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Swiss Review 2/10Deadline USA March 16, 10Approx. Arrival USA Middle of May,

2010

Swiss Review 3/10Deadline USA June 23, 2010Approx. Arrival USA Beg. Sept.

Welcome to 2010! So you got through all the Holidays in one piece? Didn’t gain any weight? Finished writing

all Christmas cards and year-end letters? Well, I failed on several accounts! My husband and I left on Decem-

ber 16 for a vacation until January 8. So everything should have been done before that date! No way! But boy

am I full of good New Year’s resolutions!!! If only because I really intend to join the illustrious club of the 100

year olds. Check them out on page 7 of this issue.

This present Swiss Review has a definite sporty touch with the New York ING Marathon and an enthusiastic

article about the Swiss “17 and under” football (soccer) team. While I write this, the Swiss national football

team has secured its berth in the World Soccer Tournament that will be held in South Africa next June. I sup-

pose Trudy Wells is stocking up on additional Swiss flags and cowbells. And I would bet that she is not the only one here in the US rooting for her

homeland team. – Talking about rooting: On February 12 the Olympic Winter Games and on March 12 the Paralympics Winter Games will begin in

Vancouver, B.C., so more occasions to keep our fingers crossed and shout “Hopp Schwyz, hoppe Suisse, forza Svizzera!”

WAL BAUR, EDITOR, REGIONAL NEWS USA

Dear Readers in the United States

IndianaSwiss Club ofCentral IndianaThe city of Columbus, Indianaoccasioned the “ETHNIC EXPO”on Friday and Saturday, October

Swiss Club News

9/10, 2009. Weather was pre-dicted to be rainy with floodingpossible on Saturday. On open-ing day it was gray and chillywith rain misting throughout

the day. Our vol-unteers attendedand despite theday had somesuccess in sellingSwiss chocolate.Saturday dawnedbright with ablue sky and aweathermanbacktracking onthe predictedThe booth for the Swiss Club with Heinz Gonser, pesident ,

his wife Joy and Jim Weinmann, vice president

The facade of the Swiss booth

North CarolinaSwiss Society ofCharlotteVisit our great Website:www.swisscharlotte.comwhere you will find a whole lotmore of information, pictures,articles and so on.We are all looking forward toseeing you at one of our events

rain. Ourbooth openedat 11 AM andthe crowdskept comingall day long. Asthe day pro-gressed theweatherclimbed intothe comfort-able range and the attendees be-came more numerous. With thecrowds swelling our chocolatebecame a best seller and manyvarieties of candy actually soldout. Thanks to the efforts of

Heinz Gonser, Jim Weinmann,and all the volunteers the suc-cess of the day was as bright andwarm as the weather turned outto be.

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and would like to hear fromyou.

On behalf of the Board andwith best regards,WALTER HESS, PRESIDENT

MAIL2WALLY@JUNO.COM

Swiss Society of CharlotteP.O. Box 5152Mooresville, NC 28117

Southern CaliforniaSan Diego RomandsAnyone interested in joining ournewly formed, friendly group ofSwiss-Romands in the San Diegoarea, to speak French and havefun, please contact ClémentineWhelan, either by e-mail:joeclemwhelan@yahoo.com, orby phone: (619) 303 1950.

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Julius F. Andereggarrived inSan FranciscoBorn in 1950 in the City of Chur(Switzerland), Julius F. An-deregg spent his youth in thebeautiful ski and mountain re-sort of Klosters.Following High School, he com-pleted his studies in BusinessAdministration with a Diplomain Switzerland and – subse-quently – alsoin PoliticalSciences andInternationalRelations(B.A. andM.A.) in NewYork.He performedhis manda-tory militaryservice in theSwiss Army asa First Lieu-tenant of theSwiss mountain troupes.After seven years in the privatesector (design of financial infor-mation management systems),he joined the foreign service inthe Swiss Ministry of Foreign Af-fairs in 1977.He was subsequently assigned tothe following Swiss diplomaticand consular representations:Barcelona, New York (as a com-mercial attaché), Baghdad, Co-penhagen (as Deputy Head ofthe Embassy), Berne (PoliticalDirectorate-Protocol), Geneva(Deputy Director in EFTA), Vi-enna (Chairman of the OSCE’sCommittee for Financial and

