Happy Independence Day Botswana 🇧🇼
Before independence, Botswana was the world's second poorest country. Today, it's an upper middle-income economy.
It had a low literacy rate with only 11 graduates and no university. Citizens contributed to build a university with the second biggest library in Africa
Villages contributed cattle to build primary and secondary schools.
The former administrative capital, Mahikeng was absorbed into South Africa.
Gaborone was chosen though it was a cattle post for the Batlokwa people, and built from scratch
Botswana offers free healthcare and education up to tertiary, with tertiary students receiving a monthly allowance of $140.
Best-performing students go overseas on scholarships. Primary, Junior and Senior Students receive free food and after school meals for rural area students
Botswana is a long continuous democracy, never had a coup, or civil war. It used traditional customary law and rule with modern democratic practices and established the House of Chiefs, which acts as custodian of cultural values and norms and advises parliament and cabinet.
Botswana is among the most peaceful countries in Africa with a low crime rate and Africa's best Police service.
Botswana had only 14 Kilometers of tared road in Lobatse made for the 1947 Queen'ss visit, but today boasts a total of over 25,000km of paved roads.
Indians come to Canada, create a community & proper. Go to Brampton, you’d see.
The Chinese do the same. Go to Markham.
Collectivism continue to make these group of people prosper. Growing businesses & dominating.
But individualism will be the peril of the African community.
To start with Machine Learning:
1. Learn Python
2. Practice using Google Colab
Take these 2 free courses:
• Introduction to Python Programming (Udacity)
• Machine Learning Crash Course (Google)
If you need a bit more time before diving deeper, finish the following Kaggle tutorials:
• Intro to Machine Learning
• Intermediate Machine Learning
At this point, you are ready to finish your first project: The Titanic Challenge on Kaggle.
If Math is not your strong suit, don't worry. I don't recommend you spend too much time learning Math before writing code. Instead, learn the concepts on-demand: Find what you need when needed.
From here, take the Machine Learning specialization in Coursera. It's more advanced, and it will stretch you out a bit.
The top universities worldwide have published their Machine Learning and Deep Learning classes online. Here are some of them:
• MIT 6.S191 Introduction to Deep Learning
• DS-GA 1008 Deep Learning
• UC Berkeley Full Stack Deep Learning
• UC Berkeley CS 182 Deep Learning
• Cornell Tech CS 5787 Applied Machine Learning
Many different books will help you. The attached image will give you an idea of my favorite ones.
Finally, keep these three ideas in mind:
1. Start by working on solved problems so you can find help whenever you get stuck.
2. ChatGPT will help you make progress. Use it to summarize complex concepts and generate questions you can answer to practice.
3. Find a community here on 𝕏 and share your work. Ask questions, and help others.
During this time, you'll deal with a lot. Sometimes, you will feel it's impossible to keep up with everything happening, and you'll be right.
Here are the good news:
Most people understand a tiny fraction of the world of Machine Learning. You don't need more to build a fantastic career in the space.
Focus on finding your path, and Write. More. Code.
That's how you win.
Mali has removed French Language as its official language.
Mali ordered French NGOs to leave the country in November 2022.
Mali suspended French TV stations, RFI and France 24.
Mali expelled France's Ambassador in January 2022.
French troops left the country in August 2022.
Tax Strategy Tip:
If you own a business & have kids under 18, you can pay them $13,850 tax-free & deduct it from your taxable income
Your child will owe $0 in taxes & you legally avoided tax on $13,850
They can invest $6,500 of that in a tax-free ROTH IRA
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