In the February 21/26 issue of Bloomberg BusinessWeek, there's an article called "Putting the App in Appalachia." You can read the full article at http://ow.ly/YucWu.
The gist is that in Kentucky, a company called BitSource is "out to prove that in the hills there can be life after coal." My dad worked in far Southwest Virginia for many years and I had the opportunity to teach drumline at Clintwood High School while I was in college. Although I've not been to Pikeville, Kentucky, I can imagine the two areas are very similar. Good paying jobs are always needed, but they are especially needed in areas like Pikeville and Southwest Virginia where jobs themselves can be few and far between. Here's to more good paying jobs with training that helps to better the person as well as helps them find another job.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
The Hollywood Reporter and Hidden Figures
I read a lot of different things including "entertainment" magazines. Not the National Enquirer (that's my mom's go to), but Entertainment Weekly and The Hollywood Reporter (THR). In the most recent issue (3/11/16 & 3/18/16), there's an article titled "Hollywood's Diversity Blitz in Wake of #OscarsSoWhite." In an article listing upcoming projects, THR mentioned an upcoming movie called Hidden Figures. The description? "A movie about the African-American women who helped NASA launch its first space missions." In the back of my mind, I remembered a session at the last year's NCWIT Summit. It turns out that NCWIT recognized two of these incredible women and I was there to see it. Both Katherine Johnson and Dr. Christine Darden were awarded the NCWIT Pioneer Award. Read more about the Pioneer Award and both of these incredible women.
I will make sure to keep an eye out for the movie Hidden Figures in 2017 and add the book it is based on to my future reading list. Make sure to check out Margot Lee Shetterly's "Hidden Figures: The African American Women Mathematicians Who Helped NASA and the United States Win the Space Race: An Untold Story" (William Morrow/HarperCollins-coming in September 2016).
I will make sure to keep an eye out for the movie Hidden Figures in 2017 and add the book it is based on to my future reading list. Make sure to check out Margot Lee Shetterly's "Hidden Figures: The African American Women Mathematicians Who Helped NASA and the United States Win the Space Race: An Untold Story" (William Morrow/HarperCollins-coming in September 2016).
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