CCCCC AA RRRRR OOOO LL II NN N AA CC AA A RR R OO O LL II NNN N AA A CC AA A RRRRR OO O LL II NN N N AA A CC AAAAAA RR R OO O LL II NN NN AAAAAA CCCCC AA A RR R OOOO LLLLLL II NN N AA A STUDENTS' E-MAIL NEWS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC Charles University in Prague Faculty of Social Sciences Smetanovo nabr. 6 110 01 Prague 1 Czech Republic e-mail: CAROLINA@mbox.fsv.cuni.cz tel: (+4202) 22112252, fax: (+4202) 24810987 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* C A R O L I N A No 333, Friday, May 21, 1999. FROM THE EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK (May 12 - May 19) Gold Rush Continues: Hockey Players Win World Championships A wave of excitement shook the Czech Republic - the national hockey team, one year after it triumphed in the Nagano Olympics, won the ice hockey World Championships in Norway. It is the second title for the independent Czech Republic (the first was in Vienna in 1996), the former Czechoslovakia won six. The Czechs eliminated Canada in the semifinals and in the finals they defeated Finland. The final series was decided by a goal in sudden death after the teams each won one game of the two-game final series. "It is the result of the team, not of an individual. It was important that all players sacrificed their personal statistics for the benefit of the team," said forward Martin Rucinsky. The interest in hockey overshadowed the week's other events. People celebrated in the streets and several thousands of them welcomed the team at the airport like after the victory in Nagano. Prime Minister Milos Zeman and the Education Minister Eduard Zeman welcomed the players, too. "I want to thank all the boys who were in Norway," said coach Ivan Hlinka. "We decided that players who did not want to play would not play for the national team. The national team is for players who want to play. And we're not going to talk about the bonuses for victories. The Canadians don't have any. I think we'll be like that soon. We'll have players who'll say, 'We want to play, we want to see the Czech flag.'" Hlinka also thanked the fans: "You know, it's really nice when a guy calls from a bar and says: We're not interested in Temelin, we care about how you're going to play. That's a little exaggerated, but it's a fact." The players considered the public support very important. "They sent us a huge amount of faxes. The best message was: Boys, thanks! My Dad cried and my mom went out drinking," said forward Tomas Vlasak and added: "No other team in the world like us has a heart like we do. We managed to stay together and we knew even if Finns got it together themselves, they could not mean it from the heart like us." Stepan Etrych/Mirek Langer Government Decides to Finish Temelin After tempestuous debate, Prime Minister Milos Zeman's Cabinet decided May 14 that construction of the nuclear power plant Temelin (Jaderna elektrarna Temelin, JETE) will be completed. The completion was voted for by 11 ministers, eight were against. Trade Minister Miroslav Gregr said the Temelin's costs must not exceed 98.5 billion crowns and the deadline for Temelin's start-up must be the year 2001, or he will resign. The decision was preceded by stormy discussions. The European Parliament May 6 approved a resolution indirectly calling on the Czech Government not to complete Temelin. Czech EU ambassador Josef Kreuter said about the resolution that he has never seen "such a pack of lies." The resolution was also rejected by Civic Democratic Party (ODS) Chairman Vaclav Klaus, who said Temelin is so safe that many European countries could learn from it. A few hours before the Government's decision, Temelin opponents were supported by President Vaclav Havel. Havel appealed to the ruling Social Democrats to keep their promise - when they were in opposition the Social Democrats demanded a referendum on Temelin. Havel also accused CEZ (the Czech Energy Company) representatives of repeated lies. "I do not think we fought against the communist regime in order to replace it with some strange, more hidden, more discreet dictatorship of one single company." Klaus called this statement of Havel's an unacceptable intervention into the executive branch's authority. "His speech recalls the age when a Communist Party general secretary ruled in Prague Castle and sent orders down from the ramparts about how the government should vote." A group of senators led by Senate Vice Chairman Petr Pithart, Austrian Chancellor Viktor Klima or famous Czech ice-hockey goalkeeper Dominik Hasek