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Florence Lonergan Wallace, born 26 January 1912 in Iowa
Florence Wallace, summer 1929, on leftGENEVA, SWITZERLAND – My mother would have been 100 today and although she isn’t with us (she lived to a fine age of 95), my three sisters and I are sharing old...
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Videos for your organization: free help is here!
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – YouTube has helped us all fall in love with videos and it’s made it easy and cheap to make them and add them to web sites. One result is that there is a lot of rubbish out there,...
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Reuters columnist encourages US to simplify tax system
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – David Cay Johnston, Reuters columnist, says he thinks the chances are only one in 84,000 that the US Congress will simplify the US tax system, but he’s nevertheless taking on the...
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How to describe stools to your doctor
I burst out laughing, as you probably will, when I saw the link to this site from a friend on a health care forum. On reflection I decided it’s one of the most useful things I’ve seen on the Internet...
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Good search tool for e-books from Lausanne
The Lausanne area continues to turn up interesting young companies and ventures, one of which is Bookapp, a joint venture between Frederic Kaplan who founded Ozwé and Laurent Bolli, co-founder of...
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No joke: Izzard runs 27 marathons in 27 days
One for each of Mandela’s years of imprisonmentGENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Eddie Izzard is coming to town next year – I recently posted an interview with this amazing British actor, comedian and political...
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Cartoonists for peace vs heroes (update – correction)
Today's cartoon from Patrick Chappatte, 25 May 2012 (©2012 Globe Cartoon)GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Cartoonists for Peace have a terrific display of posters along the shores of Lake Geneva, stretching from...
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Thanks for the Cosmo years, Helen
Helen Gurley Brown, 1964, shortly before the Cosmo girl was createdGENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The last paycheck I received from Cosmopolitan came while I was living in Switzerland, five years after I...
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Recycled bikes, a green on green idea
photo, M-WayGENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Vélos pour l’Afrique will be sending its 100,00oth recycled bicycle to Africa this week, a point brought to my attention by M-Way, the Migros shop that sells...
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Creative tourist marketing in a tough, tough market
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The tourist industry in Switzerland is arguably suffering more than any other business area from the too-long too-strong Swiss franc, so hat’s off to the Swiss Convention &...
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“No more impunity” poster contest judge, Patrick Chappatte
From TRIAL’s home page, www.trial-ch.orgGENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Political cartoonist Patrick Chappatte, who is a regular contributor to GenevaLunch, is the chair of the “No more impunity!” poster contest...
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The reinvented, sustainable toilet model (thank you, Switzerland)
Eawag’s Swiss reinvented toilet for developing countries, “Diversion” ©2012 Eawag/EOOSZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The reputation of Switzerland for its amazing variety and quality of toilets that impressed a...
View ArticleThe debate on making machines ethical
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – From Google’s driverless cars to robot soldiers, the future has arrived, bringing with it a new debate. “With or without robotic soldiers, what we really need is a sound way to...
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When sitting in the lion’s den (a tip from a mouse)
A mouse’s advice: stay fit if you’re going to face adversity head-on this yearGENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A lesson taught by a small creature this week: if your New Year’s resolution is to get out there in...
View ArticleICRC worker’s legacy, a video worth your time
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – One of the most poignant tributes to the work of the ICRC (International Red Cross) is a video with Hussein Saleh, a Yemen national who died on the job in June 2012. Le Monde has...
View ArticleA great little list of cheap and easy weekend DYI tech tips
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It’s going to be cold and snowy out this weekend in Switzerland, so your options are a: take it on board and go out and ski! or b: brrr, snuggle into a warm corner with your...
View ArticleNow we know Beckham really can run!
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It’s not often we tip our hats to guys who are barely covered and only down there, but definitely, hats off to David Beckham for showing us how to run in style. And hat’s off,...
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