cleo said...

cleo at 12:04 PM JST - 6th August

The Iraq`s no whave freedom, democracy, equality, and cafe society and nightlife is flourishing.

WE made the place good

Iraq ia doing great. Baghdad, is thriving just like your average US town.

the nation is overjoyed and prosperous

Iraq is now a happy land

So you'll be taking…

Posted in White House denies faking letter linking Iraq and al-Qaida at 12:04 PM JST - 6th August
cleo at 09:53 AM JST - 6th August

why are Peruvians of Japanese descent looked down and frowned upon?

Because one of them (who turned out not to be of japanese descent at all) killed a little girl, and mud sticks? Or possibly because many of those who came to Japan took KKK jobs that their Japanese peers…

Posted in 1 out of 30 babies born in Japan had non-Japanese parent in 2006 at 09:53 AM JST - 6th August
cleo at 11:42 PM JST - 5th August

It was just on the news they found another body.

Posted in 2 dead, 3 missing in sewage system as rains lash Tokyo at 11:42 PM JST - 5th August
cleo at 05:58 PM JST - 5th August

Ah so -

You're right, the link I gave was for deaths under 1 year. This report covers 1-4 though, not 1-14.

WHO gives the 1-5 mortality rate for a whole list of countries - http://www.who.int/whr/2005/annex/annexe2a_en.pdf

It gives Japan a rate of 4 per 1000 in 2003, behind Iceland and…

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cleo at 03:48 PM JST - 5th August

some of the black voters are going to vote for him just because he's got some black blood in him.

What about the white blood in him? Doesn't that make white voters want to vote for him?

Posted in Racial politics hit Obama-McCain campaign at 03:48 PM JST - 5th August
cleo at 03:47 PM JST - 5th August

Being haafu seems to be cool still, but it depends on the mix; a mix that doesn't show in physical features isn't all that cool, if only because it's not noticeable.

Moderator: Please stay on topic.

Posted in 1 out of 30 babies born in Japan had non-Japanese parent in 2006 at 03:47 PM JST - 5th August
cleo at 01:27 PM JST - 5th August

the important nuance that's conveyed is the subject's lack of Japaneseness

What about 'foreign'?

Posted in 1 out of 30 babies born in Japan had non-Japanese parent in 2006 at 01:27 PM JST - 5th August
cleo at 01:26 PM JST - 5th August

The subject is infant mortality. 1 to 4 years of age. Suicide is hardly likely.

Alf -

Read the article you silly old moo, infant mortality in Japan isn't 'so high', it's 12th in the world behind Sweden according to 1999 figures, which are not the latest available (Yomiuri is…

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cleo at 12:55 PM JST - 5th August

I'm sure you're completely aware that it's not a phonetic thing, but an issue of meaning. You know that 'haafu' is one-to-one katakana-eigo translation of 'half'.

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I take it you don't speak Japanese. If you did you would know that the language contains plenty…

Posted in 1 out of 30 babies born in Japan had non-Japanese parent in 2006 at 12:55 PM JST - 5th August
cleo at 12:01 PM JST - 5th August

“They are going to pick what brings them the most yields.”

Not quite right. They are going to pick what brings them the most profit. It's no good having a field full of high-yield frankenfood if no one wants to buy it.

I'm all in favour of Monsanto et al…

Posted in Monsanto to promote GM soybeans in Japan at 12:01 PM JST - 5th August