The Swiss Baseball Softball Federation (SBSF) announced that Martin Almstetter will manage the Men's Baseball National Team Almstetter starred as a left-handed pitcher for the German National Team from 2001 to 2008 He has been the head coach of the U-23 National Team since 2018 He previously coached the U-18 National Team and the Regensburg Legionaere in Germany Almstetter will also serve as the head coach of the Bern Academy one of the three Academies that SBSF will launch in 2025 under the supervision of Roger Savoldelli and Melanie Sutter SBSF Head of Competitive Sports and a former National Team player a former Swiss top division (National Liga A) player and National Team head coach The Academies will work to develop players in the 13-16 age bracket offering between four and five practice days during the summer A U-16 selection will participate in the Colt Tournament in Prague Sitemap Media Data Protection Contacts Avenue Général-Guisan, 45 CH-1009 Pully | Switzerland The WBSC is recognised as the sole competent authority in Baseball and Softball by the International Olympic Committee  European Chess Union Launches Revolutionary Online Training Platform – ECU HUB SWITZERLAND – The European Chess Union (ECU) is proud to announce the launch of its innovative online training platform marking a significant milestone in chess education and professional development The new platform serves as a comprehensive digital learning environment designed to enhance the skills of chess professionals ECU HUB represents the organization’s commitment to modernizing chess education and making high-quality training accessible to chess community “ECU HUB is more than just a training platform – it’s a transformative step forward in our mission to advance chess education and professional development throughout Europe,” said Zurab Azmaiparashvili – Professional-grade courses developed by chess experts – Specialized training for chess arbiters – User-friendly interface for enhanced learning experience – Official ECU certification opportunities – Online Validation of any ECU Certificate anytime through digital delivery – Multi-device compatibility – Lowers costs from 30 to 70% and a complete pack of webinars by area of chess activity.  – Various payments methods (including Google pay and Apple pay,) – Taylor made programs for Federations As the sole organizer of European Chess Championships and with over 54 National Federation Members the ECU’s new training hub represents a significant investment in the future of chess education and professional development For more information about ECU HUB and to explore available courses, visit https://ecuhub.eu the European Chess Union is the governing body for chess in Europe organizing over 20 prestigious chess events annually and serving a community of more than 8 million players and chess enthusiasts The organization is dedicated to promoting chess through sporting European Chess UnionRainweidstrasse 2CH-6333 Hunenberg See, SwitzerlandWebsite: www.europechess.org Theodoros Tsorbatzoglouecu.secretary.general@gmail.com Stefana Milutinovic  ecupressoffice@gmail.com Two dead people were recovered from bodies of water in the canton of Zug within two hours on Saturday afternoon A lifeless man was recovered from Lake Aegeri at a bathing establishment in Oberägeri and a dead woman from Lake Zug in Hünenberg See The man's body was discovered early Saturday afternoon by swimmers at the Ägeribad a few meters from the shore according to the Zug cantonal police on Sunday afternoon The man was subsequently brought ashore and resuscitated by private individuals and the lifeguard it was only possible to determine that the man had died the emergency services were then deployed to Hünenberg See where private individuals had also discovered the lifeless body of a woman on the shore of Lake Zug it was only possible to determine the woman's death The identities of the deceased persons were still unclear on Sunday and the subject of further investigations Both bodies were transferred to the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Zurich to clarify the cause of death According to the investigations carried out so far by the Zug police and the public prosecutor's office of the Canton of Zug there were no indications of any third party involvement on Sunday afternoon MassDevice The Medical Device Business Journal — Medical Device News & Articles | MassDevice August 9, 2016 By Presbia (NSDQ:LENS) said yesterday that its Irish subsidiary agreed to pay about $1.5 million to acquire some unspecified assets from Neoptics AG The CHF 1.5 million buyout includes Neoptics current and pending patents Switzerland-based Neoptics makes the Icolens device a lens designed to be implanted into the cornea to treat presbyopia The deal is slated to be paid out in 3 equal installments that began August 2; the other 2 payments are due Dece. 31, 2017, and Dec. 31, 2018, Dublin-based Presbia said in a regulatory filing Interim data from a U.S. pivotal trial of Presbia’s Flexivue microlens showed an average gain of 5 lines of uncorrected near visual acuity and 99% maintenance of binocular uncorrected distance vision The company has said it’s planning for a final PMA module submission in September 2017 The Presbia lens won CE Mark approval in the European Union in December 2009 Copyright © 2025 · WTWH Media LLC and its licensors The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of WTWH Media Privacy Policy Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative We're working on a visual shortcode editor until then please follow these instructions Email us to support@plugin.builders for any problems, we'll be fast. 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The following rules apply to the use of this site: Terms of Use and Privacy / Cookie Statement | Privacy settings Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry We offer daily updated business news and reports polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Jobs | Register | Advertising Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks The brown marmorated stink bug is becoming becomes a national problem in Switzerland Losses compared to the previous year have doubled In 2018 they were at 10 percent; in 2019 it is already 20 percent or above we can forget about the pear production here," says producer Sepp Burri (see video 1) The Task Force Plant Protection of the Swiss Fruit Association and the Association of Central Switzerland Fruit Producers met yesterday with the Federal Office for the Environment and the Federal Office for Agriculture to find solutions A deformed pear on the tree and the same one cut in half / picture: Swiss Fruit Association The extent of the damage requires quick solutions to support local fruit production Particularly affected are the pear crops adjacent to houses the extent of the economic damage could be appraised The meeting discussed the increasing damage caused by newly introduced pests and the interaction of pesticides The participants recognized the urgent need to protect cultures and water bodies Another meeting in October 2019 will set out the common strategy to request resources for problem solving. Chemical control is not possibleThere are no approved insecticides to combat the aforementioned bugs as the adult animals already migrate from their winter quarters (buildings) to the cultures in April A general approach to preventing immigration into the cultures is also being examined since migration already takes place at the beginning of April this approach involves a great deal of risk (snow A possible opponent of the bugs could be the samurai wasp this animal is the natural enemy of the bug  Switzerland-wide occurrences of the pestSince last year monitoring of the occurrence of Asian tree bugs has been carried out throughout Switzerland this tree bug is being monitored in Oberkirch and Buchrain in the canton of Zug in Hünenberg and Cham The canton of Zurich and other cantons also report larger occurrences of the pest They will try to find shelter in residential buildings during winter time the insects excrete a foul-smelling substance For more information: www.swissfruit.ch  FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com Following the signing of the partnership contract with the Slovakian town of Banska Stiavnica the Council aimed to enter into a similar partnership with a French-speaking municipality in Switzerland a working party was set up in 2008 and they chose Marly Mutual official visits and further contact were positive and particularly activities involving the schools at secondary level were instigated As both municipalities received positive feedback on their plans it was decided to make the partnership official and the contract between the two municipalities was signed on 3 November 2012 in Hünenberg Website of Marly (French only) Community Administration Politics Economy Contact Municipality  Schools Music school Library and Games Library Fire department Civil Community Parish Community Corporation 08.00 – 12.00 o'clock and 14.00 – 18.00 o'clockTue 08.00 – 12.00 o'clock and14.00 – 17.00 UhrThu Municipality of Hünenberg Chamerstrasse 11 6331 Hünenberg phone +41 41 784 44 44 info@huenenberg.ch Høgberg worked for about ten years at the Boston Consulting Group, from 1996, and then opted for a hands-on career in industry, becoming the CFO of Helly Hansen he was appointed Chief Operating Officer and Global Retail Director at Helly Hansen