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Photo phones spark privacy fears

This content was published on Jun 21, 2003 Experts fear that photos taken by mobile phone users can be quickly uploaded to sites on the Internet. “Some people are very creative, coming up with ways of using a technology which was not necessarily dreamt up by those who invented it,” says Kesia Trench, a sociologist at Zurich University and author of an ongoing…

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Guidelines introduced to combat money laundering

This content was published on Jun 20, 2003 The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – of which Switzerland is a member – has issued some major changes to its guidelines on dirty money. In future, casinos, real estate agents and dealers of precious metals and stones will be asked to abide by the same measures to tackle money laundering as banks and other…

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In Punta Di Plettro. Compositori nella Svizzera Italiana. Orchestra mandolinistica di Lugano. Dir. Mauro Pacchin.

This content was published on Jun 19, 2003

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Swiss more tolerant of euthanasia

This content was published on Jun 19, 2003 The report by the University of Zurich found that seven out of ten terminally ill people ended their lives through different types of euthanasia. This was higher than in any other country in the European Union-sponsored study, which also included Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy and Sweden. The study examined 3,350 deaths in German-speaking Switzerland…

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Tillman & Ambient Groove Artists: LINGO.

This content was published on Jun 19, 2003 The Jolimont Project “The intention of this project was to form a group of strong individual musicians who could bring their unique musical talents and cultural backgrounds to an exploration of a larger understanding of musical expression. It was a great process and a very intense time. We shared our ideas on the musical arrangements…

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Swiss Violin Concertos

This content was published on Jun 19, 2003 Paul Juon (1872-1940) Born in Moscow, Paul Juon was the grandson of a confectioner who had emigrated from the Swiss canton of Grisons (Graubünden). He studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Jan Hrimaly (violon), Anton Arensky and Sergej Taneyev (composition) and from 1894 to 1896 at the “Hochschule für Musik” in Berlin. Juon, who is…

Swiss Composers 4

This content was published on Jun 19, 2003 Paul Juon (1872-1940) Paul Juon was born in Moscow and received his musical training there and in Berlin. He remained true to Russian, Scandinavian and German influences throughout his life, particularly Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Sibelius. Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) Ernest Bloch, a native of Geneva, emigrated to America in 1916, becoming the founder and leading exponent…

Aida turns stadium into operatic oasis

This content was published on Jun 18, 2003 Tons of sand, horses, camels and a bird of prey have been drafted in for the performance of Verdi’s “Aida”, at a cost of around SFr5.5 million ($4.2 million). More than 1,000 actors, extras and technicians took part in the event at St Jakob Park on June 19 and 21. Most of the singers, musicians…

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Art Basel aims to attract big spenders

This content was published on Jun 18, 2003 This year it is showcasing works by over 1,000 great and – so far at least – less well-known artists. But not all the 50,000 visitors expected at Art Basel will go there just to admire a broad canvas ranging from classic modernism to the cutting edge of contemporary art. Before the fair closes on…

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Suicides fall but still exceed road deaths

This content was published on Jun 18, 2003 Figures show that the number of suicides continues to outstrip traffic fatalities – in 1999 there were 1,300 in Switzerland compared with 516 registered road deaths. A report, based on statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), compared suicide rates across Europe between 1980 and 1984, and again between 1995 and 1996. The study revealed…

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