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2007-02-01 10:02:29 Germany’s Glos says growth this year could top govt’s forecast BERLIN (AFX) - German Economy Minister Michael Glos said the German economy could grow faster this year than the newly updated government forecast of 1.7 pct.

Jay Winsten: An Amazing Story 
The world could use some good news right about now, so here’s my contribution. You’ve probably never heard of Scott Neeson. He was enjoying a successful Hollywood career with senior marketing positions at 20th Century Fox and Sony. On a visit to Cambodia, he came upon Stoeng Meanchey, a notorious garbage dump where hundreds of homeless and impoverished children live and work, climbing through …

Artesians hand Northview 60-45 setback 
Mallory Schwab scored 20 points and ran the offense with the precision of a Swiss watch to lead Martinsville to a 60-45 victory over Northview in a nonconference girls basketball game Thursday on the Knights court.

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-01 10:25 GMT: AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Macroeconomics highlights to 10:10 GMT 
2007-02-01 10:02:29 Germany’s Glos says growth this year could top govt’s forecast

Calendar and new venues announced 
DUBAI The International Offshore Team Association has confirmed seven races, two new venues, a 12-boat entry and a raft of new marketing initiatives for the 2007 Class 1 World Powerboat Championship.

Blundstone boots did well to hold out so long 
So long and thanks for all the boots! Another week, another factory closure - this time round it’s the Blundstone boot factory in Hobart.

Milus Zetios Automatic & ‘Joaillerie’ cufflinks 
The new ZETIOS Automatic watch range pays homage to the tradition-rich past of the Swiss watch company Milus. This men’s watch with its red gold case is ageless but still completely in keeping with this winter’s fashion trends.

Brandweek - Those folks would appreciate the sentiments of high-end Swiss watch brand Carl F. Bucherer. The Lucerne-based company does not sell online, or allow its watches to be sold on other sites. “The company’s philosophy, and mine, is that a true luxury item

Dyson Racing Sebring test wrap-up
Motorsport.com - Aerodynamically it is very well balanced and the engine runs like a Swiss watch. It is typical Porsche, from stem to stern, no stone left unturned.” Observing the action on Tuesday was Andy Lally, who will be joining the team as the third driver

Carmakers Pin US Hopes on New Models
Deutsche Welle - Bildunterschrift: Gro ansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Smart City Coupe Originally developed as a joint venture between the Swiss watch company Swatch and Mercedes-Benz, the brand is now a 100 percent-owned subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler

Luxury watch sales boost Avstev at Xmas
Age - Australian-based watch distributor Avstev Group has benefited from a pre-Christmas rush on luxury items with its Christmas sales increasing by at least 20 per cent. Avstev, which distributes five high-end Swiss watch brands throughout Australia, and

Everton boss on Swiss watch for 600,000 star
FansFC.com - The 22-year-old currently plays in Switzerland for Neuchatel Xamax. Moyes meanwhile saw his side crash out of the FA Cup against Blackburn on Sunday and said afterwards: “It wasn’t our day. “We didn’t start well enough. Everything we did didn’t go in

The world could use some good news right about now, so here’s my contribution. You’ve probably never heard of Scott Neeson. He was enjoying a successful Hollywood career with senior marketing positions at 20th Century Fox and Sony. On a visit to Cambodia, he came upon Stoeng Meanchey, a notorious garbage dump where hundreds of homeless and impoverished children live and work, climbing through …

TAG Heuer: Technical Strength and Avant-Garde Beauty 
TAG Heuer is the fourth luxury brand in the world watch market.

Russian News Group Launches Nuclear Beauty Competition 
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Russian nuclear news group Nuclear.Ru has launched a contest to find the most beautiful woman working in the nuclear industry in Russia and the Former Soviet Union.

Lenovo May Be Ca$hing in on Grand Prix Racing 
MORRISVILLE, N.C. Lenovo is about to major a major splash in the world of Grand Prix auto racing if reports in China and the United Kingdom are correct.

Prestige brands drive SFr5bn Swatch sales 
The fascination of the wealthy for expensive, handmade Swiss watches shows no sign of abating as Swatch Group lifted sales to more than SFr5bn ($4bn) for the first time last year and predicted more to come.

Spend millions; ignore 1,000’s 
How did we ever have sports in this country without luxury boxes, where a body can eat, drink, socialize and ignore the game? Paul Daugherty wonders why UC might be replacing a 17-year-old gym.

The new ZETIOS Automatic watch range pays homage to the tradition-rich past of the Swiss watch company Milus. This men’s watch with its red gold case is ageless but still completely in keeping with this winter’s fashion trends.

