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I guess shelling out big bucks for a New York Times ad is paying off. The New York Times has published an article about Firefox in their technology section, outlining its provenance, its recent rise in fortune, and the competitive landscape of the newly-competitive-again browser wars. (Firefox users can take advantage of the Bugmenot Extension to handle the NYT login).
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50 Comments
2004-12-20 5:51 pm
Even if the ad itself didn't increase the download rate, the publicity generated by the ad does help:
2004-12-20 6:21 pm
Actually, newspapers' advertising and news organizations are generally kept strictly separate, so my insinuation that it was a payoff was squarely tongue-in-cheek. Additionally, the NYT knows that Firefox isn't going to be a regular advertiser, unlike, say, Macy's, so I don't think they would have much to fear in the way of reprisals from the Firefox team if they were to give a negative review. I mean, come on! Now what did happen, I'm sure, is that all the hoopla about the NYT ad raised the Firefox profile, even among the NYT staff.
2004-12-20 6:25 pm
It would be nice if they fixed the memory leak,
some bugs with java, and focus on thier own
problems than bashing on someone else all
the time.
It is software, kinda like a used car saleman,
they make all sort of promises, but when it
comes down to service after the sale they
are long gone and nowhere to be found.
I never had any problems with IE in Windows
2000/XP Pro, but then again if you set a
box up correctly and run as a regualar
user the problems don't happen. Also,
common sense comes in to play here to,
if a Administrator does not lock the
network down, it does not matter what
software, OS, or anything else they
run, it will all be trashed out.
2004-12-20 6:33 pm
Do you really think the New York Times can be bough for the price of a single full-page advertisement? I believe the total cost came to something around US$150,000. I sincerely believe that /if/ the Times can be bribed, that it will take a little bit more than that, and that Microsoft would be quite willing to place some ads of its own to "outbid" Firefox. So, sorry, but your assertion that a lousy (for them, not for me) hundred grand mean much in the scheme of things seems rather incredible to me.
2004-12-20 6:34 pm
Any PR/publicity Firefox gets will be beneficial…
Many people look at Microsoft's "Internet Explorer" as **THE INTERNET**… and that definitely needs to change before the 'fox can surpass IE…
Having a full-page newspaper ad for firefox will helps target less technical users… (or even "hobbyists" who don't know about the product; assuming there are any)….
On a side note, I find Firefox to be *hands-down* the BEST OSS, multi-platform product *ever* released. A BIG -Thank you- to the firefox and mozilla teams; you rock.
2004-12-20 6:59 pm
"The numbers indicate about a 40% spike in downloads following the ad in The New York Times, and it wasn't a one day wonder. Yesterday over 200,000 people downloaded Firefox, which is extraordinary for a Saturday and, according to Asa, likely the first time that's happened since the first Saturday after launch."
2004-12-20 7:33 pm
What out for the wrapping and potential white spaces. But here is the article less the soul stealing registration.
2004-12-20 7:41 pm
The numbers indicate about a 40% spike in downloads following the ad in The New York Times
2004-12-20 8:24 pm
here's some good PHP code for your websites to advertise Firefox to people who need it.
<?if (eregi("msie", $_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"])) {?>

2004-12-20 8:53 pm
On a side note, I find Firefox to be *hands-down* the BEST OSS, multi-platform product *ever* released. A BIG -Thank you- to the firefox and mozilla teams; you rock.
I love firefox and I think that it is probably one of the best, if not the best OSS end user application. GCC is probably the most successful and the best OSS app ever released though. That's just my opinion.
2004-12-20 9:30 pm
Useless to use this place instead of bugzilla.mozilla.org
I think the point is people shouldn't be so zealous about a buggy product. Some of the friends I've tried to "convert" (since Opera is a bit beyond their ability to comprehend) have switched back to IE after complaining of Firefox's instability.
2004-12-20 9:55 pm
"I think the point is people shouldn't be so zealous about a buggy product."
its in no way a buggy product. Nearly all of my company employees (85+) have been using firefox 1.0 around 12 hours each day on a variety of platforms with heavy browsing and it has never crashed or exhibited any bugs. period.
2004-12-20 10:47 pm
I have submitted about 5 crash reports to bugzilla,
in which in the 1.0 PreView release it did not
It seems that it has more errors in the 1.0 Final
release than the versions leading up to it.
I hope this is not a sign of things to come,
I have recently went back to Internet Explorer
since the problem has not been resolved.
Tim Reynolds
2004-12-20 11:13 pm
"We have Firefox 1.0 running in 5 labs (~400 machines, 95% WinXP/5% Linux, 10hrs/day) and havent had a single crash."
No doubt. I've no idea what some of these people are doing to their machines to make Firefox crash so often. Only problem I ever had with Firefox was on BeOS, an old version that used to crash whenever you tried to save a bookmark.
2004-12-20 11:21 pm
its in no way a buggy product. Nearly all of my company employees (85+) have been using firefox 1.0 around 12 hours each day on a variety of platforms with heavy browsing and it has never crashed or exhibited any bugs. period.
That's wonderful for you, if true, which I find unlikely considering you are one of the worst trolls I have ever seen on OSnews.
However, there are 200 currently open bugs which result in crashes in Firefox, and 5862 total:
To say Firefox never crashes or is bug free is incredibly naive…
2004-12-20 11:27 pm
1. Official MSI distribution and tool for customising via MSTs.
2. Configuration via Group Policy.
3. Fix the damn copy-paste bug that's been hanging around since Phoenix 0.6. At least half the time I go to copy & paste content either between firefox documents or from firefox to other applications, not only doesn't the selected text/object get placed in the clipboard, but it also wipes out anything else that might be there. Unfortunately, while this happens frequenty it also appears to be completely random.
2004-12-21 12:09 am
Maybe you're just unlucky. I've got Firefox (0.9 through 1.0) running on several machines here, and they haven't crashed yet. IE has crashed once on me this week already.
As for Firefox becoming mainstream, isn't it already? I'm not exactly a Mozilla evangelist, but I've pointed a few friends at it after their computers were infested by spyware, and they've all liked it. Internet Explorer really is an awful piece of crap. It's hard enough to keep Windows free of spyware and the like, but Internet Explorer just makes it too easy for online miscreants.
