cleo said...

cleo at 04:24 PM JST - 7th July

What vent?

How does it take 'far less materials and energy' to heat/cool a whole house than it does to heat/cool one or two rooms?

Posted in Japan divided over 24-hour convenience store operations at 04:24 PM JST - 7th July
cleo at 12:14 PM JST - 7th July

there are people needlessly starvin' in the world

So feed them the grain that is now being 1) fed to animals to make meat and 2) turned into liquid fuel to be burned in cars.

As for the old potato about 'no cases of vCJD in the US' - http://www.upi.com/ScienceNews/2003/12/30/MadCowLinkedtothousandsofCJDcases/UPI-47861072816318/…

Posted in Bush asks Japan to fully open its market to U.S. beef at 12:14 PM JST - 7th July
cleo at 10:25 AM JST - 7th July

If they are thinking of having kids, it is very important that she be under 35. If Masato's wife were over 35, the chance of a Down's Syndrome baby would double at least.

People always look at the mother. The age of the father is also a factor. It's suggested…

Posted in Dreams Come True leader Masato Nakamura, 49, marries Maki Onaga, 20 at 10:25 AM JST - 7th July
cleo at 10:06 AM JST - 7th July

howabout introducing central airconditioning instead of stashing 3 or 4 of the typical units in a house. Wouldnt that be more efficient?

How is heating/air conditioning a whole house more efficient than just the room(s) people are using? More comfortable, more convenient I can understand, but more efficient?

Posted in Japan divided over 24-hour convenience store operations at 10:06 AM JST - 7th July
cleo at 08:26 PM JST - 5th July

Also nations like Spain, Monaco, and the UK practice cognatic primogeniture in which a female may accede to the throne only if she has no male brothers.

Well Aiko has no male brothers (no female brothers or male sisters either....), and she still isn't allowed to take the top…

Posted in Japan needs to raise birthrate to remain economic power, say experts at 08:26 PM JST - 5th July
cleo at 11:20 AM JST - 5th July

Why is it important for spouses to accompany political leaders to the summit? None of the spouses were elected to their position. None of them are (or should be) defined in terms of who they're married to. So Sarkosy's missis has her own career. Great. Let her get on with…

Posted in French first lady skipping G-8 summit because of upcoming album at 11:20 AM JST - 5th July
cleo at 04:20 PM JST - 4th July

Apparently the library has since put up a notice that says 'No wild serows allowed in this library.'

Just as well it was a special national treasure. If it had been a bear cub or an inoshishi it would be in the pot by now.

Posted in Wild serow breaks into library in Toyama at 04:20 PM JST - 4th July
cleo at 10:22 AM JST - 4th July

My great-great x n grandparents way back in the mid-19th century had an age gap of 29 years; he was 53 when they married, she 24. It was his third marriage, her first. They had 4 children and stayed married (happily, I presume) until he died at the age of…

Posted in Dreams Come True leader Masato Nakamura, 49, marries Maki Onaga, 20 at 10:22 AM JST - 4th July
cleo at 05:49 PM JST - 3rd July

"Natto on toast with melted cheese on top"

With bread and cheese at today's inflated prices? What a waste.

Posted in Singer Akiko Wada named Natto Queen 2008 at 05:49 PM JST - 3rd July
cleo at 12:30 PM JST - 3rd July

How many kids do you plan to have?

Got 2

for those answering less than three... What would it take for you to have one more?

A time machine to take me back twenty years or so....guaranteed free education and health care....bigger tax breaks.....child allowance that doesn't stop at…

Posted in Japan needs to raise birthrate to remain economic power, say experts at 12:30 PM JST - 3rd July