A 270-kilo robot and its history are the subject of a new exhibition at the Zeughaus Teufen AR The machine-man was designed by entrepreneur and inventor August Huber Sabor IV could even smoke and toured half the world after 1938 The 2.37 meter tall Sabor looks almost harmless as it looks out at visitors from the back wall of the exhibition room built the first version of Sabor as a twelve-year-old raise its arms - and even smoke cigarettes This was made possible by electric motors that were remote-controlled via ultra-short waves It took two people to bring the friendly giant to life: a presenter who addressed the audience - and a hidden technician who triggered the movements the robot was on display at the national exhibition in Zurich it toured half of Europe and performed in the Ed Sullivan Show in the USA - just like the Beatles Its history is documented in the exhibition with numerous photos Film sequences show how the machine man got around on the road was the attraction at events or served as accompaniment to the magician Bobby Lugano its aluminum shell was painted white - as a reference to the astronauts who landed on the moon at the time The metal Goliath made its last appearance in 1976 at the opening of a retirement home Sabor now belongs to the Electricity Museum (Primeo Energie Kosmos) in Münchenstein BL it has now returned to the place where its story began The exhibition in Teufen runs until February 9 This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Pierin Vincenz's villa in Teufen AR has been advertised for sale for two years A modern, cube-shaped concrete building with lots of glass and a surrounding area is waiting for a buyer. Previously, the fallen Raiffeisen boss Pierin Vincenz lived in it with his ex-wife. The villa is located on a sunny slope in the low-tax municipality of Teufen AR Even before he was found guilty of mismanagement as CEO of Bank Raiffeisen in a lengthy court case - the verdict has since been overturned - he had accumulated debts Something similar could happen with the villa in Teufen AR The largest creditor in this case is Peter Spuhler Chairman of the Board of Directors of Stadler Rail He is said to have lent Vincenz 6.5 million francs so that he could pay off an earlier mortgage for the house The luxury property in the most tax-efficient municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden has been up for sale for two years This is an unusually long time for a property in this price category a real estate expert from UBS explained to Blick demand for premium houses has fallen and the market has become more demanding As long as Spuhler does not want his money back and Vincenz does not urgently need the proceeds from the sale the house can remain advertised for a long time to come it faces the same fate as the property in Morcote Blick did not want to give Spuhler any information about his intentions in connection with the loan to Pierin Vincenz The estate agent who is trying to sell the property in Teufen AR did not want to say anything either The Null Stern Hotel (No Star Hotel in English) was opened in a stark concrete nuclear bunker beneath an otherwise unremarkable Swiss apartment block the lodging provided nothing to write home about on purpose The work of artist twin brothers Frank and Patrik Riklin the spartan hotel was advertised as a space where "The Only Star Is You." However despite the brightly clever tag line the institutional conditions of the hotel belied what seemed like a much crueler joke Visitors to the hotel would enter through a thick blast door behind the apartments above where they would then be checked in at a tiny reception kiosk before being led to one of two large rooms where the beds were placed in rows with no dividers All in all the hotel held six single beds and four double beds potentially sleeping a total of 14 unlucky souls The stark concrete walls and floors of the purpose-built bunker remain unchanged but the no-star hotel did offer amenities such as a single old television called "the virtual window," hot water bottles for anyone who got a chilling in the cold underground rooms a fancy butler who delivered complimentary morning beverages for some reason the owners of the hotel seem sincere about the project touting it as an experiment in minimalist reuse of space that would otherwise be left empty also serving as a pointed alternative to increasingly opulent hotel culture Yet the prankish air of the endeavor still seems to linger.  The Null Stern operated for only a year between 2009 and 2010 before the space was converted to a museum devoted to itself as the owners pledged to branch out and open Null Stern Hotels all over the world but the museum will still lead interested visitors through the old space or anyone craving the full experience could simply sleep in a construction site The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere This Myrtle Beach art museum features a rotating display of pieces by artists from James Audubon to Frank Lloyd Wright but it’s their collection of Southern works that truly impresses A small museum in Newfoundland is home to a 227-foot tapestry that preserves the remote region's colorful history complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids This museum’s collection includes rescued birds This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright But Dominique Teufen’s Toshiba e-Studio 255 is lucky: It gets to see the world Snow-capped mountains, shimmering beaches, a glacial lake: These breathtaking scenes aren't exactly real—Teufen creates them with found materials on the glass—but that's part of the fun. By comparison, a 2-D fake landscape is a breeze: She made the first by sheer accident in 2013, while playing around with materials at a copy shop. "I said, 'Wow, that's a mountain!'" She realized she could capture majestic scenery with a photocopier just as traditional artists do with pens and brushes. Instead of ink or paint, she could just use random materials like food packaging, plastic wrap, or fabric scraps to stand in for earth, water, and sky. The images conjure the sort of rugged awesome landscapes you see in travel books and magazines, though they don't actually have a source in the physical world. Real or fake, an office drone wouldn't know the difference. