Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year



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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Skoda Auto unveils new Octavia model

The car maker Skoda Auto has unveiled a third-generation Octavia model. The company claims the new Octavia hatchback is longer and wider than its predecessor providing more interior space and an engine starting at 1.4TSI. The new Octavia is to be shown at the Geneva international motor show show and will go on sale in March of next year. Skoda Auto is hoping to sell more than 500,000 Octavia models a year making it one of the ten top-selling cars in the world.

based on text from Radio Prague - the international service of Czech Radio

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Defence minister stepping down

Frankly speaking, it was expected for long time:
Alexandr Vondra steps down as defence minister
Alexandr Vondra has announced he is stepping down as Czech defence minister. Mr. Vondra made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon, saying he had lost the trust of voters, who did not re-elect him to the Senate in elections in October. He will officially take his leave at the end of next week. His position had previously been weakened by a scandal surrounding overspending on the Czech EU presidency in 2009, when he was deputy prime minister for European affairs. Mr. Vondra, who is 51, was a dissident and Charter 77 signatory and spent two months in jail in 1989 for organising an anti-communist demonstration.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Ingolstadt - my next destination

Ingolstadt is going to be the next destination of my duty trip. So I am collecting some interesting hyperlinks:
  • I booked the rooms in the Bavaria hotel...
  • (item censored)
  • In the Audi factory there was the Czech product "Fermacel" used (the buildings are based on it)...

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Chris Rea - The Road To Hell


Stood still on a highway
I saw a woman
By the side of the road
With a face that I knew like my own
Reflected in my window
Well she walked up to my quarterlight
And she bent down real slow
A fearful pressure paralysed me
In my shadow

She said "Son, what are you doing here?
My fear for you has turned me in my grave"
I said "Mama, I come to the valley of the rich
Myself to sell"
She said "Son, this is the road to Hell"

On your journey 'cross the wilderness
From the desert to the well
You have strayed upon the motorway to Hell

Well I'm standing by a river
But the water doesn't flow
It boils with every poison you can think of
And I'm underneath the streetlights
But the light of joy I know
Scared beyond belief way down in the shadows
And the perverted fear of violence
Chokes a smile on every face
And common sense is ringing out the bells
This ain't no technological breakdown
Oh no, this is the road to Hell

And all the roads jam up with credit
And there's nothing you can do
It's all just bits of paper
Flying away from you
Look out world take a good look
What comes down here
You must learn this lesson fast
And learn it well
This ain't no upwardly mobile freeway
Oh no, this is the road to Hell

Friday, October 5, 2012

Vaclav Havel Airport Prague

International airport renamed after former president Havel
The Czech Republic's main international airport has been officially renamed after the late president Vaclav Havel. A special ceremony for the unveiling of Vaclav Havel Airport Prague (Letiste Vaclava Havla Praha in Czech) took place at noon on Friday - the 76th anniversary of the former-president's birthday - in the presence of numerous politicians, celebrities and members of the public. An exhibition of news agency photographs of Mr Havel was also opened, with a parallel exhibit to be made in London. The idea to rename the airport after the last Czechoslovak and first Czech president's was launched in the days following his death last December, and was petitioned by tens of thousands of people. Outside the Czech Republic, a library in Paris, a building of the European Parliament and several streets in Poland have been renamed in honour of the statesman and champion of human rights and liberty.

based on text from Radio Prague - the international service of Czech Radio

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Holiday of St Wenceslas

Czechs commemorate holiday of St Wenceslas
Czechs commemorate Saint Wenceslas, the nation's patron saint, on Friday, a public holiday entitled the Day of Czech Statehood. More than 2,000 people attend the traditional pilgrimage in Stara Boleslav, north-east of Prague, where Wenceslas was assassinated by his brother on September 28, 935. Czech President Vaclav Klaus, Prague Archbishop Dominik Duka and other dignitaries are to take part in the event. Prague's Wenceslas Square, named after the saint, will on Friday see a historic procession complete with Saint Wenceslas riding a horse.
Wenceslas, from the Premyslid dynasty, was the duke of Bohemia from 921 until his assassination 14 years later. He is considered a the founder of the historic Bohemian state, and has been worshiped as a martyr and a saint.

based on text from Radio Prague - the international service of Czech Radio

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

New school year begins

New school year begins

The new school year began on Monday for 1.2 million Czech elementary and secondary school students. More than 104,000 children started school for the first time; 3,500 more than last year. Elementary schools report an increase in the numbers of pupils for the second year in a row; however, the number of secondary school students dropped by around 5 percent. President Vaclav Klaus welcomed pupils at an elementary school in the Prague district of Vinohrady; he set 9th graders a math problem none of them or their teachers were reportedly able to solve. For his part, Education Minister Petr Fiala visited a school in Strakonice, in southern Bohemia, on Monday.

