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Skip to comments.Assad Will Use Chemical Weapons: Top Defector
Posted on 07/17/2012 6:34:25 AM PDT by edpc
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will use chemical weapons against opposition forces and may have already deployed them, Nawaf Fares, the first Syrian ambassador to defect, told the BBC on Monday.
Fares, the most prominent politician to defect since the uprising against Assad began, insisted that the president's days were numbered but warned he would be prepared "to eradicate the entire Syrian people" to remain in power.
When asked by the BBC's Frank Gardner whether that would mean the use of chemical weapons, Fares said: "I am convinced that if Bashar al-Assad's regime is further cornered by the people -- he would use such weapons."
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Sounds like Iraq part 2. In other words bullshit...
"Are we being thrown another "Curveball" here?"
What does that mean? A curveball thrown by whom?
I was going to say the same thing. A curve ball by whom? Do we even know who the bad guys are in this one? The uprising and most of the people are Muslim Brotherhood backround or influenced and Syrian govt. are muslims. They are taking care of their probklems by ridding themselves of each other, no?
I was going to say the same thing. A curve ball by whom? Do we even know who the bad guys are in this one? The uprising and most of the people are Muslim Brotherhood backround or influenced and Syrian govt. are muslims. They are taking care of their probklems by ridding themselves of each other, no?
Could these be the chemical weapons (WMD's) that couldn't be found in Iraq when BUSH was looking. All those trucks running from Iraq toward Syria weren't empty. I wonder.
There are no good guys in the Middle East, except for Israel.
"Curveball" was the Iraqi informant who admittedly lied about his involvement in that nation's WMD program.
Wow, all those WMD's did come from Iraq after all! /s
Don't you want to do some more nation building?
Do. Not. Care.
Hell no, I say, let the Israelis loose and let them take over the whole region.
ahh. Well, the Wall St Journal did report last week that intelligence sources picked up Assad moving his chemical weapons around. This defector just seems to be saying that he thinks assad would use them. I think he would, too.
This is rationalization for defection from the regime
Sounds good to me. I was just having some fun smacking the hornet's nest.
Israel could solve a lot of problems for us, if we'd only let them.
Agreed, but it isn't going to happen with our Muzzie CiC.
They'd be crazy to do so. Controlling the Palis has been enough of a headache. Why would they want to govern the Syrian population?
Nothing to see here. Madame Hilary will placate a deal!
I do not know if this is relevant ... but I hear there has been a huge spike in popcorn sales in Israel! -Smile-
Didn't his Father use chemical weapons on his own people back in the 70's or early eighties.
"A curveball thrown by whom?"
IMHO. Assad benefits by rattling the WMD cage. It freezes the Turks, who otherwise dominate Syria militarily. Erdogen will now think twice about intervening. It buys time for Russian/Iranian intervention to work, whatever form we're talkiing about. It demoralizes the rebels who have no defense. There isn't really any downside for Assad. With Russian support, the UN won't even write a stern letter. All by moving some chemical weapons around.
If push comes to shove, I think Assad will use them. Still no reason for the US to support one side of the other.
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It's the end of another great week and as always, there are stories to be told about what's hot in music, what's new in music reality shows and what you can expect from a pair of sisters from the pop music scene. In case you missed them in music news, here's what's going on!
Lady Gaga's album 'Born This Way' has already exceeded a million sales within its first week of release and in the midst of Gaga's sophomore album making and breaking records, it should be noted how many of the total sales amount was contributed by online purchasing and what it means for artists in the future. Amazon.com, the major online retailer that sells everything from uranium ore to a container of 1,500 live ladybugs, set the price of the entire album at 99 cents on May 23rd 2011. Amazon had sold approximately 300,000 units on that day and the traffic on the site caused it to shut down temporarily. Even though it was planned to be a one-day event, Amazon held the offer again the next day because of the crash. All in all, this move made by Amazon boosted sales for Gaga and was evidently a smart one on Amazon's part because it helped promote Amazon's Cloud Drive service. This move made by Amazon and supported by Lady Gaga and her representatives definitely opened a door for other artists looking to have similar success in their album sales in the future. Let us know in the comments below what you think about this move made by Amazon and Lady Gaga!
The highly anticipated reality singing competition show, 'The X Factor', has announced that they are now allowing online auditions via YouTube, starting today until June 9th. The show's executive producer Simon Cowell reveals his positivity towards the move and states, "There is a lot of great talent online now, and especially young kids today are using YouTube to get themselves seen and heard." The audition videos will be judged similarly to how it is does live in-person, but of course will remain private as 'The X Factor' team will be the only ones that view the videos. Will you be entering into this contest via online? Or maybe you know someone else who has the 'X Factor'.