also protested against Temelin. Temelin supporters countered with arguments about Temelin's economic advantages, ecological friendliness and public opinion polls showing that two-thirds of respondents support Temelin's completion. The Government's verdict was received bitterly by ecologists. Rainbow Movement Chairman Jakub Patocka said completion need not mean Temelin will start up. The Southern Bohemia Mothers ecological initiative warns that it will continue with its lawsuit against CEZ, which will delay the completion. Negative reactions from Czech neighbors were also heard, for example from German Environment Minister Juergen Trittin or Austrian Foreign Minister Wolfgang Schuessel, who said that Temelin will complicate the Czech Republic's efforts to join the EU. Temelin supporters welcome the decision as a victory of reason. "It's a big victory," said CEZ Chairman of the Board Milan Cerny. Stanislav Svoboda, director of Temelin's main supplier Skoda Prague, said to daily MF DNES that Temelin will be finished on time and without further cost hikes. The Government's vote was welcomed also by ODS parliamentary Club Chairman Vlastimil Tlusty and Communist Party Vice Chairman Miroslav Ransdorf. The weekly Respekt quoted a waiter from a restaurant in the town of Temelin: "People here don't talk about the building at all, we are happy that it will be finished, but the guys here are more interested in why (the Czech national hockey team) lost to Canada yesterday." Construction of Temelin was begun in 1980 by the communist rulers of the former Czechoslovakia with a budget of 35 billion crowns. Start-up was planned for the summer of 1991. In 1984 Prime Minister Lubomir Strougal announced that Temelin will start up in 1992 - the 75th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. In 1992, Temelin was again discussed by the ministers of Prime Minister Petr Pithart's Czech Government, but they refused to vote before the election that year. The new Government, headed by Klaus, voted for completion in 1993 with a new total budget of 68 billion crowns. Since then, the budget and start-up have been changed at least twice a year, with final costs now estimated at 98.6 billion crowns. Jakub Jirovec/Jakub Jirovec Central-European Presidents Discuss Situation in Balkans Nine presidents of central European states met May 14 for a two-day summit in Lvov, Ukraine. The sixth such summit included the leaders of Hungary, Poland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine. The main subject of discussion was the Kosovo crisis and possible resolutions. The presidents declared their support for the proposal of G7 and Russia and emphasized the key role of the UN Security Council. They also proposed a conference to discuss the future of the Balkans. On his way back from the summit Czech President Vaclav Havel stopped in Warsaw, where he received the inaugural award from the daily Gazeta Wyborza. Petr Kupec/Sofia Karakeva NEWS IN BRIEF * Civic Democratic Party (ODS) Chairman Vaclav Klaus and Freedom Union (US) Jan Ruml agreed, as was expected, at a private lunch May 17 that they cannot discuss forming a coalition without a clear statement from the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL). Ruml said they did not discuss anything specific, although Klaus told him the ODS is willing to talk further. * Voter preferences for the ruling Social Democrats (CSSD) dropped in April to their lowest level since 1996. According to Sofres-Factum agency, 18.8 per cent of respondents would vote for them, a decline of 3.7 per cent since the last poll. The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) would collect 22.8 per cent of the vote, a decline of 3.9 per cent. On the other hand, the Communists (KSCM) improved to 12.8 per cent, and 9.6 per cent of respondents expressed preference for the Freedom Union. The last party which would have enough votes to take seats in Parliament would be the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) with 8.7 per cent. * Foreign Minister Jan Kavan opened a Czech consulate in the Japanese city of Kobe. Linda Kholova, Zuzana Galova/Jan Martinek Milan Stibral Still Leads Czech Press Agency (CTK) The Czech Press Agency (CTK) Council re-elected Milan Stibral as general director of the only press agency in Czech Republic. The 52-year-old Stibral will lead CTK for the next six years, with his second term beginning June 8. He was first elected director in June 1993 and has worked in the agency since 1966. The other candidate, sociologist Jiri Svitek, did