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Can be preserved in the British Museum a Swiss monk documents, which recorded in 1377 in poker, it had already spread to the Swiss.

Blunt to the point of being rude, the Swiss probably have the least likely reputation for being characterized as "friendly" or "warm" .

"We have a flat tyre but do not know where is the spare, " said the Swiss driver.

Some analysts doubted any intervention would be effective, given past experiences by the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank.

Returning back to the start line, the Swiss boat is late, but seem content to be able to take the right hand side of the course.

Voters in Zurich have overwhelmingly rejected proposals to ban assisted suicide or to limit the practice to residents of the Swiss city.

For months, he said, he has wagered the Swiss franc would eventually fall, even as the currency routinely hit record highs against the euro.

The Swiss made an early mistake when he failed to anticipate a through ball from Peixoto for Meyong whose shot went into the side netting.

"That's good because you know that's the game because you want to do mind games and stuff, " said the Swiss central defender.

If the Swiss were unable to stand the pressure of being a currency bolthole, why should other countries be able to do so?

But this integrated, one-bank approach is the opposite of what some of the Swiss boutique players are trying to achieve.

But even when fit, the Swiss centre back is not taking his place in the Arsenal starting line-up for granted.

The State Department sharply rebuked the Swiss decision, and said the Justice Department would decide what steps to take next.

The Swiss franc has been a winning bet this year for investors seeking safety from dueling debt problems in the U. S. and Europe.

However, few would argue that the Swiss has not improved his volleys since he began working with Roche, so he must be doing something right.

Hans-Rudolf Merz, the country's president, said the UBS settlement would not compromise the confidentiality of the Swiss banking industry.

A recent report by the Swiss bank regulator shows just how it had been blindsided by a bank that it had once considered saintly.

"It's disappointing to see the Swiss team withdrawing, but whoever is going to replace them will also be pretty strong. "

He took the Swiss Army knife from its case on his belt and flicked out the bottle opener on it, using it expertly.

The biggest currency move of the session was seen in the Swiss Franc, which continued to strengthen to record levels against the greenback.

The SNB said the massive overvaluation of the Swiss franc posed an acute threat to the Swiss economy and carried the risk of deflation.

Surely it is just a case of California (which explicitly borrowed the Swiss model) executing a good idea poorly?

The Swiss franc, the only European franc not to have been replaced by the Euro, is used in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

He chose the Swiss group because he and his wife, a neighbourhood sweetheart from their native Ostend, wanted to see the world.

The Swiss company says it has a good understanding of the science and is now racing to make foods with the new technology.

Chevrolet said the pattern of the trademark bow, Chevrolet is the Swiss racing driver, engineer Louis Chevrolet's name.

More brutal tactics might have embarrassed him with the Swiss.

But the business and political leaders gathered for the yearly event in the Swiss Alps were not the only ones talking about the subject.

Created in the course of the general personal right, representative of the German model and the impact of the Swiss model.

In 2009 it snapped up the Swiss subsidiary of Dresdner Bank, one ailing German bank which had merged with another, Commerzbank.

UBS, the Swiss bank, this week said most of the $42bn the bank has lost as a result of the subprime meltdown was booked in the US.

"The Swiss economy is certainly one of those economies that suffer the least, " said Sarasin bank's analyst Alessandro Bee.

The Swiss Government will continue to support FAO's efforts and cooperate within appropriate international fora, she said.

Belgium was plunged into mourning following the news of the crash, and the Swiss parliament observed a minute's silence for the victims.

However, the Swiss bank's share price soared after it confirmed it had secured underwriting for a SFr15 billion ($15 billion) rights issue.

The Swiss banking industry benefited for decades from its reputation as a safe and discreet haven for the rich around the world.

He always played, with one small exception, the full 90 minutes and quickly showed to be a very important part of the Swiss defence.

UBS struggled, as the Swiss bank confirmed another hefty loss and continued to lose clients.

Analysts said the the Swiss franc looked oversold on daily charts, having hit its lowest level since early July on Monday.

