Camacho Triple Maduro

[ZackB]

Sometimes life seems little more than an endless procession of deadlines, aggravations, bastards and incompetence. That's why it is important to unwind. That is what I am doing tonight.

My latest batch of cigars arrived yesterday. Included was the Camacho Triple Maduro robusto, a full bodied cigar made entirely of maduro leaves. Usually reserved for just the wrapper, maduro leaves are tobacco leaves that are allowed to age and ferment, which brings the natural oils in the leaves to the surface, darkening the leaf and sweetening the taste. I have a thing for these but have never tried a cigar wholly constructed fro Maduro. There are not many of them to choose from, and the Camacho Triple Maduro is relatively new on the market. I bought 2 of them so that if I really enjoy the first one I will have the second in reserve for a quick fix.

The cigar is plenty dark. It also has flashy packaging. If you outfit it with a pair of treble hooks I think I can catch bass on it.

 

[ZackB]

It lit easily enough. However, I have already had to touch it up once. The draw is not bad, but is tighter than I like. The easy draw from a Padron is perfect for me, though it is a matter of personal preference to a large degree. It is definitely full bodied. You get a heaping mouthful of Maduro on every draw!

 

[ZackB]

It reminds me a bit of a Zara Spook. Anyone who has been bass fishing for any amount of time knows what these are: a long stick bait that you have to "walk" across the surface of the water, called "walking the dog".

 

[waltky]

Venezuelan democracy in action - Maduro faces serious recall movement...

Maduro recall petition tops 1M signatures in Venezuela
April 29, 2016 -- The Venezuelan opposition has gathered more than 1 million signatures over the course of two days for a petition to hold a referendum in order to recall President Nicolas Maduro.

El Pais reported that the opposition gathered 1,102,236 signatures as part of the first round of the petition. That was five times more than the 200,000 required by the National Electoral Council, also known as the CNE. After the signatures are verified the opposition must start the next step of the process, which will require signatures from 20 percent of the South American country's voting-eligible population be gathered within three days. "We don't need any more signatures, we are preparing for the next goal: 4 million," Governor Henrique Capriles Radonski, a political rival of Maduro, said.

The Venezuelan opposition gathered 1,102,236 signatures on a petition to hold a referendum in order to recall President Nicolas Maduro in just two days. Once the signatures are verified the CNE will require that the opposition collect 4 million signatures to continue the process.​

Despite the early victory for the opposition, Democratic Unity Table electoral expert Anibal Sanchez told Fox News Latino that he expects further obstacles, including delays and arbitrary vetoes as the process moves forward. "They released the official forms, but delays will happen again in every step of the process," he said in reference to the 90 days it took CNE to release the forms required to collect the signatures. "They kept the right to invent ways to eliminate or question some of the signatures if they want."

The CNE is expected to announce whether or not the signatures have been verified in five business days, which will actually take two weeks because public administration only works Monday and Tuesday until 1:00 in the afternoon, by order of the government. Earlier this week, Maduro ordered a two-day work week for all federal government officials in reaction to the country's energy crisis. Opposition leadership believes the government is using this operating schedule to delay the referendum process until next year. "If we realize that that is going to be the case, other options will have to be considered, such as massive protests or calling for a Constituent Assembly to modify the Constitution and replace all the elected officials," Congressman Ismael Leon said.

Maduro recall petition tops 1M signatures in Venezuela

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Maduro recall petition in Venezuela gets 200% more signatures than needed
April 28, 2016 -- The Venezuelan opposition gathered 200 percent more petition signatures than required in one day for the planned referendum seeking to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

The opposition, consolidated in the Democratic Unity Roundtable coalition, needed to gather signatures from 1 percent of Venezuela's voting-eligible population in the first round of the petition process. The opposition gathered 600,000 signatures, three times the 200,000 needed, on Wednesday, according to National Assembly Vice President Enrique Márquez -- an opposition leader. "More than 600,000 were collected," Márquez said Thursday. "We have not yet been able to count all because many people have spreadsheets that are not yet computed. It is totally a high number considering that the requirement of the CNE [National Electoral Council] does not reach 200,000 signatures. It is an unprecedented success." The opposition coalition plans to continue collecting signatures through Friday, seeking to present the CNE with at least 1 million signatures next week before entering the last phase of the petition process.

The Venezuelan opposition has surpassed the requirement of getting 200,000 signatures for a petition that would seek to create a nationwide recall referendum where Venezuelans will be asked whether President Nicolas Maduro should be removed from power. The final phase in the petition process would require nearly 4 million signatures to be acquired within three days.​

The final phase two could pose a more daunting task for the opposition, as it would need to collect signatures from 20 percent, or about 4 million, of the South American country's voting-eligible population within three days. The opposition is working to hold the recall referendum in which Venezuelans will be asked whether Maduro should be removed from the presidency by the end of the year. Maduro's approval ratings are usually below 20 percent -- at times dipping into single digits -- meaning the likelihood of his removal is high. The country held parliamentary elections in December, in which Maduro's ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela coalition was resoundingly defeated in what was seen as a referendum on Maduro and a groundbreaking victory for the opposition.

Maduro previously served as former President Hugo Chávez's vice president and became president after Chávez's death in 2013. Maduro narrowly survived a constitutionally required presidential election a month after Chávez died. Henry Ramos Allup, an opposition leader and president of Venezuela's National Assembly, recently accused Maduro's administration of attempting to sabotage efforts for the recall referendum by reducing public-sector work weeks to just two days.

Maduro recall petition in Venezuela gets 200% more signatures than needed