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Articles in the November 30th, 2005 issue

Deck the stalls
Prague's Christmas markets date back centuries — but with safety and quality questions looming, is anyone in charge?

Read our text messages? Just try
Duo devises new code to keep SMSs private from outsiders

Vetting proposal haunts Paroubek
PM would throw out laws meant to ban one-time collaborators

Fears of misinformation at Foreigners' Police
Long visa process still marred by inefficiency

Czech ski resorts revamp image
Stakes are raised for local slopes to compete with foreign havens

City unveils design for Wenceslas Square
New vision to include more pedestrian space, less traffic and sleaze

To Russia with love
Pietro Filipi / Prague / Novosibirsk / Yekaterinburg

Immigrants needed — not wanted
Skilled workers key to growth but relegated to manual labor

30,000 march in support of change
But Labor Code reforms face a fight from ODS, businesses

Chain popularity spreading in malls
Staropramen pub offers new model for Czech franchises to follow

ÚOHS probes Kapsch e-toll win
Investigation launched into exclusion of three e-toll providers' bids

10 Questions
with Ivan Fučík

Movers and Shakers
Lautier is director of sales

Winging it
The improbable improvisational art of Petr Nikl

Promoting justice and racial tolerance through music
Romany rapster Gipsy headlines Human Rights Day concert

Deadly beloved
Tim Burton's returns to his roots

Eighty years after
A major discovery highlights this year's Martinů festival

Killer comedy
A small-budget film gets big-screen treatment

Space opera
A unique venue lends new dimensions to Britten

Scotland's best
For a classic steak, try this marinade

His father's voice
Shostakovich conducts Shostakovich

A matter of taste
A world-champion hot-dog hound samples Czech párky

What in the world
Czech Press Photo 2005 sums up the year in powerful images

Guaranteed taste-free
The nature-themed Bio Café searches for flavor and fails

Bitter cure
Rath knows health care's problems as no predecessor has, and he's taking action. But will it work?

Editorial review
From the opinion pages of the Czech press

Postview
Could be a quaint, folksy, blue Christmas