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White power (Opinion, 14 May, 2008)
The idea that 1,500 neo-Nazis are a threat to the stability of this country is ludicrous, not least, because they obviously have no organization or leadership (they are not very Nazi-like, are they?) The protest in Prague was not about "killing Jews" but about defending this country's independence and opposing a war which is largely run to promote zionist interests. Their other concerns are to stop unregulated immigration - an issue about which most Czechs feel strongly. There is not the tiniest shred of evidence that they are planning to kill Jews.

Instead of writing drivel about skin-heads, how about commenting on the one-million odd people killed by the war in Iraq which the Czech Republic's government has dragged this country into?
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Radar strike (News, 14 May, 2008)
With any luck, these two nit-wits will be the first casualties caused by the radar.

I give them a week, tops. After the novelty of getting their pictures printed in the papers they'll call it off and go get a cheeseburger and a beer. They'll be celebrities!
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Drowning in jalopies (Business, 7 May, 2008)
Increased inspections are the best move. Obstructing free trade can bring consequences with Czech trade partners. Also, used cars imported to the Czech Republic apparently fulfill a need. People want them! Why should auto enthusiaists be punished when their favorite cars can often pass inspection with upgrades?

If the government is so concerned with pollution, then the inspections do need to be stricter. Of course, this means that the inspectors might need to do their job instead of getting Christmas bonuses every other failed auto.

Here in America we have a similar problem. We always say, "before you make a new law, why don't you enforce the ones you've got!"
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Organic mechanics (Tempo, 24 Jan, 2007)
Why not run a vehicle on rocks? crushed powdered limestone= calcium carbonate added to powdered Sulpher produces vast amounts of CO2. This gas, if cofined, will explode to drive a piston. Drop these two powdered ingredients into an airtight container, add water and let the gas escape through a small orfice driving a piston and use it just like steam to drive an engine.













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Eager to consume, Prague is selling its soul (Opinion, 7 May, 2008)
Don't worry, the high cost of oil will stop everything before long.
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Czech social security won't pay former gulag prisoner ( In the Czech press, 7 May, 2008)
The Soviet Gulag system during Stalin years is not well known, but one Soviet slave labor camp stands out - the Siberian slave labor camp of Kolima. At Kolima (also called the White Auswitsch) prisoners we worked literally to death, mining gold and other precious metals for Stalin's regime. It is estimated that up to 1 million died/were murdered at Kolima.
Some have survived the horrors and told their stories, and it is just as chilling to read or to listen to it, as those horrid stories told about the World War 2 German slave labor camps.
Paul
Los Angeles
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Canada may review its new open visa policy (News, 7 May, 2008)
Why don't the Roma go back to their ancestral homeland of India? No problems fitting in there. They would be happiest there. It's a big country. Plus India is fast-becoming a world power and their economy is rapidly growing. Lots of jobs available. Bright days are ahead for India.
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10 Questions (Business, 7 May, 2008)
I'm not here to defend Barclays, but you should understand that this is Barclays Capital, the investment bank, and not Barclays the commercial high-street bank. They are talking about trading software, and not e-banking. There's absolutely no relation between what you're saying and what was said in the interview.
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Canada may review its new open visa policy (News, 7 May, 2008)
While there is generally "a high degree of hidden discrimination" in most countries, I can understand why Canada would appeal to the Roma. Many of the cities in Canada have a multi-ethnic population that would allow the Roma to pursue opportunites (however limited) with a level of anonymity that is difficult to come by in the largely homogenous Czech Republic. In the streets of say, Vancouver BC, a person of Roma ethnicity might escape the suspicion and bias that frequently follows them in Czech cities.
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Boarding school is raising the bar (Schools & Education, 24 Jan, 2007)
Open Gate is really a very nice co-ed boarding school . This article is very nice and informative.
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Radar treaty to be signed in June (News, 7 May, 2008)
>>PBS is a reputable source

It is a very reliable source of information about the official U.S. government position on anything.

Incidentally, you seem to have missed the point. Yes, of course the Germans are glad that stupid American taxpayers are subsidizing their (higher) standard of living.
However, nobody there thinks that the troops are protecting them from invasion.
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Microsoft intensifies anti-piracy measures (Business, 7 May, 2008)
>>Random code usually doesn't come out with organized GUI's and documentation.

