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Artists have long acclaimed the vast land-, sea- and skyscapes of these conjoined former islands that hook around east of Rostock. In 1880, they founded an artists' colony in AHRENSHOOP, which must have been a surprise for a modest fishing village. Today it's a gentrified holiday village, as are its neighbouring settlements. Treasured as a getaway by north Germans for its nature – kilometres of wild beach and birdlife drawn by rich lagoons of the Western Pomeranian Boddenlandschaft national park (www.nationalpark-vorpommersche-boddenlandschaft.de) – as much as the chic boutiques that occupy many thatched houses, the peninsula is a fine way to lose a day between Rostock and Stralsund. Ahrenshoop is the focus for shopping and culture alike, a chic village-resort which maintains its artistic credentials in a slew of galleries. Kunstkaten, (generally daily 10am–1pm & 2–5/6pm; kunstkaten.de) a gallery in a traditional house in the village centre, has been going strong for over a century. A glass pavilion at the centre lists current exhibitions at the other fifteen galleries in the village or source free what's-on booklets in the tourist office. The rest of the peninsula is almost wilfully low-key by comparison: a place for simple pleasures like a stroll and a cycle. A popular option is the eastern tip beyond Zingst, where Europe's largest crane roost – up to 50,000 birds – occupies the coastal marshes to the south (the Bodden of the national park's name) in spring and autumn. Bike hire is available at a hut by the car park.
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Ambiguity is in the eye of the beholder. Or is it the butt of the beholder?
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What a VERY interesting idea.
Nice shot.Only when a man does that in the park he gets arrested
Whatever, whoever used those vans must certainly have felt the Earth moving.Rob C
That's one crazy piece of art there, Rob. I kind of like it, but there's no way I'd have it in my home!
And there, in reality, lies a problem. I've known the artist for several years, but other than grasping that his name is Juan, I can't ever remember the surname. He often lunches at my alternative restaurant where I think he does the early Colombe d'Or (St-Paul de Vence) routine. I have repeatedly been offered sculptures gratis, and the probelm is two-fold: they wouldn't suit (or probably even fit!) my apartment and there's no way I'd donate anything to the Community here, so the garden area's out of contention; thiirty years ago, yes, but today - not a chance! Different types of people, mostly.It's really a shame: he makes beautiful stuff from junk: broken tiles, bits of window ledge etc. and he is very fond of Polynesian styles and phallic symbolism; quite remarkable in stone!Rob C
He may not be as good a photographer as you are. I don't know what a better portfolio of photos of his work would do for him or you, but...Bruce

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Kerry calls Karzai after Afghans bow out of talks with Taliban, U.S.
Less than a day after the Taliban opened a new political office in Qatar, the prospects for peace talks that it represented for war-weary Afghanistan faltered.
The Afghan government said Wednesday that it wouldn't send representatives to Qatar after all, and that it was suspending talks with the United States over a key military pact. The problem: When the Taliban unveiled the new office, a banner made it clear that they were calling themselves the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
That's the name the Taliban used for Afghanistan during their rule over much of the country from 1996 until the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, and their use of it suggests that they're claiming to be the true government.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was not amused. Just before the Taliban office in Qatar opened Tuesday, Karzai had said he planned to send members of his High Peace Council there to speak for Afghanistan. But the council announced Wednesday that it wouldn't negotiate with the Taliban while they were operating under that name.
"We oppose the title of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan because such a thing does not exist," Karzai's chief spokesman, Aimal Faizi, tweeted Wednesday afternoon.
President Barack Obama, who was traveling in Europe on Wednesday, downplayed the rift and said he hoped that peace talks would proceed. At a news conference in Germany, he said the U.S. had anticipated "some areas of friction, to put it mildly."
"I think that President Karzai himself recognizes the need for political reconciliation," Obama said. "The challenge is how do you get those things started while you're also at war. And my hope is, and expectation is, is that despite those challenges, the process will proceed."
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry placed phone calls to Karzai late Tuesday and early Wednesday in an attempt to mend fences. He told Karzai that the U.S. also doesn't recognize the name Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and that the sign in Qatar has been removed. He told Karzai the agreement with Qatar calls for the facility to be called the Political Office of the Afghan Taliban.
The talks had been expected to open Thursday with preliminary discussions between the Taliban and the United States, but they're on hold as the U.S. consults with the Afghan government, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. Afghan representatives had been scheduled to arrive a few days later.
A spokesman for the peace council said it would study the situation but that for the present, at least, it wouldn't engage in any talks.
"The acts in Qatar are against our previous agreements and discussions with Qatar and the U.S," said Ismail Qasimyar, international relations adviser to the council. "The moves like hanging the banner as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, well, we have a legal and elected government and we only know the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, which is clearly mentioned in our Constitution."
The Afghan government also announced that was suspending discussions with the United States over the terms of a bilateral security agreement that would set down specifics of the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan after all combat troops in the NATO-led coalition depart at the end of 2014. The U.S. offense was agreeing to talk with the Taliban while the insurgents were styling themselves as a government.
The Afghan Parliament issued a statement backing Karzai's actions.
"Opening any sort of office is illegal and against the national and international treaties if its address is not the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan," the statement said. "Any kind of negotiations should be led by the Afghans, and the Afghan government should lead the negotiations."
As the name issue and other details about the Taliban's plans for the office began to emerge, analysts said it appeared that the insurgent group may have been more interested in opening a quasi-embassy to boost its international credibility all along than in creating a venue for peace talks.
"The Afghan government has previously insisted that this office would be for peace negotiations and not be used for other political purposes, and that it would be opened in the presence of the Afghan High Peace Council representatives," said Ahmad Sayeedi, an Afghan political analyst. "But it was opened yesterday as a political office with Taliban's flag on it and their representatives clearly mentioned the Islamic Emirates in their statement and never mentioned negotiations with the Afghan government.
"I think the Afghan government has a diplomatic embassy in Qatar, and having such an office beside that will be a major issue and challenge for the Afghan government and is against all the international treaties. There are also fears that other Gulf and Arabic countries will open such offices for Taliban, to collect money for them from the Arabic countries in pretext of peace negotiation."
The crisis over the name was the most recent in a string of setbacks for the prospects of a negotiated settlement. For years, the U.S. government has tried to encourage talks without significant progress, and it's been a year and a half since the Taliban revealed that they planned to open the Qatar office.
