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[CigarBanter]

5th Annual Legal Outdoor Smoke: Celebrating the 48th Anniversary of Samuel Paley Park and the freedom for Americans to enjoy a fine cigar!

FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Samuel Paley Park
3 East 53rd Street (between Fifth Avenue and Madison)
New York, New York, 10022

** BYOC (BRING YOUR OWN CIGAR)**

William C. Paley, Proprietor of La Palina Cigars, and Cigar Rights of America host the 5th annual legal outdoor cigar smoking event in opposition to the banning of smoking in New York City's public parks.

The event is open to all individuals 21 years of age and older by showing a receipt from a New York City tobacconist
dated anytime from May 19 - 22, 2015.

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3 5 Vegas Limitada '15 Belicoso (6.2"x52)
          5/27.50
 2 Gurkha Warpig
         10/26.50
 1 Casa Fernandez Miami Reserva
          5/40.00

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Good morning guys.

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4 CAO Brazilia Gol! (5.0"x56)
         10/38.99
 3 5 Vegas Limitada '15 Belicoso (6.2"x52)
          5/27.50
 2 Gurkha Warpig
         10/26.50
 1 Casa Fernandez Miami Reserva
          5/40.00

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On this day in history ..
0760 - 14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
1176 - Murder attempt by "Assassins" on Saladin near Aleppo
1200 - Peace of Goulet
1370 - Jews are expelled/massacred from Brussels Belgium
1455 - Open battle in England's 30-year War of the Roses (St Albans)
1455 - Richard of York takes St Albans, kidnapping King Henry VI
1526 - Pope Clemens VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence & Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac
1570 - 1st atlas, with 70 maps, published
1594 - Earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen
1629 - Emperor Ferdinand II & Danish King Christian IV sign Peace of L�beck
1659 - France, England & Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty
1712 - Emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary
1746 - Russia & Austria signs treaty of cooperation
1761 - 1st life insurance policy in US, issued in Phila
1762 - Sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty
1784 - Ceylonese student leader Pieter Quint Ondaatje demands democracy
1803 - 1st public library opens (Connecticut)
1807 - Former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond Va (acquitted)
1807 - Townsend Speakman 1st sells fruit-flavored carbonated drinks (Phila)
1819 - 1st steam propelled vessel to cross Atlantic (Savannah leaves Ga)
1836 - Felix Mendelssohn's oratorium "St Paul," premieres in D�sseldorf
1843 - 1st wagon train, 1000+ depart Independence Missouri for Oregon
1849 - Abraham Lincoln patents a buoying device
1856 - Violence in Senate, SC rep Brooks used a cane on Mass Sen Sumner
1858 - Confederaci¢n Granadina (now Colombia) forms
1863 - General Grant begins siege on Vicksburg
1863 - War Dept establishes Bureau of Colored Troops
1864 - Battle of N Anna River, VA (Totopotamy River, Haw's Shop, Hanovertown)
1868 - Great Train Robbery-7 men (Reno Brother) make off with $98,000 in cash
1872 - Amnesty Act restores civil rights to Southerners (except for 500)
1877 - 3rd Kentucky Derby: Billy Walker aboard Baden-Baden wins in 2:38
1883 - Cub's Billy Sunday's 1st at bat, begins 14 consecutive strikes out
1884 - 1-armed pitcher Hugh Daily fanned 13 hitters
1885 - 13th Preakness: Jim McLaughlin aboard Tecumseh wins in 2:49
1888 - Leroy Buffington patents a system to build skyscrapers
1891 - 1st motion picture shown to Natl Federation of Women's Clubs
1892 - Dr Washington Sheffield invents toothpaste tube
1893 - Montreal Athletic Assn beat Ottawa Generals 2-1, in 1st Cup Game

