'Urgent' change needed at prison Nov 18, 2008
Page last updated at 00:35 GMT, Tuesday, 18 November 2008. Urgent' changes needed at prison. (BBC News -- UK)
Alpine Skiing | World Cup: Grange wins men's slalom opener Nov 17, 2008
Filip Trejbal, Czech Republic, 1:46. 68 (53. (International Herald Tribune)
US rejects Kremlin's call to scrap missile shield Nov 14, 2008
He said the deployment was necessary to "neutralise" interceptor missiles and a radar station that Washington wants to site in Poland and the Czech Republic. The announcement caused anger in Washington, with Nato and the EU both expressing trenchant opposition. (guardian.co.uk)
Hall of Fame Focus: 1997 Crew Nov 14, 2008
ST: "I had a lot of learning lessons in school that I definitely used later on and prepared me for life. Coming from the Czech Republic, I wasn't used to structure at all. It kind of put me in the right path.". How much pride do you take in the current success of the Husky Crew program. (Pac-10.org)
Q&A: '40% students are non-Indians' Nov 14, 2008
We had a Czech monk who taught Sanskrit and Chinese. We have scholars from Myanmar to teach Pali and Buddhist studies. (India Times, India)
Singing suppers: The tradition continues Nov 13, 2008
A full-course dinner will be served as the singers offer up a joyous repertoire of carols from the Czech Republic, Korea and Haiti (sung in their original languages); two African-American spirituals; an Appalachian carol; pieces from the Renaissance; an energetic song for Hanukkah; and traditional carols cast in a jazzy setting. Music will be presented around individual tables and in a short concert as well. (Athens Banner-Herald)
A chair built to last Nov 10, 2008
The early models were made in a factory in the village of Koritschan in what is now the Czech Republic from beech wood grown in nearby forests. Even when demand rose and extra supplies of wood had to be shipped in from further afield, Thonet limited its carbon footprint by making its own tools and machinery. (International Herald Tribune)
Exotic but not expensive ... where? Nov 9, 2008
Czech RepublicIn much of Europe, prices in the big cities are often double what you find in the countryside. This is especially true in Eastern European countries like the Czech Republic, where vacationers on quick weekend breaks have driven up hotel and restaurant prices in Prague ... php, Husova 50, 011-420-519-323-095); fully equipped hybrid bike rental from Top Bicycle (, 011-420-519-513-745) for $25 a day; sommelier guided 12-bottle tasting at the Wine Salon of the Czech Republic in Valtice... (Boston Globe)
BC-Obama-The-Moment Nov 9, 2008
Czech court overturns ruling in Gypsy woman's sterilization case Full Story. PRAGUE, Czech Republic - A hospital does not have to compensate a young Gypsy woman it sterilized without her consent, an appeals court ruled Wednesday ... In overturning the Czech Republic's first monetary award for forced sterilization, the court said the statute of limitations had expired. (guardian.co.uk)
The value of shame Nov 8, 2008
In Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, after communism ended in 1989, there was a tacit acceptance that the crimes of the secret police were to be left unpunished ... Today, there is a movement to expose every act of betrayal, and it is indeed proving divisive: When the well-loved Czech dissident novelist Milan Kundera was accused last month of being a one-time informant, there was a widespread sense that things had gone too far. (Globe and Mail)
Chinese baritone holds first solo concert in Vienna's Golden Hall Nov 8, 2008
At the concert, Liao sang well-known European opera selections like "The Marriage of Figaro," "The Merry Widow," "Don Carlos," and some Chinese songs like "My Motherland" and "Velvet Flowers" with the accompaniment of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. His performance moved the audience and received long and warm applause. (Xinhuanet, China)
Obama isnt doing the newspeak Nov 3, 2008
Among other things, Russian-made jet engines, refurbished Russian tank engines and Czech anti-aircraft cannon are being delivered to Iraq via this route. Name. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Czech Republic famous for puppet theater Oct 31, 2008
Puppets perform Mozart's opera Don Giovanni at the National Marionette Theater in Prague, Czech Republic ... PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The curtain rises in a quaint theater in Prague's tourist hub to reveal a sly libertine nobleman, Don Giovanni, trying to carry off Donna Anna, the Commandant's daughter ... In the 16th century, traveling comedians from Germany and Austria began performing puppet shows at Czech markets and in houses of the nobility. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Chase cardholders won't pay Continental's bag fee Oct 29, 2008
The financing arm of Detroit-based said that, as of Nov. 1, it will no longer originate retail loans in the Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, or Spain. GMAC said it will assess the implications of the tough credit markets in those countries and in Hungary and Denmark. (Boston Globe)
