Dionicio morales biography of christopher

“In the olden days, engineers would create drawings on paper, and manufacturing would take that paper and make their own plans and build stuff,” said Hernandez, who recently retired as Sector VP of Northrop Grumman Research, Technology, and Engineering. “Now everything is seamless. This whole digital phenomenon is allowing us to move with greater quality and with amazing speed. Not just Northrop Grumman, but other defense contractors too. We’re seeing it across the board, where we can build airplanes really fast.”

During his long career, Hernandez held numerous high-level Northrop Grumman engineering and executive positions, including Chief Engineer of the B-2 program, VP of Advanced Systems, and Sector VP of NG Next, the company’s research arm. He’s been the recipient of numerous awards, including the CSULB 2002 Distinguished Alumni Award, the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corp. Engineer of the Year Award, and Northrop Grumman's 2016 Jack Northrop Spirit of Innovation Award.

But he’s also found time for advocacy. In addition to travel with his wife, Barbara, retirement will give Hernandez more time to work on projects close to his heart. Long involved with the Mexican-American Opportunity Foundation, which funds childcare for poor families. Hernandez was the recent recipient of its Dionicio Morales Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also a member of the College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council and the AIAA Technical Operations Committee and volunteers for St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, which he attended.

But it’s with Christopher’s Way where Hernandez hopes to substantially expand his efforts. The organization, f

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Contra Costa County Agencies Awarded $29.7 Million in Grants for Head Start Early Child Care Programs

Contra Costa County, Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, and The Unity Council receive funding to offer affordable care for 1,634 infants, toddlers, and preschool children

(Martinez, CA) – The Administration for Children & Families (ACF), a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), has awarded Head Start grants to three Contra Costa agencies. The five-year awards provide $29.7 million in the first year and similar amounts in each of the subsequent four to provide early childhood education (ECE) to infants, toddlers, and preschool children throughout the County.

The grant to Contra Costa County enables it to fully fund its current childcare centers, and to continue existing subcontractor partnerships with KinderCare, Aspiranet, Crossroads/Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD), and Tiny Toes.  Head Start is also directly funding the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) and The Unity Council to deliver services to Contra Costa children and families.

“We will have Head Start funding for a total of 1,634 slots in Contra Costa County,” explained District 5 Supervisor Federal Glover, Chair of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors. “We welcome MAOF and The Unity Council as partners that can help Contra Costa expand access to infant-toddler care and preschool, especially for our Spanish-speaking and immigrant families in parts of West, Central, and East County.”

“Contra Costa County is strongly committed to supporting the health and well-being of our children and families through our high-quality child development and education programs” said John Gioia, District 1 Supervisor who chairs

Studies about the origins of Christopher Columbus

The ethnic or national origin of explorer Christopher Columbus (1450 or 1451 – 1506) has been a source of speculation since the 19th century. The consensus among historians is that Columbus's family was from the coastal region of Liguria, that he was born and spent his boyhood and early youth in the Republic of Genoa, in Genoa, in Vico Diritto, and that he subsequently lived in Savona, where his father Domenico moved in 1470. Much evidence derives from documents concerning Columbus's immediate family connections in Genoa and opinions voiced by contemporaries on his Genoese origins, which few dispute.

Other hypotheses exist, none of which are broadly accepted. Reviewing them, British historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto writes:

The Catalan, French, Galician, Greek, Ibizan, Jewish, Majorcan, Scottish, and other Columbuses concocted by historical fantasists are agenda-driven creations, usually inspired by a desire to arrogate a supposed or confected hero to the cause of a particular nation or historic community – or, more often than not, to some immigrant group striving to establish a special place of esteem in the United States. The evidence of Columbus's origins in Genoa is overwhelming: almost no other figure of his class or designation has left so clear a paper trail in the archives.

Genoese origin

Documents

In a 1498 deed of primogeniture, Columbus writes:

Siendo yo nacido en Genova... de ella salí y en ella naci...

— As I was born in Genoa... came from it and was born there...

Many historians affirm the document's authenticity; others believe it apocryphal. Some believe that the fact that it was produced in court, during a lawsuit among the heirs of Columbus, in 1578, does not strengthen the case for its authenticity.

A letter from Columbu