Place in Rome, Italy 23, wounding two parcel bombs, and the Swiss Embassy in Rome, the Embassy of Chile to be targeted.

Located in the heart of the Swiss Alps, Igloo inspired pods include wood burning fireplaces , luxury beds , and full bathrooms.

That was in the building juiyen scenic eve of a Swiss rock from the sun is behind the Swiss rocks, and therefore Maitreya the first-born.

Roger Federer is delighted to be welcoming his first child while still in the prime of his tennis career, the Swiss star said on Saturday.

Andermatt was traditionally dependent on the Swiss army, which had its mountain training school there.

Snow skiing in the Swiss Alps or breathing in the fresh air of the Scottish Highlands must be personally experienced to be enjoyed.

The Swiss hotels of my childhood evoked fresh pine, as though they had grown organically from the surrounding forests.

The Swiss franc has looked like the only paper currency that could act as a safe haven; a kind of Alpine gold.

The Swiss franc is usually seen as a very strong paper currency.

The Bank joined the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, the ECB, the Bank of Canada and the Swiss National Bank in making the announcement.

Mr. Wilmot-Sitwell is now UBS's second group board member to be based in Asia, underscoring the region's importance to the Swiss bank.

But traditionalists said banning the weapons would have broken the long-standing trust between the Swiss people and the army.

It is believed that to this day the treasure still lies in its original hiding spot in a lake in the Swiss Alps waiting to be found.

Last week the Swiss-based firm said it had held "preliminary discussions" with unnamed third parties.

The beam of particles is now traveling around the 27-kilometer underground tunnel, which straddles (the) Swiss-French border near Geneva.

If you had a chance to be playing captain of the Swiss Davis Cup team, like Ivan Ljubicic is with Croatia, would you do it?

The Swiss Embassy in Tehran says Swiss diplomats are trying to meet with the three hikers.

Faced with a vengeful Tripoli , the Swiss felt they had few allies to call upon .

BMW-Sauber's KERS system is not living up to the Swiss based squad's expectations, the publication Motorsport Aktuell reports.

We stayed in the Swiss town of Interlaken, where Li had promised us "truly clean air, " a treat for residents of any large Chinese city.

We also like the Swiss over the German equity market.

At least for the present, the Swiss watch industry may be the exception that proves the rule.

On Thursday she was forced to stop a news conference in the Swiss capital of Bern after complaining of travel exhaustion and vomiting.

HUBEI PROVINCE, China -- The Swiss heir to a trucking fortune and a team of scientists want to save the Yangtze River's white dolphins.

Through the Company's privatization in November 1999, the Swiss holding SAirGroup acquired part of LOT Polish Airlines shares.

Should it happen, however, the winner could be the Swiss franc, given that the euro has problems of its own.

A spokesman for the Swiss bank said the claims were "without merit" .

The U. S. dollar and euro both fell to session lows against the Swiss franc ahead of the Federal Reserve announcement.

I said after beating the Swiss (2-1 winning with another late goal) that people would remember us. I say that again today (Sunday)!

Indeed its fiscal position is enviable, with gross government debt less than forty per cent the size of the Swiss economy.

"It was great fun, even though I sometimes didn't know which way was up or down, " said the Swiss.

The Bank of Japan has bought equities and the Swiss National Bank has intervened in the currency markets.

About 100 Britons are believed to have ended their lives at the Swiss clinic of the right-to-die organisation Dignitas.

Searches involving 150 prosecutors and tax officials took place in 13 locations across Germany linked to the Swiss bank's German subsidiary.

In Italy, after a troop concert tour, Andersen decided to escape across the Swiss border by train.

Others may be tempted to argue, like the Swiss, that they have technical reasons to weaken their currencies.

By further studying the Swiss family, Sprecher said, it might be possible to solve the mystery of fingerprints overall.

At present, however, the Swiss Alps are no longer growing as a result of this tectonic process.

The Swiss watch-making industry claims it loses more than $700 million a year from these knock-offs.

The Swiss government is worried enough that it has tried to weaken the currency in international markets.