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives—from culture to business The breakthroughs and innovations that we uncover lead to new ways of thinking Easter in Cincinnati is a time of spring renewal and traditions both sacred and secular For the origins of the holiday, let’s turn to Margaret Teufen of College Hill, age 13, from way back in 1928. Her description of Easter won second prize in a Seckatary Hawkins Club writing contest in The Cincinnati Enquirer Magazine for Young People “Easter is the festival commemorating the resurrection of Christ observed in many branches of the Christian Church By the first Christians it was considered to continue the feast of the Passover French and other romance languages is taken from the Hebrew pesach The English name comes from the Anglo-Saxon Eastre “There was a long dispute in the Christian Church as to the proper time for holding Easter the Christians of the East celebrating it on the same day as that on which the Jewish Passover fell the 14th of Nisan (a month of the Jewish calendar which answers to our March) while the majority of the churches celebrated it on the Sunday after this day The dispute was settled by the Council of Nice (Nicaea) which fixed Easter on the first Sunday after the full moon which happens upon or next after March 21.” (Margaret also won prizes for her write-ups on Memorial Day and April Fool’s Day.) Our History: Enquirer donates archives to library, making them more available for public Saved from destruction: You can still see pieces of these historic Cincinnati sites For Cincinnati’s Catholics, praying the steps at Holy Cross-Immaculata Church in Mount Adams is a tradition more than 160 years old. Starting at 12:01 a.m. on Good Friday the day to commemorate Jesus’ death on the cross thousands of the faithful climb the 94 steps from St The practice dates back to 1860 when the Church of the Immaculata was under construction near the Cincinnati Observatory Archbishop John Baptist Purcell blessed the cornerstone of the church Aug “It is hoped that the Catholics of Cincinnati … will contribute liberally to the building as a monument to the Divine glory,” the Catholic Telegraph reported praying that money would be raised to build the church The original wooden steps were replaced with concrete in 1911 which have upheld numberless human feet and which have felt the dropping of many a tear shed over sin committed as if they bore the burden of human sorrow being carried to the feet of the crucifix,” The Enquirer wrote in 1928 a fashion promenade along New York’s Fifth Avenue so pervaded the fashions around the turn of the century that Cincinnati tailors and department stores advertised that their apparel could be seen there and local customers could purchase those same fine outfits to wear here but not less fashionable Easter parade all across Cincinnati Women in newly-purchased gowns and frilly bonnets strutting along downtown streets or lining up at Krohn Conservatory to see the colorful carpet of spring flowers – lilies “To be really correct, the Easter Girl must carry a small prayer book,” Cincinnati Post columnist Jessie Partlon quipped for the 1906 holiday no one will know the difference and it looks so chic!” Enquirer photographer Tom Hubbard snapped what may be the first published photo of George Clooney on Easter Sunday then the host of WLWT’s “Bandstand,” and his family – wife Nina 5-year-old son George and 6-year-old daughter Ada – were dressed in their Sunday best on their way to the Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell Dressing up the White House Easter egg rollA few Easter traditions have distinct Cincinnati connections Stories of egg-rolling on the grass of the U.S date back to when Abraham Lincoln was president Congress passed a law prohibiting such activities on Capitol grounds to protect the turf brave children asked President Hayes if they could hold the egg roll on the White House lawn He ordered his staff to allow any children who showed up at the White House for an egg roll on Easter Monday to be allowed to do so Leaders from Cincy: 5 U.S. presidents who called Cincinnati home Furthermore, it was Cincinnati costume maker Jonn Schenz who provided the Easter Bunny costume to the White House for nearly 40 years but the Easter Bunny they picked for the Easter egg roll happened to be 6-foot-5 so we had to make a new suit on the double,” Schenz told The Enquirer in 1981 Schenz Theatrical Supplies in Camp Washington which built animal mascot costumes from the Pink Panther to Charlie Tuna provided three bunny suits every year through six presidents Each suit lasted about two administrations before being retired “Presidents come and presidents go, but the bunnies stay,” Schenz told The Enquirer in 2020, when the Easter egg roll was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Schenz