Iron Man is No Superhero

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="MsoNormal">Hola y’all! With all the hoopla surrounding this year’s box office monster hit “Iron Man 3” I thought now would be good time to remind some people out there that Iron Man is totally fictitious and people need to chill about his alleged awesomeness. Here’s what <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man">Wikipedia</a> has to say about Iron Man’s origins … <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>“An American billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer, Tony Stark suffers a severe chest injury during a kidnapping in which his captors attempt to force him to build a weapon of mass destruction. He instead creates a powered suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity. He later uses the suit and successive versions to protect the world as Iron Man. Through his corporation ― Stark Industries ― Tony has created many military weapons, some of which, along with other technological devices of his making, have been integrated into his suit, helping him fight crime.” </i><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Yeah? And? SO WHAT! Seriously, anyone who is a billionaire engineer could have become Iron Man with all those assets at his disposal and shit. Hell, I don’t even like the name “Iron Man” cause that indicates someone who has put in the day-to-day grind to get by and be responsible and accomplish things WITHOUT the advantage of being worth billions. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">People like … Matt-Man! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT22WyxuiACKRNLrbG1ybVq2E9bFoukUSDJ_bk80BDL5vLVvOPupTWE9ysl_zLLNF2le6xZ1y8o8FDM-kdorS-10mes5GhBYfpDa1BFFoAB31XEUkeOqa5S-14mxQ_vMA6DsEncx1MsA0/s1600/Iron-Man-Matt-Man.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT22WyxuiACKRNLrbG1ybVq2E9bFoukUSDJ_bk80BDL5vLVvOPupTWE9ysl_zLLNF2le6xZ1y8o8FDM-kdorS-10mes5GhBYfpDa1BFFoAB31XEUkeOqa5S-14mxQ_vMA6DsEncx1MsA0/s320/Iron-Man-Matt-Man.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">While Tony Stark is lounging around in his huge mansion being fed peeled grapes by supermodel quality babes (and that <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/04/babe-of-the-week-raging-bitch-gwyneth-paltrow.html">nasty cunt Gwyneth Paltrow</a>, I guess) Matt-Man is actually putting in work! He’s slaving away down at the Beer Mine making sure that the good and not-so-good citizens of Bagwine, USA don’t have to go without their beer, cheap wine and cigarettes. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">When he’s not working he keeps himself busy taking care of his soon to be a high school graduate son and my friend and yours, Schmoopalicious. On top of that, he is knocking out consistently good blog posts every other day right here on this website AND bringing the funny every Sunday on IWS Radio. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Also, people like, well, Jayman! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3T6oOO95wFZUMHHnyDg8anleA9X7G4bcSJJ3amVmI-goIdNHrDyNSe2Ze1ZbXRmFsvnW9_UxcvPcfy2zqxnULZ4Dbizt7znKtzdvllwctXumjmThlaqJvPQu9u6aZbb45DWMlFj73Bk/s1600/Iron-Man-Jayman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3T6oOO95wFZUMHHnyDg8anleA9X7G4bcSJJ3amVmI-goIdNHrDyNSe2Ze1ZbXRmFsvnW9_UxcvPcfy2zqxnULZ4Dbizt7znKtzdvllwctXumjmThlaqJvPQu9u6aZbb45DWMlFj73Bk/s320/Iron-Man-Jayman.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">It’s not my style to toot my own horn, but I can’t afford to pay others to do it. Let’s just say that I hold up my end of the bargain when comes to being a decent citizen and friend to those in need. Much like Matt-Man I grind it out every other day here on this blog bringing funny, interesting, deep and sometimes sexy posts. Plus, I’m there every Sunday on IWS Radio ready to give it all I’ve got to make sure our vast and diverse worldwide audience isn’t let down at all. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">And really, all the regular everyday people out there just trying to raise a family and do some good in this world … <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRvzOpucMZaIfTKi5TeMID8WW4RBgDjjRGz2264pMaTUPnpMLtWPpJThFklleMi02kc-nseDosYIconbFQpKfCXxsKEbv59LAxo88WmUAaW6YnZlt3jcfxb8ih2GyOLs8j_LtGWfJ7fk/s1600/Iron-Man-Schmoop-Hot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRvzOpucMZaIfTKi5TeMID8WW4RBgDjjRGz2264pMaTUPnpMLtWPpJThFklleMi02kc-nseDosYIconbFQpKfCXxsKEbv59LAxo88WmUAaW6YnZlt3jcfxb8ih2GyOLs8j_LtGWfJ7fk/s400/Iron-Man-Schmoop-Hot.