2004-12-21 12:38 am
heh. And if Internet Explorer had a Bugzilla, you think it'd be empty?
Heck, one of the bugs on the list Bascule posted was basically 'Firefox crashed while I was browsing the web'. If everyone who'd ever had Internet Explorer crash on them filed a bug in this hypothetical IE Bugzilla, I'm sure that'd get you well over 2,000 bugs right there. More like two million.
2004-12-21 12:51 am
I have had all sorts of problems with FireFox 1.0 release, from what I was told by the community they 'rushed' out the final release. Hence, the fact there are so many bugs no associated with 1.0 version of FireFox. Being an avid programmer and software expert, I recommend they go fix the present problems before this cart wheel reaches critical mass and comes to a halt.
With my input, I am sure they will resolve these problems, or stop the next release.
2004-12-21 1:00 am
I don't know how these people (you know who I'm talking about) have managed to produce so many bugs from Firefox. I've been running it on two Windows and two Linux installs since 0.6 sometime and I don't recall crashing it yet.
And this is with a bunch of extensions, the Linux installs are compiled here and some pretty tough browsing habits.
Internet Explorer does not work well. It works, until it gets infected with something and won't let you visit a site any more. We know it doesn't render HTML properly, or do PNG's as it should. And it's been that way for years now.
Give me Firefox, with any bugs it might have. It's still great.
In fact, I think Firefox is about the only decent computer product I've heard anyone recommending recently ("ooh look how pretty this HotBar program is" doesn't count). It surprises me that the market share's only at 5% so far.
2004-12-21 1:32 am
"I concur, Firefox 1.0 seems considerably less stable than some of the 0.9x releases, and I've experienced more crashes with Firefox than I have the 7.60 Opera prereleases…"
Make sure to uninstall Firefox 0.9x before installing 1.0. Import bookmarks, though do *NOT* import other settings.
Yes, this is not ideal. It is the advice that seems to eliminate most of the '1.0 is not as stable as [some previous version]' problems.
2004-12-21 7:17 am
"Fix the damn copy-paste bug that's been hanging around since Phoenix 0.6. At least half the time I go to copy & paste content either between firefox documents or from firefox to other applications, not only doesn't the selected text/object get placed in the clipboard, but it also wipes out anything else that might be there. Unfortunately, while this happens frequenty it also appears to be completely random.
Wow, I thought it was just me!! Nice to know I'm not insane
2004-12-21 12:08 pm
The only big gotcha I had was a mis-labeled extension that installed but was meant as a PPC extension.
Apart from that it is fast, modern and stable. I love it.
OK there are some areas that need improving but come on, it is only v1.0 compared to say Opera 7.54 and IE 6.?, so give it some slack.
If the pace of development keeps up it could turn out to be the most used browser – although MS will try their hardest not to let IE slip too much.
2004-12-21 12:16 pm
2004-12-21 2:52 pm
Msft bashes Firefox security:
2004-12-21 3:00 pm
I don't seem to have all those problems that other people are having. I used to get random crashes with releases before 1.0. I haven't had a random crash since I started using 1.0. As another poster said, mplayerplug-in seems to be the only problem I have and in fact that has been pretty stable for me lately. I don't ever recall having a copy/paste bug and I've been using firefox since 0.5.
To John Cunningham, the self desribed software expert, what "community" told you that Firefox was released early? I don't remember the "community" rising up to give a statement that Firefox was released too early. From my reading of your statement you are suggesting that the Firefox team released their browser as 1.0 just to eliminate the association of some bugs with pre 1.0 releases. I thought only OSS evangelists were supposed to be conspiracy theorists.


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Were the 1950s the Golden Age of Outer Space? People sure seem preoccupied with it back then, judging by all the movies and TV shows made about it. Even cartoons. Warner Bros., Paramount (Famous) and Walter Lantz all had cartoons about space exploration or aliens. Gerald McBoing Boing ended up on the Planet Moo. And the very first Ruff and Reddy adventure involved robots from the planet Muni-Mula ("That's aluminum spelled backwards," Don Messick would remind you).
So it was that space craft and such found their way into a couple of the bumpers on the Huckleberry Hound Show.
Watching this opening mini-cartoon frame-by-frame, you can see how a character will move one body part in the next frame, and then hold it while one or two other parts move in the following frame. Heads are moving in all kinds of directions, too. I admire Frank Paiker or whoever it was working the camera trying to keep all those cel instructions in order.
If you've seen some of these great first-season circus setting bumpers, you'll have noticed Huck stretching his head and rounding his lips to make an "Oooo" sound (as in "cartoon"). Even Yogi does it in this mini-cartoon.
I love Mr. Jinks. Here are some good expressions. Not a lot of animation, but you know what the cat is thinking when he says "Featuring yours truly, Jinks the Vill-i-an."
Yogi wags his head. Five positions from almost head-on to profile.
Yogi dips his head, looks at his knuckles and scratches them against his body. This is one of those bits of business that add to a character.
The premise behind this cartoon-between-the-cartoons is Huck descends to the ground from his saucer and acts like an alien. "Take me to your leader, Earth folks," he says to the rest of the cast. Pixie and Dixie beg off. They're getting ready to show some Pixie and Dixie cartoons. Yogi puts in a word for his cartoons. Huck reveals that he's the leader, as we'll see in the next Huck cartoon. The cast, in the saucer, flies left to right across a repeating background. Fade out.
And here's the evil Jinks, slowed down.
Saturday, 3 March 2018
Take Me To Your Leader
3 comments:
- Anonymous4 March 2018 at 08:16
In one episode of Huckleberry Hound, " "Huck" was a cop who had a run-in with an alien, and wound up abducted.ReplyDelete
Yes, I believe that was " Cop and Saucer " with Officer Huck and the alien who " Discombooberated his Po-Leese car!! " Great cartoon. Yep, for the " Boomers ",there was a whole heck of a lot about landing on the moon, space travel, mars, time travel, etc. " Lost in Space " had us in full space travel mode by 1997. Back in the late 1950's and through out the 1960's, many of us thought by 1997 we would be doing just that.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7 March 2019 at 21:54
Animator for this spot is possibly Don Patterson.ReplyDelete
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I know, I know. I blogged very little today.
