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...Guangdong, Beijing's latest directives, including one stipulating that all needy SARS victims receive subsidized medical care, have yet to make a difference. In the sooty provincial capital of Taiyuan, where the average monthly income is just $60, the family of an infected student surnamed Han has had to fork over $240 in medical fees for four days' care. "The government has underinvested in health in the last 20 years, leaving it to individuals to pay the bills," says Bekedam...
...million plus 50% of the profits. She will also have the Colosseum, a brand-new, $95 million, 4,000-seat theater, at her disposal. In return, Caesars Palace, the faded jewel of the Las Vegas Strip, gets some much needed buzz and thousands of nightly guests willing to fork over anywhere from $87.50 to $200 at the box office. "Celine will bring up to a million people a year to the property," says Mark Juliano, president of Caesars Palace. "Because of the ticket pricing, we know they're not afraid to spend a dollar, and we have reconfigured the casino...
...contestant used a knife and fork, while another picked up his pie and tried to eat it like a sandwich. Another even removed his shirt in preparation for the competition...
...have a speaker series on dating etiquette. Classes would teach proper dining conduct and other essential dating protocol. “These classes would help make the dating process easier for people,” explained Blickstead. Although it’s always nice to know where the salad fork goes, if students actually find their less-than-savvy table manners to be a hindrance in their love lives, then we are all a lot worse off than I thought...
...behind burgeoning Turkish denim brand Mavi set their sights on the New World, people naturally thought they were mad. Even madder, rather than sell their jeans at Wal-Mart on the cheap, as many developing country producers do, the pair went for the gold: fashion-conscious youths willing to fork out $60 a pair. And for more than a year after Mavi began exporting to select U.S. department stores late in 1996, sales were painfully slow. Then came Molly, a line of low-rise, slightly flared women's jeans with a wholesome name that became a success...