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Posted: 17:01 11/09/2008
really brave man :) two thumbs for him :) bravo!!!

Posted: 14:30 11/09/2008
I think Germany should take over the Czech Repubilc again. Maybe they'd bring some good ole German order here again. But seriously, will there ever be an end to the constant seesaw politics? I dare to say there's even a glimmer of hope for that. To the fools at CSSD... Just don't touch my income tax. I like paying 15%.

Posted: 12:42 11/09/2008
Shocking to see that Prague's World Heritage also faces being put at risk by UNESCO. Here in Edinburgh, London Developers Mountgrange have caused a serious risk to Edinburgh's World Heritage status due to their unsuitable development 'Caltongate'. This also seeks to build a 5* hotel , luxuary flats and massive office complex right in the heart of the Old Town.
Whilst most agree some new development is needed in the gap site they created 2 years ago there is significant opposition to the additional demolitions (2 Listed Buildings, a former market building and 18 stone built tenament flats on the Royal Mile) which are required to make the site big enough for all their speculative developments.
Despite 1800 letters of objection, objections from many heritage and community groups, and the threat of being put 'at risk' by UNESCO, Edinburgh council still supports this vandalism. Of course it has nothing to do with the council having agreed to sell this large chunk of land (with Listed buildings, and the market on common good land) to the developers Mountgrange knowing they intend to demolish the lot!
Most frightening is that the Director of Mountgrange, Manish Chande, is also a board member of English Heritage who have a duty to protect the built heritage.

Posted: 23:01 10/09/2008
last year I went with friends to the winetasting in Moravia. We tasted about thirty wines. I had a smashing time.

Karlheinz Franke

Posted: 06:52 09/09/2008
I think it's great that Hasek is thinking of playing some more hockey. He posted really good stats last year and proved that he is still one of the best in the sport. I have really enjoyed watching him play in the NHL and only regret that I will not be able to see him play in the Czech League. Maybe I shall visit the Czech Republic and take in a game!

Posted: 06:28 09/09/2008
America hardly said "It's Europe..fight among yourselves". In fact, we passed the Lend-Lease act which provided virtually all the war materiel Great Britain needed to stand up to the Nazis.

But, it was the stoic resolve with which the British resisted in the Battle of Britain that gave the United States time to overcome its inertia & inherent isolationism and mobilize to come to the aid of the continent. Had the English Isles fell, we'd have had no place from which to mount the Normandy invasion.

And let's not forget that tiny island of "cowards" dominated the globe for centuries, including the American continent, and brought rule of law to a billion other souls.

Posted: 21:59 01/09/2008
I feel that I must respond to the derogatory term 'Cowards of the West' But first a little bit of English history. During the 1st WW, England was not just fighting Germany, but also was fighting the Ottoman Empire (Turks, etc. Further, some bloody battles took some 20000 mens lives in one day! This senseless slaughter reduced the fighting capacity of us cowards, and unfortunately it would take many long years to make good that terrible loss. Needless to say, we cowards donned the khaki and shed yet more blood on Europe; something we did NOT need to do. Also, we cowards, did fight for 2 long years by ourselves, we did ask for help from out USA 'friends' and they said 'Its Europe...fight among yourselves!' However, Japan entered the war and the Americans (who are also brave)threw their lot in with us.In the meantime, in order for us cowards to sustain our small island whilst we fought to free Europe, England took out massive loans from the USA, that is to say the British people were up to their eyes in debt, this debt was finally repaid to our friend, the USA in 2008, some 64 years after the war ended! Oh! by the way, my little village (UK) which consisted of some 200 people, lost 45 young men, 2 sets of brothers included..somehow, I don't think they were cowards...do you? Please rethink the word 'coward' and let us respect the dead, they gave their tomorrow for your today.

