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Matt Said...Jay Said 8 (Maids A Milking)

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnOJYrTUD_RzIDWQ5fJtITmJstmQyow_AFlk8Tk__s9f53xHYhQcqhLh6_nfuCHx10bc2dKfLApg3-57SxGV_zlwripgXlXAmSebpEKNNzPMV9oGRKmlrS49UjVRQlksetbgFUQM_QY8/s1600/Sexy+Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnOJYrTUD_RzIDWQ5fJtITmJstmQyow_AFlk8Tk__s9f53xHYhQcqhLh6_nfuCHx10bc2dKfLApg3-57SxGV_zlwripgXlXAmSebpEKNNzPMV9oGRKmlrS49UjVRQlksetbgFUQM_QY8/s400/Sexy+Christmas.jpg" width="400" /></a>Matt-Man jingles…Jayman jingles…You rock around the Christmas tree.<br /><br />Jayman:  Jingle Bells.  Jingle Bells.  Jingle all the way…<br />Matt:  That was very heartfelt and seasonally happiness-invoking.<br /><br />Jayman:  Just wanted to cheer you up, what with Schmoop in the hospital and what not.<br />Matt:  You are too kind.<br /><br />Jayman:  I have a great idea…I was thinking that this Saturday, we could do a Christmas Show.<br />Matt:  Excellent idea…No one would see that coming.<br />Jayman:  I know, right?<br />Matt:  You are on clever one mutha-fuc--<br />Jayman:  Shut your mouth!!<br /><br />Matt:  Hey dig it…I asked my son Ryno if he had gotten a present for his Mom.<br />Jayman:  Did he for once?<br />Matt:  Yes!!<br />Jayman:  Wow…At the tender age of 18 he is really maturing.<br />Matt:  I know, and then I asked him if he got a present for me…<br />Jayman:  Oh boy, how did he respond?<br />Matt:  He said, <i>“Of course I did; I bought you a big box of heartache.”</i><br /><br />Jayman:  You know…his attitude is your doing.<br />Matt:  I know, but the road map of his life is set, and I envision me becoming nothing more than but a mere rest stop on his highway of life.<br />Jayman:  What does that even <i>mean</i>?<br />Matt:  I have no idea.<br /><br />Jayman:  So I guess we should talk about Christmas on the show Saturday.<br />Matt:  Yeah I guess.<br />Jayman:  What?  What’s wrong?  Sounds like you don’t want to.<br />Matt:  I do, but…well…<br />Jayman:  Oh the Schmoop thing and she might not be home?<br />Matt:  Yeah, I was hoping to have Pizza Rolls with her on Christmas Day, but well…Probably not gonna happen.<br /><br />Jayman:  You do realize that Christmas goes beyond you and your self-absorption?<br />Matt:  So you say, but okay, a Christmas Show sounds pretty good and I’ll try to be happy.<br /><br />Jayman:  We can talk about the do’s and don’ts, and the fun food to serve.<br />Matt:  What to give…What not to give.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dwW6Wu7gdh1dmytCx0H5XVvEBAxq4aGPDeTBB4YvHVa-lFh8jaaswJsOUTVQDbYdO755xeAh-BSxkCTgpJ_N-XGLgLiVG6hTK2bxFEJmK6G2DBnWY95gUdWYNlAxCFrUGkfR5Lo42jI/s1600/Sexy+Women+at+Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dwW6Wu7gdh1dmytCx0H5XVvEBAxq4aGPDeTBB4YvHVa-lFh8jaaswJsOUTVQDbYdO755xeAh-BSxkCTgpJ_N-XGLgLiVG6hTK2bxFEJmK6G2DBnWY95gUdWYNlAxCFrUGkfR5Lo42jI/s400/Sexy+Women+at+Christmas.jpg" width="400" /></a>Jayman:  We can discuss how TIME magazine got their Person of the Year way wrong.<br />Matt:  It should have been us.<br /><br />Jayman:  Sounds good, and I hope a lot of people call in as well.<br />Matt:  Me too, because as good as we are, we like fresh voices.<br />Jayman:  Well okie dokie and Happy Solstice to you.<br />Matt:  And a Merry Sol Invictus to you and yours.<br />Matt and Jay: Let’s Do Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.<br /><br />And you catch our Christmas show LIVE Saturday night at 11 PM EST on Blog Talk Radio by clicking right <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2012/12/23/christmas-party-2012" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></i></a>. </div>

Matt Said...Jay Said 8 (Maids A Milking)

Matt-Man jingles…Jayman jingles…You rock around the Christmas tree. Jayman: Jingle Bells. Jingle Bells. Jingle all the way… Matt: That w...

