Compact archive October 25, 2006

During the football match Chelsea-Reading on 14th October the goalkeeper Petr Cech was badly injured and had to be taken to hospital where he underwent an operation of his fractured skull.

24 years old Cech has been sent home from the hospital. The doctor say that healing of fractured skull may take three months. Cech is now relaxing, he can walk, surf on internet and watch matches of his club on TV. In one week he might even start with light training.

If the healing process takes three months, Cech might be in goal in Liverpool on 20 January and also during the match against Germany in Europe Championship 2006.

According to the Czech Intelligence Agency BIS terrorists planned terrorist attacks in the Czech Republic already last year.

They acknowledge that in August 2005 a group of three Egyptian men tried to get into the cockpit of the CSA plane flying for Norwegian Oslo to Prague. When the cabin crew prevent the men from entering the cockpit and took them back to their seats, the Egyptians had an inadequate explanation for their behaviour. The Egyptian were detained at Prague airport Ruzyne and sent back to Egypt. The agency think that it might have been a test of security measures in CSA air planes.

But that is not all. Algerian man was expelled from the Czech Republic for planning terrorist attacks in Prague. He cannot return to Czech Republic any more. Prague was also facing terrorist threads at the end of September.

Intelligent agency warn that Prague is on the list of cities that might be attacked. Critical places are among others metro, railway, department stores or stadiums and according to BIS also Radio Free Europe which broadcast in Persian language into Iran.

XII. international fair of erotic culture EROTICA SEX PRAHA is a more and more popular fair of erotic goods and services as well as rich supporting programme.

The fair will offer everything that can be specified by the word erotic. The organizers Incheba Praha and Bohem production promise the biggest autoerotic show in Europe, a display of erotic photographs and paintings, competitions, piercing in the intimate parts live and much more. The fair will also sell goods that evoke erotic atmosphere.

The stars of the fair will be Bambola, Andrea Moranty and Erika Neri from Italy, Terri Summers from the USA, Robert Rosenberg, Jessica Fiorentino and Nomi from France.

The entrance fee to the fair in Prague Exhibition Grounds – Industrial Palace (Vystaviste – Prymyslovy palac) is 299 CZK. Tickets are available at the cash desks of the Fairground. Erotica Sex Praha is held from 2nd November till 5th November from 10:00 to 22:00 (Sunday only to 19:00).

On the Czech national holiday commemorating the foundation of Czechoslovakia on 28th October 1918, several institution will open their door to the public.

On 28th October these institutions are open to the public:

• Office of the Government of the Czech Republic (Straka Academy), Nabrezi Edwarda Benese 4; open from 9:00 – 16:00.

• Parliament of the Czech Republic – Chamber of Deputies (Thun Palace, Sternberg Palace, Smiricky Palace, Auersperg Palace), Snemovni 4 and Malostranske namesti 18-19; 9:00 – 17:00.

• Senate (Wallenstein Palace) – Valdstejnske namesti 4; open from 9:00 – 17:00.

• Prague Municipal House, Namesti republiky 5; open from 13:00 – 17:00.

On the 17th November people can also visit the exquisite halls of Prague Castle.

For those who are interested in contemporary paintings, we would like to introduce an exhibition displaying a part of Richard Adam’s private collection which is in its complexity the largest collection of Czech paintings from the 80’s till today. The exhibition called Akne focuses on the works from the last ten years.

The title Akne (Acne) after a painting by Jiri Cernicky may characterize the whole exhibition for its connection with youth and puberty. Some paintings are surprising, provoking, representing innovative motives and made by various techniques and approaches. The exhibition displays lots of paintings made by young generation.

The exhibition held in Rudolfinum Art Gallery is a good example of cooperation of a public institution with a private collector. You can visit the exhibition until 30th December.