The Taliban have long said they'd never negotiate with Karzai – whom they alternately call a puppet and a stooge of Western governments – but they appeared to have changed their minds when they agreed to various conditions before they could open the office.
U.S. officials had said Tuesday that they were hopeful about the chances for a negotiated political settlement to the nearly 12-year war, but many also were careful to say that it was hardly a sure thing. Obama said Wednesday that the U.S. had had "extensive conversations" with Karzai before and after the office opened.
Continuing violence in Afghanistan also undercut talk of peace. The Taliban claimed credit Wednesday for an overnight rocket attack on the largest NATO base, Bagram airfield, north of Kabul. The NATO-led coalition confirmed that indirect fire had killed four of its troops but it didn't immediately release their nationality.
Obama acknowledged the ongoing war and "enormous mistrust" between the Afghan government and the Taliban, but said that the U.S., even as it continued to train Afghan security forces, believed that "you've got to have a parallel track to at least look at the prospect of some sort of political reconciliation."
Lesley Clark contributed to this story from Washington.


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To address these and other issues, Adobe's application proposes an invention that returns different content to users and search engines. According to the Patent application, content will be "available through a rich Internet application to search engine queries" via a "translation module" that interfaces "between a Web crawler and a rich Internet application." It seems this application isn't intended to provide alternative textual "eye wash" for users, but instead descriptions of the state, content and identifying URLs that are "important to Web crawler and/or search engines." According to Adobe the "translation module may comprise pseudo HTML page code providing a description of the state which omits description of aspects of the state which are not useful to Web crawler and/or search engine. According to the invention application, "cached pages" will reflect a poorly formatted and quite likely partially humanly readable page.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jade Curtis of Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) has been named the NAIA Women's Tennis Player of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Curtis was selected based on her performances from April 21-27 and was chosen out of a pool of conference, independent and unaffiliated grouping award winners.
Curtis, a senior from Saltash, England, led Auburn Montgomery to its eighth-straight Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) Tournament championship and went 7-0 in four matches on the week. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) No. 1 NAIA singles player defeated Meghan de Baroncelli of Loyola (La.) twice (6-1, 6-1) (6-1, 6-3) and Volcey Boilevin of William Carey (6-1, 6-0). Curtis did not finish her match against ITA's No. 7-ranked singles player Dominika Jasoca of Brenau (Ga.). At No. 2 doubles, Curtis paired with Bright Phakamad for victories over Loyola (La.) (8-0) (8-1), William Carey (8-0) and then-No. 6 Brenau (8-2).
On the year, Curtis holds a 20-3 record in singles play and a 19-5 mark in doubles competition.
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Nominees: Alexi Loomis, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.); Bethany Blodgett, Bethel (Ind.); Bryn Oliveira, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Katie Hanson, Morningside (Iowa); Nour Abbes, Xavier (La.); Brooke Vorhees, McPherson (Kan.); Anna Gaprindashvili, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Neesha Thirumalaichelvam, Cumberlands (Ky.).
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Week 3 (April 2): Neesha Thirumalaichelvam, Cumberlands (Ky.)
Week 4 (April 9): Anastasiia Baranova, Oklahoma Baptist
Week 5 (April 16): Katie Wilson, Indiana Wesleyan
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Bakuryu being performed at Whisky Live! Tokyo
A Noh play about whisky? When I first heard the idea, I was flabbergasted.
Of the two major forms of Japanese theatre, Noh and Kabuki, Noh is by reputation the hardest to approach. Kabuki has all the exuberant populism of Shakespearean theatre. It traces its roots back to dance and light drama performances in Kyoto in 1603, about the same time Shakespeare was writing Othello, and has always retained its popular feel. It was a particular obsession of old Tokyo. Edward Seidensticker's history of Tokyo quotes an old aphorism that "the son of Kyoto ruined himself over dress, the son of Osaka ruined himself over food and the son of Edo ruined himself looking at things ... Performances were central to Edo culture, and at the top of the hierarchy, the focus of Edo connoisseurship, was the Kabuki theatre... The great Kabuki actors set tastes and were popular heroes and the Kabuki was for anyone, except perhaps the self-consciously aristocratic, who had enough money."
Noh has none of this populism. It has a much longer history than Kabuki and is essentially a religious ceremony, performed on consecrated ground and usually telling stories connected with death. Its dramas are very simple, stretched out over long periods with extended poetic monologues and very slow stage movements. The main character wears a mask. You cannot even see a face. Modern Japanese people have difficulty understanding the archaic language.
And yet Noh can actually be more rewarding than Kabuki for the foreigner. The fact that Noh's words are fairly incomprehensible and that they are really designed to provide a beautiful context for the movement on the stage actually makes the drama rather easy to appreciate for the non-Japanese speaker. There is word-play in Noh, but these are not fast, wise cracking stories that can turn on a few dramatic words. As long as you mug up on the often very simple tale before the performance, you can actually understand quite a lot of the context of the actors' lyrical movements and focus your mind on the wonder of the Noh mask: although its expression is completely fixed, the performer seems to fill the seemingly blank face with changing feeling by skillfully moving it in the light.
We are living in a time of great inventiveness in Japanese traditional theatre and arts in general. Some of the top performers regularly participate in the NHK children`s program "Nihongo de Asobou" in delightfully inventive sketches and dances. There are Kabuki performances of Shakespeare in the national theatre and now a newly written Noh play about whisky called "Bakuryu" ("gathering of the barley").
We got a glimpse of part of the play, written and performed by the Kamiasobi troupe, as part of the entertainment at Whisky Magazine Live! Tokyo. There was a full performance at the National Noh Theatre in Tokyo on February 3. Bakuryu's plot goes something like this:
Deep in the Scottish highlands a long long time ago, a distiller cries about the heavy whisky tax and prays for happier times. A very old man appears, saying he is the keeper of a pure water source. He tells the craftsman that if he follows his directions everything will be alright. He promises to return when the barrel is opened and disappears.I was frustrated to have missed the full performance at the National Noh theatre. The glimpse I got at Whisky Live! just rubbed it in: a unique play about a topic close to my heart performed with all the grace and haunting beauty of the Noh tradition. The Kamiasobi leaders told the audience at Whisky Live! that they were themselves devoted whisky drinkers and the play had grown out of their interest. I am sure there were also some robustly commercial incentives. They had bottles of specially labeled Bakuryu malt available at the National Theatre and it must have made a great ad for Whisky Live. But isn't commercialism and culturepreneurship a vital element of almost all periods of great cultural creativity? I find it exciting that this old art is not stuck in the mud but splashing around with these great new heresies.