Time to Sweat it Out!

7:34 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcW0Q0alb4neqMuoNBs77Jb22sF9Dow8D7K_EkYKHEqfpOErqAtlVoZLpkHqkba45SyJ6ZuisKe0bBJSOgcr9Zv59RTENA5FOG3dLK1_ISU9Qw8b8IpNOfIMlyDp_zfgygvofForSPEc/s1600/rockin+it+old+navy+style.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcW0Q0alb4neqMuoNBs77Jb22sF9Dow8D7K_EkYKHEqfpOErqAtlVoZLpkHqkba45SyJ6ZuisKe0bBJSOgcr9Zv59RTENA5FOG3dLK1_ISU9Qw8b8IpNOfIMlyDp_zfgygvofForSPEc/s320/rockin+it+old+navy+style.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time to Sweat it out in Style with my new active wear jacket from Old Navy thanks to Crowdtap!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So excited to have received this coupon for some free active wear for a friend and I.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Feels so comfortable and love the color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Losing weight feels great, especially when I can buy great clothing that looks nice and is affordable!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFzIWTvjaJLPAYcGmPSrPRiVzZKB6hWvgSqu-G981UYdDTZiUMXL9Om1_5llkpqxOtJhboQzdTy4Uziq6AXrvHghGZlhhbVA_NzC9xiH6Y-LWedqyEdGc3g3VBveq7Ell5Bz59EnPjn0/s1600/so+comfortable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFzIWTvjaJLPAYcGmPSrPRiVzZKB6hWvgSqu-G981UYdDTZiUMXL9Om1_5llkpqxOtJhboQzdTy4Uziq6AXrvHghGZlhhbVA_NzC9xiH6Y-LWedqyEdGc3g3VBveq7Ell5Bz59EnPjn0/s320/so+comfortable.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know it stated Active Wear but when I saw this hooded sweatshirt I couldn't pass it up. Not for only $8!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the color and how comfortable it is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Upon being over weight I was limited to clothing sizes and they just didn't feel right or look right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most importantly that has changed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Never did I ever think I would be down to a size that I am in now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still have more to go but it takes time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whoa anyways, trying on clothes now is great and I've found clothing that I look fabulous in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmpFCzkJpB_xOK2KOEaybGejbewXL29wwkYein_tZzYV4nGuYAKsLQ9WRpcJLizD_9YD-SmTS1FNrcq4lCoK7vdqQnEXU_CDWph2bvoAfOQBPpavIVpLTt9uUauhA7Rfi_ll8Za2oQrE/s1600/old+navy+wear+in+blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmpFCzkJpB_xOK2KOEaybGejbewXL29wwkYein_tZzYV4nGuYAKsLQ9WRpcJLizD_9YD-SmTS1FNrcq4lCoK7vdqQnEXU_CDWph2bvoAfOQBPpavIVpLTt9uUauhA7Rfi_ll8Za2oQrE/s320/old+navy+wear+in+blue.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />

Time to Sweat it Out!

Time to Sweat it out in Style with my new active wear jacket from Old Navy thanks to Crowdtap! So excited to have received this coupon for s...