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">You know, people who love their family, are insanely talented but don’t have a huge PR firm behind them and are trying to do great things. People who aren’t trying to be famous just for being famous. People who aren’t just trying to be a celebrity because it’s fun to get all that attention. People of substance who aren’t looking for shortcuts or cheap infamy of reality TV. People who are raising their families without all advantages of inherited millions or a huge multinational corporation to run all their expenses through and help them avoid most of their taxes. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I’m talking about good, decent, hard-working people here y’all. Those are the real Iron Men and Women of this world and deserve a lot more credit than some fake Superhero! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Jayman3768@gmail.com">Jayman3768@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/Jayman68">Facebook.com/Jayman68</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jayman_iws">@Jayman_IWS </a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Also, on Sunday Matt-Man and Jayman brought the funny once again on "People: They're the Worst" episode of I'm With Stupid. In addition to all the hilarity and correspondents they took calls from Mrs. Louis and G-Square! Check it out ... </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="370" src="http://player.cinchcast.com/?show_id=4858511&platformId=1&assetType=single" width="400"></iframe><br /><div style="font-size: 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;">Listen to <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/">internet radio</a> with <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid">IWS Radio</a> on BlogTalkRadio</div><br /><br /></div>

Iron Man is No Superhero

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Lara Bar Alt protein bar review!

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d-VIuoy3REg/UZlngzQHstI/AAAAAAAAIKo/6rXcD4lpZJ4/s1600/Lara+Bar+Alt+Bars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d-VIuoy3REg/UZlngzQHstI/AAAAAAAAIKo/6rXcD4lpZJ4/s320/Lara+Bar+Alt+Bars.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The other day I received a surprise package from <a href="http://www.larabar.com/">Lara Bar</a>, and they sent me their new line of protein bars which are ALT!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have tried their bars before and fell in love with them, they are delicious and works as a quick snack for after an intense workout or for an early grab and go breakfast!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since I liked the ones before that I've tried I couldn't wait to try these!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The flavors of their ALT bars that they have and that I received are:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cinnamon Apple Crisp:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tasted to me just like an apple crisp, with the sweet cinnamon flavor it was outstanding!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lemon Pound Cake:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I do admit this flavor was out of this world delicious!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I packed it as a snack today for work and it held me until lunch time which was perfect.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Didn't leave a lemon after taste either which was great!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pumpkin Pie:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whoa, now this one was so delicious!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I didn't even need some ice cream as a topping, you know because pumpkin pie and ice cream go hand in hand!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was great just the way it was!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Great flavor, and another one I just love!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Peanut Butter Cookie:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I haven't tried this bad boy yet, but sounds like it would make a great snack or dessert tomorrow!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can't wait to go shopping again soon, so going to stock up!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you so very much for letting me try such another hunger satisfying product!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Website:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.larabar.com/">http://www.larabar.com/</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Face Book:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Larabar?fref=ts">https://www.facebook.com/Larabar?fref=ts</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Twitter:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/LARABAR"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">https://twitter.com/LARABAR</span></a></div><br /><br />

Lara Bar Alt protein bar review!