Economic Affairs), New York(Diplomatic Counsellor at theSwiss Mission to the United Na-tions), Karachi (as Consul Gen-eral), Frankfurt a.M. (as ConsulGeneral) and – most recently –to San Francisco (as Consul Gen-eral).His main focus and interest inhis official functions are eco-nomic and financial affairs, par-ticularly the framework condi-

tions for the promotion ofinnovation and investments,and – consequently - the explo-ration of the questions involvingthe creation of sustainablegrowth, quality of life, and em-ployment in this context.Julius F. Anderegg is accompa-nied by his wife of 34 years,Ursula Anderegg. Their son Rolfand their daughter Corinne areboth living and working in Swit-zerland.San Francisco had been on Con-sul General Anderegg’s wish listfor a long time. He is obviouslyoverjoyed to finally see hisdream come true!

Bruno Ryffarrived in Los AngelesBruno Ryff was born and raisedin Berne, Switzerland.Having earned a Federal Di-ploma in Trade and Commerce hefirst occupied a position in aSwiss trading company beforeworking at the Swiss Federal Of-fice for Statistics on a pension

plan survey project. In 1980 hejoined the Swiss Federal Depart-ment of Foreign Affairs.After consular training in Bernand Montreal, Mr. Ryff’s consu-lar career took him to the Swissconsular and diplomatic repre-sentations in Florence, Romeand Istanbul. From 1988 to 1996he was heading the consular andadministrative sections of theConsulate General of Switzerlandin Chicago and the Swiss Em-bassy in Santiago de Chile beforeserving as Consul at the SwissEmbassies in Lima and Tokyo. In2003 Mr. Ryff became Head of

the Trade Section at the Em-bassy of Switzerland in Berlinand was put in charge of bilate-ral issues in agriculture as wellas land, sea and rail transporta-tion.In February 2007 Mr. Ryff wasnamed Consul General of Swit-zerland in Toronto, where he fo-cussed strongly on trade and in-

vestmentpromotion,established aforum for bi-lateral dia-logue on fi-nancial issuesand activelypromoted theintensifica-tion of theacademic ex-changes bet-ween Switzer-

land and the Canadian provincesof Ontario, Manitoba and Sas-katchewan.Since October 2009 Bruno Ryff isConsul General of Switzerland inLos Angeles charged with safe-guarding, together with histeam, Swiss interests and pro-moting the economic, culturaland academic dialogue betweenSwitzerland and the consularterritories of Southern Califor-nia, Colorado, Arizona and NewMexico.Bruno Ryff is married and fatherof two children.

California has two new Consul Generals

Consul General Bruno Ryff at the office of the Consulate Gene-ral in Los Angeles

Consul General Julius F. Anderegg and his wife Ursula, whilestill in Frankfurt, receiving Lotti Latrous, who was nominated“Swiss of the Year”

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92nd Street Y Street FestivalSwiss Booth at New York'sLargest Street Fair

The Swiss Consulate General in New York participated for the secondyear in the 92nd Street Y Street Festival. It runs from 79th to 94thStreet on Lexington Avenue and on a nice day attracts around 300,000people, featuring lots of crafts, food, and children’s attractions. We

shared a booth with SwitzerlandTourism and the Swiss RestaurantCafé Select. Café Select offered vealbratwurst with a büürli and a vari-ety of quiches. Christoph Griederplayed the schwyzerörgeli, blew thefolks away with his alphorn, andfascinated the crowds with his ta-lerschwingen - all of this made theSwiss Booth the center of attentionon the international block and be-yond despite the cold and rainyday.

