Compact archive September 12, 2006

Cashback service in Czech hypermarkets

Tuesday 12 September 2006 17:30

Cashback service eg. the option to withdraw money in shops and supermarkets comes to Czech Republic.

This service was available only in Datart shops with electronics for users of customer cards. Now cashback is available in hypermarkets Hypernova and supermarkets Albert.

This can be used by owners of CSOB Postovni sporitelna (Post Savings bank), and also Visa and MasterCard. It counts with credit cards, asset cards and even with electronic versions. The condition is to buy goods in a shop. Than the owner of the card can withdraw between 300 and 1500,- crowns.

Ceska sporitelna (Czech Savings bank) counts with cashback next year.

Pyrotechnists strikes

Tuesday 12 September 2006 17:20

Heavily armoured pyrotechnist has got a work yesterday in Prague. Someone called police number 158, because he has seen a suspicious suitcase in Kinsky square.

Police also used a dog trained in recognizing bombs. Than one of pyrotechnists took the suitcase and give it into police vehicle. Fortunately the suitcase has been empty. It is possible than someone want to create a chaos or someone has been to lay to take the old suitcase into an garbage pail.

Theme: Police work

Traffic guards in Prague on horses [September 25 2007, 11:59 AM]
New device to reduce stolen cars in Prague [September 10 2007, 16:41 PM]
Police conference in Prague against pickpocketing [September 4 2007, 10:04 AM]
67% people are satisfied with Prague police [July 31 2007, 16:08 PM]
Who to ask the way in Prague? [July 4 2007, 16:53 PM]
GPS for policemen in the centre of Prague [July 2 2007, 09:50 AM]
Action against pickpockets and prostitutues in Prague [June 6 2007, 11:26 AM]
Prague police accused of ill-treatment of demonstrators [May 4 2007, 18:05 PM]
Police officer shot a pedestrian in Prague by accident [April 23 2007, 13:57 PM]
Police swoop at the Ministry of Defense [March 28 2007, 09:59 AM]
Prague lacks police officers [February 28 2007, 11:10 AM]
Recruitment campaign for Prague police officers [February 8 2007, 13:36 PM]
Safer Prague with more police officers [September 27 2006, 10:23 AM]
Pyrotechnists strikes [September 12 2006, 17:20 PM]
Prague has second drunken car [July 13 2006, 17:16 PM]
Policemen will keep an eye on zebra crossings [June 27 2006, 09:17 AM]
Prague police arrested international drug dealers [June 23 2006, 16:19 PM]
Drunk car transported 1000 people [June 9 2006, 12:13 PM]
Street policeman as a hero [June 8 2006, 11:08 AM]
Fines of smokers: 750 000 CZK [June 7 2006, 12:21 PM]
Police cleaned children playgrounds [June 2 2006, 11:37 AM]
Drug dealers has been arrested [May 31 2006, 10:42 AM]
Police on two wheels is training [May 10 2006, 11:20 AM]
A woman was beaten by policeman [May 2 2006, 18:26 PM]
Students help policemen [April 26 2006, 15:47 PM]
Centre will be protected by more policemen [April 21 2006, 17:00 PM]
End of criminals on Wenceslas square [December 20 2005, 15:51 PM]

Tram driver was riding drunk

Tuesday 12 September 2006 15:48

An anonymous passenger called to Public Transit Co. yesterday afternoon. He said that the driver of a tram drunk some alcohol during a ride. Transport supervisors immediately arrived to control the driver.

The driver has 0,9 per thousand of the alcohol in a blood. Supervisors called police and after their arrival police measured out 3,3 per thousand.

The driver can be charged with a menace under habit forming substance. A hearing can be made after drivers disenchantment. He will be fired with no doubts.

Theme: Trams

The traffic returns under Vysehrad sooner [November 26 2008, 11:54 AM]
Prague Public Transport (MHD) gets 40 billions CZK [September 25 2007, 14:01 PM]
Advantages and disadvantage of trams with Porsche design [July 25 2007, 10:10 AM]
Every sixth tram in Prague goes too fast [July 3 2007, 15:14 PM]
Two trams crashed in the centre of Prague [June 5 2007, 14:16 PM]
Prague will get more modern trams Porsche [April 24 2007, 12:39 PM]
Historical trams in Prague again from this Saturday [March 27 2007, 09:59 AM]
Every sixth passenger in Prague travels without a valid ticket [March 6 2007, 11:32 AM]
New tram in Prague for disabled and mothers with children [February 2 2007, 14:58 PM]
Good results of patrols in night trams [January 26 2007, 10:55 AM]
Conductors in night trams from tomorrow [January 15 2007, 13:36 PM]
Conductors on night trams in Prague [December 22 2006, 14:06 PM]
Travelling at night will be safer [November 6 2006, 09:58 AM]
Tram driver was riding drunk [September 12 2006, 15:48 PM]
A new tram got off the rails [September 8 2006, 12:07 PM]
Tram semaphore are obsolete [September 4 2006, 10:33 AM]
Trams returned to Vodickova street [July 26 2006, 10:14 AM]
Night trams will be more expensive [July 14 2006, 10:21 AM]
500 millions CZK for tram repairs this year [April 24 2006, 11:28 AM]
New Porsche tram has interior problems [April 11 2006, 10:25 AM]
Through Prague with new Porsche for less than 1 Euro [April 5 2006, 10:40 AM]

Biggest woman tennis legend with Czech origin ends

Tuesday 12 September 2006 14:36

Martina Navratilova, a woman who is a living legend in tennis ends with her sport. This Saturday was a last day of her carrier and she has won US open doubles. She has fiftieth birthday next month.

Her first Grand Slam fight was in year 1973, she won tournament in Orlando in year 1974. She escaped from communistic Czechoslovakia to USA a year later.

Her name has a large number of world women tennis records. The highest number of titles in singles: 167, doubles: 177. The highest number of wins in singles: 1440. Most years in top ten: 10. Longest set of won tournaments: 13. The oldest winner of Grand Slam: 49 years, the oldest winner of WTA singles: 47 years. Martina Navratilova is also only one women who has won singles, doubles and mix in all four Grand Slams.

More about her can offer Wikipedia.

Czech flag from NY Ground Zero in Prague

Tuesday 12 September 2006 11:03

Czech flag what has an origin in New York’s World Trade Center has been found in Ground Zero with other 35 flags months ago. 5th anniversary of the attack on WTC brought Czech flag to home country.

The flag has been presented by Czech foreign minister Alexander Vondra and American ambassador in Czech Republic William Cabaniss. The flag is dirty and large part of a right top corner is missing.

The flag was in the south tower of WTC with dozens of others in the second floor five years ago. Now the flag will return back to United Stated, to Czech national house in New York.