Glad you noticed. Well, you noticed, but not you.
Tina and I have been covered up with a project that ended today. I rendered out a huge video yesterday, and handed over tonight.
So that's a weight off my back.
Yesterday while my video was rendering, Tina and I went into the studio and shot a few pieces of jewelry as tests for a potential client.
The client wants her stuff shot cleanly, with a white background. Which is somewhat difficult with shiny surfaces.
Here are a couple shots.
I know. Awesome right?
Anyway, I'll be active on Friday and over the weekend. And then you should get your perty little self ready, 'cause George W. is already putting posts in the kitty for your viewing pleasure.
Let me know if you want to over the red heart or the colored dragonflies.


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Does Mexico have a border wall?
The Mexico–United States barrier (Spanish: barrera México–Estados Unidos), also known as the border wall, is a series of vertical barriers along the Mexico–United States border intended to reduce illegal immigration to the United States from Mexico.
Does Guatemala Own Mexico?
In 1821, Mexico gained independence from Spain and administered Guatemala (and most of Central America) during the First Mexican Empire. … In 1838 the union dissolved and Guatemala became an independent nation.
Which country is borders by Guatemala and Mexico?
Mexico Honduras
What is the river between Mexico and Guatemala?
Usumacinta River
How much border wall has Trump built?
On December 17, 2019, acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Mark Morgan stated that 93 miles of barriers had been built during the Trump administration; according to CBP, at least 90 miles of that replaced existing structures.
How long is the wall between Mexico and Guatemala?
871 km
Is Guatemala Hispanic or Latino?
Guatemalans are the sixth largest Latin/Hispanic group in the United States and the second largest Central American population after Salvadorans. Half of the Guatemalan population is situated in two parts of the country, the Northeast and Southern California.
Is Guatemalan black?
1-2% of the Guatemalan population. Afro-Guatemalans are Guatemalans of African descent. Afro-Guatemalans comprise 1-2% of the population. They are of mainly English-speaking West Indian (Antillean) and Garifuna origin.
What is the money called in Guatemala?
Guatemalan quetzal
What country is next to Guatemala?
Land. Guatemala is bounded to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize and (along a short coastline) by the Gulf of Honduras, to the east by Honduras, to the southeast by El Salvador, and to the south by the Pacific Ocean.
How safe is Guatemala?
Guatemala has one of the highest violent crime rates in Latin America, one of the world's highest homicide rates and a very low arrest and detention rate. Most incidents of violent crime are drug- and gang-related. They occur throughout the country, including in tourist destinations.
What is the main religion in Guatemala?
Christianity remains strong and vital for the life of Guatemalan society, but its composition has changed considerably in recent decades. Roman Catholicism was the official religion in Guatemala during the colonial era and currently has a special status under the constitution.
Does Belize border Mexico?
The Belize–Mexico border is an international border between Belize and Mexico. It is 250 km (160 mi) long and almost exclusively follows the course of the Hondo River. It separates Belize from the Mexican states of Quintana Roo and Campeche.
What is the name of the indigenous people who lived in Guatemala before the Spanish conquest?
Before the conquest, this territory contained a number of competing Mesoamerican kingdoms, the majority of which were Maya. Many conquistadors viewed the Maya as "infidels" who needed to be forcefully converted and pacified, disregarding the achievements of their civilization.


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1. Salar C13 Headphones
It is an excellent gift for all music lovers. They are equipped with an incredibly good sound system and are made of quality material. Here's a nice addition to the product – they have beautiful adjustable lights. Also, a microphone is built into the headphones, and they can be used as a headset. They are quite cheap considering all the features that you get. You can find them on Gearbest where they go for around $23.
2. Wireless Charger
Smartphones are quite new to our lives, but they play an integral part in it. Many users try to stand out, not only by buying expensive models, but also the latest modern accessories for them. It's simple to find a powerful wireless charger online and mount it with the tapes or screws provided to the underside of your furniture or kitchen surfaces in a matter of minutes.
3. Magnetic Charger
A magnetic charger should consist of two parts: a connector, inserted into the phone's charging port, and the second part, attracted by a magnet.
4. USB Mug Warmer
This cute gadget will be useful both at home and in the office. The heater has a nice bright design, and it works via USB. Of course, the power of the gadget is not enough to use it as a kettle, but it can easily keep your coffee warm for a long time.
5. Benchtop Mini Fridge
Here's another neat gadget your girlfriend will surely appreciate. And it is quite an original gift at that. A small refrigerator is the opposite of a mug preheater. It will be a great gift during the hot summer days. And while it is quite small, it can easily store a few soda cans so that they won't get warm and disgusting. It works the same way as a USB heater. If you don't have a girlfriend to present this device to, then be sure to check out this dating site with lots of hot Russian brides for marriage. Don't miss out on this opportunity.
6. Solar External Battery
For a modern girl, there is nothing worse than a dead smartphone and no power outlet nearby to charge it. You can easily find a decent power bank on the Internet that can be charged with solar energy. This is quite a lifesaver. It will charge your phone quickly, and your girlfriend will always be in touch with you.
7. Humidifier
The air in an apartment can get quite dry, especially during summer, causing the skin to deteriorate. It also has a negative effect on your sleep. Any self-respecting girl should have a humidifier; if yours doesn't have one, then there are quite a few options to choose from online.
8. Laser Keyboard
Wireless keyboards for tablets and smartphones are getting old; laser keyboard is the trend of the day. The only thing you need is to place a cylinder on your table through which the keyboard is projected onto any surface. Thanks to several sensors that recognize the fact of pressing a key, the gadget works perfectly, without lagging. It also connects to any electronic device using Bluetooth.
9. Instagram Camera
This is a great gift for people who love social networks. Thanks to this camera, a girl can not only take pictures, process, and share cool photos in her social networks via a smartphone or a tablet but also instantly print a picture and hang it on a fridge or gift it to a friend.
