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SUMMER DEALS. MiamiHerald

Yes, the price of gasoline is high. Yes, planes are crowded. And, yes, various travel providers are adding fuel surcharges to their prices. But so what! There are only so many summers in a lifetime and travelers should let nothing stop them, while still keeping eyes peeled for discounts. If you haven't made any plans yet, here are some intriguing possibilities:

Boys' Getaway: The Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, S.C., is featuring a Masts, Mulligans and Marinas package starting at $390 per person through Sept. 17. The boys get two nights at the Inn at Harbour Town, a round of golf on the Ocean Course, cigars or a beverage upon check-in, and a kayaking, sailing or fishing expedition, provided there are four fisherguys participating. 800-SEA-PINES (732-7463) or www.seapines.com.

...cigars and beverages...sounds like a great time out...

MiamiHerald.com | 07/09/2006 | What To Know | News, tips and values

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Kiosk will offer cigars, chocolates and coffee...

Kentucky trinket might be oddly familiar to Chinese
By Jim Jordan. HERALD-LEADER BUSINESS WRITER

It's an experiment that might lead to a full-fledged store at the south Lexington shopping mall, plus Maker's Mark kiosks at other malls in Kentucky and Cincinnati, and at major airports all over the country."

Lexington is kind of our way to get our feet wet on kiosk locations," says Lindsey, senior vice president of English Emprise, master licensee to Maker's Mark Bourbon."

We'll learn how to manage that one before we branch off to other markets."

The Fayette Mall kiosk offers such products as Maker's Mark chocolates, coffee and cigars, and barware items dipped in blue wax exclusively for the Lexington area.

It won't sell bourbon, though. You'll have to go to your regular dealer for that. There are just too many "legal obstacles" to getting a license, Lindsey says.

...there is alot of demand for these goods

Lexington Herald-Leader | 07/10/2006 | Kentucky trinket might be oddly familiar to Chinese

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Most Notorious -- Long Beach creature has power to sell tabloids and smokes cigars

LONG BEACH --- It emerged from the swamp to terrorize the world."What may be man's missing link -- a grotesque, hissing creature with the head and upper body of a human and the dragon-like lower body of an alligator -- has been captured alive just miles from here in the Big Cypress Swamp," began a 1993 cover story in a Florida newspaper.

Perhaps Jake can trace his pedigree to the fabulous human-beast hybrids of mythological lore, like the satyr or the centaur. The echidna might make a nice mate for him --- she has the head, arms and torso of a woman, while the rest of her body is a snake.

But Jake's many fans think of him as lovable, not scary, and a few have shared their own stories with owners Marian and Junior Marsh.

Some visitors to Marsh's said they remember Jake alive and wiggling, smoking cigars and hanging out in a swanky New Orleans whorehouse.

Others recall him performing in a sideshow at a Texas carnival, or dressing in drag (as Minnie the Mermaid) at a San Francisco club.

...believe it, or not...

The Daily News Online

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Smokin' a premium stogie never looked so cool...

Monica Haynes: The All-Star scene

Celebrities take spotlight and city lights up as weekend festivities kick in.

Galas and gaiety, rock and roll and heaping helping of soul were all in the mix as All-Star weekend took full effect.

We know smoking is bad, but Franco Harris made it look so good as he puffed on a premium stogie on the patio of the Carnegie Science Center during the Martinis & Cigars Under the Stars Gala Friday night. The former Steelers great was in attendance with his wife, Dana.

In addition to cigars and martinis, guests could partake of shrimp cocktail, crab, scallops, marinated vegetables, carved turkey and roast beef. Yum. Yum.

...having a fine meal, having a fine cigar...ah fond memories

Monica Haynes: The All-Star scene

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Cigar Smokin Sportsplayers

For millions of young football-lovers, the French soccer star Zinedine Zidane is a powerful role model. So when the EU was looking for sportsmen to front a campaign against smoking in 2002, who better than 'Zizou' to bang home the message, 'Feel free to say no'?­

It is hard to imagine Zidane doing something similar in 2006. A few days ago, a long-lens photograph captured him feeling free to say yes, as he sneaked a crafty cigarette before the World Cup semi-final against Portugal. Eyes closed, cheeks squeezed in tight, index finger stroking his upper lip, he seemed to be in heaven. Did it do him any harm? Well, it may have knocked two minutes off his life, it certainly did not help the campaign, but it did not stop him dominating the midfield to see France through to the final.

Cricket, too, has found room for hardened smokers. Ian Botham naturally enjoyed a cigar and a spliff, and never understood what the fuss was all about.

Which leads us to another reason to smoke: advertising money. The cricketer Denis Compton helped to sell Condor tobacco, Beefy Botham recommended Hamlet, Fred Perry was inspired by New White Owl cigars, while the baseball legend Joe DiMaggio used to claim that every smoker should smoke Chesterfield.

...after a win, what better way to enjoy a victory then lighting up a fine cigar...

KHALEEJ TIMES ONLINE - Smokin' Zizou

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