Mechanical movements: the race for alternatives - Taking stock of the industrial supply of mechanical movements 
As we write at the end of the year 2006, tension is mounting in the market for that basic of all components in Swiss timekeeping the movement.

Blundstone boots did well to hold out so long 
So long and thanks for all the boots! Another week, another factory closure - this time round it’s the Blundstone boot factory in Hobart.

Prestige brands drive SFr5bn Swatch sales 
The fascination of the wealthy for expensive, handmade Swiss watches shows no sign of abating as Swatch Group lifted sales to more than SFr5bn ($4bn) for the first time last year and predicted more to come.

Lenovo May Be Ca$hing in on Grand Prix Racing 
MORRISVILLE, N.C. Lenovo is about to major a major splash in the world of Grand Prix auto racing if reports in China and the United Kingdom are correct.

Everton boss on Swiss watch for 600,000 star 
The 22-year-old currently plays in Switzerland for Neuchatel Xamax. Moyes meanwhile saw his side crash out of the FA Cup against Blackburn on Sunday and said afterwards: “It wasn’t our day.

Swiss Info - Fran ois Thi baud - president of the Tissot watch company - tells swissinfo that a Swiss watch is a trademark both for quality and respectability. The total value of watch exports last year was SFr13.7 billion, described by the Federation of the

Carmakers Pin US Hopes on New Models
Deutsche Welle - Bildunterschrift: Gro ansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Smart City Coupe Originally developed as a joint venture between the Swiss watch company Swatch and Mercedes-Benz, the brand is now a 100 percent-owned subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler

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Morris County Daily Record - He visited a Swiss watch company, Swatch, and in its building were picture after picture of fancy watches. “But the offices were anything but opulent. I took away the idea that this company focuses on controlling costs.” Why the relatively high minimum

Record-breaking deal that could turn Andy Murray into 80m man
Guardian Unlimited - Murray is also sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland, Fred Perry, Head, the Swiss watch-making company Tag Heuer and David Lloyd Leisure. Random House has the rights to his autobiography, due out next year. To boot, the Lawn Tennis Association

Luxury Report 2006: Net Worth
Brandweek - Those folks would appreciate the sentiments of high-end Swiss watch brand Carl F. Bucherer. The Lucerne-based company does not sell online, or allow its watches to be sold on other sites. “The company’s philosophy, and mine, is that a true luxury item

INTERVIEW: Ulysse Nardin eyes sales expansion outside Russia s
PRIME-TASS - MOSCOW, July 13 (Prime-Tass) — Rolf Schnyder, the owner and president of Swiss watch manufacturer Ulysse Nardin, has said in an interview with Prime-Tass that the only way to expand the company s sales in Russia was to increase its presence in

FansFC.com - The 22-year-old currently plays in Switzerland for Neuchatel Xamax. Moyes meanwhile saw his side crash out of the FA Cup against Blackburn on Sunday and said afterwards: “It wasn’t our day. “We didn’t start well enough. Everything we did didn’t go in

Dyson Racing Sebring test wrap-up
Motorsport.com - Aerodynamically it is very well balanced and the engine runs like a Swiss watch. It is typical Porsche, from stem to stern, no stone left unturned.” Observing the action on Tuesday was Andy Lally, who will be joining the team as the third driver

INTERVIEW: Ulysse Nardin eyes sales expansion outside Russia s
PRIME-TASS - MOSCOW, July 13 (Prime-Tass) — Rolf Schnyder, the owner and president of Swiss watch manufacturer Ulysse Nardin, has said in an interview with Prime-Tass that the only way to expand the company s sales in Russia was to increase its presence in

Carmakers Pin US Hopes on New Models
Deutsche Welle - Bildunterschrift: Gro ansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Smart City Coupe Originally developed as a joint venture between the Swiss watch company Swatch and Mercedes-Benz, the brand is now a 100 percent-owned subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler

The rumored phone is expected to be made out of stainless steel
Softpedia - A more interesting partnership seems to be close to being formed, between the Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer, a division of the leading luxury goods company LVMH and Modelabs, that has recently released three innovative, solar and kinetic energy powered

Brandweek - Those folks would appreciate the sentiments of high-end Swiss watch brand Carl F. Bucherer. The Lucerne-based company does not sell online, or allow its watches to be sold on other sites. “The company’s philosophy, and mine, is that a true luxury item

Watchmakers sound alarm over internet fakes
Swiss Info - The run-up to Christmas has seen a flood of spam offering discounts on “replica” watches even the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry has been on the receiving end. “Christmas is a period that is set up for this kind of offer and people are