Nestle SA now ranks as the world's biggest food company, helping the Swiss economy grow at twice the rate of the European Union.

By the 19th century the Swiss had learned how to make it into a solid form which could be eaten rather than drunk.

It was not long before the Swiss rose up and drove the Austrian soldiers out of their country.

The Swiss National Bank has failed to keep its currency under control, as currency traders have turned to the franc as a safe haven.

Investors looking for a safe place to put their money have sought refuge in the Swiss franc.

Reading about nude hikers, says the tourist board's Kanel, "is so much more fun than reading about the Swiss banks. "

2011 marked the first season since 2002 that the Swiss did not win a major championship, being eclipsed by Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.

Also attached is a small white label with some information on it, including the name of the Swiss manufacturer Bucher Hydraulics.

However it portrays its plans, the Swiss miner evidently smells Anglo's blood and is crawling like a leopard towards it.

After the Swiss National Bank stunned dealers with its move to curb the franc, the focus in currency markets on Wednesday switched to Tokyo.

The money that Hungarian households saved on cheap Swiss interest rates has been more than wiped out by the rise in the Swiss franc.

He has lectured around the world and served the Swiss National Science Foundation as an expert for social policy research programs.

The Swiss don't like the fact that they have contempt for authority and are lazy.

The original system was meant to have been run by the Swiss and protected by the Americans, he continued.

They take one good look at my face and assume that my English is not as good as the Swiss-German with blonde hair and blues eyes.

The Swiss people vote around four times a year on about 20 issues at a national level .

The Swiss watch federation says exports of Swiss watches to the U. S. are up nearly 15% through the end of November.

One currency that did not is the Swiss franc (see right-hand chart).

Which, in the case of the Swiss elections, is an equally important feature.

The trains are run with a uniformed professionalism and an esprit de corps that put even the Swiss in the shade.

As well, the Swiss bank is boosting headcount in Asia by poaching experienced private bankers from bigger rivals.

Most of this profit has historically gone to investment bankers, notes Philipp Hildebrand, chairman of the Swiss National Bank.

The British pound, the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc remain minor reserve currencies, as those countries are not major powers.

ANDY Murray last night withdrew from the Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament after suffering for three days with a throat infection .

A black list could have led to sanctions not just against the Swiss banks, but against Swiss industry too.

Both sets had taken 42 minutes, though it had seemed the Swiss, now in full flow, had won the second much more quickly.

Expensive assets like the Swiss franc might not be as safe as investors hope.

Similar efforts by the Swiss central bank to stop the rise of the franc failed miserably and expensively.

This video shows a notebank of the Swiss franc, in which there is Euler and the solar system with a body with an elliptical orbit.

For that, I'll introduce the Swiss Army knife of GStreamer, the gst-launch tool.

UBS and the Swiss government fought the U. S. effort to obtain account holders' names, citing Swiss bank-privacy laws.

Faced with the necessity of making a living, he obtained employment as an examiner in the Swiss Patent Office in Bern.

Traders confirmed that SNB had been active in the market, selling the Swiss franc against the euro and the dollar.

It keeps its own accounts and is independent of the Swiss federal budget in every way.

For a truly unique experience, the Swiss Travel System, along with Cailler-Nestle, offers an excursion on "The Swiss Chocolate Train. "

The Puppet Master lives in Europe and certainly utilizes the secrecy of the Swiss banks during his massive global operations.

The Swiss government knows it must find alternatives, but changing such an enormous national institution will take time.

As the Swiss leader in medium-priced sport watches, Certina has always championed the best quality at an accessible price.

He recommends that people carry a multitool, by which he means some version of the Swiss army knife.

World Football's Enmar is being finding out why the Swiss doesn't seem to reflect the country's love of the game.

The Swiss Alps may appear wide open and free, but that doesn't mean you're allowed to feel the same.

In October UBS spun $60 billion of toxic assets into a fund backed by the Swiss central bank.

The Swiss have both a fiscal and a current-account surplus, a low inflation rate and a relatively low debt-to-GDP ratio.

The Swiss architects are having none of it.