Jessica and Ashlee Simpson, both sisters and pop stars, have decided to team up and start a fashion line together. The new clothing line is aimed at tweens and will be a part of the Jessica Simpson Collection, featuring sportswear and activewear. Jessica was quoted saying that she was "excited" that her sister Ashlee would be a co-creative director because "she brings a savvy rocker edge that defines today's tweens." Ashlee herself stated that her goal is to "inspire young girls to express their personalities and creativity though fashion." Each sister will serve as co-directors of this new clothing line and it will be available this fall in 2011.

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The company's shares were surging Monday as analysts reported the oil-levered player is best positioned to capitalize on a turn in commodity prices.
Lots of energy names facing the potential for lower prices.
Here are Friday's top research calls, including downgrades for Harley-Davidson and Ford, an upgrade for Dow Chemical and new coverage on Target.
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Our weather forecast says 70-something, 70-something, 70-something all week long. That's enough to inspire a lead about the weather, normally considered a cliche and a no-no.
It's also inspiration for reacquainting yourself with the outdoors. So slip on some headphones on your lunch hour, get a good walk in and stream some entertaining and provocative radio about the state of jazz in Milwaukee. The Disclaimer promises to bring a few perspectives into the studio at noon. »Read Full Blog Post
Alchemist Theatre's 'King Lear' reigns as family drama
Early in Friday's opening-night performance of Alchemist Theatre's "King Lear," Bo Johnson's aged king called for the map demonstrating his intended division of Britain among his three daughters. Lear's attendants dutifully unfurled it — with the bottom at the top and the top at the bottom. When they tried to hang the map up, it kept falling down.
Director Leda Hoffmann confirmed during intermission that this sequence wasn't planned. But such a topsy-turvy world aptly illustrates the disorder that descends on Britain once the hot-tempered Lear banishes his beloved Cordelia, counting on his remaining two daughters to keep him and Britain safe. »Read Full Article
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
04:47 AM - August 10, 2010. Written by Steve_OSIf any of these links interest you, talk about them.
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Monday, August 9, 2010
01:56 PM - August 9, 2010. Written by MMChrisSOne note before I get started here, this is from a 'borrowed' retail version of the game, so my time has been kind of limited with the full game. However, I have played enough to feel good enough about putting a review out. I'll possibly add to this review in a couple more days with some more thoughts. So if, by some strange chance, you haven't made up your mind by then, hopefully those extended thoughts will help you one way or the other.
Running Game - EA once again nailed the running game in Madden like they did with NCAA. The blocking is much improved and the action in the trenches is just so much better than it has been.
The Feel - Madden feels as if it's big time again, which is always a good thing. I can't put my finger on exactly why this is, but the game has a different feel this year which I think helps the overall quality.
Atmosphere - I think the addition of stadium sounds, the authentic music and crowd chants, they're all moving in the right direction. While indeed, it could be said there is room for improvement here, I could say the same thing about every sports game.
Passing is tighter - The route running is much better this year, the animations are solid. I'm a believer in the passing game this year, although like I said on the Radio Show last night -- I have a slight fear the quarterbacks and passing game might be too tight over time resulting in an overpowering offense.
Dual Stick Controls - Madden's control scheme has gone from an abomination of button mashing to something more like NHL, with dual analog controls. There's A LOT more that can be done with these (see: Backbreaker), but the new controls are a big step forward for the franchise.
Pro-tak/Locomotion - I can't separate the two because they make so much of a difference with the game. I think this might be the big reason for the different feel of the game. I might add I really want to get some dual hit tackles and whatnot back in the game, we need more of a free form animation system still -- but don't kid yourself, Pro-Tak is the best system for tackling outside of Backbreaker ever, in some ways it could be comparable.
Animations - There's stuff that can be liked and disliked here. The skating is definitely toned down but not quite out this year. But the new additions are substantial -- but oftentimes not quite implemented in the most effective way. My emotions are mixed here.
Commentary - Lock Gus Johnson and Chris Collingsworth in the booth next year for a week, have them deliver thousands upon thousands of lines. Kudos to EA for the choice, these guys are perfect for Madden. But the repetitive lines and out of place over the top excitement needs to be tweaked.
Play Action Passing - This is a patchable offense I think, but the Play-Action passes are just off this year. Definitely a downer.
Special Teams - I think EA misdefined what the word special in special teams mean. Any good football coach will tell you special teams are a huge part of the game, they determine 'little' things like field position and whatnot. This aspect of the game, while not completely broken, is very close to that.