10. Smart Ring
If your girlfriend already has a smartwatch, then it's not a valid reason to avoid this one. This gadget will not leave anyone indifferent. Externally, the ring looks very concise, but it has the same functionality as any smartwatch on the market. Here's a neat little feature – a microphone is built into the ring, but there is no speaker. A conversation is transmitted by using bone sound conduction technology. You just have to press a finger with a ring on it to your ear cartilage, and you will hear your interlocutor.
11. Electric Heater
Your girlfriend will surely appreciate this gift. If you love to spend your time outside of a city, and there is no central supply of hot water, and you don't have a boiler with you, then this gadget will come to the rescue. This gadget heats water up to 50 degrees Celsius. The manufacturer recommends getting a simple filter alongside this device, since large debris in the water supply system may adversely affect this device's performance.
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If you are a first-time homebuyer looking to hire a real estate agent for the first time, it is important to choose wisely. According to the Chicago Tribune, a real estate agent can "make or break" your home search efforts. But, how do you go about deciding whether a real estate agent is a good fit? Asking four essential interview questions will help you determine if you will be in good hands with a particular agent. One obvious question that may get overlooked is, "Who do you represent?" In some states, real estate agents can represent both the buyer and seller in the same transaction. Having a real estate agent that is working on both sides of one transaction may be a red flag that your interests will not be the priority.
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The First Sense
A Philosophical Study of Human Touch
240 pp., 6 x 9 in, 2 figures
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An empirically informed philosophical account of human touch as a single, unified sensory modality that plays a central role in perception.
It is through touch that we are able to interact directly with the world; it is our primary conduit of both pleasure and pain. Touch may be our most immediate and powerful sense—"the first sense" because of the central role it plays in experience. In this book, Matthew Fulkerson proposes that human touch, despite its functional diversity, is a single, unified sensory modality. Fulkerson offers a philosophical account of touch, reflecting the interests, methods, and approach that define contemporary philosophy; but his argument is informed throughout by the insights and constraints of empirical work on touch. Human touch is a multidimensional object of investigation, Fulkerson writes, best served by using a variety of methods and approaches.
To defend his view of the unity of touch, Fulkerson describes and argues for a novel, unifying role for exploratory action in touch. He goes on to fill in the details of this unified, exploratory form of perception, offering philosophical accounts of tool use and distal touch, the representational structure of tangible properties, the spatial content of touch, and the role of pleasure in tactual experience.
Fulkerson's argument for the unique role played by exploratory action departs notably from traditional vision-centric philosophical approaches to perception, challenging the received view that action plays the same role in all sensory modalities. The robust philosophical account of touch he offers in The First Sense has significant implications for our general understanding of perception and perceptual experience.
This is a really interesting book….what [Fulkerson] has to say about touch, both in itself and in relation to other sensory modalities, is generally very persuasive and well-supported by experimental and phenomenological evidence….Anyone interested in the philosophy of perception should take the time to read it.
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
This fascinating and original book exemplifies empirically informed philosophy at its best. Fulkerson has produced the most comprehensive philosophical study of touch to date. Anyone with an interest in touch, or in the senses more generally, ought to read it.
Matthew Ratcliffe, Department of Philosophy, Durham University
This first book-length study of touch is likely to become a new focal point in the literature. Matthew Fulkerson's views on the nature of tactual perception, tangible qualities, and distal touch are required reading for anyone interested in the philosophy of perception.
Richard Gray, Cardiff University
The First Sense is mandatory reading for anybody whose interest in perception goes beyond vision. It covers major issues in contemporary philosophy of perception and, in particular, the relationships between touch and multimodality, action, bodily awareness, and emotion.
Frederique de Vignemont, Institut Jean Nicod, Paris
Matthew Fulkerson's The First Sense is an engaging, empirically informed, philosophical account of touch. Fulkerson successfully illuminates both the diversity and unity of touch. The book will reward careful attention and announces the entry of a strong voice among philosophers producing detailed accounts of the non-visual senses.
Wayne Wu, Associate Professor, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University


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We've Been Named One of Biz Journal's Best Places to Work in the Triad!
Have you heard? The Triad Business Journal recently released its Best Places to Work in the Triad, and Terminix Triad came out in second place among dozens of worthy competitors! Biz Journal's Best Places to Work program highlights companies in the Triad that are excelling in fostering a great workplace - so this is a huge honor for us!
Serving the Triad area for over 90 years, becoming Greensboro's biggest pest control company, we've also been named one of Pest Control Technology Magazine's top 100 pest control companies for seven consecutive years. We're known by our customers for our outstanding service and results, but our employees know us for something even greater than that.
Worthwhile, Meaningful Work
Here at Terminix Triad, we are so proud to provide our employees with worthwhile and meaningful work. We offer a wide variety of opportunities to excel; equipping our employees with continuous, hands-on training, we prepare them for growth into a variety of positions. This allows employees to find a niche within the Terminix family that best aligns with their personal goals. Now that's what we call a win-win!
Because customer satisfaction is our number one priority always, we value the highest levels of professionalism and support--which is the perfect work environment for people who enjoy problem-solving and working with a team. We also provide our full-time employees with a wide range of benefits, including medical/dental insurance, company paid life and AD&D insurance, 401K retirement program with company match, and much more.
Thank You, Biz Journals!
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The board of Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. has elected Cheng Cheng-Mount as chairman and chief executive officer.
Effective Thursday, Cheng succeeded Hsieh Chih-Chien as leader of the Taiwanese container carrier. Cheng was appointed by the National Development Fund, Yang Ming's second-largest shareholder, to the company's board of directors in 2018.
Cheng, who earned a master's degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, began his career as an assistant research fellow at the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research. He was the chief economist at Citibank Taiwan Limited; president of the Academy of Banking and Finance; president of the Agricultural Bank of Taiwan; vice chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission; and deputy minister of the National Development Council.
CV International
CV International (CVI), a Norfolk, Virginia-based third-party logistics provider, has hired Charles Haymaker as director of company projects.
