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  BBC News | FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT | Swiss democracy gone mad?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Emmen is a small industrial town and, like many similar Swiss communities, it recruited foreign workers in the 1970s and 80s.
But Switzerland has accepted a lot of asylum seekers from former Yugoslavia, and, human nature being what it is, many people now think there are too many people from the Balkans in their country, and are expressing their concern at the ballot box.
Switzerland has been my home for almost 11 years now, and it is in so many ways a very civilised, friendly and cultured country.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/1378320.stm   (904 words)

  
 :::SPECIALE::EURO::UNDER17-2005:::::FEDERAZIONE::ITALIANA::GIUOCO::CALCIO::::::::::::::::::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Located in the northeast area of the country, it is the most heavily populated city in the province with 108,000.
The Club "FC Emmen" was founded in 1925, but it became part of the professional league in 1985 and plays in the 2nd division.
recently renovated, the Emmen Stadium is one of the most hospitable stadiums in the country in spite of its reduced size.
www.figc.it /english/mondiali_u20_2005/html/emmen.htm   (101 words)

  
 Switzerland
Switzerland is in Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy.
Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honoured by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two World Wars.
Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations, but retains a strong commitment to neutrality.
wwp.greenwichmeantime.co.uk /time-zone/europe/switzerland   (368 words)

  
 Emmen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emmen, Germany, a place in the district Gifhorn, Lower Saxony
Emmen (Netherlands), a town/municipality in the Province of Drenthe
Emmen, Switzerland, a town/municipality in the Canton of Lucerne
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emmen   (94 words)

  
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About 1 km after the roundabout exit (in front of the pedestal with the Hunter aircraft) is the entry gate to air force operations for central Switzerland ("Luftwaffe Betrieb Zentralschweiz") and to RUAG Electronics.
Take a right into Seetalstrasse and proceed to the Emmen church (it will be on your left).
Proceed from there on the Emmen bus line E1 to the stop "Kasernenstrasse".
www.ruag.com /ruag/juice?pageID=93189   (266 words)

  
 Search Results for "Switzerland"
15,718), Aargau canton, N Switzerland, on the Limmat River.
25,300), capital of Valais canton, SW Switzerland, on the Rhone River.
Brigue, town, Valais canton, S Switzerland, on the Rhone River, at the north entrance of the Simplon Tunnel.
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Switzerland   (189 words)

  
 TIME Europe | Switzerland: Not One of Us | 3/27/2000
His fellow residents in Emmen decided that the Örnek family was not worthy of Swiss citizenship.
Some 20% of Switzerland's population is, in fact, foreign, one of the highest percentages in Europe.
This predominantly Swiss-German-speaking area of central Switzerland, where the nation's statehood and independence were proclaimed in 1291, is considered the cornerstone of the nation's democratic tradition.
www.time.com /time/europe/magazine/2000/0327/emmen.html   (1092 words)

  
 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Emmen lies in north-east Netherlands and, with 108,000 residents, is the most highly populated town in the Drenthe province.
Most of the industries in the north of the country are based in Emmen.
Refurbished over the past few years, Emmen Stadium is one of the most comfortable in the country despite its small size.
www.fifa.com /en/comp/WYC/tournament/0,4114,WYC-2005-2001,00.html   (249 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Emmen, town, Switzerland, Switzerland (Swiss Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Emmen, town, Switzerland, Switzerland (Swiss Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
25,407), Lucerne canton, central Switzerland, on the Reuss River.
Textiles, electrical and iron goods, and airplanes are made in the town.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/E/EmmenSwi.html   (137 words)

  
 City Codes for Switzerland
Simon Ammann of Switzerland won a large hill ski jumping competition at Holmenkollen on Sunday, and Anders Jacobsen of Norway took the overall World Cup lead with a seventh-place finish.
Renowned Swiss tenor LUCERNE, Switzerland — Ernst Haefliger, the Swiss opera singer renowned for his oratorio, died Saturday in the southeastern town of Davos, a Lucerne Festival spokesman said.
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland -- After a five-month season, it all came down to seven-hundredths of a second — the margin by which Aksel Lund Svindal won the World Cup overall title.
www.startdialing.com /home.cfm?PageName=DisplayCountry.cfm&Country=Switzerland   (506 words)

  
 Islam Online- News Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Despite meeting all necessary requirements, the Rhinak city in the eastern province of St. Gallen, refused to give citizenship to three Muslim families, hailing from Bosnia, on the grounds that they are “less integrated into society and unaccustomed to the Swiss civil life”.
According to Swiss law, an immigrant is entitled to obtain citizenship after settling in the country for 12 years, provided that he did not commit criminal acts or financial irregularities.
They are also put under supervision to monitor their relations with their neighbors before the local committee forwards a report to a higher federal body to decide on granting citizenship.
www.islamonline.net /English/News/2005-04/06/article01.shtml   (699 words)