Winter Adventures to Come

11:54 AM Tukiyooo 0

<em><span style="font-size: large;">Another blog entry by our Outdoor Education Intern, Hannah George, about the many winter activities available across Ohio.  Enjoy! </span></em><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">                Well, it is officially the first day of winter and, since the world hasn’t come to an end, it is time to start thinking about what fun things you can do now that the weather has turned a bit cooler. While the normal happenings of winter consist of mostly indoor activities, there are still many opportunities to enjoy nature and all it has to offer. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody><span style="font-size: large;"></span><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqU0h3BkWNt6bJKq6uDR7TuRi3TCdlKZZitkmHzZP2BdZOOJQFWwLuuXhRJQfSiDo6YkWR_OnAYKbcomBks0puydFVGhH56fAqODH5RNXNQDbVto1H3kjU6DMTixshfPK1aF3ZPhdlo2kV/s1600/images1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqU0h3BkWNt6bJKq6uDR7TuRi3TCdlKZZitkmHzZP2BdZOOJQFWwLuuXhRJQfSiDo6YkWR_OnAYKbcomBks0puydFVGhH56fAqODH5RNXNQDbVto1H3kjU6DMTixshfPK1aF3ZPhdlo2kV/s320/images1.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></td></tr><span style="font-size: large;"></span><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bobcat</span></td></tr><span style="font-size: large;"></span></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">One of my favorite things to do during the winter is to go for a hike at one of Ohio’s many wonderful state parks. There are so many great things to see during the winter, especially when there is snow on the ground. Animal tracks are much easier to spot, as is wildlife in general… well, the ones that aren’t hibernating anyway. I  think the snow-covered trees and shrubs are some of the prettiest sights to see, and they photograph very well. Waterfalls, which are great places to visit during the summer months, can also be amazing destinations during the winter. Some will even freeze solid, which is an impressive sight! Just make sure you dress for the weather with plenty of layers and wear a warm coat, hat, boots and gloves. You can always take off layers if you get too warm.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><span style="font-size: large;"></span><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Oye9mHN1FBJTsQwYbRm6kMWQLAgPgjmL3GC0W43aC7rse0BXpxlDpwsfMRk3WfaqXTvnBXfzHthYGB2cWiVjN2Ul0lmWMfQqw1s7smtugT9GCneTvYMeii094Jvw8m_dC_WUkxSntLg2/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Oye9mHN1FBJTsQwYbRm6kMWQLAgPgjmL3GC0W43aC7rse0BXpxlDpwsfMRk3WfaqXTvnBXfzHthYGB2cWiVjN2Ul0lmWMfQqw1s7smtugT9GCneTvYMeii094Jvw8m_dC_WUkxSntLg2/s320/images.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><span style="font-size: large;"></span><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Northern cardinal</span></td></tr><span style="font-size: large;"></span></tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">If wildlife is what you’re interested in, I would suggest visiting a park with a water source, like a lake or large river, that is not frozen over. These locations are magnets for birds, including waterfowl, as well as mammals. During the winter, water is often harder to find then food, especially for birds. (This is also a helpful hint for attracting birds to your own backyard during the winter. Try a heated bird bath this year and see the difference it makes.)</span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">            If you are looking for some fun, free events for your kids, I would strongly suggest the <u>Kids Christmas Bird Count</u> on January 12<sup>th</sup> at Magee Marsh in Northwest Ohio. This is a great opportunity for kids aged 8-12 to get outside and look for birds with an experienced birder. A lunch is provided, but make sure you </span><a href="http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/wild_resourcessubhomepage/StatewideCalendar/tabid/18565/ModuleID/20758/ItemID/1424/mctl/EventDetails/Default.aspx?selecteddate=1/12/2013" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">pre-register</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">           Another fun activity just for kids is the <u><a href="http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/wild_resourcessubhomepage/StatewideCalendar/tabid/18565/ModuleID/20758/ItemID/1569/mctl/EventDetails/Default.aspx?selecteddate=1/13/2013" target="_blank">Kids in the Snow</a></u> event at the Great Blue Heron Lodge in Northeast Ohio on January 13<sup>th</sup>. This is a free event for kids where they will build Wood duck nest boxes to be placed in the preserved wetland areas. After building the nest boxes, the kids go on a hike to learn how to track different animals in the woods. Cookies and hot chocolate will be provided at the end to wrap up a very fun day.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">          For additional information about the above listed events and for a full list of outdoor-related events, visit the </span><a href="http://www.wildohio.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">ODNR Division of Wildlife web page</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> and click on the “Calendar of Events” link at the bottom of the page.  </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">To see a list of additional events at specific parks in Ohio, visit the </span><a href="http://ohiodnr.com/parks/tabid/80/Default.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">ODNR Parks web page</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> and click on the “What’s Going On” link on the right-hand side of the page. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">         Hopefully you have a few fun ideas for outdoor winter activities this year and, if you don’t find something that interests you here, there are plenty of other activities to be found on either the Parks or Wildlife web pages. Lastly, I just want to wish you all safe, Happy Holidays this year! Have a great time with family and friends and enjoy the beautiful outdoors! <o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Best Wishes!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hannah<o:p></o:p></span></span>

Winter Adventures to Come

Another blog entry by our Outdoor Education Intern, Hannah George, about the many winter activities available across Ohio. Enjoy! ...