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1900 - Associated Press organizes in NYC as non-profit news cooperative
1900 - Edwin S Votey patents pneumatic piano player
1902 - 36th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Mastermam wins in 2:22.6
1905 - Royal Academy in Delft Holland becomes Technical High School
1906 - 10th anniversary Olympic games close at Athens, Greece
1906 - 31st Preakness: Walter Miller aboard Whimsical wins in 1:45
1906 - Wright Brothers patents an aeroplane
1907 - Albert Trott takes two hat-tricks in an innings, Mddx v Somerset
1909 - 1st SF fireboat, David Scannell, launched
1911 - Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row
1915 - Local train collides with troop train killing 226 (Gretna Scotland)
1916 - French troops occupy parts of Fort Douaumont Verdun
1923 - Stanley Baldwin succeeds Andrew Bonar Law as British premier
1924 - In Chicago, Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb kidnap Robert Franks
1926 - "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1
1926 - Chiang Kai-shek replaces communists in Guomindang China
1926 - Dutch Communist Party expels David Wijnkoop
1927 - 8.3 earthquake strikes Nan-Shan China, 200,000 killed
1927 - Dodgers beat Phillies, 20-4
1928 - US Congress accept Jones-White Merchant Naval Act
1930 - Ruth hits 3 consecutive HR (8th-10th of 60 in 1930)
1930 - Yankee "Bronx Bombers" hit 14 HRs in a game
1931 - Canned rattlesnake meat 1st goes on sale in Florida
1933 - Loch Ness Monster is 1st reportedly sighted by John Mackay
1933 - World Trade Day/National Maritime Day 1st celebrated
1938 - Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field
1939 - Hitler & Mussolini sign "Pact of Steel"
1940 - Dutch Premier De Geer begins working with nazis
1940 - Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris
1941 - British troops attack Baghdad
1942 - Mexico declares war on nazi-Germany & Japan
1943 - 1st jet fighter is tested
1943 - RAF scatters 1st copies of "The Flying Hollander"
1943 - Stalin disbands Komintern
1945 - 6th Marine division reaches suburbs of Naha Okinawa
1945 - NSB-F�hrer Rost van Tonningen attempts & fails at suicide
1946 - Yankees turn triple-play & defeat Tigers' 5-3
1947 - "Truman Doctrine" goes into effect, aiding Turkey & Greece
1947 - 1st US ballistic missile fired
1950 - Celal Bayar elected president of Turkey
1950 - Dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize
1950 - Richard Strauss' "4 Last Songs" (4 letzte Lieder) in London
1953 - President Eisenhower signs Offshore Oil Bill
1953 - Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yanks beat Wash 12-4
1954 - 80th Preakness: Johnny Adams aboard Hasty Road wins in 1:57.4
1954 - KREX TV channel 5 in Grand Junction, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting

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1954 - Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan is Bar Mitzvahed
1955 - Oldest man to drive in the Grand Prix (aged 55) finishes 6th
1956 - "Bob Hope Show," last airs on NBC-TV
1956 - KRIS TV channel 6 in Corpus Christi, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
1957 - KBTX TV channel 3 in Bryan, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 - Red Sox set AL record by smashing 4 HRs in 6th inning in 11-0 win
1957 - South Africa govt approves race separation in universities
1959 - Benjamin O Davis Jr becomes 1st black gen-major in USAF
1960 - Virtually all coastal towns between 37th & 44th parallels severly damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo, Hawaii at 01:04 AM
1961 - "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1
1961 - "Touchables In Brooklyn" by Dickie Goodman hits #42
1961 - 1st revolving restaurant (Top Of The Needle in Seattle), opens
1962 - 14th Emmy Awards: Bob Newhart Show, E G Marshall & Shirley Booth
1962 - Neth telephone net becomes completely automated
1962 - Robert A Rushworth, USAF major, takes X-15 to 30,600m
1962 - Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inn game
1963 - A C Milan wins 8th Europe Cup 1 at London
1963 - Greek parliament leader Lambrakis injured
1963 - Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade
1964 - LBJ presents "Great Society"
1965 - "Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious" hits #66
1965 - Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1
1965 - Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champ
1966 - 18th Emmy Awards: Fugitive, Dick Van Dyke & Mary Tyler Moore
1966 - Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
1967 - "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," debuts on NET (now PBS)
1967 - Egyptian president Nassar closes Straits of Tiran to Israel
1967 - Fire at L'Innovation dept store kills 322 (Brussels, Belgium)
1968 - Pitts Pirate Willie Stargell hits 3 HRs, a double & a single
1969 - Stafford & Cernan pilot Apollo 10 LEM 9.4 mi(15km) above lunar surface
1970 - Arab terrorists kill 9 children & 3 adults on a school bus
1970 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1970 - Mel Stottlemyre sets record by walking 11, but wins 2-0
1972 - Ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified
1972 - Ton Sijbrands becomes world checker champion
1972 - US president Nixon begins visit Moscow
1973 - Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation
1973 - President Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up
1974 - Ruffian begins her racing career as a filly & dies 14 months later
1974 - Soccer team Veendam forms
1974 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1975 - 8th ABA Championship: Kentucky Colonels beat Ind Pacers, 4 games to 1
1976 - NASA launches space vehicle S-179
1976 - St Louis Cardinal Reggie Smith hits 3 HR

