William Tell Day, August 1st. Already last Saturday the Swiss  Federal Council Mr. Pascal Couchepin was reported by eyewitnesses (families Zwicky and Heimo) having managed it to Ellis Island in order to suck up to the  Swiss expatriates with a State of the union speech. We as real Swiss-Americans (Nadja, Marco, Connie & Eleonora) celebrated the  WTD not two days early, but - adhering to standards - on the exact day on Tuesday, at a time when in Switzerland this day was already over. It was also the hottest day of this summer showing unbelievable  110 degrees Fahrenheit (which is probably about 43 'Swiss' degrees Celsius). 'Rooftop Fifth Avenue' is a bar on top of one of the  office buildings close by, wonderful view to the Empire State Building, lots of trendy people, rather importunate service and on a day like this of course stiflingly hot. Little detail: On hot days like these, you actually have to wear a sweater or a muffler in the office since they are cooled down extremely. On the other hand, waiting for the next train let's you sweat, since the air-conditioned subway blows out the heat to the train station and the tracks, which makes it really 'tingly'. On special demand another picture of myself for optical weight control. Yes, I gained six pounds! No, please do not tell me...! Happy William Tell Day to all of you!