Defense - Whereas NCAA's defensive game was quite solid, Madden's has a bunch of issues from defensive behavior, to secondary play, really just a bunch of little issues that add up substantially. Let's not forget that defense is still a bore to play.
Franchise Mode - Let's just put it this way, both Dynasty and Franchise are abominations, they are boring, stale, and they have few redeeming qualities to make you want to play them if you've ever experienced them in the past. This hurts the game's replayability...a lot.
Superstar Mode - If the competition in this arena weren't so weak, I'd say Superstar mode was one of the worst of it's kind. Instead, I'll simply say it's a bore to play, there's no realism involved, and I see no reason you'd even want to touch this mode if you've played it any of the last couple of years. Bore of the same. (not a typo)
The Verdict
How the success from NCAA to Madden got lost in translation I don't know. But we now know NCAA is the best playing football game ever with Madden trailing it in just about every category on the gameplay front, albeit slightly. Madden is still fun to play on the field, and if you don't own Madden NFL 10 and if you are an NFL fan, this is a no brainer of a purchase. Madden NFL 11 is the best Madden yet on next-gen consoles, which is how it should be. However, if you are a casual football fan then NCAA is the best option for you -- unless you hate the college game. Madden is solid, above average, and definitely not a bad game. It's just not great, and people expect nothing less.
Chris' Madden NFL 11 Score:
My ratings explained.
Chris is the Executive Editor of Operation Sports and maintains this blog on the site. He is also a native Oklahoman and avid storm chaser. You can follow him on Twitter @ChrisSnr.
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Friday, August 6, 2010
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
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Monday, August 2, 2010
11:57 AM - August 2, 2010. Written by MMChrisS
To anyone who read my Backbreaker Review, you know I've royally trashed the game's quality in the past. But I've also tried to remain consistent with the game being a lasting lesson to sports game developers that there is a different approach than the 'God-angle' many of the games have gone with in the past few years.
To truly simulate a sport, the best way to do so is to get you closer to the action, Backbreaker did just that. However, the game couldn't get the basic tenets of football down, so while the effort was to be honored -- it was still a very bad game at the end of the day.
Until today.
Backbreaker's patch, announced today, looks to completely change the game from the bottom up. Those rule snafus? Mostly fixed. Gameplay issues? Addressed. New plays and formations? Yeah, they threw in the kitchen sink as well.
The improvements will almost certainly take Backbreaker from a completely atrocious game to at least a somewhat passable game and possibly beyond that. However, what I feel the patch really does is leave a lasting legacy in the minds of gamers on how a company should handle the position of being in the wrong.
You never once heard a Backbreaker spokesman or developer say anything to deflect blame nor did you ever hear any excuses. There were no 'limited development times' or 'we were saving that for next year's' thrown out.
All you heard was, "Our game has serious issues and we are going to make it right. Major patch coming, see you in awhile."
And today, we see how a company should handle major defects in their game. Backbreaker's new patch not only fixes issues, the company decided to add in some extra features for free to show that they really do care about their customers. That kind of support for one's customers is as refreshing as it is revolutionary, at least in the sense that treating your customers like people who spent their hard earned money on you instead of a number is how things should be.
Perhaps quality won't follow with this Backbreaker patch like I hope, but I do know I can see a company that really cares for their customers. And to that I say bravo to the Backbreaker crew, with customer support and appreciation like this, I can't help but feel optimistic about the series' future.
Chris is the Executive Editor of Operation Sports and maintains this blog on the site. He is also a native Oklahoman and avid storm chaser. You can follow him on Twitter @ChrisSnr.
04:36 AM - August 2, 2010. Written by Steve_OSIf any of these links interest you, talk about them.
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Friday, July 30, 2010
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
12:26 PM - July 27, 2010. Written by MMChrisSAs many of you may know already -- and if you don't it's ok I'm about to enlighten you -- NCAA's dynasty mode is horribly broken this year.
Since EA Tiburon made the decision to rate recruits lower coming into school (but yet I guess forget to work on the progression of the game), most teams end up with middle of the road talent after years 4 or 5. It's like all of the football talent in America dries up after this year and all you are left with are a bunch of players rated in the 70s. I did a sim to see how bad it was and my Oklahoma Sooners went from a team with A ratings to a team with C+ ratings, yet they still won the Big XII in Year 7 with that kind of talent. Mostly because Texas had slipped to a team with C-s across the board. Baylor actually was rated as D+ (roughly where such powerhouses as UL Monroe and Western Kentucky lie today).
To me -- this just shows how horribly stale Dynasty mode is in NCAA.
