Word: switzerland
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...month, accusing Verges of falsely claiming to be Saddam's lawyer. "The family has refused to allow Verges to represent [Saddam]," Rashdan insists. Not so, says Verges. In a cluttered Paris office decorated with African carvings and bronze Buddhas, he offers up a two-paragraph letter, apparently mailed from Switzerland by Saddam's nephew Ali Barzan al-Tikriti, asking Verges to help his uncle. The letter's authenticity could not be verified; alTikriti slipped out of Switzerland last month, and Verges doesn't know where al-Tikriti...
...less important than caution and alertness. Patience helps, too. Before you can venture solo, you will need to undergo at least two to three days of rigorous training on the ground and in the air; you can also opt to just fly in tandem with a certified instructor. In Switzerland, where I do most of my gliding, expect to pay roughly $450 for three days of training and about $150 for flights thereafter. The prices include the rental of a glider and protective gear as well as instructors' guidance from the ground. To learn more about paragliding, visit the website...
Soskin compares Hedda to a Swiss watch, and one cannot entirely deny this claim. In its rigid timing, its assured performances, its clear design, the show displays all the marks of an experienced director entirely confident in his own work—one who, like that celebrated timepiece of Switzerland, always knows when to expect the next tick. In other words, this is one hell of a Swiss watch—contrary to Soskin’s belief, its gears wouldn’t even know how to grind, much less churn. Simply put, Hedda Gabler...
...less important than caution and alertness. Patience helps, too. Before you can venture solo, you will need to undergo at least two to three days of rigorous training on the ground and in the air; you can also opt to just fly in tandem with a certified instructor. In Switzerland, where I do most of my gliding, expect to pay roughly $450 for three days of training and about $150 for flights thereafter. The prices include the rental of a glider and protective gear as well as instructors' guidance from the ground. To learn more about paragliding, visit the website...
Inside the White House, the state of whirlwind never subsided. When Hillary Clinton addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, for example, she insisted on writing the speech herself but at the last minute had an aide call the White House from Europe to unearth a half-remembered Weber quote...