To avoid conflict, the Swiss government gives half of the military knife & bayonet blade production quota to Wenger and half to Victorinox.

As it bet on rising prices, senior traders at the Swiss-based company publicly urged Russia to impose a grain export ban.

All the products have passed the European CE certification, MSDS and through the Swiss SGS content non-toxic safety inspection.

Lightning illuminates the sky during a thunderstorm over the Swiss Federal Palace in Bern, Switzerland on July 17, 2009.

This week it paid $15bn for a portfolio of dis- tressed mortgage assets with a $20bn face value from UBS, the Swiss bank.

THE publication of a new work by Carl Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist who died in 1961, is an exciting event.

The event gathers some of the world's most powerful political and business leaders at a small ski village in the Swiss Alps.

As the Reds prepare to face St Gallen in their first pre-season friendly of the summer, Liverpoolfc. tv takes a look at the Swiss city.

Tennis star Roger Federer will be the flag bearer for the Swiss delegation at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.

Following the meeting, Li held talks with Vice President & Foreign Minister of the Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey.

The Swiss health authorities have launched their latest anti-smoking campaign which imitates the visual language of the tobacco industry.

Nor did anyone force the German Landesbanken and the Swiss universal banks to invest heavily in toxic assets.

The euro's abrupt rebound from a low against the Swiss franc earlier spurred talk of intervention by the Swiss National Bank.

But the Swiss bankers' association said it expected the settlement "would be consistent with Swiss law" .

He confirmed that the country had seen increasing pressure on the Swiss franc as concerns over the eurozone have grown.

Fear of unemployment has been one of the main concerns of the Swiss for several years .

The Austrians argued that by including Mr Haider in government they would defang him, a trick the Swiss later tried to play on Mr Blocher.

U. N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called heads of major international agencies to a meeting this week in the Swiss capital, Bern.

The Swiss franc is also trading with a bearish tone, especially versus the dollar after weaker than expected inflation data.

Until recently the chief beneficiaries of a flight to safety were the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc.

This is a very difficult situation for the Swiss National Bank, as it does not want the Swiss exporting companies to lose their markets.

It is now at its lowest against the Swiss franc since the euro was adopted in 1999.

The Swiss did not take their fate lying down.

Negligible corruption with lots of checks and balances and excellent educational opportunities give the Swiss faith in their government.

First, on behalf of the Guangxi Administration of Press and Publication, I'd like to extend my warm welcome to the Swiss News Delegation.

How does the Swiss recover after losing another epic final encounter to his nemesis Rafael Nadal?

After eight years of experiment, the Swiss Daniel Peter puts the first milk chocolate on the market in 1875.

Under this agreement the Swiss are granted the right to decide how many inquiries may be made and whether they are appropriate or not.

These banks must now face exposure and stiff fines, or the Swiss regulators' probe will have failed to teach the necessary lessons.

Ann: Scientists are doing experiments along the Swiss-French border to find the secrets of the universe.

Polanski is still a fugitive from justice and the Swiss are famously a correct and punctilious nation.

The Swiss franc and the yen, both used to fund leveraged carry trades, typically gain in times of market stress.

The Swiss cabinet called for the decommissioning of the country's five nuclear power reactors and new energy sources to replace them.

One cautionary tale is Bally, the Swiss shoemaker bought by US buy-out firm TPG in 1999, the peak of the last stock market bubble.

WwW. zIdiR. coM Signifier is an important concept in modern linguistics, which created by the Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure.

The user is well aware of the Swiss company's DIFFICULT, told us to patiently wait a few days.

The Swiss franc, like the yen a source of low-yielding funds for foreign-exchange punters , is 53% overvalued.

In order to hand the money back to Tunis, the Swiss government says it needs proof the frozen assets were the proceeds of illicit activity.

Dutch soccer fans get into the party spirit in the centre of the Swiss capital Bern, ahead of their team's Euro 2008 clash with France.

The Swiss franc was buoyed by upbeat comments from the Swiss National Bank's chairman and an above-forecast Swiss sentiment survey.

