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When Switzerland opened its arms to POWs

One town has been marking the time 100 years ago when Switzerland welcomed tens of thousands of prisoners of war. Revisiting the place has been an emotional experience for some of their descendants.
Based on agreements with the belligerent nations, who paid the costs, 68000 sick and wounded British, French, German, Belgian, Canadian and Indian prisoners were interned for several months in sanatoria and hotels.
These were mainly located in Alpine tourist resorts, thus supporting an industry lying idle due to the great war. The programme underlined the usefulness of the Swiss neutrality policy.
One of the main centres for interned British was Châteux d’Oex in south-western Switzerland. Seven hundred sick and wounded British POWs arrived there at the end of May 1916.
The town has been marking the centenary with events attended by relatives of the internees. swissinfo.ch spoke to them.

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Dubioza Kolektiv - No Escape // THEY SHOOT MUSIC

Dubioza Kolektiv perform No Escape live in the streets of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

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Worlds Greatest Hotels Ep11: The Kameha Grand, Zurich, Switzerland

With gigantic cow bells suspended in the gleaming white lobby, themed suites with poker tables and astronaughts, doors like bars of chocolate and door handles that resemble safes, Kameha Grand Zurich is pushing the boundaries of modern contemporism. With 245 rooms which include a number of signature suites it’s ideally located a tram ride from Zurich International airport, which only costs a couple of francs.
The Kameha Grand has been constructed in the vibrant business district of Glattpark, where a new area has been made close to the airport, around five minutes by car in actual fact. There are a number of new restaurants, cafes and shops which have opened up to service the businesses in the area and with the city centre only five miles away (easily accessed by tram from just outside the hotel) the hotel is proving immensely popular with international travellers and locals alike.
Kameha Grand is part of the Marriot Hotel chain Autograph Collection, and is the group's first hotel in Switzerland. The hotel definitely lives up to the “exactly like nothing else” mantra it projects.
Designed by Sebastian Knorr of tecArchitecture and dressed by flamboyant interior designer Marcel Wanders its big and its very bold! Aiming to be ‘your new lieblingsplatz’ that’s Swiss for favourite place, staff really go out of their way to be helpful. There is a well-equipped gym and a spa with sauna, steam bath and relaxation beds on the roof terrace. There is an oriental-inspired shisha lounge and a smoking room, in classic gentleman’s club style. The Puregold Bar also has handy device-charging stations for all your madgets, that’s man gadgets for the uninitiated!
Within the 245 rooms, there are six Business Suites with conference tables; 11 themed suites, from a Workout Suite equipped with treadmill, mini ping-pong and weights, to a Poker Face suite, complete with your very own poker table.
The King Kameha Suite, a massive 1453 square feet with some signature Wanders-designed furniture, is on the fifth floor. The Space Suite, my personal favourite, designed by artist Michael Najjar, immerses you in outer space with a floating bed, moon landings playing on screens and crater-like ceilings. Bathrooms are sleek and minimal with free-standing white baths on black tiled floors, separate showers, and round his-and-hers basins all dressed up with Molton Brown toiletries.
The Kameha Grand restaurant LUnico has a modern, cosy atmosphere. The serving team are first class and the food is excellent. Traditional Italian cuisine, interpreted in a creative way, the restaurant offers a wide variety of homemade pasta that is complemented by delicate sauces. They have their own pasta production and the fresh preparation of the meals at the live-cooking-station makes it a unique experience, hence the name I suppose. There’s a decent wine list which has some well-known wines as well as insiders’ tips from the region and the rest of the world, quite a nice touch if you are not wine savvy.
Puregold Bar is open all day and really comes into its own as a party place in the evening, with a resident DJ and some classic cocktails, it’s a really cool place to hang out with the Zurich trendy set.
Double rooms start from 199 Swiss Francs (£143) in low season; rising to 289 Swiss Francs (£208) in high season. Breakfast is excluded and priced at 39 Swiss Francs (£28). There is Free Wi-Fi throughout the building.

