LBV Magazine English Edition Recent excavations uncovered a Roman monument at the Open-Air Museum of the Roman villa of Hechingen-Stein The discovery involved more than 100 fragments featuring depictions of ancient gods and figures from Roman mythology This archaeological treasure was publicly revealed on October 24 Klaus Kortüm of the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege (State Office for Monument Preservation) in Stuttgart the original monument was composed of several stacked stone blocks each decorated on all sides with reliefs illustrating deities and mythical characters from the Roman period leaving only fragments of the original figures visible Identifying these pieces has been made possible through comparisons with better-preserved finds Reconstructing this Roman monument has been a major challenge as only a small part of the original pieces has been recovered so far To restore it to its complete and proper form archaeologists have opted to use scaled-down replicas made with 3D printing allowing them to assemble a model faithful to the original structure Kortüm noted that the final plan is to display both the original fragments and the reconstructed model in the museum so that visitors can appreciate the scale and detail of this unique piece This discovery is particularly significant as divine-themed pillars or similar monuments are extremely rare in the Roman frontier provinces located between the Rhine and Danube rivers preliminary research suggests that the size of the Hechingen monument is unusually large compared to other examples found in Europe This raises the question: who might have been the wealthy owner of this property who commissioned or consecrated such a work and what was the reason behind this homage to the gods The discovery not only sheds light on the cultural and religious context of the ancient Roman villa in Hechingen-Stein but also reaffirms the importance of this site as one of the region’s most significant archaeological complexes The villa was originally excavated between 1978 and 1981 at which time the site was transformed into an open-air museum that has grown steadily Thanks to the collaboration between the LAD and the local association responsible for the museum new excavations have taken place nearly every year since 1992 allowing further exploration and discovery of life and economy in the Roman settlement museum visitors can appreciate the full scale of the Roman villa including agricultural buildings and the wall that surrounded the property along with exhibits and objects found on-site provide a broad view of the culture and social structure of ancient Rome in southern Germany The LAD and researchers continue to study the fragments found hoping to reconstruct as much as possible about their symbolism and cultural significance seeking clues about the monument’s purpose and the role of its divine representations within the complex Landesamt für Denkmalpflege im Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart Subscribe to get the latest 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Junge Fahrzeugbau The Barth Logistics Group is based in Hechingen but has eight locations in the region and two locations in the east of the country the four electric Renault trucks will only be used in southern Germany Barth announced in a LinkedIn post that the sites in Hechingen and Allershausen will each get one electric Renault Truck they are said to offer “an ideal solution for daily transport requirements” and thanks to the loading area measuring up to 7.20 metres in length “With the deployment of our four new electric trucks from Renault Trucks we are taking a step towards a more sustainable transport solution,” says Uwe Schempp Managing Director of the Barth Logistics Group “These trucks combine our responsibility for the environment with state-of-the-art technology to take our fleet to the next level We will install photovoltaic systems in our buildings this year so that electrical energy can be generated from our own systems.” Managing Director of Renault Trucks Germany 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article has been sent to the following recipient: Sign up for C&EN's must-read weekly newsletter Copyright © 2025 American Chemical Society CryoLife recently announced it has received CE mark for the E-nya thoracic stent graft system for the minimally invasive repair of lesions of the descending thoracic aorta including thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections The E-nya thoracic stent graft will be manufactured at the company’s facility in Hechingen “We are pleased to have received CE mark for the E-nya thoracic stent graft system our next generation low profile solution for patients with aortic disease The E-nya system was designed to give physicians more options and control while treating both simple and challenging anatomies and will be one of the most versatile grafts on the market,” said Pat Mackin We are excited to bring this product to the European market further enhancing our position as the leader in the growing EU aortic repair market.” Aortic aneurysms and dissections make up the largest portion of thoracic aortic disease which is an estimated US$600 million global market The vast majority of patients with thoracic aortic disease are treated with minimally invasive endovascular stent grafts E-nya builds upon JOTEC’s experience in the thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) market and increases the number of options to treat a broader range of patients The system offers both bare spring and covered proximal configurations with tip capture technology enhancing the control and predictability during deployment while achieving optimal outcomes The lower profile graft material leverages JOTEC’s expertise in textile manufacturing and is designed for both flexibility in conformance and long-term durability “E-nya is the next generation stent graft from JOTEC/CryoLife to treat thoracic aortic pathologies The combination of the new delivery system with the completely redesigned stent graft improves flexibility allowing surgeons to treat a broader range of patients and more complex pathologies,” said Alexander Oberhuber and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This advertorial is sponsored by Bentley Stéphan Haulon (Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, GHPSJ, Paris, France) has extensive clinical experience using the BeGraft (Bentley, Hechingen, Germany) as a bridging stent in fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR) procedures He has conducted a pioneering study on the topic with the latest published data pointing to excellent patency out to three years Haulon speaks to Vascular News about how the BeGraft has changed his approach to certain fenestrated procedures outlines the key features of a good bridging stent and underscores how his dataset and others pave the way for an on-label indication for the BeGraft as a bridging stent in FEVAR procedures In what ways has the BeGraft as a bridging stent changed how you implant a fenestrated graft I think the BeGraft has changed our workflow and the ancillary tools that we are using We have almost exclusively changed to using 6Fr catheters to get into the target vessel whereas previously we were using 7Fr sheaths routinely The access you need from the iliacs is smaller with a 6Fr catheter If you use a pre-loaded renal fenestrated endograft you can access both renal arteries from the side of the endograft delivery system and then on the other side you only need to access the two visceral vessels In cases such as this we can use a 14Fr sheath where we might once have used a 20Fr or larger sheath It is risky to use large sheaths in the iliacs because they can cause rupture and so if we can avoid using them that makes the procedure safer What are the main features of a good bridging stent I think you need to combine a good endograft design with a good bridging stent in order to achieve positive outcomes using endografts with the fenestration positioned at the origin of the target vessel—meaning that there is no gap between the origin of target vessel and the fenestration—provides a very stable platform for BeGraft as a bridging stent the bridging stent needs to be 6Fr compatible so that you can easily and safely position it in the target vessel It also needs to be flexible so that it can adapt to the various forces that are exerted on the target vessel the first 20mm moves with the aorta and then the distal portion moves with respiratory motion and so a flexible stent is really important here if you want to avoid issues during follow-up it is necessary to have various diameters and lengths available so that you can adapt your approach to the patient anatomy and safely perform the procedure With the BeGraft you have a lot of options available in this regard How does the BeGraft compare to other bridging stents on the market and the 200 microns thickness of the ePTFE provides a secure coverage of the cobalt-chromium stent the BeGraft is perfectly suited for use as a bridging stent in FEVAR and we now have strong data to support this You conducted a study with the BeGraft as a bridging stent in FEVAR We were looking primarily at the patency of fenestrated endografts for short necks or juxtarenal aneurysms we were looking for things like type III endoleaks and stent fractures Three-year data from this study have been published Could you briefly summarise the main outcomes at this time point The patency was excellent and there were only two secondary procedures I think these outcomes are a result of good patient selection If you design the appropriate fenestrated endograft then the BeGraft will provide a perfect platform I think we had such a low number of technical issues because we perform a cone-beam computed tomography (CT) scan at the end of each procedure If you capture an issue at the end of the procedure with your cone-beam CT and then you do not need a secondary procedure Will there be further follow-up of these patients All our patients are in a prospective cohort and so we continue to collect data on these patients We have been using the BeGraft as our primary bridging stent for around seven years now and we have more than 500 fenestrated cases in our database There is also a dedicated prospective study currently running in Germany to evaluate the BeGraft as a bridging stent for fenestrated endografts It is great that data are coming from different centres to consolidate our findings You also performed a study on the movements of stents once they have been implanted Could you outline the key findings from this study and as mentioned in your previous question that there is some movement in all the target vessels during respiratory motion All patients enrolled in that study underwent a pre-operative CT scan in inspiratory and