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1977 - Final European scheduled run of Orient Express (94 years)
1977 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic
1977 - Red Sox (6) & Brewers (5) tie single game HR record of 11
1979 - Canadians elect conservatives, Joseph Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau
1979 - Commencement of 1st ICC Trophy (PNG v E Afr & Singapore v Arg)
1980 - Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue marry
1981 - Soyuz 40 returns to Earth
1983 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Tournament
1983 - Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit HR
1985 - Pete Rose 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as NL run scoring leader
1985 - Real Madrid wins 14th UEFA Cup at Madrid
1985 - US sailor Michael L Walker arrested for spying for USSR
1986 - Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC
1987 - 30 killed in a Texas tornado
1988 - 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner
1988 - K roly Gr¢sz succeeds party leader J nos K d r in Hungary
1990 - Andre Dawson sets record being intentionally walked 5 times
1990 - Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,852.23
1990 - Final episode of "Newhart" airs
1990 - Microsoft releases Windows 3.0
1990 - North & South Yemen merge to form Republic of Yemen
1991 - Inter Milan wins 20th UEFA Cup at Rome
1991 - NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994
1991 - Roh Jai Bong resigns as premier of South Korea
1992 - Calif Angels, are involved in a bus crash, in NJ
1992 - India launches its Agni rocket
1992 - Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of Tonight Show
1993 - Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1994 - Elaine Crosby wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
1994 - Toronto NBA franchise unveils name "Raptors" & logo
1995 - Laverne & Shirley 20th anniversary reunionn special, televised
1996 - "Tartuffe: Born Again," opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 29 perfs
1996 - Emmy 23rd Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 16th time

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Famous birthdays for this day ..

1671 - Abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37)
1722 - Johannes Schmidlin, composer
1759 - Gervais-Fran‡ois Couperin, composer
1780 - Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer
1783 - Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer
1804 - John William (Turk) Livingston, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1885
1808 - G de Nerval, writer
1813 - Richard Wagner, Leipsig Germany, composer (Ring, Flying Dutchman)
1820 - Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer
1821 - Alfred Sully, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879
1826 - George Parr, cricketer (legendary Notts batsman, 1st Eng touring capt)
1828 - Albrecht Gr„fe, pioneer eye surgeon; founded modern ophthalmology
1844 - Mary Cassatt, US, Impressionist painter (Woman Bathing)
1850 - Johann Schrammel, composer
1852 - Emile Sauret, composer
1859 - Arthur Conan Doyle, UK, author brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice
1862 - August Cuppens, Flemish author/pastor
1865 - Enrique Morera, composer
1874 - Daniel F Malan, premier of South-Africa (1948-54)
1874 - Francesco Paolo Neglia, composer
1879 - Eastwood Lane, composer
1879 - Hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of N˜verheid/mayor
1879 - Jean Emile Paul Cras, composer
1879 - Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (Big Ship Great Aussie skipper 1920-21)
1884 - Alceo Toni, composer
1885 - Julio Fonseca, composer
1891 - J R Becher, writer
1891 - Robert Gordon Sproul, educator/college pres (Univ of Calif)
1892 - Louis van Tulder, Dutch tenor (From Office Stool to High C)
1895 - Jiddu Krishnamurti, India, philosopher (Songs of Life) [OS=May 12]
1897 - Robert Neumann, Austrian/British author (Waters of Babylon)
1898 - Ren‚ de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven)

