Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Svalbard

Is there any place whose law prohibits its people to die in that place? There is one!

I've recently watched a documentary about the effect of global warming on the Arctic, and it mentioned an Arctic archipelago named Svalbard, which belongs to Norway. In the early 20th century it was discovered that corpses buried there could not decompose due to the permafrost. Since then Svalbard's law would require that any person who is gravely ill must be sent to continental Europe and die there. That's interesting. That archipelago also has an underground seed vault that serves as a Noah's Ark for plants in case of any global catastrophe. I really want to go there and see.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Presidential Election

A defining moment in history. An unforgettable election.
This is the power of democracy. This is the power of a vote.
I am not an American. I don't have the right to vote.
But I'm proud of this election. God bless President Obama!