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A recent Miami incident, involving the kidnapping of three children and child neglect charges, shows the importance of paying attention to your surroundings and making sure your children are with you at all times when going out.
According to Miami Herald, Anthony Milhomme went into a grocery store, leaving three young children inside a car with the motor running. Moments later, the car was gone and the children with it. Finally, about three hours later, Miami police arrested the woman driving Milhomme's car and reunited the children with their moms.
Both the driver and Anthony Milhomme were taken to the police in handcuffs. The driver, Velan Verdier, is facing one count of grand theft/auto, three counts of abduction, and one count of armed robbery. However, the owner of the car is also facing charges, as police note that Milhomme left the children for 15 minutes. In addition to three counts of child neglect, he is also facing one count of obstruction.
This example shows us that it is important to lock up not only our cellphones and our purses, but especially to remember not to leave a child in a running car. Children left in unattended cars can be subjected not only to this type of kidnappings, but can also suffer serious circumstance from heat, especially in the very warm counties of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.
If you are accused of this type of criminal offenses, including child neglect and obstruction, make sure you benefit from the best legal advice and defense possible from a specialized criminal defense lawyer. Our experience criminal defense team in Fort Lauderdale is at your disposal for advice and representation.
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Welcome to Second Opinion, a weekly column and Health Talk discussion with Post Health columnist Abigail Trafford.
A new study has challenged the dogma that mammography screening saves
lives -- and touched off another breast cancer war. For decades women have been told to get a mammogram to detect cancers at an early stage for a cure. Many breast cancer survivors believe that they are alive today because a mammogram picked up their disease. But a report in the British medical journal, "The Lancet," concludes that "screening for breast cancer with mammography is unjustified." Where does that leave you?
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The transcript follows.
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Abigail Trafford:
Hello everybody. Welcome to the latest battle in the breast cancer wars. What is the value of mammography? What is the value of early detection? Send us your comments and questions.
Abigail Trafford:
Hello and welcome, Dr. Lerner. Let's talk about the recent report that challenged the value of mammography as a screening tool. What is the take home message to the medical community? And to women?
Barron H. Lerner:
Hi Abby. Thanks for inviting me.
I think the take home message to the medical community is that some smart researchers in a prestigious journal are questioning the value of mammography. This was not really news for women under 50, but they are also skeptical for women over 50. Doctors need to acknowledge this report and share the information with patients. But doctors also need to remember that other smart researchers still strongly advocate mammograms based on their own reading of the data.
I think women need to know about this debate--just like their doctors do.
Abigail Trafford:
The findings of the analysis of mammography also question whether early detection is the most important factor is overcoming the disease. Please explain this.
Barron H. Lerner:
Early detection has been the gospel for breast cancer for decades because it made sense both medically and from an intuitive basis. Getting something earlier had to be better, right? But now we know that breast cancer is more complicated. Some cancers spread when they are really tiny, so they're not so early. So it makes sense that mammography is not as wonderful as we might otherwise expect.
New York, NY:
All these mammography studies that have been trashed are, I believe, many years or even decades old. Does it matter that they can be picked apart? If not for mammography, how can one account for the reduction in the size of tumor detected these days and the increase in longevity of breast-cancer survivors? or are those data also mirages?
Abigail Trafford:
Wow, New York. You have described the essence of the controversy. Dr. Lerner, what do you say?
Barron H. Lerner:
Good questions. The data from the pro and anti-mammography studies are older than we would like. Part of the problem is that researchers are choosing to throw out some of the studies and keep others. And for those not trained in biostatistics (like me!) it's very hard to know who to believe.
We surely are finding cancers when they are smaller and women are living longer. But some of this is due to better treatment, like chemotherapy. Mammograms surely find cancers when they are smaller. But the issue is whether the outcome would be any different if you found them 6 or 12 months later. According to the Lancet, the answer is "no."
Washington, D.C.:
My fiance's mother had/has breast cancer and had a mastectomy two years ago. Although my fiancée is only 31, when should she get a mammogram?
Barron H. Lerner:
She should consult a breast cancer specialist. One rule of thumb is to get your first mammogram when you are 10 years younger than your mother was when she got breast cancer. But each case differs.
Fairfax, Va.:
Where can I read more about the report in the British medical journal? I haven't heard anything about this new development.
Abigail Trafford:
Dr. Lerner, let's go back and review the study. What kind of study was it? How solid is this kind of research? The journal, The Lancet, is available on line at www.lancet.com.
Barron H. Lerner:
This study was what is called a meta-analysis--combining the data from the 8 randomized controlled trials of mammography. This is clearly the best type of data to have. But even meta-analyses are not "objective." All data are subject to interpretation. This theme was the one that seemed to come up most often as I was writing my book. And it's also very difficult to apply this type of population-based data to individual women.
Madison, Wis.:
Smith of ACS and Kopans of Harvard are saying in essence that the new analysis has more holes than a Swiss cheese and should be ignored. I take it you disagree. Can you say more?
Barron H. Lerner:
Smith and Kopans are smart researchers who are reading the data differently. For example, they are very skeptical of the data from the Canadian trial of mammography, which is one of the two studies that the Lancet researchers favored. I surely think that ignoring the Lancet study is a mistake. Women deserve to know that critics of mammography exist. But pro-mammogram folks have the right to argue back. What I regret is all the fighting. I think we need to begin to discuss how women and their doctors should process information that is (regretfully) ambiguous. This type of issue is becoming more and more common as medical technologies advance.
New York, NY:
Is screening mammography more useful for women than PSA screening for men?
