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Once in a while, we provide you with news from the Czech Republic; however, it usually reflects happenings from the area of politics and entertainment or is somehow related to Czechs and Slovaks abroad. Nevertheless, we know how important it is to know what is happening in our home country. Today, you will have a great opportunity to learn about a site that provides excellet news and if you subscribe for free, with the promotion code below, you will receive bonus news only available to premium subscribes.

Are you wondering what site we are talking about? It is Prague Daily Monitor and it is accessible to everyone online but with limited access to the archives. The site offers free email subscriptions that allow you to receive some daily headlines. Monitor Plus is a paid program but today you can sign up for a 14-day free trial, no strings attached! This subscription allows you to access extra articles from the Monitor staff and full news translations from top Czech periodicals. We don’t have to remind you that the translations may help many readers to improve their Czech language, because they can find original articles online.You will also receive Breakfast Brief, which is a one page press (pdf) of the main business and political headlines and is aimed at the business sector and Diplomatic missions/embassies.

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Living abroad requires a learning curve that is different for each of us. Everything is different - language, culture, fashion, cuisine … and we can go on with this list. One of our readers wrote an interesting story about how it is important to use the right spices when cooking Czech food. As our title already suggests, it was the caraway seed that she had switched with the cumin. You would think: “This can’t change the taste of the food?” but the opposite is true. Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) is confused with caraway (Carum carvi) due to its appearance but not the taste that is far different and can completely ruin your whole meal.

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St. Valentine’s Day is still a relatively new holiday in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This day was originally associated with love and feelings, but today it is mostly associated with shopping. This year might be different, though. Even though the Czech market is overwhelmed by items associated with this holiday, the Czechs will probably spend less and instead of going to restaurants, they will probably eat at home instead. The neighboring Slovaks won’t shop as much either but a recent public opinion poll showed that it will be probably due to their disfavor of this holiday. No matter what your financial situation is or how you feel about this holiday, there are other meaningful ways that you can celebrate this day and maybe do something good for others.

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It is not the first or last time that we have talked about different opportunities that will keep you connected with the home country. One of the most requested and popular ways to stay in touch with our language and happenings at home is, of course, the television. That is not a problem these days since we can watch Czech and Slovak movies, documentaries, news, or popular TV series through the Internet. Why not add to our list of online television stations? Today, you can read about TV Noe (Noah) - Good News Television that will keep you entertained, while opening your eyes and bringing new values to your lives.

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As we promised, we have another contest for you. On behalf of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, we are pleased to announce the February 17th, 2009 DVD release of a Czech movie ”I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND,” by Jiri Menzel and starring Oldrich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch and Ivan Barnev (with English subtitles). If you would like to participate in our contest to receive a FREE DVD, please, fill out the form below. Good luck!

The detailed official rules are attached; however, entering the sweepstakes is very simple:
- Subscribe to our email feed during sweepstakes period (02/11/09 – 03/11/09). The subscription has to last until the end of the sweepstakes subscription period. Existing subscribers are automatically included in the drawing.
- Confirm your subscription link in your email. Important!
- Two winners will be drawn on March 11th, 2009.
- The winners must be legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and must provide their mailing address to receive the prize.
- No purchase necessary.

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If you need inspiration in your life then you should read about Anna Zemankova - a Czech artist that made a large impact on art in the 20^th century. You may ask, “What was so special about her?” We would reply that it was her determination and passion to express her inner beauty by works of art. Moreover, her artistic expressions started much later in her life and all her techniques were completely self-taught. Her work was and still is admired at home and also around the world, and her willingness to explore new things could inspire many of us, expatriates.

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Stanislav Kubicek (www.bestsail.cz)

How many of you, Czechs and Slovaks abroad, think you have traveled the world? You may have realized that it was hard to assimilate in a new country, especially its customs and language. Would you even imagine traveling around the whole world, especially to less developed countries? Could you even imagine traveling alone, as a couple, with a three-year-old baby? If you don’t want to try this on your own, read about Stanislav a Jitka Kubickovi that have done this for five years and don’t plan to stop any time soon.

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Skoda Octavia 1959

On January 6^th, 1959 the Czechoslovak automobile company Skoda introduced to the public their new model. This day was special for the company because it was the first time the alphabetical naming was used instead of the usual numeric one. Since the car was the eighth model of the “nationalized industry” production, it was named Octavia. The car has changed throughout time and today it does not resemble its first version. As this model changed and as time went by, its manufacturer went through some changes as well. Would you like to find out how the company’s name originated? Continue reading the article to find out more about the company and Czech cars of today and the past.

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Avocado (images.teamsugar.com)

One of our readers from the Czech Republic asked us for help. She bought her first avocados but did not know what to do with them. Her passion for trying new foods inspired us to start a new sequence named “New Mood - New Food.”  During communism, every average customer in Czechoslovakia did not have many opportunities to eat exotic food from other countries outside the Eastern Bloc. Even bananas were so rare that people had to wait in lines for hours to get one kilogram per person. Today, both countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, have open markets that bring new varieties of food items that their citizens are learning to eat. Today, as you may already expect, we introduce to you avocados and a recipe for guacamole - a great dip for crackers or tortilla chips.

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To mark its presidency over the EU, the Czech government wanted to create a sculpture of all countries, named Entropa, of the European Union. These pieces of art were supposed to be the work of artists from each country of the union. David Cerny, a Czech artist was selected as the leader of this project that would be displayed in Brussels, Belgium. When the final work was revealed, it not only shocked everybody due to the fact that the only author of this work was Cerny and his affiliates, but the sculpture itself humiliated several countries, such as Germany, Latvia, or Bulgaria. Many European artists wanted to react to Entropa and created caricatures of the Czech Republic through their eyes.

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Who doesn’t know Josef Lada, a writer, caricaturist and illustrator of cartoons of Svejk (The Good Soldier Svejk), Mikes (Mikes the Tomcat), beautiful Czech landscapes, and pictures from everyday lives? His self-taught drawing technique is known around the world. You may have seen his Water Sprite (Vodník), Hog-killing Time (Zabíjačka), Czech Bethlehem (Český betlém), Czech Countryside (Česká krajina), or Fracas in the Pub (Rvačka v hospodě). The lastly named illustration brought so much attention to the Czech public and organizers of Josef Lada’s Museum that they decided to reconstruct this scene with volunteers dressed in Czech historical costumes.

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Would you like to learn about the Czech Republic, its history and paths that lead the country to the European Union that it is presiding over? You may like the following animation that describes just that in the Czech language with English subtitles. The movie is called From Forefather to Union (Od Praotce k Unii) and the author of this cartoon is Pavel Koutsky. Even though the movie is animated, people of all ages can enjoy its simplicity and brilliance that captures all important aspects of Czech history.

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