Published twelve times a year by the International Men’s Club of Zug I IIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIII Editor • Muthana Kubba • e-mail: [email protected] IMCZ NEWS NOVEMBER 2012 IMCZ Introducing…new members EDITORIAL THE IMCZ WELCOMES: Fungai-Alexander Mapondra Faces and Places Fungai Alexander was born in Harare, A lot of hard work and sweat had gone into making a new Zimbabwe, but was partly raised in the website for our Club. Even if there are still a few bugs to be United Kingdom. He moved from the UK ironed out, it is up and running and in 2008 to study at the Università della very much worthy of an exploratory Svizzera italiana in Lugano, Ticino and visited the St. Gallen university as well. visit. From the outset, it was our aim to He holds an MSc. com. eco. Diploma, and be able to associate a face to each is currently employed by an energy and every name, so that the members solutions company in Zug. In addition to get to know and remember the names blindly following Arsenal FC (the Pride of of each other easily and quickly. After London), Fungai-Alexander our first call to all members to visit the is a keen rugby enthusiast site, update their account and insert a and also plays for the photo of themselves, only about 5% main local Rugby Club responded and managed to do so, Zug (Suisse C-League) another 5% were updated manually by predominantly as a flanker. your correspondent, however by the In the past had played for middle of October more than 90% the Rugby Club Lugano were still absent. Subsequently and in (Suisse B-League). In dismay, a concerted effort was made addition to keeping abreast with current during the past couple of weeks to dig affairs in both business and politics in up photos of members. All imaginable Sub-Saharan Africa, Fungai-Alexander is sources were used, Linkedin supplied many, but Facebook and also active in social entrepreneurship and the Internet were useful as well. Even our archives came in youth development initiatives both in handy. By now your correspondent has managed to increase Switzerland and in Africa. Other than his the number of faces to 130 or just over 42%. Still more than native Shona language, Fungai-Alexander every second members is without a face. To these members, is fluent in English and basic Italian. I appeal and plead with them to take the trouble and insert a He has recently married but has no photo of themselves or send one to the webmaster who shall children as yet. gladly insert it for them. Please help the Club have a complete Russell Andersson and intact website. Russell hails from South IN THIS ISSUE Muthana Kubba Africa, he is a qualified PAGE 1 Editor, [email protected] metallurgical engineer and • Editorial works for a an international company specialising in • Future Events stainless steel and nickel in • New Members FUTURE EVENTS Zug. He moved with his EVENTS P.2 • THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1, Beat Schindler, "Be Bold. Take Action. family to Switzerland and is living in • Members’ News (On getting things started, then completed) Walchwil. He is married and has two HEALTH P.3 For bio info, http://about.me/beatschindler continued on page 2 • Water intoxication • THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15, Joint Stammtish with ZIWC TRAVEL AND LEISURE P.4 • SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18, Let’s Talk , at home in Zug; Burbach Areal, Zug, 10-18 Hours http://www.lets-talk-zug.ch • The South Caucasus • WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21, Bowling , at the White Line Bowling Centre in Meierskappel. SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY P.8 • THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22, New Members’ Reception , free food and drinks at Bären Restaurant in Zug. • The Plasticity of the • FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23 & 30, “Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs” , Human Brain English Theatre Group details and tickets: www.etgz.ch SPORTS P.10 • THURSDAY DECEMBER 6, Sebastiaan van Doorn , “How to create a healthy indoor environment” • From the SLOPES… • THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, IMCZ celebrates 33 years it its existence , Brauerei Baar, Two beers and snacks free. More details shall follow. • From the LANES… • WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19, Bowling , at the White Line Bowling Centre in Meierskappel. HUMOUR P.14 • THURSDAY JANUARY 3, Andy Habermacher , presenting his latest book • Various “Neuroleadership - A Journey through the Brain for Business ...” PUZZLES P.16 • MONDAY JANUARY 7, IMCZ member John Stuart playing at Pickwick bar in Zug 20:00-23:00 [email protected] • Sudoku • WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16, Bowling , at the White Line Bowling Centre in Meierskappel. TIDBITS P.17 • SUNDAY JANUARY 20, Visit to the Lucerne Transportation House of Switzerland / Verkehrshaus. • Member’s Marketplace Special guided tour and afternoon program for IMCZ & ZIWC members. Meet 13.15 at the entrance • IMCZ Rates • THURSDAY JANUARY 24, Annual General Meeting • Corporate Space • SATURDAY JANUARY 26, Burns’ Night dinner • THURSDAY, MARCH 1, Ermano Bassi, GM “Hertelendy Kastély” in Hungary presentation. http://www.hotel-hertelendy.com EVENT NEWS •IMCZ NEWS worked for a construction company Obituary which builds luxury chalets. After five Sadly we have lost one member of our club for ever. Raymond IMCZ years he married and moved with Introducing…new members Jones passed away on September 18, 2012. We saw little of his wife to Geneva, where he started Raymond, but he was an extremely kind and pleasant person and THE IMCZ WELCOMES: his own company catering mostly for a very witty and brilliant speaker. His informed opinion on world the expat community and specialising kids. In addition to his passion for affairs was second to none. May God almighty bless his soul. photography he plays golf and loves in renovation services such as hiking, skiing and sports in general. woodworking, painting, tiling etc. Over He is quite keen on meeting other club the years it grew successfully and members especially those who share became ‘Home Improvements and some of his passions. Property Maintenance’. Earlier this year his wife was offered a job with Shell Oscar de Haan Company and decided to Zug. Ian Oscar was born and raised moved his company as well and in the Netherlands. He offering the same services as he did in studied chemical Geneva. Ian loves skiing, telemarking, engineering, specializing golf, mountain biking and has recently in industrial safety. He tried his hand at squash. He is very had worked for several much looking forward to meeting companies as a safety, other members of the club. fire protection, health and environment expert. He moved to Nick Davies Switzerland ten years ago, and worked Nick hails from Wales in the UK, and initially for Alcoa Europe in Geneva as has lived in 6 different countries; UK, a global director EHS (Environment, Thailand, South Korea, Canada, Health and Safety). In this capacity he USA and now Switzerland. He and travelled extensively and acquired his wife moved to considerable expertise in this field. Zug in July to help He left Alcoa and moved to the Canton establish a speciality of Zug in May this year, where is pharmaceutical starting his own consulting business. company where he He looks forward to meeting and heads up the supply networking with many club members. chain and product Oscar is married and has two development activities. daughters. He loves outdoor activities He has two grown up and looks forward to enjoy some children who are pursuing their own winter sports. ambitions in the USA. Nick’s already enjoying life to the full here in Ian Karran Switzerland with its many opportunities REMEMBER Ian comes from Southampton, England. to pursue his interests in cycling, hiking, He is an avid skier and worked as a skiing, food and wine. ski instructor in Canada, America and News Brian Olson Zealand, and decided in Brian hails from the USA. He is the 2004 to finally try a European Retail Operations Manager European ski resort, when of Chevrolet Europe. he moved to Verbier, Brian is married and Switzerland and worked has one child. His once more as a ski hobbies include theatre instructor for a local ski and wine. He is the school there. After one skiing season he only club member who loved Switzerland and decided actually speaks Zulu! to stay. During the summer months he Stammtisch every The 0–20:00 Thursday evening 18:0 Join us in the Park Hotel in Zug. Board Member bios are posted under the following link: http://www.imcz.com/Board.asp . IMCZ BOARD MEMBERS Go ahead and check them out! PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER Andy Habermacher NEWSLETTER EDITOR Adrian Luedi Max Leyherr 078 815 8837 Muthana Kubba 079 871 7136 076 272 3822 [email protected] 079 340 2592 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] STAMMTISCH COORDINATOR MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR EVENT COORDINATOR INTERNATIONAL MEN’S Andrew Joines Heinz Schaller René Welti 076 501 7573 079 730 2715 079 917 6873 CLUB OF ZUG [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] P.O. BOX 4241, 6300 ZUG IMCZ NEWS November 2012 2 HEALTH• IMCZ NEWS Contributed by IMCZ member Remo P. Jutzeler van Wijlen, Head R&D Sponser Sports Food Ing. Appl Food Sciences, Water intoxication MAS Nutrition & Health ETHZ Five centuries ago Paracelsus wrote: “All adaptation to the chosen event with things are poison, and nothing is without subsequent biomechanical limitations such poison; only the dose permits something not as cramps, muscle ache, and so on. to be poisonous.” The inherent truth of this sentence became apparent in extremis sports Historically, drinking recommendations were with rising popularity of multiple-hours based on the fear of dehydration and endurance events. The participants in such heatstroke (even though these conditions are events, strive in finish a marathon – or even not causally associated!), and the attempt to an ironman distance triathlon - prevent them during exercise.