text: Innerviews: Football memories highlight full life By Sandy Wells December 2, 2012 Story Share Lawrence Pierce A team autographed football and letter sweater from his senior year at Charleston High School in 1942 remain among Victor Asseff's most cherished possessions. A longtime teacher and school counselor, he turned 88 in June. Lawrence Pierce "All games were at Laidley Field. ... Lawrence Pierce ... They would have 20,000 to 25,000 people ... Lawrence Pierce ... and everybody had reserved seats." Courtesy photo Standing straight and tall, young Victor Asseff posed for a family portrait in his three-piece suit. Courtesy photo The Gazette ran this picture of Victor Asseff with a story about the upcoming 1942 football game between Charleston High and Stonewall. Courtesy photo In 1942, this senior class picture of Victor Asseff appeared in the Charleston High School yearbook. Courtesy photo In the Air Force, Victor Asseff spent his time in the States working with squadrons who flew B-17s and B-29s. Courtesy photo A proud college graduate, Victor Asseff got undergraduate and master's degrees thanks to help from the GI Bill. Courtesy photo This portrait depicts Victor Asseff in the prime of his life. Courtesy photo Active for years in Masonic activities, Victor Asseff models the Shrine hat he keeps in a zippered hatbox. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- At 88, Victor Asseff's still fertile mind brims with colorful anecdotes that define his life. He talks in vivid detail about parents who emigrated from Syria, his exploits on the Charleston High School football team, the restaurant and poolroom he owned on Elizabeth Street, his contributions as a teacher and counselor and his rise through the Masonic ranks.Known as "Duke" in high school, he still has the football awarded to him in 1942 after Charleston High School whipped cross-town rival Stonewall Jackson 26-6. Autographs on the ball include such familiar names as Stanley Preiser, Warne Stark and Leon McCoy.A belated post-war college student, he loves telling how he excelled in college despite his father's admonition that he was too old to learn. He lives in the house his father built in 1953 on a vacant hillside called Bona Vista Drive. He drives his father's car, circa 1970.So many stories. So little space. He could, as they say, write a book. "My parents came from a town in Syria like Charleston and St. Albans, outside of Damascus. They came over in 1919 with one child. The Sayres and Ammars from the same hometown were here, so they came to Charleston."Poppa at first was a peddler. He put his stuff in two or three suitcases and would go out in the country to a house and open up his suitcases, and people would buy clothing and jewelry and whatever."Then on State Street -- Lee Street now -- he had a clothing store. Later, on the corner where Fruth is now, he had a confectionary, Alex's Place. He sold cigars and candy and pop. The year that beer came out, boy, it hit the boom!"At Christmas, right outside the store, we sold oranges, grapefruits, grapes and English walnuts. The whole family worked there."The horse and buggy would bring ice and they would put ice on the beer and pop coolers. They sold lots of cigarettes. They had Wings for 10 cents a pack, Lucky Strikes, Chesterfields, Piedmonts, Raleighs. They had Bugler, the kind you rolled."I started playing sports in junior high at Thomas Jefferson. Then I went to Charleston High and played football and ran track. I ran the 100, 220 and 440, did the shot put and threw the javelin. "In 1940, '41 and '42, I played football at CHS. They called me 'Duke,' because I dressed real well and I was sharp. I even put 'Duke' on my Social Security card."The coaches were Lyle Rich and Mendy Carp. The '42 game against Stonewall, I got the football because I was the best player. I recovered a fumble and ran it almost for a touchdown and made a lot of tackles and blocked real good. The score was 26 to 6. "All games were at Laidley Field. They would have 20,000 to 25,000 people and everybody had reserved seat tickets. The Stonewall game was a big one, the east and the west fighting each other. They had bonfires and celebrated down on Capitol Street."We always played Catholic the first game. Stonewall, Charleston, Huntington and Parkersburg were the big games. All the other schools were what I called second-hand teams, just scrimmages for us. We played Kingsport, Tenn., and Ashland, Ky., and a team in Ohio. If we lost one or two games, we had a bad season."We were awarded sweaters with the letter on them. My last year, they quit giving sweaters and started only giving letters. We liked the sweaters better. I still have mine."Now players have all these pads and face gears. We didn't have all that. There was a lot of bleeding. I don't know how many times my nose was bleeding, and my mouth. But a little alcohol dried it right up. "I was chosen for the North-South Game but didn't get to play because I was going into the Air Force as a cadet. I went as far as Texas and Momma says, 'Victor, you get out flying, you want me to die?' Fighter planes in the war were going down all over the place. She said, 'If you get into the war, there are French mothers, Italian mothers, Greek mothers, mothers of all the boys in the war. I don't want them to kill you, and you shouldn't be killing them.'"So I washed myself out as a cadet pilot but remained a cadet and went into the B-29s and B-17s, the bombers. They put me on the B-17 as a gunner. I took two or three missions and decided that wasn't for me. They put you in position, and you don't get out of there until you get back. So I went on to the 29s as an instrument man. I would fly, but only in the states. "I was working with the B-29s and B-17s and getting the boys grouped up, deciding who would go in what group to what plane. Everybody wanted to go with their buddies."I was in Amarillo, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Tampa. In Amarillo, Donald O'Connor was a good friend of mine. He was in the service there, too."I've got so many stories. In Sacramento, I wanted to go to L.A. to see Edna Salem. She used to live in Charleston beside the State Theater. I was thumbing from Sacramento to L.A. This man in a black Cadillac convertible passed me up. He drove about a mile and turned around and came back and stopped to pick me up."He said, 'Where are you going?' I said I was going to L.A. to see a friend from Charleston named Edna Salem. He said, 'That's where I'm going.'"He knocked on her door and said, 'Edna, guess who I've got with me? Victor Asseff from Charleston. I picked him up thumbing on the highway.' Can you believe that?"Poppa opened a bar and poolroom on Elizabeth Street, the Regent. Later, my younger brother and I owned it, and my older brother had the Regal downtown with George Simon. Lots of big-time football and basketball players came to the Regent. Rod Hundley was one of them. I used to loan him a lot of money, poor fellow."One day, George Brody brought in Luther Thomas, principal of Sharon Dawes School in Miami, and asked to bring him to my wedding so he could see an Orthodox wedding. He was marrying Sabe Howard's sister a week or two later. I said sure."Luther asked why I didn't go to college. I told him I had a good business going and lost out on the GI Bill. If you weren't registered for college or going to college by a certain date, you couldn't go on the GI Bill. They cut it off. Luther knew Pat McGovern who was in charge of the GI Bill. He said, 'If I get the