Mark McKenzie

Senior Financial Sector Specialist @SEACENCentre. #FinTech #Crypto #security #FinancialStability

[Mark McKenzie @mackynacky]

@AmericanAir @AmericanAir AA on its own rebooked me for the 17th, and on my request have me on standby for the 16th. AA refused to offer accommodation stating the delay was not their fault. How is that for customer service?

[Mark McKenzie @mackynacky]

@AmericanAir arrived at MIA from YYZ on AA2589. Aircraft sat on tarmac for more than an hour. Reason given issues with refueling of aircrafts. Missed connecting flight.1/2

[Mark McKenzie @mackynacky]

@AmericanAir Pilot kept on saying outbound flights would be delayed. However, AE flight left on time, and was obviously not delayed. 2/3

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

“In one of the most notable moments in sports history, Kenyan runner Abel Mutai was just a few feet from the finish line, but became confused with the signage and stopped thinking he had completed the race.

A Spanish athlete, Ivan Fernandez, was right behind him, and after realizing what was happening, he started shouting at the Kenyan for him to continue running; but Mutai didn't understand his Spanish.

Fernandez eventually caught up to him and instead of passing him, he pushed him to victory.

A journalist asked Ivan, "Why did you do that?"
Ivan replied, “My dream is that someday we can have a kind of community life where we push and help each other to win.” The journalist insisted “But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan replied, "I didn't let him win, he was going to win.” The journalist insisted again, “But you could have won!”Ivan looked at him & replied, “But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor of that medal?
What would my Mom think of that?”

Values are transmitted from generation to generation.

What values are we teaching our children?

Let us not teach our kids the wrong ways to WIN.”

Calltoactivism

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Country singer Dolly Parton wrote the songs "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene" on the same night.
When the first song was at the top of the charts in 1974, Elvis wanted to record his own version of the song. Dolly was interested until Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' manager, said that it was standard procedure that when the king of rock and roll covered a song - half of the rights to that song would go to him in the future.

She refused it.

"I said, 'I'm really, really sorry' and cried all night. It was terrible for me, on the one hand, it's Elvis. People told me: "You are crazy." It's Elvis Presley...' but I just couldn't do it. Something told me in my heart not to do it and I didn't. I know he would rock with that song. But I couldn't. And then Whitney Houston came along with her version and I made enough money from the rights to buy Dollywood."

She grew up in severe poverty and no one famous has done more for the education of the poor than her.

In 1990, the percentage of students who did not graduate from high school in her hometown was over 30%. She introduced the "Buddy Program", where all high school graduates received a nice sum when they graduated. It wasn't just a waste of money, she personally came and explained the concept to them - everyone should find a buddy, and whoever doesn't succeed she will find one for them. Everyone had to sign that they will graduate and do everything in their power to ensure that their buddy also graduates. She taught young people about friendship and helping.

The number of school dropouts dropped to below 6% and has remained so until today.

When 900 families lost their homes in the 2016 fires, she paid each family $1,000 for the next five months. When she came to the bank to finish the paperwork, she gave each family another $5,000 to find. A total of nine million dollars.

Also, her work - Imagination Library from 1995, was inspired by her realization that young people in rural areas and poor families already fall behind when they start school and that this prevents them from pursuing higher education. The goal of her program was for every child in her district to receive one book, once a month, from birth to school, completely free of charge, without any conditions. It started as an initiative in her hometown and has spread to a huge number of countries around the world.

By 2018, over 100 million books were distributed in this way.

She is also known for her witty statements, at the beginning of her career she said:

“I'm not offended by jokes about stupid blondes because I know I'm not stupid... and I'm not really blonde either.”

[Mark McKenzie @mackynacky]

@GrabMY Thanks, are you saying it is not just peak hour, high traffic and possibly fewer drivers/cars?

[Mark McKenzie @mackynacky]

@GrabMY 23mins?

[Mark McKenzie @mackynacky]

@GrabMY Thanks, I thought it may be due to fewer drivers/cars. I made a faulty assumption?

[Mark McKenzie @mackynacky]

@astroonline technician arrived 10 mins ago to install Ultra Box. Thanks @astroonline for responding with urgency. 10

[Mark McKenzie @mackynacky]

@astroonline customer service ineptitude, unreliable and inefficient. 1

[Mark McKenzie @mackynacky]

A heartfelt thanks to @astroonline fir finally coming good. 9

[Mark McKenzie @mackynacky]

@thetokenist Interesting, in a fully tokenized world with real time instant settlement,when are the middlemen/intermediaries are eliminated, what will those displace do?