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1902 - Al Simmons, Milwaukee, outfielder (A's)/lifetime batting avg of .334
1904 - Anne de Vries, writer (Bartje)
1906 - Harry Ritz, US comic (Ritz Brothers-Silent Movie)
1907 - Herg‚, [Georges R‚mi], Belgian cartoonist (Kuifje)
1907 - Laurence Olivier, England, actor (Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer)
1910 - Johnny Olson, TV announcer (Price is Right)
1911 - Anatol Rapoport, Russ/US mathem/biologist (game theory)
1912 - Hendrik Koekoek, Dutch MP (Farmers Party)
1913 - Andrea C Bensddorp, Dutch/South African actress (Commensaal)
1913 - Carlyle Blackwell Jr, CA, actor (Docks of NY)
1914 - Vance Packard, Granville Summit Pa, author (Hidden Persuaders)
1916 - Gordon Binkerd, composer
1917 - Jean-Louis Laffitte Curtis, novelist
1918 - David Land, impressario
1919 - Paul Vanden Boeynants, premier Belgium (1966-68, 1978-79)
1920 - Hugh Armstrong Clegg, industrial relations academic
1920 - Thomas Gold, astronomer (proposed steady-state theory of universe)
1922 - Judith Crist, NY, movie critic (TV Guide)
1924 - Charles Aznavour, Armenia, French singer (Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum)
1924 - Claude Andre Francois Ballif, composer
1924 - Helen Wedemeyer, Hilo Hawaii, actress (Hawaii Five-O)
1925 - Jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist (movement objects)
1927 - Eric Petrie, cricketer (NZ wicketkeeper of the late 1950's)
1927 - Michael Constantine, Penn, actor (Room 222, Don't Drink the Water)
1928 - Roscoe Robinson, US gospel singer
1928 - T Boone Pickens, CEO (Shamrock, Mesa Petroleum Co)
1929 - Asher Ben-Yohanan, composer
1930 - Dieuwke Y W de Graaff-Nauta, Dutch undersecretary of the Interior
1931 - Kenny Ball, rocker
1933 - John Browning, Denver Colorado, pianist (Leventritt Award-1956)
1934 - Peter Nero, NYC, conductor/pianist (A Sunday in NY)
1938 - Frank Converse, actor (It's About Time, Dr Cook's Garden, Movin' On)
1938 - Richard Benjamin, NYC, director/actor (Goodbye Columbus, He & She)
1938 - Susan Strasberg, NYC, actress (In Praise of Older Women, Manitou)
1940 - Bernard Shaw, news correspondant (CBS, CNN)
1940 - Erapalli Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners)
1940 - Michael Sarrazin, actor (Seduction, They Shoot Horses Don't They)
1941 - Paul Winfield, LA, actor (Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack)
1941 - Sebastian Forbes, composer
1942 - Barbara Parkins, Vancouver BC, actress (Betty-Peyton Place, Asylum)

