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February 2008

Czech Roundup 27-Feb-08

by Jeff on February 27, 2008 · 0 comments

Oscar dream comes true for young Czech musician Markéta Irglová
Home town of Markéta Irglová celebrates her Oscar success
- Markéto a Glene, gratulujeme!

Czech police seek missing bridge
- How do you hide a four-ton iron bridge? Most likely it has already been recycled.

Lights dimming on gambler’s paradise
- Herna bars are all over our Prague district with two even next door to each other.

Budvar ups exports to record 587,000 hl of beer in 2007
- For those living in South Korea, Brazil or Albania, Budvar is now being distributed to your country.

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Czech Roundup 04-Feb-08

by Jeff on February 4, 2008 · 0 comments

Czechs have all the right moves when it comes to ballroom dancing
Taneční – the tradition continues

Domestic films fuel comeback at cinemas
More Czech moviegoers watching Czech films – a record 32 Czech feature films planned for release in 2008

New York Rangers set to open NHL season in Prague
It’s official – the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning will be playing each other on October 4 and 5 at the Sazka Arena

Czechs develop vaccine against Lyme disease
A Moravian company worked with Palacký University in Olomouc to develop the vaccine

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