Sunday, September 25, 2011
Prague's New King Of Bohemia
21st International Dog Show Prague 2011 - MEZINÁRODNÍ VÝSTAVA PSU Praha - INTERNATIONALE HUNDEAUSSTELLUNG Prag


5.11.2011 – 6.11.2011 23.9.2011 je 2.uzávěrka MVP Praha možnost přihlásit se on-line přes http://www.dogoffice.cz Doprava do výstavního areáluu PRAŽSKÝ VELETRŽNÍ AREÁL ( PVA ) Orientační mapa Prahy Motorizovaní návštěvníci výstavy mohou využít záchytná parkovišti P+R například u stanice metra Černý most. Mapa hlavních dopravních komunikací ![]() |

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Friday, December 24, 2010
Street Dogs & Mike McColgan v ČR! | Mike McColgan & Street Dogs in Czech Republic
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EUROPEAN TOUR POSTPONED….
Dear European fans and friends, we are extremely disappointed to report we have to postpone our upcoming European tour dates. The chaos of the inclement weather this winter has made purchasing and changing flights nearly impossible both financially and in keeping with our routing. Our European agent has suggested that we postpone the tour until May so we can do festivals as well as our tour when this nasty winter is through and that’s exactly what we will do! We are and have always been a working class band and we have never had to do this. We are hopeful you all understand, we have no other choice. We are still getting details, but we are being told refunds will be given at point of purchase. Again, we are terribly sorry and we will see you all in May. Street Dogs
- http://www.street-dogs.com/2008/?p=621
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Street Dogs & Mike McColgan v ČR!
- 01/25/11 Brno, Czech Republic @ Melodka Club
Zakládájící člen Dropkick Murphys, Mike McColgan, s kapelou Street Dogs v České Republice
Hudba Street Dogs osciluje mezi irským pojetím punku a punk/rockem se silným vlivem výše zmíněných kapel. V textech je cítit sociální kritika, vyzdvihování rodiny a v neposlední řadě Mikovy vzpomíky na válku v Zálivu. Předposlední deska (State of Grace) se dočkala velmi kladného ohlasu v magazínech po celém světě, od Rolling Stonu po Penthaus!
http://www.myspace.com/streetdogs
Hudebně je kapela právem přiřazována k folk/punku se silným vlivem The Clash, The Pogues, The Who nebo The Waterboy.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Potštejn, Czech Republic

From the end of the 19th century till 1924 the name Potštýn nad Orlicí was used.
The name of the municipality was derived from name of castle with the same name, which was called by its founder Půta (Puota) of Drslavic: Puota's stone, Puttenstein, misspelled as Potštejn.
One of the famous owners of the castle was the "robber! baron Mikuláš. King Karel IV. During a siege of the castle Mikuláš died in the ruins, the castle was later rebuilt by King Karel IV..
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Obec Potštejn leží na úpatí Orlických hor při toku řeky Divoká Orlice, jihovýchodně od měst Vamberk a Rychnov nad Kněžnou. V Podorlicku je jen velmi málo obcí, které získaly již

