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  • #31
    Bonuses will suck for many this year.

    I'm more worried about next year. A significant reduction in auto manufacturing would hurt my firm and it looks like that is what is in the making.
    "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
    "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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    • #32
      We're a consultancy, we've got a couple projects explicitly because these companies laid off full-timers and still need to get stuff done...
      "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
      Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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      • #33
        Originally posted by Asher

        My firm rented out the upscale Far Niente restaurant downtown on Saturday night and threw a pretty pricey party and flew a lot of guys in from London and New York for it. They said business was even up 25% during the past 6 months alone, so I think we're good. In fact we just bought out a 20-man company in London last week...good buying opportunities indeed, Mr. Harper.


        Far Niente is also a winery in Napa Valley, California.

        Wonder if the Far Niente Restaurant offers Far Niente wines?
        And indeed there will be time To wonder, "Do I dare?" and, "Do I dare?". t s eliot

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        • #34
          Originally posted by Supr49er


          Far Niente is also a winery in Napa Valley, California.

          Wonder if the Far Niente Restaurant offers Far Niente wines?
          I had lots of the wine. It was good, but I didn't see the bottles.

          But they kept filling 'er up.
          "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
          Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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          • #35
            This is the website for the one Asher mentioned.



            (I know virtually nothing about wine)
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            "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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            • #36
              I doubt it's related to the winery, upon my quick investigation.
              "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
              Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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              • #37
                Originally posted by Wezil
                This is the website for the one Asher mentioned.



                (I know virtually nothing about wine)
                Easy:

                Serve red wine with red meats, and white wine with white meats. Serve rose with things in between, e.g. spaghetti.

                White wine: serve chilled. Hold by the stem of the glass so that it remains chilled.

                Red wine: serve room temperature. Hold by the bowl of the glass, so that your body heat aids vaporization.

                Tah dah! Now you're an expert!

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                • #38
                  Thanks for the crash course Zkribbler. Between that and my copy of Sideways I should be good to go.
                  "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
                  "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by Zkribbler
                    Easy:

                    Serve red wine with red meats, and white wine with white meats. Serve rose with things in between, e.g. spaghetti.
                    No.

                    For instance, a red like Beaujolais accompanies turkey best.

                    And for tomato sauce-based pasta, a chianti is best.

                    I'd also serve medium-bodied reds with the meatier fishes, like tuna, swordfish, etc.
                    Tutto nel mondo è burla

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                    • #40
                      Red Wine should actually be served at 16C, also, not quite room temperature.
                      "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                      Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                      • #41
                        And no one should drink rose wines, either. Puh.
                        Tutto nel mondo è burla

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                        • #42
                          I actually had red with chicken Saturday night. First glass was white, and I didn't like it. The red was much better.

                          The chicken though, the best I've ever had. Delightfully tender and tasty.
                          "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                          Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                          • #43
                            Aw crap. Yet another New Jersey gas station claim. Leaking underground storage tank? Never seen THAT before Yippee.

                            -Arrian
                            grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!

                            The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.

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                            • #44
                              Are you into teh law also?
                              "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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                              • #45
                                Sounds like insurance.

                                Was the owner of the site charged...?
                                "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
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