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03-26-2007, 03:47 PM
Finnish incumbent parliamentary candidate Jyrki Kasvi launched the new version of his campaign Web site, written entirely in the Star-Trek language Klingon.
Do you want to know more? (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_finland_klingon_1)
and in other news...
Chinese County Decides to Paint Mountain Green
In February, the government of southwestern China's Fumin county decided to improve the feng shui (the harmony of the physical environment) for villagers next to mined-out Laoshou mountain, not by planting trees but by spray-painting the mountainside green. An employee at the county "forestry" department declined to comment to an Associated Press reporter.
Do you want to know more? (http://currentworldnews.net/2007/02/15/chinese-county-decides-to-paint-mountain-green/)
and finally...
Man believed to be using a laptop is killed in car crash
California Highway Patrol officers at the scene near Yuba City, Nev., said the 28-year-old driver that crossed into oncoming traffic and fatally crashed into a Hummer in February was, perhaps, working at his laptop computer while driving. Though the screen was shattered in the crash, the computer was open in the seat beside him and plugged into his car's cigarette lighter.
Do you want to know more? (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-laptop27feb27,0,6942169.story?coll=la-home-headlines)
People may wonder why I post such weird articles, maybe it's to make news trendy, or just for a lark. With all the more serious issues and news articles posted on AF I think it's good to be able to laugh at the more obscure events happening in the world. I mean c'mon, a mountain being spray painted green for Christ's sake!
Do you want to know more? (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_finland_klingon_1)
and in other news...
Chinese County Decides to Paint Mountain Green
In February, the government of southwestern China's Fumin county decided to improve the feng shui (the harmony of the physical environment) for villagers next to mined-out Laoshou mountain, not by planting trees but by spray-painting the mountainside green. An employee at the county "forestry" department declined to comment to an Associated Press reporter.
Do you want to know more? (http://currentworldnews.net/2007/02/15/chinese-county-decides-to-paint-mountain-green/)
and finally...
Man believed to be using a laptop is killed in car crash
California Highway Patrol officers at the scene near Yuba City, Nev., said the 28-year-old driver that crossed into oncoming traffic and fatally crashed into a Hummer in February was, perhaps, working at his laptop computer while driving. Though the screen was shattered in the crash, the computer was open in the seat beside him and plugged into his car's cigarette lighter.
Do you want to know more? (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-laptop27feb27,0,6942169.story?coll=la-home-headlines)
People may wonder why I post such weird articles, maybe it's to make news trendy, or just for a lark. With all the more serious issues and news articles posted on AF I think it's good to be able to laugh at the more obscure events happening in the world. I mean c'mon, a mountain being spray painted green for Christ's sake!