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Mediterranean Diet
Mediterranean diet
The Mediterranean diet is based upon the eating patterns of traditional cultures in the Mediterranean region.
Several noted nutritionists and research projects have concluded that this diet is one of the most healthful in the world in terms of preventing such illnesses as heart disease and cancer , and increasing life expectancy.
The countries that have inspired the Mediterranean diet all surround the Mediterranean Sea. These cultures have eating habits that developed over thousands of years. In Europe, parts of Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, and southern France adhere to principles of the Mediterranean diet, as do Morocco and Tunisia in North Africa. Parts of the Balkan region and Turkey follow the diet, as well as Middle Eastern countries like Lebanon and Syria. The Mediterranean region is warm and sunny, and produces large supplies of fresh fruits and vegetables almost year round that people eat many times per day. Wine, bread, olive oil, nuts, and legumes (beans and lentils) are other staples of the region, and the Mediterranean Sea has historically yielded abundant fish. The preparation and sharing of meals is a very important and festive part of Mediterranean culture as well, and Mediterranean cuisine is popular around the world for its flavors.
American interest in the therapeutic qualities of the Mediterranean diet began back in the late 1950s, when medical researchers started to link the occurrence of heart disease with diet. Dr. Ancel Keys performed an epidemiological analysis of diets around the world. Epidemiology is the branch of public health that studies the patterns of diseases and their potential causes among populations as a whole. Keys' study, entitled the Seven Countries Study, is considered one of the greatest epidemiological studies ever performed. In it, Keys gathered data on heart disease and its potential causes from nearly 13,000 men in Greece, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Japan, Finland, the Netherlands, and the United States. The study was conducted over decades. It concluded that the Mediterranean people in the study enjoyed some significant health advantages. The Mediterranean groups had lower mortality rates in all age brackets and from all causes, particularly from heart disease. For instance, the rates of heart disease for Greek men aged 50–54 were 90% lower than for a comparable group of Americans. The study also showed that the Mediterranean diet is as high or higher in fat than other diets, obtaining up to 40% of all its calories from fat. It has, however, different patterns of fat intake. Mediterranean cooking uses smaller amounts of saturated fat and higher amounts of unsaturated fat, mostly in the form of olive oil. Saturated fats are fats that are found principally in meat and dairy products, although avocados, some nuts and some vegetable oils also contain them. Saturated fats are used by the body to make cholesterol , and high levels of cholesterol have since been directly related to heart disease.
Several other studies have validated Keys' findings regarding the good health of people in the Mediterranean countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) showed in a 1990 analysis that four major Mediterranean countries (Spain, Greece, France, and Italy) have longer life expectancies and lower rates of heart disease and cancer than other European countries and America. The data are significant because the same Mediterraneans frequently smoke and don't have regular exercise programs like many Americans, which means that other variables may be responsible. Scientists have also ruled out genetic differences, because Mediterraneans who move to other countries tend to lose their health advantages. These findings suggest that diet and lifestyle are major factors. A 1994 study conducted in France found that the rate of heart attacks and the rate of cardiac deaths were lower for the Mediterranean diet group than for a group of controls.
The Mediterranean diet gained more notice when Dr. Walter Willett, head of the nutrition department at Harvard University, began to recommend it. Although low-fat diets were recommended for heart disease, Mediterranean groups in his studies had very high intakes of fat, mainly from olive oil. Willett and others proposed that the risk of heart disease can be reduced by increasing one type of dietary fat—monounsaturated fat. This is the type of fat in olive oil. Willett's proposal went against conventional nutritional recommendations to reduce all fat in the diet. It has been shown that unsaturated fats raise the level of HDL cholesterol, which is sometimes called "good cholesterol" because of its protective effect against heart disease. Willett has also performed studies correlating the intake of meat with heart disease and cancer.
Willett, other researchers at Harvard, and the WHO collaborated in 1994 and designed the Mediterranean Food Pyramid, which lists food groups and their recommended daily servings in the Mediterranean diet. These nutritionists consider their food groups a more healthful alternative to the food groups designated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA recommends a much higher number of daily servings of meat and dairy products, which Mediterranean diet specialists attribute to political factors rather than sound nutritional analysis.
The Mediterranean diet is a recommended preventive diet for heart disease, strokes, cancer, and the improvement of general health. The diet offers foods that are tasty, economical, and easy to prepare. Another benefit is that many people are more familiar with purchasing, preparing, and eating Mediterranean foods than some foods that are central to other dietary therapies.
The Mediterranean diet has several general characteristics:
- The bulk of the diet comes from plant sources, including whole grains, breads, pasta, polenta (from corn), bulgur and couscous (from wheat), rice, potatoes, fruits, vegetables, legumes (beans and lentils), seeds, and nuts.
- Olive oil is used generously, and is the main source of fat in the diet as well as the principal cooking oil. The total fat intake accounts for up to 35% of calories. Saturated fats, however, make up only 8% of calories or less, which restricts meat and dairy intake.
- Fruits and vegetables are eaten in large quantities. They are usually fresh, unprocessed, grown locally, and consumed in season.
- Dairy products are consumed in small amounts daily, mainly as cheese and yogurt (1 oz of cheese and 1 cup of yogurt daily).
- Eggs are used sparingly, up to four eggs per week.
- Fish and poultry are consumed only one to three times per week (less than 1 lb per week combined), with fish preferred over poultry.
- Red meat is consumed only a few times per month (less than 1 lb per month total).
- Honey is the principle sweetener, and sweets are eaten only a few times per week.
- Wine is consumed in moderate amounts with meals (1–2 glasses daily).
Many Mediterranean cookbooks are available that can help with planning and preparing meals. A good first step is eliminating all oils, butter, and margarine and replacing them with olive oil. Meals should always be accompanied with bread and salads. Mediterranean fruits and vegetables are generally fresh and high in quality; American consumers may find equivalents by shopping in farmers' markets and health food stores that sell organic produce. Meat intake should be reduced and replaced by whole grains, legumes, and other foods at meals. The dairy products that are used should be yogurt and cheese instead of milk, which is not often used as a beverage by Mediterraneans.
Researchers have been quick to point out that there may be other factors that influence the effectiveness of the Mediterranean diet. Getting plenty of physical exercise is important, as is reducing stress . Researchers have noted that Mediterraneans' attitude toward eating and mealtimes may be a factor in their good health as well. Meals are regarded as important and joyful occasions, are prepared carefully and tastefully, and are shared with family and friends. In many Mediterranean countries, people generally relax or take a short nap (siesta) after lunch, the largest meal of the day.
Although wine is recommended with meals in the Mediterranean diet, those with health conditions and restrictions should use caution. The diet allows generous quantities of olive oil, but only when the olive oil substitutes for other fats and is not used in addition to them. In other words, consumers may have to significantly reduce fat intake from meat and dairy products, margarine, cooking oils, and other sources.