The distiller follows the old man's instructions faithfully. After many years, he brings the barrel to the shrine. The old man, who all along was the barley god Bakuryu (is his name suggestive of Bacchus??) , appears. He praises the distiller and explains the virtue of whisky: it is the water of life and encourages a calm mind and spirit. When the barrel is opened, angels appear and dance (the angel's share?). The god promises peace and happiness and disappears once again.
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"Human resistance to antibiotics could bring 'the end of modern medicine as we know it'," according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says that we are facing an antibiotic crisis that could make routine operations impossible and a scratched knee potentially fatal. Similarly, the Daily Mail's headline stated that a sore throat could soon become fatal.
The alarming headlines follow a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO), which set out ways to fight the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR occurs when infectious organisms, such as bacteria and viruses, adapt to treatments and become resistant to them. The publication specifically addressed the long-known problem of antibiotic resistance, where increasing use of antibiotics can lead to the formation of "superbugs" that resist many of the antibiotic types we currently have. It outlined a variety of measures that are vital for ensuring we can still fight infections in the future and described how other major infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, HIV, malaria and influenza, could one day become resistant to today's treatment options.
However, despite the future danger posed by antimicrobial resistance, the situation is not irretrievable. As Dr Margaret Chan, director general of WHO, said: "much can be done. This includes prescribing antibiotics appropriately and only when needed, following treatment correctly, restricting the use of antibiotics in food production to therapeutic purposes and tackling the problem of substandard and counterfeit medicines." The report also highlighted successful cases where antimicrobial resistance has been tackled, demonstrating that we can safeguard the effectiveness of important antimicrobial medicines with dedicated, rational efforts.
Where has the news come from?
WHO has just published a new report ("The evolving threat of antimicrobial resistance - Options for action") that sets out a global strategy for fighting antibiotic resistance. It explores how over past decades, bacteria that cause common infections have gradually developed resistance to each new antibiotic developed, and how AMR has evolved to become a worldwide health threat. In particular, the report highlights that there is currently a lack of new antibiotics in development and outlines some of the measures needed to prevent a potential global crisis in healthcare.
This is not the first time WHO has set out such a strategy. In the 2001, WHO published its "Global strategy for containment of antimicrobial resistance", which laid out a comprehensive list of recommendations for combating AMR. The current report looks at the experiences over the past decade of implementing some of these recommendations, the progress made, and what else should be done to tackle AMR.
What is antimicrobial resistance?
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or other microbes, develop resistance to the drug that is being used to treat them. This means that the treatment no longer effectively kills or inactivates the microorganism. The term "antimicrobial" is used to describe all drugs that treat infections caused by microorganisms. Antibiotics are effective against bacteria only, antivirals against viruses only, and antifungals against fungi.
The case of penicillin illustrates the AMR phenomenon well. When penicillin was first introduced in the 1940s, it revolutionised medicine and was effective against a wide range of staphylococcal and streptococcal bacteria. It was also able to treat infections that had previously been fatal for many people, including throat infections, pneumonia and wound infections. However, with increasing use of antibiotics over the decades, bacteria began to adapt and develop changes in their DNA that meant they were resistant to the actions of the once-powerful antibiotic. These bacteria would survive and proliferate, which meant their protective genes would then be passed on to other strains of bacteria. As a result, new and stronger antibiotics had to be created to combat the resistant bacteria.
AMR is driven by many factors, including overuse of antimicrobials for human and animal health and in food production, which can allow microbes to adapt to antimicrobials they are exposed to. Poor infection-control measures, which fail to prevent the spread of infections, also contribute. In particular, the WHO publication reports what it describes as the five most important areas for the control of AMR, as recognised in its 2001 strategy:
- surveillance of antimicrobial use
- rational use in humans
- rational use in animals
- infection prevention and control
- innovations in practice and new antimicrobials
How big is the problem?
As the report describes, AMR makes it difficult and more expensive to treat many common infections, causing delays in effective treatment or, in the worst cases, an inability to provide effective treatment at all. Many patients around the world suffer harm because infections from bacteria, viruses, fungi or other organisms can no longer be treated with the common medicines that would once have treated them effectively.
The report presents some startling facts on major infectious diseases worldwide:
- Malaria: malaria is caused by parasites that are transmitted into the blood stream by a bite from an infected mosquito. Resistance to antimalarial medicines has been documented for all classes of the drug, which presents a major threat to malaria control. The report describes that a change in national antimalarial treatment policy is recommended when the overall treatment failure rate exceeds 10%. Changes in policy have been necessary in many countries due to the emergence of chloroquine resistance. This means that alternative forms of combination therapy have to be used as first-line treatment.
- Tuberculosis: in 2010, an estimated 290,000 new multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) cases were detected among the TB cases notified worldwide, and about one-third of these patients may die annually. Inaccuracies in diagnosis also impede appropriate treatment.
- HIV: resistance rates to anti-HIV drug regimens ranging from 10% to 20% have been reported in Europe and the USA. Second-line treatments are generally effective in patients when the first-line therapy has failed, but can only be started promptly if viral monitoring is routinely available.
- Common bacterial infections: various bacteria can cause infections within the chest, skin and urinary tract bloodstream, for example, and the inability to fight these infections appears to a growing problem in healthcare. Estimates from Europe are that there are 25,000 excess deaths each year due to resistant bacterial hospital infections, and approximately 2.5 million avoidable days in hospital caused by AMR. In addition, the economic burden from additional patient illness and death is estimated to be at least €1.5 billion each year in healthcare costs and productivity losses.
What can be done about AMR?
The five key areas that the report highlights could tackle the problem of AMR are as follows:
Surveillance of antimicrobial use
Tracking antimicrobial use (in particular antibiotic use) and looking at the emergence and spread of resistant strains of bacteria is a key tactic in the fight against AMR. This can provide information, insights and tools needed to guide policy and measure how successful changes in prescribing may be. This can happen both locally and globally.
AMR is a global problem but, at present, there appears to be wide variation in the way regions and countries approach AMR surveillance. This means there is a long way to go before it can be carried out worldwide.
