The Lighter Side
To the Lighter Side we go to again, with stories to try and take the seriousness out of the week.
Firstly we go to Finland where Jeremy Mast has come up with an idea to reduce stress and tiredness for other Finns.
The Frenchman has been living in Finland since 2006 and has created a ‘nap’ restaurant to help those who want to get away from the stresses and strains of work and home.
The idea came to me in a restaurant when I felt a bit sleepy after a meal,” he told AFP. “I thought it would be so nice to have place (for resting) and I started to think what it could be like.”
The Naphouse, located in the Western city of Turku, opened in January after Mast secured funding from the European Union’s youth culture budget.
Customers seeking sleep or relaxation are given slippers, a pillow, a blanket and even a teddy bear before entering the blue coloured nap room, which has bean bags and doughnut-shaped mattresses on the floor.
The café is also used as an activities workshop and an art gallery.
Moving on to Scotland and the police force appears to have some Star Wars fans in its midst, after eight of its officers recorded their religion as Jedi.
Strathclyde Police said the officers and two civilian staff had listed themselves as Jedi in voluntary diversity forms. Jane’s Police review commissioned a survey of 55 police forces across the UK.
Jane’s Police Review editor Chris Herbert, who requested the information, said: ‘The Force appears to be strong in Strathclyde Police with their Jedi police officers and staff.
‘Far from living a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, some members of the noble Jedi order have now chosen Glasgow and its surrounding streets as their home.’
And finally we go to Buckinghamshire, where Gaz Houghton’s introduction of a £20 fine for every own goal scored by his team backfired on him and he scored four himself in Marlow.
Sunday, April 26th, 2009 and is filed under Thoughts & Questions, Views on News.
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