Luxury watch sales boost Avstev at Xmas
Age - Australian-based watch distributor Avstev Group has benefited from a pre-Christmas rush on luxury items with its Christmas sales increasing by at least 20 per cent. Avstev, which distributes five high-end Swiss watch brands throughout Australia, and

Blundstone boots did well to hold out so long
Age - Do you think a Mercedes these days is fully made in Germany or that a Swiss watch is fully put together in the shade of the Alps? The Blundstone factory closure got lots of coverage in the media over recent days but the closure is hardly a surprise

DaimlerChrysler CEO Inclined to Launch Smart Car in US
Deutsche Welle - The spectrum ranges from low-brow to potentially interesting,” Zetsche said. “We have commissioned Goldman Sachs to examine the suggestions and evaluate them.” Since it was founded in concert with the Swiss watch maker Swatch in 1998, smart has never

How did we ever have sports in this country without luxury boxes, where a body can eat, drink, socialize and ignore the game? Paul Daugherty wonders why UC might be replacing a 17-year-old gym.

Celtic on Swiss watch for starlet 
The Swiss under-21 international currently plays for FC Basel in his homeland where his displays have caught the eye of both Celtic and Serie A side Palermo.

Traders in Europe push shares cautiously higher 
The FTSE Eurofirst 300 gained 1 point, or 0.1 per cent, to 1,502.83.

Dyson Racing Sebring test 2007-01-24 
SEBRING, FL January 24 - Three days and 726 miles - a totally smooth run. Dyson Racing tested the first of their two new Porsche RS Spyders at the three day official American Le Mans Winter Test at Sebring International Raceway January 22 -24.

The laboratories of haute horlogerie 
One of the most noticeable trends in watchmaking today is the move towards special pieces, those that are unique or produced in a small limited series. Often featuring innovations or original functions, these special watches are intended for a small niche market of collectors and aficionados.

Motorsport.com - Aerodynamically it is very well balanced and the engine runs like a Swiss watch. It is typical Porsche, from stem to stern, no stone left unturned.” Observing the action on Tuesday was Andy Lally, who will be joining the team as the third driver

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DaimlerChrysler CEO Inclined to Launch Smart Car in US
Deutsche Welle - The spectrum ranges from low-brow to potentially interesting,” Zetsche said. “We have commissioned Goldman Sachs to examine the suggestions and evaluate them.” Since it was founded in concert with the Swiss watch maker Swatch in 1998, smart has never

‘Wingfield’s Inferno’ a winner
Jam! Showbiz - Beattie is a natural storyteller with the delivery of a vaudeville comic, the timing of a Swiss watch and enough warmth and charm to stop an Arctic cold front. In Wingfield’s Inferno, our sixth visit to Larkspur Township in rural Ontario, Walt again

End of an era for Tai Kok Tsui locals
Hong Kong Standard - Unionist lawmaker Chan Yuen-han told a Tai Kok Tsui forum recently she was sad to see a “skilled craft like watch repairing” disappear because of the redevelopment. “Recently, I saw some Swiss watch repair masters at work in Pacific Place. I felt

Deutsche Welle - Bildunterschrift: Gro ansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Smart City Coupe Originally developed as a joint venture between the Swiss watch company Swatch and Mercedes-Benz, the brand is now a 100 percent-owned subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler

Upward Mobility
BusinessWeek - The mobile phone can either be like a Swiss Army knife or a Swiss watch,” laments Scott McGregor, CEO of wireless chip provider Broadcom ( BRCM ). “One does a lot of things, none of them particularly well, and the other operates with perfect precision

Celebrity watch: Are you a Brad or a James?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - The Swiss watch industry is hoping that it can sell us a watch for every season, much as Coach did with handbags. For now, they are plastering magazines with their “ambassadors” — Baume & Mercier has Meg Ryan for women, Kiefer Sutherland (as well as

Previous articles
Morris County Daily Record - He visited a Swiss watch company, Swatch, and in its building were picture after picture of fancy watches. “But the offices were anything but opulent. I took away the idea that this company focuses on controlling costs.” Why the relatively high minimum

DaimlerChrysler CEO Inclined to Launch Smart Car in US
Deutsche Welle - The spectrum ranges from low-brow to potentially interesting,” Zetsche said. “We have commissioned Goldman Sachs to examine the suggestions and evaluate them.” Since it was founded in concert with the Swiss watch maker Swatch in 1998, smart has never

Blundstone boots did well to hold out so long
Age - Do you think a Mercedes these days is fully made in Germany or that a Swiss watch is fully put together in the shade of the Alps? The Blundstone factory closure got lots of coverage in the media over recent days but the closure is hardly a surprise