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Willett, Walter, M.D. Nutritional Epidemiology. London: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Oldways Preservation and Exchange Trust (provides information on the diet). 45 Milk Street. Boston, MA 02109. (617) 695-0600.
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Mediterranean Diet
MEDITERRANEAN DIET. The Mediterranean diet is defined variously. It sometimes refers simply to the dietary patterns and social mores surrounding eating in the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. In nutritional parlance the meaning is somewhat more confined. It applies to the traditional diet of European countries on the Mediterranean as characterized by foods and by patterns of nutrient intake.
Italy, Greece, France, and Spain are particularly associated with the diet because they were involved in the several ecological studies of dietary patterns, lifestyles, and coronary artery heart disease in the 1950s and 1960s led by Ancel Keys of the University of Minnesota (Keys, 1970, 1995; Keys et al., 1954). These landmark studies associated the relatively high dietary fat intake in those countries with a much lower prevalence of coronary artery disease than in the United States or northern Europe. Since dietary fat was thought to be the major culprit in coronary artery disease, this seemed remarkable at the time. Later discoveries linked saturated fat and cholesterol rather than total fat to heart disease risk. Olive oil, high in monounsaturated fat, and fish, high in polyunsaturated fat, which constituted the majority of the fat in the Mediterranean diet, were associated with lower risk. Other aspects of the food and nutrient profiles and lifestyles (for example, more physical activity, less smoking, etc.) may have contributed to low disease risk as well.
Reasons for Interest
Originally, interest in the Mediterranean diet was based on that association with decreased risk of coronary artery disease. The traditional Mediterranean diet included liberal amounts of fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, and wine; high amounts of monounsaturated fats; moderate consumption of alcohol; liberal amounts of fish; and low amounts of meat and milk products. The diet was accompanied by a lifestyle that involved a good deal of obligatory physical activity, no smoking, and a relaxed attitude toward life. The actual diets were usually moderate in energy for physical activities. They were also relatively low in saturated fats and sugars and relatively high in most of the fat-and water-soluble nutrients and phytochemicals.
In the late twentieth century nutritional scientists attempted to examine whether or not the Mediterranean diet is associated with decreased risks of other diseases. Where traditional diets conforming to the Mediterranean pattern are eaten, health benefits seem to be present. In addition, the increased American interest in fine dining, ethnic cuisine, and food habits contributed to the popularity of the Mediterranean diet.
Evolution of the Mediterranean Diet Concept
Keys popularized the Mediterranean diet in the early 1970s, and other nutritionists, culinary experts, and commodity groups subsequently advocated it. In the early 1990s, Oldways, a group dedicated to preserving traditional eating patterns, joined members of the Harvard School of Public Health in conducting a series of conferences and other activities to popularize the Mediterranean pattern. This group published a healthy-eating Mediterranean pyramid based on the dietary traditions of the region.
Mediterranean Diet Pyramid
The Mediterranean diet pyramid is available at the website. W. C. Willett, and colleagues described it at length in "Mediterranean Diet Pyramid," published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 1995. The pyramid puts bread, other grain products, and potatoes at the base. The second tier is vegetables, including beans, other legumes, and nuts, and fruits. Third is a shallow tier for olive oil, and next is a cheese and yogurt tier. All of these foods should be consumed daily.
Near the top of the pyramid are small blocks for foods consumed a few times a week, including fish, poultry, eggs, and sweets. At the peak of the pyramid are foods consumed only a few times a month, including red meats, fats, oils, and sweets. The pyramid is accompanied by a wineglass to indicate "wine in moderation" and a running stick figure with the headline "regular physical activity" (Wilson, 1998).
Acceptable Alternative or Dietary Imperative?
Is consumption of a Mediterranean diet mandatory for good health? The notion of a single Mediterranean cuisine has been criticized on the grounds that no single such diet exists and that to contend one does promotes stereotypes and fails to account for the dynamic nature of dietary changes. Also, diets in the Mediterranean region and elsewhere in Europe change rapidly and no longer reflect those of yesteryear. Many healthful dietary patterns are associated with diets designed to reduce chronic disease risks. It is not necessary to consume diets similar to those traditionally eaten in the Mediterranean to stay healthy, but the Mediterranean diet is one alternative that provides an appropriate and healthful nutrient pattern.
Does the inclusion of Mediterranean-type foods make contemporary American diets healthier? This depends on a number of factors, chiefly how they are used. While decreased risk is associated with traditional Mediterranean diets, the patterns in these countries have changed a great deal since the early 1950s. They may not always provide all of the health advantages their traditional counterparts did, especially if food is eaten in excess. The specific health benefits of individual foods rather than the entire Mediterranean pattern are also unclear. Although most of the traditional foods are delicious and nutritious, other foods with similar nutrient compositions would seem to be equally effective. Therefore simply adding one or more "Mediterranean" foods to American diets does not necessarily provide positive health effects. The overall pattern in moderation has been linked to positive health outcomes.
During the late twentieth century, awareness of the considerable culinary and aesthetic advantages of the Mediterranean diet grew. Many staples of traditional Mediterranean diets have become popular and are widely available in the United States and other Western countries.
The plant-based Mediterranean diets of the early and mid-twentieth century were environmentally sound and responsible in the locales in which they flourished. Whether they are exportable and feasible on a large scale in other climates in non-Mediterranean countries is a matter of debate.
Traditional food habits typical of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in the mid-1950s have health and nutritional advantages. Guides for eating in the Mediterranean manner are readily available, but following their advice is not mandatory for good health.
See also Africa: North Africa; Ancient Mediterranean Religions; Greece, Ancient; Greece and Crete; Italy; Rome and the Roman Empire .
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Gifford, K. Dun. "The Mediterranean Diet as a Food Guide: The Problem of Culture and History." Nutrition Today 33 (1998): 233–243.
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The slightest hint of a seasoning that could be considered by the average person as a bit spicy makes my eyes tear, my nose gets tickly and my mouth feels as if it's been set ablaze.
You know where this is going: If you breaded some jalapeños with chili peppers, my husband, Joe, would eat the first one whole and then ask if you had any hot sauce before snacking on the second.
When we were dating and newly married, this was a source of inside humor. When I first moved in with Joe upon getting engaged, our refrigerator was bare but for what we used to call "The United Nations of Condiments": from mayo to Tabasco.
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My mom was a wonderful cook, but she wasn't one to explore exotic flavors, with all due respect to gefilte fish. That's the circumstance in which my palate was created. But though I don't understand ingredients and focus on the way flavors and spices interplay, food is still central to my life in many ways.
First of all, I'm a mother of two little kids. I am always making a meal or a snack, shopping for meals and snacks or thinking about what we should buy to make the requisite meals and snacks. And unless I am asleep or at work, I am in the kitchen, the nerve center of the home and perhaps my favorite indoor space anywhere.