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ING NYMarathon - November 1st, 2009Edith Hunkeler wins the wheelchair raceAbout 600 Swiss athletes participated at this year’s ING New York Mar-athon. Edith Hunkeler wins for the third straight year and her fifthING New York City Marathon. Marcel Hug came in third. Among theprominent Swiss participants figured for the third time the formerVice President of the Swiss Confederation, Ms Ruth Metzler-Arnold aswell as Markus Ryffel, 5000 silver medal winner at the Olympic Gamesin Los Angeles.The Swiss runners were cheered by a group gathered at the “SwissCurve” at the 11th mile in Brooklyn. They were dressed in red/whiteSwiss T-shirts and hats, rang cowbells, beat the drums and added lotsof shouting “Hopp Schwyz” that encouraged the brave athletes. (Seeseparate article)

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Swiss CurveThe ING New York City Marathongathers over 40’000 participantsand countless supporters from allaround the world. It is a uniqueevent that literally runs throughthe five boroughs of NY, whichmakes for exceptional sightseeingin addition to being an excitingsporting event.Witnessing the strength, endur-ance and courage of the runners(admittedly, in light of our own in-ability of running a single mile!), agroup of us decided to post our-selves on the sideline and cheer forthe participants; especially for our Swiss compatriots who have to en-dure 26.2 miles in foreign lands.Thus, for the 8th consecutive time, we thought we could give them alla little “Hopp Schwyz” spirit to boost their egos and supply somemuch needed fresh energy. As for the cheerers, we get adrenaline

kicks too -seeing theirsmiles of joyand surpriseas they reachour curve andcatch usbanging oncowbells andchanting atthe top of ourlungs. Manyrunners actu-ally stop at

our Swiss corner to take a picture for the memory books.Our day started at 8:30am with the baking of a fresh “Zopf” and theconcoction of hot cider. By 9am we adorn our building with five largeflags: Three of the cantons and two large Swiss flags. Baked goods, ap-ple cider or mimosa in hand and the cheering can go on, nonstop tillthe last, stray runners (who are especially responsive to our efforts)run, or should Isay wander, by.Our goal is sim-ple: Bigger andlouder each year!We’re alreadycounting thedays until nextyear’s Marathon.It’s a real treat forrunners andcheerers alike. SoMarathoners be-ware of the cor-ner of Bedford Avenue and South 1st street in Brooklyn: We will bewaiting for you.

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Christoph Grieder played his alphornand the schwyzerörgeli

The team of volunteers from the Consulate General in New York having fun

Early in the morning the house at theSwiss Curve is being decorated

A Swiss runner acknowledges the cheers from the Swiss Curve

The Swiss Curve fans in full action

Photographs by Monica Müllerwww.monicamuller.com

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New YorkPike Loop – A RobotBuilt Installation byGramazio and KohlerStorefront for Artand ArchitectureIn the fall of 2009, the Consul-ate General of Switzerland inNew York supported an amazingproject in the lower East side of

Manhattan: Pike Loop, a 22 me-ter-long, sculptural, brick wallbuilt by an industrial robot.The renowned Swiss architectureduo Gramazio & Kohler teamedup with the New York based gal-lery “Storefront for Art and Ar-chitecture” topresent the firstarchitectural re-search project inthe US to be digi-tally fabricatedon-site, captur-ing the attentionof curious pass-erby’s and theNew York archi-tecture commu-nity alike. Positioned on thecentral mall of Pike street, therobot - ROB – worked up to fourweeks, using over seven thou-sand bricks to construct the ele-gant, infinite loop that weavedin interchanging rhythms alonga pedestrian island amidst thebustling streets of Chinatown.Through years of research at theETH Zurich, Fabio Gramazio and