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Kim's Magic Pop Review!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XYVin2qb5_A/UZlkGu2-ODI/AAAAAAAAIKY/lw0gu-VA_X4/s1600/kim's+magic+pop+display.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XYVin2qb5_A/UZlkGu2-ODI/AAAAAAAAIKY/lw0gu-VA_X4/s320/kim's+magic+pop+display.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I have heard of rice cakes and love them so when I came across <a href="http://www.deliceglobal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76&Itemid=150">Kim's Magic Pop Cake's</a> website I knew I had to see if I could review them, and wow they send me a whole bunch of flavors to try both sweet and savory!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Popped snacks that are not only sweet but savory as well, and the best thing of all is you can add them in soups, salads, dip in salsa, or topped off as a dessert!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Magic Pop Facts*</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-31nWTDsgeMk/UZlj6iQ67eI/AAAAAAAAIKQ/RJHE1ici-7E/s1600/kim's+magic+pop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-31nWTDsgeMk/UZlj6iQ67eI/AAAAAAAAIKQ/RJHE1ici-7E/s320/kim's+magic+pop.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Delicious</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All natural</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">fat free and sugar free</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">no cholesterol</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">low in calories</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">low in cars and sodium</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Chocolate Dipped-</span></u></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All I have to say is wow! Who would have thought something like a rice cake could be dipped in chocolate and taste this good? It satisfies any sweet tooth for chocolate and is perfect with milk or coffee!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Apple Cinnamon White Chocolate-</span></u></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Craving something sweet but not milk or dark chocolate? </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You should try this delicious magic pop cake dipped in white chocolate and showered in cinnamon!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To me it tastes like a powdered doughnut but better because of the white chocolate!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sure is a light and sweet snack, did I mention it's healthy too!?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Onion-</span></u></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love how it doesn't have an over powering flavor of onion which to me is good because it won't give you onion breath!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Works perfectly with a wedge of mozzarella cheese!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Strawberry-</span></u></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whoa, so not your average rice cake like flavor at all!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Has a great strawberry flavor and tastes so good with chocolate peanut butter on top and also some sliced strawberries or even some slivered almonds.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Want to get real fancy, add some cool whip!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yum!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've got a ton more flavors to try, so hang tight and will update you as soon as I try them!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Website:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.deliceglobal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76&Itemid=150">http://www.deliceglobal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76&Itemid=150</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Face Book:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kimsmagicpopusa">https://www.facebook.com/kimsmagicpopusa</a></span></div>

Kim's Magic Pop Review!

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Hammer and Tuffy's Granola Review!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wD4gqQ1cOEQ/UZlaTD4wqpI/AAAAAAAAIJM/CQBBmspWShc/s1600/Hammer+and+Tuffys+granola+chunk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wD4gqQ1cOEQ/UZlaTD4wqpI/AAAAAAAAIJM/CQBBmspWShc/s320/Hammer+and+Tuffys+granola+chunk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When I came across these tasty looking granola's I just knew I had to try them out for a review and was so excited when their hand roasted granola's showed up on my doorstep!</span></i><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>I couldn't wait to try them, I love granola and eat it everyday in my parfait for breakfast!</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Judy and Bruce Sarvis makers of <a href="http://www.hammerandtuffys.com/our_granola">Hammer and Tuffy's</a> granola were right when they said that hand made , simple and natural foods are the best!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Their granola's are amazing!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You seriously have got to try them!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I fell in love with them at first bite, they go great in yogurt or with fruit!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I just love the creative names of their granola's it's so unique, even the bags that they package their hand roasted granola in!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Barn Dance Blueberry-</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h4Gmev9B3Pg/UZlaacuVBPI/AAAAAAAAIJU/OiICzj3lVFI/s1600/Hammer+and+Tuffys+Barn+Dance+Blueberry+parfait.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h4Gmev9B3Pg/UZlaacuVBPI/AAAAAAAAIJU/OiICzj3lVFI/s320/Hammer+and+Tuffys+Barn+Dance+Blueberry+parfait.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hHhtxuJdf1k/UZlbBbQT-KI/AAAAAAAAIJc/8xOl9dy5nXU/s1600/the+makings+of+Hamer+and+Tuffys+Barn+Dance+Blueberry+parfait.