GI Bill for you, will you go to college?'"I told Poppa I was going to give my business to Phil or let Sheffek have it because I was going back to school. He said, 'Victor, you are too old to learn.' I was maybe 19 or 20. My cousin, Abe, was with him and told him to let me go."Pat McGovern sent a letter to Washington and got me four years of college and one year for my master's."I got my B.S. and M.A. from Morris Harvey and my master's from Marshall. I got a degree in administration, teaching 1-12 and counseling. From 1955 to the late 1960s, I was teaching at DuPont High School -- psychology and world and American history. "Dave Acord was superintendent. He came to my office, said they needed a counselor at Roosevelt Junior High. I loved it. There's not a place I go that black people and white people, all the people I had in school, don't hug me and say, 'Oh, Mr. Asseff, there was never a teacher like you.'"Roger Hicks, poor fellow, I had to give him clothes and shoes and he washed dishes in the cafeteria to eat. He worked at Stone and Thomas and would go to New York and Paris with the buyers. He left here and went to San Francisco. Today, the man is a millionaire. He calls me every day."When I gave a test, the good students had to take it. The poor students could look up the answers in the book. I never failed anybody. If they were failing, I let them do a project on some country or whatever, so I could give them a D or a D-minus."I retired in June of '83. I was in a little bit of real estate with my dad for a while. Then I got real active in the Masons, Scottish Rite and Shrine. This is my ring on the 14th Degree. From there, I went to the 32nd degree in the Scottish Rite."This is my father's house, the first house they built on this hill in 1953. He bought the whole street, from Bona Vista to Oakridge Drive."I drive the 1970 Electra 225 that belonged to my father. It has about 130 miles on it. Tony at Danny's up in Kanawha City keeps it up for me."I've done a lot things. I went to Cuba on my honeymoon. I've been to almost all the states, and I've met a lot of interesting people. The only thing I regret is, I would like to have been a fighter pilot."Reach Sandy Wells at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5173. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 4 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about sandwich 5 $115M project for WV Toyota plant to start in 2020 Gabriel Project works to help mother left on her own Previous Story Bulletin board: Dec. 3, 2012 Next Story


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My favorite place to take photos from my apartment is in the kitchen. The kitchen window is a little wider than the living room windows and the sill a little deeper which allows me to rest my elbows as I kneel on the floor in front of the open window. The first thing I see from this window is my trusty little red fire hydrant that has been my model on several occasions when nature has made it impossible to go outside to shoot. Today it was glistening with moisture sitting on the curb watching all manner of vehicles pass it as they hurried to homes warm and dry.
I zoomed up into the trees as the heavy rains streamed down and poured off the leaves. As the lighting changed so did the colors of the leaves changing from a deep blue-green to a bright yellow-green. I slowed the shutter speed to show the rain drops in long stretched white streaks. I pointed my camera down to the grass under my windows to capture the clear crystal drops of rain sitting on the clover between the blades of grass.
I enjoyed this April shower and the beautiful photos is helped me to create and I hope you enjoy them too!

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Please use the edit button when making requests as it gives me a link to the memorial.
I would like to ask if you would take a moment to place a flower at my dad's memorial, Gene H. Barnes (1928-2007), Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas? Other memorials include Lezlie S. Boast (1959-2001), Michael "Mike" Breit (1960-1991), Dana Schaber (1959-1991), Tim Berlin (1960-2012), Donald "Donny" Hilger (1952-2004) and Chris Willems (1961-1991) outstanding friends who left us far too soon. Many thanks to those who have left flowers.
Note that Chris C. Willems died in the line of duty while protecting us all as a highly awarded Sedgwick County Sheriff. His marker accurately reads, "Here Lies A Hero." Chris left a wife, two daughters, his mother and a grandmother. Chris is further remembered at the Sedgwick County Law Enforcement Memorial located at Central and Main Streets in Wichita and at the national memorial in Washington, D. C.
Another memorial of interest is that of a hunter of man-eating big cats in India, Edward James "Jim" Corbett (1875-1955). Hunting alone and on foot, he answered these pleas for help in ventures other hunters described as too difficult or simply suicide. In 30 years Corbett put an end to 33 man-eaters that had claimed 1,500 human victims and years of sheer terror. He achieved this while on the big cats' own turf without aid of automobile or modern communication and while on leave from his job. And he never accepted a reward. Only after the urging of his friends Corbett wrote his first book, "Man-eaters of Kumaon" where the hunter and the hunted frequently switched roles making other thrillers seem like children's nursery rhymes. This book became a world-wide best seller with Corbett sending his first royalties to soldiers blinded in the war. He later switched his gun for a camera becoming a spokesperson for big cats and all endangered wildlife. Following Corbett's death a national park (in India) and a tiger species were named in his honor.
Just 100 years later, with much of its habitat gone, the wild tiger is almost gone.
At one time or another, we have all looked at a cemetery and felt that the people buried there are not only long gone, they're also long forgotten. And if it happens to be our relatives or friends it can leave an especially empty feeling. But, Findagrave empowers us to put an end to those concerns. Therefore, I now view cemeteries as a place where people can be remembered and their stories saved and shared rather than lost.
In 2002, I interviewed Marguerite (Barnes) Dow (1897-2003) of Mount Hope, Kansas. She said her grandfather, Armstead L. Barnes, told of riding off on his own horse to help the South win during the Civil War. I didn't think about it until later that Marguerite had lived in 3 centuries!
Courthouse janitor Daniel Cason died in 1911 in Newton, Kansas. The rest is that he was a former slave and Union Civil War soldier. A real survivor.
You may not be aware of one of the most interesting characters connected to this Barnes family. He's Ben S. Dowell (1818-1880), brother of the wife of Armstead Barnes (1809-1854) shown below. Ben served in 2 wars, owned a saloon in what is now El Paso, Texas and experienced adventures in the Old West that makes fiction, well, look like fiction. Ben is the subject of a 1976 book by Nancy Hamilton, was portrayed on an episode of the television show "Death Valley Days," mentioned in a novel by famed Western writer Louis L'Amour, etc., etc. You're missing out if you don't take a look at Ben Dowell on Findagrave.
Within most people, there is a basic desire to learn the events of their family's history. The really fortunate ones get to experience those moments of discovery. As Gordon Lightfoot wrote and sang, "to know the wherefore and the why."