Haymaker will lead CVI's project logistics division from the company's new office in Houston.
He has more than 20 years of logistics experience, including senior business development roles with Agility, Hansa-Meyer and CEVA. CVI said he also has logistics and operations experience with major shippers, "enabling him to emphasize customers' needs and to constantly focus on delivering value."
TT Club
The TT Club, a global transport and logistics insurer, has appointed Abdul Fahl to serve as the TTMS (Gulf) director.
The move follows the return to London from Dubai of Julien Horn, who will continue in the position of portfolio underwriter for the Middle East, eastern Mediterranean and African regions, the TT Club said.
Fahl has been with the TT Club in London for seven and a half years and most recently served as a senior claims executive. The TT Club said he has a wealth of diverse experience in claims and legal affairs.
"It is fantastic to have Abdul ready and able to step in to build upon Julien's great work in the region," said Mark Argentieri, the TT Club's EMEA regional director. "His presence in Dubai will assure members of our continued drive for the very best standard of service for which TT has become rightly known. In his new position, Abdul will be adept at introducing new ways to deliver added value and local service through vital local two-way communication to an expanding regional membership."
Etihad Aviation
Etihad Aviation Group has promoted Martin Drew to managing director of cargo and logistics.
Drew most recently headed Etihad Airways' global sales organization across Europe and the Americas. He previously served as vice president of cargo at Jet Airways. From 2005 to 2014, he held senior positions with Etihad Cargo.
Etihad Aviation is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
LATAM Airlines Group has promoted Otávio Meneguette to vice president of cargo for Brazil.
Otávio joined LATAM Airlines Group in 2015, initially working in cargo planning and commercial areas. Since 2019, he has served as vice president of operations for LATAM Cargo Brazil.
LATAM is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.
Qatar Airways has named Kristen de Brujin as senior vice president of cargo sales and network planning.
She spent the past five years as vice president of cargo pricing and interline at Emirates SkyCargo. Before that, de Brujin held several executive roles at Air France-KLM/Martinair Cargo.
Qatar is one of the largest airfreight operators in the world by volume.
Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge, a provider of supply chain planning and pricing solutions, has promoted Santhosh Srirambhatla to chief technology officer.
Srirambhatla joined Blue Ridge in 2017 and has served as vice president of product development. He previously worked as a senior director of global services at Steelwedge and a senior business systems analyst at Honeywell International.
Blue Ridge said Srirambhatla was instrumental in the development of its newest product, Supply Chain Planning 180, which leverages new machine learning and artificial intelligence-enhanced features that unlock the science behind demand sensing capabilities.
World Shipping Council
Members of the World Shipping Council (WSC) have marked the organization's 20th anniversary year by developing a future framework for its operations that calls for a larger, more inclusive board of directors to better reflect the diversity of the WSC's membership.
Under the new framework, any member may join the WSC board. The expanded board of directors is designed to encourage engagement by all WSC members in the decisions that shape the organization's policy positions. The expanded board of directors is comprised of Diego Aponte, MSC Group; Jae-hoon Bae, HMM; Randy Chen, Wan Hai Lines; Vincent Clerc, A.P. Møller – Mærsk; Tom Crowley Jr., Crowley Maritime; Eli Glickman, ZIM; Eric Hsieh, Evergreen Marine; Rolf Habben Jansen, Hapag-Lloyd; Craig Jasienski, Wallenius Wilhelmsen; John Kirkland, Independent Container Line; Jeremy Nixon, Ocean Network Express; Rodolphe Saadé, CMA CGM; Ron Widdows, Ronald D. Widdows & Associates; and Kenny Ye, OOCL and COSCO Shipping.
Widdows, chairman of the WSC board since 2008, also announced that he will step down when a successor is elected later this year.
As part of its preparation for the next twenty years, WSC has also filed an agreement with the Federal Maritime Commission to continue its policy of strict compliance with regulatory requirements everywhere WSC operates.
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If Today is Your Birthday: May 2
The Year Ahead
Forecast for May 2008 to May 2009
The Sun in creative aspect with Mars in your Solar Return chart assists you with additional energy to draw upon in the year ahead. Self-confidence and action are highlighted. You tend to instinctively know the right course of action to take in most situations. Your desire nature is strong, and increased physical activity, including sexual, is likely. Independent work is favored. Competitive activities may also thrive this year.
Mercury sextiles Mars in your Solar Return chart. This aspect indicates a swift wit and a sharp tongue. Mental pursuits, new learning, and all forms of intellectual activity are favored. Expect to be involved in lectures, debates, and discussions during the year. You can convey your ideas powerfully to others, and you may be invited to speak before a group. You are quick to take the initiative and to put your thoughts into action. Adventuresome travel may be in the offing. Young people may be particularly rambunctious.
Because Mercury forms tense aspects with Neptune and Saturn as well, err on the side of caution if offers arrive that seem too good to be true. Some confusion or possibly deception could arise in communications this year, and you may be skipping important details without even realizing it. Some difficulties and delays with communications are likely. Your thoughts are quite sober at times, and you should do your best to avoid negative thinking.
Venus forms a stabilizing grand trine with Saturn and Pluto, and existing relationships may be stabilized, reliable, and predictable–comforting! New insights into your partner are likely. This is a period of your life in which dedication and commitment to your goals involving relationships and/or finances runs high. You derive more satisfaction from relationships if you can readily attach meaning to them. This is an excellent year in which to cultivate patience as well as to weed out the unnecessary in order to focus on what really matters. Affections stabilize and mature. Small advances can be made in business and in partnerships. Support from older people or authority figures may come by way of solid advice or more tangible help. Renewed ties to old friends are possible, or a new sense of responsibility in existing friendships can surface.
Mars trines Uranus, suggesting bursts of creativity and energy that help you to further your goals. Healthy risk-taking is likely this year, as you are more able to spot an opportunity when you see one. It is easier than usual to break free from habits that have previously held you back from going after what you want in life. Mars also opposes Jupiter, and although you are bound to show great enthusiasm for your endeavors this year, over-estimating what you are capable of doing is a potential problem. You may get fired up over opposing viewpoints, and you may need to adjust your plan of action. Errors in judgment made now are likely due to impulsiveness and the overlooking of crucial details.
