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Issue 212

Swiss Style Issue 212

Moving towards a sustainable future

An expert’s view on how it can be done
Nowadays mankind is facing several environmental challenges such as climate change, air pollution, the preservation of biodiversity and scarcity of resources. Switzerland [...]

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Shrinking ice

The world’s melting glaciers

In search of the last ramparts of wilderness, Swiss artist Tonatiuh Ambrosetti immortelizes the rapidly retreating Alpine glaciers in his color photographs and testifies the impact of [...]

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The revenge of Icarus

The future of renewable energy as seen by Bertrand Piccard
“All that is impossible remains to be achieved”
Imprisoned at the hands of King Minos, Daedalus and his son Icarus sought a [...]

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In Style

L.Raphael adds a touch of glamour to the glittering Cannes Films Festival

L.RAPHAEL’s luxurious Beauty Suite at the Hotel Martinez in Cannes has become the new beauty “Mecca” for the film [...]

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The price of conflict

Forecasting with insight
Can a study that prices the ongoing conflict in the Middle East at US$ 12 trillion
change attitudes and break down ideological barriers?
Putting a price tag on things usually [...]

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In Style

Vintage Bentley – Swiss Mountains & Valleys Rally 23 August-4 September 2009
The “Bentley Boys” were a group of exceptionally rich British car enthusiasts who drove their Bentleys at mad-cap pace [...]

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The joys of fine cuisine

Anton Mosimann – chef extraordinaire, raconteur and forever Swiss
At 62, Anton Mosimann is one of the most illustrious members of the elite European Guild of Master Chefs. A Swiss chef [...]

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The Hotel School of Geneva

Preparing students to enter into professional life
Since 1996, Ecole Hôtelière de Genève has been recognized as an Ecole Supérieure by the cantonal governments and the Swiss Confederation as an institution [...]

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Headache-free travelling

Fert allows you to take care of business
It is no secret that business travel can be hectic for everyone involved. From the travel agency to the enquiring company all the [...]

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Global Warming and the population connection

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored” – Aldous Huxley
Of late, no publication, public discourse or conference has gone by without mentioning anthropogenic global warming (“AGW”), which, [...]

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Get the answers!

Help when you need it from naxoo
Who doesn’t sometimes have problems with today’s hi-tech devices? Apart from Bill Gates and his crew, most of us from time to time do, [...]

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Fasting à la carte

The new trend for a healthy, Zen life
Did you know that in Germany, more than 5 million people have already gone on a fast? Now I don’t know if this [...]

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Clarins Beauty advisory

Addressing your skincare needs
The answers to your skin care problems from the experts at Clarins.
Question: We arrived in Zurich last September and immersed ourselves in skiing. We managed to ski [...]

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Time on his hands

Profile: Patrick Frischknecht, Les Ambassadeurs
In the relatively short 12-year period during which he has been running the Les Ambassadeurs Group as General Manager, Patrick Frischknecht has achieved the unprecedented feat [...]

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