New-Wave Swiss May Soon Surf
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Surfing could come to Switzerland after a sports group said yesterday that it plans to build a wave machine on a river in Zurich, the staid financial hub of the landlocked Alpine country.
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Once again, the landlocked Swiss are masters of the ocean. The Alinghi team from Switzerland -- a country more often associated with Alpine skiing and mountain climbing -- successfully defended the venerable America's Cup yesterday, beating Emirates Team New Zealand by one second to win the best-of-nine series, 5-2.
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Ready for takeoff More modern, more art
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The winemaker has an interesting future ahead.
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Switzerland's insurance industry is bracing itself for multimillion-dollar claims as a result of hurricane damage in the United States.
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BRIESKOW-FINKENHEERD, Germany  - Fisherman Peter Schneider knows the floods come each year and says they are good for business -- but few other people see any benefit as experts warn of more high water to come.
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HAMBURG, Germany  - Turning ocean winds into gold while cutting greenhouse emissions in the process might sound like some sort of alchemy for the 21st century.
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BORMIO, Italy  - The Alpine skiing world  championships get under way on Saturday with two of the biggest  names in the sport going head to head in the men's super G  race.
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By Jim Carney, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Jan. 31--Nick Garbinsky wants to study rocks and earthquakes when he grows up but maybe he should consider water currents instead.
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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta -- Humbled at home, the mighty Austrian men arrived in Lake Louise for the first speed races of the Alpine World Cup campaign eager to flex their muscles and reaffirm their nation&#39;s status as the ski world&#39;s superpower.
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As far as Hermann Maier is concerned, the Alpine skiing season has yet to start. The Austrian champion has never had such a slow start to a World Cup season
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Mike Baker finds a Swiss role model for vocational schooling that could encourage 'staying on'.
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SIERRA NEVADA, Spain  - Austria's Marlies Schild was poised to collect the women's slalom World Cup on Sunday after setting the first-leg pace in the discipline she has dominated all season.
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Last Friday, 34-year-old Swiss tourist Konrad Hegner decided to visit Mount St. Helens, hoping to witness an eruption before heading to Mount Rainier and continuing on his travels. He has been here every day since &#151; even when clouds obscured the crater &#151; and is not sure when he'll leave.
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Daredevil jumpers might soon have a new rush to add to their repertoire: diving from great heights and making a safe landing without a parachute.
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One of the pioneers of offshoring tries to cash in.
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DynamicWebPages.de has a new posting today - an interview with Bjorn Schotte, a founder of the ThinkPHP group.