A harmonious aspect between Jupiter and Uranus suggests this could be a "lucky" year, although the luck is likely to come from a positive attitude and an enterprising spirit. It should be a strong year when sudden opportunities for advancement in different areas of your life appear. At the heart of this is your ability to recognize and capitalize upon opportunities and potentials. You are more open to new energies, approaches, and attitudes under this influence. Fortunate events occur as a direct result of your willingness to entertain the unusual and to think outside of the box. This aspect favors group activities, financial endeavors associated with groups or organizational efforts, educational pursuits, writing, publishing, speaking, and humanitarian efforts. A positive and optimistic outlook serves you especially well this year.
Relationships stabilize and take on new meaning for you this year. Some decidedly romantic and growth-oriented experiences are in store. It's a strong year for organizing your finances as well. Opportunities to advance in your career come with a positive attitude and enterprising spirit. An instinct for the right course of action assists you in many of your endeavors.
2008 is a Number Eight year for you. Ruled by Saturn. This is a year of power and accomplishment. Actively seeking to expand, taking educated risks, and moving forward are highlighted. This is a year of opportunity, particularly in the material and business world, and opportunities need to be seized. It's generally not a year to find a new love partner, simply because the focus is on the material world and your place in the world. This is a problem-solving year in which you can expect real, tangible results. Advice – take action, plan ahead, seize opportunities.
2009 will be a Number Nine year for you. Ruled by Mars. This is a year of completion and transition. It is a time when we need to let go of things that no longer serve their purpose, and hold on to things that have a future. It is a time of cleaning out dead wood, not necessarily for new beginnings. It can be a time when a burden has been taken off your shoulders, and it can be a year of giving of yourself. Advice – let go of things that are holding you back, give of yourself and express your sympathetic, compassionate side.
If you know your birth time, you may be interested in a full Solar Return Yearly Forecast Report for $4.95 US. These lengthy, detailed, and comprehensive reports reveal the themes and circumstances you are likely to encounter in the coming year, and are based on your actual birth day, time, and place, as well as your current place of residence. This report also makes a great birthday present–for yourself or others. See a sample of one of these reports here, and find out more information about this personalized birthday forecast here. Please note: we only recommend this report if you know your birth time.
We also offer other forecasting reports. Get your Forecast report here.
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Taurus Yearly Horoscope
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Taurus Yearly Love Horoscope
Taurus Ascendant Daily Horoscope
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Taurus Compatibility:
Taurus Sun Sign Compatibility
Taurus Moon Sign Compatibility
Taurus Venus Sign Compatibility
These interpretations are partially based on the Solar Return chart in astrology. Of course, the Solar Return chart is most accurate, personalized, and descriptive, when the birth time and place (in addition to the birth date) are known.
These forecasts also incorporate Numerology and Personal Year Numbers.
The individual birthday forecast above is written by Annie Heese and is copyright CafeAstrology.com.


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ELI5: facial recognition technology
There are countless things that humans do naturally that take a lot of effort for machines. One such skill is recognising people by their face. Regardless of lighting, accessories or facial hair, we can pick out the people we know by just looking at their face.
With the advancement of artificial intelligence, however, this is one of the skills that computers are starting to replicate. We're teaching computers not just to see us, but to recognise us.
Now, facial recognition technology is one of the biggest buzzwords in the AI industry. So, here's the basics of what you need to know about facial recognition.
What is facial recognition technology?
Facial recognition technology is pretty much exactly what the name suggests. It's technology that recognises faces. But there's more to it than that. It's about allowing a computer to recognise people the same way that humans do — by looking at their face.
Facial recognition is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI). It's part of computer vision and deals with biometrics. In short, facial recognition is the ability of a machine to identify and verify the identity of someone, simply by scanning their face.
It's often used for security and surveillance purposes. Facial recognition technology can boost authentication practices, for example. It can help police find missing people. It can also add a new layer of personalisation to our experiences as customers.
How does it work?
There are three core steps for a machine to complete for facial recognition to work: detection, capture, and recognition.
1. Detection
Before a machine can recognise a face, it needs to notice that there's a face there to recognise. Face detection is where the technology locates any faces in a digital image or video. It's a significant challenge in facial recognition technology because human faces are so varied. Plus, they're often obscured by accessories, make-up, poor lighting and differing angles.
2. Capture
Once a computer with facial recognition technology has detected a face, it needs to transform it into a usable format. This is where the technology scans the face and translates it into data based on its features. For instance, spacing, size and shape of the eyes, the height of the cheekbones, the nose, lips, ears, chin, etcetera.
3. Recognition
When the computer has the input face data, it can then complete the recognition. It does this by comparing the input data against another face image or even a database of facial data. So, it can identify the face owner, or verify whether two faces belong to the same person.
What are the concerns?
Facial recognition technology is a divisive topic. On the one hand, it promises a host of benefits. These range from improved security to a valuable helping hand to law enforcement (for instance). But, as with any use of AI technology, facial recognition also invites a host of ethical concerns.
For example, both the training and the use of facial recognition involves the use of personal face data. This means that people may have their faces scanned without consent, or have their facial data stored without their knowledge. Most drastically, some worry that the technology could lead to a surveillance state.
Facial recognition technology also holds some major ramifications in cases where it's inaccurate. Take law enforcement, where an inaccurate result could cause the conviction of an innocent person. This makes the risk of algorithmic bias a major concern.
Facial recognition technology: judgement pending
Facial recognition, like any other AI function, is a tool. It's up to us how we use it — and allow it to be used. With the right legislation and regulation, it stands to improve our security, our safety, and our experiences. Used unethically, concerns around the tech are valid.
Of course, this is only a high-level overview. Facial recognition is a broader, (and controversial) subject with many nuances. There's a host of detailed resources available online if you'd like to dig deeper.
For now, though, you know the face of facial recognition technology — and the main processes and concerns that lurk behind it.
