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Articles in the August 2nd, 2006 issue

Pickle days
In the height of their season, cucumbers tell us how times are changing

Prague banks foiling robberies
But heists on rise nationally, even if many are amateur ones

Police seek to charge reporters
Mladá fronta Dnes faces traffic fines after its police speeding story

Heat taxed power supplies
Country's record July temperatures could hamper the economy

CzechTek grooves calmly
A year after scandal, police report few incidents at 4-day fest

Proposals flood in for National Library
'Whole cultural world' enters competition for Prague's biggest project

Deadlock may lead to new election
ODS chairman still lacks support for coalition government

Seven Days
News & Notes

European roundup
News & Notes

3G
3G technology still has a long way to go to live up to the hype

EC submits new airline regulation
Measure would force carriers to advertise full ticket prices

Police look into ČKA loan sale
Three associates of the bailout agency are charged with bribery

Small cinemas innovate to compete with multiplexes
Some work together; others offer new events

Sedláček receives prestigious honor
ČSOB economist becomes first Czech Yale World Fellow

10 Questions
with Stanislav Bernard

Movers & Shakers
UniCredit selects managers

Biz Week
News & Notes

Biz Events
Dates of Note

Cultural invasion
Canadian Don Nixon is helping bring Czech theater to the world

Along with the weather, Celtic season heats up
Upcoming events import the best of the Highlands

Saffron Burrows packs a punch
But it's just part of the art-house actress's freewheeling repertoire

The Lowdown
Beats, heat and bears

Corn prone
Keillor country ain't got that Nashville sound

Flights of fancy
A duck breast recipe good any time of year

Holiday in the vineyards
For a different kind of getaway, try agritourism

Soggy sequel
Bloated with special effects, Dead Man's Chest disappoints

A rebel by any other name
At Kampa, an 'advertisement' for the controversial Josef Beuys

Phoning it in
Kolkovna stays busy, but the routine may be getting old

Wizards of the keyboard
International organ stars gather for festival at St. James'

White punks on beer
Anarchy and uncertainty reign at this year's Antifest

Where fantasies come true
Divadlo Continuo flies high at the magical Kratochvíle chateau

Culture crash
The high cost of high-speed freedom

Editorial Review
From the opinion pages of the Czech press

Postview
Don't panic - It's only 'weird people' again

Full contact
The ČR's first rugby league team aims to muscle its way to the international stage

Roundup
News & Notes