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Articles in the November 14th, 2007 issue

Up to 5,000 homeless populate Prague
Numbers remain high according to police

Russians in Czech Republic could lose pensions
Officials could annul reciprocal 1959 treaty

Companies test consumer trends
New products get Czech seal of approval

Battle scars
City officials see violent test of 'national character'

Scenes from the streets
Nov. 10 events played out differently for various groups

Base protest planned for Nov. 17
Organizers call for protest on Velvet Revolution anniversary

Radar base attracts foreign spies
Int'l intelligence on the prowl for defense technology

Prague 1 wagers slots ban
City officials must approve bid to stop 'gambling boom'

Czech Republic seeks to protect folk customs
Experts warn UNESCO status for one tradition could silence others

European Roundup

Seven Days

Nursing a profit
Prague takes first step in privatizing retirement homes

Court blocks trading of insurer
PPF Investments' stake in Russia's Ingosstrakh at heart of dispute

AmCham president audits success
ČR's top businesswoman looks to unite chambers

10 Questions
with Nigel D.P. Thwaites

Movers & Shakers
New chairman at AAA

Biz Events
Dates of Note

Biz Week

Jazzbo
The perilous life and times of Čestmír Huňát

Child's Play
Playtime at the mall

Coolidge speaks, politicians listen
Career includes run for Senate, consulting with President Klaus

Around Town
Ads 101: A naked campaign

Ballet history takes the stage
At the National Theater, the successor to Ballets Russes

Innovations in strings
The Penderecki Quartet boldly explores new musical frontiers

Motor City classic
Violinist Regina Carter bridges the old and new worlds

Silencing the lions
Redford's film is undone by its own passion

Heartbreaking
Though not in the way the directors intended

Reaching for the stars
Allegro looks to make culinary history in Prague

A taste of home
Every culture has its own, unique culinary traditions

Good to gobble
Where to get Thanksgiving dinner and more

A Bohemian in London
Václav Hollar captured European history in exquisite detail

Giving thanks where thanks are due
Anonymous heroes helped thousands during World War II

Postview
Exactly the right reaction to demonstrations

Letters to the Editor

Securities revolution
Amid delays and bourse protest, EU unites capital markets

In Brief

Domestic disturbance
Radical Sparta fans boycott team in response to increased security

Sports Roundup

The Montessori motto: learn by doing
New director of international school starts year

Preparing for Prague Student Summit
Youth learn what it is like to work for UN, NATO

Prague British School to get new digs
Students will move into different location in 2008

Walking through life's ABCs
Prague-based preschool takes on a new approach

Government mulls university tuition
Proposal not going over well with some students

Education Briefs