expiratory motion and then we did the same scan postoperatively with the endograft and the BeGraft in all target vessels and performed again inspiratory and expiratory acquisition of the CT scan We looked at how the bridging stent modified the way those visceral vessels behaved and it was very interesting to see that there was only a minimal impact We were actually not changing the way those target vessels behave Bentley is working on an on-label indication for the BeGraft in FEVAR To date we have all had to use the bridging stents in an off-label setting for FEVAR procedures and so I and other physicians are very pleased that an on-label indication is on its way Case images: Selective angiograms confirming patency and sealing after implantation of a BeGraft into the left renal artery during FEVAR and into the coeliac trunk during BEVAR Treatment of penetrating aortic ulcers (PAUs) has been swayed by recent advances in endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) the majority of diagnosed PAUs are treated by endovascular techniques rather than by open surgery and the minimally invasive approach is yielding encouraging results.1 In this arena the BeGraft aortic stent from Bentley (Hechingen Germany)—a balloon-expandable covered stent—shows promise addressing issues of “overtreatment,” says Nikolaos Tsilimparis director of vascular surgery at Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital in Munich Tsilimparis has extensive experience treating PAUs and here speaks to Vascular News on how balloon-expandable covered stents have changed his approach to the indication treatment with large diameter covered grafts was “too much for too small a lesion,” whereas the BeGraft aortic is more tailored to the unique characteristics of a PAU thereby providing “the right tool” for this distinct pathology Before using balloon-expandable covered stents how did you treat patients with PAU disease we would treat PAU patients with either standard infrarenal devices iliac limbs (if the diameters were appropriate) we were overtreating a very localised lesion in the aorta We started to use balloon-expandable covered stents and noticed that the BeGraft aortic addresses the issue of overtreatment thanks to its ability to be dilated to different diameters allowing the physician to adjust the degree of therapy in order to match the extent of the disease one of the main challenges with this procedure was that standard infrarenal bifurcated grafts are designed to be used in large aneurysmatic aortas Aortas with PAUs often have diameters of between 14 and 18mm whereas self-expandable aortic stent grafts are made for large diameters of around 24mm Another issue was that an aortic aneurysm has more space to accommodate the bifurcation of the stent graft using iliac limbs of 12 or 16mm diameters in a narrow aortic bifurcation makes it very prone to occlusions These were both challenges that have now been eliminated thanks to the BeGraft aortic Which anatomical conditions are needed in order for a balloon-expandable covered stent to provide good outcomes A basic condition is the ability to reach a healthy aortic segment as balloon-expandable stent grafts are not very long but one has to be cautious not to cause a rupture with a balloon-expandable stent due to extreme oversizing of the lower part of the aorta What made you decide to try out the BeGraft aortic for this indication I always thought that we were doing too much for too small a lesion Drawing on my experience with this balloon-expandable stent in other indications and getting to know it as a very reliable stent graft that can be inserted with a low-profile system of 9–11Fr I thought it would be worth trying for PAUs we realised that it is an excellent solution for this indication What are the main advantages and limitations of using a balloon-expandable covered stent in a PAU I think the balloon-expandable covered stent offers very accurate positioning and also flexibility in terms of how much of the lesion you want to cover it has a big advantage in terms of the sizes that are on offer It must be taken into account that one needs to develop techniques for how to deal with the challenges of using balloon-expandable covered stents in the aorta We always use the lowest diameter of the aorta to start with and then we taper them instead of putting the bigger diameter stent into a smaller aorta We do not measure to the proximal or largest diameter What are the long-term outcomes in patients you have treated The long-term reliability of a balloon-expandable stent in an aorta that degenerates over time is a big concern the pathology is a little bit different with PAUs than with the typical atherosclerotic aortic aneurysm that will evolve and develop PAU patients have a very localised plaque rupture or have a local dissection—indications that require treatment but these patients still have a relatively stable aorta I would always follow these patients extensively especially at the beginning of our experience with a standard protocol that is similar to the one we use for infrarenal aortic aneurysms A multicentre study led by our institution found that use of the BeGraft aortic for the treatment of infrarenal PAU produces excellent results with low complications.2 How many patients do you see with a typical PAU and how often do you treat them with an endovascular approach The indications for treating PAUs are not yet well defined so