…to climb a mountain together (the Katahdin, to be precise). This one is beyond me.
Who wants to join in on mountain climbing as a mean to sustain and further develop their regions? Maybe we should all tag along! (Please note the sarcasm here).
“FREDERICTON (CP) - The premier of New Brunswick and the governor of Maine have issued each other a challenge that promises to see them reach a new peak in their political careers.
Premier Shawn Graham and Gov. John Baldacci have agreed to climb the highest mountain peaks in Maine and New Brunswick, together, next summer.
Both men are active promoters of fitness, and earlier this summer Baldacci became the first Maine governor to climb Mount Katahdin in more than 40 years.”
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WatchMojo NewsletterJust when people would begin to believe that some of today’s world leaders cannot become anymore messed up in the head, Alexander Kuzmin, mayor of Megion in Russia, has proven them wrong.
Kuzmin has banned certain verbal expressions from being spoken in a small oil town. The consequence of failing to obey these changes will result in the loss of employment.
“MOSCOW (Sept. 5) - The mayor of a Siberian oil town has ordered his bureaucrats to stop using expressions such as “I don’t know” and “I can’t.” Or look for another job.Alexander Kuzmin, the 33-year-old mayor of Megion, has banned these and 25 other phrases as a way to make his administration more efficient, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.
“It’s a suggestion to the staff that they should think before saying something,” Oksana Shestakova said by telephone. “To say `I don’t know’ is the same as admitting your helplessness.”
To reinforce the ban, a framed list of the banned expressions has been hanging on the wall next to Kuzmin’s office for the past two weeks, Shestakova said. ”
Read the article and learn which other terms have been banned.