It's a lot like how the signs that we are running out of cheap and easy to extract oil become rather evident when companies are having to resort to drilling thousands of feet down underneath a mile of water already. In the same way, the signs that this version of dynasty mode are running it's course (now going on 13 years) are abundant everywhere. NCAA's developers are having to resort to new tricks to keep the mode fresh which are starting to really hurt the mode's quality in more ways than one. People I have talked to hate the new recruiting system anyways, and then you add in the broken ratings coming in to keep users' teams from being too good, and you see the risks really aren't paying off.
So what does the NCAA team do from here? In this guys' opinion they go back to the drawing board and figure out how to recreate dynasty mode -- and I have the answer right here: You are the coach.
That's right, rebuild dynasty mode as a simulation of what's it's like to be a coach in one of the best sports in the world. College football is built around coaches personalities and programs more than it is players, so Dynasty mode should be about coaches.
You should be able to start dynasty mode with career goals such as win more National Championships than Bear Bryant or win more overall games than Joe Paterno did. And for those achievement freaks -- there should be big time rewards for doing these things.
This would go along with you having a real coaches market where you have to hire and fire coordinators and whatnot. Each coordinator would have ratings which effect player progression and a system which would determine your playbook. This coaches market would also include your coordinators getting offers to go coach elsewhere and also you getting offers as well. Each school has different budgets, which you set at the beginning of the year to pay your coordinators as well as to set towards recruiting. These are all real decisions coaches have to make to keep their program in check.
And EA Sports' can set up a website with a NCAA Football 12 Coaches Hall of Fame, showcasing players best careers in their hall. Shoot, set up a competition or two and give away from free swag towards the players who compete and complete some career goals over time.
And dare I say it, you could even set up historical challenges where the year is 1947 and your name is Bud Wilkinson and you are now in charge of the Oklahoma Sooners. You have 13 years to complete certain challenges which would match what Bud did (win 47 in a row, win 3 national championships, go 131 - 13 -3 overall). And what about a Bill Snyder challenge at Kansas State? How cool would that mode be?
It just takes a little imagination EA. Revamp dynasty mode, we beg you.
Viva la revolution NCAA'ers.
Chris is the Executive Editor of Operation Sports and maintains this blog on the site. He is also a native Oklahoman and avid storm chaser. You can follow him on Twitter @ChrisSnr.
12:04 PM - July 27, 2010. Written by MMChrisSI sometimes feel like a round-earth proponent in a room full of flat-earth ascribers -- or was it a Climatologist trying to explain Global Warming to a room full of Republicans?
One thing that's always brought up is that my argument doesn't ascribe to basic capitalistic principles, I ask why don't they? Someone who says it doesn't certainly doesn't understand economics if games on a store shelf aren't competing against one another for the consumers dollar. Let's take a game which gets a lot of flak for a lack of competition in the same sport -- Madden.
The majority of sales of Madden come from people who are most likely just as likely to buy the new Call of Duty or even another sports game. This basically means that the Madden team has to develop a game of sufficient quality to be a viable purchasing option for the majority of their potential sales against the other games on the shelf: regardless of what sport, planet or genre that game represents. Every game faces marketplace competition like this, and in a marketplace with constrained dollars to be spent, you are fighting to a piece of the bigger pie because that's your mission in business. So needless to say, capitalistic tenets are completely followed despite all claims to the contrary.
And just remember: my argument is based upon my finding that same-sport competition is completely overstated when it comes to why a game is the quality of game it is. I'm not saying it doesn't contribute to end-game quality, because there are good examples of where a new feature helped a game which originated from another. But from year to year, a game's quality is pretty much set already due to corporate decisions before a single line of code is written. Investment into the product, developmental talent and imagination, overall marketplace conditions, and most of all -- the existing base of code developers are working off of all determine the quality of a game before another game in the same genre enters the picture.
Indeed, we see good examples all throughout history of two games in a sport where one succeeds in quality and the other one fails. We even see that same example in this current crop of games. So let's take a look through a few examples and ask a few questions along the way.
First on our tour is NCAA Football. NCAA has been free of same sport competition for nearly 8 years and the latest NCAA release was the best playing football game ever in this writers humble opinion. If same-sport competition was the SINGLE GREATEST factor in game quality which many argue, how did Tiburon ever create a game so good with a lack of same-sport competition to drive developers onwards?
Again, another anecdotal example: NBA 2K. The game has been stuck in a rut and not innovating much at all the past couple of years to the point the game was getting really stale -- even though EA Sports' product has been fast approaching 2K. If single-sports competition was the single greatest factor in overall game quality, why was 2K meandering sideways in quality for a couple of years with same-sport competition fast approaching their product in quality? I'd argue that a lack of developmental talent/imagination along with a lack of new investment into the product had far bigger impacts on the game's quality than anything Live was doing.
