Rum Rises From the Cocktail Shaker to Challenge Scotch, Bourbon (Bloomberg)Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Rum is going up in class. More often seen in the company of its proletarian partner Coke, the sugarcane-based liquor is mixing instead with the elite sipping spirits, the single malts, XO cognacs and aged bourbons.

A Look Back:Prohibited or not, the booze kept flowing (Daily Pilot)Decades before the Prohibition era brought smugglers to Newport's beaches, their boats laden with barrels of whiskey and rum, the city had a problem with unlicensed drinking establishments called blind pigs.

Cruises for those who want something different (San Francisco Chronicle)This might come as a shock, but not every cruise is all about rum-laden umbrella drinks, 24/7 bingo, "The Love Boat" theme on steel drum and a general atmosphere devoid of culture and, well, any thought much deeper than "I'll have the lobster and the steak."...

Plan to host riverboat runs into the shoals (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)I office right on the Rum River near downtown Anoka and have learned to appreciate the Rum River and all it's scenery throughout the … read more seasons for 7-plus years now. It's a hidden jewel right in the middle of Anoka.

London's Top Chefs Go Home, Pig Out on Candy Bars, Burgers (Bloomberg)Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- You've spent your day leading a kitchen brigade preparing the finest of ingredients that you artfully arrange on plates. So what to eat when you get home?

FIRST STRIKE: Pickwick fast bowler Tino Best (second from right) celebrating the first wicket in Division 1 cricket at ... (Daily Nation)Published on: 8/9/2009. ESA FIELD RUM PICKWICK endured an up-and-down day at their new home base when championship leaders TeleBarbados Carlton recovered from a mid-innings wobble to post a respectable total.

Mingle With Philly's Top Leaders (NBC Philadelphia)If you're one of the many people without a job and looking to meet future employers, mark your calendar.

Scoreboard (Aberdeen American News)TV SPORTS...

The USA's Yesterdays: Steven Crane: A badge of courage, personified (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)Hal Malehorn Sixty-one years ago this autumn I began college, where I enrolled in freshman composition. I had as my instructor Miss Miriam Fackler. From the first class session, Miss Fackler set about teaching us hapless “freshies” the proper way to write English, and among other things, stressed brevity. (“Murder your darlings !” she scribbled liberally in red along the margins of our papers.)

It's dessert and a show with flambe on the menu (Rapid City Journal)Want to get your party started? Try setting a banana on fire.

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