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Japan now stands at the beginning of a period in which it must re-evaluate its financial position. The country is still flush with cash, having posted a current-account surplus of $69 billion last year, but that is down from $87 billion two years earlier. (One reason is the surge in Japanese travel, which boosted the country's deficit in tourism spending from $3.7 billion in 1985 to nearly $20 billion last year.) Japanese moneymen are not likely to start selling off their investments all over the world, since those were made with long-term goals in mind...
...crisis (the kernels burn far cleaner than wood, coal or oil), the farm crisis (Dove-Tech will even burn moldy surplus), the trade deficit (American corn, not imported oil), the deforestation crisis (chop corn, not trees), the safety crisis (corn isn't dangerous, and you can put this stove flush against a wall -- or even sit on it -- because the housing doesn't get hot) and the chimney crisis (Dove-Tech doesn't need one; you can vent it the same as you would a dryer, or hook it in to your existing ductwork...
...through school, after doing time on the oil rigs in Montana, and I'm a smart-ass undergraduate, so we had interesting conversation. After Dad went home, Chris took me for dinner. Gyros, a shot of ouzo, and beer (Miller Draft; it was early, and Chris felt flush...
...falls and toxic chemicals make some supplies undrinkable. Saving the precious liquid can be simple: use a water-conserving shower head, which can reduce consumption by more than half. For older-model toilets, put a brick or two in the tank, since they use 7 gal. of water per flush. Better yet, install a new ultra-low-flush toilet that can cut water use as much...