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As economic giants go, China is the #1 country in the world if you're looking for a double dose of human rights violations and shameless destruction of natural resources with industrial pollution.  That's why this summer will be the most entertaining Olympics ever.  Which will harm a world-class athlete first: a grim-faced riot cop, or nuclear waste?

The latest feather in the cap for the Beijing Olympics is the current condition of the waters of Qingdao, where the Olympic sailing regatta will take place.  It's a lovely place, if you like your bodies of water choked with a gigantic algal bloom.  But don't worry!  The Chinese have people on the job.  Thousands and thousands of people.

Media reports estimate as many as 20,000 people have either volunteered or been ordered to participate in the operation, while 1,000 boats are scooping algae out of the Yellow Sea. The country’s official news agency, Xinhua, reported that algae currently covers a third of the coastal waters designated for the Olympic competition…

Yuan Zhiping, an official with the Qingdao Olympics Sailing Committee, told reporters on Sunday that the government would attempt to block algae from floating into the Olympic sailing area by installing a fenced perimeter in the sea that is more than 30 miles long.

Well, that sounds sensible.  A 30-mile fence in the sea.  Why don't they just put a roof over the country so it doesn't rain?  Or a big dome over Beijing so they can air-condition the entire city?  Or… or… a gigantic wall across the country to keep invaders out?  Yeah, that'll work.  Idiots.