We are descendants of passengers of the famed pilgrim ship Mayflower. Recently, a descendant of Jacob Hayden (1836-1906) became a member of the Mayflower Society by supplying the required documentation showing that this Hayden line descends from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, passengers on the Mayflower. Jacob Hayden was a brother of Sophia S. Hayden that married Elijah Hicks Barnes (1845-1933). Every family has its important links to history. This is certainly one of ours.
My Barnes ancestry;
James Barnes, Died in 1795 in Nelson County, Kentucky.
Elijah Barnes (1777-1845) Died in Nelson County, Kentucky.
Armstead Barnes (1809-1854) Died in Meade County, Kentucky.
Elijah Hicks Barnes (1845-1933) Died in Trimble, Clinton County, Missouri.
George Richard Barnes (1870-1944) Died in Montrose County, Colorado.
Elijah Harry Barnes (1902-1973) Died in Wichita, Kansas.
Gene Harry Barnes (1928-2007) Died in Wichita, Kansas.
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Would you transfer Memorial #50550324 to me? He is my grandfather.
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Kent Pack
RE: Geneva Lamkin Givans 1884-1997
Larry, I went back and checked my records, I was wrong she died in 1990 she only lived to be 105 years old. Kent
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Colleen Sanders Broyles
RE: Leven Green Cem., Nelson Co., Ky
hello Larry...sadly I don't recall now...it's on a highway/county road is all I remember...I was on a weekend getaway to Bardstown when I drove past it :( I so wish I could help but as I've told others who have asked me recently...I truly cannot remember. :(
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John & Linda Russell
Wheeler's & Cole's in Texas
Thanks for your quick response. I am not sure why these families came to Texas but Texas became a state in 1846. A brief history of Texas on-line said that many people moved into Texas shortly thereafter because of the availability of land. I am still looking into the matter.
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Davidson Barnes
Do you know who Davidson Barnes is? One of his Probate documents is signed by William I Wheeler and Jessie Monroe Roling (husband of Mary Cole - Jane Cole's sister)
Might there be a family tie somewhere?
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RE: Barnes/Faris/Friend
Hello, my apologies. I thought I had answered your query, but I don't see it. At any rate, Yes, I have a connection to Lloyd/Ester - Friend. He is a half great uncle, but I don't have a clue regarding the Barnes children living in their home. I am also researching my Barnes family, but those names have not shown up in my tree to date.
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Tina Cole
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AJ Barnes's parents were Benjamin Taylor Barnes and Anna Eliza Ross, buried Cedar Creek Baptist Cemetery. Benjamin Taylor Barnes son of Reason Barnes and Pheba Dunn; Reason son of Samuel Barnes brother to (if I recall) your Elijah Barnes...sons of James Barnes of Anne Arundel, MD.
Anna Eliza Ross's parents Samuel Ross and Elizabeth Wortham. Samuel son of Joseph Harve Ross and Nancy Williams (dau of Evan Williams and Sarah Downs of Bardstown; not thought to be the Evan Williams bourbon/whiskey distiller of Louisville). Elizabeth Wortham dau. of Charles Wortham and Lucretia Hackley. Charles son of Samuel Wortham of Christchurch, Middlesex VA Worthams. Lucretia Hackley's line seems to have a connection to George Washington...Lucretia's father James Hackley's father John Hackley, mother Judith Ball dau of Samuel Ball. Samuel Ball appears to be a 1st cousin to Mary Ball, President George Washington's mother.
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RE: Bertha Barnes
Sure, yes, please, if you would consider transferring memorial to me. I've gone deeper on Bertha Cantrell Barnes as hers is such a tragic story; to my limited perception, it adds to tragedy her husband accepted a wrong death date on her tombstone. Adonirem Judson (known as Judson) remarrried a Vada Harris, three more children, Louise, Kathleen, Benjamin. He's buried Resthaven Cemetery, Buechel, KY.
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Hi, Larry, we've collaborated in past re: Barnes of KY and MD shared ancestors. My great grandmother was Bertha Cantrell Barnes, wife of AJ (Adoniram Judson) Barnes. Thank you for establishing a memorial for her on findagrave, "Record added: Jul 14, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 20450159." Please change her date of death, the grave marker is in error and we will be having it physically corrected. KY Death Certificate has date of death as 9 Oct 1917, not 8 Oct 1907. Bertha died at Waverly Hills Sanatorium at age 25, leaving a one-year-old daughter, my grandmother, Marie Elizabeth Barnes, born 1916. Thank you for respecting her life. Death record copy at ancestry.com is http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1222&h=1129265&ssrc=pt&tid=46099541&pid=6477823859&usePUB=true
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I'm a descendant of Edward through his daughter Mary Harlan. Edward was the 2nd son of Strother and stayed behind in Joplin when the rest of family moved to Kansas. Have known of relationship for years but only in last couple of weeks decided to establish various connections oh findagrave.
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In 2008, when Tony Kornheiser was a Monday Night Football commentator for ESPN, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers once sat down with him for a pre-game production meeting.
It would be an extreme understatement to say that Rodgers came away unimpressed.
In an interview with ESPN Radio in Milwaukee, Rodgers went off on Kornheiser and said he was embarrassingly unprepared for his job.
"You know who was better than Tony Kornheiser? Dennis Miller was ten times better," Rodgers said, via SportsRadioInterviews.com. "Dennis Miller was a great comedian, but one of the worst Monday Night Football guys ever. And he was ten times better than Tony Kornheiser. His stuff was actually funny. Tony wasn't funny at all. He did absolutely no research. We'd sit in those production meetings and he would add absolutely nothing to the conversation. I'd be like, 'What are we doing here? This is stupid.'"
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Wacha set for first game action at Double-A
ST. LOUIS -- For the first time in 74 days, right-hander Michael Wacha will take the mound on Sunday ready to compete.
The start will come in Tulsa, where Wacha will suit up for the Double-A Springfield club and throw 30-40 pitches in a start. He was cleared for the next step after having no setbacks following a 45-pitch live batting practice session on Wednesday. Wacha has been methodically working his way back from a stress reaction injury in his right shoulder, which forced him to the disabled list after his June 17 start.
What lies beyond Sunday for Wacha remains unknown. The Cardinals have talked about getting him another start in the Minors, though that will only be possible if the organization still has an affiliate playing in the postseason. There is also the option of calling Wacha back to St. Louis and having him start in Milwaukee late next week. But because Wacha would not be stretched out to pitch deep, the Cardinals would have to piggyback a long reliever behind him.