Bali search for missing UK man Oct 29, 2008
Czech PM lashes out at photographer. Georgia denies war crimes claim. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Royal Opera seeks northern base Oct 29, 2008
Page last updated at 11:54 GMT, Tuesday, 28 October 2008. Manon opened at the Royal Opera House earlier this month. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
In Paris, an enchanting opera about Man vs. Nature Oct 28, 2008
Another Czech opera, in its Paris Opera debut, fares less well at the Palais Garnier. Smetana's "The Bartered Bride," which reached its definitive version in 1870 - more than half a century before the premiere of "Vixen" - is regarded as the mother of Czech opera, in part because for years it was the only one seen internationally ... Jiri Belohlavek's conducting is alert to the delights of a score that has recognizably Czech elements, particularly in the dance numbers, but relies mainly on good... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
European cities come to life on the big screen Oct 26, 2008
Mixing comedy and fantasy, the film has drawn critical acclaim and international attention, especially after the film was screened in the prestigious Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic this year. Given the theme of urban landscapes, some of the selected films evidently choose to tell multiple related stories in the now familiar way of contemporary films such as Paris Je T'aime or Love Actually. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
North Iowa Arts & Entertainment News Briefs Oct 26, 2008
Czech Museum to open at interim location. CEDAR RAPIDS The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) is opening an interim location at Lindale Mall on Friday ... The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is the leading United States institution collecting, exhibiting, preserving and interpreting Czech and Slovak history and culture. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Assault 'almost cost Idol star his career' Oct 24, 2008
Assault 'almost cost Idol star his career. 25 pm, Friday October 24 2008. (Ninemsn)
Zimbabwe deal 'can be salvaged' Oct 19, 2008
Fire at historic Czech landmark. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (BBC News)
* Palestinian beer defies Middle East strife Oct 19, 2008
The malt comes from France and Belgium, the hops are Czech and Bavarian, but the beer is made in a hilltop Christian village in the heart of the West Bank from which it takes its name X Taybeh is Arabic for delicious. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
It's quiz time! Oct 17, 2008
Fire at historic Czech landmark. Obama meets Joe the plumber. (BBC News)
Staff Editorial Oct 17, 2008
From the Czech Republic to Costa Rica, Suffolk has many different campuses all over the world to bring diversity to our students. Perhaps the most popular campuses are the Suffolk University campuses in Madrid and Dakar, but maybe the idea of being on a Suffolk campus once more isn't exactly what you're looking for. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
NATO Air Chiefs Gather to Discuss Challenges Oct 17, 2008
Countries represented at this year's conference were Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The week-long conference included visits to the Pentagon; Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (DOD DefenseLINK)
Dalai Lama leaves Indian hospital after surgery Oct 16, 2008
After traveling to Japan, the 73-year-old Buddhist leader plans to visit Belgium, the Czech Republic and Poland in November and December, Takhla told The Associated Press. In August, Dalai Lama spent four days in a Mumbai hospital and underwent tests for abdominal discomfort. (USA Today -- News)
Restrict non-English education to two years? Oct 15, 2008
CJ wrote on Oct 14, 2008 5:37 PM:" In response to ThatGirl. I do step out of my front door every day. And what do i see? Signs in Spanish as well as English, ATM's in spanish, make phone calls to companies "To proceed in English press 1" The debit/ credit card machines at stores in English and Spanish... must I go on? In all the schools which culture is in the ESL classes???? Spanish/Mexican You don't see French, German, Italian.... you see Hispanics. So was i wrong for the assumption that this... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
HPU Awarded $472,000 Grant from U.S. Department of State Oct 15, 2008
"The grant project brings together a solid team of HPU faculty with teaching and teacher training experience around the world," said Juarez, Fulbright Scholar to Mexico and Czech Republic and HPU's Fulbright Program Advisor. "We are so fortunate to have a group of colleagues in applied linguistics who bring considerable expertise and experience to the table.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Mbeki legacy Oct 14, 2008
Page last updated at 18:10 GMT, Monday, 13 October 2008 19:10 UK. Crunch time for Mbeki's legacy. (BBC News)
Canada crunch Oct 14, 2008