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Shredding Powder - St Gallen 2012

A couple of northern hemisphere bros, challenging the Swiss back country.

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SWITZERLAND Top 20 Best Places to Visit | Tourist Attractions in SWITZERLAND | Swiss Tourism Video

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• Basel — the traveller's gateway to the German Rhineland and French Alsace with an exceptional medieval centre at the knee of the Rhine river; excellent museums numbering 40 or so and ART BASEL, the world's largest art fair; also famous for its huge and contemplating carnival around February (Basler Fasnacht); German-speaking world wide renowned theatre (including opera and ballet).
• Bellinzona (ita/eng/ger/roh ; fre: Bellinzone) — renowned for its medieval castles, world UNESCO heritage, pretty centre and capital of the canton of Ticino, overlooking one of the few flat rural areas of Switzerland towards Lake Maggiore.
• Chur (ger ; roh: Cuira; eng/fre: Coire; ita: Coira) — capital of the canton of Grisons (ger: Kanton Graubünden; roh: Chantun Grischun; ita: Cantone dei Grigioni), the only trilingual Swiss canton, in the east-south of Switzerland, dates back almost 4,000 years; lovely old town; gate to several glitzy ski and hiking resorts, such as St. Moritz, Davos, Arosa, Lenzerheide, Flims/Laax and many more; major hub to the Glacier Express and the Bernina Express
• Bern (ger ; eng/fre: Berne; ita/roh: Berna) — capital of Switzerland at the shores of the crystal-clear green-blue Aare river with an amazingly well preserved old-town with arcades along almost every street; great restaurants abound, as do bars and clubs.
• Geneva (eng; fre: Genève; ger: Genf; ita: Ginevra; roh: Genevra) — this centre of arts and culture is an international city that is home to around 200 governmental and non-governmental organizations (with some major UN organizations) at the end of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman flows into the river Rhône), founding place of Calvinism and THE Red Cross (ICRC); almost every second inhabitant is a foreigner.
• Interlaken (ger/eng/fre/ita/roh) — the outdoor and action sports capital of Switzerland; anything from skydiving, bungee jumping, hiking, white-water rafting, to canyoning; between the two lakes Brienz and Thun; starting point for many, many tourists for excursions into the Bernese Alps.
• Lausanne (fre/eng/ger ; ita/roh: Losanna) — scenery, dining, dancing, boating and the Swiss wine-country are the draws at the shores of the great Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) with a view of Swiss and French Alps; world-wide renowned for its Béjart Ballet Lausanne
• Lucerne (eng/fre; ger: Luzern; ita/roh: Lucerna) — main medievial city of the Central region with direct water links to all of the early Swiss historic sights at the end of the many branched lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee ends into the river Reuss) along of many steep mountains; also famous for its tremendous and ethnic carnival (Lozärner Fasnacht) around February; host of the world-renowned Lucerne Festivals, a classical summer music festival in the Culture and Congress Centre (KKL) designed by Jean Nouvel; starting point for many excursions into the Alps
• Lugano (ita/eng/ger/fre/roh) — a bustling old-town in Italian-spoken Switzerland, at the southern end of the Alps with a Merranean climate at the pretty lake of Lugano in the middle of forested mountains; much Italianata combined with Swiss seriousness.
• St. Gallen (ger (also: Sankt Gallen); eng: St Gall; fre: Saint-Gall; ita: San Gallo; roh: Son Gagl) — main city of north-eastern Switzerland, renowned for its Abbey of St. Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and its library contains books which date back to the 9th century, it also functions as the gate to the very special Appenzell region.
• Zurich (eng/fre; ger: Zürich; ita: Zurigo; roh: Turitg) — largest city of Switzerland at the end of Lake Zurich (ends into the river Limmat), a major centre of international banking and national major companies and media; great culture & arts possibilities; more than 50 museums and around 100 galleries; great restaurants (more than 1500) and bars (more than 500); excellent cinema selection (~60 show rooms); has a thriving nightlife (~80 clubs on weekends); host of the largest European party rave Street Parade in August with almost 1 million visitors every year; renowned opera, excellent theatre; host of the renowned theatre festival Zürcher Theater Spektakel during August; every third inhabitant is a foreigner

