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Articles in the January 9th, 2008 issue

The widening divide
Czechs, Slovaks suffer cultural drift, 15 years after break-up

Metro to lose display screens
A new ad campaign could mean more billboards to come

Report gives government poor marks
Watchdog blasts state for corruption, nontransparency

Solo sightseeing goes high-tech
A GPS unit for tourists features maps, history, daily culture listings

Hotel channels graffiti into morale boost
Project provides positive outlet for street artists

European Roundup

Seven Days

Bread winner
Penam breaks into Bohemian market with automated bakery

Cabinet discusses limiting ČEZ sale
Government in talks to trim privatization, thanks to record share prices

E-toll revenues exceed estimates
Despite success, expansion to primary roads is in doubt

10 Questions
with Jason Bitter

Movers & Shakers
Scania gets new director

Biz Events
Dates of Note

Biz Week

Wishing on a star
Aspiring young dancers audition for Suzanne Farrell in Prague

Model chanteuse sings pop lyrics
Show-stopper Frühlingová capitalizes on French charm

Around Town
Petitions support sausage

Every year a premiere
Ballet Gala returns with an impressive international lineup

Flights of fancy
A renowned Japanese opera takes wing in Prague

Out of the woods
Fresh sounds from an unlikely cross-country combo

The world, the flesh and the devil
A good film is ruined by the Good Book

In with the old
Festivals start the new film year in earnest

Food court fantasies
People-watching tops everything else at El Emir

Where there's smoke
Fresh or farmed, salmon makes a splash

Best of a banner year
Standouts from 2007 and some reasons to look ahead

Painting the new reality
Czech artists portray their society's rapid transformation

Standing out
A personal account of racial discrimination in the Czech Republic

Postview
Consider alternatives to building more roads

Letters to the Editor

Lean times
Mortgage market set to cool after fervid 2007

In Brief

Banner days
Lukáš Bauer wins the grueling Tour de Ski

Wagner beats the clock in huge win
Guard's heroic last-second shot leads USK to victory over rival Nový Jičín

Sports Roundup