Czech author Milan Kundera denies he was an informer. Explore the BBC. (BBC News)
Waltzing lyrical Oct 12, 2008
Cerno hails from the picturesque city of Pilsen in the Czech Republic and inherited her love and talent for music from her father who was also an opera singer. She graduated from Prague School Of Music And Fine Arts before moving to Vienna in 1979 to further her musical studies with chamber singer Renate Holm. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Syria reaches out for growth Oct 10, 2008
6 billion at the end of last year, but debt owed to the Czech Republic and Slovakia has been settled, reports SANA, the state news agency. In a sign of increasing international engagement and prosperity, two Islamic banking operations have opened in recent months: Cham Bank and the Syrian International Islamic Bank, led by Jordanian businessman Abdul Qader Dweik. (Asia Times Online)
EU delegation calls for peaceful elections Oct 8, 2008
The delegation includes Miroslav Krenek, Czech Republic Ambassador to Ghana and Hans Christian Winkler, Counsellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. Mr Hurtut said Ghana would lose the respect, goodwill and confidence of the EU, if the country's elections were not conducted in a peaceful atmosphere, adding that, investor confidence would also be lost. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
TV 'is failing new music stars' Oct 7, 2008
Czech court to rule on fairy-tale kingdom. UK economy 'already in recession. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The Czech experience Oct 6, 2008
Other participants from neighboring towns and countries mingle in the Valmez town square at one of the three festivals the Czech Chorus performed in ... The people of the Czech Republic at first appear completely different from Americans ... But, according to the members of the Czech Chorus who visited the country for two weeks last month to perform in the second annual International Immigrants Festival in Prague, they actually are in many ways like the small-town folks of Taylor. (Taylor Daily Press, TX)
People: Heather Locklear, Jude Law, Melissa Ethridge Oct 3, 2008
Previous recipients include the Czech President Vaclav Havel, the Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman and the German Nobel literature laureate G. nter Grass. (International Herald Tribune)
World culture and Wii games: fall activities at The Fountains Sep 25, 2008
The CLS lecture series will commence on Monday, Oct. 6 with "History, Culture, and Music of the Czechs," a talk by Richard Herodes ... Herodes is a descendant from Czech immigrants and is a devotee of Czech history, culture, and music. (Millbrook Round Table, NY)
I Served the King of England: Finds humour in dire cirumstances Sep 20, 2008
There's a baffling bit of misdirection in the title I Served the King of England, the new feature by Czech master Jir Menzel ... Dite, in significant contrast, is happy to serve the cronies of Adolph Hitler, whose Nazi hordes have occupied Dite's Czech homeland ... On reflection, he probably isn't, since his casually humanistic style of filmmaking has been his hallmark since his 1967 debut, Closely Watched Trains, which like this film was written from a novel by noted Czech author Bohumil... (Toronto Star)
Dalai Lama cancels Europe trip for more rest Sep 14, 2008
The Dalai Lama was to have visited Italy, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Germany, his spokesman, Tenzin Taklha, said Sunday. A series of lectures in Dharmsala planned for later this month will go ahead as scheduled, he said. (USA Today -- News)
* SUNDAY PROFILE: Herbig brings his poise to the NSO Sep 14, 2008
Internet sites had disagreed, I found, one stating it was the former East Germany, the other the former Czechoslovakia ... I was actually born in what is now the Czech Republic. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Independent film series enlightens viewers Sep 12, 2008
The same brochure shows that featured films were directed by people of different nationalities, including directors from the Czech Republic, the UK, France, Canada and the USA.. According to Purkey, certain films give students an insight into aspects of other cultures, such as the socioeconomic and political system of a country. (The University Echo, TN)
Discussions about the situation in Georgia ignore a few key points Sep 11, 2008
It also happens as the U.S. is installing missiles and listening systems in Poland and the Czech Republic, causing Russia to threaten to aim its missiles at these countries in response. So-called humanitarian aid is coming to Georgia on U.S. Navy war ships. (Albany Times Union)
A lovable pervert at your window Sep 6, 2008
" feels like a film from another era, and not only because its black-comic picaresque saga unfolds during the 1930s and '40s, before and during the Nazi conquest of Czechoslovakia. It's also an elegant, ironic fable with literary origins (a novel by Bohumil Hrabal) that belongs to a distinctive middle-European artistic tradition -- think "The Tin Drum," both as a novel and film -- with a puckish spirit that sometimes seems sweet and at other times ruthless. Even the picture's chivalrous sexism... (Salon)