Barron H. Lerner:
PSA is its own can of worms. I would surely say that no data exist for PSA that are nearly as comprehensive as for mammography. After all, we have been doing randomized trials for mammograms for decades. PSA testing is much newer and the data to date are largely uncontrolled.
PSA is another example of a case in which doctors should tell patients there is a sincere difference of opinion. At my own institution, there are docs who always order it and others who never do. They are both wrong. They need to inform patients of the choice. The same is true for mammography--now more than ever.
Springfield, Va.:
Isn't it true that the seven randomized controlled trials regarding screening mammography have probably undergone more scrutiny than any other medical intervention and have demonstrated a survival advantage for women who were screened with mammography?
Barron H. Lerner:
So many questions, so little time!
To the previous questioner, yes, it is true we are using old data. Radiologists often argue that better techniques now make the earlier data obsolete. This _may_ be true but we should not also assume that the better technology works any better at saving lives. Here is an important limitation of data gathering in medicine: what we study has often become obsolete by the time we have data.
The answer to this question is yes--ABSOLUTELY more scrutiny than any other screening test. If you put the seven trials together, you do get a survival advantage for screened women, probably on the order or 25-30 percent. This is what we have hung our hats on. And, this is why many of us, myself included, have not changed our tune about getting mammograms for women 50 and older. But I'm also glad to know that some researchers question this belief, even though it makes my life--and my patients' lives--more complicated.
I have read a few books claiming that mammography can raise the chances of getting breast cancer because of increased radiation exposure, especially in women who are already higher risk. Does this study address this? Where can I read more about this claim?
Barron H. Lerner:
This study does not specifically address this issue but there is much in the medical literature about this. There are also a group of non-MD skeptics (in the good sense of the word) who have been arguing this for years. What is clear is that there is much less radiation being used now for mammograms than in the past.
I am glad you raised this topic because it reminds me to mention another reason that there is opposition to routine mammography, especially for women under 50. And that is the finding of false-positive lesions that appear to be cancer but are not. These lead to worry and unnecessary biopsies. And many argue that we over-treat some of the lesions--like ductal carcinoma in situ--that mammography picks up.
Madison, Wis.:
One area where mammograms seem to be more effective is for monitoring "high risk" women. What is the current thinking on the most important risk factors for breast cancer - both from the perspective of modification for prevention and for increased attention to the use of mammography?
Barron H. Lerner:
High risk women are getting tremendous attention. In addition to mammograms, there is now also genetic testing. Again, high risk women should consult specialists. In most cases, doctors will favor early, aggressive screening for such women (and possibly tamoxifen).
But what I argue in my book is that we are a very risk-averse country when it comes to breast cancer. We are willing to screen and treat the many to save the few. This is especially true for high risk women, some of whom will have their breasts removed preventively. I think it's crucial to realize how our culture, and issues of gender and sexuality, influence how we interpret scientific data about risk and other issues.
Washington, D.C.:
I am 32 and had a total hysterectomy at 28 due to severe endometriosis. My doctor informed me that I should start having mammograms every other year. Do you think I have an increased risk of breast cancer due to hormone replacement therapy, which I've been on for the last 4 years?
Thanks, MN
Barron H. Lerner:
You are at increased risk if you have been on HRT for four years. But realize mammograms don't work very well for women your age and on estrogen. So you may very well discover lesions that are not cancer. The issue is: are you willing to possibly discover these lesions (and maybe have unnecessary testing) on the chance that you might pick up a cancer? This is what you and your doctor need to discuss.
Houston, Texas 77036:
I do not have insurance and my doctor has joined some group that he has to account to.
He insists that I have a mammogram, even though I have no reason to do so except he wants me to.
I think he should leave that up to me.
Barron H. Lerner:
You are the boss. But do listen to his arguments. Most women (especially 50-69) are still getting routine mammograms.
New York, N.Y.:
Does the American Cancer Society have a vested interest in promoting screening, in the sense that it can increase donations if it can tell women to "do" something the prevent disease?
Barron H. Lerner:
This is such a fascinating topic and something I address in depth in my book. The ACS is in a difficult situation. Money aside, it is nearly impossible to lead a cancer crusade without presenting a positive message. So someone has to do it. But what happens is that the ACS (and other groups, such as radiologists, or, for that matter, skeptical biostatisticians!) are not unbiased observers of the data. So we should listen to the ACS but know where it is coming from.
Madison, Wis.:
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Abigail Trafford:
And what about mammography in women over 70? I've heard that the risk starts to decline after a certain age.
Barron H. Lerner:
Re: age 70, there is very little data. In this age group, cancers grow slower on average, so one would expect that screening would have a somewhat less beneficial effect.
I would hope that MDs are telling patients that there are pros and cons to mammography, although it is appropriate for the doctor to give a recommendation also. MDs should not simply be suppliers of data.
Wash DC:
So you think DCIS should not be treated? ever?
Barron H. Lerner:
I tried to word my answer carefully but have never typed so much in my life!
No, I do think DCIS should be treated. But women should know here, again, about ongoing debates. Some women lose their breast for DCIS when they would just get a lumpectomy for actual cancer. Others get lumpectomy, radiation and tamoxifen for DCIS, which is a "precancer" but not a "cancer." This gets at what I was saying before about over-treatment.
We like to smash breast cancer or its precursors with as much might as we can. Doctors like this, and so do patients. It makes us feel we are doing everything. But some of this is cultural and not based solely on the data.
New York, N.Y.:
Have the Race for the Cure and other Komen-like initiatives been, on the whole, beneficial?
