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  Encyclopedia: List of cities in Switzerland
Engelberg (altitude 1020 metres) is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.
Wald is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
Waldstatt, not Waldstadt, is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-cities-in-Switzerland   (4514 words)

  
 ESPN.com: Eric Heiden was a reluctant hero
Heiden knew his fame would pass because, as he said, his sport was an exercise in anonymity in America, where "people like contact sports so they can see blood.
Heiden was born June 14, 1958, in Madison, Wis. His parents were sports-conscious people who lived a comfortable life, without pretensions and with a healthy perspective.
Heiden told the media he was going to retire at the end of the season.
espn.go.com /sportscentury/features/00014225.html   (1229 words)

  
 Heiden, Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heiden is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland (800 m a.s.l.
Around 1650 Wolfhalden and Heiden could not agree about the control over the church.
A cog railway leads to Heiden from Rorschach 400 meters below.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heiden,_Switzerland   (101 words)

  
 Brandl Critical Review
Additionally, comment has often been heard that he has developed "backwards," from conceptual art into painting, that his influences seem to come equally from high and low cultural sources, and that he seems thoroughly "big city" American, yet has chosen to live primarily in a small European country.
Brandl’s two current exhibitions are quite extensive, consisting in total of ten large paintings (most often 6 feet high by 4 feet wide), about fourteen medium-sized drawings (40 by 25 inches), three 5- foot by 5-foot wood cuts and twenty-five small drawings (usually 8 by 8 inches).
The show in Heiden is all work from 1999; Castle Wartensee displays predominantly older works from 1997 to 1999.
www.markstaffbrandl.com /brandl_criticalreview.htm   (676 words)

  
 geneaolgy - pafg07 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Hans married Dorothea EGGER in 1790 in,, Switzerland.
Dorothea EGGER was born on 20 Sep 1771 in Thal, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Niels NIELSEN (BUSK) was born on 11 Oct 1778 in Ranum, Aalborg Amt, Denmark and was christened on 4 Jul 1784 in Bjornsholm Sogn, Aalborg, Denmark.
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 Switzerland Travel Guide :: Europe Travel Destination Guide :   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Basel is the northern gateway to Switzerland and borders on both France and Germany.
Basel is known as the cultural heart of Switzerland, with nearly 30 museums, a vibrant art scene, and a marvelously preserved old town.
Bern, the capital of Switzerland, is the home of the Swiss federal government and parliament.
switzerland.traveltoworld.com   (709 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This committee called for an international conference to be held in Geneva Switzerland on October 26, 1863.
In 1892, Dunant checked into a hospital that one of his friends ran in Heiden Switzerland - there he spent the last 18 years of his life.
In 1901, he was recognized as one of two recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize, and from that time forward, Dunant stayed in touch with the outside world as much as his health permitted.
www.redcrossalbq.org /dunant2.html   (571 words)

  
 Swiss International Hotels - Hotel Heiden, Heiden, Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Zürich, December 2003 - Swiss International Hotels is pleased to welcome the Hotel Heiden, in Heiden, Appenzellerland, Switzerland.
It enjoys a privileged situation in Heiden, a Biedermeier village with its typical classicism architecture.
The Hotel Heiden is in walking distance from the town centre and train station.
www.sih.ch /online/press-e/s200312270433748841.htm   (293 words)

  
 Heiden - Marcus Heiden (Getty Museum)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Port Heiden is 424 miles southwest of Anchorage, at the mouth of the Meshik The old village of Meshik was located at the current site of Port Heiden.
Browns TE Heiden on IR with ankle injury.
Tight end Steve Heiden became the 10th player on the Browns this year to Heiden reinjured an ankle injury in the 41-0 loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday.
findouthome.com /?q=heiden   (445 words)

  
 His life
Jean Henry Dunant, known as the father of the Red Cross, was born on May 8, 1828 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Until he was nearly 30 years of age, however, Dunant’s keenest interest was in a group of organizations in Switzerland, France, and Belgium operating under the name of `The Young Men´s Union`.
On Sunday, October 30, 1910, Jean Henry Dunant died at Heiden, among the mountains and the people where he had found peace of mind, friendship, and a haven of security.
www.xs4all.nl /~kfontein/dunant/hoofdstuk_1.html   (1384 words)

  
 e heiden
The Rohrschach — Heiden mountain railway creates the connection with the main lines; moreover, eight bus routes lead star-shaped in all directions.
There is a list of numerous hotels, guest houses, bed and breakfast accommodation and holiday homes in Heiden, some of which are very good value.
This is sent out with the course program, or you can ask our secretary’s office to send it out to you.
www.biosynthesis.org /html/haupttext_e_heiden.html   (213 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Theodosius Florentini
Born at Münster, in the Grisons, Switzerland, 23 May, 1808; died at Heiden, in Appenzell, 15 Feb., 1865.
In 1838 he became guardian at Baden; in 1845 superior and parish priest at Chur; in 1857 definitor, and in 1860 vicar-general of the Diocese of Chur.
To provide for the needs of Catholics in Protestant parts of Switzerland he founded the home missions for which he provided a special fund.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/14578a.htm   (790 words)