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hHhtxuJdf1k/UZlbBbQT-KI/AAAAAAAAIJc/8xOl9dy5nXU/s320/the+makings+of+Hamer+and+Tuffys+Barn+Dance+Blueberry+parfait.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love mixing granola into a parfait with added fruits, so I got out Barn Dance Blueberry, had to test it first to see if I liked it, and oh boy was I in for a treat!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First thought came to my mind was whoa, this is amazing!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I just have to say I have never tried anything like this, well in granola form that is until now! To me it tasted just like Blueberry pancakes topped with pecans, maple syrup and you guess it plump juicy blueberries! This has taken the ordinary blueberry pancake to a whole other level with nuts and coconut mixed right in with the ginormous granola clusters! Makes for a perfect breakfast or a snack on the go!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Banana Bread Blend- </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lBNnE94GQpM/UZlcRa9RlPI/AAAAAAAAIJs/xHEHcN9iQr0/s1600/making+banana+bread+parfait+with+Hammer+and+Tuffys+Granola.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lBNnE94GQpM/UZlcRa9RlPI/AAAAAAAAIJs/xHEHcN9iQr0/s320/making+banana+bread+parfait+with+Hammer+and+Tuffys+Granola.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w6bdyxPCRzU/UZlcgt51B7I/AAAAAAAAIJ0/nggqBZ8vM8Q/s1600/banana+bread+hammer+and+tuffys+granola.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w6bdyxPCRzU/UZlcgt51B7I/AAAAAAAAIJ0/nggqBZ8vM8Q/s320/banana+bread+hammer+and+tuffys+granola.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This mix of delicious granola reminds me of the scent of banana bread baking to perfection in the oven with all of the fixings such as bananas, cinnamon, and pecans the best part of all it has a light flavor of cappuccino. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fo9Akr07D7c/UZlctnQCRQI/AAAAAAAAIJ8/RXucuDr-Zt8/s1600/banana+bread+hammer+and+tuffys+parfait.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fo9Akr07D7c/UZlctnQCRQI/AAAAAAAAIJ8/RXucuDr-Zt8/s320/banana+bread+hammer+and+tuffys+parfait.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have only tried these two flavors so far, but I know I am sure to like the other flavors!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Red Tractor Blend-</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Choco Cherry Chili-</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm not much of a fan of foods that are too hot, but this granola tasted so good along with the chocolate chips!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have never tried a granola before that I didn't like.</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If there are ever any new flavors made I would love to try them!</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These are amazing!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Check them out here!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Website:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hammerandtuffys.com/">http://www.hammerandtuffys.com/</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Connect with them on Face Book and give them a like!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Face Book:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Hammerandtuffys">https://www.facebook.com/Hammerandtuffys</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Hammer and Tuffy's Granola Review!

When I came across these tasty looking granola's I just knew I had to try them out for a review and was so excited when their hand roast...

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width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">WOULD A RAFSANJANI PRESIDENCY UNDERMINE A DEAL WITH IRAN? </span></b></span></span></div><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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Executive Summary:</span></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As president Rafsanjani also reopened Tehran’s stock market</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rafsanjani seeking ties with the USA</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For geo- economical reasons the USA bluntly objects to reconcile with IRAN </span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">USA not interested in new openings towards IRAN</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rafsanjani: a reformist? </span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Turn the supreme leader into a ceremonial post  </span></b></li></ul><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: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Former IRANIAN President Hashemi Akbar Rafsanjani registered to run as a candidate in IRAN’S upcoming presidential election. His candidacy must be approved by the country’s Guardian Council, an election body chosen by IRAN’S Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and its Chief Justice, who is himself appointed by the Supreme Leader.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rafsanjani, often called “the shark” owing to his clean shaven face and shrewd political maneuvering, served as IRAN’S president following the death of the Islamic Republic’s founder Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. He also played a pivotal role in Khamenei’s appointment as Supreme Leader, but the two men have been engaged in a power struggle ever since.</span></div><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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">AS PRESIDENT RAFSANJANI ALSO REOPENED TEHRAN’S STOCK MARKET</span></b></span></div><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: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Since before the IRANIAN revolution Rafsanjani was a close confidante of Imam Khomeini and served in a number of posts during his lifetime, including Speaker of the Parliament and the day-to-day commander-in-chief of the IRANIAN military near the end of the war with IRAQ. In the latter position, he was reportedly one of the individuals responsible for persuading Khomeini to agree to a ceasefire with Saddam Hussein after eight bitter years of war.