I can also point to Soccer, where FIFA has soared while PES hasn't. If same sport competition was the single biggest factor in sports gaming quality, why didn't both games continue an upwards tick in quality?
What about Hockey? Why has one game (EA's NHL) become one of the best playing games on the market while another (NHL 2K) hasn't even come close to producing anything nearly of the same quality for several years? If same sport competition was the single greatest factor in why games succeed or fail, both games would have improved to keep up with one another over time, correct?
We can also point to baseball, where our two current games have been on different paths at times. MLB 2K's quality was down or sideways at best until recently beginning an upwards movement. MLB: The Show's quality was good to great and now sideways at best. In a lot of ways, The Show and 2K's battle is mirroring the basketball genre where one game was of high quality but not improving and the other took awhile but rapidly began to catch it. It makes you wonder if perhaps there is something bigger than same sports competition driving why sports games are the way they are?
I know it's hard to let go of old and tired ways of thinking, but if you just look at the evidence sport by sport, you see compelling signs that same-sport competition is merely a crutch for people to somehow justify why a game wasn't getting better during a few years period. In this day and age, the more simple-minded and blame-giving against the system an argument is, the more readily accepted it becomes: despite any evidence (oftentimes overwhelming) to the contrary.
Even though the evidence is compelling that factors well beyond same-sports competition have a far greater impact on game quality, I fear we'll be hearing the same old tired arguments on same-sport competition as we head towards a future where the market can only support one game per sport (and on a rare occasion two). I think the above real world cases overwhelmingly show that same sport competition's impact on game quality is highly overstated.
As I said yesterday, for the consumer: same-sport competition is good. The variety two games gives to the purchasing decision at the store is just excellent and can make even two stale games seem fresh much longer. However, when it comes to the actual game quality -- same-sport competition is best left at the door. It doesn't begin to scratch the surface of factors which determine the quality of a game once it hits store shelves.
Perhaps this debate will be brought up again in the future, but until next time OSers: remember the world is indeed round (and despite all claims to the contrary by big oil companies, the earth is indeed getting warmer each year).
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I believe now that Alex Smith is the starting QB again, I expect things to really open up on offense. Opposing defenses will no longer be able to stack the box with 8-9 players. They will have to respect the deep ball. In effect, this should open up lanes for Frank Gore. The combination of Frank Gore and Alex Smith worked well together in 2006. Add a focused Vernon Davis and young up and coming WRs Josh Morgan and Michael Crabtree to the mix... opposing teams will have a lot to think about!
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What David Gandy Thought of His Olympic Closing Ceremony Performance
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The model and noted self-deprecator took the stage at the Games' final event last night, the only guy to walk the runway with the likes of Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, and Stella Tennant. On his British Vogue blog, Gandy wrote, "As I take the coach from the Olympic Village back into London, it's still fairly surreal ... It was the most amazing night but, until it sinks in, I probably can't do it justice in words." There, there — that's okay! The Cut is so in sync with the Gandy Man that we can sense what's going on in his head at any given moment. Click ahead to read what he was thinking during the festivities.BEGIN SLIDESHOW


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This was such an interesting herbal tea: While the peppermint is the dominant aroma and flavor, there were subtleties of sage as well in its aroma (although I didn't taste any sage to speak of). Drank straight up without honey, and it was lovely: The peppermint lingered.
Flavors: Mint, Peppermint, Sage
Slightly odd raspberry aroma; a bit medicine-y. Good flavor, again not a strong fruity flavor, but hints of raspberry lingered. Cream did not overwhelm, and added a creaminess that made this a good dessert tea. Definitely not to be oversteeped; be careful with steeping time.
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This tea has a deep cherry aroma – a very dense, deep wild cherry aroma, almost woodsy. Once brewed, the cherry flavor is light and subtle, almost an aftertaste that linger. The addition of cream and sugar add tasting notes of cherry vanilla. Initially the aroma reminded me of cough syrup, but I rather enjoyed the cherry aroma after smelling it a few more times, focusing on its depth.
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While this tea has a beautiful deep red color (thanks to the beetroot pieces, I'm guessing), it doesn't have much of a flavor. A bit of blueberry, and general fruitiness, and a bit of a tang, but it doesn't taste like much of anything. Even adding honey just made it taste like sweet hot water with slight fruity elements.