while we are currently not treating a lot of patients I was previously very cautious about treating a patient with a small aortic ulcer or a local dissection by using an aortoiliac stent graft because I thought it to be an overtreatment it is just like putting a covered stent in the iliac arteries I now feel much more comfortable offering endovascular therapy to patients that present with these findings What are your key messages for treating PAU patients with this endovascular approach My main message is that we are able to treat a disease of its extent with the right tool We no longer overtreat just because we do not have the right tools there are many centres that have now decided to use this technique and it is interesting to note that different centres have developed different tactics and strategies in order to deal with or to treat these patients with the BeGraft aortic I think that it is an excellent tool and technique for this indication and I believe that the more we learn from our experience the better we will be able to understand the pathology and the further we will be able to extend the treatment options available DISCLAIMER The usage of the BeGraft aortic is an off-label indication for the treatment of PAU Receive our weekly Newsletterand set tailored daily news alerts German medical device manufacturer Maquet Cardiopulmonary AG is investing in a new clean room production centre and research laboratory in Hechingen which will be used to process and further develop its range of knitted textile based medical devices and other products Technical Textiles Join the news democracyWhere your votes decide the Top 100 Reasons for you to sign up to our newsletter here The moon will appear in the sky with a red hue this week 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It marks the first total lunar eclipse in three years and this is where the moon's surface is covered by the Earth's shadow it will be visible on Thursday night and Friday morning (depending on where you are) The moon will have a reddish glow due to sunlight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere, bending towards the moon and enabling the longer, red wavelengths to reach it, with NASA describing it as "the glow of all of the sunrises and sunsets on Earth" The "worm" part is thought to be in reference to the timing of the moon approaching spring where the warmer weather causes earthworms to appear An alternative meaning behind the name is from the 1700s where Captain Jonathan Carver recorded how some Native American tribes used the 'worm moon' to refer to the emergence of beetle larvae from thawing tree bark A Blood Moon rises above The Hohenzollern Castle the ancestral seat of the Prussian Royal House and of the Hohenzollern Princes situated at the periphery of the Swabian Alb on July 27 GermanyPhoto by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images you will be able to see a total lunar eclipse - but you might need to be a night owl it will be visible at 2:26 am Friday morning (March 14) while West Coasters started to see it from 11:26 pm on Thursday (March 13) The total eclipse will occur for around 65 minutes people can expect to see a partial eclipse an hour and 15 minutes prior while we won't get the chance to see a total lunar eclipse like our US counterparts you can still get the chance to see a partial eclipse where over 90 per cent of the Moon's surface will be in darkness at its peak those keen to see it will either have to stay up late or get up early as it will be visible at 3:57 am on March 14 and it is expected to peak at 6:19 am - with your best chance of a clear view being on the western horizon so hopefully it will be a clear night for those eagerly looking up at the sky Elsewhere, People flood Twitter with memes after clouds block the lunar eclipse, and astronomers are baffled by this strange floating mass in space How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel Sign up to our free indy100 weekly newsletter Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings Gay Prussian military officer Baron Von Steuben, born September 17, 1730, whipped the US colonial army into shape contributing to the American victory in the War of Independence. Online sources like Wikipedia describe him as openly gay Friedrich Von Steuben’s military engineer father had a strange idea of Take Your Kid to Work Day He dragged 14-year-old Friedrich along while he directed siege operations at Prague during a Central European war Friedrich then enlisted in the Prussian Army at the age of 16 or 17 He rose to the rank of captain and became aide-de-camp to Frederick the Great He blamed the otherwise unexplained discharge on an ‘implacable personal enemy’ Friedrich next found less-prestigious employment managing the royal household of Hohenzollern-Hechingen he met Benjamin Franklin who offered him work training American revolutionary troops — but no pay now Baron Von Steuben of Hohenzollern-Hechingen the baron returned home to accusations of criminal sexual activity He’d previously applied for work with the Grand Duchy of Baden An anonymous official of the ducal court had forwarded a poison pen letter to the Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen “It has come to me from different sources that M de Steuben is accused of having taken familiarities with young boys which the laws forbid and punish severely.” (It seems unlikely that ‘young boys’ meant children