not receive any votes in the secret election. The re-elected chairman did not try to hide his delight. "I am closely connected with CTK and I am pleased to share in its further development," said Stibral. He also said that CTK would concentrate more on the news for "non-media" clients, on the Internet and be involved in the development of new technologies. Jan Mates/Jan Martinek FROM SLOVAKIA Presidential Election Runoff Is Fight between Two Men Kosice Mayor and Civic Party of Understanding (SOP) Chairman Rudolf Schuster and former Premier a Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) Chairman Vladimir Meciar were the two top finishers in the first round of the Slovak presidential election May 15. Just less than 74 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots, with 47.4 per cent voting for Schuster and 37.2 per cent choosing Meciar. Polls had predicted independent candidate Magda Vasaryova, actress and former ambassador to Austria, would receive twice the 6.6 per cent she garnered. None of the other six candidates received more than 5 per cent. Former President Michal Kovac renounced his candidacy three days before the election (see Carolina 332). The runoff will be held May 29. Most polls predict Schuster will win close to 60 per cent of the vote in the runoff. Petra Machova/Katerina Kolarova Four Prime Ministers Give New Life to Visegrad Alliance The heads of the governments of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary met May 14 in the Slovak capital of Bratislava and decided to revive the idea of closer cooperation between the countries in an effort to speed the process of their joining the European Union. Prime Ministers Milos Zeman (CR), Mikulas Dzurinda (Slovakia), Jerzy Buzek (Poland) and Viktor Orban (Hungary) decided to organize regular meetings in the future, not only as an annual summit session but also as informal encounters. The Visegrad group was established in 1991 when the presidents of the former Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary signed a political declaration on close regional cooperation at the Hungarian historical site of Visegrad. Later, the Visegrad concept was largely forgotten after Czechoslovakia split and the political situation in Slovakia dramatically worsened, as well as because of the attitude of former Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus, who preferred an individual approach to the European integration process. The economic base of Visegrad cooperation is CEFTA - the Central European Free Trade Association. Jan Mates/Milan Smid ECONOMY CSOB Privatization - Talks Continue According to a reliable source quoted in the Hospodarske noviny daily May 17, negotiations on the sale of the state's controlling share in the Czechoslovak Trade Bank (Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka, CSOB) will go on with Germany's Deutsche Bank (DB) and Belgium's KBC Bank. The third suitor, HypoVereinsbank (Germany's second largest bank) was allegedly rejected because its bid was too low. It is said that Deutsche Bank offered 1.2 billion USD for the 66-per-cent stake in CSOB, while KBC Bank upped its earlier offer to 1.4 billion USD. KBC Bank asked for details about government guarantees given to CSOB by the previous Cabinet of Josef Tosovsky concerning Slovak debts to CSOB of 15 billion crowns. Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman met his Slovak counterpart Mikulas Dzurinda May 15-16. According Czech Government spokesman Libor Roucek, the meeting did not produce anything that would threaten the CSOB privatization. Slovakia owns, through the National Bank of Slovakia, 24 per cent of CSOB and it is ready to sell its share with the Czech Government. Pavlina Hodkova/Milan Smid Middle-Term EU Strategy Released The Social Democrat Cabinet May 17 unanimously approved the document Economic Strategy of the Czech Republic for Joining the EU: The Ability to Compete - Growth - Employment - Solidarity, aimed at harmonizing Czech economic performance with that of EU states. However, the study did not include cost estimates for the transformation. The document is to be connected with budget prognoses until 2002 and the Czech National Bank's long-range monetary policy. Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy Pavel Mertlik must by the end of June add to the document some macroeconomic models which are so far available only in a draft version. The basic strategy of the transformation is step-by-step deregulation instead of one-time price shocks. The plan makes clear that a deficit budget is expected for the next several years, so the Government is going to propose a change from annual budgets to middle-term budgets. Pavlina Hodkova/Milan Smid Exchange Rates at the Czech National Bank (valid May 21) ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 EUR = 37.940 country currency CZK ------------------------------------------ Australia 1 AUD 23.561 Great Britain 1 GBP 57.445 Denmark 1 DKK 5.103 Japan 100 JPY 28.659 Canada 1 CAD 24.277 IMF 1 XDR 47.923 Hungary 100 HUF 15.177 Norway 1 NOK 4.592 New Zealand 1 NZD 19.556 Poland 1 PLN 9.072 Greece 100 GRD 11.681 Slovakia 100 SKK 80.742 Slovenia 100 SIT 19.695 Sweden 1 SEK 4.218 Switzerland 1 CHF 23.686 USA 1 USD 35.641 Exchange Rates of countries particpating in the euro (converted from the euro rate) country currency CZK ----------------------------------------- Germany 1 DEM 19.398 Belgium 100 BEF 94.051 Finland 1 FIM 6.381 France 1 FRF 5.784 Ireland 1 IEP 48.174 Italy 1000 ITL 19.594 Luxemburg 100 LUF 94.051 Netherlands 1 NLG 17.216 Portugal 100 PTE 18.924 Austria 1 ATS 2.757 Spain 100 ESP 22.802 CULTURE Romany Festival in Prague Musical performances by groups from six countries, lectures about Romany (Gypsy) culture and various seminars were part of the three-day Romany festival Khamoro (The Sun) May 14-15. Senate Chairwoman Libuse Benesova and Culture Minister Pavel Dostal were the festival's patrons. The project was also supported by the Open Society Fund Praha. Lectures and discussions considering the status of Romanies in the Czech Republic were held in the Senate both afternoons. Czech and foreign human-rights activists were among the guests, as well as the Czech ambassadors of the USA, Canada and some EU countries. An exhibit of Romany children's drawings exhibit was opened May 14. That evening, Prague's Comedy Theater and the Roxy club hosted Slovenian singer Saban Bajramovic, the Russian band Romen and Macedonian singer Esma Rodzep. Czech singer Vera Bila performed with her band Kale and Czech pop star Lucie Bila sang with the Slovak group Diabolske husle. Klara Nedvedova/Zuzana Janeckova Critics Trash Sobota's Comedy Premiering May 13, the new Czech movie To Be Unafraid to Steal (Nebat se a nakrast) did not meet with a positive reaction. Ludek Sobota, who came up with the movie's idea and who also co-wrote the screenplay, performs two roles in the movie. The story takes place in a Czech glass factory and the plot of the movie turns on Sobota's two characters trading places. Other roles belong to Nada Konvalinkova, Tatana Medvecka and Vaclav Postranecky, the film is directed by Frantisek Filip. According to daily Lidove noviny, Sobota's performances as an engineer and a television-commercial actor were not convincing. Darina Krivankova wrote that the weekness of the movie lies in the script, which tries to offer more entertainment than the film's budget could handle. She also wrote that, although they tried, the film's creators did not capture today's reality. Ondrej Stindl wrote that the film is boring and tiresome. The filmmakers defended themselves by recalling the tradition of 1930's Czechoslovak comedies. Also, the name of the production company - Nationalfilm - reflects the filmmakers' intentions. Ondrej Fer/Zuzana Janeckova SPORTS Czech Hockey Players Are World Champions Again after Three Years The Czech national hockey team won the gold medal in the 64th ice hockey World Championships. The Czechs lost the second game of the final series to Finland 1-4 in Lillehammer, Norway, but because they had won the first game of the two-game series a sudden-death period was necessary. In the 17th minute of sudden death Jan Hlavac, who plays for Sparta Praha, scored against Finnish goalie Miikka Kiprusoff. The trip to a gold was not easy. The Czech team had to overcome many obstacles and the title is maybe more appreciated than the last one from Vienna in 1996. The team proved its cohesiveness in the crucial situations and managed to regain top form immediately after a crushing loss to Russia in the quarterfinals and after a loss to Canada in the first game of the semifinals. After the first game against Canada, the Czechs' chances were minimal. Two big mistakes led to the 2-1 defeat, although Czech goalie Milan Hnilicka and his Canadian counterpart Ron Tugnutt played well. The Czechs started the second game with a will to win and force sudden death, their only chance to reach the final. Czech fans got a scare in the 2nd minute when referee Alex Dell allowed Whitney's goal. After consulting