Rational use in humans
Antimicrobials can obviously be important or even lifesaving in appropriate situations, but it is just as important to prevent unnecessary use of antimicrobials, which can lead to resistance. Putting this into practice worldwide is said to be difficult, but rationalising antimicrobial use has had a demonstrable impact on AMR in some cases.
Rational use in animals
Antibiotics are said to be used in greater quantities in food production than in the treatment of disease in human patients. Also, some of the same antibiotics or classes are used in animals and in human medicine. This carries the risk of the emergence and spread of resistant bacteria, including those capable of causing infections in both animals and people.
The problems associated with the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry, including in livestock, poultry and fish farming, are reportedly growing worldwide without clear evidence of the need for or benefit from it. There are said to be major differences in the amounts of antimicrobials used per kilogram of meat produced in high-income countries, and actions need to be taken by national and international authorities to control this.
Infection prevention and control in healthcare facilities
The hospital environment favours the emergence and spread of resistant bacteria. The report highlights the importance of infection-control measures to prevent the spread of microbes in general, regardless of whether they are resistant to antimicrobials. Many facilities and countries are reported to have progressed well since 2001, implementing many recommendations on infection control and prevention, although gaps and challenges still remain.
Lastly, the report describes how innovative strategies and technologies are needed to address the lack of new antimicrobials being produced. As the report says, while antimicrobials are the mainstay of treatment for infections, diagnostics and vaccines play important complementary roles by promoting rational use of such medicines and preventing infections that would require antimicrobial treatment. So far, new products coming on to the market have not kept pace with the increasing needs for improvements in antimicrobial treatment. However, current challenges to new research developments can be both scientific and financial.
Can these strategies really stop AMR?
While AMR poses a significant threat to health in the future, the situation does not appear to be irretrievable. The WHO report and an accompanying press release highlight some examples of success stories over the past years:
- In Thailand, the "Antibiotic Smart Use" programme is reported to have reduced both the prescribing of antibiotics by prescribers and the demand for them by patients. It demonstrated an 18–46% decrease in antibiotic use, while 97% of targeted patients were reported to have recovered or improved regardless of whether they had taken antibiotics.
- A pharmacy programme in Vietnam reportedly consisted of inspection of prescription-only drugs, education on pharmacy treatment guidelines and group meetings of pharmacy staff. These measures were reported to give significant reduction in antibiotic dispensing for acute respiratory infections.
- In Norway, the introduction of effective vaccines in farmed salmon and trout, together with improved fish health management, was reported to have reduced the annual use of antimicrobials in farmed fish by 98% between 1987 and 2004.
- In 2010, the University of Zambia School of Medicine was reported to have revised its undergraduate medical curriculum. AMR and rational use of medicines were made key new topics to ensure that graduates who enter clinical practice have the right skills and attitudes to be both effective practitioners and take a role in fighting AMR.
How can I do my part?
There are times when antibiotics are necessary or even vital. However, as patients and consumers, it is important to remember that antibiotics or other antimicrobials are not always needed to treat our illnesses, and we should not expect them in every situation.
For example, the common cold is caused by a virus, which means it does not respond to antibiotics. However, people may expect to be given antibiotics by their doctor when they are affected, even though they offer no direct benefit and could raise the risk of bacteria becoming resistant. Furthermore many common viral and bacterial infections such as coughs, throat and ear infections and stomach upsets, are "self-limiting" in healthy people, which means they will generally get better with no treatment at all.
If, on the other hand, you are prescribed an antimicrobial, it is important to take the full course as directed. Taking only a partial course of an antimicrobial may not kill the organism but may expose it to a low dose of a drug which can then contribute to resistance.
Links To The Headlines
Health chief warns: age of safe medicine is ending. The Independent, March 16 2012
Human resistance to antibiotics could bring "the end of modern medicine as we know it", WHO claim. The Daily Telegraph, March 16 2012
Why a sore throat could soon be fatal: Bugs are becoming more resistant to antibiotics, warn health chiefs. Daily Mail, March 16 2012
Links To Science
WHO: The evolving threat of antimicrobial resistance - Options for action. March 16 2012


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Hakushu 12 years - "peppery"
This is a favourite of mine. The nose is quite restrained. There is some grape in there, a bit of caramel and also some floral flourishes. Tastes forthright and sweet. Dried apricots? But what really seals the deal for me is the well controlled pepperiness. It is quite light and playful. There is the merest hint of TCP sweetness near the end. But we are talking a hint, this is peppery not medicinal.
A bit of background: Suntory, who make Hakushu, put a lot of emphasis in their marketing on their whiskies being designed to go with Japanese food. Nikka, their main rival, put more emphasis on "authentic-ness". I suppose this difference might be stretched and simplified thus: Suntory like to pose as making "Japanese whisky"; Nikka market themselves as making "authentic Japanese Scotch". There is a danger of making too much of this difference, since a great deal of it is in the marketing style rather than the whisky, but it does seem to have some resonance when tasting the Hakushu 12 and the Hibiki 17. They do have quite a distinctive peppery taste. I can imagine them going quite well with a gingery fish side-dish or something. Japanese people usually eat a little bit when they drink. They also almost always put ice in their whisky, and often make very diluted "mizuwaris" (literally, "water mix") with it. I don`t know about the mizuwari - it seems a shame at this time of year to take good whisky that way, I will wait until the Japanese summer gets to its most sticky and oppressive for that - but Hakushu 12 tastes fairly good with ice. This, by the way, is also true of the Hibiki 17. Suntory always seem to advertise these drinks with ice in them. I`ll keep on taking this favourite without, however, until the weather changes my mind.
Reviews by more reliable types
Martine Nouet, Whisky Magazine, 56,1/6/2006. 7.5/10. Nouet found it sweet and florid on the nose, with sweet citrus notes emerging. In the mouth, she found it a little coarse compared to a "subtle" nose. It tasted sweet but prickly: "ginger and Tabasco". She found the finish drying and spicy with a distant hint of cashew nut.
Dave Broom, Whisky Magazine, 56,1/6/2006. 7.25/10. Broom memorably described this whisky as a ""a trembling and rather sensitive wee soul, but a charming afternoon companion." He found its nose clean and pure: "lightly floral and fragrant if a little lean". The palate was also light: "Starts sweet, then softens into peach before becoming nutty (praline)." Contradicting Nouet's impression, Broom felt the "well ordered" palate delivered more than the nose promised. The finish was "clean but a little short".
