Word: sparks
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...there is still a spark. Like kimonos and Godzilla, sake is too much ingrained in the culture to be entirely forgotten. Major sakemakers are targeting new markets, such as young women, with innovative products and sales pitches. A change in the tax laws has encouraged small and midsize kura to produce more profitable, premium sake, a move that has ignited the current fad for jizake, or local sake. And kura big and small see potential abroad, where a sake boom has stepped up demand. Despite its troubles--or perhaps because of them--the industry is producing its best sake ever...
...alas, it’s not time to press the panic button yet. There is time to right the ship for the Crimson. Perhaps yesterday’s comeback win is just what this team needed to spark a second-half...
...beyond the individual efforts, the depth of the bench provided a spark in Jordan Field’s sweltering heat...
Miller started 34 games for the Crimson in 2002, and provides a consistent offensive spark for the team. She is currently third on the team with a .341 batting average...
...months before the 3rd Infantry Division crossed the border from Kuwait, Special Forces teams entered the Iraq. One of their primary missions was to establish the conditions and train fighters for a revolt in the Shia areas in the south of the country. But they failed to spark the anticipated revolt. In retrospect, it's easy to see why; the Shia have been burned before by what they thought were U.S. promises of support. A Shia rebellion against Saddam in the aftermath of the first Gulf War was brutally suppressed, and no one here, remembering the tens of thousands killed...