replay, however, he changed his mind. Video was used again in the 5th minute. The Canadian goal counted this time, as the puck deflected into the net from Hlavac's skate. The Czechs then tied the game on a power-play goal by Kubina. Pavel Patera then scored the second Czech goal after Kubina's from the other end of the ice. In the second period both teams added one goal, but the last period was a roller-coaster. In the first three minutes Canada took a 4-3 lead. The Czechs' Radek Dvorak scored two goals to recapture the lead, and David Vyborny added an empty-net goal to seal the win. After a scoreless overtime period, a shootout followed. The first six players were successful in scoring, including Martin Prochazka, Martin Rucinsky and Roman Simicek. Czech Coach Ivan Hlinka proved his tactical abilities, sending Roman Cechmanek to tend goal instead of Hnilicka. Cechmanek allowed Stillman's goal, but made great saves against Rob Niedermaier and Jeff Friesen. The Czech's Petr Sykora did not score, but Jaroslav Spacek's goal put the Czechs in the final against Finland. Semifinal series results: Czech Republic - Canada 1-2 (0-1, 0-1, 1-0) goal: Kubina and 6-4 (2-1, 1-1, 3-2) goals: Dvorak 2, Kubina, Patera, Rucinsky, Vyborny. Sudden death 0-0, penalties: 4-3. The evening of May 15 found the Czech team in a good mood. Defender Frantisek Kaberle skipped through the Finnish defense and surprised goalkeeper Ari Sulander. Finland played attractive offensive hockey, but Hnilicka saved 30 of their shots. In the 30th minute Dvorak assisted Martin Rucinsky for the second Czech goal. Finland scored five minutes before the end of the game and then pulled their goalkeeper with 102 seconds to go, but Dvorak scored in the empty net, leaving the final score at 3-1. The rules of the two-game semifinal and final series meant Finland had to win May 16, while the Czechs could have won the title with a win or a tie. Two quick goals by Finland set the tone of the game, and at the beginning of the second period the Finns added another goal. Viktor Ujcik scored once for the Czechs, but the game finished with a 4-1 Finland victory. In sudden death, the Czechs were in control. They attacked ceaselessly, and with three minutes remaining in the overtime period, when fans were preparing for another shootout, Jan Hlavac decided the championship. He tried to get the puck past Miikka Kiprusoff's with a backhand, but he did not succeed. He then put the deflected puck on his forehand and scored. The Czech team won the World Championships for the second time and the celebrations began. Defender Kubina and forward Rucinsky were named to the championships' all-star team, Frantisek Kucera was named the best defenseman of the tournament for the second year on a row. Results of the final series: Czech Republic - Finland 3-1 (1-0, 1-0, 1-1) goals: Kaberle, Rucinsky, Dvorak and 1-4 (0-2, 1-1, 0-1) goal: Ujcik. Sudden death: 1-0, goal by Hlavac in the 77th minute. The Czech Republic squad: Goaltenders: Milan Hnilicka, Roman Cechmanek, Martin Prusek, defenders: Libor Prochazka, Frantisek Kaberle, Jiri Vykoukal, Frantisek Kucera, Pavel Kubina, Jaroslav Spacek, Ladislav Benysek, forwards: David Moravec, Pavel Patera, Martin Prochazka - Viktor Ujcik, David Vyborny, Jan Hlavac - Radek Dvorak, Petr Sykora, Martin Rucinsky - Tomas Kucharcik, Roman Simicek, Tomas Vlasak, Roman Meluzin. The final World Championships standings: 1. Czech Republic, 2. Finland, 3. Sweden, 4. Canada, 5. Russia, 6. United States, 7. Slovakia, 8. Switzerland, 9. Belarus, 10. Austria, 11. Latvia, 12. Norway, 13. Italy, 14. Ukraine, 15. France, 16. Japan. Tomas Kohout/Mirek Langer World Championship Victory Sparks Big Celebrations "It's wonderful, we started to celebrate in the locker-room. Then we went to dinner with our wives and girlfriends and then we went to a disco. After that some of us got together in a hotel room and didn't go to sleep at all," said Pavel Kubina about the hockey team's celebrations. The party continued on the plane ride home. The semifinal and final series were dramatic. The decisive shootout goal in the semifinal series with Canada was converted by defender Jaroslav Spacek, who celebrated the goal by sitting on ice and paddling with his stick. The final goal in the final series with Finland was scored by Jan Hlavac: "I was not thinking about anything, it was completely dark in front of my eyes. The boys pounced on me and I started to suffocate. That kind of a moment can't be described by words. It was the complete end of the world." After