Apsara said...

Apsara at 04:26 PM JST - 21st August

Mortality should be far less than 1 in 100 cases- there have been over 7000 here now, and nowhere near 70 people have died!

Posted in Female new-flu patient falls seriously ill in Nagano at 04:26 PM JST - 21st August
Apsara at 09:41 AM JST - 21st August

It definitely follows that kind of pattern here. With the Niigata earthquake and reactor fire they started by saying only a small amount of radiation had been released at the time. With each news report the amount of radiation that had been been released in that same time gradually got…

Posted in Small amount of radioactivity detected at quake-hit reactor at 09:41 AM JST - 21st August
Apsara at 08:50 AM JST - 21st August

This does seem to happen in a few unlucky cases. I hope she doesn't die, of course for the sake of her and her family, but also because if a healthy person dies of the flu I can see that setting off a another widespread panic here.

Posted in Female new-flu patient falls seriously ill in Nagano at 08:50 AM JST - 21st August
Apsara at 08:46 AM JST - 21st August

"The howling sounds"? Does that mean feedback from the mike?

Posted in Aso lightens up on campaign trail at 08:46 AM JST - 21st August
Apsara at 08:45 AM JST - 21st August

A pity the model didn't smile

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Apsara at 10:10 PM JST - 20th August

They just showed the river on TV, and it was more of a concrete culvert, yes. I remember in Tokyo last year a number of workers down a manhole were swept away because they stayed down there even though it started raining heavily. They found one several kilometres away if…

Posted in 4 found dead after flash flood hits Okinawa river at 10:10 PM JST - 20th August
Apsara at 08:28 AM JST - 20th August

The concept of the butterfly effect and chaos theory was around looong before SATC, but perhaps she first heard about it there, you might be right

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Apsara at 08:22 AM JST - 20th August

Good catch- that is funny

Posted in All Nippon Ham personnel tested to prevent spread of new flu at 08:22 AM JST - 20th August
Apsara at 09:27 AM JST - 19th August

I don't know of any tax paying foreign residents in any country who have the right to vote in that country.

You haven't looked into the topic enough, then. You only have to be a permanent resident in New Zealand to vote, and it's the same in many developed countries.

Posted in Wrongly convicted man denied right to vote in general election at 09:27 AM JST - 19th August
Apsara at 08:41 AM JST - 19th August

It's too hot to wear masks at the moment, is why. I'm sure they will be back on come the cooler weather.

New Zealand is no longer tracking numbers of cases, as they are advising people with flu symptoms to stay home until they recover- going to the doctor and…

Posted in New flu epidemic in Japan has fully begun, health minister says at 08:41 AM JST - 19th August