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Joe and I love having friends over, but the selection and preparation of what to serve—he gets ambitious and imaginative; I get stressed because cooking doesn't relax me—is often a source of dissension. To him, the meal we prepare is, ideally, a source of fun and a creative outlet. For me, it's what we need to serve so people don't drink too much. Flourish versus function.
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Do you have competitive friends? Are you always looking for odd and wacky ways to out-do one another? Does the thought of leading a platoon of worms have any appeal? Have you considered it before? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, it may be worth taking a look at Worms World Party.
The Worms series has become hilariously famous over the years. As the name suggests, it offers players the chance to take control of a team of worms (five players per team typically) and attempt to take out another team. The game can be enjoyed alone versus artificial intelligence, but is really most fun when enjoyed facing off against friends and colleagues.
The goal for each team is to take out all the worms on the other team, before the other team can do the same. The game offers a host of weaponry (everything from simple pistols to air strikes and tossable goats), and a hilarious range of animations to go along with them.
The fact that the series has become so popular has led to the development of several expansions, and Worms World Party is the seventh to be released. Each expansion offers a new theme of content, offering new maps and weaponry to play with for all the fans.
The graphics are two dimensional, with a simply crafted environment that can be thoroughly destroyed in the heat of battle. The soundtrack is hilarious and adds to the lighthearted fun of the game. All in all, Worms World Party has been extremely well received, particularly by fans of the series.


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As climate change goes from being a hypothetical problem to an actual one, with record-breaking highs popping up around the country, NRDC is calling attention to a number of health problems that are exacerbated by heat.
In addition to droughts, which cripple agricultural production and threaten expensive and vital water infrastructure systems, and heat stroke, which disproportionately affects the elderly, and there are some more commonplace health woes to look out for:
• risk of pre-term births
• migraines, which occur more frequently in hot weather
• kidney stones, for which dehydration is a risk factor. They might sound inconsequential, but warmer temperatures are predicted to spur an addition $1 billion in health care costs related to kidney stones. And the most systemic problem causing our current deficit crisis is the cost of health care.
Watch out for these problems if you're living somewhere hot — and even if you're not, add this to your list of humanistic or fiscally conservative reasons to support cleaner energy.


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15. Another Lesson
The silence of the living room was broken by the pounding of kitten feet and the thud of a small body careening into the wall.
"Little One" Bandit chastised his young student. "I think they heard you coming several houses away. You have to be quieter."
"How can I be quiet and fast at the same time?" Little One protested. "I can be real quiet but then it takes me too long."
"Yes, you can." Bandit stated. "You are focusing too much on one or the other. You think too much about being quiet or too much about being fast. A true hunter knows how to balance both. Now watch."
Bandit whipped the small blue catnip mouse across the room. Little One watched as his mentor crouched low to the floor. Bandit's tail flicked from side to side and his eyes steeled on the small mouse. Suddenly, he sprang into action. He cleared the distance between himself and the mouse in matter of heartbeats. The mouse was quickly impaled on razor sharp cat teeth. Little One realized he had not heard Bandit cross the room, even though he had done it extremely fast.
Little One sat in awe of his older friend.
"Wow." Little One said slack-jawed and stunned.
"Now you try again." Bandit said as he once again whipped the mouse across the room.
Little One tried to imitate Bandit. He tensed his body up and locked his eyes on the little blue catnip mouse. He watched his breathing and waited for the right moment. He sprinted off across the floor towards the mouse.
Little One was a lot smaller than Bandit and took many more steps to reach the little blue mouse. His footfalls were also not as accurate or as silent as Bandit's. Not just the steps he took leading up to the mouse, but also the several that he took as he rocketed past the mouse and crashed into the sofa.
A cry from one of the Twolegs alerted Bandit and Little One that their activities had caught the attention of the other inhabitants.
"Come with me." Bandit picked up the mouse in his teeth and guided Little One back to the sunroom.
The afternoon sun had flooded the sunroom with an abundance of warmth, and sure enough Uncle Magoo was sound asleep in a bright, sunlit patch of carpet on the floor. Bandit dropped the mouse to the floor and then deftly whipped it towards Uncle Magoo. The mouse landed precisely next to Uncle Magoo's body, dangerously close to his front paws, but without touching them. Little One looked at Bandit and waited for his instructions.
"Little One." Bandit said. "What I want you to do is to run towards Uncle Magoo and pull the mouse away from him without waking him up."
"That's impossible." Little One protested.
"Then this lesson is already over." Bandit started to walk away.
"Wait." Little One pleaded. "I just have to knock it way from him right."
Little One moved closer to Uncle Magoo as quietly as he could, his footfalls were nearly silent on the sunroom floor. He looked where the mouse was laying and the orientation of Uncle Magoo's body and his legs. Little One swung his approach wider as he tried to pick the optimum path to the mouse and past Uncle Magoo.
Little One looked over at Bandit, who nodded his head in agreement. Little One slowly moved towards Uncle Magoo. The lessons from Bandit rang in his head. On approach each paw must follow the preceding one exactly; any deviation might disturb something new and alert your prey to your approach. Extract your claws only enough for extra traction. Eyes follow target, front legs follow eyes, rear legs follow front, tail follows body. Little One positioned himself carefully and readied to attack the mouse next to Uncle Magoo.
Uncle Magoo stretched restlessly as he slept. Little one took his new position into account as he readied himself to pull the mouse away from Uncle Magoo. He tensed briefly. With a sudden silent intake of air, Little One dashed towards the catnip mouse. He felt each beat of his heart as the distance between him and the mouse closed tighter and tighter. One heartbeat. Two heartbeats. Three heartbeats. Four heartbeats. The mouse was within the reach of his right paw. His claws extended and he snaked his paw out to flick the mouse away from Uncle Magoo. Little One suddenly felt his head being pulled violently towards the ground. His forelegs buckled as his body's inertia flipped him onto his back. The entire exercise ended with Little One firmly pinned under Uncle Magoo's large paws.
"What do you think you are doing?" Uncle Magoo demanded angrily as he woke from his stupor.
Little One struggled vainly to extract himself from Uncle Magoo's grasp. Uncle Magoo may have been the oldest cat in the household, but he was also the largest and the strongest.
"Sorry. Uncle Magoo." Little One cried."I was just playing."
"Playing?" Uncle Magoo challenged. "Why is waking me up considered playing?"
"Ouch!" Little One cried out again. "That hurts!"
"Well maybe you'll think twice about bothering me while I sleep." Uncle Magoo was relentless as he nipped and bit at the helpless kitten.
Little one tried to squirm and fight his way out of Uncle Magoo's fierce grasp, but it was hopeless. He would not get away unless Uncle Magoo wanted to let him go.
"That's enough, Magoo." Bandit warned as he strode over.
"Are you behind this?" Uncle Magoo snapped as he released Little One from his grip.
"Quit being such a grumpy old fart." Bandit snapped back. "Little One was just practicing his hunting skills."