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rafsanjani’s last presidency (1989-1997) was characterized by a focus on rebuilding the economy following a decade of revolution and war. As such, he filled his cabinet, “the cabinet of reconstruction,” with a group of technocrats. According to <a href="http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/sociology/people/faculty/arjomand.html">Saïd Amir Arjomand</a>, an IRAN expert at Stony Brook University, Rafsanjani’s second cabinet consisted of nine engineers and eight individuals with M.D.s and PhDs.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As president Rafsanjani also reopened Tehran’s stock market and put forth a legal framework for privatization in his First Five-Year Development Plan (1990-1994), although the latter faltered amid opposition from IRAN’S Parliament.</span></div><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: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That said, the size of the government swelled during his presidency with the number of public employees (excluding armed forces) growing from 1.4 million people (2.8 percent of the population) in 1987, to 2.3 million people (3.9 percent of the population in 1997). Ultimately, Rafsanjani’s economic agenda was largely unsuccessful as the economy was plagued by high levels of inflation among myriad other issues.</span></div><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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">RAFSANJANI SEEKING TIES WITH THE USA</span></b></span></div><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: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As part of his drive to boost the economy, Rafsanjani also tried to repair IRAN’S relations with its neighbors and global powers including the UNITED STATES and EUROPE. Following George H.W. Bush <a href="http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres63.html">saying</a> “good will begets good will” during his inaugural address in 1989, Rafsanjani reached out to the AMERICAN administration through the UN.</span></div><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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FOR GEO- ECONOMICAL REASONS THE USA BLUNTLY OBJECTS TO RECONCILE WITH IRAN </span></b></span></div><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: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When told that the U.S. would recognize Saddam as the aggressor in the IRAQ War if IRAN would convince Hezbollah to free AMERICAN hostages in LEBANON, <a href="http://rafsanjani-watch.blogspot.com/2005/01/rafsanjani-and-lebanon-hostages.html">Rafsanjani put heavy pressure</a> on the LEBANESE group to do just that. Owing to Rafsanjani’s pressure and the <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/1991-12-08/news/mn-263_1_hostage-crisis">extraordinary effort</a> of ITALIAN <a href="http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2012/al-monitor/negotiating-with-iran-requires-.html">UN diplomat Giandomenico Picco</a>, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/22/world/american-hostage-freed-in-lebanon-un-officials-say.html">the last hostage was freed</a> in 1991. By that time, however, the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/07/11/reviews/990711.11basslt.html">Bush administration decided that</a> it no longer wanted to form a new relationship with IRAN.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Undeterred, Rafsanjani began reaching out to the U.S. again after Bill Clinton’ was elected in 1992. This culminated in <a href="http://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/six-presidents">Rafsanjani awarding</a> IRAN’S first post-revolutionary oil contract—worth US$1 billion— to the American oil company Conoco, believing that a beneficial economic relationship would pave the way to the resumption of political ties.</span></div><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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">USA NOT INTERESTED IN NEW OPENINGS TOWARDS IRAN</span></b></span></div><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: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Despite the State Department <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=yaH3YN5-DmsC&pg=PA186&lpg=PA186&dq=Rafsanjani+oil+contract&source=bl&ots=_4abtTuOUH&sig=xkBh-e9kTHGqpDycaRkRI8Z7m3A&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3pyQUaePL4LI9gSWpoDQCA&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Rafsanjani%20oil%20contract&f=false">having assured</a> Conoco that the White House would approve a deal during its negotiations with IRAN, Clinton issued two executive orders following the announcement that effectively banned any U.S. companies from investing in IRAN’S oil industry. As Clinton and later President Obama’s MIDDLE EAST aide, Dennis Ross, explained: “We weren't interested in creating a new opening towards IRAN. We were interested in containing what we saw as a threat.” The next year the U.S. Congress made Clinton’s executive orders the law of the land with the passage of the <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/1996_cr/h960618b.htm">IRAN LIBYA Sanctions Act</a> of 1996.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Comment by Geopolitical Analysis and Monitoring: </span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The USA, economically, is deeply committed to Sunni ARAB oil producing countries such as, SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR and UNITED EMIRATES etc. US defense industry contracts with these countries contribute largely to US economic standings. Thus it is almost impossible for the US to mend relations with IRAN.