Barron H. Lerner:
I think so, absolutely. In the early part of this century, breast cancer was in the shadows. Women rarely discussed it in public. It was seen as shameful and they were made to feel guilty for getting it.
So getting pink ribbons and other types of publicity out there is marvelous. The spirit of a Race for the Cure is truly uplifting.
But we should not confuse the hope and optimism that surround these events with reality. Breast cancer is still killing tens of thousands of women and we still don't know the best ways to fight it. And we must be careful not to blame women who die from the disease for not "fighting" hard enough. It is not their fault. They had bad luck.
I don't understand.... why would it be bad to have a tumor detected early?
Barron H. Lerner:
For two reasons:
Either the tumor would never have become a dangerous cancer or the same outcome would have happened if you had found the tumor later. These are the suppositions of the Lancet authors.
Having said this, many women find these arguments non-compelling. Indeed, my wife always asks me, "Well, why wouldn't I want to find it if there was a chance there was cancer?" I politely decline to answer and tell her to see her doctor!
Abigail Trafford:
How would you counsel a healthy 65-year old woman who said: Doctor, I don't ever want to have a [screening] mammogram again.
Barron H. Lerner:
The Lancet data make me more likely to not argue with her. But I would encourage her to see both sides of the issue before deciding.
Wash DC:
When it comes to someone's life, don't you think it is ok to do things that are not solely based on data--emotional health cannot be easily measured by the data.
Abigail Trafford:
But what if you do a medical treatment that causes harm? In the end, that wouldn't benefit a person's emotional health. Dr. Lerner?
Barron H. Lerner:
Such a question with 5 minutes to go! Yes, this is what I was trying to get at before. Individual women must interpret data in their own way and make the right decision for themselves. But, of course, the more likely the decision was to cause harm, the more I would "play doctor." This issue arose when Suzanne Somers declined chemotherapy. I can't say she did the right thing but she did not deserve all of the flak she got. She did what she thought was best for herself.
Abigail Trafford:
It seems a key is what kind of tumor is it? Is it fast growing or slow growing? There are different forms of breast cancer. What proportion are fast-growing? Would it make a difference to detect these tumors early? Or are the tumor cells so virulent, it wouldn't make much difference when the cancer was treated?
Barron H. Lerner:
Yes, this is key. When the first skeptics criticized early detection in the 1950s, this is what they said. There are some nasty cancers that early detection can't help. There are others so slow-growing that early detection won't help. It is the ones in the middle that we can influence. Not much has changed today. This is why mammography may help some women but not others. A crucial point.
Madison, Wis.:
Is it worthwhile to search for a mammography center that double reads its mammograms or uses CAD (computer aided diagnosis) to read mammograms?
Abigail Trafford:
I think it's really important for women to go to high-quality mammography centers. How can a woman make sure the center uses the latest equipment and has the expertise to read mammograms?
Barron H. Lerner:
Computer-aided diagnosis is being studied. No clear advantage yet. Stay tuned.
Annapolis, MD:
I hope you will commend to the listeners Ellen Leopold's excellent social history of breast cancer, A Darker Ribbon: Women, Breast Cancer and their Doctors, published by Beacon Press in 1999, which provides essential historical and contemporary insight into the ongoing "cancer wars." Have you read her work?
Barron H. Lerner:
I have read her book and liked it. I tried to build on her work in writing my own book covering topics like mammography and genetic testing, for example.
Rockville, Md.:
Hello. I have saline breast implants. Will I still be able to have a mammogram and if so, will it pick up signs as well? Thank you.
Barron H. Lerner:
Again, some controversy. There is no good data suggesting that women with implants die from cancers that are missed on mammography.
Delhi, ON:
On the question of "survival advantage" - Would the case of a woman of (say) 60 who has a slow growing cancer picked up by mammography and after treatment survives 20 years to die at 80, be claimed as increased over the same woman, same tumor but not discovered clinically until age 65 who survives only fifteen years after diagnosis but still dies at age 80?
Barron H. Lerner:
Survival should not be confused with cure. If you survive longer with an early detected cancer but die when you would have anyway, the screening accomplished nothing. A basic, but often missed, lesson of biostatistics.
vienna, VA:
Why are male mammograms not emphasized more?
Men can and do get breast cancer too, although admittedly it is much rarer in men than in women. My uncle developed it in his 60's.
Abigail Trafford:
Men wouldn't get a screening mammogram because male breast cancer is so rare. But Dr. Lerner, what about a mammogram for men to diagnose a cancer? Is that technically feasible with the size and shape of men's breasts? Or are there better ways to diagnose breast cancer in men?
Barron H. Lerner:
A real problem, not the least of which is that men who find breast lumps tend to ignore them due to ignorance or embarrassment. Once lumps are found, mammograms can help to diagnose cancer in men. But the incidence is so low, men do not get screening mammograms--only diagnostic mammograms.
Madison, WI:
Do you think the greater problem with mammography lies with early tumors that are missed, or in unnecessary follow-up care for erroneous positive findings?
Abigail Trafford:
What is the false positive and false negative rate? Presumably if a woman had a cancer and got a false negative finding one year, she'd get picked up the next year--or she might feel a lump. Or does it make any difference according to this new study?
Also, my sense is that the unnecessary follow-up and anxiety from erroneous positive findings are given short shrift by doctors. Yet women suffer tremendously.
It seems that mammography as a screening tool leaves a lot to be desired. What are the chances for developing a really good screening tool?
Barron H. Lerner:
Both false-positives and negatives are drawbacks. The technology is far from perfect, although as advocates remind us, it's all we have. Surely the data in breast self-examination does not show a mortality advantage.
