tigris said...

tigris at 06:03 PM JST - 11th September

The reason for the dolphin slaughter is business. The reason for the rapidly expanding dolphine therapy industry is business based on questionable 'research'. But the biggest business - a multi-million dollar industry - is so-called animal rights activism which the movie 'The Cove' is part of. The movie is a…

Posted in Taiji sets dolphins free following int'l outcry over 'The Cove' at 06:03 PM JST - 11th September
tigris at 12:43 PM JST - 11th September

@bgaudry

Agree totally with your excellent posts.

@Damien 15

Your arguments about DAT (dolphine assisted therapy) display the same ignorance you see in others. I am sure Ric O'Barry wouldn't approve that dolphines from Taiji are caught and kept in captivitiy in questionable conditions for the 'rapidly expanding DAT industry'.…

Posted in Taiji sets dolphins free following int'l outcry over 'The Cove' at 12:43 PM JST - 11th September
tigris at 10:53 AM JST - 10th September

Take the X-series walkmen, the Vaio type P, or the new PSP Go. They all have distinct looks and some neat features but carry a pricetag that's just not reasonable for what they actually do.

Exactly. I own an iPod Touch but rarely use it as a music player. Instead…

Posted in Walkman outsells iPod in Japan at 10:53 AM JST - 10th September
tigris at 01:25 PM JST - 4th September

@davidattokyo

You seem to be well informed. Maybe you can answer a question for me. Some (most) news reports speak of 2,300 dolphines killed in a year, others talk of 23,000. What is correct?

@Jaegger They count killed dolphines and whales, Afghans are not counted. They don't.

Posted in Star of Taiji dolphin-hunt film wants to win over Japan at 01:25 PM JST - 4th September
tigris at 04:20 PM JST - 3rd September

nonsense: bad publicity stopped them from leaving the port.

That's indeed nonsense. Can you give us one example where the bad publicity have had any impact on Japanese fishing practices in the last 30 years? That movie will not save one dolphine - if that is really the intend. It…

Posted in Star of Taiji dolphin-hunt film wants to win over Japan at 04:20 PM JST - 3rd September
tigris at 04:20 AM JST - 26th August

Thank you OssanAmerica! Finally a post I can fully agree with.

Posted in Broome sweeps away sister-city ties with Taiji over dolphin kill at 04:20 AM JST - 26th August
tigris at 10:02 PM JST - 24th August

A 'true' slip of Aso. Marriage is an institution. If it ends it's business.

“Getting divorced just because you don't love a man is almost as silly as getting married just because you do.” Zsa Zsa Gabor

Posted in Aso advises poor young people not to marry at 10:02 PM JST - 24th August
tigris at 06:23 PM JST - 24th August

his exquisite skill in pouring draft beer to bring out its taste. [....] carefully adjusting the amount of foam [....] Ebihara said the jug needs to be held at an 11-degree angle to the tap

Hot to pour beer: http://www.howtodothings.com/food-and-drink/a4700-how-to-pour-beer.html

Beer foam: http://oz.craftbrewer.org/Library/Methods/Other/KunzeFoam.shtml

Posted in Veteran bartender captivates guests with art of serving beer at 06:23 PM JST - 24th August
tigris at 05:21 PM JST - 24th August

If you get served a Pilsener in Germany without head you can refuse it. It means the beer is dead, contaminated or the glass has been dirty. Particularly for Pilsener the head is important to bring out the flavor and aroma. A Pilsener glass has therefore a shape to accommodate…

Posted in Veteran bartender captivates guests with art of serving beer at 05:21 PM JST - 24th August
tigris at 11:08 AM JST - 24th August

The Russians deployed almost 110,000 troups in Afghanistan. They had a huge strategic and logistical advantage considering the proximity of the location and being able to walk in overland. They still couldn't control the place. When will the US ever learn?

Posted in Obama facing hard choices on Afghanistan war plans at 11:08 AM JST - 24th August