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Abbey of St. Gall Demo

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Zurich to St.Moritz (Train)
從瑞士城市庫爾（Chur），您可以乘坐瑞士聯邦鐵路（SBB），之後乘坐全景觀雷蒂娜列車 (RHB) 繼續您的旅程。列車穿過阿爾布拉山谷（Albula Valley）駛進恩嘎丁（Engadin），他以其螺旋型隧道和高架橋以及沿途如畫的風景而聞名於世。結合伯恩納鐵路線 （Bernina Line），自2008年7月起被列入世界文化遺產。

Death Toll Rises From Switzerland Avalanche

The bodies of three skiers missing after an avalanche in central Switzerland were found Tuesday, raising to seven the death toll in the country's worst avalanche disaster in more than a decade. (Jan. 5)

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90 Years of AKRIS

Known for its minimalist approach to luxury—through the use of unique fabrics, traditional couture methods, innovative technology, and modern photo-prints—Swiss label Akris has been in business for nearly a century, attracting a clientele as diverse as Condoleezza Rice, Angelina Jolie, and Princess Charlène of Monaco. This volume encapsulates the brand's singular aesthetic, with the many artistic references of Albert Kriemler.

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TOP 10 BEST CHRISTMAS TOWNS & VILLAGES IN SWITZERLAND

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Christmas is a magical time to celebrate and travel. Switzerland is worldwide known as one of the countries with the best places and small quiet towns to celebrate Christmas. Here you have some ideas if you are planning to move some days for Christmas. Enjoy!

Complete list:
1. Einsiedeln
2. Gruyères
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4. Lucerne
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6. Montreux
7. St. Gallen
8. St. Moritz
9. Stein am Rhein
10. Zermatt

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Developing new ideas with Design Thinking - dormakaba Innovation Stories - Expert Interview Part 2

Interview with Professor Andreas Peter, study program director Corporate Innovation Management at FHS St. Gallen University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland)

“#Innovation” for most companies mostly means inventing or improving products and solutions. However, when taking a step back, the interesting question is why innovations should be developed, to begin with – and why this question plays an integral part of companies’ strategic considerations.

Due to the increased #digitization and exponential economic development, innovation management becomes more and more challenging. One method to meet these challenges is the so-called “design-oriented innovation development”, including the #DesignThinking methodology.

Davos Open Forum 2010 - Switzerland: Misfit or Model?

28.01.2010

Switzerland has been criticized lately: On the one hand, Switzerland's direct democracy is a showpiece; on the other hand, it unleashes worldwide consternation. International pressures on bank secrecy lead to concessions in the exchange of fiscal information. The accusation of cherry-picking comes up regularly.

Does Switzerland have to fear for its reputation and economy?

Did Switzerland react accordingly to the international pressure on tax issues?

What consequences will this have on Swiss diplomacy and its role as a mediator in international conflicts?

This session is co-organized with the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches (SEK-FEPS).

Pascale Bruderer-Wyss, President of the National Council of Switzerland; Young Global Leader
Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University, and William Ziegler Professor, Harvard Business School, USA
Peter Maurer, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations, New York
Haig Simonian, Correspondent, Financial Times, Switzerland
Ulrich Thielemann, Vice-Director, Business Ethics, University of St Gallen, Switzerland

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Stephan Klapproth, Anchor, Ten O'Clock News, Swiss Television SF DRS, Switzerland

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The finalists will undergo rigorous selection trials in the UK with the top six flying to R-Motorsport’s HQ in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Two will be picked through an intensive four-day set of challenges and will then compete in an on-track shoot out at the Hockenheim finale for Germany’s “Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters” – DTM.
 
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