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I was a bit unsure about this tea when I bought it; I know I've had matés before but I had ambivalent experiences previously. This particular maté smelled lovely – slightly grassy, with cinnamon and floral overtones. Once brewed, this particular maté has a lovely cinnamony, spiced flavor, with very faint anise (licorice) and floral aromas. I had mine with honey, with added a nice depth to the predominant cinnamon and spiced flavors. I would order this again.
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A nice evening tea; brewed for about 7 minutes. Has a nice nutty flavor, and nutty aroma (with some slight tropical fruity flavors – pineapple, mango, papaya, but mostly nuttiness and some caramel and cinnamon). Much nicer than I had thought, and something I'd have again, especially since it's a rooibos (which means I can drink it even in the evenings).
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I absolutely love strawberry and strawberry teas. The addition of this tea was a nice surprise; I'm not sure I'd tried a pu-erh tea before this one. Lots of good strawberry aroma, light lingering strawberry flavor. I added sweet cream creamer, so my tea tasted like strawberries and cream. Good strength.
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Nice chocolatey, pepperminty aroma, very well-balanced in terms of aroma (neither was overpowering, nor was one stronger than the other). Had a slightly more chocolatey flavor than pepperminty, although the peppermint lingered a bit more. I brewed mine perhaps a bit more strong (5 minutes) than recommended, but there wasn't a bitter aftertaste (as can sometimes happen when oversteeping). A nice dessert tea that wasn't too sweet.
Flavors: Chocolate, Peppermint
A very bright, fruity tea. No sugar needed; very fruity, an interesting (and good!) combination in which I tasted mostly apple, blueberry, and currant. I was quite pleasantly surprised, since this isn't a tea I'd have normally tried, but a free sample sometimes leads to pleasant surprises.
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Sequential assessment of prey through the use of multiple sensory cues by an eavesdropping bat
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Predators are often confronted with a broad diversity of potential prey. They rely on cues associated with prey quality and palatability to optimize their hunting success and to avoid consuming toxic prey. Here, we investigate a predator's ability to assess prey cues during capture, handling, and consumption when confronted with conflicting information about prey quality. We used advertisement calls of a preferred prey item (the túngara frog) to attract fringe-lipped bats, Trachops cirrhosus, then offered palatable, poisonous, and chemically manipulated anurans as prey. Advertisement calls elicited an attack response, but as bats approached, they used additional sensory cues in a sequential manner to update their information about prey size and palatability. While both palatable and poisonous small anurans were readily captured, large poisonous toads were approached but not contacted suggesting the use of echolocation for assessment of prey size at close range. Once prey was captured, bats used chemical cues to make final, post-capture decisions about whether to consume the prey. Bats dropped small, poisonous toads as well as palatable frogs coated in toad toxins either immediately or shortly after capture. Our study suggests that echolocation and chemical cues obtained at close range supplement information obtained from acoustic cues at long range. Updating information about prey quality minimizes the occurrence of costly errors and may be advantageous in tracking temporal and spatial fluctuations of prey and exploiting novel food sources. These findings emphasize the sequential, complex nature of prey assessment that may allow exploratory and flexible hunting behaviors.
KeywordsMultimodal cues Foraging strategies Prey palatability Prey size Predator flexibility Trachops cirrhosus
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ESPN Reports the NFL is investigating whether a Denver employee taped a 49ers walk-through while the teams were in London.
The following is an article from the National Football Post:
Is this the new Spygate scandal?
The Denver Broncos are under investigation by the NFL, which is looking into if Broncos director of video operations Steve Scarnecchia videotaped the San Francisco 49ers walkthrough practice at Wembley Stadium in London last month.
IBroncos chief operating officer Joe Ellis confirmed to the Denver Post that Scarnecchia is on a "personal leave of absence" while the league loks into the situation.
Scarnecchia hasn't been traveling with the team or at work lately. He declined to comment.
Yes, Broncos coach Josh McDaniels and Scarnecchia are former New England Patriots employees.
It was determined by the NFL that the Patriots videotaped New York Jets signals, a violation of league rules.
The Patriots lost a first-round draft pick, fined the team $250,000 and Bill Belichick $500,000.
"That situation was something that happened," McDaniels said when he was hired of Spygate. "I was not aware of that. I wasn't aware of it and all the things that did happen in terms of that whole scenario. It really didn't affect us, to tell you the truth. It was all about preparation and trying to do whatever we felt was best that week. It really didn't have anything to do with that.
"I don't think it is good. To have that kind of attention was a distraction, and I think that is how we all treated it. We tried to do the best we could to limit those distractions every week, and it will be no different here. Certainly we are never looking to do anything that is not within the rules established by the National Football League. They determined the punishment on that, and it was what it was and we moved on."