Windows is the same piece of shit that it was when it was 1/10 of the size. On a more technical level, the functionality has barely increased. Perhaps you can explain what the other 90 percent of code is if it isn't garbage.
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Radar treaty to be signed in June (News, 7 May, 2008)
Well, indeed the United States has been occupying many countries throughout the world, and in most of them (if not all) they are not welcome... besides... this radar base to be built has even been blackmailed with the promise for Czechs to enter the States with no visa... please do not defend a country that has invaded the internal and external affairs of countries all around the world... The Czechs do not want the United States in their country as it is an offense to their sovereignity...
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Ticket to ride (News, 7 May, 2008)
Both train extension and metro to the airport will be built. It has been finalized recently. The High Speed Train will link both the airport and city of Kladno by 2013.
Metro will run to the airport by 2017, first leg to Motol hospital will be completed in 2014 and construction will get started in 2009.

It may seem strange to make the metro line not go directly to the airport and through number of neighborhoods, but if you look closely the stations are well positions to integrate metro with other forms of transportation. The metro connects number of tram lines and train stations on its way to the airport. Plus stops at the biggest Czech Hospital, Motol. When I looked at the map and saw the stations I had no doubt that the planners did a great job.

Now if you want a direct route downtown from the airport you will be able to take a train, which will include a 6-Km tunnel closer to the center.
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Radar treaty to be signed in June (News, 7 May, 2008)
FROM PETR BOKUVKA'S BLOG; THE CZECH DAILY WORD.

May 8 is celebrated as the Liberation Day on which Czechoslovakia was liberated from the Nazi Germany by the Russian Red Army as well as by the U.S. Third Army led by General Patton. No celebrations are taking place with the exceptions of the town of Plzen which is the most famous town to be liberated by Americans. As the rest of the country [generally speaking] was liberated by the Russians who ?came again? in 1968 and had occupied Czechoslovakia until 1989, people don't really feel like it.

NOW THATS AN INVASION AND STAYING! You have a lot of nerve, but not a lot of smarts...


http://czechdaily.wordpress.com/
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Radar treaty to be signed in June (News, 7 May, 2008)
BTW- how comically sad that you should say that we INVADED Germany!(and then we stayed :) I wonder if the Jews feel the same way as you?

6 million dead! Shame on you for trying to turn that to benefit your one person crusade against the US.



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Drowning in jalopies (Business, 7 May, 2008)
As a confirmed libertarian and foe of all bollock-brained Brussels bureaucrats, I am of course glad to see the innate peasant common sense of the actual Czech people working around all of those uniformed minions of the serfdom economy. If it means bribery, better a criminal than the goons of state fascism.
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Radar treaty to be signed in June (News, 7 May, 2008)
and incidentally, my figure of 100,000 is correct, as well.

You should at least look into these things prior to commenting.
There are 70,000 U.S. troops stationed in Germany. At LEAST another 30,000 civilians are working for the Department of Defense...

Germany contributes about a billion dollars a year to support U.S. forces....but we are not welcomed...OK, right :}

Americans spend more than $36 million in the region every year.

Everyone is opposed to this war and BUSH, but before you comment, you should investigate. Your comments show a severe bias against the United States, they NEVER come from a educated basis.

Many links could have given you this information. Here is one, and yes, PBS is a reputable source:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/jan-june05/bases_3-24.html
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Radar treaty to be signed in June (News, 7 May, 2008)
No, there are over 100,000 Americans, both troops and civilians, working for the government in Germany and have been for many years. That's just public information.
You must be new to the area...and we are not in Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, etc.
Go to USAJOBS.com and look before you speak. This is bases...not just soldiers.
They have been there for decades.

Get out of the United States? I just left Prague after eight years due to the pollution, overpriced everything and low earnings!

Do you think that Germany just let the United States stay and build bases? Delusional again. It was agreed upon and has benefited both sides greatly.
Now, due to BRAC, we are closing them. You speak for the entire German nation on being welcomed? :}
Why not, you try to speak as the opinion of each Czech. :}

Having been stationed there, I can assure you the German-American alliance is still strong, even with our weak president who inflicted great damage on our nation.

To the last writer, agreed, it is because their economies exist due to our presence, not disputed ( I mentioned economy, not missiles as the reason).
How does new infrastructure, schools, sewer, business and upgraded military sound to the Czechs?
According to those that make the decisions, pretty good!
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Radar treaty to be signed in June (News, 7 May, 2008)
"The Germans in towns like Stuggart and Heidelberg are worried about our departure"

Because they value the money that the American taxpayer is kindly contributing to their economies. Not because they think that they are likely to be invaded by North Korea if the troops pull out.
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