  
 Autumn holidays. An autumnal welcome. - Switzerland Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Autumn allows nature to be experienced with every sense: colourful forests, the scent of mushrooms, the rustling of leaves.
The autumnal customs, festivals and markets in Switzerland are as diverse and colourful as the meadows and forests themselves.
Swiss cities in autumns are a welcome enhancement to Switzerland's offering of unspoilt nature.
int.myswitzerland.com /en/navpage.cfm?category=Autumn&...&id=28159   (377 words)

  
 German American Corner: WESTHEIMER, Ruth (1928- )
It was meant to be a temporary solution for about six months until her father release and little Ruth had no idea that she would never see her family again.
Despite her years in Switzerland, she still hoped to one day see her parents again.
She received a masters degree in sociology in 1959, with her thesis on the children of Heiden camp.
www.germanheritage.com /biographies/mtoz/westheimer.html   (1027 words)

  
 The founding of FICE
The main characteristic of these children’s communities was that of group or cooperative education -- these children were to be raised as a new generation filled with hope for peace and capable of international cooperation.
The high point of the conference, however, was the founding of the "Federation Internationale des Communautés d’Enfants (FICE)" on July 10, 1948 at the Pestalozzi Children’s Village, Trogen and Heiden, Switzerland.
To increase the influence and to widen the field of activities of the new and as yet unknown organization, the coordination committee named national representatives, but it soon became clear that this task could not be carried out by representatives alone.
www.cyc-net.org /today2000/today001120.html   (2034 words)

  
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The committee was chaired by General Dufour, Switzerland’s leading soldier; the secretary was Dunant; the other members were Moynier and two physicians, Dr. Appia and Dr. Maunoir.
He finally found a stopping place in the village of Heiden, Switzerland, where he made some new friends.
Dunant Rediscovered A young Swiss journalist found out in 1895 that Dunant was living in a Heiden rest home and got permission to interview him.
www.rochesterredcross.org /docs/henrydunant.doc   (1563 words)

  
 geneaolgy - Name Index - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Hans Kaspar (Jakob) b.1741 - Ottenbach, Zurich, Switzerland
Katie Rosaile b.1890 - Richmond, Cache, Ut Anna b.1641 -, Appenzell, Switzerland
Barbel b.1596 - Richenbach, Ottenbach, Canton Zurich, Switzerland
www-stat.stanford.edu /~ebair/genealogy/index3.htm   (1144 words)

  
 Henri Dunant. A Memory of Solferino. 1962 (English translation). Contents. Biographical sketch.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Until he was nearly 30 years of age, however, Dunant's keenest interest was in a group of organizations in Switzerland, France, and Belgium operating under the name of "The Young Men's Christian Union." These were European counterparts of the newly formed Young Men's Christian Association in England.
Pope Leo XIII sent him his signed portrait, on which was inscribed with his own hand the words "Fiat pax in virtute tua Deus." ["By Thy power, let there be peace, O God."] Dunant, calm in the serenity of age, appreciated the accolades bestowed upon him.
He made it clear, however, that he did not need help; his few simple needs were more than adequately met by the hospital and his neighbors in Heiden.
www.ku.edu /carrie/specoll/AFS/library/1-roots/Dunant2/SolferinoTC.html   (1449 words)

  
 Henri Dunant
Henri Dunant was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on 8th May, 1828.
It was approved by Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Spain and Switzerland in 1864.
Henri Dunant died in Heiden, Switzerland, on 30th October, 1910.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /EUdunant.htm   (2380 words)

  
 Biotechnology, Weapons and Humanity: 23-24 September 2002 - The Montreux Meeting, Switzerland
I would like to begin by thanking you all for being here today to join the International Committee of the Red Cross in reflecting on the challenges of "Biotechnology, Weapons and Humanity".
Dr Jakob Kellenberger, born in Heiden, Switzerland in 1944, finished studies of literature and linguistics with a PhD degree at the University of Zurich.
As State Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 1992-1999 he also was Chief negotiator/coordinator for the bilateral negotiations between Switzerland and the European Union which lasted from 1994 to 1998.
www.icrc.org /Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/8310750FF940D761C1256DE30046DF97?OpenDocument&Style=Custo_Final.3&View=defaultBody10   (1222 words)

  
 American Red Cross - Greater White Mountain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Friends in Geneva, Switzerland introduced her to the Red Cross idea and she read for the first time the famous book A Memory of Solferinoby Henri Dunant, founder of the Red Cross movement.
That movement called for international agreements for the protection of the sick and wounded during wartime without respect to nationality and for the formation of voluntary national societies to give aid on a neutral basis.
They looked on her as the natural leader for carrying the Red Cross movement to this country and for influencing the United States government to sign the Geneva Treaty.
chapters.redcross.org /nh/gwmc/red_cross_history.htm   (6913 words)

