THE TESTY TIMES
11-Oct-99 Edition

LIVING SECTION:
	Upcoming Promotions
	Cooking with Beer
SPORTS SECTION:
	Weekly schedule
BUSINESS SECTION:
	Industry News
NEWS SECTION:	
	Did You Know???
	
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LIVING SECTION
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Upcoming promotions
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Don't forget to check out the calendar of events on our website for
promos in upcoming weeks:

http://www.tacomac.com/cgi-bin/calendars/tacomac/WebEvent

Cooking With Beer
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Sesame Spinach Salad

1 cup pecans
1 1/2 ounces halvah
4 ounces amber ale
1/4 cup sesame oil
2 drops Tabasco sauce
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp lemon juice
coarsely ground black pepper to taste
2 firm, tart apples (granny smith or macintosh)
4 cups spinach leaves, washed, stemmed and torn
1 large red bell pepper , seeded and chopped
2 medium carrots, peeled and grated
3 scallions, minced

* Toast the pecans and chop them coarsely
* Blend the halvah, ale, sesame oil, Tabasco, kosher salt, lemon juice, and
  pepper until smooth
* Peel, core, and slice the apples.  Immediately toss the apples in the
  dressing (to prevent them from browning) and then toss the spinach and
  remaining ingredients together.

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SPORTS SECTION
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Weekly Schedule
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FOOTBALL SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

Sunday, Oct 17th
Green Bay @ Denver 4:15 FOX
Washington @ Arizona 8:20 ESPN

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BUSINESS SECTION
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Industry News
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* The California Supreme Court has rejected a Writ of Review filed by
Anheuser Busch seeking reconsideration of a Court of Appeals ruling that
buying bar patrons a drink is considered "sampling consumer" an illegal
activity.  AB contends that nothing in the law prevents company reps from
buying a bar patron an "incidental drink".  The California Dept of
Alcoholic Beverage Control filed an accusation against the brewer for
violation of section 25600 (free goods) and Rule 52 (samples).  The court
concluded that Rule 52 only allows "samples" to be given to retail
licensees.

* Anheuser Busch and Adolph Coors will continue to raise prices even after
recording huge profits, due mainly to an increase in the population of
young males in their twenties.  Young males are the beer industry's biggest
customers and rising wages and lower unemployment has created a lot of
disposable income. 

* A 15-liter bottle of Belgian beer is selling for 635 British pounds
($1000.00) at one London bar.  The 26 pint bottle of Vielle Bon Secours
beer is made by Bierodrome, owned by Belgo Group, Plc.  It takes two
waiters to pour pints from the bottle.  Bierodrome springs for a free cab
ride home for the buyer and the empty "souvenir" bottle.

Stock Prices
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Stock Quotes will return in 2 weeks....

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NEWS SECTION
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Did You Know???
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Schutzenfest:  Literally "a festival of shooting" which is what it once
was, this July festival in Hannover, Germany now concentrates on beer. 
Custom calls for downing a beer along with a glass of corn schnapps, which
is shooting prowess enough.