Posted: 00:12 09/09/2008
By god, you nailed it...I took my kid brother to see this film on the strength of your recommendation, and despite your being at odds with many of your fellow film critics (at least in the American press) on several issues, you nonetheless captured its essence. Namely, that the film is a forgettable lark that ought to satiate the sort of moviegoer hungry for a better blockbuster than Zohan and the like. Thanks. The 3-D stunts were pretty campy, but my brother is young enough to never have had the pleasure of dodging yo-yos and dino spit before (a life-changing experience for every young man).

Posted: 21:11 08/09/2008
This was a very interesting article. Is there an update on things found since August of 2006?

Posted: 19:11 06/09/2008
The Large Hadron Collider is truly the epitome of current physical experimentation. Its results will definitely alter the way we understand the laws of the Universe, but the LHC is also the reason for the rise of countless speculations ranging from the belief that the experiment will create a black hole that will engulf the earth all the way to the more optimistic outlook that will help us find the god particle. it is my opinion that the LHC will find proof that the formation of hadrons came at a much earlier stage of the formation of the Universe leading to a kind of Instantaneous theory about the Universe, in which there is no quark-plasma soup but rather the amazing discovery of protons in temperatures beyond the accepted values.

Posted: 14:09 06/09/2008
My theory is that the LHC is Dr Evil holding the world to RANSOM! http://tinyurl.com/6kfezl

Posted: 17:26 05/09/2008
Ms. Compton fails to mention a very important problem with T-Mobile's offer.

They don't offer the 16gb model while both O2 and Vodafone do. The 8gb will be the first to be obsolete, probably within a couple of months. The first generation iPhone was offered in a 4 and 8 gb model, with the 4 gig version discontinued within the first several months.

T-Mobile fails to comprehend that the iPhone is basically an iPod with a telephone. The larger capacity means more music, video and other files can be carried. Frankly, I'm a T-Mobile customer and have been for years, but if I decide to buy an iPhone, and they continue with the mediocre support and selection, I'll be with a new company.

Posted: 12:11 05/09/2008
see this: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080706/jsp/frontpage/story_9511154.jsp
esp. ?The insects they study do not have commercial value. They include major forestry pests, and Dr Svacha's publications are of great use to forestry authorities all over the world,? Max Barclay, a curator at the Natural History Museum, London, said in an email sent to Indian scientists.

until now they are waiting for the sentence...

Posted: 19:41 04/09/2008
Dear Werner,

Your comment contributes very well to all the nonsense that has been written about this subject. How sad that spectacularly misinformed people like you have the urge to comment on what others could perceive as a personal tragedy.

Kind regards, Martin Rejzek

P.S.: just a few examples of Peter's publishing activity:

ŠVÁCHA Petr, DANILEVSKY Mikhail L. 1987
Cerambycoid Larvae of Europe and Soviet Union (Coleoptera, Cerambycoidea). Part I.
Acta Universitatis Carolinae - Biologica, 30: 1-176.

ŠVÁCHA Petr, DANILEVSKY Mikhail L. 1988
Cerambycoid Larvae of Europe and Soviet Union (Coleoptera, Cerambycoidea). Part II.
Acta Universitatis Carolinae - Biologica, 31: 121-284.

ŠVÁCHA Petr, DANILEVSKY Mikhail L. 1989
Cerambycoid Larvae of Europe and Soviet Union (Coleoptera, Cerambycoidea). Part III.
Acta Universitatis Carolinae - Biologica, 32: 1-205.

ŠVÁCHA Petr, WANG Ji-J., CHEN Su-C. 1979
Larval morphology and biology of Philus antennatus and Heterophilus punctulatus, and systematic position of the Philinae.
Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (N.S.), 33(3): 323-369.

ŠVÁCHA Petr 2001
Überfamilie: Chrysomeloidea, Familie: Cerambycidae, Unterfamilie Lamiinae.
In KLAUSNITZER Bernhard: Die Larven der Käfer Mitteleuropas. 6. Band: Polyphaga, Teil 5, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag Heidelberg, Berlin, pp. 248 - 298.

