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  Swiss Facts and Information
Swiss World (www.swissworld.org) Provides a variety of information on the Swiss economy, politics, society, culture and geography.
Swiss Libraries (www.switch.ch/libraries) List of Swiss libraries and catalogues provided by SWITCH, the Swiss Academic and Research Network, with information on access methods.
Swiss Radio International (SRI) (www.swissinfo.org) SRI is the international section of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation.
www.eckerd.edu /aspec/swisspage/swissfacts.htm   (1040 words)

  
 List of Swiss companies - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
List of Swiss companies - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
This is a list of Swiss companies, currently active and former ones:
Asea Brown Boveri (ABB - a merger of ASEA and Brown Boveri Company)
www.music.us /education/L/List-of-Swiss-companies.htm   (264 words)

  
 SearchSystems.net - The Largest Public Records Directory
Description: Browse this listing of missing persons in Kanton Aargau, Switzerland to view name, photo, age, date/place missing from, physical description and contact info.
Description: Browse this listing of missing persons in Grisons, Switzerland to view name, photo, age, date, place and circumstances of disappearance, physical description and contact info.
Description: Browse this listing of missing persons in Schwyz, Switzerland to view name, photo, DOB, date, place and circumstances of disappearance, physical description and contact info.
www.searchsystems.net /list.php?nid=97   (592 words)

  
 Event Planning, Party and Wedding Planner Resources - corporate event production
We have a nationwide vendor list to pick from including wedding djs, disc jockeys and entertainers of all types.
Audio Visual Rentals: We strive to offer quality audio visual rental and production companies for your corporate event, trade show, public event or festival including full sound systems (PA), lighting, staging, screens and producers if you need for events from small to over 100,000 people anywhere in the USA and world-wide.
Special Effects Experts: Yes, we have a very large list of pyrotechnics display experts in our database who can help with your next 4th of July event, city festival, product launch, anniversary or birthday.
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  100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies 2007 - Business 2.0 Magazine
The 100 companies on our annual list are all posting impressive results.
California is once again home to the most companies on this list, with 37 of the fastest growing techs headquartered there.
Zacks Investment Research of Chicago ranked the resulting list using four financial criteria: growth in revenue, profit, and operating cash flow during the past three years, and the 12-month stock return as of Dec. 31, 2006.
money.cnn.com /magazines/business2/b2fastestgrowing   (820 words)

  
 Switzerland - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The Swiss Confederation or Switzerland (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica) is a landlocked federal republic in Europe, bordering Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein.
However, Swiss law is gradually being adjusted to that of the EU and the government has signed a number of bilateral agreements with the European Union.
On June 5, 2005, Swiss voters agreed, by a 55% majority, to join the Schengen treaty, a result that was welcomed by EU commentators as a sign of goodwill by a Switzerland that is traditionally perceived as isolationist.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/s/w/i/Switzerland.html   (2919 words)

  
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However, Swiss law is gradually being adjusted to conform with that of the EU and the government has signed a number of bilateral agreements with the European Union.
On 5 June 2005, Swiss voters agreed, by a 55% majority, to join the Schengen treaty, a result that was regarded by EU commentators as a sign of support by Switzerland, a country that is traditionally perceived as independent, neutral, or isolationist.
The Swiss National Independence Day, centered on the Rütli meadow in the center of Switzerland on August 1, is very popular with the Swiss themselves, and this celebration is a festive day across Switzerland, with large and impressive fireworks displays in all the towns, on the lakes, and even remote locations scattered across the mountainsides.
wikipediaworld.blogspot.com /2007/02/switzerland-from-wikipedia-free.html   (5917 words)

  
 Switzerland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
A male native of Switzerland is said to be a Schweizer and a female is a Schweizerin in Swiss German; Suisse (male) or Suissesse (female) in Swiss French and svizzero (male) or svizzera (female) in Swiss Italian.
However, Swiss law is gradually being adjusted to conform with that of the EU and the government has signed a number of bilateral agreements with the European Union.
On 5 June 2005, Swiss voters agreed, by a 55% majority, to join the Schengen treaty, a result that was welcomed by EU commentators as a sign of goodwill by Switzerland, a country that is traditionally perceived as isolationist.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Swiss   (4148 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of Swiss companies   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bühler AG The Bally Shoe company was founded as Bally and Co in 1851 by Carl Franz Bally (1821-1899) and his brother Fritz in the basement of their family home in Schönenwerd in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
Lists of companies by country This is an incomplete list of lists of companies.
On June 5, 2005, Swiss voters agreed, by a 55% majority, to join the Schengen treaty, a result that was welcomed by EU commentators as a sign of goodwill by Switzerland, a country that is traditionally perceived as isolationist.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Swiss-companies   (1724 words)

  
 CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Swiss military strategy was changed from one of static defence at the borders to protect the economic heartland, to a strategy of organized long-term attrition and withdrawal to strong, well-stockpiled positions high in the Alps known as the Réduit.
On 5 June 2005, Swiss voters agreed by a 55% majority to join the Schengen treaty, a result that was regarded by EU commentators as a sign of support by Switzerland, a country that is traditionally perceived as independent, neutral, or isolationist.
The Swiss National Independence Day, centered on the Rütli meadow in the center of Switzerland on August 1, is very popular with the Swiss themselves, and this celebration is a festive day across Switzerland, with large and impressive fireworks displays in all the towns, on the lakes, and even remote locations scattered across the mountainsides.
encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Switzerland   (5393 words)