"Well then, why bother me?" Magoo demanded. "I deserve more respect than this. Woken up from a perfectly good nap."
"Because," Bandit challenged Magoo."Next to Momma Cat, you have the third best set of reflexes in the house."
"Oh." Magoo replied."Who has the best reflexes? Next to Momma Cat of course.You?"
"Yes. Me." Bandit replied.
"Harumph." Uncle Magoo snorted. He did not feel like challenging Bandit today. "We shall see about that."
"Any game you want. Magoo." Bandit stated. "Jumps, Chase, Swats or even Spats."
Bandit watched Uncle Magoo stand up and walk to another sunny spot on the floor, far way from Bandit and Little One.
Little One looked up at Bandit.
"Is Momma that tough?" he asked.
"Little One." Bandit chuckled. "You need to realize that no Tom would ever mess with a Momma Cat defending her kittens. As tough as I ever thought I was or am, if it came down to Me or your Momma defending you. I would put all the kibble in the world on your Momma."


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Walk down the hall of Central Park East 1 on a typical day- smell the aromas of children cooking, feel the buzz of students just back from the annual camping trip, hear children discussing math problems they are tackling, see enormous block structures rise up in the middle of a classroom. We work hard to ensure that children have these unique and varied opportunities available to them. You make this happen as friends and supporters of CPE1.
Now more than ever, we invite you– implore you – to make a difference in the lives of CPE1 children! You've heard about the slashing of public school budgets in NYC. We are determined not to let the cuts impede this incredible, high-quality public school education the children receive. However, many of the opportunities CPE1 provides are funded solely by the generosity of our families, friends and supporters- including you. You are the reason we continue the many wonderful components of CPE1. With supporters like you, these wonderful programs will continue for CPE1's children!
You make a big difference to the children of CPE1. Your contribution supports the internationally recognized and replicated model of education. This year, our public school budget was cut tremendously. Your contribution funds many day-to-day expenses not covered by the reduced school budget and helps ensure that none of the valuable aspects of the school are cut. You will help keep these unique CPE1 programs alive:
100% of your donation goes directly to the school and classrooms, making it possible for teachers to carry out their initiatives. All donations are tax-deductible. CPE1 Parents Group, Inc. is eligible for corporate matching grants.
Make checks payable to CPE1 PARENT GROUP, Inc. Return checks to Beth Wood, Parent Coordinator, or mail to: CPE1 Elementary School, 1573 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10029, ATTN: Beth.
Please make a tax deductible donation to support the many wonderful activities that make CPE1 a special place. Your donation will be used to fund classroom projects, support the extensive music and arts programs, and enable field trips and excursions. Thank you on behalf of the children, teachers, and parents of CPE1 elementary school.
If you're not already taking part, please consider doing so - grandparents, alumni, friends and neighbors can help, too. To participate or to see how much has been contributed towards our next check, please click on the link below or visit https://www-secure.target.com/redcard/tcoe/home or call 1-800-316-6142.Our school: Central Park East I School Target Red Card School ID: 77001
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While means testing for Social Securrity is a bad idea, some way to defer that income to the next generation could save on the current drain. Many people are fortunate enough not to need the SS income, but would be reluctant to give it up because they paid into it. If it could be transferred to the next generation instead of received now that amount could be invested and compounded instead of going through the revolving door.Just a thought..
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Does anyone else LOVE fall fashion?! it is truly my favorite time of year. I love the crisp weather and the comfortable and cozy styles.
These are some of my favorite looks from my recent intsagrams.
I am loving this sage green color this season, it pairs so well with so much!
Also, these brown boots I bought on a whim online and I am OBSESSED. I actually bought my mom the same pair for her birthday... shhh!
What are some of your favorite fall looks?!
I am really trying to find time to go apple-picking! What are some of your favorite fall activities?
xo MKT
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17 Jun How Much Does It Cost To Reopen A Case To File The Financial Management Certificate?
In Will Anyone Remind Me To Take A Financial Management Course?, we learned that if a debtor fails to timely file the course certificate, the Court will close a bankruptcy case without discharging the debt. This occurs even if the debtor completes the course before the deadline. The statute requires debtor file the certificate, not merely complete the course.
In order to obtain a discharge after a case is closed, debtor must first pay a Court fee to reopen the case. In chapter 7 cases, the fee is $260. In chapter 13 cases, the fee is $235. If debtor is represented, the attorney may charge additional attorney fees for this work. Debtors should promptly obtain the required counseling in order to avoid incurring these expenses.
Andy Miofsky, Esq.
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Office Dev Show - Episode 32 - Debugging Office Add-ins with VorlonJS
How do I debug a Mail add-in using Visual Studio and the Outlook desktop on Windows or the Outlook Web Application? I'm hosting in localhost IIS using HTTPS and the Web Application can't start my add-in, while breakpoints in JS aren't hit when I attach to the outlook.exe process that is able to run my add-in from localhost.
Developing and deploying apps with Continuum
Good idea to use the Device Portal against a phone. :)
Monthly Meetup Dec 2015 - Topic 1: Exponent and React Native
I've been to conferences where React Native has been demoed. It looks quite interesting for iOS and Android development, but when will it support UWP apps? Is that on its way now, since this recording is published here at Channel 9?
Getting Started with Apache Cordova in Visual Studio
How is Cordova for making apps for the Universal Windows Platform? Is it just as streamlined as for iOS, Android, WP8 apps?
Where to get the Channel 9 Guy 3D Model
@pbbergs: That's too expensive for me, so I'll send a post card today. :D
Where to get the Channel 9 Guy 3D Model
I've been asking for this a long time. It would be even better if it is published at a 3D printing service like Shapeways.com. Then anyone can purchase as many as they want no matter where they live.
Anyway, I want one C9 Guy at home and one at the office, so I'll buy a nice postcard and send it to you. :)
Ping 162: Life after Microsoft, Imagine Cup, Horror stories, Win8 app creator
I watch every episode of Ping, but I have to admit that I don't often comment on these posts. Like the show though.
I wonder if it possible to buy the Channel9 mascot somewhere. Would be great to have a couple of them on my desk or on top of my computer screens.
Ping 140: Hyper-V on Technet, Wordament, Nook, Windows Phone Marketplace
I'ts actually 3 minutes for 5 hot apps. So a lot more value for time there...
Ping 115: Dilbert Challenge, Mango Apps, Smarter file copying, RenRen
I would also like to fill my office with the channel 9 mascot. Is there a webstore that sells it?
10-4 Episode 33: Downloading and Installing Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2
Thanks for a great walkthrough of the installation. Now that I have TFS 2010 Beta2 and VS2010 Beta2, I would like to import all TFS content from our production environment (TFS 2005) to start exploring the new features of TFS. I found an article on upgrading from TFS 2005/2008 to 2010 here: http://blogs.msdn.com/bharry/archive/2009/10/21/upgrading-from-tfs-2005-2008-to-tfs-2010.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage
It would be nice to have a video on how to do these steps too. It takes so much time trying to figure out which way to do things, and the videos you guys make, make these things so much easier for us ordinary mortals.