Washington, D.C.:
What happened to the e-mail I sent you earlier today? I wondered about "benign cysts" and why there has been so little written about them.
Abigail Trafford:
Let me pass on the message you sent me on benign cysts and the role of mammography. "My niece and I, in different years, both paid little attention to the (fatal?) lump, since we both had a history of benign cysts. One of mine put me into the operating room . . . . Fortunately I had insurance coverage at the time, which I didn't have when the real thing came along. However I've never been sure that "the real thing" was really the real thing.. . ."
You raise several important questions here. Although Dr. Lerner can't address your specific case, he can explore the issues:
1. what are benign cysts? Are women with benign cysts at increased risk of developing breast cancer?
2. Does mammography detect benign cysts as sometimes malignant?
3. And how can women get treatment for breast cancer if they do not have insurance?
Barron H. Lerner:
Benign cysts are just that. No higher risk of breast cancer. But there are a series of other intermediate findings from mammograms, like atypical ductal hyperplasia, and lobular neoplasia, that seem to convey a future higher risk.
Insurance is a huge topic. Happily, screening programs for poor women now exist, thanks to the great work of the breast cancer organizations of this country. And now such women may also have treatment paid for. But more money for these programs, and more outreach, is needed.
Abigail Trafford:
The guidelines are for women over 40 to get regular mammograms. Those guidelines have not changed in the wake of this one report. Should women still have regular mammograms?
Barron H. Lerner:
I am still recommending that my patients from 50-70 get screening mammograms. For under 50, I remain skeptical but discuss options with them.
What I learned from writing a history of breast cancer screening and treatment was that things are more often gray than black and white. This is not to say there is not good news. A woman diagnosed with breast cancer has an 80 percent chance of long-term survival--much better than in the past. But we should not oversell what we have to offer women. They deserve to learn as much as is known about mammography and all other breast cancer technologies.
Abigail Trafford:
Alas we've gone over our time. This has been a great discussion. Thank you Dr. Lerner. Thank you all for your questions and comments. Join me again next week, same time, same place.


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The other modern-era inductee was Bill Parcells and Parcells waited a long time to get in after leading two different teams to the Super Bowl but got enough votes this time around to get it finally done. I can't think of many coaches who were better than Parcells was and you can look at coaches like Bill Belichick now and think right away of Parcells. The final two inductees will be Curley Culp and Dave Robinson, both elected as seniors. It will no doubt be a very long and full day when these seven players all get inducted in Canton this summer.
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His parents, Peter and Anna-Louise, and brother Callum, have been treated with antibiotics.
The family, from Leominster, Herefordshire were on holiday when Philip fell ill. He died in the West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen.
A family friend said Philip died within hours of developing a temperature and a rash.
His funeral is to take place today at Hereford Crematorium.
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TUG-OF LOVE girl Esti Clayton is to spend a few days in Portugal after being reunited with her mother.
The four-year-old, who disappeared with her father six weeks ago, was found on a beach in Lagos, in the Algarve, on Wednesday morning.
Her mother, 29-year-old Aneta, had flown out to Portugal to be with her only child.
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Description: Long run from club house up Copse Hill, through the Village, down Home Park Road.
Starting point: is just over halfway along Home Park Road (precise location at coach's discretion – see note below on variations). This is a good location for "Kenyan hills:" runners are given a time limit for running at an even pace up and down the hill, a recovery of c. 4 minutes, then a second set time.
Distances: 500m (uphill) (Home Park Road is about 950m in length) 7.3 km or 4.5 miles round trip from clubhouse
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Easy: n/a (too far from club)
Hard: 12 minutes x 2
Location Route: Map of the session (TBA)
Session goal: Development of strength (& endurance).
Predominant type of session: Hill training
Health and Safety: Night-time session - coaches and runners to be aware of traffic particularly when crossing roads on the way to Home Park Road. Runners should wear white/reflective clothing or lights. Home Park Road itself is wide and fairly quiet with little through traffic (though care should be taken at the top of the hill, where traffic may turn in) and comparatively few parked cars. Because of its advantages, the hill is used for training by other runners; boarders sometimes use it for downhill training.
Warm-up: The session is at some distance from the club house – the run there is a warm up in itself. However specific warm up for hill training such as high knees may be undertaken.
Cool-down/stretch: Cool down is slow jog back to clubhouse followed by stretching for recovery. Particular attention should be paid to quads, hip flexors, calves and glutes, after hills.
Variations: Home Park Road includes both a long hill and a long flat section. It is possible to tailor the proportion of hill training in the session to the specific needs of the runners, depending on where the rep starts and stops. Runners with tired legs or an imminent race can start further back on the flat and turn half way up the hill, those who need to work on strength can begin closer to the bottom of the hill and run to the top.
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help my macbook pro doesnt read my olypus camera?
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I need to load my pictures onto my new macbookpro but i hate this computer wont read it?
Anyidea what this computer is missing? the memory card wont even fit!
ANything i need to download?
I have had 3 Olympus cameras, all of which transfer pics just fine to my Macbook Air and other Macs.
What exactly is happening? Be specific about "won't read it".
After you plug in the camera with the USB cable, look at the screen on the camera. Is there a message with options on the camera screen to select PC? if so, make sure PC is highlighted and click the OK button on the camera.
Have you manually opened Image Capture (it comes preloaded on the Mac under Applications)? You can usually get at the pictures through Image Capture. You can set the preferences on Image Capture to automatically launch the Image Capture app when you connect the camera.
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wow so many people saying for this to be approved!
where are the mods/minnons
maybe this section needs more
Get The Fuck Out.
wow so many people saying for this to be approved!
where are the mods/minnons
maybe this section needs more
please approve this i want it bad!
o Jesus! cmon mods this has been on mpgh for a long time! but no one approved yet! cmon!