</span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkcDuVRNaQ1lOWC_XPwQk3Z9wP6SQG9G2B2Gm4_dQgUI_IDnN24dmTD3czbFXhCzFl-qLET9ALPMXxo-fE_GXoeJ4VzzCS2ApRnz4CW1MPV6v_LcpkRuGfVl-CWTkc0bc-n3O_PmHeUWs/s1600/Ayatollah-Ali-Khamenei-an-010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkcDuVRNaQ1lOWC_XPwQk3Z9wP6SQG9G2B2Gm4_dQgUI_IDnN24dmTD3czbFXhCzFl-qLET9ALPMXxo-fE_GXoeJ4VzzCS2ApRnz4CW1MPV6v_LcpkRuGfVl-CWTkc0bc-n3O_PmHeUWs/s320/Ayatollah-Ali-Khamenei-an-010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Although Rafsanjani has lost both a Parliamentary campaign and the 2005 Presidential Election since his presidency ended, he has remained a powerful figure in IRANIAN politics (the second most powerful after Khamenei, most observers agreed until 2011). Besides being a cleric and one of the wealthiest individuals in the country, he served for years as both the chairman of the Assembly of Experts, a body charged with selecting and theoretically supervising the Supreme Leader and of the Expediency Council, which adjudicates disputes between the Parliament and the Guardian Council. His implicit support of the Green Movement following the 2009 elections created even more animosity between Rafsanjani and Khamenei, however, and he was removed as Chairman of the Assembly of Experts in 2011. He remains the chairman of the less powerful Expediency Council.</span></div><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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">RAFSANJANI: A REFORMIST? </span></b></span></div><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: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He is also one of current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s most ardent rivals. Rafsanjani lost to Ahmadinejad in the 2005 election during which Ahmadinejad campaigned in no small part on criticisms of Rafsanjani and other revolutionary elites who he charged had become corrupt and used their positions in power to amass large personal fortunes. Ahmadinejad has made it a point throughout his presidency to portray himself as standing up to Rafsanjani and other regime stalwarts, and in the <a href="http://www.payvand.com/news/09/jun/1040.html">2009 presidential election claimed</a> he wasn’t merely running against former Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi, but rather <a href="http://thediplomat.com/2011/06/02/inside-iran%E2%80%99s-fight-for-supremacy/">against a united front comprised</a> Mousavi, Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami, IRAN’S former Reformist president.</span></div><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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #cc0000;">TURN THE SUPREME LEADER INTO A CEREMONIAL POST</span> </span></b></div><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: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Khamenei is almost certain to try to undermine Rafsanjani’s campaign, although it’s unlikely the Guardian Council will declare him ineligible to run given Rafsanjani’s clout with IRAN’S clerics and certain political leaders, including the Reformists. During the 2005 presidential campaign, one of Rafsanjani’s sons, Mehdi Hashemi, <a href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-02-06-rafsanjani-interview_x.htm">told the</a> Atlantic Council that if Rafsanjani won he would work to turn the Supreme Leader into a ceremonial post like the “King of England.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Around the same time, the elder Rafsanjani also suggested he’d still be open to having a dialogue with the UNITED STATES if he was reelected to IRAN’S presidency.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He appears to still have similar views regarding negotiations with the U.S., <a href="http://www.hashemirafsanjani.ir/en/content/i-believe-only-solution-reconstruction">writing on his website last month</a>, that only “domestic empathy and global coexistence” could solve IRAN’S problems, and stating “if we could realize these two facts, our problems will solve gradually.”</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Although Rafsanjani is almost certain to <a href="http://thediplomat.com/2011/06/08/why-to-accept-iran%E2%80%99s-talks-offer/">be in favor of negotiating</a> with the UNITED STATES, the chances of a U.S.-IRAN deal could, paradoxically, be reduced if he is elected president next month.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Any deal with the U.S. would require the approval of Supreme Leader Khamenei, who is unlikely to want a rival to power like Rafsanjani such a diplomatic coup, especially given Rafsanjani’s reported interest in weakening the post of Supreme Leader. In the past, Khamenei <a href="http://thediplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2012/04/29/khamenei-preparing-for-a-deal/">has been more receptive to a deal</a> when he calculated the credit would go to him, although he has acquiesced to IRANIAN presidents making offers at other times as well.</span></div><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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Zachary Keck via<i> </i></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Diplomat.</span></div><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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Related articles: </span></b></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: blue;">IRAN AND ISRAEL: IMPROVEMENT IN “RELATIONSHIP”?</span> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">IRAN SOFTENS TUNE ON ISRAEL. 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<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BikesandBullets8864/videos?flow=grid&view=0">Bikes & Bullets - YouTube</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This YouTube channel is an example of how parents MUST sign off on genius project. The final video "go Pro hero" is the only "officially submiited" video for this student's genius project. But he runs a youtube channel that has a bit of a cult following. I don't approve of the stunts, etc. but the child's mother does. He also did all the work at home except for the final. This is one of those challenging ones and is something to be aware that you can deal with when you have genius projects. I have parent sign off on anything students do.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/passion_project">passion_project</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://tucker2015.wix.com/awesomemadi#!">Wix.com AwesomeMadi created by Tucker2015 based on my-gallery | Wix.com</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This efolio is by far one of the best. I love on the homepage. She says "Hello my name is madison and I'm an artist." yes, you are, my dear.