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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>The Herbstmesse Autumn Fair</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Basel votes to Ban Smoking</title>
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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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		<title>My First Swiss Hospital Stay</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was about a year ago, I started having trouble with my neck and shoulder.  A bit of stiffness, tingling in my fingers and troublesome aches and pains in my left arm.  I thought it was quite painful until a Sunday morning I woke up, and I realised what pain really meant&#8230;
I hadn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brausebad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article was first published on 10th April 2004
Brausebad has, to coin a phrase, &#8220;Location, Location, Location&#8221;. It also has one of Basel’s best parks. So what else does this pleasant quarter of Gross Basel have to offer?

Location
Leafy and green Brausebad is within 20 minutes walk of the centre of town. On a bike it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats Abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Title: Democrats Abroad
Location: Unternehmen Mitte, Gerbergasse 30
Description: Democrats Abroad are meeting upstairs above the cafe &#8216;fumare non fumare&#8217; at the Unternehmen Mitte to watch the US Presidential Debates. All are welcome - bring an American to register to vote and get a free campaign button! Win the trivia contest and win a Switzerland for Obama [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Polish Pottery Open House in Maisprach/BL</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When we meet another expat in or around Basel, it’s probably natural to assume they work for one of the big pharmaceutical companies, as so many of course do. But some expats have their own businesses here. Two such people are Karim Schlegel and Martha Gaio who together run Polish Pottery in Maisprach, Baselland near [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UniNacht</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight, Friday 19th September from 4pm until late, Basel University opens its doors with lots of free events along the lines of Museums Nacht, only with University and student involvement - which means live music too! Here are some highlights&#8230;
Tonight the UniNacht has a lot of very interesting events at University departments all over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Strange Swiss Traffic Rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nigel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Some traffic rules in Switzerland are quite strange. Some are more obvious than others, but all of them are broken on a regular basis by pedestrians, cyclists, and car drivers. Does that include you?1) Give Way to cars from the right, except on roundabouts or where there is a white line or sharks teeth painted [...]]]></description>
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