Whenever the return date is, the Cardinals are hopeful that Wacha can provide a September boost for a team contending for a postseason berth. Before he was shut down, Wacha had a 2.79 ERA and 1.118 WHIP through 15 starts.
"Having someone like Michael Wacha going out on rehab this weekend, that's very important," general manager John Mozeliak said. " Being able to take advantage of September callups is also something that could help this club, given how many games we're going to play in September and how many in a row. It will certainly give us an ability to refresh the team when need be."
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The government of Ukraine took a big step backward today — and then fled the field — in the face of growing unrest in Kiev and across the country. The parliament controlled by President Viktor Yanukovich repealed the law that banned political demonstrations on public land, which Yanukovich had hoped to use to bully his opposition into silence. His Prime Minister and entire Cabinet then tendered their resignations:
There were growing signs Tuesday that Ukraine's opposition movement was gaining ground in its efforts to remake the country, with the resignation of the prime minister, approval of an amnesty bill for protesters and the repeal of harsh new laws restricting freedom of speech and assembly.
Ukraine's parliament, called the Verkhovna Rada, invalidated the anti-demonstration laws hours after Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigned. Passage of the laws Jan. 16 had triggered violent protests in the capital city, Kiev, following weeks of demonstrations against government corruption and the closer ties to Russia favored by President Viktor Yanukovych.
The parliament also passed an amnesty bill Tuesday that would drop criminal liability for protesters who agree to leave the government buildings they have occupied during the demonstrations. Vacating the buildings has been a key government demand.
In another retreat, Yanukovich has now begun negotiating to keep his job, while turning it into a nearly powerless post … as long as he retains immunity from prosecution:
Yanukovych also said he would be willing to cede considerable power to parliament as part of a negotiated deal. Some of his opponents have suggested that he would be content to stay on as a figurehead if that is the only way to keep his job — and his immunity from prosecution.
A deal with the opposition would mean a stinging defeat to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who strove to keep Ukraine from building closer relations with the West.
Russia had earlier threatened to renege on a $15 billion aid pledge if Ukraine reversed course and the opposition toppled Yanukovich's government. Vladimir Putin reversed course today on that threat:
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday it would honor its obligations to lend Ukraine $15 billion and reduce its gas prices even if the opposition formed the next government.
"Regarding you question whether we will review our agreements on loans and the energy sector if the opposition will take power … No, we will not," Putin told a news conference after talks with European Union leaders in Brussels.
This came after the EU sent a signal to Putin that their patience on his meddling in Ukraine had come to an end:
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the European Union's top two officials were set to hold "clear the air" talks in Brussels on Tuesday after months of growing tension over Ukraine and trade and energy disputes.
Instead of the normal two-day summit, the EU decided to cut out dinner with Putin on Monday night, sending a message to the Russian leader that it is no longer "business as usual", with relations at their lowest point in years.
The summit will now involve around three hours of face-to-face discussions between Putin, European Commission President of Jose Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, over and after lunch. …
"There is a need for a certain amount of straight talking, to clear the air perhaps, to clarify where we think this relationship is going," a senior EU official told reporters ahead of the summit, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters in Moscow it was "high time for a frank and detailed conversation, including about our joint view of the prospects for Russia-EU relations".
Putin's position in Ukraine is slipping badly now, and he's going to have to come up with a Plan B after Yanukovich, especially with his ally now trying to hang onto a golden parachute. Either Putin will have to accept dealing with a EU-directed Ukraine, or he's going to have to roll tanks into Kiev, and those days — thankfully — have long passed. He'd better start making nice with the opposition, and the EU.


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The Art of Midwifery
The Midwife's Role…[requires] a greater understanding of the intimate relationship of the mother and the unborn infant, in order to understand how [to] facilitate the process of bonding. I propose that present formal methods of research would only give us a very general overview of the answers, unfortunately, as I suspect each mother and infant bond and development will be unique to that particular couple at that particular moment in time.
I believe at the moment all we can do is recognise that a spiritual bond exists, and then listen, learn and be there for each woman as she goes through each experience, giving her the care she needs as she needs it in the best, loving, supportive way that we can. From there we can hope that this will in turn encourage her to do the same for her unborn child and afterwards, as she embarks on the journey of motherhood.
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Spirituality and Bonding
For many mothers, the first step in understanding bonding as a spirit-to-spirit experience is to recognize themselves as spiritual beings. The same activities that enhance the mother's awareness of her own spirituality can enhance her awareness of her spiritual bond with her child. These activities include meditation, imagery, prayer, listening to music, time spent in/with nature, bodywork/movement/sensing, reading inspirational literature, attending religious services, creative expression such as artwork, and journaling. The mother can use these activities to connect to her spirit or higher self, and in the process, find she is more receptive to connecting to her child.
For example, the mother can meditate to relax, clear her mind, and ask any questions that come up from this deeper place of awareness. When the mind is clear, the mother's intuition (which some describe as the third eye or sixth chakra) will allow communication to take place and she will receive answers in the form of seeing images, hearing words or thoughts, or feeling a warmth in her heart, depending on her predominant way of sensing. She can also ask questions about the well-being of her child and pregnancy, and what might improve her health physically, emotionally or spiritually. When the mother has impressions, she can then journal them in words or in art to further facilitate the spiritual communication process.
Obviously, quiet time is essential for enhancing spirituality and connecting with one's unborn child. In our hurried society, this is the most looming challenge for mother and midwife alike. The midwife can "make a deal" with the mother to spend quiet time three to five times a week in one or more of the above introspective activities. Even if it is only 15 minutes of meditation at bedtime, the mother will begin to notice positive growth in her sense of spirituality and her connection with her child. (Not to mention a decrease in stress!) The midwife can also encourage her childbirth educators to engage in more of these spiritually awakening activities in classes.
— Kathleen Johnson, excerpted from "Spirituality and Bonding," Midwifery Today Issue 58
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In a small study on mother-infant bonding, 29 mothers had their babies placed on their abdomen for an hour, while 30 others were simply shown the baby and it was taken to the nursery (routine care at the time). Observations of feeding behavior two days later showed that mothers who had the extended contact exhibited much more affectionate behavior than those who had the so-called routine care. This effect was greater in mothers with less social support. No difference was seen between those with first or with later babies. Interestingly, mothers of female infants showed more affectionate behavior regardless of the procedure used.
— Pediatrics 72(1): 79–83.
