Marsanne, also know as Ermitage, Hermitage, Grosse Roussette, Marzanne, white Hermitage and Zrmitazh. In Switzerland it mainly grows in the Valais region. It is thought to have originally come from the northern part of the Rhone valley in France, although it also grows in Spain and Australia where it was first planted in the 1860s. […]
Archives for July 2015
Montreux Jazz Festival opens
The 49th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival opens today. The scorching line up this year is in tune with the summer heat wave. The opening line up includes Emeli Sandé, John Legend, Soak, The Staves, Ibeyi, Oscar and the Wolf, Lilly Wood & the Prick. Click here for the full programme (in English) For […]
Payments from “rich” cantons to “poor” cantons reduced
Tribune de Genève. Bern reached a decision that means “rich” cantons will pay CHF 67 million less to “poor” cantons from 2016 to 2019 reported Tribune de Genève. The so called “rich” cantons include Zug, Schwyz, Geneva, Vaud and a number of others. Recipients include the cantons of Fribourg, Valais, Neuchâtel, Jura and Bern. The […]
How to sleep in a heat wave
24Heures. The newspaper 24Heures offers advice on how to get to sleep with current high temperatures. Fortunately nighttime is cooler than daytime, however temperatures will still be well above 20 degrees Celsius at nights. Here is what you can do to make yourself more comfortable: 1. Dampen your curtains – before sleeping dampen your curtains […]
Wawrinka’s new tennis outfit breaches dress code
We think that Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka’s latest tennis outfit probably doesn’t comply with Wimbledon’s dress code although we haven’t had this verified. He was photographed by the magazine Body Issue wearing nothing more than his tennis racket. The first photos were taken by Kai Z Feng and published by ESPN. He was quoted […]
Rattled Swiss pilot on final stage of solar flight to Hawaii
Swiss pilot André Borschberg and Solar Impulse 2, the 100% solar powered aircraft are expected to land in Hawaii today after four days of non-stop flying. At 4.00 am he still had 700km to go before reaching Hawaii. On Thursday, Borschberg bet the record achieved in 2006 by Steve Fosset who flew non-stop for 76 […]
Secrets of Success in Coaching (2): Making Coaching more affordable
Sponsored by Centre for Coaching (Switzerland) Janine Everson, Director of the Centre for Coaching, explores in this second interview of a seven part series on The Secrets of Success in Coaching: “The secret to making coaching more affordable”. In this second interview, Janine looks at how to make coaching more affordable for organisations, including some innovative examples. […]
The idea of a Geneva road toll unsettles residents of Vaud
24Heures. On Monday Geneva’s state transport councillor Luc Barthassat put forward an idea to charge those entering the canton a road toll. It is estimated that his proposal would generate CHF 50 million, which would be spent on infrastructure improvements. Several leaders in Vaud responded coldly to the idea viewing it as divisive and against […]