Serge Valentin, Whiskyfun.com, March 19, 2005.84/100 ("Recommendable"). Valentin liked the apple and light spices on the nose and also detected "some fresh maritime notes". He found it had a nice rounded liveliness, with a "sweet and delicately peaty and smoky" taste. Overall "a good one."
The 2005 bottling has gained an average score of 83/100 ("recommendable") from the reviewers on the Maltmaniacs.org website.
43 per cent
Price (April 2007)
700 ml - 7,035 yen
(Please note the dates on reviews if they are provided. There may be significant variation between different years of a single malt brand)
5 comments:
- J said...
Thank you for the wonderful website! It is a wealth of information, extremely valuable to a beginner whisky drinker living in Japan!
I tried the Hakushu 12 year in a mizuwari at the Yamazaki factory, (They had provided it for comparisons with the Yamazaki 12 year)and I did not like it one bit. The Hakushu was very drinkable with a drop of water, but with the water and ice inside, both the nose and taste became very chemical to my inexperienced palate.
- December 9, 2008 at 5:47 PM
Thanks for the comment and for the very kind comments. I have never tried the Hakushu in a mizuwari. To be honest, I would steer clear of mizuwaris with most single malts just because it seems such a waste of good whisky. I think some of the cheaper blends are more designed for mizuwaris (which does not stop some of the Japanese distillers and bars marketing the single malt mizuwari idea like crazy).
- December 9, 2008 at 7:47 PM
- Mr Sanguine said...
Thanks for introducing me to this wonderful single malt. I picked up a bottle this afternoon and almost made it a third of the way through by the evening! It really opens up with a dash of water and an ice cube or two. Definitely looking to pick up a few more bottles on my next trip to Japan.
- September 8, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Hi there! I'm from Singapore and I found the Hakushu 12 at the Japanese supermarket here.
I have to agree that this is a splendid whisky! I can even smell hints of dried Longans in it, and it is so light and fruity going down.
Thanks also for the wonderful website, it really is my go-to site for Japanese whiskies, and next on my list is a Yoichi 15!
- February 7, 2011 at 12:18 AM
- Shean Bedi said...
I love the single malt out of Japan. Best experience was getting a bottle of award winning 1987 Yoichi... that was awesome !
Regular drinking is more on Yamazaki 12 yr old and Hakushu 12 yr old. Problem is getting the regular supply of these bottles. I am based in Manila and can't find anywhere in the city. Always have to wait for someone to travel to Japan and carry back a bottle or two.
Hope someone can suggest a better way for me to get my regular supply in Manila.
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Ford Expedition Electrical Problems
bimage Posts: 2I can relate with you. I sent email to Ford through their website. My answer basically was 'sorry we do not have a recall on this'. I asked for reimbursement for the fuse box replacement and I received a NO.
I did place a complaint with NHSTA but have not heard from them either.
Since this problem in not just with Expeditions, mine is a F150, and have seen the problems with Taurus too, it is a defect in Ford products in general.
I do not see why they are not reliable in making restitution to their customers.
Contacting the BBB probably won't do any good either. Maybe a class action suit would be the way to go?
I haven't had the windsheild looked at yet. Would I be wasting my money on having this resealed? What about the cowl? If anyone knows, I would appreciate your input. Thanks in advance.0
cjmell Posts: 1My 2006 Expedition has been in for repairs for a week now. After shutting off the engine last week, I discovered a half hour later the radio was still on. I opened the door to shut it off and found the interior filled with an electrical smoke smell. I immediately called the dealership and took it in. On the way the dash went out and tail lights and turn signals stopped working. The dealership called one day later saying that there indeed was an electrical fire. They fuse box needed replaced and some wiring was damaged. They would call again two days later with an update. That phone call said that the fuse box was replaced and the electrical wiring damage was severe. They needed to replace the engine harness, which Ford had to approve. After asking what would have been done if Ford had not approved, they said it would have just been repaired. After talking with the technician, it seems that water had leaked down into the fuse box, causing the electrical short and the fire. I think this has been an issue for Ford before, but no recalls have been issued. Kinda kept under the radar. Fortunately, my vehicle is still under warranty and I will not have to pay, but it's been a week and the dealership still has my truck.0
freeporttc Posts: 1My 97 just did the same thing. I was wondering if you figured it out.0
kelly57 Posts: 5multi-function switch was believed faulty, when I removed it, the gray plastic adaptor " E6DB-14489-DA" was not holding the wires and so was probably not making a connection (turn signals did not work). Believe I can get a new E6DB-14489-DA, but I'm not confident I can install the wires back in their correct location on the adaptor. Would anyone have a diagram or schematic available?
Additionally, does anyone have a diagram of the interior and engine compartment fuse identification? Thanks0
kearwood Posts: 3I have a ford expedition that has four problems
one being a relay relay but know nothing about relays. My expedition has the door ajar on the message center but no doors are ajar. This in turn causes the lights to not go out and the door locks to not lock automatically and when you take the key out of the ignition the radio goes off instead of staying on until you open the door.
Secondly, we also have problems with the cruise control not working.
Thirdly, the foot pedal that moves the pedals forward or backward.
Last the cd player keeps the cd and will not release it I push the eject but it shows no cd but I know for a fact there is a cd in area 1 and a cd in area 2.
any help would be appreciated.0
Our 2003 Ford Expedition has a few electrical Gremlins too...
1:The 7-8 and 9-0 Keypad buttons will not work anymore.
2:The Truck will not turn over. When the Key is turned to the ON position, it just makes a loud buzzing sound from the Glovebox and it will not even turn over tostart.
3: The interior lights won't turn off. In the Computer screen, it says Door Ajar but all doors are closed. The lights soon go off... Then comes back on!! Eventually goes off and then comes back on and the cycle continues. At night, this becomes very distracting...