  
 DEE UNIL - Stephanie Jemielity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
With these chips we are 1.) verifying the caste-specific expression patterns; 2.) examining the impact of treatments known to affect life span, such as oxidative stress and caloric restriction, in order to test various hypotheses for aging; and 3.) following caste-specific gene expression through development.
Born on February 23, 1976 in Heiden, Switzerland
Studies in Biology at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland
www.unil.ch /dee/page7743_en.html   (305 words)

  
 High Density Boards, PCB - Varioprint AG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In the system technology sector, customer-specific printed circuit board systems and backplanes were developed, which are produced in backplane shops in Germany, France, and Korea.
Varioprint AG was established in 1970 and owns two modern factories at Heiden, Switzerland.
In recent years, the globally operating company has established itself as one of the leading manufacturers of printed circuit boards.
www.varioprint.ch /news_detail_en.asp?lang=en&id=54   (507 words)

  
 Swiss International Hotels - New: 13 GaultMillau Points for Hotel Heiden in Heiden, Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Zürich, September 21, 2004 - The Hotel Heiden in Heiden, Appenzell, Switzerland, especially its restaurant "Bö-Stube" was recently awarded with 13 points by the well-known gourmet and travel guide, GaultMillau!
This source of dignified gastronomy, relaxation and well-being is located high above Lake of Constance with panoramic view (800 m above sea-level).
The Hotel Heiden is a first-class establishment with 66 rooms and suites, indoor panorama pool (33° C9, extensive health center, therapy and wellness, Ayurveda, beauty salon as well as extensive meeting and conference facilities.
www.sih.ch /online/press-e/s200409210424548840.htm   (184 words)

  
 Jean Henri Dunant Biography / Biography of Jean Henri Dunant Main Biography
Jean Henri Dunant (1828-1910) was a Swiss merchant who, as a witness to the cruelties of the battle of Solferino, made public the inefficiency of the sanitary organizations in wartime and developed a vision for a relief society of trained volunteers that resulted in the founding of the Red Cross.
Jean Henri Dunant was born on May 8, 1828, in Geneva, Switzerland, to parents who belonged to the nobility.
Combining Christian faith with a strong sense of charity, humanity, and justice, his parents taught their young son to respect and support those in need.
www.bookrags.com /biography-jean-henri-dunant   (258 words)

  
 Swiss International Hotels - New Hotel Lounge at Hotel Heiden, Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
April 12, 2005 - New hotel lounge at Hotel Heiden in Heiden, Switzerland.
The new hotel lounge has become a central meeting point at any time of the day, when reading the daily newspapers in the mornings, the starting point for hikers or walkers; for coffee, tea and cakes during the afternoons, when enjoying cocktails before dinner or after dinner drinks.
The Lounge blends in perfectly in the hotel lobby and focuses on new colours and elements.
www.sih.ch /online/press-e/s200504120317814779.htm   (88 words)

  
 “The West Bank barrier is contrary to international humanitarian law” Interview with Jakob Kellenberger President of ...
Jakob Kellenberger is president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), one of the largest humanitarian organisations in the world.
Born in Heiden, Switzerland, Mr Kellenberger studied literature and linguistics, receiving a PhD degree at the University of Zurich.
In 1992, he became the Swiss secretary of state for foreign affairs, and was coordinator and chief negotiator for the bilateral, sectoral agreements between Switzerland and the EU.
www.siyassa.org.eg /esiyassa/ahram/2004/4/1/INTE1.htm   (2225 words)

  
 Dancing Albright stars in TV spot for U.N. refugee agency   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Westheimer was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1928.
Shortly after Kristallnacht, the November 1938 Nazi pogrom against Jews, her mother sent her to a refugee camp for children in Heiden, Switzerland.
After the war she emigrated to Israel and then France, arriving in the United States in 1956.
www.rgj.com /cgi-bin/printstory.cgi?publish_date=20001215&story=976924162   (248 words)

  
 October 30
Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and willingness to consider the world well-lost for love may appeal to modern readers, it is Elinor whom Austen herself most evidently admired; a truly happy marriage, she shows us, exists only where sense and sensibility meet and mix in proper measure.
Henri Dunant was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 8, 1828.
Henri Dunant died in Heiden, Switzerland, on October 30, 1910.
www.wisdomportal.com /Dates/October30.html   (9341 words)

  
 A Memory of Solferino
May it still arouse the compassion and magnanimity which help us to understand, as the inhabitants of Solferino understood in 1859, that even in a world torn by violence, all men are brothers.
Until he was nearly 30 years of age, however, Dunant's keenest interest was in a group of organizations in Switzerland, France, and Belgium operating under the name of "The Young Men's Christian Union".
The sanguinary victory at Magenta had opened the gates of Milan to the French Army, and carried the enthusiasm of the Italians to its highest pitch.
www.icrc.org /web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/p0361?OpenDocument&style=Custo_Final.4&View=defaultBody2   (20543 words)

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