Dec 31
2011

New Tobacco Store Opens

Other shops include Newtown Convenience and Deli, on Church Hill Road at Queen Street; Butthead's Tobacco Emporium, in Ricky's Shopping Center; and Big Buddha Cigar Lounge, on Hawleyville Road, boasting a stock of 300 different cigars and a lounge in ...
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Dec 31
2011

Stolen package worth $2245, pot cigar, and more — Oak Park

28 at the 25 Pleasant Avenue and charged with unlawful possession of cannabis. Police reported officers were called to the scene on account of a suspicious person in the area and found the man with a cannabis-filled cigar behind his left ear ...
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Dec 30
2011

Two more accused in cigar store burglary

15 burglary at Frank's Cigar Store, 1114 Eighth St., La Salle, according to a La Salle police report. A 17-year-old La Salle female was picked up at 10:20 am Thursday at her residence on a warrant for two counts of burglary. And at 11:25 am Thursday, ...
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Dec 30
2011

Health advocates pitch higher cigar tax

By ERIN COX, Staff Writer By ERIN COX, Staff Writer The group that successfully pushed for a higher alcohol tax has set its sights for next year on hiking the tax on another vice - cigars. By Laura-Chase McGehee — The Capital A proposed hike of the ...
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Annapolis Capital

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Dec 30
2011

Stolen package worth $2245, pot cigar, and more

Police reported officers were called to the scene on account of a suspicious person in the area and found the man with a cannabis-filled cigar behind his left ear and 14 grams of cannabis in his pocket. Someone removed a Fed-Ex package from the common ...
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Dec 30
2011

The Stories Behind 9 Defunct Bowl Games – Including The Gotham Bowl, The Cigar

Last week Orange Bowl officials reneged on a sponsorship deal with Camacho Cigars. Bowl spokesman Larry Wahl decided that a relationship with a cigar company would be inappropriate. But once upon a time in the United States, smoking wasn't taboo and ...
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Midwest Sports Fans

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Dec 30
2011

Pampering Men, One Haircut at a Time

After 5 pm on Tuesdays, a complimentary cigar is given with the purchase of any service. While business has been slow since the opening, Perico-Cutts is confident that it will increase after the new year and said they already have at least 10 regulars. ...
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Dec 30
2011

Incorrect quotations can have scary repercussions

Machiavelli never wrote, "The end justifies the means," and Freud never said, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." Al Gore never claimed, "I invented the Internet," just as Humphrey Bogart never said, "Play it again, Sam" in Casablanca. ...
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Dec 30
2011

After the speech

A young photographer plucked the ubiquitous cigar from Winston Churchill's mouth, earning a scowl, and made history with the famous image of the wartime British PM. Chris Cobb explains By Chris Cobb, Ottawa Citizen December 30, 2011 12:00 AM Look ...
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Dec 30
2011

Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce gets in conga line

Get your mambo lessons and pack up your cigar lighters -- the Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce is offering a trip to Cuba. The chamber on Thursday announced that 20 spots are available to visit the communist country for nine days and eight ...
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Dec 30
2011

Winston Churchill 70 years ago: 'Some chicken! Some neck!'

Churchill reluctantly agreed to “five minutes” and walked into the room with a cigar in his mouth. Buoyed by the success of his speech and fortified by his favourite Johnnie Walker Red Label, Churchill was in a jovial mood. “But Karsh, to his immense ...
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Dec 29
2011

Christmas UFO: Object described as 'hazy and cloud-like'

The witness and her husband were outside watching the sky as they had seen a cigar-shaped object just three days earlier. "I spotted an object that looked 'V-shaped', with no actual lights that I could see, but again (like the last sighting) looked ...
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Dec 29
2011

Cigar lounge planned on Main Street

Dana Carvey in the city planning office confirms he's reviewing an application from John Michael Peace for a permit for Maduro Cigar Bar and Lounge. It promises, in addition to cigars, cocktails and light food. It won't serve a menu extensive enough to ...
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Dec 29
2011

Cigar Factory Readings in Cuba

HAVANA TIMES, Dec 29 — I was going through adolescence when I became interested in the job of people who would read to workers in cigar factories as they rolled tobacco. I had fallen into the net of passion for books and became convinced that it would ...
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Havana Times

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Dec 29
2011

King Corona Cigars, Tampa, Florida

Years ago, the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, Florida, was the cigar capital of the world. Proud, brick cigar factories standing a few stories tall, each laid out east to west to allow the sunlight to flow into the large windows, dominated the ...
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Dec 29
2011

SND To Reveal Cigar Aficionado's Top Cigars Of 2011

During the first week of the new year, we'll be revealing sister publication Cigar Aficionado's exclusive list of the Top 10 Cigars of 2011, a day at a time. In addition to our normal drinks news and features, on Tuesday, January 3rd we'll feature ...
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Dec 29
2011