HAY maybe SPAMMING will get THERE attion
6 days since its posting. the urge to use this is starting to fade
I wonder why they haven't approved this... Could be the scans and picture approval...However this would be an amazing mod.
Only though, author of such mod shouldn't make the sound horrible or such. It would ruin the hype.
we could always get the mods attion from spaming
I guess spamming isnt always a bad thing
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i got so bored waiting for approval (6 days of waiting) i made my own
im not going to release mine because its mongoose's idea. (and mine sucks)
hope yours gets approved, untill then i'll use mine.
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Hopefully it'll get approved soon.
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A luxe former artist colony in Santa Fe
A short stroll from Santa Fe Plaza — the heart of the City Different — and nestled within six acres of gardens sits La Posada de Santa Fe, a Tribute Portfolio Resort & Spa. While the bustling plaza certainly is a draw in this chic Southwestern town, you will find little reason to leave this newly renovated resort due to its top-notch Native American-inspired spa, celebrated New Mexican restaurant and popular historic bar.
Abraham and Julia Staab built their French Second Empire-style mansion in 1882. Today, the original home houses the lobby, restaurants and popular Staab House bar. Paths lead from the Staab House to contemporary Southwest-style rooms nestled among 100-year-old cottonwood trees, flower gardens, fountains and contemporary sculpture art. Some guests and staff believe Julia still occupies her home, and the resort itself uses her as a muse.
The Rooms
Each of the guest rooms is unique, reflecting the eclectic history of the Santa Fe hotel. In the early 1900s, the property served as an artists' colony and helped to establish the city as the third-largest art market in the U.S. These detached rooms are now called casitas (Spanish for "little houses") and have been newly remodeled with great success — the contemporary Southwest room have off-white plastered walls, Saltillo tile floors, wood beam ceilings and Southwestern leather and wrought-iron furniture. Colorful Native American and Spanish-inspired art grace the walls. Many casitas come with a wood- or gas-burning kiva fireplace and an enclosed patio.
Rooms average 400 square feet and are available with a king or queen bed, or two queen beds. Bathrooms offer marble countertops and ornately framed mirrors with Spanish punched tin. Carpeted Deluxe Spa Suites located above Spa Sage have private balconies and elevator access directly to the spa lobby below. The Baca Suite is the property's most extravagant room with three wood-burning fireplaces, a media room, an antique billiards table, two full baths and a private master bedroom with a large commons room for entertaining.
On the second story of the original Staab House, five historic suites are filled with period Victorian furniture, including Julia's bedroom, Suite 100, at the top of the regal oak staircase. All rooms include high-speed Wi-Fi, complimentary bottled water, 37-inch flat-screen TVs, spa bathrobes, Keurig coffee and tea and C.O. Bigelow amenities.
The Food
La Posada has two main restaurants and a third patio restaurant that is open seasonally. Julia, A Spirited Restaurant & Bar is the fine-dining option located off the lobby within the Staab House. Anchored by a large fireplace topped with a Spanish punched-tin mirror, the space looks as if it could have been a grand ballroom. A patterned Saltillo tile floor balances a soaring ceiling of carved wood beams, and two elegant wrought-iron chandeliers. Original artwork hangs on mustard-yellow plaster walls. Open for dinner, Julia provides a contemporary Southwestern menu with locally sourced ingredients and an extensive wine list. Popular starters include tuna and lobster claw parfait with Indian fry bread and beef tartare with quail egg. Entrées are similarly interesting, such as diver sea scallops al pastor and roasted Colorado lamb rack served with local honey.
Adjacent to Julia, Viga Bar and Grill serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in a more relaxed atmosphere. In the morning, choose from smoothies, oatmeal, huevos rancheros and Belgian waffles, or visit for a variety of burgers, soups and salads at lunch and dinner. For dessert, order the peanut butter s'more tart or the Mexican chocolate mousse and you will not be disappointed.
Viga's bar is beloved for its specialty drinks, such as the Chile Ristra Margarita with Don Julio Reposado, pineapple puree, chipotle and cilantro, and its full-page menu of tequilas. During warm weather, take your meal on the large flagstone patio surrounded by gardens and a large fireplace that adds warmth and ambience.
At The Staab House, sit in a leather high-back chair at the well-stocked antique bar, or find a leather easy chair in front of the fireplace. Light bar fare such as Wagyu beef sliders, burgers and calamari are served. You may also enjoy drinks in the nearby Rose Room with its stained glass and large dining table, or in the library with plush couches and fireplace. Throughout these original rooms of The Staab House, make note of the intricate wooden-inlay floor, high ceilings with molding, ornate mantels and other historic details. Contemporary artwork hangs throughout these rooms as well and is offered for sale.
The Spa
The 5,000-square-foot Spa Sage at La Posada has eight treatment rooms and a salon. You'll find a diverse range of treatments using local ingredients, including the Santa Fe Chocolate Chile Wrap — Chimayo red chile, chocolate, marine algae and body butter are used to hydrate skin. Men and women's locker rooms each have saunas, and the relaxation room has subdued skylights and serves cucumber water and teas. Weekend yoga classes are offered; enjoy the outdoor heated saltwater pool and hot tub year-round. The 24-hour fitness center has free weights, treadmills, elliptical machines and stationary bikes.