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1942 - Calvin Simon, US rock vocalist (Funkadelic-1 Nation Under a Groove)
1942 - Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer
1942 - Pallo Jordan, South African ANC member/heads (Radio Freedom)
1943 - Tommy John, pitcher (Yankee/Dodger)
1948 - Richard Baker, (Rep-R-Louisiana)
1950 - Bernie Taupin, lyricist (writes with Elton John)
1952 - Jan Todd, woman power lifter, once lifted 248 kg in a squat
1952 - R W Eaks, Colorado Springs CO, Nike golfer (1990 Quicksilver Open)
1953 - John Edward Stevens, NYC, bank robber (FBI Most Wanted List)
1954 - Jerry Dammers, keyboardist (Specials-Special)
1955 - Iva Davies, rock guitarist/vocalist (Icehouse)
1955 - Sam Coppersmith, (Rep-D-Arizona)
1956 - Douglas Heyes Jr, LA Calif, actor (Captains & Kings, Aspen)
1959 - Ed Fry, actor (Larry-As the World Turns, Adam Cory-Another World)
1959 - Morrissey, British rock vocalist (Everyday is Like Sunday)
1959 - [Patrick] Morrissey, rocker (Depeche Mode-Somebody)
1961 - Dana Williams, Dayton Ohio, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle)
1962 - Andrew Donald Magee, Paris France, PGA golfer (1988 Pensacola Open)
1964 - David Lidberg, jockey
1966 - Donald Royal, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic)
1966 - Jose Mesa, Azua Dom Rep, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
1968 - Alan Levine, Park Ridge IL, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
1968 - Brent Geiberger, Santa Barbara CA, Nike golfer (1994 Queen Mary-2nd)
1968 - Carmie Vairo, Vancouver BC, softball infielder (Olympics-96)
1968 - Mike Harbold, Oakland Calif, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
1968 - Randy Brown, NBA guard (Chicago Bulls)
1969 - Tim Wiley, Lexington Mass, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
1969 - Vaughn Eshelman, Philadelphia PA, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
1970 - Clyde Johnson, cornerback (KC Chiefs)
1970 - Eric Wunderlich, US, 200m breaststroke (Olympics-7th-96)
1970 - Marcus Dowdell, NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Arizona Cardinals)
1970 - Naomi Campbell, London England, model/actress (Cool as Ice, Unzipped)
1971 - Corey Croom, NFL running back (NE Patriots)
1971 - Troy Barnhart, Hanford CA, water polo 2m offense (Olympics-96)
1972 - Alison Eastwood, daughter of actor Clint/actress (Tightrope)
1972 - Mike Hollis, NFL kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1972 - Rich Owens, NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
1973 - Aaron Graham, corner (Arizona Cardinals)
1973 - Daniel Tiatto, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1973 - Julian Tavarez, Santiago Dom Rep, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
1973 - Leslie Ratliffe, WLAF offensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
1974 - Greg Jones, linebacker (Washington Redskins)
1975 - Cole Hauser, Santa Barbara CA, actor (Randy-High Incident)[or Mar 22]
1975 - Jaane Niinimaa, Raahe FIN, NHL defenseman (Finland Oly-br-98, Flyers)
1976 - Christian Vande Velde, Chicago Ill, cyclist (Olympics-96)

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Laws of the Natural Universe
-------------------------

Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with
grease your nose will begin to itch or you'll have to pee.

Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the
least accessible corner.

Law of probability: The probability of being watched is directly
proportional to the stupidity of your act.

Law of the Telephone: When you dial a wrong number, you never get
a busy signal.

Law of the Alibi: If you tell the boss you were late for work
because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat
tire.

Variation Law: If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one
you were in will start to move faster than the one you are in now. (works
every time)

Bath Theorem: When the body is fully immersed in water, the
telephone will ring.

Law of Close Encounters: The probability of meeting someone you
know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

Law of the Result: When you try to prove to someone that a
machine won't work, it will.

Law of Biomechanics: The severity of the itch is inversely
proportional to the reach.

Theatre Rule: At any event, the people whose seats are furthest
from the aisle arrive last.

Law of Coffee: As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee,
someone will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is
cold.

Murphy's Law of Lockers: If there are only two people in a locker
room, they will have adjacent lockers.

Law of Dirty Rugs/Carpets: The chances of an open-faced jelly
sandwich landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to
the newness and cost of the carpet/rug.

Law of Location: No matter where you go, there you are.

Law of Logical Argument: Anything is possible if you don't know
what you are talking about.

Brown's Law: If the shoe fits, it's ugly.

Oliver's Law: A closed mouth gathers no feet.

Wilson's Law: As soon as you find a product that you really like,
they will stop making it.

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Time to hit the road for work, enjoy your day guys.

[LuvTooGolf]

Morning, Chip.

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5 Don Pepin Garcia Blue Generosos (6.0"x50)
          5/22.50
 4 CAO Brazilia Gol! (5.0"x56)
         10/38.99
 3 5 Vegas Limitada '15 Belicoso (6.2"x52)
          5/27.50
 2 Gurkha Warpig
         10/26.50
 1 Casa Fernandez Miami Reserva
          5/40.00