Mathias Kohler found a way todigitally control the precision,speed and strength of the indus-trial robot (typically used to as-semble automobiles and performother high tech functions) tobuild architectural forms of un-precedented intricacy and com-plexity that represent the cut-ting edge of innovation in the

field of digitalfabrication.“Our projectscombine thephysics of builtarchitecturewith digital log-ics. Therefore,we do not de-sign architec-ture solely bydrawing, but

conceive spatial relationshipsand contextual behaviorthrough programming. In doingso, we use the potentials of thecomputer and of digital fabrica-tion complementary to tradi-tional design, construction and

building methods. The sensualquality of this design culturemanifests itself in the novel ex-pression of a digital material-ity”.Pike Loop was the highlight of aseries of events organized withthe Consulate General of Swit-zerland. In conjunction with thePike Loop installation, theStorefront of Art and Architec-

ture featured the exhibition Ar-chitecture and Digital Fabrica-tion, highlighting thecomplexity of Gramazio &Kohler’s research at the ETH Zu-rich. In addition, a few weeksbefore the inauguration of PikeLoop, Mathias Kohler held a lec-ture at the Center for Architec-ture of the AIA (American Insti-

ROB working on Pike Loop

The robot capturing the attention of curious passerby’s andthe New York architecture community alike

For Soccer Fans only!Miracles on grass,for Switzerland. . . .Switzerland -Nigeria 1-0The extreme excitement of onein a Million soccer match onESPN2 on a clear Arizona dayturned out to be an extremelyspecial day - November 15 - as Itold my brother in Switzerlandon the phone before the game:“The Swiss will win for our Dad.”He passed away – today! 20years ago. My stern and seldomsmiling dad . . . the soccer-loverbeyond just may have started a“sing-along” in heaven.My Dad and my brother taughtme soccer at a young age. I hadto tag along to the local game,even in the rain as I was thegoalie in my brother’s soccerteam - I was 8 years old! What Iremember most is my Dad’s smil-ing face on that soccer field – arare occasion growing up duringthose hard days after the War.Nothing defines victory as clearas a World Cup Final. The futureof soccer has arrived in Switzer-land! The underdog team, notexpected to make it out of theirgroup, boys 17 and under with asimple ball have their countrygo wild – Switzerland! They havebecome World Champions underthe deafening sounds of drumsand trumpets meant for the 3times Champions Nigeria.

The Swiss boys beat the likes ofGermany, Italy, Brazil and Co-lumbia (4-0) on the way to thefinal - my stunned head shakingin total disbelief had becomeenormous. Switzerland? Mycountry? It had been 85 yearssince Switzerland in Paris wentdown in the final to Uruguay3 - 0.

The sound of the final whistlestopped the nail biting, a soundthat put me and possibly all ofSwitzerland into some world-cup-winning-kind of ecstasy. MySwiss cowbell clanging from myferocious waving, hoping thesounds would reach the countryI grew up in, Switzerland. Atthat moment everyone I everknew across the ocean was closeto me in my heart; I could seethem dance and hear theirscreams because of one goal . . .the meaning of one goal onceagain reaching heights beyondbelief, understood only by soc-cer-lovers (not by most Ameri-cans).Soccer rules!Soccer, the world calls football!

TRUDY WELLS-MEYER, ARIZONA

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tute for Architects), attended byover 120 architectural studentsand professionals. The eventswere supported by Swiss Inter-national Air Lines and were partof the US wide program ThinkSwiss – brainstorm the future.For more information visitwww.thinkswiss.org

ELENA BAENNINGER, EDA BGL

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Washington D.C.Soirée Suisse at theSwiss ResidenceOn September 23rd, 750 gueststeemed into a white tent abut-ting the Swiss Residence for the8th annual Soirée Suisse. SwissAmbassador Urs Ziswiler and hiswife, Ronit, welcomed their visi-tors with music, charmingly tra-ditional Swiss cuisine, and - ofcourse - an assortment of im-ported Swiss wines. “The dedica-

tion of this event is first andforemost to express our thanksand appreciation for the greatrelations Switzerland has withthe U.S. The theme of this year’sSoirée Suisse is Swiss Design.With Switzerland’s leadership inscience, research and technol-ogy, we are working with Ameri-

can counterparts on innovativedesign solutions,” said the SwissAmbassador.The hosts spared no detail indemonstrating this year’stheme, “Swiss Design and Archi-tecture.” The tents were car-peted by Ruckstuhl and drapedwith fabrics by Création Bau-

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mann. The courtyardfeatured dramaticdisplays of avant-garde Vitra and Jas-per Morrison furni-ture. Even theswimming pool wasawash with a laser-light show.

