They're intent that son Pavol, who turns 2 on Feb. 22, will have an older brother.

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Former world heavyweight champion Herbie Hide continued his cruiserweight comeback with a controversial stoppage of Czech Pavol Polakovic in Hamburg.

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ATHENS, Greece -- Brothers Pavol and Peter Hochshorner took gold once again in the Olympic pairs canoe slalom Friday, beating their nearest challengers by nearly four seconds.

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With the Slovakia goalkeeper substituted in favour of an extra attacker and a crowded goal crease, Pavol Demitra found space but could not clear the trailing pad of Canada's Roberto Luongo with his close-range effort.

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In Slovakia, fans lit candles for their star player Pavol Demitra, while Czechs paid similar respects in the Old Town Square in Prague to honour their three compatriots killed in the crash: Josef Vasicek, Karel Rachunek and Jan Marek.

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In addition, and without implying they would necessarily agree with the views expressed here, the author would like to thank: Lajos Bokros, Robert Braun, Martin Bruncko, Robert Cooper, Pavol Demes, Jeremy Druker, Michel Foucher, Andrew Gardner, Heather Grabbe, Charles Grant, Istvan Gyarmati, David Kral, Mart Laar, Edward Lucas, Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Jiri Pehe, Sandra Pralong, Olli Rehn, Gyorgy Schopflin, James Sherr, Pirkka Tapiola, Emma Udwin and Alexander Vondra.

ECONOMIST: Sources and acknowledgments