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I know very little about this country, except for the fact that the Czech people are very good looking. The two languages are Czech and Slovak.
 





Here is a blurb about the current president of Czechoslovakia. It contains some basic background information about their president Václav Klaus. Klaus is a euro-sceptic which means he is critical of the EU. He opposes the process of European integration existing throughout the political spectrum based on the notion that integration weakens the national state. For those of you who do not know what is going on in Greece, the country seems to be run by a bunch of people who are neither responsible or economically competative. Who knows if there will be another bailout that will keep Greece from defaulting. Based on recent events, President Klaus may just be onto something. 


Anyway, lets hop back over to Czech, a country clearly doing much better than Greece. Here is that blurb I promised you about their president.




Václav Klaus (* 19. června 1941 Praha) je druhý prezident České republiky. V minulosti působil jako bankovní úředník a prognostik, polistopadu 1989 se stal ministrem financí ČSSR ve vládách národního porozumění a později národní oběti působící v rámci ČSFR. Od roku1992 do roku 1998 zastával post předsedy vlády a od ledna až do února roku 1993 vykonával z titulu premiéra některé funkce prezidenta republiky.
V letech 19982002 byl předsedou Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republikyPrezidentem České republiky je od roku 2003, v roce 2008 obhájil svůj mandát pro druhé volební období.






Život do roku 1989

Klausova rodina pochází ze západočeské obce Mileč.[1] V letech 19581963 studoval ekonomii zahraničního obchodování na Vysoké škole ekonomické v Praze. Při studiu se seznámil se svou pozdější manželkou Livií Mištinovou, která pochází z Oravy na Slovensku .
Po úspěšném absolvování studia dostal tzv. umístěnku do podniku zahraničního obchodu a nastoupil na základní vojenskou službu do sportovního oddílu Dukla Praha jako prvoligový basketbalista. V té době se také přihlásil do konkursu na místo v Ekonomickém ústavuČSAV a posléze místo získal. V ústavu se setkal také se západní ekonomickou literaturou, která jej ovlivnila v jeho myšlení. Absolvoval i dvě studijní stáže, v Itálii[kde?] (1966) a na Cornell University v USA (1969). V roce 1968 získal titul kandidát ekonomických věd.
V roce 1970 byl, podle své autobiografie, nucen opustit vědeckou kariéru a odešel pracovat do Státní banky československé (SBČS), kde se setkal například s ekonomem a pozdějším politikem Janem Stráským. Po roce práce na obvodní pobočce v Praze 1 byl přijat na místo v odboru ekonomicko-matematických výpočtů při ústředí SBČS. V roce 1987 se vrátil k akademické činnosti v ČSAV, a to v jejímPrognostickém ústavu, založeném o dva roky dříve. Petici "Několik vět", kterou signovalo několik pracovníků Prognostického ústavu, nepodepsal.

Osobní život

Klausovou manželkou je Livia Klausová, se kterou má dva syny, Václava (*1969)[3] a Jana (*1974) a pět vnoučat. V mládí hrál na ligové úrovni basketbal, dodnes lyžuje a hraje tenis. Je sběratelem kuriozit, například kravat.[4]
Rodinným zázemím i duchovně je Václav Klaus spřízněn s Církví československou husitskou.[5] Rakouská agentura APA jej v roce 2009označila za člena této církve, a to v souvislosti s tím, že tehdy navrhovanou smlouvu s Vatikánem považoval za příliš výhodnou pro katolickou církev.[6] Jeho osobní vztah s předsedou České biskupské konference arcibiskupem pražským Dominikem Dukou je však velmi dobrý.[7]
V létě 2002 uveřejnil bulvární deník Blesk fotografie Václava Klause s mladou blondýnkou Klárou Lohniskou. [8][9] Tato údajná milostná aféra však Klausův manželský život dlouhodobě neovlivnila.[10] V březnu 2008 se v médiích objevila jména jiných dvou žen, se kterými měl Klaus údajně poměr















My new store on Ecrater

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Here is my new store on Ecrater. All of these products are handmade by me...yours truly.

Language Maps of South Africa Namibia and Botswana

Language Maps of South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. Afrikaans and Zulu appear to be two of the most common spoken languages in South Africa. Botswana is English.







