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Edgar M. Cullman Sr. Dies at 93; Helped Broaden Cigars? Appeal
 As a longtime executive at General Cigar Company, Mr. Cullman helped shift the public image of cigars from Edward G. Robinson gangsterism to Steve McQueen cool.
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No Cuban Cigars? Q Cigar by Portes Offers an Alternative
 Since Cuban stock can be hard to procure, Q Cigar by Portes has provided an alternative for cigar connoisseurs for nearly 20 years, and it?s Dominican-grown.
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In Cuba, Cigar Lovers Are a Lifeline
 The sale of cigars to wealthy foreigners helps bring in hard currency, which the Cuban government desperately needs.
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Alejandro Robaina, Grower for Top Cuban Cigars, Dies at 91
Mr. Robaina achieved cult status among smokers worldwide for the silken leaves that wrapped cigars known for their smoothness and richness.
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In Only Bar of Its Kind in City, Haven (or a Hideout) for Smokers
The Karma Lounge has an exemption from the no-smoking law because it derived at least 10 percent of its income from tobacco products.
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CASE STUDY; A Cigar Start-Up Seeks Introductions
Jane L Levere Case Study column overviews start-up of Miami-based cigar company EPC Cigar Co; photo
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Choosing a Marketing Plan: Traditional or Social Media?
 EPC Cigar is focusing on social media to promote the new company and its E. P. Carrillo brand, while building on the family?s cigar-making legacy.
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YOU'RE THE BOSS; Social Media Not as Easy As It Looks
Several marketing and advertising executives comment on social media aspect of EPC Cigar Co's ad campaign
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VITAL SIGNS; Hazards: Are Pipe and Cigar Users Blowing Smoke?
Dr R Graham Barr, Columbia University Medical Center assistant medicine and epidemiology professor, leads study on negative effects of smoking pipes and cigars; research, which is published in Annals of Internal Medicine, finds that while pipe and cigar smokers do not have higher levels of harmful cotinine than cigarette smokers, they are at more than double risk of abnormal lung function compared to non-smokers
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Writing a Law to Help Just One Company
City room blog entry on New York City tobacconist Nat Sherman, which is seeking carve-out in state law that prevents food and beverages from being served where smoking is permitted; it would apply to Johnson Club Room, private smoking lounge in showroom of store, which company vice president William Sherman says provides place for customers to relax with their cigars and something to drink; photo
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Cigarette Ban With a Loophole
The problem with the cigarette ban is that it fails to define what a cigarette is. Without a definition, sales of other flavored tobacco products, such as cigars, may not be illegal.
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Flavors Banned From Cigarettes to Deter Youths
 The ban is the first major crackdown on cigarettes since the Food and Drug Administration was given authority to regulate tobacco products.
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Why the Smoke Doesn?t Get in Their Eyes
 Electric cigars, or e-cigars along with e-cigarettes claim to offer the experience of smoking without the hazards.
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Balancing Needles and Cigars
An executive turned to acupuncture to quit smoking cigars.
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Sometimes, a Political Position Is Just About Wanting a Cigar
The latest issue of Cigar Aficionado magazine advises President Obama on relations with Cuba and argues for abolishing preconditions if the United States should re-engage the Caribbean nation.
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