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Q: This year I gave birth to my first baby. After forceps failed, an hour-and-a-half emergency cesarean was performed. The first incision made was a low transverse. Upon discovering I had [what is known as] Bandl's ring [a ridge that forms around the upper and lower segment's of the uterus, a sign of threatened uterine rupture], a classical incision was made. My baby's head was through this ring and after about an hour-plus of tugging, the decision was made to pull her out breech. I am sure a single layer of sutures was used on my uterine incisions because the time spent sewing me up seemed extremely brief.
Subsequently my baby spent three weeks in the NICU and I returned to the hospital for ten days of IV antibiotics for a persistent postpartum infection. Despite the extreme amount of stress and worry this has all caused, I want to have one more baby. I appreciate any knowledge midwives have to share because I want to make a fully informed decision about my next pregnancy.
— Katie
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Q: I injured my coccyx during vaginal delivery. The delivery was fine, but I noticed the pain continued after the rest of me was healed. I had an x-ray done one month postpartum and there was no fracture. The pain still comes and goes, and the constant pain in my tailbone even limited my breastfeeding to one month because of the pain. That was a huge letdown for me, and it still hurts emotionally to think I could never get comfortable enough to bond with my baby.
This pain is a constant reminder of how hard my recovery was. Is there anything I can take other than anti-inflammatory medications for the rest of my life? Also are there any exercises and stretches I can do?
— Pam
A: You are not alone in this situation. A few great, conservative techniques have been used for decades by women with your type of injury. The first thing is to find a specially trained chiropractor in your area who deals with injuries related to pregnancy. They will evaluate the pelvis, coccyx, and related ligaments to diagnose what is perpetuating the injury. Then they will offer treatments to aleviate the symptomes while eliminating the cause. For more info, go to pregnancychiropractic.com/index.php.
Second, I recommend buying Pete Egoscue's book Pain Free Women. This book has safe recovery exercises for post-delivery recovery. I have seen this book change lives. Go to www.egoscue.com
The last thing to mention is the safety of taking Advil every day. This is dangerous, so you should speak with your primary care physician about how to cycle your pain medication safely.
— Jason Lindekugel, DC
A: My midwifery partner Genie once had a mom whose coccyx went out of place during labor and she was in intense pain afterward. We gave her homeopathics for bruising (arnica). She was barely able to walk. After a day of that we sent her to a great chiropractor who inserted his finger rectally and pushed downward and it worked great. Her pain was gone right away.
— Jodi Dewhurst
A: Tailbone issues can arise in pregnancy and in birth, but it doesn't necessarily mean the tailbone is broken. A good chiropractor (one experienced in treating pregnant and postpartum women!) can often help. Have the chiropractor evaluate your whole pelvic structure (including the pubic symphysis, sacrum, hips, etc.) as well as your tailbone. Sometimes a direct adjustment to the tailbone is needed but often just adjusting the area around the tailbone is enough. Your chiropractor will help determine what is needed. Bodywork on the soft tissues around the area (muscles, supporting ligaments, etc.) may also be helpful after the adjustment.
— Pamela Vireday, CCE
A: I would recommend an adjustment by an osteopathic physician. It is probably slightly out of place. I recommend osteopathic manipulations for both mother and baby postpartum if they are having difficulties with pain in hips, etc., or for baby if nursing problems are present or for fussy babies. Cranial sacral manipulations by osteopaths are very successful for a lot of problems.
— Danette Condon, DEM
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Immediately after birth, the mother is still physically and psychologically at her most open. Her baby constitutes for her a powerful symbol of her motherhood, her individuality, her new family, the beauty and wonder of nature and the perfection of her own body and her procreative powers. To hold, touch, gaze at her newborn unhindered is to internalize these messages, to incorporate her newborn through all her sensory channels into the transformed identity with which the mother will emerge from her initiation experience. Often this bonding experience is powerful and positive enough to entirely override, in the mother's conscious perception of her birth experience, any negative feelings of powerlessness, humiliation, or pain she may have been experiencing before her baby's birth.
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I find it quite awful that so much fear is involved in the answers to some of these questions. Fear breeds fear, and I can say that if midwives have fear in their hearts during births, they may be very well contributing to difficult births.
Fear breeding fear is something that occurs even in our subconscious. We have many layers of our persona and spirit. In order to overcome these problems, we truly need to understand fears first. We should not think about negative birth, unless it happens in front of us. That is when we should react. If we think the whole time about our fears before we reach that point, then we have already created a powerfully negative energy. As someone in whom a new mother has put her care, we are doing a great disservice.
We can overcome our fears. This should be a first step in becoming a midwife. We need to learn about our true spirits. We need to explore all the realms of our own fears until we realize what they are.