SOUTH AFRICAN LANGUAGES 2001LanguageNumber of speakers*% of total
Afrikaans  5 983 42013.    35%
English   3 673 2068          .2%
IsiNdebele  711 8251.        59%
IsiXhosa   7 907 14917     .64%
IsiZulu    10 677 31523.       82%
Sesotho sa Leboa   4 208 9749.          39%
Sesotho   3 555 192              7.93%
Setswana    3 677 010        8.2%
SiSwati    1 194 433             2.66%
Tshivenda   1 021 761           2.28%
Xitsonga   1 992 201          4.44%
Other       217 2910           .48%
TOTAL44 819 777100%

Live Mocha and Baby Updates

Hello everyone,

I dropped into my Live Mocha account today. For those of you who did not know this, Live Mocha is a Seattle based language learning social network. I was addicted to it when I was pregnant with my son. Since his birth, my internet activity has changed drastically. Six weeks ago, son number two was born. His birth posed a threat to my life. Let me put it this way, in most c-section births there is only one surgeon performing the operation. I needed THREE surgeons! So in this post I will write about two things, the birth of my third child and Live Mocha.

There was so much scar tissue that my entire abdominal cavity was not visible. The doctor could not tell where exactly my bladder was, or my ovaries, or anything. At the last minute the doctor told me she wanted to do a vertical incision because she was afraid that they would slice open my bladder.

We went into the OR, they did the vertical incision and sure enough, if they did a bikini line incision they would have cut straight through my bladder. It was my lucky day to have a good doctor who made a smart call. They also had to do the vertical incision in the event they accidentally sliced open an artery and I bled out on the table.

Before the operation I had to sign consent forms for both a blood transfusion and hysterectomy. I was pretty scared. While on the operating table, one surgeon directed the operation while another one cut me open and another one held the cavity open. From above they were able to locate my uterus, cut my uterus from above and pull my son out by his feet.

I had both an epidural and a spinal. In the event of an emergency they were going ask my husband to say good-bye and escort my husband out of the OR. From that point they were going to put me under general anesthesia and perform additional operations. They scheduled the surgery at the same time a gyno-oncologist would be on call. This person would come into the room only in case they got into real trouble.

I have three children all of them born by C-section. This birth was by far the most painful, terrifying and difficult. I made my Will before a public notary in Mexico, and seriously considered the possibility that I was going to orphan my children.

The incision was awful, and painful. I was on a lot of narcotics. The anastesiologist also used me as a case study in a new type of treatment where he injected a special medication directly into a muscle around the uterine wall. I had to sign some consent forms for him to use and,or publish my case.

I was in the hospital for longer than normal, but the care that I received was absolutely magnificent. Most importantly, I have a beautiful baby boy. Needless to say, he will be my last child. It is far to dangerous and irresponsible for me to have another child.

In the meantime I have been recovering, caring for my children, and working on a new business I am starting.

I logged into live mocha today and saw that they made a few new changes to the website. It looks a little sleeker, but it also looks like they are really trying to make money at every turn.  I would like to spend more time learning Swedish, but my role as wife and mother come first right now. I must admit I really love the role of wife and mother. My family life is fantastic. Things could not be more perfect. So even though I cannot have any more children, I am immensely happy with the three children that I do have. My daughter is wonderful, she was fluent in French and English at the age of three. Now she is learning Spanish. I am very proud of her. My two little boys are a bundle of joy.

Take Care Everyone!

Fabri Fibra - rapper italiano

I wanted to post the actual music video of an Italian artist that I really like, but with the kids I do not have time to download it and upload it to the blog. Instead, you guys are getting a link. I used to listen to his music when I was taking intensive Italian language four days a week in New York City.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPVyVnjB94U&feature=relmfu

Wiki Entry:


Fabrizio Tarducci, noto come Fabri Fibra (Senigallia17 ottobre 1976), è un rapper italiano, fratello maggiore del rapper e cantautoreNesli.
Ha debuttato nell'ambiente del rap underground a metà degli anni novanta, con il nome Fabri Fil, facendo parte per diversi anni di differenti gruppi musicali hip hop come gli Uomini di mare, i Qustodi del tempo, le Teste Mobili e le Piante Grasse.
Dopo un primo debutto come solista (diventato Fabri Fibra) nel 2002 con l'album Turbe giovanili, ha ottenuto un buon successo nel 2004con Mr. Simpatia, album che ha creato lo "scandalo" nella scena di allora e che l'ha portato, nel 2006, a firmare un contratto con laUniversal, etichetta di spicco della scena musicale italiana per la quale ha pubblicato l'album Tradimento nel 2006, raggiungendo grande notorietà e apprezzamento da parte del pubblico, che verrà confermata anche grazie agli album successivi.
L'artista ha portato anche ad accese discussioni sui testi dei brani da lui incisi, da molti considerati controversi.

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