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 ArtNet Suisse: Christiane DUBOIS, European Artists, etching, works on paper, mixed media, peinture, techniques mixtes, gravures, artist
canton of Neuchâtel; city of Neuchâtel; canton of Bern; canton of Valais ; Musée Jenish, Vevey ; canton of Vaud; canton of Ticino.
Woodcut edited for the Musée du Locle, canton of Neuchâtel
Silkscreen print edited for the International Triennial Engraving Exhibition, Grenchen, canton of Solothurn
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 A.S96.html
Link, H. Keppner, P. Chabloz, A. Shah, Université de Neuchâtel, Laboratoire commun de Microtechnique, Neuchâtel, Switzerland; and J.F. Germond, J.-M. Haefliger, Hôpital communal, La Chaux-de Fonds, Switzerland; J. Pochon and G. Frosio, Ecole d'Ingénieurs du Canton de Neuchâtel, Le Locle, Switzerland.
A15.26 RECRYSTALLISATION OF PREAMORPHIZED SILICON INVESTIGATED BY RBS AND THE PAC METHOD, Reiner Vianden, Guido Rohrlack, Universität Bonn, Institut für Strahlen-und Kernphysik, Bonn, Germany; Russell Gwilliam, Brian J. Sealy, Zaeem Jafri, University of Surrey, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Guildford, United Kingdom.
A15.27 THE EFFECTS OF DEPOSITION POWER AND TEMPERATURE ON THE PROPERTIES OF HEAVILY DOPED MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON FILMS, Amir M. Miri and Savvas G. Chamberlain, University of Waterloo, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Waterloo, Canada.
lucy.mrs.org /meetings/spring96/Program/A.S96.html   (4532 words)

  
 Vaud at opensource encyclopedia
The canton stretches from Lake Neuchâtel in the North, where it borders the cantons of Neuchâtel and Fribourg, to Lake Geneva in the South, bordering Haute-Savoie ( France) and the canton of Geneva.
On the Jura ranges in the west the canton borders the French départements of Ain, Jura, and Doubs and the canton of Neuchâtel.
Most of the wine produced in the canton is white wine, and most vineyards are located on the steep shores of Lake Geneva.
wiki.tatet.org /Vaud.html   (4532 words)

  
 Neuchâtel
In 1848 a revolution abolished the monarchy within Neuchâtel, and in 1857, after some complications, the king of Prussia renounced his claim to the canton.
A part of Burgundy by the 10th cent., Neuchâtel was later governed by counts under the Holy Roman Empire.
It remained an autonomous principality, although in 1815 it became a canton of the Swiss Confederation, with which it had been allied since the 15th cent.
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The cantons are Zürich, Bern, Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Schaffhausen, Saint Gall, the Grisons (Graubünden), Aargau, Thurgau, Ticino, Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel, Geneva, and Jura.
A council of states (two members from each canton, one from each half canton) and a 200-member national council (whose members are directly elected every four years) together form the federal assembly.
Switzerland consists of 26 federated states, of which 20 are called cantons and 6 are called half cantons.
www.chez.com /feds/switzerland.htm   (4532 words)

  
 Bern , Zürich, Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Lucerne, Zug, canton of Ticino, Bellinzona, Lugano, Locarno, Glarus,
The cantons and half-cantons are as follows: Aargau; Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden (half-canton); Appenzell Inner-Rhoden (half-canton); Basel-Land (half-canton); Basel-Stadt (half-canton); Bern; Fribourg; Geneva (Genève); Glarus; Graubünden (Grisons); Jura; Lucerne (Luzern); Neuchâtel; Nidwalden (half-canton); Obwalden (half-canton); Sankt Gallen; Schaffhausen; Schwyz; Solothurn (Soleure); Thurgau; Ticino; Uri; Valais; Vaud; Zug; and Zürich.
Although the cantons preserved their neutrality in the Thirty Years' War of 1618 to 1648, Swiss diplomacy was able to maneuver formal recognition of Switzerland as a completely independent state by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.
Bern, Zürich, Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Lucerne, Zug, canton of Ticino, Bellinzona, Lugano, Locarno, Glarus,
www.italysoft.com /bandiere/en/switzerland   (5451 words)

