Thursday, July 17, 2008

Gustav Klimt Death and Life painting

Gustav Klimt Death and Life painting
Alexandre Cabanel Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners painting
to good labels, with high-end, export-quality spirits selling at the equivalent of around $5.Sellers have a fairly hefty supply of all brands with the “old” markings, which they have to get rid of by Sept. 1, after which only the double-marked bottles will be legal.But there may be a more-than-usual interest in alcohol purchases toward the end of the week, as Russia prepares to celebrate major annual holidays through June 12. And some small retailers are already taking advantage of shortage rumors, however, pulling most of the popular cheap brands off the shelves and offering more expensive vodkas to customers in order to diminish the risk of being left with the expensive product unsold.Either way, it seems highly unlikely that Russians will rise in arms against Vladimir Putin, although they may soon be less inclined to raise their glasses to toast their president, as one inevitable result of all the confusion is widely expected to be a hike in prices of this country’s favorite drink.

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