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The Czech Republic can start celebrating, writes MLADA FRONTA DNES in its
leading article, alluding to last weekend's meeting of European Union
foreign ministers. Like the nine other acceding countries, the Czech
Republic will most probably have its own representative on the European
Union Commission. And there are many prospective applicants among Czech
politicians, the paper writes.
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Czech ScienceFirst ever dinosaur bone discovered in Czech Republic
In March this year, Michal Moucka, a doctor from the town of Kutna Hora
took his sons to a nearby quarry to look for fossils of small ancient sea
animals. Unexpectedly, the father and sons returned home with a priceless
find - the first dinosaur bone ever discovered on Czech territory. As
palaeontology is Mr Moucka's hobby, he immediately contacted experts from
Charles University in Prague, who confirmed that the 40-centimetre bone
comes from a specimen from the family Iguanodontidae that lived around 95
million years ago. Such a find is unique in this country because at the
time when dinosaurs inhabited the Earth, the territory of what is now the
Czech Republic was covered by a sea. The animal whose fossil has now been
unearthed probably lived on one of many small islands in that sea, and
that may be why it never reached the giant proportions of some of its
relatives living inland. Professor Oldrich Fejfar is a palaeontologist
from Prague's Charles University. He is working on the team of experts who
are examining the fossil.
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Press ReviewPress Review
A vibrant mix of stories in today's Czech dailies, not least U.S. President
Bush's visit to Great Britain - PRAVO writes that London has been
transformed into a fortress. On the home front stories that dominate
include: a boom in consumer retail sales, a concert protesting the rising
popularity of the Communist Party, and the continuing fever for cell
phones on the Czech market. But we begin first with the sensational story
of a dinosaur bone find - the first ever - in the Czech Republic. As a
result just about every paper features a little dinosaur drawn on its
cover....
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Czechs in HistoryThe Builders of St Vitus' Cathedral
Hello and welcome to Czechs in History. In today's edition: a look at
Prague's most distinctive landmark St Vitus' Cathedral, ever visible above
the city's Little Quarter, its Gothic and Neo-Gothic spires reaching above
the Prague Castle, its most precious jewel and centrepiece. We look at how
it was commissioned and constructed and how it survived times of turmoil
and war. This site for coronations and final resting place for saints
and kings of Bohemia - a cathedral unparalleled in importance in the Czech
lands.
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MagazineMagazine
Do you know which part of Prague is slowly turning into the city's fashion
quarter? How many hours of their work day do Czechs actually work -and
what do they do in the meantime? And why is the Labour Minister waging a
war against cyber sex? Find out more in this week's Magazine with Daniela
Lazarova
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ArtsTerezin Film Festival, Terezin Memorial, Arts news
In this week's Arts, Dita Asiedu looks at how the Terezin Memorial is
faring one year after the devastating floods, invites you to a film
festival in the town of terezin and an exhibition of photographs in
Prague, and reports why Czech President Vaclav Klaus may have to wait
longer than expected before moving into his office at Prague Castle:
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There are a number of different curious stories covered by today's press,
one of the most interesting the re-emergence of a legal battle involving
the Church vs. the State to determine ownership rights of Saint Vitus'
Cathedral. The cathedral, whose foundation stone was laid in 1344, but was
only fully completed in the early 20th century, is the most dominant
feature in the Prague skyline rising above famous Prague Castle,
recognisable to anyone who has ever spent more than five minutes in the
Czech capital.
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Current AffairsRespect Festival no longer to be held at Prague Castle says President
Music lovers in Prague will be sad to hear the news that the annual Respect
ethnic world music festival will not be held at Prague Castle. President
Vaclav Klaus announced this week that he no longer wanted to support the
music festival. But, the festival will still go ahead this year, Prague
City Hall has come to the rescue.
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Current AffairsCountry's biggest bell falls silent after elections
And now, moving on to something lighter, but still connected - albeit tenuously - to the elections. As you've just heard, Czechs went to the polls a week ago, in an election which saw the Communist Party clinch their biggest share of the vote since 1989. Just four hours after the polling stations closed, however, a bell in Prague's St Vitus cathedral fell silent - which the more superstitious people of this country saw as an omen of impending doom. Dita Asiedu has more:
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