My own best book for understanding my fears is the book Zhuan Falun written by Li Hongzhi in China. www.falundafa.org/eng/books.htm
— Anonymous
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text: Halloween shows transition of seasons By Alyce Faye Bragg October 26, 2012 Story Share THE MASTER PAINTER By Alice Hensley ChurchAs I sit looking into the distanceThe leaves seem to be turningRight before my eyes.The steady hand of the MasterIs busy painting at this time.The brush strokes slow and easyMake the mountains look sublime.The colors of the rainbow,The flowers fading in my yard,The blue sky just above us,We're painted by our God.Oh, that I could be a master painterAnd paint just what I see I see His glory all around usAnd His love for you and me. How could I paint this?Would be impossible for me to doBecause His love outshines the world.We cannot imitate nor recreate The talents of Our Lord. Our glorious October is fading away, with Halloween giving the month a final good-bye. It has become a popular holiday now, and quite different from what it was when I was a kid. We didn't go from door to door "trick or treating," as well as I can remember. Our own children did, and now it's the grandchildren and great-grandchildren that dress up in outrageous costumes and "frighten" the neighbors. Our celebration consisted mostly of having a party and building a bonfire. Some of the kids dressed up, and one year a tall Indian stood outside our circle and never spoke a word. He was dressed in an Indian blanket and never joined in the games -- just watched us. We found out later it was Daddy. We weren't really destructive; just soaped a few windows and skulked around the neighborhood. There was another element that gloried in a Halloween prank that was repeated year after year. There was a rock cliff right above the intersection where the road goes to Grannies Creek, and it was perfect for a road block. Plans were laid in advance with water being carried and poured into a No. 3 washtub. When dark came, their nefarious plans were put into effect. Logs were placed across the road so that anyone traveling that way would have to stop and move the road block. Of course that was the time the culprits on top of the rock would let loose with a bucket of water. I remember one time when a man and his wife were stopped there, and of course they drenched the man. The wife was hopping mad, and she jumped out of the car and yelled, "Let's see you throw it on a woman!" So they did. We were never allowed to take part in this, and neither were our children. (Of course some of them did anyway.) Daughter Patty learned a painful lesson that "crime does not pay," and "you reap what you sow" when she sneaked off and joined the Rock Cliff Crowd one Halloween night. They threw water on a neighbor who could throw rocks like a bullet. The criminals ran through the underbrush and Patty ran a stick in her eye. She suffered with it for years. Halloween didn't symbolize anything to us as evil or supernatural, but just an excuse to have a party and pull some harmless pranks. In Daddy's day, the boys would sometimes take a farmer's gate off the hinges and hoist it up on his barn roof. In fact, they called the night before Halloween "gate night." It is called "mischief night" in some places, and harmless pranks are funny. When it evolves into more serious and harmful actions, it is a different thing. One of my brothers did something that was borderline. (Don't anyone imitate this.) He dumped a nice horse pile in a large paper bag, set the bag on a neighbor's porch, and lit it. He knocked on the door, and then ran and hid. When the neighbor came to the door, there was a whole lot of stomping going on! I am not condoning this -- just reporting it. We were never afraid of Halloween "ghosties" or things that go bump in the night, but I was terrified of tokens. Tokens were an omen or symbol of someone's impending death, and they were accepted as Bible truth. They came in many forms, and most families in my childhood believed in them. (There were dreams and premonitions that could never be fully explained.) My mother was the seventh daughter, and she really did have ESP. My mother had dreams that came true, and many times she predicted things before they happened. I am so glad this was not passed down to me -- I never want to see a token! Have fun this Halloween, be good, and stay safe. ************There was a recent request for stuffed peppers, and some folks still have green peppers in their garden. If you are fortunate enough to have fresh tomatoes too, this recipe sounds scrumptious. It comes from Barbara Dotson of Williamson, who notes that it was her great-grandmother's recipe and is over 150 years old.Hamburger and tomato stuffed peppers6 green peppers1 pound ground hamburger1 tablespoon fat1 tablespoon chopped onion1 cup soft bread crumbs3 fresh tomatoes, chopped1 1/2 teaspoons salt1/4 teaspoon pepper2 teaspoons mustard2 tablespoons butterCut a slice from the top of each pepper; remove seeds and white membrane. Pre-cook peppers in boiling salted water for five minutes, drain. Brown hamburger in hot fat, stirring to break up lumps. Add onion and cook six minutes. Remove from heat. Add bread crumbs, tomatoes, salt and other seasonings. Fill peppers with mixture. Dot top with butter. Place in a baking dish and pour in one cup water. Bake at 375 for 35 minutes. Serves six.Here is another stuffed pepper recipe from Linda Cool of Webster Springs, which is a little different.Stuffed bell peppersPrepare six peppers by cutting each in half lengthwise. Remove stems, seeds, and membrane. Wash and set aside. In large bowl, mix 2 1/2 pounds lean ground beef with one eight oz. can Hunt's tomato sauce, 3/4 cup finely chopped onion, salt and pepper. Add 1/3 cup (uncooked) rice if desired. Spray 9x13 pan, place peppers evenly in pan. Stuff each with meat mixture. Pour two cans Campbell's tomato soup (undiluted) over peppers. Cover with foil and bake 1 1/2 hrs. at 350. Remove foil 15 minutes before removing from oven.May God keep you safe and happy.Contact Alyce Faye Bragg at firstname.lastname@example.com or write to 2556 Summers Fork Road, Ovapa, WV 25164. 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Havana Cigar Shops
The biggest city in Cuba has a superb collection of cigar stores that sell handmade, premium cigars
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At a tidy bar in the corner a man in a black vest and bow tie nods hello as he wipes clean the counter in front of him. You say a quick "buenos dias" as you pass them and step inside the large walk-in humidor. The door shuts with a loud creak behind you.
Inside, it's just you and the cigars, Cuban cigars, all of them stacked in neat piles. Your mind spins with possibilities—what to buy? You look at the myriad sizes, the colorful boxes, turning them over to inspect the dates stamped beneath, seeking out something special, then select your smoke and take it to one of those comfortable chairs. As you put flame to the robusto you've just clipped, the woman in the yellow suit hands you a hot cup of Cuban coffee to go with your smoke. You take a puff, and for the next hour, all is right with the world.
No trip to Cuba is complete without buying at least one Cuban cigar, and now is a great time to buy. The cigar shops in Cuba have impressive inventories, today's Cuban cigars are smoking extremely well, and the Cuban cigar industry has added shops and improved others in Havana. Cuba's capital city is arguably the finest place on the planet to shop for Cuban cigars, with nine Casa del Habanos in the city and more on the way.
Prices here are among the lowest in the world. Set by the government, they are almost always identical from shop to shop. You can get a single cigar for only a few dollars, such as the diminutive Montecristo No. 5, which sells for 3.60 cuc (about $4.25, including exchange fees), or splurge on a large Cohiba Esplendido, which sells for 17.95 cuc ($21.50). The vast majority of Cuban cigars retail for less than 10 cuc apiece, so for less than $300 you can
acquire most boxes of 25.
acquire most boxes of 25.
Still, don't dismiss a store simply because it's not a Casa del Habano—we found at least one store in Havana that is worth a visit despite not being part of the Casa chain.
Editors' picksLa Casa del Habano
5th and 16 Av. 5 y Calle 16, Miramar
Long regarded as one of Cuba's finest cigar stores, the Casa del Habano on the corner of 5th Avenue and 16th Street in Cuba's serene and opulent Miramar section of Havana, is simply one of the world's premier cigar shopping—and smoking—experiences. This is a shop prized by collectors, with an experienced and courteous staff, a long history of selling fine cigars, a vast array of rooms and even cigar-friendly dining areas where you can puff on what you purchase.
The shop is run by Osmany Rios, who has been here for more than 10 years, and Carlos Robaina (the son of legendary Cuban tobacco farmer Alejandro Robaina), who has worked here for the past four. The duo knows fine cigars well and can steer a buyer in the right direction. On a May visit, an open box on display in a small cabinet to the right of the cash register was marked "No Se Pierda," Spanish for "Do Not Miss." It was a box of Hoyo de Monterrey le Hoyo des Dieux from 1999, not a great vintage, but who could resist a 12-year-old cigar priced at a mere $7? It was a mild, tasty smoke that was perfectly suitable for the morning.
