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An ostrich in the Czech Republic has just laid the biggest ostrich egg in the world! The woman who murdered a man because he criticized her hairdo and, the former Czech porn star Dolly Buster shovels manure in her promotion clip for the European elections campaign. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
Czech journalists had a field day on Monday, when they took part in a mock battle organized by the Czech Defence Ministry. The battle was conducted out in the open with the help of a lazer operated combat simulator the ministry recently acquired from the United States. The defense minister led an army of generals against the press, and although journalists all aimed to get the minister, he escaped without a scratch. Neither did he manage to hit anyone though, explaining that he hadn't held a rifle in seven years. Luckily, the generals saved the day and won the battle -if not the war. 11 out of 18 journalists were "killed", four generals went down and the minister also lost his right hand man - deputy defence minister Martin Belcik. The journalists later claimed they'd been at a disadvantage - because unlike the generals who were up on a hill, they had had to crawl through grassland for several hundred metres. "I was so tired by the time we got to the place from where we wanted to attack - I just shot at anything that moved to get it over with" said Lenka Petrasova, a young female journalist from a popular Czech daily. Well, maybe the Defence Ministry wanted to get back at them for all the critical articles they ever wrote about the ministry.
You know how your wife or girlfriend asks you "How do I look, darling?" Well, I am sure you have all the right answers -but just in case there are some misguided men still out there I have an important piece of advice for you. The correct answer is always "Smashing" or any other appropriate synonym. The reason I'm telling you is that this standard reply may save your life one day. A Czech woman was sentenced to 12 years in prison this week for killing a man who criticized her hairdo. The man, whom she'd been living with for some time, allegedly pointed out her roots needed retouching and he head was a mess! She stabbed him in the chest 13 times.
Getting married? Then there's an exhibition now open which may be of interest to you - an exhibition of wedding dresses at the Rajec Chateau in the Blanensko region. The 18th century chateau presents a perfect background for the exhibited dresses - dozens of them both in contemporary and retro style. Some of the dresses were made at the beginning of the 20th century. They are all displayed with matching handbags, shoes, veils, jewellery and bridal bouquets. Some of the dresses are made of hand painted silk. And if you not ready to tie the knot - the chateau also offers a fine gallery and attractive parkland.
Every year Czech environment groups award an anti-prize - the so called Oil-Guzzler award -a title based on a student Oscar winning movie about tiny creatures who emerged from the pollution of today's world and guzzled oil and exhaust fumes to stay alive. This year's Oil Guzzler was awarded to the former transport minister Jaromir Schling for his much repeated proposal to scrap the Ministry of the Environment.
Three brands of Czech beer won the gold, silver and bronze medals in the Czech style Pilsner category at this year's World Beer Cup in Germany. Velkopopovicky Kozel, Kozel and Radegast Original competed with 21 other brews in this category. The competition, which is organized by the US founded Association of Brewers, has been held once every two years since 1996. The overall winner of this year's World Beer Cup was the US Miller Brewing Company which got seven medals. The Association of Brewers was set up in Colorado in 1978 to "uphold beer culture and transparency in competition".
