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...become preoccupied with a nasty leadership battle, the public's frustration with them could spill over into the referendum. And what happens if the Brits, or anyone else, say no? Most experts think a no vote by a smaller country like Denmark or a new E.U. member like the Czech Republic would probably result in a second round of polling. In 1992, the Irish initially snubbed the Nice treaty that prepared the way for E.U. enlargement before approving a reworked version 16 months later. Former E.U. Competition Commissioner Mario Monti urges that in case of a rejection, the holdouts should...
Wood threw a right hook with something Czech novelist Bohumil Hrabal spotted on a sign in his Prague dry-cleaner’s: “Some stains can be removed only by the destruction of the material itself...
...rules complicate any such plans. Because the Kyoto protocol requires reductions from a baseline of 1990 emissions, some rapidly modernizing countries, such as the Czech Republic, may have already surpassed their Kyoto targets. Yet the ets has its own goals, capped closer to today's actual emissions. The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade says the country needs at least 100 million E.U. allowances if it is to sustain its gdp growth rate of about 4% from this year to 2007. Too few allowances could stifle growth in the new E.U. states, while too many would not motivate investment...
...seems a good time to recall that story: the current No. 1, Roger Federer, has just hired a coach, and the one he's chosen is none other than Sydney-based Roche, now 59. But there's a key difference between Lendl and Federer. Even at his peak the Czech had weaknesses - clunky volleys, a sulky countenance - that kept Roche busy. Federer, on the other hand, has scarcely a limitation, let alone a flaw. He is, at 23, as complete a player as even the sport's ancients can recall. "I play a classical game," says the graceful Swiss, smiling...
...After three high-profile episodes in 1999 in which one child shot himself, another had a nervous breakdown and a third was threatened with drowning by classmates, the Czech government funded a pilot program to combat bullying in schools. Conducted in 2002 and 2003, the program found that a comprehensive approach - training the entire school staff, educating families, bringing in police and local counseling groups, and beefing up supervision of both school and nonschool activities - could reduce the incidence of bullying by up to 75% within four months. Others are also experimenting with prevention strategies. In the U.K., the antibullying...