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Some of the leeches go into Nikonov's own skin care range "Bio Energy," which is made at the Center. The most expensive product, an anti-aging cream, contains dried, freshly-hatched larvae and retails for 47,000 rubles ($1,300) for 15 grams. The idea for the cosmetic range came after the collapse of Communism, when pharmacies were no longer required to sell leeches. "We had no money and the staff would go several months without wages," says Nikonov. "We had too many leeches and we wanted to try and create something exciting and profitable." Nikonov explains that...
...class that went to work in public service, politics, the arts and publishing would instead be 39%. In the postbubble economy, plenty of smart and ambitious young people will still pursue financial careers, God bless them, but other fields will get a bigger share of the cream...
...products that were worth $2.4 billion in trade in 2007. He pulled no punches about his goal: the tariffs were designed to hit as many different U.S. states as possible. Going into effect on March 19, the tariffs of 10% to 45% affected goods ranging from onions and shaving cream to fruit juice and red wine. There was even a tariff on Christmas trees, which may not have worried the growers too much because they don't sell many in March...
...Indian attitudes toward the English language. English is emerging as the language of aspiration for the Indian population - as a passport to a lucrative job and entry into the country's growing middle class. A friend of mine is an entrepreneur who runs Corner House, a popular Bangalore ice cream and sundae parlor. He told me resigningly that he had taught his staff some English so that they would be able to take orders and they left him to join a BPO company...
...carried out. After getting the all-clear from authorities, he reopened it on March 12, but kept seafood off the menu, just in case it would prove to be the culprit. The three-star restaurant is known for its inventive menu that includes scrambled egg and bacon ice cream, and snail porridge. Its 17-course set menu costs $180 and can take three hours to complete. (See pictures of the perfect steak...