4:Rear Driver Window will power down, but not power back up unless pressed from drivers seat.0
My expedition started freaking out. Dashboard lights blinking on and off after turning the vehicle off and removing the keys. Also locks would pop up and down and interior map lights would surge bright to dim. This would continue until battery dies or it I drive it around. Problem is intermitten and dealer has no clue. Have been billed for the replacement of battey & alternator (1st try from dealer). And the replacement of fuse box (2nd trip to dealer). There has been no rain and my carpets are NOT wet. What could be causing this?? Also fuse for ondemand map lights (spot 24) - I have to pull that fuse completely otherwirse interior lights stay on permantly. :confuse:0
I feel for all you bloggers on teh forum, I have the similar issue, but I trace it to the radio first, it owuld go off on its own and i can hear the realy click in teh fuse box, then I started getting the door ajar, soetimes with or withoiiut the dome lights comiong on or hearing the doors unlock. I have read blogs that say this is water related, I am dry as a bone in sunny Texas with temps in the 90's, so this leads me to believe that I either have a relay going bas or that the issue is in teh VSM vehicle security Module as there is a direct tie to this, I am just getting ready to pay this off as soon as the income tax comes in and will take it to the dealer, I am betting that it is one of the 300 series relays that I cannot find, or it is the VSM, if anyone figures this out before I spend the big bucks let me know, [email protected] Ron Thanks0
tammymac Posts: 12:The Truck will not turn over. When the Key is turned to the ON position, it just makes a loud buzzing sound from the Glovebox and it will not even turn over tostart.
I had to replace my relay switch which is on passenger side below the glove box. It worked for months, then weeks and now days. For a temporary fix you can replace the relay switch. I am trying to find a permanet fix.0
I just wanted to add from my recent experience and troublshooting. it is not always the window seal, it is just moisture in general. I live in very dry conditions and have to run the airconditioner all the time, it is the sweat from the airconditioner chambers that has been causing my problem where the moisture builds up under the dash in the cab and drips down onto the Fusebox assembly which of course houses the GEM on the back side very small part of the module, I finally found it, last weak when I heard the sound of frying like when water drops on to a hot stove, and at that point the Radio wentout and the windows would not work, I turned off the air and suffered the heat and let the truck dry out, everything worked, the very neck time I used the airconditioner after it built up moisure under the dash walla the problem was back, I am going to reove teh unit and see if there is a way to seal it so it doesn't let the moisture in, may be as simple as putting a little insulation of some sorts , once I do, I will repost the blog, maybe I can save allot of people moneythat Ford is absorbing from others Ron [email protected]0
Back to the dealer a 4th time with this SUV. Told of yet another part more $$ to fix problem - they are now approx 75% sure this will do it. Yeah RIGHT!
I've have heard for the last time how service tech can not make car act up and they've "never heard of anything like this" before. I guess non of them service techs, dealers or Ford pay any attention to the communications (emails sent to them or blogs)
If they can't repeat problem.... Can I sell car without problems??
If anyone has listing and info on previous parts problems fixes, I am printing tons of pages out to take with me to the dealer to show them of the "non-existing" problems with electrical system(s).0
jrsfam Posts: 1When I start my 2000 Ford Expedition by dashboard lights and radio display flicker off and on. My driver side window goes down on its own. Sometimes my ac turns off. Now my dome lights stay on while I am driving and even after I turn by car off.
I have replaced the battery and alternator. My mechanic said my alarm system was malfunctioning so he disconnected it. That did not solve the problem. And off course when I try to show my mechanic what is wrong it doesn't do it. Very frustrated !!!!!!0
I forgot to respond back! Thanks! Thats exactly what it was!! So far, only the other issues remain. We're tackling them one at a time! Next is the annoying door ajar!
I love driving the Expy but gas is really becoming a threat. We put in $75 and only got 3quarters worth of gas... But the MPG is improving! I was driving and I was getting nearly 16mpg City! Big Baby never revs but it is a beast when it does!
As much as we hate paying for gas... and we HATE, we love our truck more! Being paid off only adds insult to injury! :shades:
Get some WD40 and go around to all your doors and spary the door connector area, the door adjar switches are in there nowspray and open and close each door several times to get the lubricant up in there and your problem may go away, mine did no more door adjar or interior light activation on thier own, amazing that everything went hay wire around the same time and I kept reading it was one thing it is multiple things. ALready replaced teh heat and cold attuator in the rear now the roof and floor attuator is out, Replaced the Vehicle secirity module that was fun, moissture from teh aircondition sweating into the box was causing a positive short that when wet was shutting off my radio and woulnd't let the windows come down, I heard it was water from teh window seal, but I sprayed the window and roof exceissively and never found the water penetrating and then realized it never happened in teh winter or when the AC wasn't on or had been on where moisture had built up, after a well the contacts will start to stick and you end up changing the Vehicle secutiy module and the fuse box assembly , because the GEm is on teh BAck of the Fuse Box and teh contacts will stay stuck periodically.0
brokenford1 Posts: 2I also have a 2003 expedition with the same problem.
Have you found a solution or like me, are you just replacing the starter relay?
I have had the vehicle in for service 4 times, each time they replaced the symptom but never fixed the cause.
Now that I know what to change, I found the starter relay at Napa for $10.00
Any input would be helpful.0
brainiac318 Posts: 2Without warning my expedition began having numerous problems. First, the gear shift became stuck in park and could not be shifted while it was cranked. Fortunately I was able to drive home from work by turning key to 1st position, and cranking the car form neutral. Then a few raindrops later, I found out that my wipers were not working. After popping the hood I noticed the hoodlight did not work either. Neither did the door chime or inside lights. The headlights, brake and signal lights all worked fine. I really don't think the problem is moisture in the fusebox - everything seemed dry under the hood. Somebody please give me some possible causes and solutions before I get the inevitable "run-around" from the dealership. :confuse:0
:sick: Well, there are multiple things that can go wron, I have fixed several but not the last.
Item 1 fixed. popping in rear passenger wheel well, was plenenun mototr for lowere and upper air cox was sheared had to replace whole unit $65
Item 2, interior lights coming on , door adjar and locks on and off, fix for this was wd40 in all door mechanisms one of teh doors had gummed up and was flaking out, but ever since I sprayed them and opened them and closed them seveal times to get the lubricant throughout, have not had this problem again
Item 3 Pending problem. Radio goes off and on intermittently, can sometimes hear relays when this occurs sometimes not, at the same time this occurs the power windows and door button illumination goes out.
What I have done so far, removed and inspected the Fuse block and the VSM, no water or traces of water, opened every relay and cleaned all the contacts no resolve, there were solder on relays on the underlying board of teh fuse block so I thought maybe one of those had wigged out, so I replaced the entire fuse block, $178 this did not fix the problem. I even cleaned all the battery cables and replaced the battery. ANother $109(recommneded by Ford Tech, I was due for a new battery any way, but once again this did not fix it.