Plenty of variety ahead for Roos Sep 5, 2008
Wily Czech coach Macala survived the fallout from a disappointing Asian Cup last year (they pushed the Socceroos in both matches in the qualifying stage) before proving his mettle in the first phase of this World Cup qualifying campaign - Bahrain finished runners-up to group winners Japan but did manage to beat the Japanese for the first time. The scorer of the winning goal, striker Hubail, has scored regularly at both international and club level since the 2004 Asian Cup, and has a new partner... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Frost & Sullivan Lauds PULS Power for Pioneering Environmentally Advantageous Initiatives in the Global DIN Rail Power Supplies Markets Sep 5, 2008
The innovative design of its production facility in the Czech Republic ensures that there is no waste of heat energy generated from the power supply units. The excess heat is effectively utilized to heat water in the production plant during winters. (PR Newswire)
American realism's new face Sep 4, 2008
feels like a film from another era, and not only because its black-comic picaresque saga unfolds during the 1930s and '40s, before and during the Nazi conquest of Czechoslovakia ... We meet our diminutive Everyman protagonist, Jan Dite, first as an older man (Oldrich Kaiser) being released from prison by the circa-1965 Czech communist regime. (Salon)
Bata, who left indelible footprint in India, dies Sep 3, 2008
In fact, it is originally a Czech entity, having been founded in 1894 in the town of Zlin by Tomas Bata, ninth generation descendant of a family of cobblers and shoemakers, and the father of Thomas Bata, who died in Toronto on Monday at age 94. Bata's India connection, and vice-versa, is based on a sound footing, the shoe empire scion's wife Sonja Bata joked to this correspondent in 2006 interview in Toronto, where much of the family settled down. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Cholera-hit Indians 'face hunger' Aug 30, 2008
Czech firm plans giant wind farm. Georgia exposes UN's weakness. (Yahoo News -- India)
I married a Nazi -- the comedy Aug 29, 2008
feels like a film from another era, and not only because its black-comic picaresque saga unfolds during the 1930s and '40s, before and during the Nazi conquest of Czechoslovakia ... We meet our diminutive Everyman protagonist, Jan Dite, first as an older man (Oldrich Kaiser) being released from prison by the circa-1965 Czech communist regime ... As it turns out, his new flame, L;za (Julia Jentsch) belongs to the disgruntled Czech-German minority, and has the blond pigtails and lederhosen to... (Salon)
International Posts: DLA Piper's Peter Valert in Prague and Sofia Aug 28, 2008
Four years after the Berlin Wall came down, graduated from in Orange County and turned his attention toward his native home: the newly dubbed Czech Republic ... Why did you first decide to work in the Czech Republic ... I was already quite involved in the Czech community when I graduated with a JD in 1993. (Law.com)
Cows truly have animal magnetism Aug 26, 2008
Similar results were found in field studies of 2,974 red and roe deer in the Czech Republic, the researchers reported Tuesday in the. The researchers had been studying magnetism in smaller animals and were looking for a way to extend their work to larger species. (Los Angeles Times)
Is Apple making overall headway with the iPhone 3G? Aug 26, 2008
Instituted in keeping with Apple's often repeated sales goal of 10 million iPhone 3Gs for 2008, last week's rollouts included Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecaudor, El Savador, Estonia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, and Uruguay. Also, Apple is now rumored to be talking with three Russian carriers about possible introduction of the iPhone in Russia during the month of October. (BetaNews)
Template for peace is inclusion Aug 25, 2008
It is more the pity then, that following that unexpected epiphany in 1989, the Clinton administration rashly decided to ring-fence Russia by inviting the former Warsaw Treaty states of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to join NATO.. By doing so, the US failed to learn one of the lessons of history: that the victor should be magnanimous with the vanquished. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
A season full of arts and culture Aug 25, 2008
Also in Screens, Walter Addiego looks at the career of Czech director Jir Menzel, whose "I Served the King of England" opens this week in San Francisco (and the following week in the rest of the Bay Area), on Page 36; and Michael Ordoa tells you about the eight best independent movies you probably didn't see this year (Page 38). In Sounds, Vaziri catches up with Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton, better known as half of the musical duo (with Cee-Lo Green) Gnarls Barkley (Pop Quiz, Page 53); and... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Couch surfing: Man shares homes and adventures with worldwide travelers Aug 25, 2008
