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Continuing the theme of pondering important social issues - this time around skill sets and culture - Are Fijians not interested in foiling terror plots? How come only the US is busy with this activity? Why are Arabs in Oman not working on Cancer or Type 8 diabetes Research? Do they not get cancer or diabetes? Do people in Greenland get a longer spring break? If so how do they celebrate it? What is the cuisine of Gabon called? Why are there no celebrity chefs from Myanmar with restaurants in NY? It seems the Italians have the market cornered. Speaking of which are these so called Italian chefs from Italy or are they known in Italy as chefs much less celebrities? Why has Kenya not launched their own space station? Don't they have a need to stretch out a bit? At least start with an international athletic school or something to train budding Olympic runners - there has to be a market in that? Why are gelatos Italian? Do they import the cows? Who came up with the idea of calling a airplane driver a captain? Why the heck is a truck driver who has a far more dangerous job not called General? People these and many many more are challenges facing the new offsprings. What the offsprings should do is get off the springs aka couches and face them.

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  1. RajendraJune 8, 2012 at 8:15 PM

    Yes, our grandchildren, if they survive 2012, have challenging times ahead, certainly.

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