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Merrill `Co-Opted’ Analysts Backed Auction-Rate Debt to the End - Bloomberg

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) — Four days before Merrill Lynch & Co. stopped supporting the auction-rate securities market and left thousands of individual investors stuck with securities they couldn’t sell, the firm’s analysts recommended clients buy …
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In the Drink: Marikka’s keeps the beers coming - Kentucky.com

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

In the Drink: Marikka’s keeps the beers comingKentucky.com, KY - 7 hours agoBut Marikka’s is not exclusively about beer: It offers a full range of spirits, a modest wine list well-matched to its hearty Teutonic fare, a hard-to-find …

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Winslow’s Wine Cafe in Fort Worth uncorks delectable offerings - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Special to the Star-Telegram/Brandon Wade A shrimp cocktail and glass of wine at Winslow’s Wine Cafe Special to the Star-Telegram/Brandon Wade For months before Winslow’s Wine Cafe opened, as it took shape on the Camp Bowie corner formerly …
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Spreading an infectious love of fine wine - National Post

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Spreading an infectious love of fine wineNational Post, Canada - 1 hour agoWith more than 30000 bottles and a phone-book thick wine list featuring 4000 different selections, Bistro à Champlain is one of just 73 restaurants in the …

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Cycling and sipping on a Napa Valley tour - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Bicyclists ride along the Silverado Trail near Calistoga on a wine tour. The roads are a little less hectic at this northern end of the Napa Valley, making bike tours a little more doable. (Eric Noland / Great Escapes) CALISTOGA — The route to …
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Cumulus Inc - Age

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

When it comes to finding a genre for a venue, there’s a serious case of identity crisis in Melbourne - in fact, you could be forgiven for thinking it had turned into a slashie’s paradise (and that’s slashie in the multiple gigs sense, not some sort …
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Spring Hill Restaurant & Bar finds its focus and earns its buzz - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

But Spring Hill is no overnight sensation. Mark and Marjorie Fuller, the husband-and-wife team who launched the West Seattle restaurant, started working on this project more than a year ago. Mark, a Culinary Institute of America grad, dreamed about …
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A Girl’s Best Friend - Wwd.com

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

“Making It New: The Art and Style of Sarah and Gerald Murphy” displays art, journals, letters and home movies related to the lives of these Twenties trendsetters and their extraordinary friends, including Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Man Ray …
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Merrill Defrauded Auction-Rate Investors, State Says (Update5) - Bloomberg

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

July 31 (Bloomberg) — Merrill Lynch & Co. was accused by Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin of misleading investors about the stability of the auction-rate market at the same time the investment bank was marketing the securities. New …
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Sommelier Talk: Marian Jansen op de Haar - Wine Spectator (subscription)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Sommelier Talk: Marian Jansen op de HaarWine Spectator (subscription), CA - 8 hours agoBased at the Fleming’s in Newport, Calif., she is responsible for creating the company’s wine list and thoroughly educating the staff about wine. …

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