Useful links
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text: The gem of the hood, Bang Khun Phrom is regarded as one of the most beautiful Western-style palaces in Thailand. The gigantic palace is composed of two mansions linked by an elevated walkway. Tamnak Yai, the main building, was built in 1906 to serve as the residence of Prince Paribatra Sukhumbhand, an heir of King Rama V. Designed by some of the greatest architects of the time—Carl Sandreckzki, Paolo Remedi and Mario Tamagno (the latter also designed the gigantic Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall)—Tamnak Yai features a unique architectural style that reflects the ideals of the Industrial Revolution, which was happening at the time of construction. Elaborate baroque and rococo motifs, as well as fresco murals and priceless furniture are seen throughout the building. Tamnak Somdej or the south wing was the royal residence of the prince's mother, Princess Consort Sukumalmarasri. It boasts an old-style German barnhouse architecture featuring massive windows that welcome the breeze from the river. Due to political transitions, the palace has to come under the ownership of Bank of Thailand, which has tried to uphold the structure's original beauty and preserve it as a museum of sorts. Tamnak Yai is open to the public but Tamnak Somdej remains closed.


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Some reminders of other MDT UberBugs out there.
Johan Arwidmark has found been following up with the MDT team on a couple of bugs:
Issue #3 Editing Unattend.xml via WSIM breaks the deployment
Turns out that if you have an encoded administrator password in your Unattend.xml file (not recommended), then MDT 2013 Update 1 may not reset the <PlainText>False</PlainText> back to True. This can cause a break during Windows Setup. This may have something to do with a change in the ADK from MSXML3 to MSXML6. Microsoft is investigating.
Issue #2 ConfigMgr deployments displays "Can not find script file "X:\LTIBootstrap.ini"." and tries Auto logon when
More errors with MSXML3 to MSXML6
Issue #3 The new disk handling logic that was supposed to remove the need for setting OSDPreserveDriveLetter only works for uEFI
Sadly, I forgot what OSDPreserveDriveLetter was about, so I had to do an internet search. Oh yea, I have a blog post about that. But Frank wrote a better one.
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The first version of footbag was invented in 1972 by Mike Marshall, who wanted to get back into shape after his knee surgery and made himself a bean bag to kick with. Later was joined by John Stalberger and they called the game "Hack the Sack". After Marshall`s death in 1975, Stalberger sold the brand "Hacky Sack" to the Wham-O company, who also own the trademark "Frisbee". Since that the sport is called Footbag.
Footbag freestyle is performed with a small leather ball, filled with plastic pellets, rocks or sand, which is being kicked and delayed on various player`s feet surfaces such as toe, inside, outside or sole. Every player chooses the filling based upon the weight of the footbag he prefers. Basic moves in the sport of footbag are the kicks such as knee kick, toe kick and inside kick. Intermediate players use just advanced kicks performed in the air, which are called flying kicks, but most of the tricks are delays and dexterities, when their feet circle around the bag. Advanced players are able to show double and triple dexterities using one or both legs while executing the move. The best performers are able to show multiple dexterities in one combo using not only their feet, but also their head or full body spin.
The main freestyle discipline of the sport, 2-minute routine is very similar to figure skating. The jury gives the players scores from 0 up to 6 based on the quality of the performance in two categories, technical and artistic merit. Technical merit stands for difficulty, variety and execution. Artistic merit includes style, music cooperation, overall impression and the x-factor of the performance. Other official disciplines are 3-minutes doubles routine, Shred 30 and recently also the circle competition. Rules and other aspects of the sport are organized by IFPA (International Footbag Players` Association).
Honza has been training kids in Freestyle for many years and under his leadership kids can fully develop their talent and improve much faster.
Honza is 9 times World Champion and multiple European and Czech Champion in Footbag Freestyle and Czech Champion in Freestyle Football.


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A collector sued her father for at least $100 million after a Basquiat she sold in May fetched less than she had expected.
Belinda Neumann Donnelly sued her father, Hubert G. Neumann on Thursday of last week for "no less than $100 million". The suit, filed in the New York State Supreme Court alleges that actions taken by Hubert in the weeks leading up to the sale caused lackluster bidding on the Jean-Michel Basquiat work she consigned, Flesh and Spirit (1983), which sold at Sotheby's on May 16th for $27 million ($30.7 million with fees), below it's pre-sale estimate of $30 million. As artnet News reported, Belinda expected a nine-figure price, similar to the record sum achieved for Basquiat's Untitled (1982) in May 2017 when Yusaku Maezawa paid $110.5 million for the work.
Belinda claims that her father's attempt to halt the painting's sale, two weeks ahead of the auction, caused the lower-than-expected result. The judge in that previous matter was quick to throw out Herman's claim that he had rights to the painting. However, Belinda's lawsuit alleges that her father still managed to dampen bidding on the work "due to perceived uncertainty about the Estate's right to sell the painting." The work had been purchased by Belinda's mother, Dolores Ormandy Neumann, in 1983 for just $15,000. Documents that the judge in the previous complaint referenced in throwing it out showed that Dolores had completely cut her husband out of her will.


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Shadows, not substantial things: Music in the works of James Shirley (1596-1666)
This CD features the music from the plays, poems and entertainments of the 17th Century dramatist James Shirley and showcases the music performed in indoor Jacobean and Caroline theatres in the era following Shakespeare with a varied repertoire of vocal and instrumental music, including tavern drinking catches, pastoral songs and dialogues & music from the masques.
Very little of the music on this CD has been recorded previously.
The music for this CD was researched by Dr. Andrew Ashbee and this CD is linked to the UK AHRC funded 10 volume edition of "The Complete Works of James Shirley"
Production of this CD is supported by the Arts Council of England


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86-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) isn't retiring anytime soon. And according to Business Insider, Ginsburg works out twice a week to stay fit. She's even called her personal trainer "the most important person in her life." For 18 years, Ginsburg has been doing the same one-hour workout. The workout begins with a five-minute warm-up and light stretching. That's followed by a strength training session that includes push-ups, planks, and squats. Each exercise involves multiple interval sets and repetitions.
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Conferences for Anthropology Bloggers!