  
 The Yost Family Pages
Following the death’s of Christian and Barbara Jost as a result of religious persecutions, their four sons immigrated to Pennsylvania by way of Holland and England at the invitation of William Penn who was seeking settlers for the colony granted him.
In 1714, Christian and his brother Klaus are referred to as part of a Protestant migration to the Kingdom of Wurtemberg and in 1727-28 they are named in records of a "war on Protestants" in Emmen Valley, Switzerland.
Hans Casper Yost was born Hans Casper (or Gasper) Jost in 1712 in Emmen Valley, Switzerland, the son of Christian and Barbara Jost.
jpdaspit.dreamhosters.com /yost/index.htm   (793 words)

  
 Emmen - Rooms and Roommates
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www.okroommate.com /cities/emmen_drenthe.aspx   (408 words)

  
 Weather search results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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Emmen, Lower Saxony, Germany (closest location: Hankensbüttel, DEU)
Emmen, Lower Saxony, Germany (closest location: Buxtehude, DEU)
weather.msn.com /search.aspx?weasearchstr=Emmen   (44 words)

  
 FEATURES
Democracy may have gone too far, says Imogen Foulkes in Emmen, Switzerland for the BBC.
Among them were the young Milovanovics: 21 years ago they arrived from Yugoslavia.
He too is repelled by the prejudices expressed in Emmen, but he looks at me in surprise.
www.tamilguardian.com /tg113/features.htm   (1413 words)

  
 Emmen, Switzerland
A 16th C. gallows was excavated in the suburb of Emmen in 1988-89.
This was the first to be found in Switzerland and had been in use until the 18th C. Discover Nearby Attractions
Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by international laws.
www.planetware.com /lucerne/emmen-ch-lu-emm.htm   (66 words)

  
 Python Programmers, Python Meetups, events, clubs and groups near Emmen
Python Programmers, Python Meetups, events, clubs and groups near Emmen
These 2 Python Programmers near Emmen signed up too!
I'm happy to see that there are other Python developer in switzerland."
python.meetup.com /cities/ch/emmen   (136 words)

  
 Sailplanes Unlimited, Ltd....Coming Events: IGG-sponsored meets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The IGG airtow events, which are held each year at different airfields all over Switzerland, really have to be seen to be fully appreciated.
You will be bowled over by the sheer numbers and diversity of superb and immaculate aircraft, like those seen in the photo at left from a recent IGG meeting.
While the IGG airtow event has a different venue each year, the slope event is always held at Hahnenmoos Pass in Berner Oberland, Switzerland, the mountain home of the IGG.
www.sailplanes.com /eigg.htm   (490 words)

  
 Contraves Space - News
Today, the first Flight Model of the Atlas V Payload Fairing was transported from Emmen / Switzerland to Cap Canaveral, Florida, USA using special transport adapters aboard one of the world‘s largest cargo aircraft, the Antonov A-124.
The Payload Fairings produced in Switzerland have a diameter of 5.4 m with an overall length of up to 26 meter.
Contraves Space is also a renowned major European supplier in the fields of satellite structures, precision mechanisms for satellites, instruments for the scientific exploration of the space, and the optical inter-satellite link which allows satellites in space to communicate with each other at high data rate.
www.contraves.com /news_detail.asp?P=19   (358 words)

  
 Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
One of the leading distributors of computer peripherals in Switzerland annual turnover estimated at SAR.
Sferyx AG Sägereistrasse 24, CH-8152 Glattbrugg Switzerland; tel +41 1 811 06 02 fax +41 1 811 06 17; e-mail: welcome@sferyx.com
IBM Schweiz AG, Baendliweg 21, CH-8010 Zurich, Switzerland, Tel: (41) 58 333 44 55, Fax: (41) 58 333 40 40, E-mail: ibmdiro@ch.ibm.com
www.emich.edu /ict_usa/SWITZERLAND.HTM   (3079 words)

  
 Emmen, Luzern Copywriters - Copy Writer
Here are the most recent Emmen, Luzern copywriter vendors that have requested a listing on Marketingtool.com.
Actual Emmen, Luzern listings appear in the search results at right.
Click here to learn more about why a Marketingtool.com Emmen copy writer featured listing is one of the best methods of advertising your business.
www.marketingtool.com /channel/copy/b.457.g.26335.html   (141 words)

  
 Switzerland Flowers - Online Switzerland Florist
Let Floral Alliance be your floral connection to Switzerland.
Orders are designed considering the tastes and culture of Switzerland.
Flower substitutions occur only when necessary due to the lack of availability of some flowers in Switzerland.
worldwide-florist.com /Switzerland.html   (202 words)

