- Adventure seeker Kingsley Holgate on yet another African adventure! Find out more on our blog. http://t.co/aMVWiRpm #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-05
February 5, 2012
Kingsley Holgate on a new adventure
February 2, 2012
One of Africa’s most well known explorers, few have seen the continent of Africa the way Kingsley Holgate has. He has been in practically every country on the continent carrying out amazing humanitarian and aid work. A fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Kingsley is also known as the ”Grey Beard of Africa”.
Kingsley at a Voodoo market in Togo **Image courtesy of kingsleyholgate.net
His tightly knit team comprises of his wife Gill, his son Ross, daugher in-law Anna, his grandson Tristan as well as humanitarian volunteers and journalists. He believes that “a person is a person through other people” and it is this motto that has managed to see Kingsley and his team reach some of the most remote parts of Africa. Whether it’s an expedition to Somalia to distribute thousands of mosquito nets to pregnant mothers and children, or embarking on a 448 day journey around the outline of Africa covering 33 countries, their work knows no bounds.
Team Holgate at the Cape of Goodhope **Image courtesy of kingsleyholgate.net
We will be following the Holgates on their latest adventure and providing updates and interviews as they carry out their latest mission. Details to be released soon!
Kingsley with his Grandson Tristan who travels with the team on their adventures **Image courtesy of kingsleyholgate.net
In the mean time, visit the Kingsley Holgate website for more information on previous expeditions. Here’s a link to a video interview that was done on a mission called “Boundless Africa”.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22
January 22, 2012
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SOPA and PIPA threaten access to information
January 19, 2012
Protesters demonstrate against SOPA and PIPA. photo credit: Stan Honda/Getty Images
Both the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) have been making international headlines this past week as protests against these proposed Bills gain momentum. This week protests were scaled up when online giants Wikipedia and Google joined in on the protests by blacking out their sites in some way or another to depict the sort of information black out that these two Bills would cause.
Wikipedia participating in the online blackout earlier this week
Opponents to the Acts believe that it will hamper innovation, stun economic growth as well as interfere with access to information. Although SOPA and PIPA both aim at eradicating online piracy and copyright infringement, the public feel that it would be a violation of their civil liberties and would contradict the First Amendment of rights. To understand the Acts better I’ve attached a link to this article which will (along with visuals) explain exactly how they aim at working and also how their implementation will affect US internet users.
How exactly SOPA and PIPA will affect you
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-15
January 15, 2012
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