And in the middle of the ellipse is a brass plate that has been silvered, with two movable “hands” that are used to mark the numerical readings on the plate. What is it? A hint: it was meant to fit in your hand. In fact, this instrument was one of the earliest to be used in...
We coupled these policies with a new, more equitable funding system—the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)—and a multiple measures accountability system.Looking back, it was naïve to believe that these policy reforms alone would be enough to achieve the desired impact. We successfully ...
He led technology strategy and procurement of a telco while reporting to the CEO. He has also led commercial growth of deep tech company Hypatos that reached a 7 digit annual recurring revenue and a 9 digit valuation from 0 within 2 years. Cem's work in Hypatos was covered by leading te...
A key objective of the government during this period was to attract and sustain foreign capital inflows to fund investment, both in the public and private sectors (via foreign aid and FDI respectively). Economic growth has been accompanied by progress in many social indicators, such as infant ...
she was returning to Italy only to give birth in our hospitals, as her body under that veil was scrutinised shamelessly. Perhaps that veil was intended to protect her, as it may have done for such a long period of captivity, but here in Italy, it has put her on the defendant’s ...
Aging stigma was associated with poor short- and long-term health outcomes spanning cognition, psychological wellbeing, physical health, and hospitalizations. The premise that aging stigma is harmful to health was moderately well supported, while evidence that health influenced aging stigma was weak. ...
Disberse is a private fin-tech company that uses blockchain, but it was started by former humanitarians. “This example works in part because there is a sense of commitment to the humanitarian sector alongside the technical expertise.” In general, in the humanitarian space, the place where ...
My first flight was the long one, from Cape Town to Amsterdam. My seat mates were two inexperienced flyers in their late 30s or so. They didn’t know where to put their bags or that they could not get up to go to the bathroom while the seatbelt sign was on and the flight was ...
Ok fine, there’s less women in software for whatever reasons. Maybe they don’t want to be developers.Hard for me to believe as I think it’s the best goddamn profession ever. But let’s humor that argument just for a moment. Suppose that was true. Why is it a problem for our ...
There was once a time, not long ago, when "Asian Americans" did not exist. The very idea of Asians who could be American was inconceivable-indeed, repugnant-to politicians, pundits, and the public at large. This, in spite of Spanish chronicles from the early seventeenth century about establ...