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Articles in the August 23rd, 2006 issue

Legislative limbo
Reforms, new laws on hold as country awaits new government

Topolánek's position as new prime minister far from secure
News analysis

Planet issue embroils scientists
Astronomers gathered in Prague still debating Pluto and 3 new bodies

Taxis to be new, yellow and air-conditioned
Prague cabs prepare for a major image overhaul

Ancient skeleton found
2,500-year-old bones unearthed near Prague hint at a peculiar death

Seven Days
News & Notes

Google acquires the .cz domain
Global player's entry jeopardizes the position of Czech search engines

Flight simulator allays travel woes
ČSA using 'Fearless Flying' to calm skittish passengers

Savings and loan collusion alleged
ÚOHS to lower fine levied on construction fund operators

Shaky HR, bad matches help cause turnover
Czech employees leave nearly twice as often as those in other countries

10 Questions
with Petr IlletŠko

Movers & Shakers
Microsoft OEM addition

Biz Week
News & Notes

Biz Events
Dates of Note

Home on the range
Prague Zoo is busy putting animals back where they belong

Puppetry and high comedy on the Vltava
Forman brothers' Mystery Boat programs are accessible to audiences in any language

A relentless journey into microworlds
AIDS patients owe a debt to Antonín Holý's quest to combine molecules in new ways

The Lowdown
Birthday, wine and laughs

Moor is less
Wanted: Directors for the Letní Shakespeare Festival

Fresh sounds from abroad
Young Prague serves up another tasty international blend of budding talent

Andalusian ace
Gerardo Núñez brings a new style to flamenco

Footloose & flashdancing
If only the script matched the choreography

Vegetarian delight
This simple dish lets the ingredients do the talking

Dining with the pros
Chefs stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

Out of the blue sky
The first film to relive 9/11 is a minor classic

A new political concoction
Irish artists offer a different take on the Troubles

That's agave
Service and Mexican spirits, rather than food, set Sonora apart

Old school rules
Education reform without resources and follow-up has little chance of changing much

Editorial Review
From the opinion pages of the Czech press

Postview
Civics 101 (or how feeding the beast works)

Three-pronged attack
UPC-Karneval merger to challenge Telefónica O2's telecom dominance

Iguassu Software to help guide ESA
Czech company assists satellite-navigation projects

Bits & Bytes
News & Notes

Score! BISP's innovative expansion
Breathing space for a top private school and revenue for a cash-poor state facility

NestLingue puts two cultures into preschool days
Bilingual program fills childcare needs for business park

Škola hrou takes playtime seriously
'Play School' builds independence and structured creativity

Record numbers are studying Czech
Grammar is tough, but more students than ever are trying

When ideas were threats to the state
Lecturers keep alive the lessons of communist crimes

One student's plan for drab Vysočany
Future British urban designers take on brownfields

Education Briefs