  
 Switzerland
The Swiss landscape is characterised by the Alps, a high mountain range running across the central-south of the country.
The Swiss climate is generally temperate, but it can vary greatly locally, from the harsh conditions on the high mountains to the pleasant mediterranean clime at Switzerland's southern tip.
Although the Swiss are not pursuing full EU membership in the near term, in 1999 Bern and Brussels signed agreements to further liberalise trade ties.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/sw/Switzerland.html   (1021 words)

  
 Switzerland
The Swiss Confederation or Switzerland is a landlocked federal state in Europe, which borders Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein.
On April 18, 1999 the Swiss population and the cantons voted in favor of a completely revised federal constitution.
Swiss French and Swiss Italian differ far less from their counterparts spoken in France and Italy.
creekin.net /n178-switzerland.html   (2327 words)

  
 List of swiss companies 1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/list_of_swiss_companies_1   (155 words)

  
 Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: )
On 5 June 2005, Swiss voters agreed, by a 55% majority, to join the Schengen treaty, a result that was regarded by EU commentators as a sign of support by Switzerland, a country that is traditionally perceived as isolationist.
Swiss German speaking areas may perhaps be seen more orientated on German culture and can be more traditionalist and neutralist, and Italian-speaking areas can have more of an Italian culture.
The reasons vary, yet the Swiss have a fascination with foreign lands and a history of international diplomacy and peaceful involvement.
www.fellowshare.com /en/Switzerland.htm   (5133 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Switzerland Article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As a consequence of the civil war, Switzerland adopted a federal constitution in 1848, amending it extensively in 1874 and establishing federal responsibility for defense, trade, and legal matters.
Swiss bank secrecy has often been controversial abroad, since, critics say, it helps criminals hide dubious transactions (corruption...) and launder money.
The Swiss are noted for their banks, their chocolate, their cheese, their pocket knives, their watches, and their private boarding schools.
www.ipedia.com /switzerland.html   (1402 words)

  
 Swiss Companies
Swiss Companies can be established for trading, property investment (for domestic real estate a permit must be obtained), investment holding, management and consultancy services, financial transactions, corporate holdings and any other activity that is not prohibited by Swiss law.
This type of limited company must have a minimum authorised share capital of CHF 100'000.- of which all of it has to be issued and fully paid up.
The Swiss Federal Government passed the MLA by decision of 16 March 1998 and it became law on 1 April 1998 after an interval for a referendum which elapsed unused.
www.avocat.s5.com /custom.html   (2618 words)

  
 Switzerland - Wikipedia Mirror
The charter united the involved parties in the struggle against the rule by the Habsburgs, who were a Swiss family then holding the German imperial throne of the Holy Roman Empire.
At the Battle of Morgarten on November 15, 1315, the Swiss defeated the Habsburg army and secured quasi-independence as the Swiss Confederation.
As a consequence of the civil war, Switzerland adopted the use of referenda and a federal constitution in 1848, amending the latter extensively in 1874 and establishing federal responsibility for defence, trade, and legal matters.
www.wiki-mirror.be /index.php/Switzerland   (3279 words)

  
 Swiss French in TutorGig Encyclopedia
Swiss may refer to The adjectival form for the European country of Switzerland or the Old Swiss Confederacy, English since 1515, from French Suisse, ultimately from Schwyz Swiss German, the dialects..
Swiss Re Infobox Company company name Swiss Re company logo Image SwissRe logo.gif 100px company type Aktiengesellschaft..., Swiss Re s London headquarters is the 6th tallest building in London Swiss Re is the world s largest..
Swiss Prot is a curated biological database of protein sequences from different species created in 1986 by Amos Bairoch during his PhD and developed by the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and the European..
www.tutorgig.com /es/Swiss+French   (785 words)

  
 Swiss govt given list of nuclear suspects -DAWN - International; 21 February, 2004
BERN, Feb 20: The UN nuclear agency has given Bern a list naming two Swiss companies and 15 Swiss nationals suspected of helping advance secret nuclear programs in Iran and Libya, the government said on Thursday.
However, Wyss acknowledged that the IAEA had already asked for information from the Swiss government about two of the 11 "unknown" men, during an investigation seven years ago.
On Wednesday the New York Times reported that a Swiss father-son duo had been identified as having transferred sensitive technology to Iraq, Libya and Pakistan.
www.dawn.com /2004/02/21/int9.htm   (386 words)

  
 Switzerland Investigates Trading Companies that Profited from Saddam Hussein's Oil   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Eleven Swiss companies are suspected of having made bribes to obtain contracts.
The eleven oil-trading companies that figure on the list published by the Baghdad daily “Al-Mada” are targeted by a judicial inquiry recently launched by Switzerland’s State Secretary for the Economy (SECO).
Switzerland, where numerous trading companies have their operational headquarters, was at the heart of a contraband system the former president put in place to bypass the embargo imposed by the UN in 1990.
www.globalpolicy.org /security/oil/2004/0131swissoil.htm   (831 words)