In 1351 it joined the Swiss Confederation, where it quickly became one of the leading members, along with Bern and Lucerne.

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The usual safe havens, the Swiss franc, Japanese yen and US dollar softened slightly as the rally in risk continued overnight.

It might also need, with due respect to the Swiss franc and the Japanese yen, to back its currency with an army and navy.

Even the Swiss private banks -- Credit Suisse (CS) and UBS (UBS) -- are more asset-management companies.

Last time we left you, you were sending video blogs from the Swiss countryside!

The band has admitted using it as an excuse to travel to exotic places, including the Bahamas and the Swiss Alps.

While some argue that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) will have to step in, others believe it is powerless to dampen demand.

The Swiss Franc remained lower heading into the London session and traders were still on high alert for any SNB presence.

Likewise, the Swiss franc and Japanese yen are also rising strongly, while riskier currencies look vulnerable in the current environment.

That puts pressure on market favourites like the Swiss franc and the yen.

In some ways, the Swiss plan stops short of those implemented in the U. S. , U. K. , Germany and other major European nations.

The sharp rise in the Swiss franc has made it costlier for Swiss-based outfits to pay their wages (see chart).

Manuel Oliveri, a foreign exchange strategist at UBS, said: "Their key interest is to keep the Swiss franc-euro exchange rate capped. "

Elsewhere, the Swiss central bank once again talked down the franc after its policy meeting where it kept rates on hold.

Why would the Swiss be in possession of this information, and why would they put it on their franc?

But the impact of the global financial crisis on Swiss investors themselves could also explain why the Swiss franc has proven so strong.

The prototype was tested at the Swiss Light Source synchrotron near Zurich, using a mouse femur fragment narrower than a human hair.

The Swiss can be excused for feeling that the troubles of the world are resting on their shoulders.

Reliability, precision, innovation: the Kurth Brothers'fundamental principles to guide the Swiss company's early years.

If is not he likes carving the stone, he could not approach the Swiss Germany to want that Tibet's in Holy Bible hard mallet!

This was not, however, what attracted America's Progressives to the Swiss model.

There are already signs the demand froth is coming off, at least in gold and the Swiss franc.

It was also the craftsmen organised into 15 guilds who, in 1501, carried through the council's decision to join the Swiss Confederation.

The Swiss heeded warnings from government and business that more vacation would raise labor costs and put the economy at risk.

The Swiss government wants to provide the best possible conditions for Swiss businesses.

The fine attributes of the Swiss are the prerequisites for any civilised society.

The Swiss, Weiner discovered, are efficient and punctual, comparatively wealthy and face hardly any unemployment.

The Swiss franc is set for a slight reversal in trend and will weaken against the euro, according to the latest poll.

If the peg persists, it will not be long before the Swiss feel the effects of monetary expansion in inflation, asset bubbles or both.

The Swiss-born former Basel man could be the heir to Czech veteran Pavel Nedved, who will be hanging his boots up at the end of next season.

Meanwhile, the Swiss franc - another popular haven currency - weakened against the euro.

The member states of the Swiss Confederation concluded the Diet of Stans, an agreement whereby civil war was averted.

To be sure, other banks see the potential of growing revenues in Asia and have been poaching staff from the Swiss bank.

But nothing like HB -SIA, as the Swiss aircraft is known, has ever taken to the air.

The Swiss diplomat entered briskly, a decent, sad little man, with a red tuft of chin beard.

The Swiss, a father to two-year-old twins, was given a 4am wake-up call by his daughter.

The website of the Swiss tourist organisation provides an idea of average temperatures.

Proposals to make the deal retrospective were also rejected by the Swiss authorities, saving further large sums for wealthy UK residents.

The Swiss authorities requested for court records from the United States.

A lake on the Swiss-French border between the Alps and the Jura Mountains. It is traversed east to west by the Rhone River.

Having cut its rates to zero, the Swiss National Bank has bought foreign currency to drive down the Swiss franc.

The "Swiss finish" includes a layer of "cocos" , bonds that are contractually converted to equity when a bank is under strain.

Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds' worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it.

The Swiss authorities have already taken action to try to stabilise the country's banking sector and in particular UBS.

The Swiss and the Finns are doing just fine yet they have never nor will conceivably ever be so-called World Powers.

Unlike the Swiss, these Californian reformers had in mind a specific enemy, against which direct democracy seemed the ideal weapon.

The euro hit a new low against the Swiss franc, and since Wednesday it's fallen by more than three cents against the dollar.

The Swiss bank said that, based on its latest estimates, it was "unlikely to be profitable in the first quarter. "

This newspaper is not generally in favour of policies that distort markets, but the Swiss deserve some sympathy.

Mr. Leuchtmann says the Swiss have the advantage of wanting to weaken their currency, which can be done through printing money.

The Swiss radiation protection ordinance in routine nuclear power plant operation and during revision outages.

It follows a recent advertising campaign aimed at re-establishing confidence in the Swiss bank's brand and mending relations with clients.

Coutts has switched sides to the Swiss along with a large part of the Kiwi crew.

This week's annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, held in the Swiss Alps in Davos, comes at a bleak time for world capitalism.

The Awards are an initiative of the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction.

And the Swiss supporters for them were never able to compete with the powerful European leagues.

My grandparents had a pig farm in the Swiss mountains, with around twenty swine at any one time.

The Swiss driver's imaginative excuse did him little good. Police issued him a C$360 speeding ticket.

These fresh experiences speak volumes about the openness, democracy, and warm hospitality of the Swiss people.

Although the Swiss government is not directly involved, Bern is represented as a "friend of the court" .

"Yields at this level are clearly unsustainable, " said Paul Marson, chief investment officer at Lombard Odier, the Swiss private bank.

More than 150 US customers of the Swiss bank UBS are being "criminally investigated" on suspicion of tax avoidance, court documents say.

I've received great help in this endeavour from Raphael Auer of the Swiss National Bank and Princeton University.

This was really a fatal mistake and brought a heavy blow to the Swiss.

The Swiss franc is also seen by investors as a relative haven and has also strengthened amid global financial unrest.

The Swedes and the Swiss had the largest number of A cup sizes at 14 per cent.

I'm Commander Richter, principal of the Swiss Guard. Thank you for coming.

In a referendum the Swiss voted against a proposed ban on keeping army rifles at home.

I shall never forget seeing the Swiss Alps for the first time.

Brissago Island, on the Swiss side of Lake Maggiore, is home to a lovely botanical garden.

On Sunday, the Swiss will vote on a referendum that would compel all of Switzerland's cantons to hire animal lawyers.

Gallus Inc. , the North American arm of the Swiss manufacturer of narrow web printing presses, has a new president.

Enmar: Only a handful of the players in the Swiss national sports play football in Switzerland.

Last year, UBS was forced to turn the Swiss state for help after getting caught up in the subprime crisis.

But it is clear that the Swiss are again weighing the benefits and costs of their unique approach to the EU.

Some suggest the Swiss ought to announce a peg to the euro or engineer a negative nominal interest rate.

Their travel plans are being arranged by the Swiss government because the United States does not have diplomatic relations with Iran.

The Swiss tabloid Blick made it look like it was blood pouring from the temple.

Though understandable, then, the Swiss action is nonetheless regrettable.

The Swiss Flash USB Knife is the perfect marriage of technology, practicality, materials, and quality design.

He's also accused of attempting to sell classified stealth technology to the Swiss government and to businesses in Israel and Germany.

The dollar would likely suffer in that scenario, too, mostly against the Swiss franc and yen, analysts said.

Consumer products: Nicolas Hayek, chairman of Swatch, for revitalising the Swiss watch industry.

Two key elements enhance the effectiveness of the Swiss and U. K. central-bank moves: timing and quantity.

The Swiss could reduce and then recoup the costs of building and maintaining venues through recurring use and tourism receipts.

But when quoted by the Swiss publication Motorsport Aktuell, FIA president Mosley sounded unwilling to submit to the demands.