New warning signs have gone up in the Bear Camp Road area to warn travelers of the dangers there. The sign effort was from John Rachor, the helicopter pilot who was instrumental in the rescue of Kati Kim and the Kim Children back in December. A lot of people were asking John about the signs and he asked me to post these pictures:
As well-fed comfortable primates our interests tend to turn to the superficial, but wouldn’t it be interesting if we could focus our great resources and enthusiasm on the real problems of the world, and focus attention in proportion to their impact on the globe?
This list of Global problems and potential solutions from the Copenhagen Consensus:
Challenge | Opportunity
Communicable Diseases | Scaled-up basic health services
Sanitation and Water | Community-managed water supply and sanitation
Education | Physical expansion
Malnutrition and Hunger | Improving infant and child nutrition
Malnutrition and Hunger | Investment in technology in developing country agriculture
Communicable Diseases | Control of HIV/AIDS
Communicable Diseases | Control of malaria
Malnutrition and Hunger | Reducing micro nutrient deficiencies
Subsidies and Trade Barriers | Optimistic Doha: 50% liberalization
Joe Duck 