The Extras
La Posada de Santa Fe has an onsite curator for its $3 million contemporary art collection displayed in the original Staab House. Throughout the gardens, contemporary statuary, fountains and fire features provide a meditative walk to rooms. Lively weekly resort activities include Margarita Mondays, Tuesday s'mores at the patio fireplace and a Friday Chef's Reception followed by a tour with La Posada's art curator. The luxury hotel's proximity to downtown Santa Fe allows you to stroll to many museums, sites and shopping, and complimentary shuttle service within two miles of the resort is available.


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'Into the Blossom' Limited Edition Hand Illustrated Giclee Print
A magical image of a unicorn and a fox striding through a colourful cherry blossom forest. If you believe in unicorns, you'll love this print!
It would make a lovely addition to a child's bedroom or a perfect gift for a loved one.
'Into the Blossom' is taken from my original mixed media painting. The prints are printed here in Dorset and each one is a limited edition (run of only 50) Gliclee print on ultra smooth 280 gsm fine art paper which is acid free and single side matte coated. It is printed with archival quality, pigment colour-fast ink.
The image is 50cm x 50cm with a white border to allow for framing (frame pictured not included). It will come carefully wrapped and sealed in a cardboard postal tube so that it reaches you in perfect condition.
This item is in stock and ready to ship internationally in 1-2 business days.
If you would like to contact me about prices for framed prints , please email me firstname.lastname@example.com
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Camel toe curse hits pole vault babe who accidentally bares all during competition
A POLE vault champ had no idea just how much flesh she was flashing while competing at a televised athletics championship.
The unbelievable wardrobe malfunction was broadcast to viewers hoping to get a slice of the sporting action – and they certainly got that.
Slovenian pole vaulter Jerneja Writzl suffered the unfortunate wardrobe gaffe thanks to some very tight fitting sports knickers.
But ever the professional, Jerneja didn't let the over-exposure stop her from smashing her event.
The camera follows the blonde sports star as she makes her way around the track.
Little did she know, she had accidentally exposed her camel toe.
As she lines up to take her run-up to the high bar, her privates are barely covered.
She makes the jump with ease and walks away with cheers from the crowd.
The sporty babe attempts to pull her knickers down after suffering an uncomfortable wedgie as she walks away from the track – but by then it is all too late.
A clip of her appearance has been viewed over a staggering nine million times since it was uploaded to YouTube.
"These athletes are angels from God, smart, healthy and gorgeous," one viewer wrote.
Another commented: "I never knew I liked the pole vault so much, will have to tune in more often."
Jerneja is not alone in exposing herself during an intense sporting battle.
A water polo babe flashed her vagina on screen during an underwater wrestling match with her rival.
And a vicious fight led to an unfortunate Spanish player exposing her boob to the underwater camera.


text: "We will continue to utilize our shipyards-both public and private-to maintain our ships in a readiness position," the Honorable Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy said in an interview recently in Norfolk. England noted that some vessels might not return from deployment on schedule, particularly in wartime, disrupting planned repairs. In a related area, he said, "We are fully funding our maintenance accounts, so we have our money for the first time in quite a few years." This funding, he added should keep public and private yards busy. "If you look at our workload for the next 4 or 5 years, we have a lot of work in our shipyards, and that's about the longest horizon you ever get." Secretary England pointed out the Navy has a peak repair workload scheduled, particularly on submarines, along with work on carriers. "Of course," he said, "we're now doing a lot of sailing, as so we have a lot of hours that we're putting on our vessels." "The U.S. Navy can reduce costs while effectively increasing its size by reducing the time its vessels are repaired in shipyards, and by returning them to sea more quickly," said Secretary England. He said that his prior visit to Norfolk Naval Shipyard in October, gave him a "great appreciation" for the work done by the shipyard and the good work being done by shipyard personnel. During this visit he saw waterfront repair facilities and visited the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), which is currently undergoing a Planned Incremental Availability, (PIA). Congressman Randy Forbes, who represents Virginia's Fourth Congressional District, which includes Norfolk Naval Shipyard, also participated in the interview with the Secretary of the Navy. Congressman Forbes echoed the Secretary's comments about the importance of fully funding maintenance accounts. "I think all of us are committed to building more ships, and making sure we're doing the maintenance that we need," Congressman Forbes said. "I see Norfolk Naval Shipyard as a valuable asset to the Navy, if we're going to maintain a strong naval presence in the future," he added. "So we think Norfolk Naval Shipyard has the work force, and has the expertise to do the kinds of things that the Navy is going to need down the road," Congressman Forbes said. "One of the things that we're cognizant of is that we need a skilled work force, at all levels of our shipyards," Secretary England said. "I don't think people have to worry at this time about in the shipyards-it's probably just the opposite. Rather, we need to worry about how we get this work accomplished in the future because we will have a lot of maintenance here in a couple of years. Secretary England also noted that efficiency will always be a challenge for all shipyards, public or private. "This is a very costly part of our Navy enterprise, maintaining our ships and our airplanes, and our engines, and everything associated with our Great Navy." He said he knew the Norfolk Naval Shipyard team would meet the Navy's expectations in current and future ship-repair activities.


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By HUGH NISSENSON; Hugh Nissenson's most recent novel is ''The Tree of Life'' (Harper & Row).
Published: June 14, 1987
Rose petals scattered on the sidewalk of the Rue des Roses. Swallows swooping at twilight above the spire of the former Benedictine abbey. Two sunflower blossoms floating in a bowl of water on the bar of the Hotel l'Ecole. Pontlevoy. The village of Pontlevoy is 14 miles southwest of Blois, in the department of Loir-et-Cher, the eastern part of Touraine.