  
 Bern --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Bordering Jura canton (until 1979 part of Bern canton) and Solothurn canton to the north, it is bounded on the west by the cantons of Neuchâtel, Fribourg, and Vaud; south by Valais; and east...
Bern is near the center of the plateau that lies between the Alps and the Jura Mountains.
The city is also the capital of Bern canton (state) and the headquarters of the Universal Postal Union.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9078825   (718 words)

  
 Bern , Zürich, Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Lucerne, Zug, canton of Ticino, Bellinzona, Lugano, Locarno, Glarus,
The cantons and half-cantons are as follows: Aargau; Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden (half-canton); Appenzell Inner-Rhoden (half-canton); Basel-Land (half-canton); Basel-Stadt (half-canton); Bern; Fribourg; Geneva (Genève); Glarus; Graubünden (Grisons); Jura; Lucerne (Luzern); Neuchâtel; Nidwalden (half-canton); Obwalden (half-canton); Sankt Gallen; Schaffhausen; Schwyz; Solothurn (Soleure); Thurgau; Ticino; Uri; Valais; Vaud; Zug; and Zürich.
Although the cantons preserved their neutrality in the Thirty Years' War of 1618 to 1648, Swiss diplomacy was able to maneuver formal recognition of Switzerland as a completely independent state by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.
The capital of Switzerland is Bern, with a population (1991 estimate) of 134,510.
www.italysoft.com /bandiere/en/switzerland   (718 words)

  
 Watch Valley - Regions
The arc of the Jura, the capital of Swiss watchmaking tradition, invites you to discover the following areas that share a common identity: the Vallée de Joux and the Jura Vaudois, the Neuchâtel region, Bienne-Seeland, the Jura Bernois and the Canton of Jura.
www.watchvalley.ch /e/regions   (43 words)

  
 Search Results for Vaud - Encyclopædia Britannica
city, Vaud canton, western Switzerland, on the southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel, at the mouth of La Thielle River, north of Lausanne.
canton, southwestern Switzerland, bordering France and the Jura Mountains to the west and Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) to the south.
French is spoken in the Western Alps, including the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Valais, and in the northwestern Italian region of the Valle d'Aosta.
www.britannica.com /search?query=Vaud&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT   (318 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel, town, western Switzerland, capital of Neuchâtel Canton, on the Lake of Neuchâtel, near Bern.
Neuchâtel, Lake of, lake in western Switzerland, the largest lake entirely within the country.
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 Northwestern Switzerland : Introduction
Other places, such as the walled university town of Fribourg and historic Neuchâtel, are also well worth a visit.
The canton of Jura was established in 1979 as the 23rd member of the Swiss Confederation.
Situated between the Rhine and the Rhône, the geological folds and faults of the Jura mountain range form the border between Switzerland and France and extend from Geneva, in the southwest, to Schaffhausen, along the northern border.
www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=2570&catID=2570010001   (333 words)

  
 Cantonal Offices for Equality between Women and Men - Switzerland - Equal Employment Opportunities
Several other Cantonal Offices (or Services) have also been created: in the cantons of Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Graubünden, Luzern, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen, Ticino, Valais, Vaud, Zoug (closed in 1997), Zürich, and as well as in the city of Basel, Bern, Lausanne, Zürich and Winterthur.
For example, in the canton of Jura, there has been an Office for the status of women since 1979 which endeavours to improve the situation of women by facilitating their access to higher level management posts and by eliminating discrimination.
Likewise, in the canton of Geneva, an Office and a consultative commission on equality of rights for men and women has been established.
www.ilo.org /public/english/employment/gems/eeo/law/switzer/coewm.htm   (247 words)

