By Daryl Williams, Williams Services
Digital terrestrial television has been around in France since 2005, when the TNT (TélévisionNumérique Terrestre) came into service.
TNT offers a minimum of 18 free television channels, including the main existing terrestrial French television channels. By subscription, it is also possible to receive many other channels, including Canal+.
TNT does not give you access to UK television stations, for which you will need to buy and install a satellite dish!
The TNT service is already available to most of the population, although many households have chosen not to take it, preferring instead to remain with the analogue service.
Nevertheless, from the beginning of 2010 the analogue service has gradually been replaced, region by region, and will be switched off definitively by 30 November 2011.
Expat Expo is a prime event for Anglophone community of Switzerland. The event is intended to gather various renowned businesses, organizations, museums, clubs, service providers and buyers together, under one roof. The exhibitors will display their latest goods and valuable services for the English-speaking market of Switzerland. It will provide opportunity to build and promote brand name, create product image, build business contacts with visitors and exhibitors and create future business prospects. The visitors will get chance to see and compare the various products and services, meet face-to-face with industry professionals, learn about various products and gain valuable knowledge abut various brands and services available in the Swiss market. The Expat Expo is a must-attend event for Switzerland's Anglophone residents.
Integrating into a new country can be a daunting process for anyone and Expat-Expo is designed to help the Anglophone community feel quickly at home by showcasing a wide variety of businesses, organisations, museums, clubs and churches from all over Switzerland. In the space of an afternoon, families can find important goods and services such as bankers, doctors, accountants and lawyers, schools and day-care, museums, clubs and churches, even specialty food items. We believe our service contributes greatly to the successful integration of newly arrived families and veteran expats alike and reduces the stresses of integration for expats and their employers.
Come to say "hi" to Know-it-all passport whether you have already purchased your 2011/2012 edition (the pink and black one) or not! Take advantage of the special price of Fr. 35.- instead of Fr. 38.- on the day! We are located at table G12 just near the stairs to the restaurant/bar.
EXPAT EXPO - 6th edition
Palexpo, Halle 7 (the one next to the Arena)
Geneva
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Featuring 160 exhibitors, Expat-Expo is not just for expats! Come to see what the community holds in the way of goods and services such as doctors, accountants and lawyers, schools and day-care, clubs and churches, even specialty food items, books and toys, cosmetics, crafts, and much more. Click here for more information.
Enjoy an exclusive offer for Know-it-all passport readers at the imported American toy store All for Kids! Fr. 5.- off every Fr. 25.- spent at the ALL FOR KIDS booth (table O1) on October 2nd at the Expat Expo in Geneva. The ALL FOR KIDS catalog offers families in Switzerland with fun learning and creative products in English, that are otherwise hard to find here. Check out their complete selection online at www.allforkids.ch. To take advantage of this offer, simply print out this page and bring it with you to the Expat Expo.
If you’re new to Geneva and fancy doing a bit of sight seeing over the Summer holidays, then the Geneva Tourist Angels may be able to put you in the right direction.
Working in groups of two, the new angels have been employed by the Geneva Tourist Office to help visitors find their way around the city. Dressed in apple green T-shirts, white trousers and a blue baseball cap, the angels are very easy to spot and will be located mainly around the Old City, lakeside and offices of the international organizations.
The Tourist Angels have been employed to work in Geneva between 11 July and 15 August. Mainly students, they will talk to you in English or French, but you may be lucky to find the odd one who speaks German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, or even Turkish!
Noon Softspace provides a unique look for your child’s bedroom
If you’re keen to provide a calm look for your child’s bedroom, or you’re simply looking for an unusual and creative idea for a gift, then you should take a look at some of the products on offer from local Swiss company, Noon Softspace.
Based in St Sulpice in Vaud, Noon Softspace was created by local entrepreneurs, Nurit Costa and Daphna Daily, with the intention of providing children with their own soft, quiet place in which to relax. Seeing the wide range of highly stimulating and sometimes overpowering products currently available in the shops for their own young children, they decided to “restore the balance” and produce a range of products which would give their children a calm and playful atmosphere in which to relax and have fun.
This annual rose competition, Concours international de roses nouvelles de Genève, has been held every year since 1947. Of course, the roses are in their glory throughout the season so make sure to get down there before they fade.