That puts it 20 minutes by car from the chateaus of Amboise, Cheverny, Chaumont or Chenonceau, and only a hour's drive from Azay-le-Rideau, Loches or Chambord. During the summer these towns are jammed with tourists, and in their surrounding communities it's often tough to find a room or a place to eat.
My wife, Marilyn, and I had come to Pontlevoy to see friends who had moved there a few years before. The people there like Americans. Many are farmers; you can spot them by their black moleskin jackets. Artisans, some shopkeepers and workers wear blue cotton ones. Our friends had introduced us to Philippe Maffre, the town's young assistant mayor, and he and I walked down Pontlevoy's main street, the Rue du Colonel Filloux. The colonel is identified on the sign as a ''Humaniste et Technicien (1869-1957).'' Colonel Filloux might well be regarded as a technician, Mr. Maffre told me: he perfected the 155-millimeter howitzer for the French army.
A crouching monkey is carved in limestone on the cornice of a building on the Rue des Singes - Monkey Street. It's the kind of architectural detail that makes Pontlevoy charming - like the sun over the doorway of a little 17th-century house called the Maison du Dauphin. Legend has it that Louis XIV's grandson stayed here overnight. All the shops and little bourgeois houses on this street were built between the 15th and 19th centuries, yet the styles mesh.
We crossed the Rue de la Juiverie, the only evidence left of the ancient Jewish community of Pontlevoy. Jews settled in Touraine with the Romans and remained until anti-Semitism caused their persecution and eventual expulsion from the region in 1306.
Pontlevoy's abbey made the town an important commercial and cultural center. A local knight named Gelduin de Chaumont founded it in 1034 to fulfill a vow. As Mr. Maffre tells the story, Gelduin's boat was caught in a storm on the way back from a Crusade in the Holy Land. He prayed to the Virgin for help, promising to build Her a church in Pontlevoy, which he held as a vassal of the Count of Blois. It's said the Virgin, dressed in white, appeared above the rolling deck and calmed the sea.
Geldiun endowed the abbey with enough revenue for Benedictine monks to build a huge church, dedicated to the White Virgin. From the east, it looks like a complete Gothic cathedral with flying buttresses and trefoil stone tracery in the windows of the radiating chapels. But the nave is missing; there's a gravel courtyard where it should be.
The church was almost completely destroyed during the Hundred Years' War. The monks rebuilt the apse and choir but couldn't afford to replace the rest. Inside, on the wall behind the altar, Mr. Maffre showed me the little 11th-century statue of the White Virgin with her Child in her arms. The child leans against her left shoulder. She presses his left hand to her heart. Mr. Maffre believes that the naif style indicates it was done by a local mason rather than a professional sculptor. The monks ran a hospital here, with a sanctuary for lepers, until the 16th century. But by 1623, when Cardinal Richelieu was named abbot, things were in a bad way. The monks had abandoned their vows; the buildings were in ruins.
Richelieu repaired them and brought in six Benedictine monks from St. Maur. They started a seminary for the sons of the nobility and the rich bourgeoisie. Students came even from England. In 1776, Louis XVI turned the school into one of the 12 royal military academies of France; that huge cedar of Lebanon in the courtyard on the right as you come in was planted in honor of his accession to the throne.
The Revolution confiscated the wealth of the Benedictines. In the 19th century the college became a private, secular institution, proud of its conservative tradition. It produced famous scholars, provincial officials, priests and soldiers. It was a boarding school; some families moved to Pontlevoy to be near their sons. They built themselves large, elegant houses with steep, slate roofs, walled gardens and spiked wrought-iron fences that still grace the town. The grandeur of the college is startling. The huge 18th-century building - three stories high with a mansard roof - resembles those government ministry buildings around the Palais Bourbon in Paris. The classrooms, offices and dormitories are now empty. The college closed for good after the Second World War.
The owner of the abbey and the college, the Marquis du Vibraye, who is a descendant of Gelduin, has allowed Pontlevoy to open a municipal museum there. Mr. Maffre organized the project, which was designed and installed by Robert Thibier, the Parisian decorator who owns an antiques shop at the corner of the Rue de la Juiverie and Rue du Colonel Filloux.


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European Union justice chief Viviane Reding on Tuesday shrugged off the flak she encountered after linking France's treatment of Roma migrants and World War II.
"What critics?" Reding told a news conference that was held to discuss gender issues but instead was dominated by questions on the barrage of criticism she faced during the Roma row last week.
"If a man in politics puts a fist on the table, that's male," she said in her first public remarks since the uproar erupted. "If a woman puts a fist on the table she's (an) hysteric."
The commissioner insisted she has emerged stronger from the criticism and said she hoped the controversy would shine a light on a difficult issue in Europe.
"I think it has reinforced me," said the Luxembourg politician, who has threatened France with legal action over its deportation of hundreds of Roma migrants back to Romania and Bulgaria since July.
"I very much hope that this upheaval in the last days would serve one purpose: that next time everybody will take seriously the problems that affect 10 million European citizens," she said.
Reding reiterated that she regretted how her remarks regarding World War II were interpreted, but she fell short of issuing an outright apology.
The comparison angered French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who clashed fiercely on the issue with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at an EU summit in Brussels last Thursday, overshadowing the event.
Many EU leaders criticised the implications in Reding's comparison of the Roma round-ups and wartime events.
Reding said she was still determined to verify whether the expulsions of Roma migrants from France was in line with European laws.
"We are now 500 million Europeans who share the same values and to uphold those values is the responsibility of the commission," she said. "And I will speak out if these values are not respected."
Reding shocked France on September 14 when she said she was "appalled" by its treatment of Roma minorities, saying it was "a situation I had thought Europe would not have to witness again after the Second World War."