Dominantou obce Potštejn je hrad Potštejn. Historie trosek mohutného hradu začíná koncem řeka Divoká Orlice s památnou lipovou alejí a Anenské údolí. Pamětní deska
V Potštejně a okolí je možno nalézt mnohé zajímavé scenérie k výletům a procházkám. Bližší seznámení s historií Potštejna a jeho pamětihodnostmi může každý návštěvník získat prohlídkou hradu a návštěvou expozice na zámku. Pro turisty je k dispozici v letní sezóně informační středisko a veřejné tábořiště Vochtánka v Anenském údolí. Potštejn poskytuje ubytování a velmi příznivé podmínky pro milovníky turistiky i pro toho, kdo hledá klidnou rekreaci. S nabídkou stravování a ubytování v Potštejně přichází rekonstruované hotely, penziony, turistická ubytovna, chaty, chalupy a soukromí. Potštejn nabízí kromě uvedených památek a vycházek do nádherné přírody, také síť turistických stezek a cyklotras. Tipy na zajímavé výlety do blízkého i vzdálenějšího okolí jsou Orlické hory a Podorlicko, Broumovsko, Babiččino údolí, Adršpašsko-teplické skály v sousedním Kladském pomezí, dále Zoo safari Dvůr Králové, pevnosti, rozhledny, muzea, autovýlety do příhraničí Polska a ostatních koutů východních Čech.
/ podklady ochotně poskytl p. starosta obce /
Friday, January 23, 2009
Ice Cold: Beer vs. People
The beer in this country is cheap, delicious, freezing cold, clean, low in alcohol, and extremely commonplace. If one pub kicks you out for throwing glasses at the elderly, you can find another one within a 10-meter radius, silently and shamefully waiting to pump you full of alcohol and outrageous ideas. There is a joke in this country: "So this pub near Anděl ran out of beer…" People are already laughing at it, like we told them that George W. Bush was running for Prime Minister of the Czech Republic next term. Pubs don't run out of beer in this country. The ensuing riots would destroy the entire government, infrastructure, and all future pork 'n' potato delicacies.
The beer is so widespread, like a never-ending fountain of lore in some fantastic 200-year-old novel; it would be foolish to embark upon any nighttime excursion soberly, away from its thick, smoky cradle of sinful goodness. Deciding what is the best beer is frequently a matter of debate, and experts who might know what they're talking about discuss it at length.
When I lived in Tucson, Arizona, I drank what most would call an appropriate amount of beer for a 24-year-old. I didn't drink it daily, and I rarely had it in my refrigerator. Since arriving in Prague nearly six months ago, however, my beer intake has tripled at least. I drink beer daily in this city - it is somewhat hard not to. I don't get drunk when I drink it (some of the time), and I don't drink it to get drunk (most of the time). I treat it as a cultural caveat, like the sumo-wrestling diaper (50 CZK to whoever knows the name of this thing) that I wear when I go to Japan.
I'll be the first crazy jerk to admit that the entire concept of beer is normally better rather than worse. Beer begins to psychologically represent good vibes and fun. And we all know fun rocks. Except for wine, which has been known to turn me into a Class 3 tornado, and liquor, which I began to associate with pain some time ago, I cannot think of any beverage to match the esteemed character of beer. In the States, people guzzle soda like it's becoming extinct, to their detriment: they are fat little piggies because of it. Beer, while similar in caloric content, has no refined sugar, which is the true culprit in the case of Fatty McFatfat, Jr.

Below is a hackneyed outline of the "benefits" of beer.
- -The Buzz , The great thing about brain cells is that they grow back…Right? Hmm. Well, the last time I checked, being a little bit buzzed with a group of good friends and someone who is new and cute shows up and you spend most of the night looking deeply into their eyes from across the table, turning what was once only the faintest glimmer in part of the night sky that you never looked at before into an inferno of inhuman temperatures is still pretty darn cool in my book. Ahh, the buzz. Optical reciprocity.
- -The Social Elevator , Go on up - just like you do when you leave the metro. Our psychic walls are flattened after drinking beer, making interaction easier, but certainly less graceful. Alcohol is nicknamed "liquid courage" for a reason. Normally this references the lame and frequently tactless act of "going to go talk to that girl but maybe I should become a slathering idiot only seconds before I do it" type of expedition. Our inhibitions become hibitions, or something. Also, small dogs in pubs are friendlier. They understand.
- -Damn, I did that? Beer is the oldest natural method of accountability/responsibility removal. Before that, it was getting killed by a mammoth. I guess you don't have to do any chores after that… When we drink beer, all reason and logic decides to drink along with us. It is liberating, as long as you have friends that are good enough to pull your drunk behind out of trouble's lunchbox in time. No use showing up to work minus two teeth and with a forehead tattoo that says "Beeyatch."
- Beer Goggles:
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Unfortunately, beer basically works against us most of the time. Men develop a belly whose roundness is rivaled only by a pregnant woman's, huge and rotund, like the peach from my favorite Roald Dahl book. It can cause car accidents, damage our liver, reduce intelligence and motivation, and create the well-known phenomenon of "beer goggles", in which the wearer is almost sure to make a startlingly poor decision regarding the evening's partner.