At cigar shop, smoke signals indicate it's a Mitt vs. Ron matchup

And based on a visit to one of the polling places, Federal Cigar in Portsmouth, the winner could be the guy who has never inhaled: Mitt Romney. The well-known cigar shop has been conducting its presidential “matchbook” polls for at least 30 years, ...
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Dec 29
2011

Wrongs I was born to write

Cigar Guy Cleared. Then: One March day, I got a call from one of my cigar guys, Edgar Uria, who owned a cigar shop on the Balboa Peninsula and, a day earlier, had made news the wrong way. A Muslim cabbie complained to an Arab-American-rights group that ...
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Dec 28
2011

Blumenthal Statement on Orange Bowl Decision to Restrict Camacho Cigar Advertising

Young fans are particularly susceptible to tobacco marketing, and cigars are just as harmful to their health as cigarettes. NCAA rules already prohibit tobacco use in any form by student athletes and all game personnel, and tobacco has no place in ...
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Dec 28
2011

California Man Accused of Impersonating Surgeon Pleads Not Guilty

SAN FRANCISCO – A California man who allegedly posed as doctor and performed liposuction while smoking a cigar pleaded not guilty Tuesday to several felony charges. Carlos Guzmangarza, 49, was arrested Thursday after allegedly impersonating a ...
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Dec 28
2011

Hymn For Her – cigar box guitar music – Boing Boing

Hymn For Her - cigar box guitar music. By Mark Frauenfelder at 5:24 pm Tuesday , Dec 27. [Video Link] Andrew says: "This video is wonderful, I had never heard ...
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Dec 28
2011

New Cigars From La Flor Dominicana | News & Features | Cigar

As 2011 comes to a close, La Flor Dominicana has released new smokes in time for the holidays: The La Flor Dominicana Small Batch IV, the Factory Press IV ...
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Dec 28
2011

PipesandCigars.com Posts Record-Setting Sales in 2011

The different kinds of tobacco products we are allowed to ship via mail-order has been repeatedly restricted, and the competition from other online tobacconists to offer the lowest online cigar prices is more fierce than ever. ...
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Dec 28
2011

S.F. liposuction charge brings not guilty plea

The man accused of posing as a doctor and performing liposuction on a woman while smoking a cigar pleaded not guilty Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court. Carlos Guzmangarza, 49, was arrested Thursday for allegedly posing as a physician's assistant ...
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Dec 28
2011

Best Cuban Cigars of 2011 @ Cigar Inspector

December means top cigars lists and, of course, our blog is no exception here. You will find below my list of the best Cuban cigars I had the pleasure to smoke in ...
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Dec 28
2011

Fake doc arrested; performed lipo with cigar

Carlos Guzman is accused of performing invasive medical procedures and luring women into his office with bargain prices. He was also rather unconventional. Officials say in one instance, Guzman performed liposuction while smoking a cigar.
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7Online.com

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Dec 27
2011

Justin Bieber, Brian Regan and FreeSol are booked on a repeat of "Late Show

Bleacherreport.com recently compiled a list of humbler, less marketing-driven bowls from the middle of the 20th century that included the Cigar Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Refrigerator Bowl. The Cigar Bowl may not pass muster with today's health ...
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Dec 27
2011

New Cigars From La Flor Dominicana

These 7 inch by 52 ring cigars come packaged in crates of 105 and retail for $19 each. Only 240 boxes were made. For a chunkier smoke, the Factory Press IV is a squarely pressed 6 1/2 by 60 cigar that comes presented in slotted trays, each cigar ...
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Dec 27
2011

How Long Can Cigars Stay Fresh?

For how long can I keep cigars in an original, factory sealed box so they don't dry up? Cigars won't stay humidified for very long at all outside of a humidor, no matter how tight the seal on the box. They will start to dry out within a day. ...
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Dec 27
2011

Graycliff accelerates plans for $25M Heritage Village

Paolo Garzaroli, the president of the Graycliff Cigar Company, spoke with Guardian Business about the latest progress on the development of West Hill Street. File photo After purchasing property along West Hill Street, the Graycliff brand seeks to bank ...
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Nassau Guardian

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Dec 27
2011

Cigar Insider: Matt Urbano of Urbano Cigars | The Stogie Guys

I had the pleasure of meeting Matt Urbano of Urbano Cigars last month while visiting Tampa. He introduced me to his line of cigars and handed me a three- pack ...
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Dec 27
2011

Pictured: The 'doctor' who performed cut-price liposuction while smoking a

Prosecutors say Carlos Guzmangarza, 49, gave his patient local anaesthesia and asked her to hold her own IV bag while he performed the cosmetic procedure and smoked a cigar in surgery - then flushed the liquid fat down her own toilet. ...
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Daily Mail

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Dec 26
2011

Orange Bowl Scraps Cigar Deal

MIAMI -- Orange Bowl officials said that they have scrapped a planned sponsorship deal with Camacho Cigars, reported the Associated Press. Orange Bowl spokesperson Larry Wahl told the news agency that after mutual review, it was determined that it ...
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Dec 26
2011