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I built a website, dsiministries.com, and everything works great on desktop browsers. However, there are some issues with tablets and cell phones. The pictures do not show up and neither does the menu.
@eharper87: Please post in your site URL so that I can check in your issues.
@eharper87: Looks like you have just transfer the site from your development server to live server. But still the images and scripts are loading from your server http://127.0.0.1:8080/ which must be your local host in your desktop. That is why it is showing in your deskop and not in your tablets and cell phone. If you browse from other computers it will not show. I am not able to see the image even in desktop version.
It's the problem in your server setup and transfer. Please check that and fix it. Then it will work fine.
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Hey, so I fixed all of the pictures, but the menu still doesn't who up on cell phones and tablets. When I reduce my browsers size they also disappear. Is this a glitch with the new update of wordpress?
Your theme has two menu locations: Primary and Secondary. It looks like the theme is designed to hide the Secondary menu at smaller screen resolutions. You could either move your menu to the Primary location (in your Dashboard, go to Appearance > Menus, and click on the "Manage Locations" tab) or you could use the theme's built-in custom CSS option (in your Dashboard, go to Appearance > Theme Options, and scroll down until you see "Custom CSS") and put:
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I had both the primary and secondary menu options clicked, but that code worked. Thank you so much.
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Chris Wood clinches BMW Championship
England's Chris Wood produced a record-equalling performance to claim the biggest win of his career in the BMW PGA Championship and get within touching distance of securing a Ryder Cup debut.
England's Chris Wood produced a record-equalling performance to claim the biggest win of his career in the BMW PGA Championship and get within touching distance of securing a Ryder Cup debut.
Australia's Scott Hend will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the BMW PGA Championship after Masters champion Danny Willett stumbled for the second Saturday in succession.
Scott Hend admitted he came close to punching two drunk fans who heckled him during the third round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Masters champion Danny Willett experienced a mixture of the sublime and the ridiculous as he claimed a share of the lead with a remarkable 68 in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell sit four off the lead after a solid opening round to the BMW PGA Championship today, as Scott Hend, Joost Luiten and YE Yang set the Wentworth pace with scorching 63s.
Martin Kaymer believes the BMW PGA Championship remains the European Tour's flagship event, despite the absence of star players like Rory McIlroy.
Rory McIlroy will miss the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth this month in a further blow to the European Tour's flagship event.
Jason Day admitted his status as golf's new world number one had not yet sunk in after he clinched top spot by winning the BMW Championship in Chicago on Sunday.
Jason Day stayed on track for his fourth victory in six starts and the world number one ranking when he earned a six-stroke lead after the third round at the BMW Championship on Saturday.
Jordan Spieth launched his BMW Championship bid with a hole-in-one but it was Jason Day who carved out a healthy lead before play was halted for the day due to inclement weather in Chicago.
Jason Day missed out on becoming only the seventh player in PGA Tour history to shoot a 59 when he completed his first round at the BMW Championship in Chicago on Friday.
Rory McIlroy showed his class shooting a second round 65, however, red-hot Jason Day extended his lead and continued to dominate the golf world as he stormed five shots clear after the second round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club.
Korea's Byeong Hun An confirmed the promise he showed as an amateur with a commanding win in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, while Shane Lowry finished tied for sixth place.
Shane Lowry "can't wait" to play at Royal County Down for the Irish Open next week after a very pleasing tied-for-sixth-place finish at BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Shane Lowry shot a second consecutive round of 67 at the BMW PGA Championship to lie just six shots off leaders Francesco Molinari and Byeong-Hun An.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy crashed out of the BMW PGA Championship on Friday, missing the cut for the third time in four years in the European Tour's flagship event.
Rory McIlroy faces a fine from the European Tour after throwing a club in frustration during the first round of his defence of the BMW PGA Championship title while Padraig Harrington suffered frustration of own, lasting just two holes before retiring with a shoulder problem.
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World number one Rory McIlroy admitted success is now measured in terms of major titles as he looks to defend the BMW PGA Championship title which kick-started his brilliant run of form.
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When I was little, I used to love coming to my dad's rug store, which I still love today What I cherished most about the time I spent there was something I like to call "Rug Jumping".
On one side of the showroom there are at least 150 antique oriental rugs. They are all leaned up against the fascinating rugs that got promoted to be hung on the walls for everyone to see. The rugs are all standing up leaning on each other, like a mountain waiting to be climbed. So I did!