died later that year and the costume shop closed in 2022, but according to BuzzFeed Schenz’s friends made sure his Easter Bunny costumes were back when the White House Easter egg roll returned last year ‘Here comes Peter Cottontail’Easter doesn’t have as many songs as Christmas but “Peter Cottontail” is one of the most recognizable It was written by songwriters Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins in 1949, using the provisional title of “Reginald the Rabbit” before hitting on a better name. Because of the popularity of Gene Autry’s recordings of “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” the pair sent their tune to the singing cowboy, who recorded it in 1950. It became an Easter hit and reached No Easter Sunday 2023: Here are the grocery stores that are open and closed this year A brief history: Kroger opened its first store 140 years ago Nelson and Rollins then wrote “Frosty the Snowman” (1950) and “Smokey the Bear” (1952) Rollins gave up writing songs in Hollywood to move to Finneytown to be closer to his daughter and grandchildren Rollins continued to write songs for Cincinnati’s Fraternity Records and died here in 1973 Opera creams, the cream-filled chocolate confections, have been found in Easter baskets for more than 100 years. The candy’s origins are murky, but they are definitely from Cincinnati, according to local food expert Dann Woellert He has an entire chapter on it in his book “Cincinnati Candy: A Sweet History,” with many chocolatiers claiming a piece of the history A search of the Enquirer archives shows that several local candy companies advertised opera creams and opera cream caramels in the early 1900s claimed to be the originator of the opera cream in their advertising A 1938 ad in The Enquirer proclaimed Putman’s opera creams were “the world famous Cincinnati candy,” and that theirs was “the original and still the finest!” Festive treats: Candy corn, the polarizing treat, has Cincinnati roots. Here's its villain origin story Local legend has it that opera creams got their name because they were handed out at opera performances at Music Hall yet Cincinnati Opera performed at the Cincinnati Zoo until 1972 including Pike’s Opera House and Robinson’s Opera House The original opera creams were rectangles. The Papas Candy Co. in Covington introduced the egg-shaped opera creams that have been an Easter staple – and are likely the ones found in your Easter basket this morning Galler Hans Hausamann sind eine Fundgrube für Drehbuchautoren des Genres Agententhriller Der Nachrichtendienstoffizier verfügte über weitreichende Geheimkontakte die bis in die Führung der deutschen Wehrmacht und bis ins kommunistische Moskau reichten Aus Deutschland drangen damals im öfters Parolen über die Landesgrenzen Angesichts der braunen Propaganda baute Hausamann einen Pressedienst auf der der Mutlosigkeit und der Resignation in der Schweizer Bevölkerung entgegen treten wollte nach dem Anschluss Österreichs und der raschen Besetzung Frankreichs werde demnächst die Schweiz vom Dritten Reich vereinnahmt Hausamann war Pressechef der Schweizerischen Offiziersgesellschaft und Leiter des Armee-Filmdienstes Er drehte im Auftrag des Bundes patriotische Propagandafilme die die Wehrbereitschaft in der Bevölkerung anstacheln sollten Ab 1935 wurde aus seinem ursprünglichen Pressedienst immer mehr ein Nachrichtendienst mit Sitz in Teufen Die legendäre Institution ging als «Büro Ha» (gelegentlich auch Bureau Ha geschrieben) in die Geschichtsbücher ein Das Büro wurde zu einer wichtigen internationalen Drehscheibe von geheimdienstlichen Informationen Brisante militärische Nachrichten aus Hitler-Deutschland wurden via China in die Sowjetunion weitergeschleust Der Ostschweizer Geheimdienstler Hausamman wird von Historikern der «Roten Kapelle» zugeordnet Mit dieser Bezeichnung ist ein rund 400 Personen umfassendes international weitverzweigtes geheimes Netzwerk aus Oppositionellen zum Hitlerregime gemeint Einer der wichtigsten Informanten des Büro Ha in Deutschland war Rudolf Rössler Verleger und Inhaber einer geheimen Nachrichtenagentur Er hatte seinerseits Kontakte zu Künstlern und Schriftstellern Und er unterhielt auch Beziehungen zu hohen deutschen Militärkreisen Nach der Eroberung Frankreichs durch die Wehrmacht hielt der damalige Bundespräsident Marcel Pilet-Colaz eine inhaltlich und rhetorisch umstrittene Rede Man warf ihm in der Folge mangelnde Distanzierung von Nazi-Deutschland vor Zudem empfing er offiziell Abordnungen von Schweizer Nazi-Sympathisanten Im Weiteren war die Pressezensur in der Schweiz sehr streng zu kritische Zeitungsartikel könnten eine Besetzung der Schweiz durch die Wehrmacht provozieren All dies sorgte für viel Unmut in der Bevölkerung Als Folge der unklaren Haltung der Landesregierung zu den Nazis wurde 1940 ein geheimer Bund von Schweizer Offizieren gegründet wenn Bundesrat und Armeespitze vor der Wehrmacht kapitulierten Die Mitglieder wurden wegen Planung einer Meuterei vor ein Militärgericht gestellt Da ihnen achtenswerte Gründe zugebilligt wurden Das legendäre «Büro Ha» wurde 1946 aufgelöst Nach dem Krieg widmete sich Hausamann wieder vermehrt seiner Fotofirma 1973 verlieh ihm die HSG die Ehrendoktorwürde Hausamman leitete zudem von 1954 bis 1965 die Pferdsporttage in St Sein Ziel war dabei die Förderung der Völkerverständigung Toleranz und Humanität gehören zu den Kernanliegen der Freimaurerei Adrian Zeller (*1958) hat die St.Galler Schule für Journalismus absolviert seit 1995 hauptberuflich journalistisch tätig um die Mobile App von «Die Ostschweiz» zu installieren