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Prague airport reopens after tower fire

CNN (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

A fire in the air traffic control tower at the Prague airport caused it to shut down and suspend or divert flights for several hours Saturday, a spokeswoman said.

Fire temporarily halts flights at Prague airport

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Prague - A fire in the control tower halted air traffic at Prague airport for five hours on Saturday, radio reports said. The blaze broke out at around 5 am (0400 GMT), probably as a result of a cable defect. It was quickly extinguished, but smoke fi...

White Mountain 1620

Wars of Louis Quatorze (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

Engraving of the battle near Prague (I think). You've probably all seen this before but its new to me. I really like these type of images - not sure how based on reality they are but they are pretty appealing and are typical of the period. I've often wondered whether this look could be recreated in 3D on the tabletop as they kind of look like they're on a table...presumably you'd have to use 2mm blocks....

Czech Senate bans appearance by Geert Wilders

Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

More dhimmitude. Czechs afraid to even discuss reality. Where is the Czech president when you need him? The controversial anti-Islamic movie Fitna by Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom, was due to be shown in the Czech Senate on November 30. Mr Wilders, who will be coming to Prague at the invitation of a Czech anti-Islamist website, eurabia.cz, and Civic Democrat Senator Jiří...

• Czech Senate bans appearance by Geert Wilders - Creeping Sharia
• Czech Senate bans appearance by controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders - Islamization Watch

Czech panel discussion marks anniversary of child rights convention

People Daily (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a panel discussion on Friday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Prague. Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Jan Kohout and Minister for Human Rights Michael Kocab, representatives of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and representatives of various non-governmental organizations took...

Review: Gil Shaham performs the Berg Violin Concerto with LA Phil, Dudamel

Violinist.com (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

By Laurie Niles: I realized on Thursday night that despite having listened to recordings of the Alban Berg Violin Concerto countless times, I hadn't come close to understanding it. Seeing a live performance enlightened me; moreover, seeing a live performance with violinist Gil Shaham , conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Disney Hall energized my senses. The evening also included...

Khanty Mansiysk

Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

In opinion of Alexander Zhukov, World Chess Olympiad in Khanty should become the best in chess history. The Organizing Committee of the 39 th World Chess Olympiad 2010 and 82th FIDE Congress which will take place in Khanty Mansiysk in 2010 was held in the Khanty Mansi Autonomous Okrug Government meeting hall on 20 November. The meeting was head by the Organizing Committee Chairman, Vice Prime Minister...

Václav Havel: the unlikely leader who became a symbol of liberation

Times Online (Free subscription) | 23 hours ago

There’s one sound I shall never forget about the revolution that bustled the Communists out of power in Czechoslovakia 20 years ago: the jangling of door keys. Every night for a week, crowds gathered in Prague’s Wenceslas Square.

Czechoslovakia and historical vinegar

Edward Lucas (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Czechoslovakia A chequered history Nov 19th 2009 From The Economist print edition Czechoslovakia was born out of trickery and died in failure. Only up to a point Czechoslovakia: The State That Failed . By Mary Heimann. Yale University Press; 406 pages; $45 and £25 . Buy from Amazon.com , Amazon.co.uk OUTSIDERS tend to have a soft spot for Czechoslovakia. Poignant music by Leos Janacek, Antonin...

World's Best Beers by Ben McFarland

Ed's Beer Site (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

The lovely Lisa bought me this book recently. It's subtitled 1000 unmissable brews from Portland to Prague so I think seasoned beer nerds will know very well the type of book it is. I'm trying to read it from start to finish but I keep flicking forward to check out some of the beers he's included from around the world. It looks like a good selection and I'm sure it will give me some new ideas for beers...

La Finestra in Cucina

Czech Please (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago

"May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion." Dwight Eisenhower For a lot of people, La Finestra in Cucina is the place to be. The Old Town Italian restaurant is a window on what's hot right now in Prague's restaurant scene. It's gotten some rave reviews. The Prague Post awarded La Finestra three stars out of four, with critic Claire Compton describing the food as "heavenly"...

Dancing To Our Israeli Masters

FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | yesterday

Today's Ancient Warfare: Facts vs. Beliefs By Jeff Gates November 9, 2009 Courtesy Of Haitham Sabbah's Blog In unconventional warfare, manipulated beliefs are used to displace inconvenient facts. When waging war by way of deception, false beliefs are an oft-deployed weapon. Recall Iraqi weapons of mass destruction? Iraqi ties to Al Qaeda? Iraqi mobile biological weapons laboratories? Iraqi meetings...

W.Va. Municipal Pension Relief Plan Wins Passage

ABC News (Free subscription) | yesterday

W.Va. special session winds down with passage of city pension relief, stimulus bills Pension - Travel and Tourism - Lodging - Business - Prague

Lufthansa flight from London as from £159

Airline News & Opinions (Free subscription) | yesterday

Author: caribb Lufthansa, the airline based in Germany is now proposing flight from London as from £159. Moreover Lufthansa cheap flight as from £159 is for destination such as Athens, Bologna, Istanbul, Budapest, Florence, Naples, Nice, Prague, Rome, Sofia, Turin, Vienna and Verona. In addition Lufthansa is also proposing flight from London to other destination at other [...]

Holiday Velvet go multi-lingual - Vacation rental bookings in French and German

PR Leap - Recent News Releases (Free subscription) | yesterday

As Europe is coming out of recession and as confidence grows amongst consumers, many people are booking last minute Christmas holidays and already their 2010 vacation away. Christmas markets in cities such as Berlin, Brussels and Prague, in addition to seasonal favourites such as Rome, Paris and Barcelona have meant brisk business in recent weeks.

Photography - Wales - Mark Robert Davey (MRD)

annettestrauch | 07/06/2009

MRD often works in black and white, paying attention to detail and reducing the images to the essential. He tilts his camera a lot and as a result he gets his certain angle as can be seen on the photograph of the mysterious door in Venice. Combining simple structural and textural elements with orchestrated interplay of bright highlights and deep shadows MRD creates a poetic atmosphere both romantic...