  
 GlobaLex - The Swiss Legal System and Research
The decisions of the Swiss Federal Tribunal are rendered in the language of the parties.
Swiss civil law is mainly comprised in the Swiss Civil Code (which governs Status of Individuals, Family Law, Inheritance Law, and Property Law) and in the Swiss Code of Obligations (which governs Contracts, Torts, Commercial Law, Company Law, Law of checks and other payment instruments).
To be admitted to the Bar, the Swiss law school graduate must “apprentice” in a canton, usually in the one in which he or she wishes to mainly practice law.
www.nyulawglobal.org /globalex/Switzerland.htm   (3275 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL, August 2002; Internet Prospector
The entire list is not on the Web site, but you may find a few interesting things in the magazine's archives.
The list is sorted in several handy ways (by families, for example).
I admit that the list is a little Forbes-ish but better, if you ask me. It makes you wish you had a bunch of Aussies in your pool of constituents.
www.internet-prospector.org /intr0802.htm   (356 words)

  
 Corporate Strategies Workshop
While the companies in this report are leaders in their industries, some caution against getting too far ahead of the competition.
Companies in the report feel they cannot leave the ultimate form of such regulations to chance and must earn a seat at the policy making table.
Companies with a history of climate-related activity are shifting their strategies from a focus on risk management and bottom-line protection to instead emphasize business opportunities and top-line enhancements.
www.pewclimate.org /companies_leading_the_way_belc/business_resource_portal/corpstrat_wkshp.cfm   (580 words)

  
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The expansion of the federation, and the reputation of being invincible acquired during the earlier wars, suffered a first setback in 1515 with the Swiss defeat in the Battle of Marignano.
However, this was prevented by the opposition of the Austrian Government, the Allies, Swiss liberals, the Swiss-Italians (persons of Swiss nationality who live in Italian-speaking regions - see map) and the Romands (Swiss nationals living in the French-speaking regions of Switzerland - see map).
This section, particularly the west, is also referred to as the "Seeland" (the land of lakes) and the largest lake is Lake Geneva (Lac Léman in French), at the westernmost of Switzerland.
www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Switzerland   (5647 words)

  
 Iraqi Subcontractor List Includes Dubious Companies
A look at the list of subcontractors rebuilding Iraq reveals an organization that is alleged to have possible ties to the Al Qaeda terrorism network.
The company awarded 104 of 140 contracts to Iraqi companies.
Many of the companies are new, and since the CPA has relaxed restrictions, allowing foreign companies to purchase Iraqi companies, tracking exactly who is rebuilding Iraq with U.S. taxpayer dollars origin becomes difficult.
www.stanford.edu /class/comm273/WWW1/Published/Articles/wallace-main6c.htm   (482 words)

  
 CRT-II - Claims Resolution Tribunal - Deposited Assets
The purpose of the publication of the names in the 2001 List is to allow eligible claimants under the Settlement Agreement of the Holocaust Victims Assets Litigation in the United States to identify the names of Account Owners of deposits in Swiss banks to whose assets they may be entitled.
The listing of the names does not necessarily mean that the listed owners of accounts in Swiss banks were Nazi Victims.
As described above, the 2001 List has been constructed to assist potential claimants in finding an Account Owner or owners for which he or she wishes to make a claim or claims; thus, many names are presented multiple times to account for name variations and Power of Attorney relationships.
www.crt-ii.org /2001_list.phtm   (1163 words)

  
 Dairy Companies List
In a state as young as Alaska, which achieved statehood in 1959, it is unusual for companies to have a track record...
With Vella Cheese Company, Sonoma Cheese Factory and Sebastiani Winery continuing to be part of the agricultural community...
Swiss Heritage Cheese Factory was originally established as Monticello Northside Swiss Cheese Co-op...
www.careersinfood.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/showResourcesLinks/CatID/45   (3648 words)

  
 What is the Swiss-List?
Created in March 1997 in the San Francisco Bay Are, the Swiss-List is an informal group of young Swiss scientists and businesses professional living in the US [Swiss not as in "Swiss Citizen" but individuals who have a close tie to Switzerland, like a higher education degree or a professional experience in Switzerland].
Their unique experience and insight knowledge is an excellent source of information about local companies, latest technologies, new ideas and the identification of potential partners.
Since we were meeting more young Swiss scientists, the number of addresses in the email we were exchanging was growing ever longer.
www.swiss-list.com /about/index.shtml   (847 words)

  
 America's 200 Best Small Companies - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Twenty-one companies grew too large for our list this year; roughly 30% of last year's members were not invited back, typically because of declining earnings in recent quarters.
Investors have, by and large, recognized the superior performance of these companies, and so their shares are not cheap, although they tend to do well in bull markets for growth stocks.
Companies with steep growth trajectories often grow off of our list in short order.
www.forbes.com /2006/10/12/best-small-companies-biz-cz_06200best_jg_1012bestintro.html?partner=yahootix   (622 words)

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