Celebrating 600 years of Prague's Astronomical Clock (vid)

vimeo.com — Amazing light show projected onto Prague's Astronomical Clock at Old Town Square, celebrating its 600th year.

Mapping during 600 years anniversary of the astrological tower clock situated at Old Town Square in center of Prague.

Mapping:
The Macula (themacula.com)
Michal Kotek
Lukáš Duběda
Sound:
data-live (data-live.cz)
Production:
Tomato Production (tomatoproduction.cz) 
The 600 Years from the macula on Vimeo.

Beautiful Time-Lapse Music Video

Posted by tobypast

From http://www.motherboard.tv/

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If you haven’t yet seen the lovely music video for Stomacher – Untitled/Dark Divider by Sean Stiegemeier, take the 4 minutes from your day to do so. Over a year’s worth of gorgeous time-lapse video taken on his travels to Prague, Japan, Banff, Utah, Oregon, California, and more, the video and the music blend seamlessly together for a soothing, visually stunning experience that will blow your mind.

I look forward to more from this director/DP, and if you like the track, the album is available for free download here as well: http://stomachermusic.com/

Visions of the Decade: Koudelka’s Invasion 68: Prague [PICS]

All Photographs © Josef Koudelka. Behind the CKD Praha factory, looking towards the Hloubetin district.

pdnphotooftheday.com — Readers voted Josef Koudelka’s Invasion 68: Prague (Aperture, 2008) one of the most influential books of the decade. The book (which has been published in in ten countries, most recently in Russia) gathers more than 250 of the photographs Koudelka took in August 1968 during the Prague Spring, when Warsaw Pact tanks invaded Prague...

click here: Visions of the Decade: Koudelka’s Invasion 68: Prague [PICS]

Free boob jobs offered to nurses at Prague clinic

AN understaffed Prague clinic has signed up nurses by offering boob jobs, liposuction and tummy tucks as a bonus.

Nurses, doctors and secretaries who sign up with the small private clinic for three years can choose their free plastic surgery.

"It has been a success," Jiri Schweitzer, a manager at the Iscare clinic, said, adding the establishment was now fully staffed and had to reject dozens of beauty-hunting job applicants.

Petra Kalivodova, a 31-year-old nurse who has been working at the clinic for four years, has had a breast implants - the most popular choice among nurses - so she underwent liposuction for her signing on perk.

"I have mentioned this to colleagues and friends, and the interest in working here is huge," she said.

The clinic charges up to 75,000 koruna ($5060) for a breast implant, almost three times the average nurse's monthly wage, and up to €1880 ($3380) for liposuction.

Many Czech nurses have been tempted out of the country by higher wages offered in western European nations and the Czech health system now needs about 6000 nurses in addition to the 90,000 it already employs, according to official data.

Prague, Berlin & Amsterdam, From $1,999

REAL DEALS

This nine-night air/train/hotel package divides your time between three European capitals, each with its own flavor and sense of fun.

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany (Jon Arnold/JAI/Corbis) [enlarge photo]

The Real Deal Round-trip international airfare (arriving in Prague and returning from Amsterdam), one-way rail transportation in second class between Prague and Berlin and Berlin and Amsterdam, daily buffet-style breakfasts, hotel taxes, service charges, and fuel surcharges, from $1,999 per person—plus estimated airport taxes and fees of $155.

When Apr. 1–May 31; Aug. 31–Oct. 25, 2009; add $300 for June 1–Aug. 30. Note that Apr. 10–13 and May 20–23 are closed-out dates for Hotel Victoria in Prague (prices will be higher if available); Apr. 9–14 are closed-out dates for Express by Holiday Inn Berlin City Centre (prices will be higher if available).

Gateways D.C., New York City; add $235 for Miami; $315 for Chicago; $355 for Houston; $365 for Denver; $385 for L.A.; $499 for Seattle; additional gateways are available.

The Fine Print Taxes are estimated at an additional $155 per person. You'll receive open-ended rail tickets that are valid for travel on any scheduled passenger train traveling between the stations listed on the ticket; you can look up possible train schedules here. Seat reservations are optional and are not required on most of the trains. Airport-hotel transfers are not included but can be purchased for an additional $69 per car each way in Prague; $231 per car each way in Berlin; and $155 per car each way in Amsterdam (limit three passengers per car). Based on double occupancy; single supplement is $549. Read these guidelines before you book any Real Deal.

Book By No deadline; based on availability. All bookings must be made at least 14 days prior to departure date.

Contact Austrian Airlines Vacation Center, 800/790-4682, austrianair-vacations.com.

Why It's a Deal According to a recent search on Kayak, multicity flights from New York City—arriving in Prague and returning from Amsterdam—start at $627 with taxes for travel in early April (Northwest) and $825 in early September (multiple carriers). For an additional $1,329 or $1,527, depending on the time of year you go, the Train Trio package covers international airfare as well as two one-way rail tickets; nine nights' accommodations divided between Prague, Berlin, and Amsterdam; daily breakfast; hotel taxes; service fees; fuel surcharges; and airport taxes. You also get the convenience of booking all these elements at once through Austrian Airlines Vacation Center.

Itinerary Begin with three nights at the 42-room Hotel Victoria in Prague, only three stops by tram (or a 15-minute walk) from Wenceslas Square or Republic Square. A train ride brings you to Berlin, where you'll check into the 251-room Express by Holiday Inn Berlin City Centre, a short walk from Potsdamer Platz, for a three-night stay. Then catch the train to Amsterdam, for three nights at the 50-room Hotel Avenue or the 75-room Hotel Bellevue.

More No sightseeing tours are included; choose from a variety of optional activities, such as a three-hour walking tour of Prague from $26 per person or a two-hour bus tour of Berlin with 15 stops throughout the city for $40 per person. Choices in Holland range from a $30-per-person half-day historical tour on a bicycle to a half-day tour of The Hague and Delft from $57 per person. If you'd like to extend your stay, additional nights start at $70 per person for a double and $122 for a single room at Hotel Victoria in Prague, $90 per person for a double or $175 for a single room at Express by Holiday Inn City Centre in Berlin, and $122 per person for a double and $189 for a single room at Hotel Avenue or Hotel Bellevue in Amsterdam.

Before You Go For up-to-date travel information, visit the official tourism websites of the Czech Republic, Germany, and the Netherlands.

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