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The Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) includes all public health activities at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. IPHAM's Centers create an organizational structure, with foci spanning the spectrum from communities to the individual, and from health behaviors to genetic determinants of disease.
Whereas departments are the major organizational entities for activities pertaining to medicine, IPHAM Centers are major organizational entities for activities pertaining to public health and the interface of medicine and public health. IPHAM Centers provide a home for membership in the Institute where academic scholars from different disciplines can join in coordinated activities. The goal of the Institute is to accelerate innovation at the interface of medicine and public health by playing an instrumental role in attracting varied professionals to collaborate more closely. This can only occur through strong leadership and careful orchestration of the Institute's organizational structure, combined with new resources and policies to incent new collaboration. Some examples of how the Institute serves Feinberg include:
- Leveraging space, communication strategies, and novel networking resources to enhance the probability and success of new research partnerships among centers, academic units, and non-academic collaborators.
- Using highly accessible and efficient processes to make new seed monies available for new partnerships and innovative strategies.
- Making additional resources and technical assistance easier to access, particularly in shared areas of high-priority needs, including multi-disciplinary team building; grant and protocol development, peer-review, and refinement; population data collection; data management; analysis; and communication of results to colleagues, communities, and policymakers.
- Promoting and sharing novel "core" resources in innovative new areas, such as the use of expanding technologies to support health behaviors and novel approaches to measure and analyze the impact of environment on health through geospatial analysis.
- Supporting collaborative new enrichment activities to create unique opportunities to prepare trainees to work at the boundaries of traditional disciplines, generating new insights and innovative research programs. This includes opportunities for mentorship, education, and training of oneself, partners, and a pipeline of more junior professionals dedicated to research, education and service at the interface of public health and medicine.
- Uniting Institute, Center, and Core leadership under a shared vision and strategy and with new resources for growth. This enables the Institute to leverage win-win resource commitments with academic divisions and departments, which will, in turn, benefit from the Institute's rich environment for mentorship and efficient, high-yield research operations.
The Centers of the Institute expand, enhance, and complement existing Northwestern University research programs. Centers focus on critical areas of innovation at the intersection of public health and medicine. To ensure strong cohesiveness among varied activities within IPHAM, Centers are intended to have some overlapping membership, education and training aims, and research priorities. Centralized coordination of IPHAM's core resources facilitates collaboration between diverse professionals and research programs, thereby attracting new leaders and collaborators whose interests span across different centers, academic departments, and schools. Through this new structure, Feinberg will provide an exciting nexus of activities focused across the spectrum of discovery to public health practice.


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If you try to minimize the complexity of grief you are bound to fail.
Imagine my surprise as I grew into an adult and started to write about my own experiences with grief. It started in earnest in college when my high school girlfriend broke up with me and a friend subsequently overdosed on heroin. I wasn't sure how to make sense of it and so I began writing. I really thought I had trained my whole youth for this. I was ready to be the best grieving writer in the world!
But I quickly realized that my writing about grief was awful. The poetry was angsty, the short stories had characters that belonged in romance novels, and the countless failed attempts to start novellas came out cliché. What happened? I thought that the best writers experienced grief and took that raw energy to the page. What was I missing? Plus, I knew I was a decent writer otherwise, my craft wasn't the problem, so what was it about grief that relegated my scribbles back to immature levels?
Well, as it turns out, dealing explicitly with grief in writing is not as easy as it seems. This is mostly because grief is not a simple emotion. The primary emotions we feel are mad, glad, sad, and afraid. Grief is a labyrinth of these emotions; it is an unpredictable amalgamation of all of these that can look quite different depending on when and how you look at it. As a writer if you try to minimize the complex nature of grief into a simpler emotion you are bound to fail. In my early writing about grief I did just that, trying to force the grief to be something more manageable like anger or sadness. My writing suffered accordingly.
Writing about grief is also not as easy as it seems because the writer first needs to go through the many layers of grief before they understand it enough to put in on the page. My writing after my breakup and my friend's death was immature because my understanding of the grief of the experience was immature. Indeed, it would take years of therapy to uncover the many layers of the grief of this time in my life. Funnily enough, as I worked through how I understood the experience the writing about it began to improve. In other words, as I began to understand more about the complicated reality of my own grief I was able to better bring the world of grief to life on the page.
I quickly learned that the power of the books I loved in my adolescence was their ability to keep grief complicated. When the puppy dies in Of Mice and Men the reader feels sadness, rage, uncertainty, relief, and scared. The first time you read Hamlet the levels of betrayal, humor, and helplessness all come together to give you a feeling that is not easily described. Why were these authors able to keep grief complicated? Because they knew it would be dishonest to do it any other way. They themselves knew what it was like to work through the complexities of grief and so they were able to pass down that complexity to their ideas and characters.
For a year I worked as a chaplain in a burn intensive care unit. I sat with hundreds of people contemplating how their life or the life of their loved ones would be forever changed by disfigurement, breathing tubes, or scars. I heard a lot of grief. My experiences there were how my most recent book of vignettes The Garage? Just Torch It. came to be.
When putting together this book what became increasingly clear to me was that every person's story of grief was radically different. Some people laughed when their loved one was given a death sentence, not because they were callous but because they didn't know what else to do. Some people cried every time the nurse took a routine blood test. Other people made pirate jokes out of an eye patch that covered a now-empty socket. Every one was different and every one was grieving. They were each grieving in their own unique way.
So when writing I would have been foolish to encapsulate grief in any one way. I had to remain flexible. I also had to remain humble. These people, both the real ones in front of me and my struggling characters, had something real to teach me about how the world works. As a writer it was my responsibility to be open to what they had to teach me.
Look, grief is complex. Along with love it is the most difficult human emotion to portray in writing. But it is necessary for us writers to keep trying to work with it and to give it the respect it deserves. We all know what it feels like to grieve, so what a gift we can give as writers to bear witness in our writing to all of that wonderfully complicated net of emotions!
How do you write about grief in your writing?
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Why *do* we have to defend Israel?
Originally posted by The GUT
It's not that I think you're an anti-semite. I just think you don't have a clue. Have a nice day.
I apologize...somewhat. You did ask a lot of questions, but you also made many assertions.
Originally posted by petrus4
Originally posted by The GUT
It's not that I think you're an anti-semite. I just think you don't have a clue. Have a nice day.
I'm aware that I don't have a clue. That's why I asked the question. Are you willing to educate me, or do you just want to be insulting?
Originally posted by thebabyseagull
I think its a religious issue,i hear it says in the bible that god promised the land of Isreal to the jewish people,and if you believe what it says in there,and most if not all American presidents do, then to not help Isreal would be to go against the word of god,also i think it says something about jesus returning to Jerusalum,or something,so no Isreal no return of Christ.
