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Current AffairsSlot machines have become a Christmas hit
Toy slot machines have become one of this year's Christmas hits and are
said to be selling like hot cakes at Sparky's. Priced at 700 crowns apiece
they are miniature copies of the real machines with one small exception -
they are filled with coloured chips instead of real coins.
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Domestic defence contractors want a piece of the NATO pie; The Cabinet
agrees a comprehensive plan for promoting economic growth; Additional $60
million earmarked in support of Hyundai car plant project; DHL Solutions
to oversee Lego Group toy maker's new European distribution centre outside
Prague; New Agriculture Minister named following scandal at Czech Land
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Current AffairsThe tree of knowledge: a tribute to Otto Wichterle /1913 -1998/
Millions of people around the world could not imagine their life without
modern contact lenses. But few of them know that the man who invented them
was professor Otto Wichterle, an outstanding Czech chemist who had many
notable achievements to his name, and died in 1998. This week academics
and scientists from around the Czech Republic gathered outside the Prague
Institute of Macro-Molecular Chemistry for the unveiling of a monument to
one of the great minds of the last century.
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Finance Minister 'convinced' Unipetrol privatisation was transparent; Czech
Republic pushes back target date for Euro adoption to 2010; First ever
Czech foreign trade surplus posted for month of July; American
broadcasting group CME has bought Galaxie Sport from PPF; Cabinet's draft
bankruptcy law would give creditors' greater power; Denmark's Lego Group
to relocate Swiss factory to the Czech Republic
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Czech ScienceAcademy of Sciences awards outstanding young researchers in Prague
Last week, the Czech Academy of Sciences awarded outstanding young
researchers with the Wichterle Prize, named after Czech chemist Otto
Wichterle, the inventor of the contact lenses. Seventeen young men and
four young women received the awards for their outstanding achievement in
the fields of science and humanities. The awards which are now in their
forth year also go with a financial reward.
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Czech ScienceScience news
In today's Czech Science we take a look at the latest news in research and
development in the Czech Republic - Brno Technical University developing new space satellit, cave divers prove connection between Macocha Abyss and Punkva River, Widow of hydrogel inventor demands justice for late husband.
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Letter from PragueDo I know you?
Well, the Xmas holidays are well and truly over and in many households
they've left behind a funny smell. No I don't mean the smell of incense or
vanilla. This year the Xmas hit was something called "stink blasters.
Like hundreds of thousands of Czech adults I set about fulfilling this
peculiar Xmas wish, without giving it anymore thought than I had given to
the eyeball in goo the year before. Kids are kids - and what harm can a
stink blaster do?
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One on OneKatharine Butler - What it's like selling toys in Prague, including a certain Czech mole
Yes, the holiday season is upon us! My guest in this edition of One on One
is Katharine Butler, the charming founder of Sparkys toy emporium here in
Prague. In the interview we discuss favourite Czech toys, what it was like
to start a business on the Czech market and what ultimately brought Mrs
Butler to Prague in the early 1990s.
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Czech ScienceContact lens inventor Otto Wichterle was born 90 years ago
Last week, Czech academics marked the 90th anniversary of the birth of the
outstanding Czech scientist and legendary inventor of the contact lens and
the synthetic fibre "silon", Professor Otto Wichterle, who died
five years ago. Those who had a chance to meet him, his former students
and colleagues remember Otto Wichterle not only for his achievements in
science and research but also for his exceptional personality.
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Current AffairsPrize for young scientists awarded for the first time
On Wednesday, the Czech Academy of Sciences officially presented 47 outstanding young Czech scientists with the first ever Wichterle award. The award, named after the Czech chemist Otto Wichterle, who invented the contact lens, will be given each year to encourage chronically underpaid Czech scientists. Dita Asiedu was at the ceremony and spoke to the chairwoman of the Academy of Sciences, Helena Illnerova.
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