An idea came into my mind today and I would like to share it with all of you…Why not to create a conference for anthropology bloggers? I did not hear about any before so if someone did please let us know. It will be awesome to establish annual conferences for anthropology bloggers from all over the world…I am quite sure if the idea is acceptable by many, we will figure out how to arrange it and what type of difficulties might face us…Looking forward to hear your comments
January 12, 2009 1:54 am
Yes, that would be fun! Can you tell us more about your idea? What should be the focus of such a conference? I think that travel costs will be one of the obstacles. Maybe one could arrange them as a side event of other conferences. I remember that there were some blogger meetings at the annual meetings of the American and the German anthropological association.


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In our Disney Doodles series, Disney artists take turns imagining what different Disney characters would do or see first if they had the chance to visit a Disney park.
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Cubizone has announced that Yulgang 2 SEA Open Beta will begins at 3pm on January 14, 2014. Are you guys excited?
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With the ending of CBT today, January 2, 2014, we would like to send our warmest thanks to all the players who participated in the Closed Beta Testing of Yulgang 2 Southeast Asia. Your bug reports, suggestions, feedbacks and event participation will go a long way in making Yulgang 2 SEA the best that it can be!
We greatly appreciate everyone's participation in our Closed Beta Testing phase! Here's a quick list of facts –
1. As previously announced, all server data will be wiped at the end of Closed Beta. This includes characters, items, money, and all other data on the server. There will be no wipeout anymore on Open Beta Phase.
2. All CBT Event Prizes will be inserted before Yulgang 2 SEA OBT is up to the public.
3. Item Mall will be made available in Yulgang 2 SEA come Open Beta. You can shop in the Item Mall for items you can use to enhance your in-game experience.
4. Don't delete your client/installer of Yulgang 2 SEA as the same client shall be used for the opening of Open Beta Phase. Furthermore, account registration and Yulgang 2 SEA Activation are now open to public! You may now register an account as early as now without the hassle of acquiring CBT Keys! You may now use the following links below to download and register an account:
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Prince graduated with a degree in agricultural economics and extension from the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture in Nigeria. He currently works as a farm strategist and agricultural program coordinator for a private company.
Hello Prince! Can you tell us a bit about yourself?
Sure! My job entails working with farmers, agribusiness holders and agriculturists to develop solutions and strategies for solving farm based problems which include those found in crop and animal production, agricultural processing, storage and marketing, in addition to extension services and consulting.
Furthermore, I am also in charge of the career development program being anchored by my organisation. In this sector, I organise and manage training and mentoring programs of young people to become professionally competent in the agro industry, by teaching them how to develop user friendly technologies to help small-holder farmers improve their livelihood through extension and other interventions.
In addition to my professional work, I am a community based volunteer. I volunteer as an advisor for the National Social Investment Program in the agricultural division of the scheme and I provide essential services to farmers across several communities in the South Eastern Region of Nigeria. I also volunteer with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to render extension services and farm enumerations. It basically consists of getting to the farmers in their communities and delivering to them those information that will enable them to solve critical problems, through demonstration exercises, as well as gathering data on agricultural assets and helping in the distribution of farm imputs to farmers.
How did you hear about the e-learning platform Kaya, and which courses did you take?
I got to know about Kaya through the United Nations Volunteers Page and I have been using Kaya for about two years now. So far, I have completed a total of 12 courses, including Coaching and Mentoring, Psychological First Aid for Children, Becoming an Effective Leader. I found them all useful because they helped me gain numerous useful skills as well as improve my professional and leadership skills and traits.
What I enjoyed most during the courses, was the simplicity of presentation of the course materials. Although I wasn't able to finish some courses because they required the use of computers to navigate. I received digital badges and certificates too on completion of some courses and I have added some of them to my CV and LinkedIn profile.
Did the courses have an impact on your career?
The courses had a tremendous impact on my job, career and personal goals. As a professional, the depth of knowledge I had was due to my academic training alone, but the courses I did on Kaya gave me something deeper than just professional skills. They gave me leadership skills and insight into the world of service and support for individuals and communities. I was able to realise that just working to earn a living is not enough to make one become fulfilled in life. Fulfilment actually comes from making yourself available to help the community around you achieve milestones in social change and impact. Those courses helped me to gain confidence to face those challenges that went beyond those found in the workplace.
Everyone has a different understanding of the word "humanitarian". What does being a humanitarian mean to you?
Being a humanitarian for me means totally accepting and promoting a life of service to the world around you through the things you do with the resolve that it is a cause worth personal desire and fulfilment.
Has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the way you work and/or learn?
The crisis had some negative impact on my job, but it provided me with the opportunity to continue to render voluntary and humanitarian services to several communities. For example, during this period, I was able to form a volunteer group that moved from community to community helping several people who decided to engage in farming activities due to the economic hardship that COVID-19 brought on growing economies like Nigeria. Several people became inspired to take to farming as a basic source of livelihood more than ever before.
What would you say are the greatest challenges surrounding humanitarian learning today?
I think the greatest challenges surrounding humanitarian learning today, are lack of proper education about what humanitarian work really is, lack of centres for humanitarian education, especially in countries with low level of technological advancement, in addition to lack of commited and well equipped individuals with passion and zeal for training humanitarian workers. In addition to this, the rising level of poverty and unemployment among the youth, adversely affects the passion for humanitarian learning.
Any final comment or suggestion?
I will like to suggest that well established organisations and agencies who are focused on humanitarian operations, go a little beyond online platforms. Many communities do not have access to the Internet or technology and for this reason, humanitarian education won't get to them. If possible, those who have successfully completed numerous courses on kaya, should be encouraged to transfer the knowledge they gained to others by setting them up with some basic provisions that will make it easier for them to do so.
The Humanitarian Leadership Academy should also set up a fellowship program for young emerging leaders from developing regions like Africa. These fellowships will more effectively equip young leaders who are concerned about social change, as well as make many others understand humanitarian philosophy.
"The courses had a tremendous impact on my job, career and personal goals." – Prince
Kaya course recommendations:
- PMD Pro Project Management
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