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Articles in the February 8th, 2006 issue

Halting the Royal Way
Reconstruction may shut down Charles Bridge this summer

More singles turn to online dating
Internet hook-ups are surging in popularity and credibility

Surfing the stormy waters of online dating
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK

Infamous gang trial implicates
David Berdych's mob used uniforms and warrants to rob victims

Registered partners bill likely to fall
Presidential veto could put issue on political backburner for longer

Seven Days

The big time
Barrandov is building the King Kong of studios to boost Prague's star status

Buyers nervous about housing tax
VAT set to hit 19 percent in 2008; Cabinet seeks a loophole

ČEZ on regional buy-up tear
Largest company on PSE looks east for further acquisitions

Are incentives unfair?
Smaller players struggle while multinationals get subsidies, tax breaks

Eurotel deliberating name change
Marketing experts are divided on benefit of corporate rebranding

Unipetrol privatization deemed by the book
Investigation finds no evidence of corruption

10 Questions
with Derek Cummins

Movers and Shakers
New partners at PwC

Biz Week

Murder, they wrote
An outrageous allegation from abroad prompts a local investigation

Around Town

Hearts and ska
A different way to celebrate Valentine#39;s Day

Sensitive rogues
But Slum Village needs to pick up the beat

Space station Prague
With Squall over, Tyson Cosby looks to country

Not worth spreading
A bloated sitcom masquerades as a movie

Dinner for two
A romantic recipe with aphrodisiac effects

Talkin' bout love
Where to go for a special St. Valentine's Day

Girth of a nation
Fast food as a fast track to the grave

Pleasant devolutions
This Prague 8 pub shows why we call it porkville

Visual historian of a nation
František Ženíšek made Czech myths and legends come to life

The tour trade
Closing Charles Bridge for repairs might not be so bad — maybe it's time to re-evaluate tourism as Prague knows it

Postview
Keep your eye on the ball, not on Berdych

Editorial Review
From the opinion pages of the Czech press

Looking ahead
The Prague Stock Exchange is set to take the first step in its modernization plan by introducing futures

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