The design of the walk-in humidor at Quinta Avenida is one part art, one part genius. Built to maximize storage space while minimizing its imprint on the store, the walking space around the humidor is only shoulder-width wide, and it snakes along the wall in a pattern of Ls, so walking through it requires twists and turns.
While the cigars in this shop receive serious attention from a stream of customers, I've always found something old here, especially when searching through secondary brands and smaller sizes. Some digging found a 1997 box of Juan López Patricias, unusual cigars that measure 4 5/8 inches by 40 ring, a cigar size known as a Franciscanos. They were selling for a mere 76 cuc.
The shop moves a lot of smokes. "Last week we sold more than 30,000 cigars," said Rios. It's rare to walk in and see deep stocks on the shelves, and quite common to see boxes in the back being opened up, ready to be moved into the humidor.
Quinta Avenida is ideal for collectors. While all La Casas on the island have lockers, this one has 96 of them, the most in Havana. In earlier years it cost hundreds to rent one, but today the lockers are free, although renting is up to management. Rios says they fumigate the lockers twice a year, to eliminate the potential for tobacco beetles, and the rules of the house prohibit you from storing cigars purchased elsewhere in your locker.
This is a shop where you must linger, or you risk missing out on one of the shop's classic touches. Once you've selected a cigar, order a Cuban coffee. The steaming little cup of Cubita is delivered on a saucer with a pair of actual tobacco leaves beneath the cup. There are several places to sit and relax while you puff, including the smoking parlor up front, with its tiled floor and high-backed chairs; a bar area off to the side, with wicker furniture, and even a cigar-friendly (of course) restaurant.
There are three private rooms (named Bolivar, Cohiba and San Cristóbal, for the cigar brands) if you wish to host a party. A visit to Havana without stopping here would be a mistake.
La Casa del Habano, Hotel Meliá Habana
Av. 3, entre 76 y 80, Playa, Habana
Av. 3, entre 76 y 80, Playa, Habana
The bar stands out in Cuba for its surprising selection of Scotch, which includes Johnny Walker Swing, Red, Black, Green, Gold and Blue, Chivas 12 and 18, and Dimple 15, as well as a bottle of Hennessy Paradis Cognac. The bartender mixes cocktails as well, making this bar the most complete of those in Cuba's cigar stores.
The walk-in humidor has a nice touch—some of the shelves are cut with an angle, so a half-circle of wood extends out, adding to the charm. There's a small table in the center of the room—displaying a few special items—with a chair.
The cigar selection here is superb. There's a well-chosen selection of cigars by the box, many of them in cabinets of 50, such as Punch Punch, Hoyo Doubles and Punch Doubles. There's also a large number of singles, with a broad selection of brands as well as sizes. We saw all types of Montecristos, lots of Cohibas, Partagás, Bolivars, Trinidads, Hoyo de Monterreys, even relatively obscure brands such as Sancho Panzas, Diplomaticos, Saint Luis Reys and La Gloria Cubanas.
Most Casas have aged cigars mixed in their stock, but the management at this store does some of the digging for you. They have a cabinet within the walk-in humidor with older cigars from 2000, 2003 and 2005. "This is one of the things we do all the time, call and ask for old cigars," says Maryla Delgado Fernández, showing off an old box of Partagás Charlottes as she puffs on a cañonazo-size smoke that was made in house.
The shop has a small but well-kept locker area, and a simple but pleasant enough back room if you wish to smoke with some privacy.
La Casa del Habano, Club Habana
Av. 5, entre 188 y 192, Miramar, Playa
Av. 5, entre 188 y 192, Miramar, Playa
Far from the hustle and bustle of downtown Havana lies one of the best cigar stores in all of Cuba, the Casa del Habano at Club Habana. Located on the site of the old Biltmore Yacht and Country Club, the shop is situated next to a stately 80-year-old building with a terrazzo roof that backs up to a beach.
You owe it to yourself to take a look at the water (at the very least) and order a cold Bucanero beer and watch the waves, or perhaps catch a view of the Russian flight attendants who like to tan here between flights. Club Habana also makes for a fine spot for an afternoon getaway—speak to your hotel concierge about making arrangements.
Getting inside Club Habana and the cigar shop means going through a security check with a gate (don't worry, they'll let you in). The shop, located at the far left of the complex, is gorgeous, spotless and luxurious. The walk-in humidor, set to the right when you enter, is large and bursting with smokes, and is decorated with stained-glass panels above the clear-glass panels of the wall of the humidor.
The shop always seems stocked with great cigars, for this is the domain of Enrique Mons, widely believed to be the greatest cigar retailer in Havana. Mons, who was in charge of quality control for Cuba's cigar industry in the 1970s and 1980s before turning to retail, knows cigars inside and out.
His humidor has artfully arranged stacks of Cubans, and at the center of the racks is a backlit area featuring special accessories. Be sure to dig around—something old always seems to be lurking if you're patient enough to find it.
Mons's shop has two cigar rolling tables, stationed outside of the walk-in humidor, facing one another from across the room. Cigar rollers here work slowly, carefully, and while house cigars can often lack a certain something, the ones made here are not to be ignored. Ask for a "Monsdale," Enrique Mons' take on the lonsdale size, which looks like a thicker-than-normal panetela, complete with a pigtail cap. The cigars are rich, robust and delicious. You'll want at least two.
The back room, with long strips of wood paneling, is among the best smoking rooms in Havana. The room has artwork on the walls, including a dramatic dark bust of Alejandro Robaina, a bar with an extensive selection of rum and Scotch, great Cuban coffee and extremely comfortable leather furniture. It's also spacious, designed so that you can claim your own little area and smoke in peace. On one recent visit, a very happy gentleman wearing a suit sat in a corner, smoking a robusto and reading his iPad, quite content with the world.
Shops worth visitingLa Casa del Habano, Partagás Cigar Factory
Calle Industria No. 520, Centro Habana
Undeniably touristy and often crowded, the Casa del Habano at the Partagás Cigar Factory nevertheless remains a must-visit cigar shop in Cuba. The dark wood paneling, the high energy, the vaulted ceilings, the photographs of famous visitors, the crowded masses puffing away on great cigars, all of it combines to create an experience not to be missed.