Posted: 14:07 04/09/2008
Werner Meisner's comment (above) is quite simply not true. He claims Svacha "has no published research" based on "a quick search in scientific journals" - how do you do a quick search of scientific journals, there are hundreds. Svacha is in fact the author of several major studies, and his series of monographs (Svacha & Danilevsky) on the larvae of cerambycidae (what he was collecting in India) is one of the most important works ever published on this extremely difficult and poorly known (and totally non commercial) field. Contrary to Meisner's statement he also has an academic position (senior researcher) and awards (including an editorship and a PhD). Meisner's comment is nothing but false libel! Why does he do that, to tell untruths to hurt people who are already suffering?!?!
- and if Kucera is a forester, what is so strange about him being interested in forest organisms!
Max Barclay
(apologies if this appears twice-!)

Posted: 11:46 04/09/2008
ust for your information:
Dr Svacha is Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Entomology.
For last 4 years he has been working on large book ?Cerambycoid larvae of Palearctic? which is part of the series ?Handbook of Zoology? (Eds Beutel and Leschen), Published by De gruyter, scheduled in 2009.
Some recent papers include:
Švácha P. (2001) Unterfamilie Lamiinae. In: Klausnitzer B.:Die Larven der Kafer Mitteleuropas. Band 6. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg, Berlin, pp. 248-298.
Švácha P., Wang J.J., Chen S. C. (1997) Larval morphology and biology of Philus antennatus and Heterophilus punctulatus, and systematic position of the Philinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae and Vesperidae). Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. N.S., 33, 323-369.
Švácha P. (1997) Unterfamilie Lamiinae. Tabelle fuer die Gattungen. In: Die Larven der Kaefer Mitteleuropas, Band 4. (B. Klausnitzer.) Goecke & Evers, Krefeld, im Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena, pp. 238-242.
Sehnal F., Švácha P., Zrzavý J. (1996) Evolution of insect metamorphosis. In: L.I.Gilbert, B.G. Atkinson, J. Tata (eds.) Metamorphosis: Postembryonic reprogramming of gene expression in amphibian and insect cells, Academic Press, pp. 3-58.
Švácha P., Akai H. (1995) The mechanism of cocoon opening in Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera, Bombycidae). Sericologia 35, 29-34.
Švácha P. (1995) The larva of Scraptia fuscula (P.W.J. Müller) (Coleoptera: Scraptiidae): autotomy and regeneration of the caudal appendage. In: Pakaluk J. & Šlipiňski S.A. (eds) Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera, p. 473-489. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN, Warszawa.
Švácha P. (1994) Bionomics, behaviour and immature stages of Pelecotoma fennica (Paykull) (Coleoptera: Rhipiphoridae). J. Nat. Hist. 28, 585-618.
Švácha P. (1992) What are and what are not imaginal discs: Reevaluation of some basic concepts (Insecta, Holometabola). Dev. Biol. 154, 101-117.

Posted: 01:14 02/09/2008
Petr Švácha claims to be a leading entomologist and you claim that he is one of the world's foremost experts. A quick research in scientific journals shows that for an "expert" he has no published research that can bolster this claim. Most of the references (where his name appears) are to his collections. And Švácha's "co-researcher", Emil Kučera is a forester! This reinforces the suspicion that both are traders in rare insects and not really scientists. In fact if they are world famous scientists where is the reference? (their university positions, research, awards etc.)

Posted: 01:13 02/09/2008
Petr Švácha claims to be a leading entomologist and you claim that he is one of the world's foremost experts. A quick research in scientific journals shows that for an "expert" he has no published research that can bolster this claim. Most of the references (where his name appears) are to his collections. And Švácha's "co-researcher", Emil Kučera is a forester! This reinforces the suspicion that both are traders in rare insects and not really scientists. In fact if they are world famous scientists where is the reference? (their university positions, research, awards etc.)

Posted: 08:59 02/09/2008
Very nicely done!

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