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		<title>New French Law affects drivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2012 11:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you visit France much, perhaps for the weekly shop, or just to have a look around, a new French law has been introduced that you really should be aware of.
In an effort to reduce the amount of drink driving in France, the authorities in Paris have decreed that all drivers must carry a minimum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My First Drive in Switzerland</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Minus five degrees, a car with the steering wheel on the wrong side, a town I’d never been to before, trams, new road signs, give way to the right, no street map, no local passenger, no clue! Surely nothing else could go wrong&#8230; could it?

My first time driving in Basel was, well, interesting. It was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employing a Cleaner: What you Need to Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people employ a cleaner for a few hours a week, but do you know your obligations under the law? Find out how to keep the tax authorities, the AHV authorities and the Fremdenpolizei off your back in this useful article written by lawyer, Gabrielle Grether&#8230;

Paying your cleaner the going rate of Fr. 25 per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Allschwil Fasnacht</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One week before the biggie in Basel, Allschwil has its own rather smaller scale Fasnacht celebrations. The cortege starts at 2pm on Sunday 22nd February and officially ends at 4pm - but few people actually go home just then!

If you fancy getting into the swing of Fasnacht early - and many Basel Clicques do just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Herbstmesse Autumn Fair</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Every country has fairs, but what is the Herbstmesse Autumn Fair like in Basel?
Basel’s Autumn Fair has grown and grown and now takes in five different locations across the city, each with a different flavour and rhythm. Back in 2003 and 2004 we reviewed each of the locations for you to give you an idea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How safe is your cash in your Swiss bank?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With markets in turmoil, finance in crisis, and banks in breakdown mode, just how safe is your money when you leave it in your Swiss bank?
When you deposit cash in a bank, any bank, Swiss or not, they can then use it (as well as shareholder capital) to lend to customers. That’s how Building Societies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adopting a cat in Basel, not always a happy story</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Adopting a pet (writes Shelley) is a time which should be happy and fun, a new furry life to share. But it isn’t always, particularly if you adopt from a shelter. In September, my husband and I picked out two adorable 3 month old kittens from a local shelter&#8230;..
We brought them home, and showered them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My First Swiss German</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn’t feel accepted in Switzerland until I mastered my first Swiss German phrase - then suddenly, doors opened&#8230;
You know how it is, arrival doesn’t seem so bad when so many people speak such good English. Then you start practising your German, and it is as if a curtain comes down.
Like many Brits, I didn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My First Chat with a Border Guard</title>
		<link>http://baselexpats.com/?p=144</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[You know the feeling - the border is approaching - will they think you have done something wrong? Will they stop you? What will you say? It was 11 o’clock and I was driving back with my two older daughters after a very successful day out at the very impressive Rheinfalle in Schaffhausen, the largest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basel votes to Ban Smoking</title>
		<link>http://baselexpats.com/?p=168</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Basel Stadt has voted 27,427 against 24,533 to ban smoking in all Restaurants and public places in the city. Smoking won&#8217;t be banned in rooms set aside from the main serving area, but it will be illegal to provide any service in these rooms. No date has yet been set for implementation of the ban, [...]]]></description>
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