Hot Buttered Rum brings the Dead to mind (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)an Francisco's Hot Buttered Rum will perform at Higher Ground in South Burlington on Saturday. If its recent release, "Limbs Akimbo," is any indication, this is a really fine ensemble. ... - By ART EDELSTEIN Arts Correspondent

JORDAN: HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL WADI RUM (Business Examiner)RUM, Jordan—When you become blasé about viewing camels that are backdropped by the rusty ochre sandstone formations of Wadi Rum you know it has been an astounding day. This sweeping desert landscape, in Jordan's southeast corner, is one of soft sand punctuated by towering craggy monoliths. It gave me a new reverence for what nature can produce, and restored value to overused superlatives like ...

RUM PROVES NEWMARKET KING (Sporting Life)Rum King scored for Richard Hannon in the Weatherbys Maiden Stakes.

Cuba: Close, but no cigar for U.S. tourists (USA Today)The country famed for vintage architecture, rum, cigars and '50s cars has a new spin. Cuba and its tourism industry are ramping up in anticipation of an influx of Americans and their greenbacks..

Third Democrat announces rum for US House (KPAX Missoula)Blackfeet tribal member Melinda Gopher is a writer and blogger seeking her first political office.

The Coppell Police Department responded to the following incidents (Coppell Gazette)3:39 p.m. Theft reported in the 600 block of Phillips Drive. Unknown suspect stole victim's wedding ring. 1:03 p.m. Hit and rum accident reported in the 100 block of N. Moore Road . Unknown suspect backed vehicle into unattended motorcycle and left without leaving information.

Keep teen get-togethers under control (Chicago Sun-Times)The beer and rum were flowing as 30 or so teens gathered in a Deerfield basement to celebrate high school homecoming a few years ago. Then things turned deadly. On their way back to the party, two revelers -- both 18, the driver drunk -- crashed their car into a nearby tree and died. And the homeowners who allowed the boozy bash to take place were sentenced on misdemeanor charges for ...

Taste Old New Orleans Rum at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum (New Orleans Times-Picayune)Master distiller Chris Sule leads tasting at Southern Food and Beverage Museum

10 great places to toast Bloody Mary's 75th (USA Today)Say cheers to the Bloody Mary as the brunch favorite celebrates its 75th anniversary this month. Dale DeGroff, author of The Essential Cocktail, shares his list of great bars where you can sip the classic cocktail.

Koloa Rum debut raises spirits on Kaua'i (Honolulu Advertiser)After nine years of development and up to $5 million invested, a Kauai company is making rum from locally grown sugar cane. As of last week, Koloa Rum sells by the bottle in a company store on the Kilohana Plantation grounds and by the drink at more than a dozen Kaua'i bars.

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