touted as a solution in the Swiss media, but few reports mention the animal cruelty involved.

A Swiss animal rights group, the Verein gegen Tierfabriken Schweiz (VgT), has been staging demonstrations to raise awareness of the problem.

“There’s been a lot reported on botox, but very little about the animal cruelty aspect. So the best thing is to provoke,” according to VgT president Erwin Kessler.

Click here to read the whole story: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Cosmetic_botox_booms_at_expense_of_mice.html?cid=18032542

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Banking on bunkers in the Swiss Alps

Posted in Current affairs, tagged , , , , on July 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »

A security checkpoint within Swiss Fort Knox, © MOUNT10

Sheltered deep within the Bernese Oberland, two old military bunkers now serve as maximum security vaults for the use of an international clientele.

Swiss Fort Knox borrows its name from the Kentucky version, which happens to be the home of the United States Bullion Depository. The focus is on secure data storage in the resort towns of Saanen and Zweisimmen, but it’s safe to say that just about anything could find a well-guarded home in the bedrock.

Read the rest of the story here:

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Banking_on_bunkers_in_the_Swiss_Alps.html?cid=10018268

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US tax deadline sparks expatriate ideas

Posted in Current affairs, tagged , , , , on June 27, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Scary headlines involving banking secrecy and the Internal Revenue Service have got Americans living abroad worried about how to deal with the tax man.

Some have decided to stop worrying by renouncing their US citizenship; others are starting to think about the radical move.

Read the whole story here: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/US_tax_deadline_sparks_expatriate_ideas.html?cid=8995438

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Wanted: European backyard for nuclear waste

Posted in Environment, tagged , , , , , on June 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »

The waste is plentiful, the storage space not (Paperkraft.net)

An association based in Switzerland is helping its European neighbors in their search for a good place to dump nuclear waste.

Ten nations have enlisted the aid of Baden-based Arius, or Association for Regional and International Underground Storage. They hope to consolidate their radioactive waste within a single location.

Click here to read the rest of the story: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Wanted:_European_backyard_for_nuclear_waste.html?cid=8903868

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Initiative encourages workers to stay at home — sometimes

Posted in Current affairs, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »

It was a telecommute day in Switzerland.

Some extra sleep, a leisurely breakfast and no need to leave the house – it sounds an awful lot like a lazy Saturday morning.

However, it could also be the start of a full workday for people whose jobs and employers allow them to telecommute. May 18 was Switzerland’s first national Home Office Day.

Click here to read the rest of the story: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index/Initiative_encourages_workers_to_stay_at_home.html?cid=8787028

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