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And so once more the heat descends, and while you reach to turn on that air conditioner, your thoughts no doubt also turn to the escalating energy prices. As this goes out, the price of the U.S barrel has reached an all time high. Yes there's an energy crisis at hand, but also solutions. May we introduce you to Dr. Martin Vosseler, of Basel? Last year Martin Vosseler and a crew of four other Swiss adventurers made a historic crossing of the Atlantic aboard Sun21--a solar powered catamaran. This year Vosseler, a doctor by vocation, decided to take his message of solar power and energy renewal--on foot. Since January (2008) he has been walking across the United States. Helvetica Bold caught up with the itinerant doctor by phone when he spent the night with friends in Beebe, Arizona...READ MORE

Last spring, award winning commercial director Marcel Langenegger's Hollywood directorial debut was released. Deception, a psychological thriller, stars Hugh Jackman, Ewan Mcgregor and Michelle Williams. Dealing with big name stars, fluctuating budgets and the whims of studio executives, the first time director was beset with all kinds of obstacles. Nevertheless Marcel Langenegger lives to tell...
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It's one thing to have the benefit of superstar mentors, a harder thing to emerge beneath from their colossus intact. Christian Wassmann was introduced to the theater impresario Robert Wilson while still a student in Zurich. The result was a ten yearlong mentorship, which spawned a significant number of collaborations. When Wassmann moved to the US, he took a position with master architect Stephen Holl and soon became his protégé. In 2005 Wassmann decided to leave Holl's firm and go solo. Since then, with a variety of unique design and installation projects, Wassmann has been transmitting his own distinct signal and charting a trajectory all his own...
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Our congratulations to Tom Kundig, who we profiled a few months ago in Helvetica Bold. He is the winner of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture. We've compiled a slide show of his works in lieu of champagne.
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What's Swiss, with 12 faces, spans a generation or two and yodels? Introducing Heimweh the latest Swiss Miss project. You might remember our Alpine gals--Eliane and Andra Borlo who brought a unique spin to traditional Swiss folk music--well forget the spin --here's a veritable Russian roulette of twelve Swiss singers whose styles and backgrounds redefine the word gamut. Or the idea of a "Swiss Miss" for that matter.

So just in case you thought you knew Heidi, think again--this Swiss Miss is part Nigerian and she's from Valais; she's a human beat box, she's got reggae and blues; she's knows her bossanova; she is Asian; her soul is Brazilian; she's a ballerina; she's a vamp; a Wise Woman and she tangos...
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It's that time of the year again and the Freytini is back and better than ever! This time around you can merge the pleasures of the poolside with bracing Alpine freshness:

Alpine Zest Freytini

1 part citron vodka
1 part lime vodka
Sprite® to taste
1 3.5 ounce Frey White Lemon & Lime chocolate bar, plus 1 square Frey White Lemon & Lime chocolate

Melt one 3.5 ounce Frey White Lemon & Lime bar in a double boiler. Add 1.5 ounce of water to chocolate and stir until smooth. Transfer the melted chocolate to a bowl and run the rim of the martini glass through the melted chocolate. Place the martini glass in the freezer for 15 minutes until the chocolate is hardened... GET THE REST OF THE RECIPE

This season, Switzerland Tourism focuses on Basel, one of the host cities of the ongoing Euro Cup--and also Switzerland's premier cultural center. The city at the Rheinknie (Rhine's knee - name of geographical curves in the Rhine river) in the three-country corner to Germany and France is brimming with charm. The old part of town with its lanes and alleys is absolutely enchanting, and shopping almost becomes a cultural event here...

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The Board of Directors of The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SWZ), a closed-end investment company, announced today the declaration of an ordinary income dividend in the amount $0.134 per share ($0.042 per share derived from net investment income and $0.092 per share derived from short-term capital gains) and a long-term capital gain distribution in the amount of $0.097 per share. The dividend and distribution will be paid on June 13, 2008 to stockholders of record on June 2, 2008. The shares will trade 'ex-dividend' on May 29, 2008.

The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company whose objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment primarily in equity and equity-linked securities of Swiss companies. The Fund is managed by Hottinger Capital Corp. and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SWZ."

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Congratulations to Dominique Rollin, 'The Horse'--of the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team, who won the formidable Ricola Twilight Criterium in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, on May 28th. The 40-mile mid-week criterium is known as one of the most difficult criteriums in the country due to its technical nature and tough uphill finish on the one-mile circuit. 'After crashing in the final two laps at the Tour of Somerville Criterium a couple of days before, I was really motivated for a win' said Rollin. 'I followed the Team Type 1 lead-out train the final lap and just overpowered them up the hill for the win.'

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We are pleased to announce our media partnership with swissinfo. swissinfo, an enterprise of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) is Switzerland's premier news service. It's editorial content is produced in nine languages - English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese and focuses on politics, business, social affairs, travel and culture as well as science and technology.

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Traveling in SWISS Business will feature more personalized service, with improvements having started and more on the way. There will be greater flexibility and greater selection with regard to breakfast and more time for inflight sleep, adjustments that reflect requests voiced by customers. Consequently, the new service is intended to make the cabin a quieter place. Focused on personalized service, passengers will be able to indicate what they would like to have for breakfast, the idea being similar to the "door knob" option available in top hotels. Further comfort enhancements include an additional hot-towel service.

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