Baron von Steuben high-tailed it back to Paris The American colonies desperately needed to impose organisation and discipline on their ragtag army The Prussian military enjoyed worldwide renown for its ruthless efficiency the Americans couldn’t afford to pay The baron volunteered to do the job and work out payment after the war Baron Von Steuben departed for the US with his greyhound his 17-year-old military secretary and probable lover Although prone to exaggerating his achievements He arrived at Washington’s Valley Forge encampment in 1778 The place was a mess: no organised layout and sick soldiers dressed in rags Discarded animal carcasses dotted the camp and men pissed and shit wherever they chose Baron Von Steuben immediately rearranged the camp on Prussian lines Kitchens on the uphill side of the camp and toilets on the downhill He began training a model company of men who could in turn train others The Prussian trained the Americans to fight tactically discipline and fighting prowess showed immediate improvement Baron Von Steuben also socialised with the soldiers as he worked to raise their morale Pierre-Etienne Du Ponceau later wrote about a potluck dinner in his quarters his aids invited a number of young officers to dine at our quarters on condition that none should be admitted that had on a whole pair of breeches… Torn clothes were an indispensable requisite for admission… The Baron loved to speak of that dinner But it is unlikely the baron’s secretary would have documented the dinner party if it later descended into an orgy Not long after Baron Von Steuben’s arrival at Valley Forge the first ever discharge of an American soldier for homosexual acts occurred at the camp George Washington ordered Ensign Frederick Enslin drummed out of the camp for attempted sodomy with an 18-year-old subordinate But the law also required proof of emission (cum) or at least penetration the charge of attempted sodomy allowed for the prosecution of men caught in flagrante delicto but without visual or medical evidence of emission or penetration So Ensign Enslin at least escaped with his life even if subjected to the humiliating ritual documented by an officer in his diary “I this morning proceeded to the grand parade where I was a spectator to the drumming out of Lieut He was first drum’d from right to left of the parade thence to the left wing of the army; from that to the centre and lastly transported over the Schuylkill with orders never to be seen in Camp in the future This shocking scene was performed by all the drums and fifes in the army— the coat of the delinquent turned wrong side out.” It would seem extremely unlikely Von Steuben was ‘openly gay’ Rocking up for duty in a grand horse-drawn sleigh constantly stroking his miniature greyhound And those elaborate silk-lined uniforms bedecked with furs But Europeans were all a bit dandified compared to the rugged American colonials it stretches credulity that no one noticed the baron’s consistent choice of notably younger good-looking men as his aides And his affectionate relationships with those men But the revolutionary war effort benefitted greatly from Von Steuben’s efforts and the top brass liked the charismatic baron The baron became particularly close to Benjamin Walker and William North two officers in their 20s and conjectured by some to have been a couple even before meeting Von Steuben North named two of his children after Von Steuben who legally adopted the two men and made them his heirs another young man came into Von Steuben’s life John Mulligan met Baron Von Steuben soon after graduating from Colombia College in 1791 But the future president and his wife started to worry about the intense nature of the relationship between their son and young Mulligan The heartbroken couple wrote to Von Steuben who immediately replied with an offer to take them in “My heart and my arms are open to receive you In the midst of the attention and fetes which they have the goodness to give me I enjoy not a moment’s tranquillity until I hold you in my arms… “If our friend [Charles Adams] could accompany you with the same tender friendship I feel for you.” Charles Adams didn’t stay long but 19-year-old John Mulligan remained working as Von Steuben’s secretary until the baron’s death a year later Baron Von Steuben came to regard John as his third ‘son’ and made him a beneficiary of his will along with Benjamin Walker and William North Baron Von Steuben remains a celebrated hero of the War of Independence Many cities celebrate Von Steuben Day in mid-September each year honours the great gay American war hero and father of the US Army We celebrate diverse stories and voices through daily LGBT news content and a monthly print edition covering a range of topics from pop culture to politics We aim to inspire and positively impact our readers facilitating engagement and inclusivity within businesses Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative Special Feature: National Gay History Month Project 2012 “There are few historians today who would doubt that Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was gay” no accredited historian has refuted my assertion that there would be no United States of America without von Steuben—or that he should be considered a gay man by today’s standards I add new historical material to the growing list of details that support these claims These additions to his story could make von Steuben (1730-1794) the first “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” case in the American military—quite possibly due to his own deeds and actions To appreciate the contributions von Steuben made to the American Revolution consider this: before his arrival in Valley Forge in 1778 the Revolutionary Army had lost several battles to Great Britain the United States of America might still be one of the British colonies the Revolutionary Army was a loosely organized rag-tag band of men with little military training The military fumbled through the beginning of the war for independence George Washington and the Continental Congress knew that without help from additional seasoned military experts Since Washington himself was the best the colonies had they looked to Europe for someone who could train the troops Washington wrote to the colonies’ representative in Paris was treated as a celebrity in the French court This would be pivotal in achieving his two major objectives in France: winning financial support for the revolution and finding military leaders who could bring a semblance of order to the Revolutionary Army Franklin learned of a “brilliant” Prussian military genius Von Steuben had a string of success stories (some of them self-embellished) with the Prussian army But there was one problem: he’d been asked to depart because of his “affections for members of his own sex.” This became urgent in 1777 when he escaped imprisonment in what is now Germany and traveled to Paris Franklin was interviewing candidates to assist Washington back in the colonies when he discovered von Steuben Franklin discovered von Steuben’s reputation for having “affections” with males and the issue became pressing as members of the French clergy demanded the French court take action against this “sodomite.” The clergy decided to launch a crusade and run him out of France and he decided von Steuben’s expertise was more important to the colonies than his sexuality another colonial representative was in France with the explicit job of recruiting experienced military personnel from Europe to train the Continental Army a former representative to the first Continental Congress and friend of Franklin Deane is best known for recruiting the Marquis de Lafayette He also had a side job as a spy for the colonies Franklin and Deane knew how to spot intelligence It would have been impossible for either to not know about the reputation of von Steuben decided von Steuben’s “affections” were less important than what he and the colonies needed to win the war with England Deane learned of von Steuben’s indiscretions—and that the French clergy was investigating—from a letter to the Prince of Hechingen de Steuben is accused of having taken familiarities with young boys which the laws forbid and punish severely I have even been informed that that is the reason why M de Steuben was obliged to leave Hechingen and that the clergy of your country intend to prosecute him by law as soon as he may establish himself anywhere.” acted quickly before the clergy could deport or imprison von Steuben plotting to send him to the colonies to serve with Washington Von Steuben was given an advance for passage to America and began as a volunteer Washington appointed two of his officers who spoke French to work as his translators One of those officers was Alexander Hamilton and the other his close friend John Laurens von Steuben gained Washington’s confidence and began to transform the colonial army Washington and Franklin’s trust in von Steuben was rewarded He whipped the rag-tag colonial army into a professional fighting force able to take on the most powerful superpower of the time Some of his accomplishments include instituting a “model company” for training establishing sanitary standards and organization in the camps and training soldiers in drills and tactics such as bayonet fighting and musket loading According to the The Papers of Von Steuben the following is a timeline of his achievements Washington rewarded Von Steuben with a house at Valley Forge which he shared with his aide-de-camps Capt Walker lived with him through the remainder of his life who neither married nor denied any of the allegations of homosexuality which includes the line “extraordinarily intense emotional relationship,” has been described as a love letter to Walker Speculation over who von Steuben slept with abounded from Prussia to France to the United States The closest he came to the topic was to ask Washington to speak on behalf of his morals in a letter to Congress that would authorize the disbursement of his pension Since his arrival in Philadelphia to assist the Revolution von Steuben had financial issues caused by a Continental Congress that often didn’t keep its funding promises a challenge compounded by his own personality: von Steuben at times could be cold and aloof which was problematic when diplomacy was needed with an important member of Congress He also had a tendency to live and spend extravagantly which were often emblazoned with epaulettes and medals of his own design Due to his financial picture—and misconceptions about his association with Silas Deane (who was later disgraced as traitor to the United States)—von Steuben had to fight for his pension Adding to that were the constant rumors about his sexuality reached the second president and first lady of the new union The Adams’s son Charles was what today would be called the black sheep