  
 Foreigners in Geneva get limited voting rights (eng, NZZ Online)
Canton Neuch?tel is leagues ahead of the others - foreigners there who have lived in the country for more than five years have enjoyed the right to vote and be elected in local elections since 1849.
Foreigners in Geneva who have lived in Switzerland for more than eight years are to be allowed to vote in local elections but will not be able to stand for political office.
Voters in canton Geneva were asked to decide on an initiative entitled "I live here, I vote here".
www.nzz.ch /2005/04/25/eng/article5716207.html   (247 words)

  
 Swiss Fachhochschulen
École d'ingénieurs du canton de Neuchâtel, Le Locle - EICN
Haute École de Gestion du Canton de Vaud- HEG Vaud
École d'ingénieurs du Canton de Vaud- eivd
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/234v432/fh.html   (247 words)

  
 Public Sector – PricewaterhouseCoopers Switzerland
Espace Mittelland (Association of the Cantons of Berne, Solothurn, Fribourg, Neuchâtel, Jura, Vaud, Valais, Argovia)
Swiss Red Cross – Association of the Canton of Berne
Compagnie des chemins de Fer Fribourgeois GFM + TF (transport company of the Can-ton of Fribourg)
www.pwcglobal.com /ch/eng/about/ind/oeff/public/referenz.html   (118 words)

  
 Neuchâtel
the capital of this canton, on the Lake of Neuchâtel.
www.infoplease.com /ipd/A0551623.html   (118 words)

  
 NIFFF - Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
,Rue Martenet 4, 2000 Neuchâtel Switzerland Tél: +41 (32) 730 5031 Fax: +41 (32) 731 0775
www.nifff.ch   (118 words)

  
 Public Sector – PricewaterhouseCoopers Switzerland
Espace Mittelland (Association of the Cantons of Berne, Solothurn, Fribourg, Neuchâtel, Jura, Vaud, Valais, Argovia)
Swiss Red Cross – Association of the Canton of Berne
Compagnie des chemins de Fer Fribourgeois GFM + TF (transport company of the Can-ton of Fribourg)
www.pwcglobal.com /ch/eng/about/ind/oeff/public/referenz.html   (118 words)

  
 Switzerland: Articles on Switzerland (current) from Fablis Online Encyclopedia
Cantons are divided in a total of 2,889 municipalities.
The 46 members of the Council of States (two from each canton and one from former half cantons) are directly elected in each canton, whereas the 200 members of the National Council are elected directly under a system of proportional representation.
From these the headwaters of several major European rivers such as the Rhine, the Rhône, the Inn, the Aare or the Ticino, flow down into lakes such as Lake Geneva, Lake Zürich, Lake Neuchâtel, and Lake Constance and farther down.
encyclopedia.fablis.com /index.php/Switzerland   (118 words)

  
 Public Sector – PricewaterhouseCoopers Switzerland
Espace Mittelland (Association of the Cantons of Berne, Solothurn, Fribourg, Neuchâtel, Jura, Vaud, Valais, Argovia)
Swiss Red Cross – Association of the Canton of Berne
Compagnie des chemins de Fer Fribourgeois GFM + TF (transport company of the Can-ton of Fribourg)
www.pwcglobal.com /ch/eng/about/ind/oeff/public/referenz.html   (118 words)

  
 OCN - Orcheste de Chambre de Neuchâtel
Bienvenue sur le site de l'Orchestre de Chambre de Neuchâtel
www.orchestre-ocn.ch   (118 words)

  
 PCR Detection and Serological Evidence of Granulocytic Ehrlichial Infection in Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) and Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) -- Liz et al. 40 (3): 892 -- Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Map of Switzerland showing the four areas located in three cantons where roe deer and chamois blood samples were collected; area 1 (canton of Neuchâtel [NE]), area 2 (southern canton of Bern [[* #Area#BE]), area *] 3 (northern canton of Bern), and area 4 (canton of Vaud [VD]).
area 2 (southern canton of Bern), area 3 (northern canton of
Bern), and area 4 (canton of Vaud) (Fig.
jcm.asm.org /cgi/content/full/40/3/892   (4910 words)

