IYOM2023 in Spanish: ¿Los mijos?

3rd in series on translation & the International Year of Millets The Spanish version of the name of the planned 2023 International Year of Millets (IYOM) in the UN General Assembly resolution uses the singular: Año Internacional del Mijo instead of Año Internacional de los Mijos. The Spanish version of the 2019 FAO planning document mentioned in the …

IYOM2023 in French: Mils et/ou millets?

2nd in series on translation & the International Year of Millets The French version of the name of the planned 2023 International Year of Millets (IYOM) in the UN General Assembly resolution is Année internationale du mil. Interestingly, a 2019 FAO planning document referred to it as Année internationale des millets,1 and this name also appears …

Translation problems ahead of the International Year of Millets (IYOM2023)?

Diversity of millets. Clockwise from top left: Finger plant, grain; logo; foxtail grain, plant; pearl grain, plant; display; proso plant, grain. On 3 March 2021, the UN General Assembly approved a resolution proposed by India and fifty-one other countries, with association of the FAO, declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYOM). The declaration …

Seven International Years & two Decades

As we close out the year 2021, I'd like to catch up and look ahead at a number of UN calendar observances. Seven of those are International Years: 4 that are coming to a close; 2 that will begin next year; and one that was declared earlier this year for 2023 - the International Year …

International Year of Plant Health, 2020+

Almost overlooked in a time when the COVID-19 pandemic began to threaten human health and life around the planet was the 2020 International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Here's a quick catch-up about this important observance, which has been "extended until 1 July 2021 due to the postponement of some key initiatives caused by the …

[LI] Ikigai revisited; under-employed, over-qualified, etc.; monetizing data ≠ happy jobs

Two replies and a post on LinkedIn about jobs. Reply to post by Gary Bolles of his video entitled "Ikigai: View From the Heights" (United Palace of Spiritual Arts / Singularity University, 11 September 2020) September 2020 (posted September 2020) Nice talk. On the four areas (like, good at, world needs, & being paid for) …

[LI] Startup funding & African languages?; Hausa literacy coaching

Two replies to posts on LinkedIn having to do directly or indirectly with African languages. Reply to post by Rebecca Stromeyer of an article entitled "Investment in African based start-ups is more likely to go to non-African founders" (BBC Sounds, 24 Sep 2020) September 2020 (posted September 2020) And it goes without saying that the …

[LI] Selling employee referrals; AI, language & ways of knowing

A repost and a post to LinkedIn. Both relate to ethical issues in employment in the tech industry, with the first focusing on the recent practice of employees selling their referrals to potential outside applicants. The second is an article about issues related to Google AI's abrupt firing of an employee, due to aspects of …

[LI] Moral devaluation of money? (2 items)

Two items about money: A reply to a post about tax abuse and corruption, in which I raise the topic of a degradation of the meaning of money itself; and a post of an article about moral contamination of money, in which I expand on the idea. Reply to post by Anne-Rachel Inné of an …

2020: A Year of Bicycling Backwards

The corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic has had many devastating impacts, from death or long-term health issues for too many, to economic hardship, as well as some supposedly “silver lining” effects. Among the latter, one was an observed trend in a number of places around the world of increased numbers of people bicycling. Violinist Christian Adam, …