Lulis Leal, 47, of New York, is also getting in on the pi memorization action.

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"It isn't easy, brother, " Leal said as Chavez supporters headed to the river to watch the cortege pass.

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"A little more than two and a half years, " replied Eusebio Leal, Havana's historian and member of the assembly.

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"It feels as if they are tapping into our personal lives, " said Lazaro Leal in an interview conducted via Facebook.

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In his presentation, Havana Historian Eusebio Leal highlighted the importance of having included Old Havana and its fortress system on the World Heritage List.

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Listening to Leal's recitation is jarring for me because I hear it in a different rhythm, as though it were a song with the down-beat on every other digit.

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Miguel Leal and Melissa McGuire-Maniau also shared their commitment to this country as veterans of the US Armed Forces and all expressed their desire to continue to contribute as volunteers, mentors, and leaders in their own communities.

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Finally, Leal indicated that the Office of the City Historian and the National Cultural Heritage Council are willing to support recovery works in the historical centre of Santiago de Cuba, one of the most seriously affected areas, and to send restorers and other highly qualified personnel to help repair museum pieces damaged by the natural disaster.

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