  
 Neuchatel
Neuchâtel (German Neuenburg) is a city in Switzerland which is the capital of the Canton of Neuchâtel.
But the land is situated in canton Neuchâtel’s largest vine-growing area.
Neuchâtel is also the name of the adjacent lake, Lake Neuchâtel.
www.wikiverse.org /neuchatel   (4910 words)

  
 Bern --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Bordering Jura canton (until 1979 part of Bern canton) and Solothurn canton to the north, it is bounded on the west by the cantons of Neuchâtel, Fribourg, and Vaud; south by Valais; and east...
city, capital of Switzerland and of Bern canton, in the west-central part of the nation.
The city is also the capital of Bern canton (state) and the headquarters of the Universal Postal Union.
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9078825   (4910 words)

  
 Fribourg --  Encyclopædia Britannica
German Freiburg, canton, western Switzerland, bounded by Lake Neuchâtel and the cantons of Vaud on the west and south and Bern on the east, with enclaves within Vaud.
canton, western Switzerland, bounded by Lake Neuchâtel and the cantons of Vaud on the west and south and Bern on the east, with enclaves within Vaud.
When the five rural cantons of the federation—Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Zug, and Glarus—concluded a treaty of common citizenship between themselves and the bishopric of Constance (1477), the three other, urban cantons—Luzern, Bern, and Zürich—retorted by concluding...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9035408?tocId=9035408   (536 words)

  
 6th International Conference on New Educational Environments (ICNEE) - Programme
Thierry Béguin, State Councillor, Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Canton of Neuchâtel, CH Gerhard Schuwey, Director of the Federal office for Education and Science, CH Keynote Address
Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont, Institute of Psychology, University of Neuchâtel, CH Prof.
Michel Rousson, Co-Rector, University of Neuchâtel, CH Prof.
www.icnee.ch /html/programme.html   (536 words)

  
 Jura, Neuchatel & Fribourg - TravelPuppy.com
Although not one of the most admired regions for tourists, the rolling hills of the Jura mountains, the Franches Montagnes in the Neuchâtel region and the foothills of the Alps in the canton of Fribourg to the south of the lakes are brilliant for hiking, camping and fishing.
In the south of the canton of Fribourg, in the foothills of the Alps, lies the Gruyère region, well-known for its dairy farming which produces one of the best Swiss cheeses: Gruyère.
The lakes of Biel, Neuchâtel and Murten are strung along the foot of the Jura Mountains.
travelpuppy.com /switzerland/jura-neuchatel-fribourg.htm   (335 words)

  
 Neuchâtel
In 1848 a revolution abolished the monarchy within Neuchâtel, and in 1857, after some complications, the king of Prussia renounced his claim to the canton.
A part of Burgundy by the 10th cent., Neuchâtel was later governed by counts under the Holy Roman Empire.
It remained an autonomous principality, although in 1815 it became a canton of the Swiss Confederation, with which it had been allied since the 15th cent.
www.factmonster.com /id/A0835294   (335 words)

  
 SwissvineyardsNeuchatel
Situé entre 430 et 600 mètres d'altitude, occupant un coteau de 30 kilomètres, le vignoble neuchâtelois s'étend sur 612 hectares et concerne 18 communes: Le Landeron, Cressier, Cornaux, Saint-Blaise, Hauterive, Neuchâtel, Peseux, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Auvernier, Colombier, Bôle, Boudry, Cortaillod, Bevaix, Gorgier, Saint-Aubin, Fresens et Vaumarcus.
Le canton compte plus d'un millier de propriétaires et 80 encavages, qui produisent environ 30'000 hectolitres.
Like the Neuchâtelois themselves, the wines from this region are clean and upstanding, pure and honest, unabashed and alive.
www.geocities.com /swisswine/SwissvineyardsNeuchatel.html   (335 words)

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