Bean Fields Chips

10:35 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6RyPESC1iRcJ8I7OrmsvEFbtDigo_e0gTV30OxjjXWuMOvSkK2jLa4NDwSRzkSjo5n6pOXWdgm9S_L3wlacOvaUn2UxFCQpAMZ9d5ROAPO-vYQlnTkno5JDblwy6R_JcC2dEw_pdY1U/s1600/Beanfields.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6RyPESC1iRcJ8I7OrmsvEFbtDigo_e0gTV30OxjjXWuMOvSkK2jLa4NDwSRzkSjo5n6pOXWdgm9S_L3wlacOvaUn2UxFCQpAMZ9d5ROAPO-vYQlnTkno5JDblwy6R_JcC2dEw_pdY1U/s1600/Beanfields.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chips made with navy and black beans.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These are chips you don't have to feel bad about eating!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are all natural, vegan free and gluten free as well!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are made from beans and taste oh so delicious!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They taste just like any other chips.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't miss real chips at all!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They come in many flavors from Nacho Cheese to Sea Salt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nacho Cheese-</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The flavor was phenomenal and tasted just like nachos!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cheese taste was so delicious!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not too salty at all.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Loved the crunchiness of the chips. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pico De Gallo-</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Loved the taste.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Little sweet and spicy just the way I like it!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unsalted-</span></u></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b>Great flavor and crunch.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Needed a little extra flavor like salsa or some cheese though.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sea Salt</span></u></b><br /><b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></u></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Liked the flavor.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not too salty.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Crispy and great for 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Where Have All the Primary Care Doctors Gone? - NYTimes.com

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<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><div id="well" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div align="left"><div class="entry-content"><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">More and more, my family and friends are asking for my help in finding a primary care doctor. That they would be having trouble finding one doesn't surprise me. We've all been reading <a href="https://www.aamc.org/download/100598/data/recentworkforcestudies.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">warnings about an impending doctor shortage</a> for several years now.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">What is alarming to me is that there are no sure-fire solutions in place that will bail us all out in time.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">In the United States, <a href="https://www.aamc.org/download/158076/data/updated_projections_through_2025.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">we are now short</a> approximately 9,000 primary care doctors. These are the general internists, family doctors, geriatricians and general pediatricians, the doctors responsible for diagnosing new illnesses, managing chronic ones, advocating preventive care and protecting wellness. And health care leaders predict that that deficit will <a href="https://www.aamc.org/download/158076/data/updated_projections_through_2025.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">worsen dramatically in the next 15 years</a>. Specialties like general surgery, neurosurgery and emergency medicine will also become <a href="https://www.aamc.org/download/100598/data/recentworkforcestudies.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">critically understaffed</a>; but primary care will be hardest hit, with a <a href="https://www.aamc.org/download/158076/data/updated_projections_through_2025.pdf" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">shortfall of more than 65,000 doctors</a>.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">While the demands from a growing and aging population and an influx of 40 million patients newly covered by insurance are considered the main drivers of this crisis, there is no shortage of issues on the physician supply side.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">For starters, only 2 percent of all medical students <a href="http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=227186" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">in a recent study</a> expressed interest in practicing primary care as a general internist. Most continue to <a href="http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp068155" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">flock to subspecialty fields</a> like dermatology, anesthesiology, radiology and ophthalmology.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">And once trained, primary care practitioners are <a href="http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1351351" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">particularly vulnerable to burnout</a> and more likely to leave clinical practice than doctors in <a href="http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=719225" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">subspecialties like cardiology or gastroenterology</a>.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">It's like the patient is bleeding faster than we can transfuse.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">Experts have proposed several solutions to the doctor shortage. But for many worried patients and doctors, the best answer is seemingly the most obvious one: churn out more young doctors and funnel them into <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/158370069/the-prognosis-for-the-shortage-in-primary-care" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">residency programs that train for primary care</a>.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">Unfortunately, according to a <a href="http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1475191" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">new study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association</a>, it's not that obvious.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">Researchers asked more than 50,000 doctors training in internal medicine about their career plans. As expected, the majority of these young doctors planned on becoming subspecialists.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">What the researchers discovered, however, was that over the course of their training, almost half the young doctors who began wanting to become primary care doctors changed their minds, most deciding to pursue a subspecialty career instead. And by the time the three-year residency was finished, those numbers dwindled even further, with only one out of five indicating that they wanted to become primary care physicians.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">Some of the young doctors surveyed were enrolled in a traditional training "track," which centers on inpatient and subspecialty care. But even a majority of those who pursued a primary care track, developed in the 1970s to encourage more doctors to choose primary care and which concentrates on medical work done in outpatient clinics, doctors' offices and other ambulatory settings, were planning to become subspecialists by the end of their training.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">"The environment is such that even the primary care track training programs don't have a fighting chance," said lead author Dr. Colin P. West, an associate professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and associate program director of the internal medicine residency training program.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">Much of the problem lies in what general practitioners have to look forward to. General practitioners <a href="http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1105820" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">work as many hours as, or more</a>, than their subspecialty colleagues. Yet they have among the<a href="http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp0903460" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">lowest reimbursement rates</a>. They also shoulder <a href="http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/28/4/w533.full" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">disproportionate responsibility</a> for the <a href="http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMon0910793" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">bureaucratic aspects</a> of patient care, spending more time and money obtaining treatment authorization from insurance companies, navigating insurers' ever changing drug formularies and filling out health and disability forms. "All the paperwork," Dr. West said, "interferes with the patient-doctor relationship that drew them to general medicine in the first place and pushes trainees away from primary care unless they are remarkably committed to its goals."</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">But it is this subset of committed young doctors -- the one in five who still planned on a career in general medicine at the completion of their training -- that may help to provide the answer to the current primary care shortage. In this study, most were female, enrolled in primary care track programs and graduates of American.medical schools. Dr. West believes that understanding more about what attracted them to primary care, and why they remained committed, could help "make the entire field more attractive to more young doctors," he said.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">"If we go with the simplistic view that opening more medical schools and more training slots will give us more primary care doctors, we may get a few more, but we're mostly going to end up with more subspecialists," Dr. West said. "And even the few additional primary care internal medicine doctors will not do much to address the shortage."</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">"The residents are voting with their feet," he added. "And they are telling us something really important."</div></div></div></div></div><a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/where-have-all-the-primary-care-doctors-gone/?pagewanted=print">http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/where-have-all-the-primary-care-doctors-gone/?pagewanted=print</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