The commission is expected to decide on September 29 whether to launch infringement proceedings against France, a process that can lead to a case before the EU's highest court if a nation fails to comply with European laws.
Brussels is examining whether France violated its freedom of movement regulations amid allegations that the French authorities targetted Roma minorities specifically.
Reding indicated that France could face a separate procedure on whether there was a violation of the European charter on fundamental rights, which would be a first in the 27-nation bloc.
The top justice official said the charter states that "you cannot have mass deportation, and no discrimination based upon race or ethnicity, so it's very clear."


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Having previously urged readers to vote in Hasbro's Monopoly Here and Now World Edition competition to select cities around the world for the World Edition game board, I must now follow up with that post to report that Hasbro has gone the way of political correctness or kowtowing to the arab lobby/boycott by removing "Israel" as the country in which Jerusalem is found.
As you can see from the current leaderboard, the OneJerusalem campaign has been very effective moving Jerusalem, Israel from around 15th when I first discovered the competition to 4th and climbing. How embarrassing it would be for Hasbro if Jerusalem should actually climb up to first and with cowardice at least and malice at worst, "Israel" is left off the game board. Please consider contacting Hasbro using the contact information below to demand that "Israel" be returned to its rightful place with Jerusalem. Below is my email to the Monopoly team. A world of encouragement can also be left at OneJerusalem.
The Monopoly team at Brazen PR on +44 (161) 9234994, +44 7974 323047
Dear Monopoly team
Thank you for your interesting contest to place cities on the global edition monopoly board. I am, however, disappointed in your decision to not list Jerusalem as a city in Israel. With all politics aside, one need merely look at a map to determine the geographic boundary. It is a shame that you have let politics slide into a worldwide game board selection competition. Please show Jerusalem correctly as a city in the nation of Israel.
best regards
ED note - 21 Feb: as of sometime yesterday afternoon, all country labels had been removed from the leaderboard at the Monopoly site.
20 February 2008
Bring Back Israel
Having previously urged readers to vote in Hasbro's Monopoly Here and Now World Edition competition to select cities around the world for the World Edition game board, I must now follow up with that post to report that Hasbro has gone the way of political correctness or kowtowing to the arab lobby/boycott by removing "Israel" as the country in which Jerusalem is found.
Posted by APRPEH at Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Labels: hasbro, Israel, Jerusalem, monopoly, political correctness
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the response from Hasbro:
Re: monopoly here and now global edition
From: Peter Burling (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Sent: Wed 2/20/08 10:22 AM
To: tachliss tachliss (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Parker Brothers, the makers of board game Monopoly has embarked upon an exercise to find the world's most popular cities as voted for by the public. It was never our intention to print any countries on the final boards and any online tags were merely used as a geographic reference to help with city selection. This is clearly stated in the terms and conditions of our campaign.
We would never want to enter into any political debate. We apologise for any upset this has caused our Monopoly fans and hope that they continue to support their favourite cities, all of which are deserving of a place on our final board - Monopoly Here and Now : The World Edition which will be released in Autumn 2008. The 20 pre-selected cities with the highest worldwide votes on February 29 2008 will make it onto the board. Plus voters will have from February 29 to March 9 2008 to vote on the most nominated Wildcard cities. Only the top two will make it on the board.
- 20 February, 2008 12:57
What Words Offend Arabs? The Truth.
(Israeli censorship kowtows to Arabs.
When Will We Tell The Truth Without Fear)
(IsraelNN.com 7 Sivan 5768/June 10, '08) Ynet's web site and Arab complaints against a ten-year-old boy's poem about terrorists has resulted in the recall of all of the Nes Ziona municipality's children's poetry booklets.
Ynet boasts that its coverage of the poem resulted in its being recalled.
The text of the poem (Ynet's translation):
Ahmed's bunker has surprises galore: Grenades, rifles are hung on the wall. Ahmed is planning another bombing!What a bunker Ahmed has, who causes daily harm.Ahmed knows how to make a bomb. Ahmed is Ahmed, that's who he is, so don't forget to be careful of him.We get blasted while they have a blast!Ahmed and his friends could be wealthy and sunny, if only they wouldn't buy rockets with all their money.
Poetry competition director Marika Berkowitz, who published the booklet, was surprised at the protests and told Ynet: "This is the boy's creation and this is what he wanted to express. Of course there should be a limit, but I think the there is no racism here. 'Ahmed' is a general term for the enemy. These are the murmurings of an innocent child."
The Education Ministry told Ynet: "The local authority that published the booklet should have guided the students in a more correct manner through the schools. The district will investigate the issue with the local authorities."


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CCC Contract Ratified!
On 8/3 the union membership ratified the contract by a 103 to 5 margin. Last week the CCC board of directors also ratified on their end.
The across the board pay increases and new step increases are retroactive to the beginning of the pay period just before July 1. You should see the retro payment and wage increase in your September 2nd pay check. All other terms of the contract including changes to the holiday pay, shift differentials, etc. are effective on 8/17.
In a previous update on 7/22 it was stated under Article 12, Health and Welfare that "Employer picks up the full cost of health insurance costs for the 2015-16 plan year." Understandably this led some folks to believe that the employer would pick up the full premium for insurance for the 2015-16 plan year and that members would no longer have to pay a portion of the premium. The statement should have read: "the Employer picks up the full increase in the cost of health insurance for the 2015-16 plan year."
The terms of the contract just ratified call for the employer to pick up the increase in the insurance renewal (around 9-10%) and employees will not experience an increase to their portion of the premium for the 2015-16 plan year.