Originally posted by groingrinder
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Israel is NOBODY'S ally. Especially not ours. Remember the Liberty!! Attacked for hours and the communications equipment was the focus of the first attacks so they could not get out an SOS. Ally my poop chute!!
Originally posted by petrus4
So tell me, ATS. Why do the American and British governments care so much about the military defense of Israel?


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Travel Insurance
Q. My father had to be medically evacuated from Mexico. It ended up costing $25,000. Doesn't medical insurance cover this sort of thing?
A. While standard health insurance does not cover emergency medical evacuation, which usually involves the urgent transfer of an injured or sick person, who cannot be moved safely using commercial transport, often from a less advanced medical facility far from home to another, better-equipped hospital nearer to home. You need to buy such coverage separately from a company that specializes solely in emergency evacuation or from a travel insurance vendor.
When buying a policy or membership, ask these questions:
Will you be transferred to the nearest "appropriate" hospital as determined by the evacuation agency or insurer, or, rather, to a hospital of your choosing, such as one closer to home where your personal physician and family members can assist in your care? Who decides if you will be evacuated? A doctor appointed by the insurer or agency, or do you (or your appointed representative) get to choose? Are there pre-existing condition clauses? Is there an upper limit to the cost of the evacuation (since these trips can sometimes exceed $100,000)? What is the upper age limit for coverage?
Arguably the most comprehensive medical evacuation assistance is by two Birmingham AL-based membership programs that specialize in this kind of service: Medjet Assist, and AirMed. As long as you're 150 miles or more from home, once you're medically stabilized either will fly you to whatever hospital you or your family request.
MedJet charges $205 per year for a single membership for individuals up to 75 years of age or $325 for a family of up to two adults and five minor children. A "Diamond Plan" for travelers aged 75-85 costs $365 per year. Coverage for individual trips is also offered. AirMed charges $250 per year for single travelers up to age 75 or $350 for a family of seven. One distinction between the two firms is that AirMed owns and operates its fleet of three custom-designed aircraft whereas MedJet charters aircraft from air ambulance firms as needed.
Both companies are careful to state that they do not provide "insurance": rather, they are membership programs, in much the same way that the AAA offers services for its members.
TravelGuard, however, is an insurer. This travel insurance specialist introduced a medevac policy in April that includes $25,000 in insurance for medical expenses as well as medical evacuation coverage with no cost limit. Rates for travelers under 75 years of age range from $69 for a trip of up to ten days in duration to $185 per year for an annual plan ($119/$370 respectively for those aged 75-85).
Q. My wife and I bought a package tour to France. On the way to the airport, there was a huge accident on the interstate leading to the airport (we have documentation about this from the state police). We managed to arrive just about 60 minutes before our Air France flight was to depart, but the airline refused to board us. Even though there were seats on the next flight out, there were none in our "fare class" (we had purchased, unbeknown to us, a "bulk" or promotional fare). So the indifferent agent at the counter said we'd have to forfeit those tickets and buy a full fare "walk up" ticket. First he said it would cost $2000 each round-trip but then changed his mind and wanted $5000. Needless to say, we didn't buy them, but we ended up forfeiting thousands of dollars in hotel and other direct and indirect costs. What should we have done differently if anything, and what are our rights going forward? We've gotten nowhere calling or writing to Air France. Had we bought travel insurance, would we have been covered in this scenario?
A. I'm quite shocked by this whole chain of events. First of all, the most expensive last minute fares to Paris are indeed around $2000. The higher amount you were quoted sounds like a business class ticket. So far, despite repeated attempts, I've gotten nowhere trying to contact Air France's public relations agency, so at least they're consistent. But I can say this: first, obviously, if you had only left for the airport a half hour earlier you would have been sitting pretty (it seems like a burden arriving for an international flight three hours ahead of time, but airlines recommend this for a reason); and second, next time you buy an airfare, ask if it's a bulk fare. I've heard other stories of consumers buying these fares and running into trouble. For example, if your flight is cancelled or delayed, the airline may not put you on a competitor's next flight out as they normally would with a "published" fare; you might have to wait until there's room on the original airline's next flight, whenever that might be). And concerning Air France, I would hope that common sense would have prevailed, especially since you could document the accident. A final note: travel insurance might have been a good idea. Not all policies from all travel insurers would have covered you sufficiently in this situation, but from my reading of TravelGuard's Cruise, Tour and Travel policy (their most expensive and comprehensive), you would have been protected in this scenario. Assuming that your vacation cost $5,000, the premium for such a policy would have been approximately $375 per person.


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PORT ARANSAS, Texas - AOL Travel names Mustang Island #6 in America's "top ten" islands...
6. Mustang Island, Port Aransas, Texas
This 18-mile-long barrier island, connected by a causeway and 24-hour ferry to Corpus Christi, offers wildlife and wild life at party-hearty Port Aransas. Trolleys ply the historic honkytonk town, filled with down-home pubs and upscale galleries. Wide bay- and Gulf-side beaches, lined with dunes, seafood shanties and marinas, hikers, seashell collectors, and sandcastle architects (100,000 spectators ogle hundreds of entries at SandFest, the nation's largest sand-sculpting competition, every April). Aquatic activities abound: surfing waves off the jetty, kite-boarding off protected sandbars, casting for trophy tuna and tarpon. Tournaments lure international competitors, who spin tales of the ones that got away in fun funky bars. More than 500 bird species vacation here, dolphin frolic in the channel, and coyote roam Mustang Island State Park.
Learn more about Mustang Island and the other "top ten" locations at USA Today.
Mustang Island, Texas
Keith McMullin
CEO / Broker Mustang Island Ventures, LLC
111 E Cotter Ave
Port Aransas, TX 78373


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then I will take a much needed break and play with my little boys!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
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Pears and Bears Sale
Check it out! The Owner is a mother of seven! How fun is that? I could only dream of Christmas morning in that house :)
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17 days??? Only 3 more days to order!
Is is really only 17 more days? Have a counted correctly? This month is flying by. Friday will be the last day to place an order if you would like to receive your items in time for Christmas! Friday at midnight...sorry NO rush orders this year.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Imagine what the hometown favorite, Mark Twain, would think about a presidential race that features a folksy Baptist preacher, an oddly named African-American, a controversial former first lady, an upright onetime Mormon bishop and a senator who provokes daily apoplectic fits from Missouri's nationally syndicated provocateur, Rush Limbaugh.
"If he were watching this country right now, I think he'd be having a field day," said Henry Sweets, curator of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum. "He'd be dipping that pen in some pretty sharp ink."


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Colorful foods week 4= Green! Sabzi polo is a tasty, herb-packed Persian rice dish, perfect for celebrating springtime abundance. My version adds a bright green infused oil and tasty garlic scapes.
Green Food Roundup!
