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Iva Frühlingová: the road to success can be bumpy
Peter Smith’s guest on One on One this week is Iva Frühlingová – model,
singer, actress and author. Born in the town of Litvínov, with a French
grandfather Iva dreamed of going places and most of all of seeing Paris –
the city she’d heard so much about as a child. Her dream came true at the
age of 14 when she first travelled to Paris as a budding model. Today she
divides her time between Prague and Paris, engaging in modeling, singing,
writing and most recently acting. Peter began by asking her which of those
“skins” she felt most at home in. More
Czech top court caps lucrative debt collecting business
The Czech Constitutional Court has delivered a breakthrough verdict which
aims to put an end to a much-criticized yet lucrative business that in
recent years has plagued the Czech Republic. The verdict dramatically
lowers the ceiling on the costs law firms can charge for collecting small
debts. That means they will no longer will able to inflate their fees which
often far exceeded the original debts. More
UFOs over Czech skies do battle with sceptics
Last weekend there were reports from around the country of strange lights
in the sky, flying about, flaring up, flaring out, chasing each other.
It’s true, unidentified flying objects do not just swerve by the Czech
Republic on their way to the States, they are here too; and if you thought
the Czechs too sceptical to notice, you were as wrong as I was. And last
weekend wasn’t the first time. More
Survey: Nearly one in two Czech women have experienced domestic abuse
A fresh survey suggests that nearly one in two Czech women at one point in
their life have become victims of some form of domestic abuse. The poll,
published by the NGO proFem, also concludes that about a third of those
affected are afraid to speak up. One of the authors of the survey,
sociologist Kamil Kunc, explains its conclusions, what can be done to
improve the situation and how the data was gathered. More
Czech Mint issues commemorative medal in honor of late president Václav Havel
The Czech Mint has just issued a special commemorative medal in honor of
late president Václav Havel. The medal, available in gold and silver,
depicts Mr Havel, who was for many a national hero, with a smile on his
face. More
Controversial Prague lobbyist charged with bodily harm; may face further charges connected to wire tap scandal
Prague police have charged the controversial lobbyist Roman Janoušek with
menacing behaviour due to intoxication as well as grievous bodily harm. On
Friday, Mr Janoušek crashed his Porsche into another car in Prague 4, then
hit its driver as he attempted to flee. The news came as the construction
tycoon already found himself in the headlines due to scandal over leaked
wire taps of conversations between him and former mayor of Prague Pavel
Bém. More
Sofia Smith – a Prague-based freelance chef who puts joy in cooking first
Sofia Smith, who is half-Irish and half-Asian, has been cooking in Prague
since the late nineties. Angel restaurant, where she was the executive head
chef, received much critical acclaim – its opening was written about by
Fodor’s as “the culinary event of the year” – and as a freelance
chef, Sofia Smith continues to put a smile on the faces of Prague’s food
lovers. Most recently, she has been hosting themed nights at Prague’s
James Joyce Irish Pub and teaching cooking classes at the capital’s
Cocina Rivero cooking studio. She speaks about what she most enjoys about
being a chef, how Prague’s food culture has changed over the years and
what her early culinary influences were. More
The black experience in the Czech Republic
In the past 20 years, the number of foreigners living in the Czech Republic
has increased dramatically as a consequence of the opening of the Iron
Curtain. Still, the country is far from being as diverse as most other
European nations, for example France or Germany, and the vast majority of
the Czech population remains Caucasian. During communism, the few black
people who lived here stuck out like a sore thumb. Nowadays, their number
has of course increased, but the size of the black community is still quite
small. More
The story of a successful Fine Arts studio
It was almost two years ago that then-fresh graduate Nina Mainerová set
out with a colleague to open a professional architectural studio. But soon
after their launch, the bills piled up and they were forced to modify their
plans. First, they began offering preparatory classes for students applying
to university; then they extended their workshops to include drawing and
painting. More
Czech charity helps save unwanted racing greyhounds from Ireland
A few hours of browsing the web changed Lucie Poučova’s life forever.
After accidentally coming upon a site reporting on the fate of unwanted
racing greyhounds in Ireland she decided to get involved and now runs an
animal welfare organization dedicated to re-homing unwanted greyhounds from
Ireland and Spain with families in the Czech Republic. More
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