While the Partagás Cigar Factory itself is scheduled to be closed for a lengthy renovation (it was expected to have closed by spring 2011, but was still open as this issue went to press), Cuban officials say the shop will stay open during that time.
The retail operation here is run by one of Cuba's best-known and most talented cigar retailers, Abel Expósito Diaz, a gentleman who really knows his cigars and is always quite hospitable.
Comments10 comment(s)
Simon Cathcart February 24, 2012 12:00pm ET
wait what do they say about a picture, it paints a 1000 words! Next time guys whip out the Nikon yes.
Bruno Gallucci Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 25, 2012 5:52pm ET
I agree with Simon. Even your smartphone camera will do.
Damian Bancroft Georgetown, Cayman Islands, February 29, 2012 2:04pm ET
My favourite place to hang out with a loaded humidor and bar.
Keith Tramer Stoughton, Saskatchewan, Canada, March 13, 2012 5:09pm ET
Love Senor Diaz and his staff.....great cigar store.....great history, especially in the back room!!!
Roy Jeglum April 18, 2012 12:56am ET
I went there and was shocked by what a dive it was. This was my first time to Havana and was with a guide so when I walked out of there I thought I had bought real Cuban cigars. Wrong!
I ended up with 3 boxes of FAKES. I know this was my own fault for not inspecting more closely every detail that you need to but, REALLY... 3 out of 3 turned out to be fakes. The "FORT" was a good experience and at least has real Cuban cigars.
I ended up with 3 boxes of FAKES. I know this was my own fault for not inspecting more closely every detail that you need to but, REALLY... 3 out of 3 turned out to be fakes. The "FORT" was a good experience and at least has real Cuban cigars.
Andre Du toit South Africa , June 7, 2012 7:02am ET
WoW excellent write up.
Will plan this into my next trip that is for sure.
Will plan this into my next trip that is for sure.
Zdravko Brkic Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia, July 31, 2012 5:10pm ET
La casa del Habano at Melia Havana hotel is THE BEST casa in Havana. that is the place where ži am spending most of the time during more than 20 visits so far. excellent and polite staff.
Ypu can get all help you need, and in hotel there are few good restaurants with fusion food and Italian cuisine
Ypu can get all help you need, and in hotel there are few good restaurants with fusion food and Italian cuisine
CHRISTOPHER BRIND'AMOUR STE-CATHERINE, QC, CANADA, August 21, 2012 4:28pm ET
I took your suggestion and visited the Casa on Quinta Avenida in May 2012... WOW! The service was extraordinary; very knowledgeable and they often offered me some lesser know vitolas that were exquisite (notably a Trinidad Edicion Limitada short Robusto). I was there the day after May Day so their stocks were pretty depleted, but I was able to find some nice little jewels and left very happy. Senor Robaina took me on a visit of the Casa, the different rooms, lounges and the "vault" where the lockers are. He also invited me to visit the Robaina Vegas Finas in Pinar del Rio on my next visit. I was only able to spend an hour there, but this was by far the highlight of my trip. A must on any trip to Havana.
James Poland Jr Branchland , West Virginia, United States, September 22, 2012 6:50pm ET
I would love to visit there. What do you have to do to be able to go over there? or can you just renew your passport and go.
Phillip Butler Timonium, MD, US, July 3, 2014 2:40pm ET
Thess must be what they are describingwhen using the word 'heaven.' visiting Cuba is on my bucket list.
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BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – Bluefield's dog ownership ordinances will be reviewed following two recent dog bite incidents.
City police Detective K.L. Adams tells the Bluefield Daily Telegraph that ordinances weren't followed in either case.
Authorities seized a pit bull on Saturday after it bit a 17-year-old girl. On June 30, a Labrador retriever and chow mix was seized after it bit a 7-year-old boy.
Adams says the owner in the June case had been warned that her dog was vicious after it trapped a neighbor on his porch. But she didn't take any steps to prevent future incidents.
Mayor Tom Cole says the Bluefield City Board will review the city's dog ordinances and their enforcement at its next meeting.


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So, where do the candidates stand on the educational issues and reform of today? Let's take a look.
K-12 Platform
Mitt Romney's education platform has many more components related to younger students and preparing them with quality education. His priorities include:
"Schools should be run at the local and state level and we don't look to the federal government to run our schools or to set the curriculum."
Barack Obama's education platform is diverse and is building on the changes he has already initiated from the executive office he holds. These include:
"We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools."
Higher Education Platform
Mitt Romney would enact the following initiatives, if elected:
Increase the role of the private sector for investing in loans for students, thus reducing the federal loan capacity.
Barack Obama's platform contains more elements for higher education. These include:
Teachers Platform
The two candidates could not be any further apart on their position regarding teachers' unions.
Romney believes unions are an obstruction to education and more emphasis should be paid to rewarding deserving teachers, although he has not defined that term with any criteria or measurements.
Obama has stated that he will continue to work cooperatively with teachers' unions. His reform of teacher evaluations would include a way to measure performance based on standardized test scores, in addition to other criteria.
Arnett, A & Fantus, C. (2012, September 27) Where they stand. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 29 (17), 8-9.
Dervarics, C. (2012, September 27). Education nation. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 29(17), 12-13.
Books to read from your library
Conrad, J. (2012). What you should know about politics-- but don't : A nonpartisan guide to the issues that matter.
Hayward, S.F. (2012). The politically incorrect guide to the presidents : From Wilson to Obama.
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This 15-story hotel is adjacent to the National Theater, 2 blocks from the White House, 4 blocks from the National Mall, 1 mile from the Capitol, and 2 miles from Georgetown.
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Next to the National Theater, the recently renovated J.W. Marriott Washington DC on Pennsylvania Avenue, is 2 blocks from the White House and 4 blocks from the National Mall. The hotel offers 29 meeting rooms, including a 13,680-square-foot ballroom. Wireless Internet access is available in the 2-story lobby and adjacent restaurants. Guests can also use a business center with high-speed Internet access.
The 24-hour fitness facilities includes an indoor splash pool, saunas, and a spa tub. Dining and drink options include an American restaurant, an international lounge, and a Starbucks.
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J.W. Marriott Washington DC on Pennsylvania Avenue's 24-hour fitness facilities include five treadmills, four stationary bikes, three stair machines, several weight machines, and free weights. Guests can also use an indoor splash pool, spa tub, and saunas.
A mile south of the hotel, Washington, DC's National Mall has a tree-lined walking and running path. Two miles away, the 18-hole golf course at Hains Point is perched on the banks of the Potomac River.
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