of the family Abigail considered him “not at peace within himself.” His biggest problem was alcoholism As John Ferling writes in his biography John Adams: A Life “there are references to [Charles’s] alleged proclivity for consorting with men whom his parents regarded as unsavory.” One of these men was von Steuben Charles had become infatuated with and adored von Steuben It is clear in the family letters that the Adams were concerned about a relationship between Charles and von Steuben since Von Steuben’s sexuality was an open secret rather than of von Steuben’s personal life I really didn’t like him: The man himself was pompous and his uniforms and title were stage props for an officer who didn’t even speak English when he got to Valley Forge Him for what he did to help Washington’s rag-tag army to defeat the British eventually leading to the creation of our country His knowledge created the first sense of military discipline in the colonies My appreciation for him came from his most recent biographer Paul Lockhart whose book The Drillmaster of Valley Forge offers a complete look at von Steuben’s work There is one story in the book that could be considered rather scandalous even by today’s standards: Von Steuben most likely threw the first underwear party in the United States military “The Baron hosted a party exclusively for their lower-ranking friends that ‘none should be admitted that had on a whole pair of breeches,’ making light of the shortages that affected the junior officers as they did the enlisted men.” that von Steuben’s humanity and love of his troops underlied his actions The nation that von Steuben helped found has memorialized him with numerous statues including those at Lafayette Square near the White House German Americans celebrate his birthday each year on 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Abmelden Hannes Stöhr will Erfolgsfilm als Kammerspiel im Lindenhof inszenieren Details über Besetzung der Rollen gibt's noch keine Die schwäbische Kino-Tragikomödie "Global Player – Wo wir sind isch vorne" wird jetzt auf Bühnenbretter gestellt Regisseur Hannes Stöhr will sie in der Spielzeit 2017/2018 für das Theater Lindenhof als Kammerspiel umschreiben und inszenieren Hechingen/Burladingen In Hechingen ist Stöhrs jüngster Kinofilm der bisher bestbesuchte deutschsprachige Streifen aller Zeiten lief mehr als ein Jahr und hatte in der Zollernstadt mehr als 10 000 Besucher Das Drehbuch hatte der aus Sickingen stammende preisgekrönte Regisseur geschrieben und bei dem Film der größtenteils in Hechingen gedreht wurde Nachdem es die "Global-Player-Story" mittlerweile auch als Hörspiel gibt will Stöhr jetzt eine Theaterversion der Tragikomödie in Angriff nehmen wenn nicht am Melchinger Theater Lindenhof könnte diese erste Theaterinszenierung des Filmemachers Stöhr uraufgeführt werden Schließlich haben einige Lindenhof-Schauspieler bereits im Film eine Rolle gespielt Da gab Lindenhof-Intendant und Schauspieler Stefan Hallmayer den Sohn Matthias Bogenschütz Berthold Biesinger den Facharbeiter Kleinmann und Uwe Zellmer den Textilfabrikant Beck das räumte Lindenhof-Intendant Stefan Hallmayer gegenüber unserer Zeitung ein habe es intensive Vorgespräche zwischen Stöhr und den Melchinger Theatermachern gegeben und auf beiden Seiten gebe es "große Lust und großes Interesse" Details über die Besetzung der Rollen gibt es noch keine In der Spielzeit 2017/18 wäre "Global Player" dann eines der ersten Stücke die nach dem geplanten großen Umbau im Lindenhof 2017 ihre Premiere haben Details über die Besetzung der Rollen im "Global Player"-Theaterstück will Lindenhof-Intendant Stefan Hallmayer noch keine nennen "Dazu ist es noch viel zu früh." Nur so viel: "Wir denken zwei Töchtern und zwei weiteren Personen ein ganz gutes komprimiertes Kammerstück daraus machen lässt." Der Film thematisiert den Generationenkonflikt und die Globalisierung sowie das Aufeinanderprallen zweier Kulturen in einer sich drastisch verändernden Welt Die Strickmaschinenfabrik Bogenschütz & Söhne ist zwar ein fiktives Unternehmen die Geschichte des Films orientiert sich aber an realen Vorbildern Für die nahezu insolvente Fabrik sucht gegen den Widerstand des Seniorchefs der Sohn Michael nach chinesischen Investoren in Shanghai Sein Bruder Matthias und auch die Schwestern Marlies und Marianne haben den Wandel der Zeiten längst akzeptiert müssen aber wegen der Beteiligung an der Fabrik auch die Konflikte zu ihrem Vater neu bearbeiten 45-jährigen Drehbuchautor und Regisseur Hannes Stöhr wäre es die erste Regiearbeit an einem Theater vor allem die Berlin-Trilogie "Berlin is in Germany" "One Day in Europe" und "Berlin Calling" wurde vielfach preisgekrönt und nominiert Aber auch Drehbuch und Regie der Kölner Tatort-Folge "Odins Rache" brachte ihm viel positive Kritiken ein Die Handlung des Films "Global Player" hat er in Hechingen angesiedelt Die Dreharbeiten fanden 2012 und 2013 größtenteils in der Zollern-Metropole statt die Merz Maschinenfabrik GmbH in der Haigerlocher Straße 44 diente da als Kulisse die "Villa Billing" in der Zollernstraße wurde zum Wohnhaus des Patriarchen und der Trauergottesdienst wurde in der evangelischen Johanneskirche gedreht Oktober 2013 wurde die Weltpremiere mit weit über 600 Gästen in der Stadthalle gefeiert Prominente Besucher waren unter anderem die Schauspieler Walter Schultheiß You are using an outdated browser. 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