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More than a half of Czech teenagers (56.5%) were victims of cyber-bullying, according to a survey conducted by Palacky University in Olomouc, the project’s head Veronika Krejčí said Thursday.
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Local town halls and president are still the most trustworthy Czech institutions, according to a poll conducted by the polling institute CVVM in early March and released Monday.
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has reported that the mainstream education system in the Czech Republic eliminates socially disadvantaged children. According to an OECD report based on data from 2010, socially disadvantaged children often end up in special schools for the disabled, although they suffer from no mental handicap.
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Unknown hackers attacked the website of the Czech branch of IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) yesterday morning.
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The Czech government will hold an extraordinary meeting today to discuss the option of sending military doctors to Slovakia to step in temporarily for their colleagues, Health Minister Leoš Heger (TOP 09 ) told ČTK yesterday.
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President Václav Klaus has vetoed the government bill to introduce criminal liability of firms as of 2012, his spokesman Radim Ochvat announced Friday.
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Czech student associations criticise the lack of funds for universities and their inability to administer the money, the Czech Student Union (CSU) said Wednesday, referring to the results of a poll it has conducted.
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Rebeka, a female donkey from Moravia, is probably the world’s only donkey with a pacemaker, Mladá fronta Dnes writes Thursday, after a successful change of Rebeka’s “batteries” by doctors at a veterinary clinic in Brno.
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Czech businessman Andrej Babiš has launched on the Internet a civic association ANO 2011 – Action of Dissatisfied Citizens that aims to change laws to restrict “political dirt,” halt the misappropriation of the state and raise the transparency of the public administration.
Any friend of beer is a friend of mine, and the annual awards of the aptly named Friends of Beer Union (Sdružení přátel piva, or SPP) are an interesting gauge of trends in both consumer preference and technological innovation over the past year. The yearly list, which has been released since 1990, can also serve as a veritable treasure-hunting map for beer lovers new to or familiar with the Czech beer scene. 
With votes coming in for categories including Best 10°, Best 12°, Microbrewery of the Year and Brewer of the Year, this year’s results reveal a few surprises, starting with the top marks of Best 10° beer going to Krušovice. Prague also makes a showing in several categories — an interesting shift since last year, when the capital was not represented at all in the top of the hops. For 2011, however, Prague-based Klášterní pivovar Strahov was honored as Microbrewery of the Year (topping last year’s Pivovar Matuška Broumy), and its Sv. Nobert ale also came in third in the Best Top-Fermented Beer category. Also of Prague, Ivan Chramosil of Pivovar U Fleků earning Brewer of the Year.
It’s nice to see Unetický Pivovar, which just opened in June close to Prague, be recognized; its delicious Únětické pivo 12° came in a respectable third in the Best 12° category.
Here’s a list of SPP’s winners:
Best 10° Beer
1. Krušovice (Pivovar Krušovice)
2. Chotěboř Originál light lager (Pivovar Chotěboř)
3. Bernard traditional Czech lager (Pivovar Bernard)
Best 11° Beer
1. Ježek 11°
2. Svijanský Máz
3. Otakar světlý ležák
Best 12° Beer
1. Svijanský Rytíř
2. Koutská dvanáctka
3. Únětické pivo 12°
Best Special Beer
1. Prácheňská Perla 14%
2. Rychtář 15° Speciál
3. Primátor Exkluziv 16%
Best Top-Fermented Beers
1. Matuška Pšeničné pivo
2. Matuška IPA Raptor
3. Sv.Norbert pšeničné pivo 13°
Best Dark Beer
1. Primátor Polotmavý 13%
2. Sedm kulí
3. Bernard Jantarový ležák
Best Semi-Dark Beer
1. Primátor Polotmavý 13%
2. Sedm kulí
3. Bernard Jantarový ležák
Best Nonalcoholic Beer
1. Bernard s čistou hlavou Jantar
2. Budweiser Budvar nealkoholické
3. Bernard s čistou hlavou
Microbrewery of the Year
1. Klášterní pivovar Strahov
2. Jihoměstský pivovar
3. Pivovar Kout na Šumavě
Brewery of the Year
1. Rodinný pivovar Bernard
2. Pivovar Svijany
3. Pivovar Ferdinand