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Even the tent was ”Swiss Design“

Partial view of the guests under the tent which wascarpeted by Ruckstuhl and draped with fabrics byCréation Baumann.

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Celebrating our oldest Swiss Citizens:Ruzena BernerBorn on February 8, 1910,from Chermignon VS

Hilda GugelbergerBorn on August 12, 1909

Mathilde WidmerBorn August 28, 1909in Albligen

Rudolf BuxcelBorn on Sept. 5, 1908 in Chabag,a Swiss community in Bessara-bia/Imperial Russia

Theodor MuellerAnd here is the champion! Born on August 11, 1904 in Gsteig bei Saanen / Bernese Oberland.At the Swiss Fair in Whittier/Los Angeles, Ted received flowers from the United Swiss Societiesand the whole audience celebrated his 105th birthday by singing “Happy Birthday.” The flowergirl is Sabrina El-Tawansy from the Swiss Singing Society Harmonie.

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Book ReviewDu Coq à l’Âne or Jumping from one Thing to the NextElisabeth Bourquin LeeteLiterally the title reads “From the Rooster to the Donkey or Jumping from one Thing to the Next.” Elisabeth’s book cele-brates the milestones of her life filled with music – she is a fine cellist – and poetry.I have known Elisabeth since we sat together in third grade in the little country school of Aire, near Geneva, our Ecole des Char-

CaliforniaOne of the Last Witnesses to HistoryWerner Buchmüller was assigned as Attaché to the Swiss Legation (former name for Embassy) in Berlin during the Blitz of WWII. As the aid of Switzerland’s en-voy, Minister Hans Fröhlicher, he experienced WWII in the thick of it. Also an agent of the International Red Cross, he was an inspector of the prison camps in Germany and was able to res-cue very high-ranking American and British officers who were prisoners of war.Although prisoners were con-stantly shifted to different camps so that they could not be found, Werner Buchmüller was a step ahead. At 3 am one morn-ing, he led the men in an adven-turous track across miles of no man’s land to freedom with the United States Forces. He received a silver medal from the United States Government for his services from 1941 to 1945. In addition, the Royal British Family paid him tribute

for his heroic actions. Further-more, the Consulate General of Switzerland in Los Angeles hon-ored him at an event featuring Switzerland’s role in protecting victims of war.A longtime resident in Califor-nia, Werner Buchmüller quietly passed away in his sleep. He was 96 years old.

DORIS RITZI

D.RITZI@ATT.NET milles having been requisitioned and turned over to a different kind of pupil, soldiers of the Swiss Army. It was 1939. After a few days’ absence Elisabeth, al-ways rather shy, came to school in a grey sweater, a black and white plaid skirt, and a black dotted white apron. We all wore aprons. She looked lovely with her ash blond hair curled at the nape of her neck. We had been told by la maîtresse to be espe-cially kind to her because she was in mourning. Elisabeth had just lost her father. Today, it is with deep sympathy that we read of this loss in the first sec-tion of her book. Part two, “Wid-owhood” tells of solace found in

poetry and music after the loss of her husband. In “Love and Parenthood,” she shares her fa-ther Marcel Bourquin’s writing with her Anglo-Saxon readers.Remembering her “Working Life” Elisabeth tells of her years as a New York correspondent for the now defunct Paris daily, France-Soir. In the last section, “Living Alone”, she bubbles with wit and self-deprecating humor as she writes of her life in the Berkshires, her own death, her cello, her friends, and her gar-den. Elisabeth Bourquin Leete sensitively paints a fascinating panorama of her rich life in just over a hundred pages. Written in free verse and poetic prose the book offers pleasant reading and should be of interest to anyone, especially the Swiss who lived in the United States these past fifty years. It is available from the publisher, Ginger Cat Books, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 and on Amazon.com.

GERTRUDE HUNZIKER MERKLE

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