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20080303 recap - Lufthansa Airbus a la Windy Frankfurter, heavymetal Eurovision for Finland,

Posted in news by dotmrt on March 3rd, 2008

It appears Finland is once again having their Eurovision a’la heavy metal. “Missä miehet ratsastaa”? One could translate it as “where the men ride their horses”? A stupid question, but a little suggestion - listen and wipe off that smirk from your face, it isn’t like english sounds much better with classic heavy metal vocals. One must give them credit as they at least try something different from the usual BS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0BiRGxCMMU

Kodak moment. Amazing footage straight from the land with no speedlimit - Germany, Frankfurt. Clearly they didn’t think it through as an Airbus almost crashes during the landing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J284VO_md_c

US scientists are wondering why US kids are so stupid. The main paragraph:
The Finns won attention with their performances in triennial tests sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group funded by 30 countries that monitors social and economic trends. In the most recent test, which focused on science, Finland’s students placed first in science and near the top in math and reading, according to results released late last year.
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB120425355065601997-7Bp8YFw7Yy1n9bdKtVyP7KBAcJA_20080330.html

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