February 10, 2006

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AllPeers Alpha kicks butt!

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That’s what tech geek headlines are going to say, once more users get their hands on it. For now, the AllPeers app is in friends and family testing while their software gurus work out those last odd bugs that only naive testers (I call us the Mrs. McGillicuddys of the sw world) can find. Wednesday night I...  


St. Nicholas Church - the gem of Prague Baroque

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St. Nicholas Church with it’s robust dome and thin bell-tower is one of the leading baroque constructions in Europe and is usually defined as being the most beautiful building of Prague baroque. The Church of St. Nicholas was erected in the natural centre of Lesser Town, where the Parish Church of St....  


The Czech Olympic Team and Who to Watch Out For

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The opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy takes place today and the games run through February 26. There are high expectations for the Czech hockey team, which won the gold medal in the 1998 Olympics, the ski jumper Jakub Janda who won a silver and a bronze at the 2005 [...]  


Prague

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Prague and Kutna Hora are no different- I took about 300 photos. Prague is beautiful. It's a mix of every architectural style I know how to spell, mixed with cool graffiti and pre-Communist churches that have been converted into hotels, bakeries, and just about anything else. And I do mean anything. But some days, Prague was just cold, dark and quiet, and black and white photos felt right.