Last January, Andrew Rivlin took a leap of faith (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Bittersweet Moments Aug 24, 2008
Filmmaker Jir Menzel, who won international fame in the 1960s as a member of the Czech New Wave, has a new movie out that brings his career full circle ... "I Served the King of England" is based on a novel by Czech author Bohumil Hrabal, who also wrote the book that inspired "Closely Watched Trains," Menzel's first feature ... "I Served the King of England" focuses on a diminutive Czech man who, during the 1930s, harbors big ambitions: Though he comes from a humble background, he wants to be... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Led Zeppelin classic 'too racy' for games... Aug 24, 2008
Beckham, who featured in England's disappointing 2-2 draw against the Czech Republic at Wembley on Wednesday night, will then kick a football into a crowd of athletes in the centre of the arena. Tayyiba Dudhwala, a 10-year-old girl from east London, will appear alongside Beckham after winning a competition on the children's programme Blue Peter. (The Drudge Report)
Russia is flexing its muscles and finding them in good working order Aug 24, 2008
There is no strategic justification for siting American missile systems in Poland and the Czech Republic. It is nothing but right-wing provocation. (Times Online)
Nightingale excrement, other oddball spa treatments Aug 23, 2008
" But geishas have been looking to the skies for centuries, and several spas are taking note. At the Diamond Spa at the Diamond Hawaii Resort & Spa in Maui, spa-goers in search of a little face finessing rely on the complexion-healing power of nightingale dung. The skin is treated with a coating of dehydrated droppings, a technique used for centuries by geishas to repair damage and create lighter, more translucent skin.Click for related contentEqually healing help can be found underwater,... (MSNBC -- Health)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug, 22, 2008 Aug 23, 2008
"Darth" Cheney adds, "Russian aggression will not go unanswered." Condoleezza Rice says, "This is no longer 1968 and the invasion of Czechoslovakia, when a great power invaded a small neighbor and overthrew its government." I can name a few countries we were occupying, bombing and invading back in 1968 ... In his speech at the United Nations climate conference on September 24, 2007, Dr. Vaclav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic, said it would most help the debate on climate change if the... (North County Times)
Amid conflict in Georgia, somber memories for Czechs Aug 22, 2008
Here in the Czech Republic and in neighboring Slovakia, the clashes in the Caucasus coincided with preparations for the commemoration on Thursday of the anniversary of the day when Czechoslovakia's experiment with a more open form of Communism was halted violently on orders from Moscow ... The carnival atmosphere contrasted starkly with the historical images of modern tanks pushing through the delicate old streets of Prague and of the glum, disbelieving looks on the faces of the Czechs ... The... (International Herald Tribune)
Speculation nation Aug 21, 2008
" Indian music has been part of the musical landscape in the West for a long, long time, and bhangra has infused hip-hop with its complex rhythms for at least a couple of decades now. India has for millenia influenced cultures throughout the world, as well as incorporated and absorbed various modes of expression from the cultures it has come into contact with. Indian pop music now is such a hybrid of East and West, it's sometimes impossible to tell where one begins and the other ends. I'd say to... (Salon)
Beer, happiness, and academic productivity Aug 20, 2008
Czech scientists who drink a lot of beer don't publish as many academic papers as their less inebriated colleagues ... The more beer scientists drink, the less likely they are to have a paper published or cited, according to a new study by Thomas Grim, an ornithologist at Palacky University, Czech Republic ... Grim surveyed the behavior of Czech scientists and found a correlation between amount of beer consumed and papers published. (Salon)
What defies defining, but exists everywhere? Aug 17, 2008
The mid-20th century gave us such exemplars as Dieter Rams, the German designer of gorgeous electronic products for Braun, and Ladislav Sutnar, the Czech graphic designer whose information design projects are the precursors of computer icons and Web navigation systems in use today. This traditional meaning of design is now perpetuated by Vitra with its beautifully engineered furniture, but new interpretations are emerging. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
LETTERS: NCT, August 15, 2008 Aug 16, 2008
The Bush administration had gone to great lengths to assure Russia that the proposed anti-missile bases in the Czech Republic and Poland are not intended to offset a threat from the Kremlin. It is another Bush LIE. (North County Times)