This one time, after stretching, I made my first attempt to climb one rug - which was a good two feet taller than me. My first attempt was a failure, but I tried again and again until, eventually, I made it to the top! I felt a huge feeling of accomplishment and ran on the rugs for a victory dance. I was enjoying the moment but trying to not draw to much attention to myself, because when I'm up on the rugs for a long time my dad gets worried and makes me get down. I was enjoying the moment, keeping my balance but knowing that if I fell it would be on rugs.
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POWER CHEVROLET, SUPERSTITION SPRINGS, ARIZONA AUTO NATION SERVICE & TIRE CENTERS TOLD ME I NEEDED $400 REAR BRAKE PADS THAT I DIDN'T NEED AND THEY NEVER EVEN INSPECTED THE CAR AT ALL AS VERIFIED BY SUBSEQUENT MECHANIC. ORIGINAL CLIP STILL ON DRUMS ON FAIRLY NEW TRUCK NEVER REMOVED MESA, Arizona
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Said I needed $1200 dollars of work, with $400.00 just for some rear brake pads (which were down to .2). I said that is kinda high for brake pads, and he said that my truck needed "special brake pads" that he had to special order.
So being that I am a woman, and expect to get taken advantage of for any mechanical work, said, thanks but no thanks, I'm going to get a second opinion. With that he got a kinda sick look on his face and I left.
I immediately went over to the new Brakesplus that just opened and went in and said that I was told by the Chevy dealership that I needed rear brakes and they were down to .2. So, he says fine, they will do their own evaluation and get back to me. After about 20 minutes, the manager comes out and asks me to come back into the shop where my truck was up on the lift. He had the brakes apart and said, "not only do you not need brakes, your brakes have never been inspected"! He showed me some sort of clip that holds the drum in place and is put on new cars and trucks and said, in order to inspect the first time, the clip is broken and then the drum is pulled off in order to get to the part that is where the pads are. He said that my brakes had never been inspected before and not only that my brakes were fine and did I definitely did not need new pads. And, even if I did, there are no "special" pads that I need and they only charge $79.00 for rear brake pads so where does Chevy come off trying to rip people off saying the need "special" $400.00 pads?
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I have several pieces from this line including these earings. I also have the matching cuff. I get so many people asking me where I purchased my jewelry
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Did not know exactly what these earrings were going to be like, however, I was pleasantly surprised. I love the scroll work and the Opal accent. They are a little heavier than I normally wear, but not too heavy on my ears. I am not worried about not having the backing on them, as the hook is long and have not as yet fallen out of my ears.I am very happy with this purchase.
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no colour in the stone opal, and they are bigger then what I thought.. Did not return them because of the cost of Postage.
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I finally bought all three colors and don't regret one bit. Each is distinct in style and is versatile. Barse Studios must return with more original items at reasonable cost. Thanks TSC for showing us something different in jewellery pièces.
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Bought the turquoise earrings and am very pleased with the design and quality of the stones. They are a little heavy but fine for me. You can't beat the price and I don't think you'll be disappointed.
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I have these in every colour. Stylish, great value on sale. I like dangle earrings. Goes great with other Barse items. You know you have these on by the swing, but I do not find them too heavy.
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well im new to the whole Ar gaming can anyone tell me some good games. i prefer shooter games but im ope to play al kinds.
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This year's affair - emceed by Conan O'Brien - included self-deprecating and barbed comic remarks from President Barack Obama. Also featured were short video skits, including the one below in which "Lincoln" director Steven Spielberg talked about his next film bio project: "Obama." "The guy's already a lame duck," says Spielberg, "so why wait?" »Read Full Blog Post(3)
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I've been testing posting on my site - http://www.echoplayer.com and I can't get HTML to display in my posts on the front page.
On the above, the "Scrapland" and "hello" posts are showing the text in the Excerpt field (and so html shows fine).
Yet the top post - "Title"has html formatting in it, yet it doesn't show it. If you click the actual title to go the post's page, it'll show the image and the italicised text - how come they don't show up on the main page?


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Soon I'll upload photos from this paradise...
For the moment I uploaded a 3-vertical-panorama from magic Bern!!!
Your capture is absolutely excellent!
Switzerland is excellent too...
Greetings from Athens, Kostas :-)
Tolles Foto May!
Grüsse Sunpixx
Beautiful view of Alps. like 8
Greetings from Zygmunt
Takimirimo, thanks a lot!
Kostas, thank you so much for the YS! I am looking forward seeing your photos from Switzerland!
Sunpixx, grossen Dank und liebe Grüsse, ich freue mich sehr!
Zygmunt, many thanks! I have been away from Panoramio for quite a while!
Best regards to you all, May
Photo taken in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland


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