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/passion_project">passion_project</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/geniushour">geniushour</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://bpedits.tumblr.com">Edits</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">I enjoy what this student did with learning to edit in Photoshop.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/photoshop">photoshop</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/passion_project">passion_project</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://ebookbelle.weebly.com">EbookBelle - Home</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Here's the website where Merritt compiled all her book reviews on Kindle Nation Daily.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ebooks">ebooks</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/passion_project">passion_project</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_news">edu_news</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://kids.kindlenationdaily.com/2013/03/psst-parents-and-ya-authors-this-post-is-for-you-an-interview-with-a-10th-grade-ya-ebook-reader-recommendations-current-trends-and-advice-from-a-member-of-the-ya-audience/">Psst Parents And YA Authors, This Post is For You - An Interview With a 10th Grade YA eBook Reader - Recommendations, Current Trends And Advice From a Member of The YA Audience | Kindle Kids' Corner</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Another one of my students has been writing and sharing on the Kindle Kids Corner. Here's an interview she did about trends in Young Adult fiction and I agree with so much of what she's written. This is another example of how authentic projects can transform a student. This happened to come out of one of my favorite kindle book sites - Kindle Nation Daily and an email conversation I had with the author Steven Windwalker (penname.) </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/books">books</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ebook">ebook</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://brandonb97.weebly.com/flat-classroom.html">Flat Classroom - Brandon B</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Another beautiful site and student work. Students update these and use them as they apply for scholarships. As I type this, I'm listening to this student's CD. He and his friends decided to cut a CD for his passion project. I love how this project gets students to do the things they want to do. Things that are important but don't get done move up the list when they are getting a grade - especially for your strong students. I think of the beautiful music that has been recorded on CD as part of these projects and it means a lot. I wish you can hear it, but likely they will release it soon. ;-)</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/passion_project">passion_project</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/passionbasedlearning">passionbasedlearning</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com">Learning with 'e's: 10 characteristics of authentic learning</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">An important read as we work to reinvent schools and make sure we measure authentic learning with more authentic measures than bubble trouble. ;-)</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edreform">edreform</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/authentic">authentic</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/learning">learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/assessment">assessment</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_trends">edu_trends</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_news">edu_news</a></p> <ul class="diigo-comments"> </ul> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://softballwithsage.weebly.com/videos.html">Videos - Softball with Sage</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Another passion project from a student who loves softball.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/geniushour">geniushour</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU9uPS3_-IA">What happens during a general checkup? - YouTube</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This a general overview video that my student Riya made as part of her passion project. She wanted to help kids be unafraid of going to the pediatrician's office and she wants to be a pediatrician herself. She now has a youtube channel complete with videos to help children. I'm very proud of what she's done. This is just one example of the kind of learning that can happen. click on her name to view the other videos in the series. It is so interesting to see how much her little brother has grown in the 2 years she's been making the videos.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/passionproject">passionproject</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/passionbasedlearning">passionbasedlearning</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://medtechfortots.weebly.com">www.medtechfortots.com - Home</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">I love this project created by one of my students to help children be unafraid to go to the doctor. She has a youtube channel called Pediatric Videos with one video having more than 50,000 views (the one on CT scanning.) Her dad is a pediatrician and filmed everything while supervising her and helping her write the script. Her little brother was the patient. This is a fantastic example of a passion based project.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/passionbasedlearning">passionbasedlearning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/geniushour">geniushour</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/passion_project">passion_project</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

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