arriving in Prague, the players took a triumphant trip through Prague from the airport, as the streets were filled with crowds. The team held another party that evening at the Prague Fairgrounds (Vystaviste). Coach Ivan Hlinka, the lone coach in Czech hockey history to win an Olympic gold and a World Championship, said in one of the many interviews he gave while in a state of less than total sobriety: "Let's stay on the ground, let's not fly in the clouds, let's be normal people." Stepan Etrych/Mirek Langer Soccer League: Sparta Wins Regular-Season Title with Two Rounds to Play Slavia Praha's 1-1 tie in Olomouc May 17 assured Slavia's biggest rival and reigning champion Sparta Praha of the best regular-season record in the Czech soccer league. Sparta won the league for the 26th time, and in its 28th-round game easily defeated Jablonec 2-0. A good performance by Teplice, which beat Liberec, moved the northern-Bohemian team into a second-place tie with Slavia. Because a second-place finish guarantees a spot in the Champions League qualifying round, the Slavia-Teplice match in Teplice in the 29th round will probably be decisive. Karvina is the first team certain to lose its league membership, while the second team doomed to relegation is not clear. The space between the teams at the bottom of the standings decreased again (there are six points between eighth-place Drnovice and 15th-place Pribram). Key games between teams threatened by relegation are set for the next round: Pribram will meet Opava, Zizkov plays against Plzen and Jablonec against Hradec Kralove. Results of the 28th round: Plzen - Brno 2-0, Hradec Kralove - Zizkov 0-1, Sparta Praha - Jablonec 2-0, Karvina - Ostrava 1-3, Olomouc - Slavia Praha 1-1, Drnovice - Pribram 1-2, Opava - Blsany 1-1, Liberec - Teplice 0-1. Standings: 1. Sparta Praha 59 points, 2. Teplice 52, 3. Slavia Praha 52, 4. Olomouc 43, 5. Ostrava 41, 6. Blsany 41, 7. Brno 37, 8. Drnovice 36, 9. Liberec 34, 10. Zizkov 34, 11. Hradec Kralove 33, 12. Jablonec 32, 13. Plzen 32, 14. Opava 31, 15. Pribram 30, 16. Karvina 22. Petr Wilfer/Mirek Langer Czech Olympic Committee Celebrates 100th Anniversary One hundred years ago on May 18, 1899, representatives of 11 sporting disciplines met in Chodera's restaurant in the center of Prague. They were invited by the Czech Amateur Athletic Union to consult the representation of Czech sport in the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900. Czech sports history says the Czech Olympic Committee (COV) was founded that day. Leaders of the committee included Jiri Guth-Jarkovsky, who was a friend of the new-era Olympic games founder Pierre de Coubertin, and passionate athlete Josef Roessler-Orovsky. Guth-Jarkovsky was also one of the founders of the Czech Sokol physical fitness movement and was for a time chief of protocol in the Czechoslovak republic between the wars. Members of the COV observed the anniversary at a celebration in the Carolinum in Prague, recalling that Czech and Czechoslovak athletes have won 190 medals in the Olympic Games, including 56 golds. Dozens of Olympic champions listened to committee Chairman Milan Jirasek's speech. International Olympic Committee Chairman Juan Antonio Samaranch was also present, and he gave the highest IOC distinction, the Olympic Order, to former handball player and coach Jiri Vicha. The IOC and COV delegations were received later by President Vaclav Havel. Havel said, "it is better to compete than to make war." Tomas Polacek/Mirek Langer German Cyclist Wesemann Wins Peace Race Steffen Wesemann, German member of the Deutsche Telekom pro cycling team, won the 52nd edition of the Peace Race, which held stages in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. Wesemann won three stages and became the third racer to win the race four times (after Poland's Szurkowski and fellow German Ampler). Latvia's Raimondas Rumsas finished second and Poland's Tomasz Brozyna third. Czech cyclists were right behind them: Jan Hruska was fourth and Rene Andrle fifth. Mirek Langer/Mirek Langer WEATHER Joyful, so joyful. I am full of happiness, summer has come. While last week was rather cold and wet, this week we are in the arms of sunshine. People are happy (must we mention hockey again?). Marketa Lajdova/Zuzana Janeckova English version edited by Michael Bluhm. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This news may be published only with attribution to CAROLINA. Subscription is free. Comments and remarks are appreciated. 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