Kladno (Czech Republic)

Type: City

Name: Kladno (Czech Republic)

Latitude: 50.150002

Longitude: 14.09

population: 71,262

First reported 33 mins ago - Updated 33 mins ago - 1 reports

The Yoda Chronicles Takes Over Times Square With Giant LEGO Star Wars Model

The Force will be strong in Times Square this week. To celebrate the premiere of the new Cartoon Network special LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda ChroniclesMade of 5,335,200 LEGO bricks, the model - based on the iconic ship Luke Skywalker & Co. fly in the Star ... [Published Nebraska City News Press - 33 mins ago]

Entities: Star Wars, Kladno (Czech Republic), Replica, Czech Republic

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Notes from a prisoner

More than a year after David Rath's arrest on suspicion of bribery, the case against him shows no sign of reaching a conclusion. As he awaits what promises to be a drawn-out trial, the former Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) governor of Central Bohemia ... [Published Prague Post - 6 hours ago]

Entities: David Rath, Kladno (Czech Republic), Bribery, Custody

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 reports

Ferrari SpA

Voracek not injured after crashing Ferrari in Kladno

According to the report, Voracek walked away from this accident without injury. (Photo from Sport.cz)Flyers winger Jake Voracek was not injured when he crashed his Ferrari into a truck in his hometown of Kladno, Czech Republic at 11:30 a.m. Kladno time ... [Published CourierPostOnline.com - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Kladno (Czech Republic), Car Accidents, Ferrari SpA

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Václav Klaus

Verfassungsgericht weist Beschwerde gegen Direktwahl des Präsidenten ab

600 mayors have now removed portrait of president in protest against amnestyMayors in around 600 municipalities in the Czech Republic have now taken down portraits of President Václav Klaus in protest at a controversial amnesty he announced on New Year’s ... [Published Radio Prague - May 11 2013]

Entities: Václav Klaus, Lidem, Kladno (Czech Republic)

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Lidice & Stoke-on-Trent - Something Missing or a Spontaneous Spark?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-V-wUkgeQwCan things just happen? Can there just be a spontaneous spark from the heavens? There's normally a story behind everything...if you can get to it. But what's the story behind the city's recently formed link with ... [Published Stoke-on-Trent Sentinel - May 04 2013]

Entities: Barnett Stross, Kladno (Czech Republic), Bustehrad (Czech Republic), Friendship, Gestapo

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Property inspections before a purchase

Most buyers of a used car would take it to an independent or trusted mechanic to get checked or at least buy from a dealership with a six month guarantee.Many buyers of properties worth 30 times or more than the price of a car neglect to get it checked ... [Published Property Secrets - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Prague, Property, Olomouc (Czech Republic), Ostrava, Brno

First reported Mar 21 2013 - Updated Mar 21 2013 - 1 reports

Expansion is child's play for Lego in Kladno

Even from the outside, the Lego plant in Kladno looks different from the average industrial facility.While the large gray warehouse-style buildings are, in size and shape, nothing out of the ordinary, decorating the facade are the outlines of figures. ... [Published Prague Post - Mar 21 2013]

Entities: Kladno (Czech Republic), Czech Republic, Denmark, Billund (Denmark), Toy Story

First reported Feb 15 2013 - Updated Feb 15 2013 - 1 reports

Toy giant Lego to axe 380 jobs at key Danish site

Global toy maker Lego has announced plans to axe 380 jobs by summer 2015 at its main production site in Billund, Denmark, when it shuts down the plants product decoration and packaging units.The labour cuts, taking effect over the coming months, will ... [Published Plastics and Rubber Weekly - Feb 15 2013]

Entities: LEGO Group, Billund (Denmark), Hungary, Kladno (Czech Republic), Czech Republic

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...testing their creative skills to top their last larger-than-life sized creations," said Michael McNally, Brand Relations Director for LEGO Systems. "The size and structural complexity of a freestanding model 42 times the size of one our retail sets was a challenge they could not resist."

The LEGO Group Unveils World's Largest LEGO® Model To Delight LEGO Star Wars™ Fans Across The Galaxy [Published Staten Island Live - 2 hours ago]

..."It's almost too big," said Varszegi "from far enough away, you can't really tell it's Lego." Sorry Erik, to us that's the best part

The World's Largest Lego Model Is A Life-Size X-Wing [Video] [Published Popular Science - New Technology, Science News,... - 2 hours ago]

..." Had police also set up listening equipment in his office, Rath continues, this would have been evidenced. "Regrettably, relevant wiretaps were 'lost,' even though they were permitted by the court" he said.Instead, it appears only Pancová's home and office were bugged. But despite this, there is no shortage of proof against Rath and Co...

Notes from a prisoner [Published Prague Post - 6 hours ago]

...in his life that could match this honor, including being elected to office," said Čermák's grandson Anton Kerner, the ceremony's special guest. "Knowing that children are having an opportunity to fulfill their dreams through education would be the most fulfilling thing to him. He was right to advocate so strongly for education. That legacy means a very great deal to me." Under the watchful gaze of Kerner, making his first visit to the Czech Republic, and U S Ambassador Norman Eisen, pupils performed traditional Czech and...

The night Chicago died [Published Prague Post - May 16 2013]

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The night Chicago died [Published Prague Post - May 16 2013]
Verfassungsgericht weist Beschwerde gegen Direk... [Published Radio Prague - May 11 2013]
Anti-corruption police accuse head of motorway ... [Published Radio Prague - May 05 2013]
Lidice & Stoke-on-Trent - Something Missing or ... [Published Stoke-on-Trent Sentinel - May 04 2013]
Bank suffers in stagnant economy [Published Prague Post - May 02 2013]
Student Agency moves into the taxi business [Published Prague Post - May 02 2013]
Giant bread freezer being built in Kladno [Published Prague Post - May 02 2013]
Household debt shows an increase [Published Prague Post - May 02 2013]
Property inspections before a purchase [Published Property Secrets - Apr 30 2013]
How Lego Makes The Safe, Quality, Diverse and I... [Published Forbes.com - Apr 21 2013]
Expansion is child's play for Lego in Kladno [Published Prague Post - Mar 21 2013]
Toy giant Lego to axe 380 jobs at key Danish site [Published Plastics and Rubber Weekly - Feb 15 2013]
Strong growth prompts Lego expansion in Czech R... [Published Plastics and Rubber Weekly - Oct 09 2012]
Biography for Libor Roucek [Published Able2Act - Oct 03 2007]