Colorful cooking week four: green foods! Green foods are certainly abundant, but keeping your greens vibrant is no simple task. This week's roundup has tips for keeping your cooked greens bright and unusual ways to add brilliant green to your meals.


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Im new to Revit and I have been asked to model a bridge, The part I am currently struggling on is the deck.
The bridge spans 14 meters. Although the shape of the deck stays the same, dimensions and levels change every 2 meters along the bridge and I cant think of a way to model it.
Thanks for your help.
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I like the possibilities of civil3d corridors to do this.
Using subassembly composer is really fit and fully parametric to follow alignements.
To do this kind of work in Revit.. I wouldn't know and would not even try
Probably spend lots of time learning Dynamo (?)
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After the initial meeting a start date and work schedule was quickly provided and work started promptly on the allocated time. We had full confidence in the onsite work force that came and went when the different trades were required to complete the project. The inevitable schedule delays on this complex project were managed efficiently. Texts or phone calls to the director of the company, Mark Smith, regarding any general queries or snagging issues were generally dealt with promptly and effectively. Communication regarding progress and costs were provided at regular intervals and the project was completed on budget. Various suppliers were recommended, some of which we used. We found them competitively priced and they provided a good service. We feel a good job has been done and we are highly delighted with the end product. We would recommend RMS to anyone seeking a company to do major building work.
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RMS employed some of their staff directly and sub-contracted other work, but it felt like one team – they all worked well together. Another promise made at the outset of the work was that there would always be a site manager in place and this was a major asset on the project – Bill was the key person who ensured the whole project went smoothly, ably assisted by Jason. We were always 100% confident that they would let us know of any issues that needed discussion and resolution. In addition, communications with Mark were many and varied and he always responded promptly, helping to resolve unexpected issues.
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Tattoos: No Safety Laws in Delta, IA
Are tattoos safe? The FDA manages the inks in tattoos, however the real practice of tattooing is regulated by regional jurisdictions, such as cities and counties. That indicates there is no standardized accreditation for those doing the tattooing or an overall governing body monitoring the health and wellness of tattoo parlors.
How Safe Is Your Tattoo Ink?
Prior to you get that dolphin tattooed on your ankle or "Mommy" on your bicep, be warned: The ink used in tattoos may be harmful– even years later on. A brand-new report has actually raised questions about the security of tattoo inks used in Europe, the majority of which are imported from the United States. The inks have been discovered to include harmful chemicals, including carcinogens. The report, from the European Commission's Joint Research study Centre, likewise recognized heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, and nickel, preservatives, natural substances, germs, and other possibly hazardous compounds in the inks. It calls for a comprehensive evaluation of tattoo inks in use throughout the European Union, and it highlights the requirement for strict guideline of the inks, which are also used for permanent makeup. After the report was launched, the company asked the European Chemicals Firm (ECHA) to look even more into tattoo ink security.
If you've ever craved ink– to use a permanent mark of love or nostalgia or Dave Matthews Band lyrics– we have actually set you up with a guide to make certain it happens healthfully.
Getting Tattooed? Your Guide to Tattoo Security in Delta, Iowa 52550
First, find out if this is truly something you wish to do. "You should feel so strongly about [a tattoo] that you're uneasy without it," states Scott Campbell, a Brooklyn-based tattoo artist who's tattooed folks like Penelope Cruz, Josh Hartnett, and Orlando Blossom. "If you need to make the decision of 'must I, or shouldn't I'– you should not.".
Feel in your heart and unsullied skin that you require a tattoo? Then do not go to just any tattoo artist. If you see someone with a tattoo you like, ask which artist gave it to her, Campbell says. Or search online for neighboring tattoo studios and dig deep into the artists' portfolios.
Should I be worried about unsafe practices, or the tattoo ink itself?
Both. While you can buckle down infections from unclean practices and devices that isn't sterilized, infections can likewise arise from ink that was polluted with bacteria or mold. Using non-sterile water to water down the pigments (active ingredients that include color) is a typical offender, although not the only one.
There's no sure-fire way to tell if the ink is safe. An ink can be polluted even if the container is sealed or the label says the item is sterilized.
What is in tattoo ink?
Released research study has actually reported that some inks consist of pigments utilized in printer toner or in car paint. FDA has not approved any pigments for injection into the skin for cosmetic functions.
FDA evaluates reports of unfavorable reactions or infections from consumers and healthcare providers. We might find out about break outs from the state authorities who manage tattoo parlors.
The health threats in 52550.
But as tattooing has actually spread, so have the associated health dangers– skin infections, allergic reactions, and blood-borne diseases. Just recently in Rochester, N.Y., 19 customers of a tattoo parlor were infected with the organism Mycobacterium chelonae, which triggers a rash and bumps on the skin; left unattended, the bacteria can infect the lungs. The tattooing was carried out utilizing premixed gray ink, manufactured in Arizona, that had actually been infected prior to distribution, inning accordance with a New England Journal of Medication report. And break outs of MRSA (Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) skin infections from commercially acquired tattoos have actually likewise been reported.
State and local authorities supervise tattoo practices, which vary substantially across the nation. There is no standard guideline for training or licensing, and essentially no requirements for examination, record-keeping, or notified authorization. Although a lot of states have laws prohibiting minors from getting tattoos, lots of teenagers nevertheless discover them simple to obtain.
And almost anyone can install a tattoo shingle. For example, in New York City, where tattoo parlors are not certified, a tattooist can get a practitioner's license after merely paying some charges and passing a three-hour infection control course.
Whenever you're injecting a compound into your skin, there's a threat of infection. Some risks consist of liver disease, staph, or warts. Using unsterilized tools such as needles, weapons or ink can cause infection, so you'll want to ensure that your tattoo artist is following security rules (see listed below) to keep you healthy and infection complimentary. This risk of infection is why the American Association of Blood Banks needs a 1 year wait to offer blood after you get your tattoo. The very first week after is the most crucial time to take all the precautions suggested to defend against infection.


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Juan Mata is becoming the will-he-won't-he story of the summer for Evertonians, with the Times now suggesting the Blues do want to pursue a deal for the Manchester United midfielder - and have been buoyed by the Spaniard's apparent unhappiness at Old Trafford.
The story suggests United do not want to sell the 28-year-old, despite Jose Mourinho's move of substituting him after originally coming on as substitute in United's Community Shield win over Leicester last weekend.
The report goes on to state Mata is expected to try to leave the club, which has led to Ronald Koeman exploring the possibility of bringing him to Goodison Park.
Elsewhere, ESPN claim Everton have rejected an enquiry from Sunderland to include Phil Jagielka as part of a deal for Lamine Kone.
It had been rumoured David Moyes wanted to be reunited with the Blues captain at the Stadium of Light, but the Toffees have supposedly dismissed their former boss' advances for the 33-year-old.
