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Oct 12, 2009

I need a vacation… a $35 million dollar one.

So I came across an article today about the founder of Cirque du Soleil…

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/10/11/space.clown.lands/index.html

He went on an extraordinary vacation that cost him $35 million……(crickets)……he went to space. The colder it gets the more folks tend to talk about how they need a vacation, including me! But, I thought this was a bit much. Cool to us science and engineering types, but nonetheless extra. He claimed that he went to raise awareness about the need for safe drinking water internationally. But, it cost him $35 million! I thought that he could have just given that money to a bunch of engineers and non-profits (including his own, One Drop Foundation) to actually implement some clean water projects in countries that need it. How much safe and clean water could $35 million buy? And does raising awareness really do anything to change the situation itself (more than the $35 million would)? I am raising awareness just but writing this article into existence but will it spur some PhD to decide to dedicate themselves to novel solutions for safe drinking water? Or would it just give me an excuse of being the envy of all my space-enthusiast friends? What do you all think???

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    what a big waste. a lot of starving folks out there, living sub-human condition…

    Posted by: roselynn on November 11th, 2009 at 7:34 am

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