The reason that I'm writing about this now is that I've recognized a lot of people in my generation as "heavy drinkers".
You Must Ask Yourself...
Is this a problem in the first place?
I mean, it's just beer. It does not affect my work negatively, or my interpersonal relationships with people (probably since they are also drinking something). Actually, I hope it positively influences my writing, as I am drinking a beer at this very moment.
** Solution? Plan a special night out where no substances are involved. No alcohol, opiates, or caffeine. Juice or herbal tea only. You can at least feel good about trying it once. Then back to the pub for more abuse and vomit.
As my parents and grandparents shudder at reading this, making silent notes to strike me from their will, I sit in a crusty dungeon in Prague, sipping ice-cold Gambrinus 10 and worrying. I worry that all my friends would be less cool without the social drinking to connect us. I worry that I am missing a huge part of consciousness and mental well being by drinking. I’m worrying so much, I think I need another beer.
* In the fight against people, let it be said that beer has the distinct advantage of greater portability and agreeable temperature.
** This article was written with the intention of analyzing the qualities of beer in an objective fashion, but failed miserably in doing so because of the beer involved in the creation, execution, emailing, and typing of said article
Thursday, January 22, 2009
19.01.2009: Czechoslovakia forever | Československo na věčné časy
In my bottomless vanity I give you yet another bilingual rant/ Tento příspěvek je psán dvojjazyčně, aby náhodou ta úzká podmnožina lidí, co nemluví jedním či druhým jazykem, o něco nepřišla :-)

Jako (zatím) poslední podal přihlášku do tohoto klubu výtečníků britský premiér Gordon Brown, o jehož inteligenci a rozhledu se (bez ironie) vyprávěly legendy dávno předtím, než na ostrovech stanul v čele vlády. A právě tento politik v neděli na tiskové konferenci v Káhiře, kam přijel spolu s dalšími evropskými státníky jednat o blízkovýchodní krizi, ve svém projevu výslovně zmínil přítomnost kolegů „z Československa“ vedle ostatních účastníků schůzky.
Věřte mi, vůbec bych to nezmiňoval, protože už jsem si sám dávno zvykl na to, že podobné faux pas dělá většina cizinců, se kterými se ve světě setkávám. A lidem, jako je John McCain, který si za toto mentálně-verbální uklouznutí nedávno vysloužil pozornost zdejších médií včetně Aktuálně.cz, bych to snad ani nevyčítal. Ale o muži z Downign Street číslo 10 jsem měl přeci jen lepší mínění.
Vždyť jsou to probůh už skoro tři týdny, co Česká republika předsedá Evropské unii, jejímž členem je i Brownova země, byť se někdy snaží tvářit, že to tak není. No, možná bychom si z té pozornosti, která na nás má být tento půlrok údajně upřena, přeci jen neměli dělat tak těžkou hlavu.
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I am rather concerned about the fact that a great number of people who should know better continue to ignore the fact that Czechs and Slovaks are two separate countries now.
The latest in this dubious row of luminaries is a British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. This man of great intelligence and command of world matters – or so his supporters would have us believe – just committed the same old blunder like so many before (and no doubt after) him when he mentioned the presence of his colleagues “from Czechoslovakia” and other European countries at the press conference held in Cairo where they met to bang their heads together once again over the situation in Middle East.
Believe me, I wouldn’t even mention it, for I have long resigned myself to the fact that most people I meet abroad commit the same mistake. And I surely wouldn’t hold it against John McCain who had recently made headlines here for the same reason, but I do tend to hold the current resident of Downing Street 10 to higher standards.
For God’s sake, hasn’t it been nearly three weeks now that the Czech Republic has held the EU presidency? The union of which Brown’s country is also a member, after all, no matter how reluctant one at times. Well, I guess it just goes to show we shouldn’t really worry too much about being in the "limelight".I, Bmac, may also add, ehhm "and dare I say, Czechs shouldn't really worry too much about being under the radar"
Autor: Pavel Vondra