Where Have All the Primary Care Doctors Gone? - NYTimes.com

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USA POLICY IS MAKING SYRIA INTO AN ANTI WESTERN, ANTISEMITIC ISLAMIST STATE

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<br /> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydys1fHBVaW73XIOfnNmZOtGS2p_W0Mgr3cF9-mrOodkmLSxlLEcIucw1B-abMa2DfBuO6qKec4rE-GQoMW5gtV2N9eoO9ikKbVrmsYIKlvXVIMqupUT1Ar7Fi6aznkrOiuxKytNWPYDt/s1600/SyrianNationalCoalitionOfficialLogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydys1fHBVaW73XIOfnNmZOtGS2p_W0Mgr3cF9-mrOodkmLSxlLEcIucw1B-abMa2DfBuO6qKec4rE-GQoMW5gtV2N9eoO9ikKbVrmsYIKlvXVIMqupUT1Ar7Fi6aznkrOiuxKytNWPYDt/s320/SyrianNationalCoalitionOfficialLogo.png" width="320" /></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i></div><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces’, commonly named the Syrian National   Coalition, is a coalition of opposition groups in the Syrian civil war that was founded in Doha, Qatar in November 2012. (source: etilaf.org)</span></span></i> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW WESTERN-BACKED LEADERSHIP IN SYRIA.</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The bottom line: If this is SYRIA’S new government (The National Coalition for SYRIAN Revolutionary and Opposition Force</span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">s)’</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">then SYRIA now has an Islamist regime. This is happening with the knowledge and collaboration of the Obama Administration and a number of EUROPEAN governments. It is a catastrophe and one that’s taking place due to the deliberate decisions of President Barack Obama and other Western leaders. Even if one rationalizes the Islamist takeover in EGYPT as due to internal events, this one is U.S.-made.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">U.S. and EUROPEAN policy can be summarized as follows:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">“To align with and strengthen Muslim Brotherhood-associated elements, while painting Salafi forces as the sole real Islamist danger. At the same time, secular forces are ignored or brushed aside.”</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The new regime, recognized by the UNITED STATES and most EUROPEAN countries, as the legitimate leadership of the SYRIAN people, is the SYRIAN National Coalition, which has also established a military council.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">MODERATE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, WISHFUL THINKING </span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Evidence for these arguments — much of which comes from raw wire service reports, praise is due to Reuters in this case — is undeniable. And if we know about these things there’s no doubt that the highest level of the U.S. government does so as well.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Why is this happening? Because Obama and others believe that they can moderate the Muslim Brotherhood and it will tame the Salafists, despite massive evidence to the contrary. This is the biggest foreign policy blunder of the last century and the cost for it will be high. It should be stressed that such a strategy is totally unnecessary and the alternatives have been ignored, the real moderates are being betrayed.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Here is some of the proof for these assertions:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">– “The founder of the Free SYRIAN Army, former Syrian Air Force Colonel Riad Asaad, is notably absent [from the leadership]. General Mustafa al-Sheikh, the first of his rank to defect to the rebels, is also not there. Sheikh is known for his fierce opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood. Hussein Haj Ali, the highest ranking officer to defect so far, was similarly absent.” These men are all anti-Islamists.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">– “A Reuters report on the new joint military council calculated that the Muslim Brotherhood and their allies account for about two-thirds of the 263 men who met in Antalya and formed the new body. Salafi commanders are also there.” In other words, the Islamists will get the overwhelming share of weapons provided under U.S. sponsorship, TURKISH oversight, and QATARI and SAUDI financing. And the UNITED STATES has not objected to the arming of Salafist super-extremists as long as they aren’t affiliated to al-Qaida.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">– “The new council is headed by Brigadier Selim Idriss, who is described as a non-ideological military man. But his deputies, Abdel-basset Tawil of Idleb and Abdel-Qader Saleh of Aleppo governate are associated with the Salafi trend.” In other words, there’s a non-Islamist front man for what will be an Islamist-controlled army.