cleo said...

cleo at 11:41 PM JST - 6th March

guest -

The government must somehow probably be supporting the dog trainers organization with aid money or grants. The government is crazy

I'm not quite sure what you're trying to say. According to Wiki, the associations that train the guide dog operate on 90% donations and 10% subsidies, which I…

Posted in Court orders damages payment for guide dog killed in car accident at 11:41 PM JST - 6th March
cleo at 07:39 PM JST - 6th March

if the old man had a stupid dog

Stupid dogs don't get to be guide dogs. They are furry diamonds.

Posted in Court orders damages payment for guide dog killed in car accident at 07:39 PM JST - 6th March
cleo at 03:25 PM JST - 6th March

the fastest growing segment of the population needing assistance and welfare were single mothers!

Could well be.

Posted in No. of households on welfare reaches record 1.3 mil at 03:25 PM JST - 6th March
cleo at 02:46 PM JST - 6th March

especially if her supporters want her to take the crown anytime in the future

Maybe her real supporters are those who want her out of that rarified atmosphere and living a normal life like her Auntie Sayako. Let the custom-made male heir take on the job of waving to people…

Posted in Princess Aiko unable to go to school after being bullied by boys at 02:46 PM JST - 6th March
cleo at 02:36 PM JST - 6th March

Care to explain why would you think that?

Simply from what I see around me. Lots of single-oldie households, not many families with three or more kids.

The welfare system here is pretty strict; if you have any assets, you're basically not eligible for welfare. While some of those with…

Posted in No. of households on welfare reaches record 1.3 mil at 02:36 PM JST - 6th March
cleo at 11:18 AM JST - 6th March

in fact it is more likely that families at the lower end of the socio-economic spectrum are likely to exceed the average size

Much more likely to be single oldies, I would have thought.

an early end to the recession and a reduction in the massive number of people now…

Posted in No. of households on welfare reaches record 1.3 mil at 11:18 AM JST - 6th March
cleo at 10:53 AM JST - 6th March

Saw this on the news last night. The blind man and his dog were crossing on a green light and the truck turned the corner at speed and ploughed into them. The driver was fined 500,000 yen in 2006 after being convicted of professional negligence is a hint that it…

Posted in Court orders damages payment for guide dog killed in car accident at 10:53 AM JST - 6th March
cleo at 08:22 PM JST - 5th March

A couple of years ago a pair of bulbuls built a nest and raised four babies in a tree right outside my window. The nest seemed rather precarious so I slung a bamboo basket underneath to catch any babies that might fall out, and keep cats from climbing the tree.…

Posted in Watch the birdie at 08:22 PM JST - 5th March
cleo at 08:15 PM JST - 5th March

While I won't argue with Cleo...

Wise. You're learning :-)

there are far too many who would prefer living on the dole simply because it is available.

'the dole'? What does the UK system of unemployment benefits have to do with healthcare, in the US or anywhere else?

man, who…

Posted in Obama urges Democrats to seize moment on health care at 08:15 PM JST - 5th March
cleo at 07:15 PM JST - 5th March

If ping-pong is so important she should have concentrated on it from the start, instead of taking a university place that someone else could have benefited from.

Posted in Fukuhara dropping out of Waseda to focus on 2012 London Games at 07:15 PM JST - 5th March