And finally, despite John Stones departing for Manchester City in a straight cash deal, Gazetta dello Sport claim Everton still want to sign striker Wilfried Bony.
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I Want My Pentagon Papers!
Why won't the New York Times share that controversial new Iraq study with its readers?
A Page One story in the Feb. 11 New York Times, "Army Buried Study Faulting Iraq Planning," has a familiar ring to it: Government commissions multivolume study about conduct of unpopular war … study's frankness about lives lost due to tragic misjudgments and political posturing prompts government to conceal study … New York Times acquires study and spills beans.
Isn't this the story line of the Pentagon Papers?
There's even a common RAND Corp. angle. The new study was produced by RAND for the Army. The Pentagon Papers, though compiled in-house at the Defense Department, relied on substantial input from RAND, and were leaked by a RAND employee, Daniel Ellsberg. The main difference is that while the Pentagon Papers reprinted many secret government documents about the Vietnam war, and therefore were classified top secret, the Iraq war study, which was based on interviews with "more than 50 civilian and military officials," is unclassified. (There is a classified version too, but the Times doesn't appear to have acquired that.)
All this raises the question: If the Army is trying to bury this study, and if the Times thinks the study is important enough to place above the fold on Page One, and if the legal obstacles that made publication of the Pentagon Papers a dicey call back in 1971 are a nonissue this time out, then why won't the Times reprint the most important excerpts, as it did with the Pentagon Papers? Or, at the very least, post excerpts on its Web site?
When I raised this question with Michael Gordon, author of the Times piece, he said, "I don't see a close parallel" with the Pentagon Papers. The Pentagon Papers, Gordon said, presented a "secret and fairly unknown history," whereas the new RAND study, though it was "interesting and made some useful points," merely ratified a lot that had already come out in his own reporting and that of defense reporters at other major publications. Gordon mentioned specifically Cobra 2, which he wrote with Bernard Trainor; Fiasco by Thomas E. Ricks of the Washington Post; Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandrasekaran of the Washington Post; and The Assassin's Gate by George Packer of the New Yorker. "They are essentially validating a view of history that I and any number of journalists have documented," Gordon said.
That may be so, but the Pentagon Papers didn't plow much new ground either. As a Washington Post editorial put it at the time, "The story that unfolds is not new in its essence—the calculated misleading of the public, the purposeful manipulation of public opinion, the stunning discrepancies between public pronouncements and private plans—we had bits and pieces of all that before."
What was new, the Post concluded, was the "incredibly damning form" in which the information was presented and the "irrefutable documentation" laid before the reader. Defense Secretary Clark Clifford, to whom the Pentagon Papers were delivered, never bothered to read them (or so he said). Today the Pentagon Papers are remembered less for their content than for the showdown they occasioned between the press and the Nixon White House. They merited publication, in the Times and elsewhere, because they constituted an important admission by the government that up wasn't down, black wasn't white, and backward wasn't forward. The Bush administration still won't acknowledge such truths with respect to Iraq.
Gordon doesn't have all seven volumes of the new study, and apparently what he has is on paper, not in electronic form, which means it would be a mild nuisance to input. But surely he possesses sufficient interesting material for the Times to post online. "I suppose it's worth considering," Gordon conceded after we'd talked awhile, "if there's interest in it." He said that so far, I was the only person who'd contacted him with this request. But on Talking Points Memo, Paul Kiel, who named Gordon's Times story his "Must Read" for Feb. 11, observed that the study "would make for interesting reading." By the time Gordon and I were done chatting, he was definitely warming to the idea. "There's a whole section on Doug Feith's special plans shop," he murmured conspiratorially. As President Bush once said in a different context: Bring it on!


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2016 hopefuls to seek gold in California
Even before President Obama won re-election Tuesday, the 2016 campaign was getting started - and some of the key moves were here in California.
The early front-runner on the Democratic side is none other than Hillary Rodham Clinton - "until she says she is not running," said Christine Pelosi, a Democratic strategist and daughter of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Although the secretary of state has downplayed any talk of a presidential bid, husband Bill Clinton has been laying the foundation for her possible candidacy, crisscrossing the country on behalf of Obama and congressional Democrats who will be free-agent superdelegates at the 2016 convention.
In California alone, the former president campaigned for a half-dozen House Democratic candidates. He also answered a call from big labor to stump for Gov. Jerry Brown's Proposition 30 tax initiative and against the labor-neutering Proposition 32.
As former Clinton spin-meister Chris Lehane notes, getting key California constituency groups on board - organized labor, environmentalists, women and Latinos - will be crucial to any Democrat running for president.
Building an early money base is also critical, and California - which generated more campaign cash than any other state this election - is once again certain to play a major role in that department in 2016.
If Hillary Clinton decides not to run, Lehane gives the early edge to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is sitting on a $20 million war chest.
But you can bet everyone from Vice President Joe Biden to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is already booking flights to the Golden State.
"Take a deep breath," Lehane said, "because we live in the era of the perpetual campaign."
Pelosi power: While most eyes have been on the presidency, Nancy Pelosi has been racing coast to coast on a campaign of her own - this one to keep her Democratic leadership position in the House.
In the past month alone, Pelosi hosted 65 fundraisers and campaign events for Democratic congressional contenders around the country.
The final sprint put her election cycle total at 692 fundraising and campaign events - as many as five a day - for a haul of $85.1 million.
The bottom line is that no matter the final Democratic count in the House, Pelosi will have a lot of IOUs. What's more, at this point, no one is even stepping up to challenge her for minority leader.
"It would be hard to justify replacing her," given how many winning candidates are going to be in her debt, said former state party Chairman Art Torres.
Campaign riches: California's election will probably go down in history as the billionaires ballot - thanks to the dozen mega-wealthy men and women who pumped more than $140 million into various measures, many of which they crafted themselves.
The elite collection of trust-fund babies and businesspeople who donated more than $1 million apiece this election cycle together outspent organized labor on ballot initiatives by more than $50 million and corporations by more than $100 million, according to the nonpartisan money-tracking outfit MapLight.org.
The biggest players were civil rights attorney Molly Munger ($44 million) and her half brother, Stanford University physicist Charles Munger Jr. ($36 million).
Hedge fund manager and Democratic activist Tom Steyer came in at $30 million, and Mercury Insurance head George Joseph spent $16 million.
"What we are seeing is the 1 percent of the 1 percent" setting the political agenda, said MapLight President Don Newman. "It underscores how the initiative process has changed from a century ago, when it was set up to give citizen interest groups a process to break the grip of wealthy interests controlling government."
Ironic, isn't it?
School colors: Insiders will spend a lot of time after this election looking at whether concern for education funding is still the campaign game-changer of yore.
Pollster Mark DiCamillo of the nonpartisan Field Institute noted that surveys on the tax-increasing Proposition 30 - which Gov. Jerry Brown pitched as a way to save school funding - showed virtually no difference in support between adults with school-age children and those without.
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