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[Petrolero]

Call Dr. Drew at 1-800-love-191 between 10-12 PST tonight. He can give you a straight answer. Too bad the morning after pill isn't available in Cuba.

[Macgoo]

El Cubanito,

I'm not a doctor but I play one on T.V., plus I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night.

Anyway, I count the days from the normal onset of the menstrual cycle, then add the guesstimate days since sex. That is the day of conception or the date your little soldiers took the beachhead. Doctors predict the date of conception by the number of days, not just weeks. Remember that Cuba is world renowned for Medical Science, I would not be surprised by their ability to see "double"!

This is why I always...always, note the menstrual cycle of women that I date. I use the "rhythm method" and wear a 'helmet' around that 15th day. Otherwise, you just never know: Mama's baby - Daddy's, maybe!!!

If true, can all brethren expect a Cohiba Esplendido in about 7 months??

[Lap Dancer]

El Cubanito,

I just have a few thoughts about your situation. Cuba has a decent healthcare system so she should be able to provide you with accurate information.

You have two questions to get answers to. Is she in fact pregnant? And if she is - is it yours?

With an ultrasound there should be a record or a tape. Can you get a copy? You might want to call her bluff by having her book an appointment at Clinica Cirra Garcia (I am not 100% on the spelling). This is the high end clinic for expats, diplomats and gov. officials in Miramar - a suburb of Havana. Their prices are comparable to the US. You could have her book the appointment and that she would have to tell you when it was (you would be paying). They do have doctors there that can speak English so they can confirm the diagnosis. If she really is not telling the truth she will be intimidated about going there. If not at least you will know the true facts of the situation.

Hope this helps!

[El Cubanito]

OK Guys, the Sh*t has just hit the fan. My Cuban Girlfriend has just sent me an email informing that she is 7 weeks pregnat with my child (actaully children, she claims there are twins. Can twin be detected at 7 weeks?)

This girl has for the last 2.5 years been great and I have been great with her. Lately, she has been on the war wagon about us getting marry. Been there, done that and do not want to repeat same mistake.

I have a question for anybody who is a Doctor on this board, how do they calculate 7 weeks. I arrive in CUba on June 2 and I saw her on June 7. Can she be 7 weeks pregnat or did the doctor make a mistake? How does this work calculating the weeks. SHe say that the 7 weeks was done via the Ultra sound.

El Cubanito

PS I need quick help here

[Alboroto]

Cubanito,

Where exactly you are now days ...

[El Cubanito]

Hi Alboroto,

Yes, I am here. I am alive and kicking.

El Cubanito

[D Brown]

bush says castro welcomes sex tourism

33 minutes ago add top stories - ap to my yahoo!

by scott lindlaw, associated press writer

tampa, fla. - president bush (news - web sites) on friday accused fidel castro (news - web sites) of exploiting cuba's children by encouraging a sex-tourism industry designed to draw cash to the impoverished nation, comments certain to resonate with cuban-american voters in the swing state of florida.

ap photo

reuters

slideshow: president bush

"the regime in havana, already one of the worst violators of human rights in the world, is adding to its crimes. the dictator welcomes sex tourism," bush said at a conference on "[CodeWord908]" — forced labor, sex and military service.

bush's rival, john kerry (news - web sites), agreed with the president and the democratic campaign said [CodeWord908] demands a coordinated international response. the kerry campaign did take issue with the pace of bush's response, arguing that the president had waited too long — until february of this year — to submit an international pact against trafficking to the senate.

by combining the [CodeWord909] issue with his hard-line rhetoric against castro, bush hopes to bolster his standing with cuban-americans in the state that decided the 2000 election. friday's trip was bush's 23rd as president to florida, and recent polls show the race tied.

last year, the bush administration imposed sanctions on cuba, burma and north korea (news - web sites) for failing to take steps to stop such practices. in a report last month, the state department listed cuba among 10 nations that engage in [CodeWord908].

the president said castro had "bragged about" cuba's sex industry and he quoted castro as saying: "cuba has the cleanest and most educated prostitutes in the world."

that apparently was a quote from a 1992 speech in which castro said prostitution in his country was illegal, but nevertheless present. white house officials said castro had made the statement in the early 1990s, but could not be more precise.

"there is no cleaner, purer tourism than cuba's tourism, because there is really no drug trafficking, no gambling houses," castro told a session of the national assembly of the people's government 12 years ago.

"there are no women forced to sell themselves to a man, to a foreigner, to a tourist," castro said. "those who do so do it on their own, voluntarily and without any need for it. we can say that they are highly educated hookers and quite healthy, because we are the country with the lowest number of aids (news - web sites) cases."

but bush said castro has turned cuba into a major destination for sex tourism, which is "a vital source of hard currency to keep his corrupt government afloat."

"my administration is working toward a comprehensive solution to this problem: the rapid, peaceful transition to democracy in cuba," bush said.

the president said an "influx of american and canadian tourists contributed to a sharp increase in child prostitution in cuba," a claim he attributed to a report from the protection project, a legal human-rights research institute based at the johns hopkins university school of advanced international studies.

bush said the institute had found this was the case. in fact, the institute had cited "general news reports" suggesting that but had not independently concluded it.

human traffickers bring as many as 17,500 people into the united states every year, trapping them in slavery-like conditions for forced sex, sweatshop labor and domestic servitude, the administration says. as many as 800,000 people were forcibly moved across borders worldwide in the last year, 80 percent of them women.

bush did not announce any new initiatives friday, but said his administration is combatting the problem at home and abroad by:

_spending more than $295 million since the start of his term to support anti-trafficking programs in more than 120 countries.

_bringing charges against 110 ringleaders.

_helping foreign victims in america by treating them as refugees instead of illegal immigrants.

_arresting more than 3,200 people who pay for sex slaves and other forced laborers.

bush's campaign rally in beckley, west virginia, another battleground, was his 10th visit to the state as president. kerry visited a day earlier.

[Petrolero]

4 to 6 weeks is normal from Cuba to the states.

I mailed a letter from Canada on July 6 and it landed in Havana on the 13th. Funny, since it takes 5 days within Havana from back to back repartos.

The letter was also opened by Correos de Cuba.

If it was mailed from the states, it would have been stolen, as many of mine have.

If you send postcards or letters, use the local rates---75 centavos, not the divisa tourist rates.

[Jaimito]

When I went to Cuba in January 2004, I sent my mom postcards from Varadero, which took two months to arrive in U.S.A. The hotel clerks told me that it would take two weeks.

Jaimito

[Alboroto]

HELP !!! SOS !!!

Any monger have heard from El Cubanito

Thanks

[Doc Bill]

From today's Washington Post regarding Bushie's new restrictions on Cuba:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37648-2004Jul8.html

[Alboroto]

Havanaman,

Too bad, probably I will be six feet deep; otherwise, very
well could be one of your best customers. Make sure you
have some live music ...

Best of luck

Alboroto

[Organicgrowth]

Alboroto,

What they don't know won't hurt them. Besides by the time I come to set up, the whole place will probably look like vegas!

Regards, Havanaman

[Alboroto]

Havanaman,

Its the perfect idea; however, do you think that the Government
will let you run a "Mansion" like Jackson and Dave.

[Organicgrowth]

Doc Bill,

Thanks for that information; I’m going to see if I can get it in Europe.

Yes indeed, retiring to Cuba is also my dream. Still a while to go, so its not a priority, but the idea is appealing all the same. Things will have significantly changed by my retirement and so I’m thinking in terms of running a business there: something like the BA WSG Mansion perhaps… LOL

Regards, Havanaman