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Anyone know where Savonlinna is? GoogleMaps claims it is a town in southeastern Finland, where, apparently, folks gather once a year since the Millennium, to see who can throw a mobile phone the farthest! And this year, these Mobilympics saw a local teenager Ere Karjalainen smash the world record (and his phone) by hurling the gadget 101.46 metres. That’s almost two metres longer than Usain Bolt’s preferred distance! This Savonlinna place is not a good study for Kenya’s Communications Commission of Kenya who — in a few short days — want render thousands of cellphones “throwable” by shutting down their lines! Very uneconomical, anti-communication, shields KRA, Kebs and Customs managers who let them into the market in the first place. Whose effigy can the affected Kenyans burn? Any suggestions?