SO isolate time, is it the buttons on teh door for the window controls? Is it the Radio or is there a short
I was so upset, I started to remove the dash cover firs tthe faceplate that covers the steering whell gages and before I could get it out as I was trying to Jimmy over the steering whell column, I noticed that as I shook it the radio came back on, seem to happen off and on as I was shaking it then it stopped, tried to shake each indivisual wire harnes still connected to this but could not isolate it, in fristration I hit the center of teh dash over the radio, walla the radio came on then it wnet off and every time Ihit the dash the same thiing, SO is it in the radio or is there a short under the dash, this is where I am now trying to trouble it, but I am pretty sure it is in the dash or radio, if anyone has already figure it out let me know before I pull the whole dash apart looking for an open , burnt or broke wire, see sometimes when I hit bumps or turn hard I notice the radio will do the same ting, remember I said the windows stop functioning at the same time. How many more grey hairs Ron0
Tammymac I am having the same exact issue and the dealer has no idea. Can you let me know if you had this fixed??!?!! HELP. if you want i can give you my number and maybe you can help to finally put this to rest. Thanks so much. Alex0
spt2e Posts: 1Somtimes when it rains my truck goes crazy, I go to open the driver door and it thinks the key is in the ignition and dings at me. Somtimes the radio won't go off, then the lights on my running boards come on and wont go off. After a big rain all my dash lights are on and the truck won't turn over. After 8-9 hours it usually starts right up, thats if the radio dash lights and running board lights coming on hasn't drained the battery. Can any one please give me some advice. Thanks0
I am having the same problem This all happened in the same day!! It's been very dry here any news on how to fix this yet?? I checked all the fuses. I have never heard of such problems0
First My EXPO wouldn't shift into park. I put it in neutral by turning the key slightly forward and started it to shift it into gears..Its annoying as heck.. Then I tried to roll the windows down because it s hot in minnesota now.. 1. all windows wont roll down 2. the rear defrost dosent work 3. the interior dome lights dont work. 4 my radio has been acting up for a year now and its getting old listening to the same cd songs every day! 5. There is a crazy popcorn old lady sound when I drive down a bumpy road. 6. My drivers door is hard as heck to get open its like i have to pull it toward me and pull the handle..if anyone has a answer for 1. Id be happy as heck lol If my window starts rolling up or down or the lights flicker im selling0
Has anyone fixed the relay problem that is causing the car to turn off? the dealers had my car for 3 weeks and cant figure it out. It seems like it might have something to do with the wiring harness. Please if you have gotten this fixed let me know. thanks0
dlagrimini Posts: 2Message center keeps sending "check charging system" but gage shows charge. I have had the battery and alternator checked several times at Autozone, etc and they check out okay. When I check thru the message center it shows the charging system to okay. What is causing the problem and how do I correct it?
please please contact me if you figure out the problem with your radio and your windows working and then not working and hearing the sizzle in the fuse box. Banging on the dash just above the radio or instrument cluster and it hopefully will start working. I have the exact same problem on my 2003 exp. I have had it in several times and hundreds of dollars later and still not fixed. fuse area is perfectly dry no sign of water, all wires hooked up and connected, relays and fuses all good, dash removed everything looks good,and still does the same thing. I have searched for hours and hours on the possible cause and the only thing left that I havent tried is replacing the instrument cluster. I have read and been told that this could be the problem. Nobody knows for sure what the problem is. If you have figured out your problem please get in contact with me asap as I am ready to buy a new instrument cluster. If you notice that if you pound on the dash just above the instrument cluster it will usually come on, this is also true above the radio. WHO KNOWS any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Steve1
Sorry I have not yet took the time to finsih my troubleshooting and was not going to spend more money until I had time. I didn't drive it for several days where I didn't use the AC, and not using the AC for a couple days during the nice weather my problem was gone, but after I started using the AC again, the problem started back up. A friend of mine who does car audio installs said that he has dealt with a couple of FOrd electrical issues while installing and said a FOrd tech told him ther have been known issues in teh ignition switch when moisture is present as well as actual problems with the factory radio. I did look at the scematic and saw that the windows and the Radio share the same voltage feed, the ironic thing is it also coorelates to his comments on the ignition switch, the secondary voltage I.e. when iginition turned on share the same feed. More to think about One thing that I have been noticing is that allot of times when I notice the raio go out or come on is normally during breaking. I remember when I traded in my 2001 F150, the ford service manager telling me that there was allot of problems with the switch on the peddle, that pulls down voltage from the rest of the vehicle when it goes bad due to the fact the lights draw so much during breaking. It has been a couple of years since he told me and I can't remember which switch , I tries to unplug all down there but it made no difference, but I don't know why this keeps coming back to my thought, maybe because voltage is always constant through the switch and maybe if engaged it causes reverse leg shorting, I don't know, it is the only issue I have left that I have not resolved myself, jus tthe window and radio which I as you know are tied together and the voltage path is consistent, my next thought is to just unhook the radio plugs and see if the windows get affected. Let me reiterate that when I do not use the AC for an extended period of time I do not have the issue it goes away, so I am confident that moisture or sweating of some kind is occuring in a component somewhere that is leading to the underlying issue at least for my 2003 Expedition. Note if anyone needs a response from me you have to leave a reply, because we cannot leave email or phone numbers and I will have to respond here.0
kd4kmz thanks for getting back to me on my electrlical problem with the radio and windows. I think our problems are different as mine doesn't seem to have anything to do with condensation or the brakes. mine just goes out when it wants to and comes on when it wants to,believe me i've been dealing with it for 2 years. It might start working in 10 minutes and maybe in 10 days. I drove all the way from fla. to Illinois 1350 miles not using the air and not having any music, it would never work. I got in my town and ready to park the car at my house and the radio came on. NO RHYME OR REASON.. Steve0
I am having a similar problem. I live in Chicago IL. (20 minutes outside) and my Expedition was left outside. It got cold (48 outside) over night, and my Ford was dead in the morning, (dome lights wouldn't even turn on). I jumped it, and noticed that the climate control was inoperable (doesn't even light up). I took it to Ford, and they had thought that the unit burned out. Cool, I can buy one on e-bay for about $40.00 instead of 326.00 that they quoted me... I left feeling a little better, knowing what the problem was....Then something strange started happening... The 4wd high/low is flashing in 1 minute intervals at the same time. The driver seat is adjusting on it's own, the back up aid is not working, when I exit the vehicle the radio stays on, I have to re-open the doors and close them again to turn it off, and I still have the problem with the climate controls. Call me stupid, but this sounds a little more indepth than a climate control burning out. After reading countless issues with the Expedition (including the cool feature of auto ignite, where it decides to burn it's self to the ground after being parked for 3-5 hours) I am not sure I am very fond of this truck anymore. I am not encouraged by everyone on this having similar electrical problems, and not having Ford be able to identify the problem causes grave concern, seeing how my wife and 3 kids (who are secured in their car seats) are driving in a fire laden death trap. I almost hope it does burn down to the ground while parked on my street (I stoped parking in the garage, which is directly under the kids room). Does anyone have any clue as to what the problem is?? Seriously, this is scarry! I want to drive it to Chevy and get a tahoe if my dealer won't/can't fix it. I am sure this is going to cost huge, considering I am out of work, and out of warranty. Damn Murphy's law~ Anyone help?? please??