  
 Pictures of road signs by Marcel Monterie: Switzerland
Note: the new A numbering system was intorduced in 1996, so pictures taken before 1996 do not indicate A numbers.
A1/A7: empty E number, though no other E road is planned here (Error) A sign along the motorway indicating the exit is also visible in the background.
A1: this kind of sign is very rare in Switzerland Also notable: distance 4000 m (because of a tunnel).
www.geocities.com /marcelmonterie_ch   (442 words)

  
 Aircraft.co.za - Gallery - Page 10
Last Starlifter is planned to make its last flight in june 2006.
Switzerland has Leased some 12 F-5E aircraft to its neighbouring country Austria.
Most of the Swiss-AF Hornets were assembled at the factory in Emmen, Switzerland.
www.aircraft.co.za /Gallery/Page-10   (118 words)

  
 Boeing Frontiers Online
With this month's focus on Farnborough, Boeing Frontiers shines a spotlight on three of the company's key European alliances: RUAG Aerospace in Switzerland; Umbra Cuscinetti in Italy; and Smiths Aerospace in the United Kingdom.
The Emmen, Switzerland-based RUAG Aerospace found itself in some pretty elite company this spring, as it was one of 13 companies honored in March with a Boeing 2003 Supplier of the Year award.
The Swiss Air Force initially bought 34 C- and D-model Hornets under contract, with the final assembly of 32 of these completed in Switzerland in RUAG's main Emmen facility.
www.boeing.com /news/frontiers/archive/2004/july/mainfeature1.html   (1983 words)

  
 DDC-I customers - Swiss Federal Aircraft Factory (F+W) Auto Landing System (ALS)
The Swiss Federal Aircraft Factory (F+W), Emmen, Switzerland has developed an Automatic Landing System for Unmanned Airvehicles (UAV) or Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV).
Until now, such RPVs needed a ground based pilot for landing, since the accuracy of traditional positioning equipment is limited to about 100 meters, which by far is insufficient for an automatic process.
The position sensor is based on an Intel 80186 architecture, provided on a bare board by Gespac, Geneva, Switzerland.
www.ddci.it /programs_ALS_intro.asp   (245 words)

  
 Accommodation in Emmen and Cheap Travel to Emmen, Luzern, Switzerland :-) Hospitality Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Hospitality Club is the world's largest hospitality exchange organization.
There are no City Volunteers in Emmen at the moment.
If you are already a member, please go to the member section - you are on the external pages now.
www.hospitalityclub.org /hc/hcworld.php?city=20873   (431 words)

  
 Pet Owners and Sitters, Pet Sitter Meetups, events, clubs and groups near Emmen
Pet Owners and Sitters, Pet Sitter Meetups, events, clubs and groups near Emmen
Meetup.com will be down for software updates Mon Mar 19th starting at approximately 9:00 AM EST.
Sign up to hear when a new Pet Sitter Meetup starts near Emmen
petsitter.meetup.com /cities/ch/emmen   (112 words)

  
 Emmen Travel Guide - Emmen Vacations - VirtualTourist.com
Home » Travel Guides » Europe » Switzerland » Emmen
Plan a Emmen vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Emmen locals.
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www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Switzerland/Emmen-692069/TravelGuide-Emmen.html   (298 words)

  
 RSVPair: Airport - Emmen Emmen (LSME / N/A)
RSVPair: Airport - Emmen Emmen (LSME / N/A) Emmen
Emmen SWITZERLAND (LSME / N/A) Nearby airports with air charter planes:
Empty Legs: 50 / 100 / 200 mi.
www.rsvpair.com /findAirport/icao/LSME.html   (58 words)

  
 Switzerland Map - Switzerland Satellite Image
World Country Maps and Satellite Images » Switzerland
Switzerland is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Austria to the east, and Italy to the south.
Bern, Basel, Pratteln, Zurich, Rorschach, Davos, Bellinzona, Locarno, Martigny, Montreux, Lausanne, Geneve, Reinach, Grenchen, Horw, Uster, Chur, Zug, Baar, Wadenswil, Emmen, Kriens, Bolligen, Langenthal, Burgdorf
geology.com /world/switzerland-satellite-image.shtml   (203 words)

  
 The Paddock
The team had three main objectives in developing its new car and, Sauber says, it achieved them all.
The aerodynamics have been improved after eight months of wind tunnel testing at Emmen, Switzerland, and many of the components have been made lighter.
Sauber will also continue its three-year relationship with Ferrari, from whom it obtains engines.
members.fortunecity.com /guidof1/t_sauber.html   (1451 words)

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