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Articles in the May 16th, 2007 issue

The diary of a young boy
The sister of holocaust victim Petr Ginz, whose personal writings are newly translated into English, helps unlock a painful chapter in history

May Day incident was 'inhumane'
Rights groups renew call for independent police monitoring

Backlash over idea of civilian patrols
Memories of snooping from communism still too close for comfort

Seven Days

Shootings spur gun-use debate
NGOs say officers behave badly, police defend actions and blame quality of bullets

New trains to ease the commute in the capital
City planners seek to relieve crowded transport with parking and rail changes

The little plastic car that could
The Trabant, a signature socialist-era car, continues to enchant many Czech fans

European Roundup

Going gray
Outdated immigration laws and the EU's lowest birthrate will cause an extreme shortage of workers, experts say

Digital tenders combat corruption
New procurement system helps Army to 'limit human impact'

Icelandair to acquire Travel Service
Smart Wings operator could field 30 planes by 2009

10 Questions
with Clemens Wohlmuth

Ernst adds Oracle manager

Paperwork blocks access to EU money
Small businesses and towns are often unable to tap into structural funds

Biz Week

Body snatchers
A controversial exhibit peels away the skin

The Friday Ripple: Waking up expats with a jolt
DJ Craig Duncan kicks off the weekend bending brains and ears

Ivan Mackerle: Here be monsters
For the past 30 years, this self-made cryptozoologist has traveled the world searching for creatures that defy documenting

Around Town
With respect

Method to the madness
A fearsome threesome brings H.P. Lovecraft to life

The gospel of funk
Fred Wesley invokes the spirit of James Brown

Bumper crop
4 + 4 harvests new work at the Museum of Agriculture

Love in the time of cholera
Not by the book, but excellent regardless

Stranger than Stranger Than Fiction
A numbing mystery about a prime number

Not so far east
Korean restaurants are the new trend in Prague

Hold the pimento, please
There's more to olives than green and black

A bar too far
No action in Žižkov, but plenty elsewhere

Walking on water
An electronic Pop Art exhibition lights up the riverside

Václav vs. Václav
Ex-President Havel's memoirs paint a portrait of power battles hidden by a thin veneer

Nostalgia, neighbors and driving people nuts

Letters to the Editor

Defeated look
Undermanned and humiliated by archrival Russia, the national team wonders how to regain its past glory

Ablon has the market's pulse
Property development and management company breaks new ground this year

A different approach to the real estate scene
Knight Frank's Zdeňka Klapalová is among the city's rising female power players

Real Estate briefs

Logistics brings change to marketplace
Warehouse leases on rise across the country

Luxury hotels on the rise in Golden City
Prague's spike in high-end venues helps funnel money, tourists into Czech capital

One man, multiple stylish enterprises
Mojmír Ranný heads several design and architecture ventures in Prague

Iconic impressions
New hotel offers comfort and fun

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