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Articles in the August 15th, 2007 issue

Welcome waive
Czechs may soon travel visa-free, but officials say it's not enough

Bém says Prague prepared for floods
Concrete barriers, levees cost city 3.5 billion Kč

Accidents rise amid bicycle boom
Calls for better paths intensify as cyclist fatalities increase

Watchdog to monitor hate speech
Grant to go toward scanning Web sites for racist online activity

End of Čunek case raises more questions
Corruption investigation mired by politics

ČR funds Malaysian health scheme
Mobile clinics serve refugees living without basic needs or rights

Signs point visitors to fairer fares
But some say changes are not enough to fix reputation of taxi drivers who cheat

Seven Days

European Roundup

Going it alone
Facing opposition from big pharma, Contipro attempts to sell its patented drug to the West

Coalition set to finalize reforms
Deputies expected to vote on bill's third and final reading next week

Firms battle for new road tenders
Projects worth 30 billion Kč to be shopped by year's end

Spurred by incentives, solar farms bloom
Entrepreneurs race to claim title of largest power plant

10 Questions
with Petr Bareš

Movers & Shakers
DTZ appoints director

Biz Week

Biz Events
Dates of note

The last lions
A new view of predators that once roamed Central Europe

A Czech expat returns to some hard business lessons
Rudy Linka leaves his mark as a jazz crusader

The Gospel according to Czechs
With Bible translation, Alexandr Flek seeks to restore 'cultural literacy'

Around Town
Name dropping

A circus for the smart set
Letní Letná returns with international headliners and a mission

More noise than punk
Silver Rocket blasts off with hard-core rock 'n' roll

A thing for strings
Chamber music fest revives and celebrates a great tradition

An epic of something or other
This mindless summer blockbuster is action-packed

Adult entertainment
The Simpsons get bolder on the big screen

Fine corporate dining
Le Pavillon stands out as an expense-account destination

Regional delight
Humble carbonara is simple and elegant

Ordering inn
Food from down the street, plus a few other odds and ends

A little bit of Seoul
From Korea, a rare exhibition of national art treasures

Civilized dysfunction
Public servants need to disentangle their priorities from those of politicians and get organized

Postview
Education is key in combating racial hatred

Letters to the Editor

Legging it out
Endurance swimmer aims to break English Channel record

Krč survives scare, holds in third place
Ostrava splits with Draci, forces tiebreaker

Baseball squad set for Olympic test

Sports Roundup

Renovating Žižkov
Discovery Group unveils big plans for the neighborhood

Quinlan Private eye on Prague 13
Real estate and investment company starts work on latest office park development

FOR ARCH keeps focus on the future
Building trade show opens next month in Prague

Real Estate briefs

A step above the rest
Metropol brings austere, modern style to a whole new level

Decor

Repolishing an old jewel
After four years of renovation, Villa Gröbovka finally opens