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">– “The domination by the Muslim Brotherhood of the new military council mirrors the movement’s leading position in the new civilian leadership body — the Syrian National Coalition. The leader of this coalition is Ahmed Mouaz al-Khatib, former Imam of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">– “Khatib is closely associated with the Damascus Branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. The leader of the new coalition has a long history of antisemitic, anti-Western and anti-Shia remarks. (He praised Saddam Hussein, for example, for “terrifying the Jews” and wrote an article asking if Facebook was an “AMERICAN-ISRAELI intelligence website.”) He is also an admirer of the QATAR-based Muslim Brotherhood preacher Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">– “Within the body headed by Khatib, the Muslim Brotherhood dominated SYRIAN National Council controls around 27 of the 65 seats on the executive body of the new coalition. There are also Islamists and fellow travelers among the non-SNC delegates. The Brotherhood is by far the best organized single body within the coalition. One secular delegate at the first full meeting of the coalition accused the MB of ‘pushing more of its hawks into the coalition, although it already has half of the seats.’”</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">FURTHERMORE</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">:</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">– The U.S. government backed the previous opposition “leadership,” the SYRIAN National Council, which was formed as a result of AMERICAN initiative operating through Islamist TURKEY. The fact that this council had a Muslim Brotherhood majority in the leadership did not deter the Obama Administration from proclaiming it to be the address for support. Only when the council had clearly failed — and despite the fact that months earlier several moderates had resigned complaining about Brotherhood domination — did the U.S. government change strategy to organizing a new, also Muslim Brotherhood dominated group.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">– American intelligence agents in southern TURKEY supervise the handover of weapons to the rebels. They make no attempt to stop arms from going to the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafists while they make no attempt to funnel the guns to moderates. The only restriction is that they not go to al-Qaida affiliated Salafists. One day those guns will be used to commit unspeakable atrocities against Christians and other minority groups just as they will be used to install an Islamist regime and kill or intimidate its opponents.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">How has the UNITED STATES handled this threat? Well, it declared one Salafi group off-limits because it is linked to al-Qaida. That’s it.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">There has been and still is an alternative: for the West to back non-Islamist leaders including liberals, Arab nationalists, and KURDISH nationalist forces. Such a strategy was not pursued either in EGYPT or in TUNISIA.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">So when SYRIA gets an anti-Western, antisemitic, and anti-democratic (aside from holding elections) regime don’t be surprised. You can read it in the surprised and grudging admissions of the Western mass media a year or two after this regime takes power or you can know about it right now.<br />This outcome might have been inevitable any way but not necessarily true. A vigorous policy of supplying non- and anti-Islamist forces while doing nothing to help the Brotherhood and Salafist militias plus the formation of a non-Islamist dominated political grouping that would receive Western aid could have produced a very different result.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">But Western, and especiallyUS, policy is now putting into power yet another anti-Western regime that will oppress its own people and put a high priority on trying to wipe out ISRAEL.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Barry Rubin</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> via <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Global Research in International Affairs </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>

USA POLICY IS MAKING SYRIA INTO AN ANTI WESTERN, ANTISEMITIC ISLAMIST STATE

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Amazing shades of Color

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Amazing shades of Color

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 12/21/2012

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 12/21/2012

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