My son started school for the first time too... I participated on his activities in the school whole day...

based on text from Radio Prague - the international service of Czech Radio

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Price of petrol hits record 40 crown mark

Price of petrol in Czech Republic hits record 40 crown mark
The cost of petrol and diesel fuel reached record prices in areas on Wednesday, with a station along a highway in Brno offering the popular Natural 95 for over 40 crowns per litre.
It seems to me there is the logical connection with the Czech MotoGP 24-26 August 2012.
Several other stations also posted prices setting a new record and breaking the previous 'psychological barrier'. Analysts say, despite the weakening US dollar, the price could still go up as high as 41 crowns. For the time being, the majority of petrol stations are reportedly trying to keep the price of gas just below the 40-crown mark.

based on text from Radio Prague - the international service of Czech Radio

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Record temperature of 40.4 degrees

Prague-Dobrichovice sees record temperature of 40.4 degrees
Meteorologists correctly predicted that yesterday, Monday 20 September 2012, would not only be the hottest day of the year but also would see a new record set for highest temperature on this date: Prague-Dobrichovice registered 40.4 degrees Celsius on Monday afternoon. Other areas, such as Kopisty, registered 39 degrees earlier in the day.
The extreme temperatures led the head of the country's armed forces to recommend a shorter work day, while special measures were implemented for soldiers on duty or in training: members of the Prague Castle guard, for example, donned summer uniforms from lighter materials and were allowed to stand guard and keep mobile outside of their booths.
Previously, the highest temperature in the country on this date was recorded in Prague-Uhrineves in 1983.
Sunny or partly cloudy conditions are expected in the coming days with highs between 34 and 38 degrees Celsius. Heat warnings have been issued for most parts of the country. The evening will be more overcast with possible showers and there may be intense storms in places with possible hail.

by Radio Prague - the international service of Czech Radio

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Elluminate

In next days I will study information connected to new topic, SW Elluminate, which will be probably used in our organization for communication with colleagues in USA.
Relevant links:

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Basic info about ADL

Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) is the most common form of e-Learning at NATO.
Advanced Distributed Learning features educational or training courses delivered over a network using a standard web browser. NATO offers ADL courses on its two major networks, one with access to the Internet. ADL follows a collection of standards and specifications for e-Learning known as the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM). The term ADL is used synonymously with the term web-based training.
SACT ADL courses are located at: https://jadl.act.nato.int.

Join Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence Centre of Excellence (JCBRN Def COE) started participation on the ADL in 2010, when one member of COE attended the ACT Complete Advanced Distributed Learning Cooperative Development Training at the Baltic Defence College.
For several months the ADL activities on JCBRN COE fell asleep due to the personal changes. New leader of project ADL on JCBRN COE reactivated the preparation works of first JCBRN COE ADL course in spring 2011.
In summer 2011 two members of JCBRN COE attended the Sixth ADL Forum in Suffolk, Va. Despite the impact of Hurricane Irene, 37 attendees made it to the 2011 Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Forum held at the Virginia Modelling and Simulation Centre in Suffolk, Virginia. The annual ADL Forum now in its sixth year invites ADL developers from NATO and partner nations, users of ADL and academics in the eLearning field together to discuss the ADL program, NATO direction and guidance and discuss best practices for online courses, lessons learned and the latest in academic theory for adult training. The Forum also has representation from Joint Force Command Brunssum and will discuss the ISAF ADL program. The Forum ran from Aug 30th to Sep 1st.
Based on new contacts and information from ADL forum, the established ADL team will go to Oberammergau, Germany, on ADL CDT Workshop for Pre-learning Advance W&R System Course from Mar 12th to 16th. The expected output will be firt Pilot ADL Course of JCBRN COE.