The airline says its expanded service to Branson from late May comes in response to increased demand from customers for better access to the “Live Music Show Capital of the World”.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued final approval for HFO-1234yf refrigerant (earlier post) in motor vehicle air conditioning systems. The chemical, which does not deplete the ozone layer, may now be used in air conditioning for new cars and light trucks. When used appropriately, EPA says, this chemical can reduce the environmental impact of motor vehicle air conditioners and has a global warming potential that is 99.7% less than the current chemical (HFC-134a) used in most car air conditioners.
EPA’s recent standards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from light-duty motor vehicles provide an opportunity for automakers to receive credit for adopting a chemical with less climate impact as a cost-effective way to meet the new standards. Using HFO-1234yf is one option available to automakers.
Prior to HFC-134a, car air conditioners generally used CFC-12, a potent greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting substance. Depleting the stratospheric ozone layer leads to higher levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation reaching the Earth’s surface. UV radiation has several harmful effects, including skin cancer, cataracts, immune system suppression, and premature aging and wrinkling of the skin.
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Czech deputy Stanislav Huml (Public Affairs, VV) does not want the Chamber of Deputies to release him for prosecution since he doubts that the police request is rightful, he told reporters Tuesday.
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The Prague police detained a Vietnamese-speaking man, aged 36, with 8.5 kilograms of high-quality pervitine (metamphetamine) with a street value of CZK 30-40 million last Wednesday, police spokeswoman Eva Miklikova told journalists Tuesday.
I’m at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort – also called the Sheraton Cable Beach – on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas.
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The Czech junior ruling Public Affairs (VV) insists on pensioners and families with kids receiving full compensation for the price rise following the planned increase in the lower VAT rate, VV leaders Radek John and Vít Barta told reporters Tuesday.
The temperature in Prague varies between -15 celcius (5 Farenheit) and 35 celcius (95 F) so it’s handy to know what to pack for your trip. Fortunately the seasons here are very consistent (unlike my homeland, England, where the only reliable aspect of the weather is that it will rain). Here’s a seasonal overview of what you’re likely to need to bring with you:
Stout shoes (it may be icy under foot) and warm clothes are the order of the day. Dress in layers so you can adjust to the temperature as needed. January and February can be very cold. March has occasional warmer days. A warm hat will be useful too.
Spring here is usually confined to these two months. No need for a heavy coat and lighter shoes are fine. Temperatures are in the 70s. This is also the rainiest time of the year, so a light waterproof jacket will come in handy. In late May there’s the occasional heatwave.
Summer in Prague can get hot, up to the 90s. Pack your swim gear and spend a day at the open air pool at Podoli if you can (not for prudes, as topless sunbathing is popular there). The weather often goes in 5 day cycles, so it will be very hot for a few days and you’ll feel the air pressure build on the last day of the cycle and a storm about to break. It usually does this around 6pm, for a few hours. (As a Brit, it amazed me that even the rain here is punctual). Everything is washed clean by the warm rain, then the cycle begins again.
The temperatures gradually cool in the autumnal months, you’ll have a mix of warm and cool days. A selection of jeans, sweaters and a mid-weight jacket will serve you well.
Temperatures hover around freezing in December, and can get much colder at night. See January through March for clothing suggestions. This is the time of year for the Christmas markets, where you can warm your spirits with mulled wine and medovina (literally honey-wine) and enjoy roasted chestnuts, just don’t forget that even though you feel toasty on the inside, you should still wrap up well.
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Admission: 70 kc for adults, 40 kc for students, 50 kc to take pictures/videos, possibly free on the first Thursday of the month from 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Building: Called Letohradek Kinskyeh (Kinsky Summer Palace), used to be the summer retreat to the aristocratic Kinsky family, was bought by the city in 1900 and used to hold the city’s ethnographic collection, museum opened in 2005 after renovations were done to collection and building after years of disintegration and disrepair.
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1st room- Priroda (nature): information on forest life, Krkonose- a giant that resides in Krkonose mountains named Krakonose in Czech, German name is “Ruebezahl” (One Who Counts Turnips), legend of Krakonose kidnapping Princess Emma and to keep her from thinking about escaping, he made her count his turnips, he is the personification of nature and an explanation of the erratic weather on the mountains, is seen as a bearded man usually smoking a pipe
2nd room- Zemedelstvi (agriculture): various tools for farming
3rd room- Remesla (craft): artifacts of the daily workings of Czech peasants and artisans
4th room- Svatek (holidays): the nice clothing or “costumes” worn on special occasions, every village/area has its own “kroj” (“kroje” for plural) or folk costume, kroj showed what village you were from, single or married, and showed off the talents of the boy/girl who made it, if a woman ware a head piece (cap, scarf, ect.) then she was married, if she had nothing on her head or flowers in her hair then she was single, the long feathers in the men’s hats showed if they were married (clipped short if married), their position and status in village/area, or the number of girlfriends they had.
5th room- Bydleni (living): replica of an old fashioned Czech dwelling
6th room- Lidove Unmeni (folk art): full of mostly hand crafted, religious objects
7th room- Zvyky Jara (spring rituals): costumes and fertility symbols for the coming of spring along with symbols of Easter
8th room- Leto (summer): focused on crops and harvest
9th room- Advent A Vanoce (andvent and Christmas): focused on Christmas traditions, crafts, and costumes, traditional to place a bowl of grain and a bowl of garlic under the table on Christmas Eve, garlic represented strengthening and protection and used to be placed on Christmas trees, room contains betlem (nativity scene), Czech nativiy scenes usually contain other characters (gift bearers, craftsmen, “aunts”/”uncles”, many animals, ect.) and have ornate backdrops of Bethlaham (even though it looks more like Prague)
10th room- Narozeni A Smrt (birth and death): artifacts from both birth and death, birth traditions included that if the baby was a girl to have her ears pierced at 3 months old or younger, new fathers celebrate their child’s birth with a wild party immediately after birth, the wilder the party, the healthier the child will be, a legend in the mountains is that below them are two lakes that babies come from, the boys are carried by storks and the girls are carried by crows, the reason girls are carried by crows is because the lady stork would be too busy chattering that the baby would fall from her beak
11th room- Svatba (weddings): shows snippets of a traditional Czech wedding, traditions include hat the bride must wear something new, old, borrowed, and blue, the restaurant owner of the reception breaks a plate before everyone enters (glass cullet brings happiness), bride and groom also clean the place before reception starts to show how synchronized they are, bride and groom eat soup with only one spoon and bound together (shows that they will overcome all difficulties together and the ned to go halves in a marriage)
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Displays of various craftsmen and artisans at work
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Volkswagen AG has purchased an 8.18% stake in the equity of SGL Carbon SE corresponding to 5,362,341 shares. Within the framework of this transaction, Volkswagen AG has acquired the 4.43% block of shares previously held by Süd-Kapitalbeteiligungs-Gesellschaft, a subsidiary of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW).
SGL Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of carbon-based products with a portfolio ranging from carbon and graphite products to carbon fibers and composites. The company is partnering with BMW in a joint venture to produce carbon fiber for automotive applications. (Earlier post.)
SGL Group perceives the financial participation of Volkswagen as an appreciation of our long term start-up and development activities in new materials and technologies particularly in automotive lightweight construction. These include, among others, carbon fiber based structural parts, the well known carbon ceramic brake discs as well as components for lithium ion batteries, which will play an important role in electric mobility.
—Robert Koehler, CEO of SGL Group
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