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niewulis Posts: 1Started with air bag light coming on and off, then the other day the 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive high lights started blinking. Now the drivers side door will not open using the inside handle.
Any suggestions
Well, I got the internal temperature control and I need to say that 99% of my problems got resolved. I still have the back up aid not working though. I suggest trying it as well. Look on e-bay for a used temp control interface (the one in the dash, under the radio (I am not sure if this is the correct name or not)). Give that a shot as it resolved my issues except for the back up aid. It is super easy to uninstall/reinstall the new one, and it only runs like 40-60 bucks on e-bay and takes 1 hour (its plug and play, for lack of better terms) to install. The door sounds like a different problem all together though.
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firstfordfan Posts: 1:confuse: Dear Lord and Ford Owners, :confuse:
I wish I had seen these discussions before I bought my 2002 Ford Expedition 2 months ago...
Lord, I am a low income guy and can only afford a Ford on a monthly payment basis...If my SUV went down like those mentioned in this Forum, I would be suicidal...
I just got a V8 4.5L 2WD 2002 Ford Expedition and the first thing I ever noticed at the dealer was the windshield washer light was lit. I spoke with the used car dealer manager and he said he already ordered the new washer fluid's container with sensors attached. I picked it up from him a week later and replaced the old one. I couldn't find any issue with the old one (no holes, no crack, no burn sensors, etc..). Anyways, since I had the new one on, I went to Kragon and got a full gallon of washer fluid. I dumped the whole thing in there. Everything worked fine, the light on dash disappeared. I was happy with my hard work. When I got home the light came back on, I went check the fluid, nothing was there. It charged off into the fender and beneath the floor. It ran all the way to the muffler...Lord...I took the container back out and couldn't find anything wrong with it. I suspected that the pressure release sensor is bad which is why it activated on its own and charge off the fluid. Well, I am not going to mess with it and wait for my brother who's a master mechanic to get a hand on it when he came back from out of state...
I've always heard the term" Fail On Road Dead" "Fix Over Rate Daily" and laughed at it. But it seems that Ford sucks even though on new ones...
My is not too bad. I just took a 1K miles trip and it runs very good. The only thing I've seen so far is the oxidation residues on the terminal of the battery.
Lord, help us!
Why would ford make money putting people in danger? Isn't Ford supposed to love its own country and the patriotism of the people who stil stick with Ford instead of imported cars?
Darn Ford!!!
My first and will be my last Ford product. :P0


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- Fill a pie pan with fruit like strawberries, blueberries, any kind of berries really, peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, apples - whatever strikes your fancy. Feel free to make wild combinations. You really can't mess this up. Although I don't know if I would recommend melons or citrus.
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aaustria wrote:xbaywarrior wrote:True, but the Warriors get absolutely no respect from officials. Detroit is just as bad as a city, I don't see them gettin' screwed over durin' couple of their games. I'm sorry, but you can't compare this to life. The refs have screwed us over for couple years now.
Pssh, if they called that foul on Monta a FOUL, then the three by Baron should've been an AND1 also.
I'd get in depth with this...but I don't think this is the right place for it. To put it shortly... sometimes people blame outside sources but themselves for the outcome of their lives.
You can't rely on the refs to make the game easier for the warriors...so the only option is to play the best basketball you can instead of putting the game in the hands of the officials. The only game that can be close to true is the most recent Wizards game against the warriors.
You make a good point but as far as I'm concerned, the refs directly affect the way a player and team does their job and thus performs. The refs have a very important job and they are to be respected for it but they are also to be held accountable for not doing a good job when they do it. A couple of bad calls here and there change the outcome of a game AND the people, at least I do, want to see the final outcome as a result of the players and teams performance! They are the ones that should give the outcome of a particular game! Everyone can see that there is interests by the nba and many of the rich, corporate individuals that influence and control what happens. The greatest example I can give is the way Michael Jordan used to be put on a pedastal and favoured so much! He could touch other players but couldn't be touched and that was wrong!


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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who has run ads hitting opponent Ted Cruz and President Obama in his two previous ads in the runoff for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, is back to hitting Cruz again in his third ad.
This time, Dewhurst accuses Cruz of lying about himself and about Dewhurst, and cites a fine that Cruz paid for not filing his personal financial disclosure on time.
Cruz has run an ad in the runoff saying Dewhurst supported a payroll tax, then denied doing so, pointing to the PolitiFact analysis in support of his position.
The tag line for Dewhurst's new ad: 'Lawyer Ted Cruz in corrupt Washington. He'd fit right in.
I'll post a Cruz response when I get one.
UPDATE: Here's the response from Cruz spokesman James Bernsen:
"This ad is a typical Dewhurst distraction, trying to cover up his own record by attacking Ted. Remember, this is the same man who falsely accused Ted of supporting amnesty in an ad that PolitiFact said was a "pants on fire" lie – at the very same time that he was ordering state employees to cover up his own record of supporting amnesty."
Among other points, Bernsen said being "counsel of record" on a case is different from arguing it: "Ted didn't (argue the case), so that's a lie." He also pointed again to the PolitiFact article saying that Dewhurst wrongly said he hadn't supported a payroll tax.
I've asked the Dewhurst camp how it's figuring that half the money supporting Cruz came from Washington.