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Shea’s regulations now allow smoking only outside the park in a designated area and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is one of the most virulently anti-tobacco elected officials in the United States. Will Bloomberg be on hand to put out Cox’s cigar after the series opener on Friday night? Remember, Cox is the most volatile manager in history: he’s been kicked out of more games than anyone else! Three more penalties handed out for buying Cuban cigars over the Internet: The Office of Foreign Assets Control, the unit of the U.S. Treasury which monitors the U.S. trade embargo with Cuba, assessed penalties on three individuals during the month of March for buying Cuban cigars over the Internet. The incidents were old: one person agreed to a penalty of $1,087.00 for making multiple purchases between March and July of 2004; a second person was fined $411.04 for buying Havanas over the Internet during 2003 and 2004 and the third person agreed to pay a settlement of $400.00 for buying Cuban cigars five times over a 13-month period from July of 2004 through August of 2005. Through the first three months of the year, OFAC has announced a total of 10 penalties and total fines of $12,419.41 relating to individual purchases of Havana cigars over the Internet. The largest single penalty was handed down in February for $5,213.42. That’s up quite a bit from 2007, when only three penalties were assessed during the first quarter. OFAC was heavily criticized in December by Congressional Democrats for paying more attention to Cuban cigars and rum than to terrorist activities, and after the hubbub, more penalties were quickly assessed against violators of Iranian trade regulations and other terrorism and drug-related regulations. However, the agency still has plenty of time to track down buyers of Cuban cigars. And the winner is: Congratulations to Stephen Duca of Syracuse, New York, winner of our “Register & Win” drawing for a free box of Romeo y Julieta 1875 Clemenceau en Tubo cigars from our Perelman, Pioneer & Company humidors, courtesy of Mike’s Cigars. Up for your pleasure this week is a prized cabinet of 25 El Rico Habano Torpedoes, made by hand under the direction of Ernesto Perez-Carrillo in the Dominican Republic. They’re full-bodied with plenty of flavor thanks to the extra-dark Connecticut-grown maduro wrappers and offered in a generous torpedo format of six inches by 54 ring gauge, provided courtesy of our friends at Mike's.. The box will be awarded in our drawing to be held on Sunday, April 27. To enter, just click on the “Register & Win” tab above and fill out the required information. If you have entered in the past, there is no need to re-enter; all past entries are carried forward to future drawings. You must be 21 or older to win; good luck! ~ Rich Perelman CLASSIFIED ADVERTISINGCigar Humidors and Cigar Accessories at Humidor Vault! Your online cigar humidor source, with rock-bottom pricing and fantastic customer support!Like sports? Get news and commentary you won’t see in your morning newspaper at TheSportsExaminer.com! Join the examination! A limited amount of classified advertising is available in this space on a weekly basis. For details, call Pat Harris at (213) 365-7965 or inquire by email by clicking here. Have an opinion? You can send it using the “Comment” button below! Don’t forget to register for our drawing for free cigars and accessories! Just click on the “Register & Win” button above; enter today! Looking for a cigar party? Take a look at our exclusive list of hundreds of cigar events across the country, listed by state and date, only on CigarCyclopedia.com!
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“American cigar production fell to less than 1,000 factories (971 registered) by 1954 and only 477 in 1961.