Phony Doc Botched Lipo, Flushed Fat: Prosecutors

He asks her to hold her IV bag while he works, all the while smoking a cigar. A few days later, he shows up at her house with 6 pounds of her fat and, telling her he needs to dispose of it, flushes it down her toilet. Reported first in the San ...
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Dec 26
2011

Red Lion races to start a new year

For the first time in 15 years, a cigar factory will not be in operation in Red Lion when the giant fake cigar is raised on New Year's Eve. Van Slyke & Horton Inc., the last remaining factory from the industry that built the town, closed early this ...
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Dec 26
2011

In Madrid, a Park Blooms Where a Freeway Once Blighted

MADRID — Even on a chilly Thursday afternoon in December, the old men, engulfed in cigar smoke and reading newspapers, were sitting under tall pines around chess tables. Nearby, a young woman had strung her line between the trunks of two mulberry ...
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New York Times

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Dec 26
2011

Guantanamo DJs riff Fidel Castro for fun, not profits – Sacramento Bee

“Radio Gitmo,” goes a jingle in an unspoken nod to the economic embargo, “We're close but no cigar.” It's emblazoned on T-shirts, key chains, tote bags and beer-can covers – classic public-radio fundraising fare. Except these poke fun at the former ...
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Dec 26
2011

Durbin and Senator Call for End to Cigar Company's Sponsorship of

“Tobacco has no place in sports, and the promotion of cigars at the Orange Bowl sends the wrong message to young fans,” the Senators wrote. “A tobacco ...
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Dec 26
2011

Cigars and bowl games don't mix – Los Angeles Times

Amid the slew of college football bowl games over the next two weeks is a controversy over whether such games should be sponsored by tobacco companies.
articles.latimes.com/.../la-heb-orange-bowl-tobacco-20111223
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Dec 25
2011

Cigar Tip: 5 Suggestions for the New Cigar Smoker | The Stogie Guys

Last month, we gave some suggestions for finding new cigars. New cigar smokers might get the most out of those tips, but they are lessons even experienced ...
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Dec 25
2011

Top Five Holiday Cigar and Beer Pairings – Businessweek

This holiday, leave the single malt on the shelf and give your taste buds a treat pairing a fine cigar with a rich craft beer.
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Dec 25
2011

Orange Bowl Cancels Cigar Sponsorship « CBS St. Louis

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin was one who lobbied NCAA and bowl officials to drop Camacho Cigars, citing health concerns.
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Dec 25
2011

Coming to Cardinals' defense

It's all about a bunch of kids smoking cigars and spraying champagne in a locker room after a championship game. What kid didn't light up a cigar/cigarette in high school? Who didn't sneak a few drinks when they thought they could get away with it? ...
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Dec 25
2011

Orange Bowl scraps planned cigar sponsorship | Bryan/College

Find Brazos Valley News, Weather, Business, Aggie Sports, Cars, Homes, Jobs, Real Estate, and Shopping Classifieds on TheEagle.com in Bryan/College Station, Texas.
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Dec 24
2011

Man impersonating surgeon arrested performing liposuction while smoking a cigar.

To the horror of the woman Mr Guzmangarza then set out to operate on her whilst smoking a cigar. At the same time the woman was also asked to hold her own IV bag as Carlos Guzmangarza began cutting into her flesh. Cutting into her flesh with no medical ...
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Dec 24
2011

Orange Bowl's cigar deal snuffed

By AP MIAMI – Orange Bowl officials said Friday they have scrapped a planned sponsorship deal with Camacho Cigars. Larry Wahl, an Orange Bowl spokesman, said in an email that after mutual review, it was determined it would not be appropriate to go ...
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Dec 24
2011

Orange Bowl Scraps Cigar Sponsorship

Orange Bowl officials have decided against a planned sponsorship deal with Camacho Cigars. The bowl's spokesman, Larry Wahl, said in an e-mail that a mutual review had determined that it would not be appropriate. The planned sponsorship would have ...
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Dec 24
2011

Orange Bowl decides against cigar sponsorship ESPN

Orange Bowl officials said Friday they've scrapped a planned sponsorship deal with Camacho Cigars.
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Dec 24
2011

Orange Bowl scraps planned cigar sponsorship | Washington

Orange Bowl officials say they've scrapped a planned sponsorship deal with Camacho Cigars. Orange Bowl spokesman Larry Wahl said in an email Friday that after mutual review, it was determined that it would not be appropriate to go ...
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Dec 24
2011

Dave Barry's Blog: THIS BEING SAN FRANCISCO, IT'S THE CIGAR

A San Francisco man with no medical license performed liposuction on a woman while smoking a cigar, then flushed six pounds of fat he removed down the patient's toilet, city prosecutors alleged. Posted by Dave on December 23, 2011 at ...
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